Chianti Winemaker Dinner with Monte Bernardi
Thursday 15 June 2017
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Join us for a very special Chianti Winemaker Dinner at Vinoteca Marylebne – with winemaker Michael Schmelzer from Monte Bernardi – for an evening of fantastic food and highly rated biodynamic wines.
Five course dinner paired with winesThursday 15 June at 7:00pmThe private room at Vinoteca Marylebone£75 per personChianti Classico & Chianti Classico Riserva will be the focus, along with an incredible Bordeaux-blend wine called Tzingana (including two older vintages). You’ll also enjoy Sa‘etta, a single vineyard Chianti Classico Riserva made from 100% Sangiovese.
MENUAperitif2015 Colli della Toscana Centrale Rosato IGT, Monte BernardiProsciutto di ToscanoStarter2015 Colli della Toscana Centrale Rosato IGT, Monte BernardiDorset Crab, Bottarga, Celeriac & FennelPasta2014 Chianti Classico ‘Retromarcia’, Monte BernardiSlow-Cooked Berkshire Pork RavioliMain2014 Chianti Classico Riserva, Monte Bernardi (from magnum)2012 Chianti Classico Riserva, Monte Bernardi (from magnum)2013 Chianti Classico Riserva ‘Sa’etta’, Monte BernardiRoast Suffolk Lamb with Tomato, Green Beans and Cumin StewCheese2015 Tzingarella, Monte Bernardi2008 Tzingana, Monte Bernardi2007 Tzingana, Monte BernardiAged Pecorino, Cherries
Michael Schmelzer, originally from Michigan in the USA, is a visionary. Lauded for "shaking up Chianti Classico," he has farmed his vineyards biodynamically/organically since 2004 with the aim of creating the best quality wines that are true to the land.