CWW WINE & DINE

• 1 shallot, peeled, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 sprig of rosemary
• 1 thyme branch
• 1 clove of garlic, halved, sprout removed
• 1/4 l red wine
• 1/2 l lamb stock
• 20g butter
  
  Savory crust

• 100g butter, soft
• 50g dried, deboned toast bread, finely ground
• 50g Savory, leaves plucked
• 1 thyme branch, leaves plucked
• 1 sprig of flat-leaf parsley, leaves plucked
• 1 untreated lemon, grated zest
• Salt, pepper from the mill
  
  Vegetables

• 50g snow peas (peas)
• 50g Kenya beans
• 50g fresh peas
• 50g green beans
• 50g broad beans
• 50g broccoli florets
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Salt, pepper from the mill

The Tenuta San Leonardo can look back on an exciting history that begins as early as 589 when Theodolinda, Princess of the Lombards, married Authari, later to become King of the Lombards. The place of the event was the Campi Sarni, where a small church was built in the year 1000 and which is still the heart of San Leonardo today. Around 1200 the church was decorated with valuable frescoes, which can still be admired. In 1646 the noble family "de Gresti" appeared for the first time, who acquired the property in 1770. San Leonardo thus became the southernmost aristocratic residence in Trentino, as the border with Veneto runs not far from the estate. A border location - which stands for another great event: The provisional treaty of armistice at the end of the First World War between Italy and Austria was concluded on this estate. But in addition to all these historical and historic moments, wine has always played a major role on the Tenuta, not only because it was the time when the imperial court in Vienna was supplied. In the 19th century, the ancestors of the Marchese Guerrieri Gonzaga decided to cultivate French noble vines, which they brought from Bordeaux. Among them was the Carmenère, known in Italy at that time as Uva Francesca, which has a very varied history. Almost destroyed by the phylloxera in Bordeaux, it survived in only a few places. Mainly in the New World, in Chile, where the vine was considered Merlot. Only since the 1990s do we know that it is not an independent grape variety. On Tenuta San Leonardo, the oldest plots of land contain the vines of this rare and at the same time characteristic grape variety. It is not easy to cultivate and some call it a capricious diva. But one thing is certain: the wines have great class and depth. For a long time Carmenère was part of the cuvées of San Leonardo, until Marchese Carlo Guerrieri Gonzaga and his son Anselmo, who is now in charge of the estate, decided to vinify the grapes from the oldest plots separately. The result is a magnificent 2015, first presented this spring at Vinitaly: Dense crimson with violet reflections, this is how this Italian drop sparkles in the glass. An opulent yet elegant, even classic nose with multi-layered fruit, sweet mulberry, fine notes of blackcurrant, ripe red pepper, elegant spices and refined roasted aromas. On the palate the wine is well structured, showing ripe berry fruit and ripe red peppers and mild spices. Excellent with great depth and length, very close to the great Italian wines. (98/100 mdm points, www.tastingbook.com)