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Wine Selection

Gavi Di Gavi DOCG

Varietal: 100% Cortese

Alcohol: 12.5%

Volume: 750ml

Description:  Piedmonte’s white wine comes from Cortese vines characterized by a unique and extremely vocated
terroir. Gavi mirrors a brilliant straw yellow with greenish reflection. The bouquet is characteristic
and fragrant with hints of peach and pineapple with underlying notes of apricot.
The taste is harmonious, elegant and fresh with a full and round body.

Food Pairing:  Spring vegetable risotto, seafood risotto, seafood lasagna with béchamel and pesto, Mozzarella di bufala and Burrata.

Barolo DOCG

Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo

Alcohol: 14%

Volume: 750ml

Beverage Tasting Institute 2010 World Value Wine Challenge

Highly Recommended- Silver Medal- 89 points

Description:  A garnet red with slight orange reflections, it reveals at the nose an intense, fascinating bouquet with
notes of spices, ripe fruit and aromas of wax with olive tones. The taste is rich and lasting, with
delicate tannins, licorice and pepper, matched to pleasant notes of withered violet and ripe plums. 
A tangy dry-yet-fruity, medium-to-full body wine with honeyed cranberry and pomegranate notes and a crisp
chocolatey nut finish.   

Food Pairing:  The earthy funkiness renders it ideal for truffles, obviously also a perfect match for
braised beef in Barolo, zampone and cotechino, polenta based dishes like savory polenta e osei;
fontina based dishes like fonduta. Also, ideal with game, red meat, elaborate main courses and mature
savory cheeses.

Barbaresco DOCG

Varietal: 100% Nebbiolo

Alcohol: 14%

Volume: 750ml

Description:  Full and pulpy, it takes on a garnet color and a frank, delicate and velvety taste. It is most
recognized by its morello cherry notes, cocoa and violet, accompanied by goudron finish. It has great
structure with a full intense aftertaste, elegant tannins with a warm tone. 

Food Pairing:  A very elegant version of nebbiolo, with floral and earthy notes like rose and tar, calls
for Agnolotti del plin, Taglierini with meat roast sauce, along with delicacies like tripe and sweetbreads.
Pairs wonderfully with wildfowl and game, elaborate dishes and mature cheeses.

Barbera D’Alba 

Varietal: 100% Barbera

Alcohol: 14%

Volume: 750ml

Beverage Tasting Institute 2010 World Value Wine Challenge 

Highly Recommended – Silver Medal – Best Buy

Description:  Deep ruby black color with notes of strawberry and sour cherry, low mild
tannins and high acidity. Baked plum, fig, white toffee, wet clay and delicate spice aromas. Round
and supple with a dryish medium body. 

Food Pairing:  Ideal with elaborate first courses, white and red meat and fresh – medium aged cheese.
Also pairs with bagna cauda, carne cruda all’ albese (steak tartare), toma piemontese.

Barbera D’asti DOCG

Varietal: 100% Barbera

Alcohol: 13%

Volume: 750ml

Beverage Tasting Institute 2010 World Value Wine Challenge 

Best Value Italian Barbera – Highly Recommended – Silver Medal – Best Buy

Description:  Ruby color. Aromas of black raspberry cobbler and cocoa. Round and supple with a dry-yet-fruity
medium body. Pencil shaving, cranberry, and pear skin notes glide along a smooth, satisfying finish. 

Food Pairing:  A more robust version of Barbera with medium tannins and high acidity will be able to
stand richer dishes like Agnolotti del plin, veal and chicken parmigiana, barbecue ribs, braised pork
shank, Grana padano, and Castelmagno.