点评:If you have read anything about Carmelo Patti and it says that he is an amazing host and tells all sorts of great stories about wine … it’s all true and all in Spanish.
His bodega/warehouse is in town and it is very unassuming compared to the many other bodegas of architectural grandeur in Mendoza. For example, at other bodegas the entrance is marked with beautiful desert landscape and a decorated front door. There is a hired guide, usually a young person that leads the tour from a wood carved front desk. Even parking areas are landscaped.
Here, though, there was neither landscape nor a marked parking area. The tour is at an old warehouse off a local street with weeds in front. We drove past it and circled around looking for parking and couldn’t find parking so we drove into the compound and parked along a wall which we later had to move because a truck had to drive through the tight space. We still were not sure we were at the right place because we could not find an entrance and no one was around. A few other folks began showing up and we all confirmed with one another that we were all there for the Carmelo Patti tour.
The bathroom was so old, there was a crack in the middle of the porcelain sink and a shower that had a hole in the wall and there were notes all over instructing the user on how to operate the toilet and hot water.
But, we came for the wine and the person of Carmelo Patti and we did not come for the architecture and landscape. Carmelo is one of the original winemakers in the area and is the real deal. His wine is as spectacular as his soul.
Sometimes one of Carmelo’s daughters leads a tour, but this morning we were blessed by Carmelo himself. He began the tour a bit late, unlocked the chain-linked gate and was dressed super casual. He was kind and thankful we were there; he was very inclusive of us all. He greeted us and asked about what we do and where we were from. It was a real authentic welcome.
Carmelo knows how to love on people and he interacted with each of us. Everyone in our tour bought at least one bottle of wine. We bought the Cab Franc and it has, to date, been the best wine we have ever had. Carmelo taught us about the early days of Mendoza and wine making and labeling, also tricks about storing and getting the most out of wine; his stories about wine and his friends and family are plentiful and colorful.
Go go go … you will be glad you did. A big thank you to Carmelo Patti and his daughters for a delightful morning tour.
翻译:如果您读过关于卡梅洛·帕蒂的任何文章,其中说他是一位出色的主人,会讲述各种关于葡萄酒的精彩故事……这些都是真的,而且都是用西班牙语写的。
他的酒窖/仓库位于镇上,与门多萨许多其他建筑宏伟的酒窖相比,它非常低调。例如,在其他酒窖,入口处有美丽的沙漠景观和装饰精美的前门。酒窖会雇佣一名导游,通常是一名年轻人,在木雕前台带领游客参观。甚至停车区也经过景观美化。
然而,这里既没有景观,也没有标记的停车区。参观地点是当地一条街道旁的一座旧仓库,前面长满杂草。我们开车经过,绕了一圈寻找停车位,但找不到停车位,所以我们把车开进了院子,停在一堵墙边,后来我们不得不把墙挪开,因为一辆卡车必须穿过狭窄的空间。我们仍然不确定我们是否在正确的地方,因为我们找不到入口,周围也没有人。又有几个人开始出现,我们都互相确认了我们都是来参加卡梅洛·帕蒂之旅的。
浴室太旧了,瓷水槽中间有裂缝,淋浴间的墙上有个洞,到处都是指示用户如何操作马桶和热水的纸条。
但是,我们来这里是为了品尝葡萄酒和卡梅洛·帕蒂这个人,而不是为了建筑和风景。卡梅洛是该地区最早的酿酒师之一,是货真价实的酿酒师。他的葡萄酒和他的灵魂一样壮观。
有时卡梅洛的女儿会带团,但今天早上我们得到了卡梅洛本人的祝福。他有点晚才开始参观,打开了铁链门,穿着非常休闲。他很友善,感谢我们的到来;他非常包容我们所有人。他向我们打招呼,询问我们的职业和我们来自哪里。这是一次真正真诚的欢迎。
卡梅洛知道如何去爱别人,他和我们每个人都互动。我们旅行团的每个人都买了至少一瓶葡萄酒。我们买了 Cab Franc,到目前为止,它是我们喝过的最好的葡萄酒。卡梅洛向我们讲述了门多萨早期的酿酒和贴标签的历史,还有储存和充分利用葡萄酒的技巧;他讲的关于葡萄酒、他的朋友和家人的故事丰富多彩。
加油加油加油……你会很高兴你这么做的。非常感谢卡梅洛·帕蒂和他的女儿们为我们带来愉快的早晨之旅。