‘St Bart’

Marzemino & Merlot, Lombardy, Italy

An earthen, hardy and zero-zero Lombardy homage to Venetian reds that we are frankly obsessed with. Young, passionate winegrower and maker Paolo Pasini, and author/NYC *star* sommelier Amanda Smeltz have teamed up and are representing lambrusco in new, sincere and groundbreaking ways. ‘St Bart’ is a re-naming of last years ‘Terra’, from the vineyard site called "San Bartolomeo” planted by Paolo in 2017. FUN FACT! There’s actually a tiny medieval chapel dedicated to the saint right at the corner of the vineyard. Destemmed and macerated for 10-14 days, the 50/50 blend includes the semi-aromatic, low tannin marzemino, which in his words represents the ‘treble’ in the wine, while merlot acts as the grounding base. Maraschino cherry party, subtle florals, twizzlers, tomato vine and tomato paste umami, tapenade, chiseled granite & freshly chopped herbs. Enjoy while reading Amanda’s insightful 2018 article “Making the Case for Restaurants as Third Spaces”.