Lunch at Norton - and single vineyard jewel
Ali & Rob raved about their lunch at Norton so we were full of anticipation for this visit. Due to some misunderstanding our time there was not clear. Running late and with the restaurant due to close in an hour, we ordered their set lunch and hurriedly ate it. Safely, we later found we had an hour to while away before the bus picked us up again for the the winery visit.
The lunch was disappointing in an indoor dark cool little dining room. A nice amuse bouche starter looked and tasted nice, huge beef stew (not for a hot day! And peaches and cream. With a glass of Merlot and water for US$28 each. Reasonable price.
At a loose end and not knowing when the bus would be back, we retreated to the tasting room and were the only ones in there.
Here the Norton owner’s connection to the Sparkling HIl spa in Vernon, BC. Is apparently but they are to allowed to use the name Swartz? But they have a champagne studded with crystals and a gift box with two crystal studded stem glasses.
However, the lovely young Carolina pouring was amenable to us tasting some wines. Turns out she was the harvest queen for her region San Carlos some years back. A beautiful young woman, no English, but poured us what Ted thought was the best wine he tasted in Argentina. But only available to buy in a case of 3 single vineyard special Merlots.
Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo Single Vineyard Merlot 2012. Worth the visit.
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