A refreshing nose, with light autumn fruits and a hint of vanilla. Caramel, pears, and apples hit immediately, with a clean light feel. Clear, tawny coloring. Zero tannin, but nice acid. Fresh clean acid on the nose throughout. Finishes clean and light with a nice lingering flavor of cider and that caramel warmth. This is the 50th anniversary bottling from Sassarini and was the last bottle they had at Il Borgo di Campi’s restaurant, near Riomaggiore, Cinque Terre. This Italian traditional dessert wine is rarely found outside of Cinque Terre because it’s made to be drunk soon after production – a laborious process that includes drying white grapes like bosco and vermentino before fermentation.
- Rating: Impressive
- Name: Sassarini Sciaccehtra 2017
- Winery: Cantina Sassarini
- Region: Cinque Terre
- Country: Italy
- Varietals: Unlabeled
- Price: $50
- Where to Buy: Il Borgo di Campi Restaurant
grande dame sits alongside Lyon’s old train station Perrache and features exquisite décor from the last two centuries. I found it because it’s a mere five minute stroll from the law faculty of the Catholic University of Lyon, where I teach as a guest professor in an executive course once a year. It’s a gorgeous space with substantial history, not all of which is readily discussed in polite company.
elegance of a well conducted orchestra. The food – all courses – are tip-top brasserie fare, with less reliance on the typical local delicacies of organ meat and offal that one encounters in the city’s legendary bouchons. That is, typically French, but not specifically Lyonnaise. Regardless, you can’t go wrong by following the chef’s daily suggestions in this bustling open space – perhaps the largest restaurant of its kind in Europe.
the German army favored Georges, using it as a beer house and social center. As with some parts of Europe, some evidence of the occupation survived the death of the “Butcher of Lyon.” Hence, what you might notice today if you have the misfortune, as I did, of dropping your salad fork.
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