点评:Being a sommelier in London, I like to visit wineries...
We were driving around the Etna after a short visit at Barone Villagrande and noticed the sign...we were quite high on altitude and I was too curious to pass. The trail to get there is steep. Arrived to the top the vue was breathtaking. There is a large tasting room and food/wine pairings offered (opposite to me you should reserve your spot!), despite the fact they had no space for us, a lovely young "wine passionated" Italian man took the time to explain the winery ethos and of course answered all my questions during the tasting(he spent a couple of years in Australia and spoke perfect english). His insights and personnal preferences are not to be ignored, so much usefull knowledge! Well, the 2018 cabernet sauvignon and the 2015 Nero Mascalese definitely striked my attention! Opposite to a lots of wineries in this area they use french oak barrels instead of chesnut to age their wines.
My experience was a 10 out of 10! (and I've been working in the hospitality industry for 37 years now...)
Wishing this winery the best and will certainly feature some of their wines on my wine list.
翻译:作为伦敦的侍酒师,我喜欢参观酒庄...
在短暂参观 Barone Villagrande 酒庄后,我们驾车绕着埃特纳火山转了一圈,注意到了路标...我们当时海拔很高,我太好奇了,不敢错过。通往那里的路很陡峭。到达山顶后,景色令人叹为观止。那里有一个很大的品酒室,提供食物/葡萄酒搭配(在我对面,你应该预订位置!),尽管他们没有位置给我们,但一位可爱的年轻“葡萄酒爱好者”意大利男子花时间解释了酒庄的精神,当然在品酒期间回答了我所有的问题(他在澳大利亚呆了几年,英语说得很好)。他的见解和个人偏好不容忽视,有很多有用的知识!好吧,2018 年的赤霞珠和 2015 年的 Nero Mascalese 绝对引起了我的注意!与该地区的许多酿酒厂相反,他们使用法国橡木桶而不是栗木桶来陈酿葡萄酒。
我的体验是 10 分满分!(我已经在酒店业工作了 37 年......)
祝愿这家酿酒厂一切顺利,我一定会在我的酒单上推荐他们的一些葡萄酒。