SPECIAL GUEST WINE TASTING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025
6:00 – 8:00 PM

WINES WILL BE DISCOUNTED FOR ON AND OFF PREMISE PURCHASE

Davide DiPaolo , Italian Portfolio Manager from Monsieur Touton Selection, will be returning to join us! His selection of wines are all fantastic. They are all great wines for the Holidays.  We will be tasting wines from Piemonte, Tuscany, and Lombardia.  We will also will be tasting a special dessert wine from Piemonte!

 Franciacorta,BellaVista 2020
86% Chardonnay, 14% Pinot Noir  
An original Franciacorta, in a modern style, According to experts from Decanter, the wine offers “green and yellow fruit, toasty, creamy palate with poise and length”. James Suckling praises its “full-flavored palate with zesty acidity, fine pinprick mousse, medium body and great length”

Rosso di Montalcino, Poggio Antico
100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes
Notes of red cherries, spices, and violets, and has received high scores from major critics. The wine is “very concentrated” with “lots of black currant and dark cherry flavors”. James Suckling describes it as “graceful, perfumed” and “crunchy, fragrant and easy to drink” JS 92 Pts

Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio Antico
100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes
The wine is complex, balanced, and elegant, offering notes of cherry, mushroom, tobacco, and spices.  Critics love this wine and vintage and tasting it I can see why
 JS 95pts  WE 95pts RP 94 pts WS 94 pts

Nebbiolo D’ Alba, Bruno Giacosa
100% Nebbiolo Grapes
Intense notes of violet, ripe strawberry, ripe blackberries, and dried roses.  This wine has such complexity for a nebbiolo.  Great wine for the Holidays

Barolo, ArnoldoRivera Cannubi 
100% Nebbiolo Grapes
Intense, powerful, and elegant wine from the celebrated Cannubi cru, noted for its complex aromas of dark fruits and spices, with firm, polished tannins and high critical acclaim.  A complex bouquet of dark cherries, plum skins, and chocolate orange, complemented by earthy and savory notes of tree bark, dark cedar.  This has been my favorite Barolo from Cannubi for the 2019 vintage. I purchased whatever was left in stock so supply is limited. 
The 2019 vintage in Barolo is considered excellent and a modern “classic” vintage. Critics and producers widely praise it for producing wines with a rare combination of power, elegance, fine structure, and exceptional aging potential, often drawing comparisons to the highly-rated 2016 vintage.
James Suckling    95 points
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate    94 points
Decanter    94 points

Passito Ofelia, MuraMura
Ofelia is the exciting result of the two most refined winemaking techniques utilized for the production of sweet wines. The concentrate of Moscato grape is obtained thanks to the presence of a noble rot, Botrytis Cinerea, and by freezing the bunches, resulting in a sweet, full wine that is never excessively sugary. It is luscious and rich with aromatics of white flowers & lemon zest. The palate shows very complex flavors of orange rind and honey suckle with a long finish. Aged 12 months in large Tonneaux oak tanks and 12 months in stone tanks. 

Reservations are highly suggested if you plan to stay for dinner.
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