Now that we have had our second vaccinations, Michele and I are starting to go to restaurants again. This week, we went to I Trulli, which is a short walk from where we live. It has one of the best gardens in the city and with the heaters on, we decided to sit outside where we were very comfortable.
Nonna Dora’s homemade focaccia and creamy ricotta arrived at the table.
We drank Chianti Classico Vigna Vecchia Gran Selezione 2016 DOCG Montefili made from 100% Sangiovese from a single vineyard called Vigna Vecchia planted in 1981. The training system is spurred cordon and fermentation is in stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. The wine is rotated between 30HL and 10HL oak barrels for 26 months and 8 months in bottle before release. This is an elegant wine with red and black fruit aromas and hints of blueberries and cherries and a hint of violets. I visited the winery in 2019 and was very impressed by the wines. They also have half bottles.
We also had homemade panzerotti, like miniature calzones, one was stuffed with mozzarella and tomatoes and the other with scallions and anchovies.
I had a soup of lentils and sausages, which was excellent.
Michele had the fritto misto with artichokes, calamari and shrimp that she really likes.
I had the malloreddus, a Sardinian pasta served with sausage ragu.
Dora Marzovilla, known as Nonna Dora, makes all of the pasta and is the mother of the owner, Nicola.
Michele had the cavatelli with broccoli rabe and chopped toasted almonds.
A drizzle of the new season extra virgin olive oil completed the dish.
A delicious lemon tart with raspberry sorbet was the finishing touch.
It must be wonderful to actually go out to a restaurant after having your vaccinations! We are still waiting for ours here! And…once we do! What I wouldn’t give to have an I Trulli a walk away and a Nona who makes wonderful pasta! Then, as if wasn’t enough…some new oil!