August 5th I revisited one of my favorite restaurants in the Triangle area. They have a cruvinet and offer 3-oz. and 5-oz. pours of wine as well as wine by-the-glass or bottle.
Many things on the menu sounded good but I was in the mood for veal so had the veal ravioli appetizer and grilled veal loin with herbed spatzle as entree. I couldn't pass up peach cobbler for dessert. I ordered a 3-oz. pour of Certetto Arneis and a 5-oz. pour of 2008 Avignonesi Rosso de Toscana. It seems like every Arneis I try is totally different from previous ones. The Ceretto Arneis was a pale straw color with slightly pungent nose and taste. I didn't like this one as well as Ponzi Arneis, Oregon, or the Italian one I had on another visit to Nana's.
The veal ravioli was served with heirloom tomatoes and crispy spinach. The dish was a little spicy but not too much for me.
I was going to ordered braised veal ribs but then they said I could have the leaner loin with the same side dishes so I ordered the loin. It came with the herbed spatzle, pine nuts and a tomato/eggplant capanata. The veal loin was grilled over hickory wood.
2008 Avignonesi Rosso de Toscana was purple/crimson color; semi-opaque. Lovely nose. Red cherries on the nose and palate. Very ripe and fruity. Viscous. Surprisingly long finish. Peppery on the finish. Highly recommended and a nice pairing with the veal loin. My 5-oz. pour was from the last bottle that the restaurant had on hand.