THE KITCHEN
No frills, just real flavours in an informal atmosphere where time seems to stand still for a while.
Fresh, seasonal ingredients to bring to the table dishes that taste like home: vegetables from our garden, cheeses from the neighbouring dairy, zero-km meats, homemade bread and desserts just like in the old days.
Dinner
bread and cover €3
First courses
BBQ upon request, min. 3 persons
Wine list
PURSUING QUALITY WITH DEDICATION. In a medium-sized company such as ours, the philosophy can only be to focus on one goal: quality.
Every choice in our company takes on extreme importance and implies absolute dedication and attention to every detail. No shortcuts are allowed, neither in the vineyard nor in the cellar. Each vintage is interpreted for what it is, without seeking any kind of homologation.
Le Petit
Canaio rosé is made from 100% Syrah grapes. The grapes are harvested exclusively on our land in Farneta – Cortona.
Grape
Syrah 100%
Colour
Bright pale pink with Provençal tones.
Aromas
Fragrant, a succession of white-fleshed fruits and flowers with a hint of mineral and savour.
Best served with
Starters, aperitifs, vegetarian dishes, pizza, fish
Price
€25
Mezzorosso
A young, dynamic red wine made from a blend of Syrah and Merlot grapes.
Grape
64% Syrah – 36% Merlot
Colour
Brilliant ruby red
Aromas
Blackberry and blackcurrant fruits chase the light spicy and herbaceous notes, all in a context of great olfactory finesse.
Best served with
Starters, vegetarian dishes, sandwiches, fish all’isolana or in soups (cacciucco).
Price
€20
Calice
For this wine, the harvest is brought forward a little, usually at the beginning of September, by picking the grapes by hand.
Grape
Syrah 100%
Colour
Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections.
Aromas
Young red fruits and spices dominate.
Best served with
grilled meats or, in any case, with main courses that do not involve very elaborate and lengthy cooking. Its acidity contrasts well with first courses with unctuous dressings, precisely because of its degreasing property that tends to cleanse the palate. (Try it in summer served at around 10°, it will amaze you).
Price
€29
Villa Passerini
This Syrah is made from the best selected and hand-picked grapes from the vineyard inside the Villa Passerini estate in Cortona
Grape
Syrah 100%
Colour
Intense and brilliant ruby red.
Aromas
very complex nose, the work of the amphorae is felt throughout, their porosity in fact favoured the interchange of oxygen with the outside, enhancing what are the varietal scents. The work of the wood then arrives, with slight notes of toasting and chocolate to give elegance and a touch of classicism.
Best served with
An excellent accompaniment for important game dishes or those involving complex preparations and long cooking (roasts, braised meats, etc.).
Price
€64
Terrasolla
A careful selection of the bunches of our land at Farneta is made both before and during the harvest. The grapes are hand-picked into small 15/18 kg perforated crates.
Grapes
Syrah 100%
Colour
Intense ruby red
Aromas
A complex wine, where ripe red fruits combine with hints of spices, tobacco and chocolate, the notes of toast and coffee are given by the long ageing in wood which also softens the tannin.
Best served with
Excellent accompaniment for important game dishes or those involving complex preparations and long cooking (roasts, braised meats, etc.).
Price
€43
At Colle Acacia we try to approach viticulture by freeing it from the current concepts of recipes to be applied in order to produce ‘well’.
Soil, plants, habitat, flora and fauna, microcosms that are created in the union between these. We observe the needs of the natural complex in front of us and respectfully try to help it achieve balance between all its parts.
At Colle Acacia we try to return to the tradition of the intimate bond between man and nature, using all the modern technical knowledge that can help us achieve the balance of the Natural Complex and its elements.
Orisone – IGT Toscana Rosso
Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with maceration for up to 20 days, maturation in tonneaux and barriques of 2nd and 3rd passage for 12 months and subsequent ageing in the bottle for at least 3 months.
Grape
Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Colour
Ruby red
Aromas
Spicy notes, red fruit jam accompanied by hints of vanilla
Best served with
Red meats and game, mature or semi-mature cheeses
Price
€33
Cortona Syrah DOC
hand-picked in boxes
with selection of the bunches, destemming-crushing, fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with maceration for up to 20 days.
Ageing in tonneaux and barriques
of 2nd and 3rd passage for 12 months followed by maturation
in the bottle for at least 3 months.
Grape
Pure Syrah
Colour
Ruby red with violet reflections
Aromas
Harmonious and complex with a good final acid note.
Best served with
Red meats, mature or semi-mature cheeses.
Price
€29
Tatu – IGT Toscana Rosato
Tatu in the Swahili language means 3. Like the number of the winery’s partners. The wine is made from 80% Sangiovese and 20% Syrah grapes that are pressed and the must is immediately separated from the marc. It is fermented for about 6 months in steel.
Grapes
80% Sangiovese and 20% Syrah
Colour
Rosé.
Characteristics
Lively and powerful, a rosé with a good structure but great freshness due to its marked and balanced acidity.
Price
€24
CANTINA DOVERI
The Doveri winery was founded in 2011 in Cortona.
A choice dictated by a passion for wine and for Syrah, a grape variety that finds in the gentle hills of Cortona the ideal place to express itself.
The winery is very small, (about 2 hectares) but with the sole objective of producing a great wine with the utmost respect for nature.
L’Usciòlo Syrah, Cortona D.O.C.
Impenetrable ruby red, soft on the palate but at the same time powerful in its alcoholic content well supported by spicy notes, enveloping and full with evolving tannin.
Grape
Syrah 100%
Vinification
In stainless steel at controlled temperature
Maturation
In French oak barrels
Price
€45
Leuta Tau 2018, IGT Toscana
It comes from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona. The intrinsic characteristics of the soil and the peculiarity of the climate guarantee the production of wines of particular intensity and elegance.
Grape
Syrah 10%, Sangiovese 10%, Malbec 5%.
Colour
Ruby red colour with faint violet hues.
Aromas
Intense and powerful bouquet with well-defined notes of red and blue fruit flanked by hints of balsamic tobacco and a delicate hint of pepper.
Best served with
hors d’oeuvres, cured meats and cheeses. It also goes well with pasta with meat sauces.
Prezzo
€32
Leuta 0,618 Syrah 2020
It stems from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona. The intrinsic characteristics of the soil and the peculiarity of the climate guarantee the production of wines of particular intensity and elegance.
Grape
Syrah.
Ageing
On the lees for 6 months in barrique and a further 10 months in barrique.
Bottle ageing: 24 months
Colour
Intense ruby red colour with subtle violet hues.
Profumi
Intense and delicate notes of spices, pepper, ink, graphite and coffee; excellent fruity impact that rests on a clear and evident note of cassis and balsamic thyme on the finish
Best served with
Fatty fish and white meat.
Price
€48
Leuta 0,618 Merlot 2019, DOC Toscana
It comes from a vineyard cultivated in Cortona. The intrinsic characteristics of the soil and the peculiarity of the climate guarantee the production of wines of particular intensity and elegance.
Ageing
On the lees for 6 months in barrique and a further 10 months in barrique.
Colour
Rosso rubino scuro con riflessi blu violacei.
Aromas
Notes of small black fruits flanked by an aroma of dark chocolate and tobacco intertwined with mineral notes reminiscent of graphite and gunpowder, sensations of umami and balsamic mint.
Round and smooth taste with good body and excellent acidity. Sensation of blueberry jam supported by excellent sapidity. Long mineral persistence combined with mature, delicate and silky tannins.
Best served with
Red meats and mature cheeses, especially blue cheeses.
Price
€50
Lutea Sauvignon Blanc IGT
It comes from a vineyard cultivated in Spormaggiore and Vigo di Ton in Trentino – IT – and is the result of the belief that each territory is distinct because it is endowed with a particular terroir. The intrinsic characteristics of the soil and the distinctiveness of the climate guarantee the production of wines of particular intensity and elegance.
Colour
Straw yellow with greenish hues
Aromas
Distinct aromatic notes of tomato leaf, elderflower, lime, hawthorn, passion fruit and sage.
It confirms the complexity found on the nose with the addition of a very pleasant savory note accompanied by white peach, green apple and nettle. Excellent citrus finish and decisively persistent.
Best served with
Shines as an aperitif or with seafood, especially oysters. It also pairs well with asparagus, and legume and vegetable soups.
Price
€29
The name BALDETTI is strongly linked to Tuscany and in particular to the territory of Cortona. Viticulture, which in the company already covered an important activity, starting from the late 60s had a strong impulse when Mario Baldetti, father of the current tenant, carried out the total renovation of the existing vineyards.
CHAGRE’, IGT Toscana bianco
This wine is the result of the idea to join Chardonnay, a great international variety, and Grechetto, a typical grape grown both in Tuscany and Umbria. This two types of grapes create completely different wines but they can develop a sensational bouquet and a unique balance, when wisely assembled.
Grape
Chardonnay 50% – grechetto 50%
Ageing
6 months in stainless steel tanks and at least 2 months in the bottle
Vinification
Cold maceration on the skins, fermentation temperature around 18°C
Price
€21
Piet Rosé, IGT Toscana rosato
Made of Syrah, Merlot and Sangiovese grapes, this is both a quite powerful and extremely elegant
wine, in which the huge differences of this three types of grapes that compose it perfectly coexsist.
Grape
Syrah – Sangiovese – Merlot.
Ageing
7 months in stainless steel tanks and at least 2 months in the bottle
Vinification
Fermentation and maceration take place in ‘truncated cone’ vats for a duration of 18-22 days.
Price
€24
Crano, Cortona DOC Syrah
This is the first straight Syrah ever produced in our Winery since 2008 and it is our flagship wine. The Cortona area established itself on the national and international wine scene as a perfect territory for the production of this vine, thanks to the particularly favorable climate conditions and the hard work of the producers.
Grape
Syrah 100%
Ageing
12 months in 225lt barriques and at least 9 months in the bottle
Vinification
Traditional and dèlestage, maceration with grape skins for 15 – 20 days
Price
€40
ARENITE IGT Toscana Rosso
The concept of this wine was born from the will to make a further step on our growth path, driven by the passion that characterizes our winery. Arenite is only made in really good years, from Syrah grapes which are carefully selected in special plot of lands as the Arenite vineyard, after which the wine is named.
Grape
Syrah 100%
Ageing
24 months in 225lt barriques, 8 months in concrete tanks and at least 2 years in the bottle
Vinification
traditional and délestage, maceration with parings for 15-20 days.
Price
€72
Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Erbaluce interpreted in its essence and in its purest expression, where minerality and freshness render all the Canavese terroir. It comes from a selection of grapes from different vineyards owned by the company.
Ageing
in steel for 4 months
Colour
pale straw yellow with greenish reflections.
Aromas
Fresh, with characteristic notes of hawthorn, fruit in good harmony with the wine’s vigorous structure.
Taste
Young, with good acidity, intense and very pleasant fruity sensations.
Price
€19
San Giorgio, Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG Spumante – Brut
It is the company’s first sparkling wine. After a course on sparkling wine making in Champagne, in Épernay, Remo Falconieri decided to experiment with the
sparkling of Erbaluce.
Ageing
136 months on the lees.
Fermentation at a controlled temperature. After maturing on the lees for at least 24 months, the bottles undergo rémuage (topping off) on the pupitres and dégorgement (disgorgement).
After a further 6 months of bottle ageing, the San Giorgio sparkling wine is ready to be uncorked.
Colour
Pale straw yellow with clear greenish reflections.
Perlage
Fine and persistent with voluminous and evanescent mousse.
Taste
In the mouth, it is characterised by structure and fullness on the palate, with hints of almond on the finish and a pleasantly tannic perception.
Price
€33