While we still can’t pour for you at the shop, we can send you home with sample to taste in the comfort of your own home. Here’s how it works. Preorder your “tasting set” of 2-ounce samples (enough to share with your partner unless you want the 2-ounces all to yourself) starting Thursday morning, until our sets are sold out. Pick up your samples on Saturday along with a copy of the tasting notes, go home and have at it We will take orders for the wine you want more of and they be ready for pick up the following Saturday. The “tasting set” is $5 (plus tax).
So, join us for our First Ever virtual wine tasting featuring the wines of Pala Estates in Sardinia. You can taste along with Mario Pala direct from the island on YouTube (https://youtu.be/6pWBcJCId88) or watch the embedded video below. Speed up or slow down as you feel or check out their website at http://pala.it/index.php/en/
Sardinia is one of the oldest emerged lands in the Mediterranean area … geographically it is part of the French massif, while the rest of the Italian peninsula belongs to the African bloc.
The Azienda Agricola Pala was founded in Sardinia, Italy, in 1950. Mario Pala is now the third generation of the family taking care of the vines. The estate is comprised of eight different vineyards. The vineyards stretch from the town of Serdiana, where Pala has its cellar, and the municipalities of Ussana and Senorbì where the rolling hills are limestone and marnes, to the municipalities of Uras, Terralba and San Nicolò d’Arcidano on the central western coast of the island, where the vineyards are planted in white sand.
2019 Vermentino di Sardegna I Fiori $21 Special Tasting Price $19
100% Vermentino
Vermentino grows in a lot of places but this one has a distinct Sardinian bent. From 35-year-old vines, the white has an intense, persistent floral and vegetable aroma with note of lime and balsamic. On the palate the vegetable notes are predominant, smooth and full with good depth and well balanced, with a long persistent aftertaste.
2018 Isola dei Nuraghi Silenzi Rosso $14 Special Tasting Price $13
Carignano and Monica
20-year-old vines. Lively ruby red color, violet reflections. Intense aroma with notes of red fruits. Dry and soft taste with good lingering notes.
2018 Monica di Sardegna I Fiori $21 Special Tasting Price $19
100% Monica
Monica is a local varietal that comes from 30-year-old vines. Intense ruby red color with violet hints, very clear. Very intense, with vegetable and spicy hints, light licorice nuance. Dry and smooth to the palate, enjoyably fresh, well-balanced and harmonious, good nose-palate persistence.
2018 Cannonau di Sardegna I Fiori $21 Special Tasting Price $19
This Sardinian version of Grenache comes from 35-year-old vines. Very intense, fresh and immediate aroma with notes of ripe red fruits and vegetables. Dry and smooth to the palate, good structure and nose-palate persistence.
The video below will walk you through the tasting with Mario Pala. It is a little over 18 minutes long:
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