We were getting the tour of Lorenzo’s Colle Lungo Winery the same day that James Suckling of www.winespectator.com visited and awarded their 2001 Reserva Chianti Classico a rating of 90. This wine is not issued yet. This is fantastic for a small winery, producing only 20,000 bottles to receive such an honourable high rating. They were harvesting the day we hiked in the fields. They had hunters armed to the gills protecting the pickers from the wild boars that are notorious for rampaging and poaching the ripe grape clusters. Some of the farm guests worked in the fields for fun but we only took pictures, figuring that we paid dearly for the lodging and that was time we could be spending sampling the nectar of the vine. The Colle Lungo red label can be ordered through LCBO for $30. What ever happened to cheap Chianti Italian wines?
Family Jots and Thoughts
Connecting Our Extended Families
Beautiful pictures to remember your holiday getaway. You must have been in your glory being in the middle of wine country. Tom has a sirloin roast stuffed with feta and spinach in the oven tonight and I brought home a lovely 2002 California Merlot by Forest Glen. Ahhhh! I’ll let you know how it turned out.
Martha, it sounds like you and Tom need to join or start up a gourmet cooking group, something like what we do up in Mississauga. You will certainly be the envy of Chatham once the word gets out.