Terra Vite Pick Up, Meet & Greet 24 APR 2021
Terra Vite (250 Manor Lane in Jamesport )is a new winery in a friendly old place as the new team takes over this spring. Formally Diliberto's was a quaint Italian place complete with a great pizza oven, and Sal, the owner wandering through the tasting room and patio singing excerpts from various operas. The tasting room was themed as a small Italian bistro, including a few risqué frescos on the walls. Maybe that is why Diliberto's was an adult-only place. The wine for this pickup was still labeled Diliberto's and included their 2016 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, a 2015 Merlot, and a 2015 Tre Red Blend. The Chardonnay is a bit crisper than the traditional new French oak-aged wine that I was expecting but is much more aligned to my tastes in Chardonnay. The Merlot is a classic Long Island version not over-oaked with lots of dark fruit upfront and a lingering finish. The Tre Blend is a blend of Merlot (65%), Cabernet Sauvignon (20%) and Cabernet Franc (15%). The new Fren