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Giacomo Conterno 120Ml Sparkling 3 ne Wi Wine 2 Wine 1 Still REFRESHERS $7 PIEDMONTESE WINES BY THE GLASS ❦ Massimo ❦ ❦ More Massimo ❦ DINNER MENU Piedmontese Sparkling Wine, 150mL bitter aperitivo sweet & bitter aromatized grignolino Sparkling Rosé from Pinot Nero & Nebbiolo Contratto Bitter Asti, Italy Mauro Vergano Piedmont, Italy G.D. Vajra Barolo Vino Spumante Di Qualita Extra Brut Rosé NV Napoleon $9 John Adams dry Madeira A little rosé Champagne Henriques & Henriques Seco Especial Snacks $11 Piedmontese White Wines, 150mL La Caravelle Madeira, Portugal Erbaluce di Caluso Saucisson Sec $ Frasier Crane François Truffaut Bagna Cauda w/ Crispy & Crunchy Vegetables Ferrando La Torrazza 2019 11 rich, nutty Oloroso Sherry red wine-quinine apéritif Langhe (Chardonnay+Sauv+Blanc+Riesling+Nascetta) Lustau Don Nuño Jerez, Spain Byrrh French Catalonia Duck Terrine w/ Apple Mostarda Luigi Baudana Dragon 2018 $13 M.F.K. Fisher Don Quixote Roero Arneis Vietti 2019 $15 white vermouth on the rocks red vermouth on the rocks Choice of Appetizer Contratto Bianco Asti, Italy Lustau Vermut Rouge Xérès, Spain Langhe Chardonnay Panissa w/Kale, Red Beans & Parmigiano Poderi Aldo Conterno Bussiador 2017 $24 ❦ The Best of Barolo: Giacomo Conterno 120mL ❦ Luigi Baudana Langhe Bianco Dragon 2018 Piedmontese Red Wines, 150mL Barolo Cerretta 2010 $28 Agnolotti di Bacalà w/ Razor Clams & Parsley Giacomo Conterno Vietti Roero Arneis 2019 Verduno Peleverga Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia 2004 $32 Castello di Verduno Basadone 2018 $15 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia 1996 $36 Vitello Tonnato w/ Radish, Celery & Crispy Capers Erbaluce di Caluso Ferrando La Torrazza 2019 Barbera d’Alba Elio Grasso Vigna Martina 2017 $16 ❦ IGHLIGHTS FROM IEDMONT ❦ Langhe Nebbiolo H P Cantina del Pino $17 ❦ White Truffles from Alba supp $35 ❦ Sparkling Bramaterra Az. Agr. NOAH 2011 $21 Bruno Giacosa Piemonte Spumante Extra Brut 2015 $80 White TruffleRisotto Poderi Aldo Conterno Langhe Chardonnay Bussiador 2017 Barbaresco Whites Scottish Pheasant Cotechino w/ Savoy Cabbage & Poached Egg Moccagatta Bric Balin 2004 $25 Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Bianco Bellis Perennis 2019 $42 Az. Agr. NOAH Bramaterra 2011 Vietti Roero Arneis 2018 $46 Nantucket Bay Scallops w/ Romanesco Piedmontese Sweet Wines, 100mL Gaja Langhe Bianco Gaja & Rey 2018 Chardonnay $390 Massimo Clerico Lessona Riserva 2011 Moscato d’Asti Carussin Filari Corti NV $13 Barbera Piemonte Brachetto De Forville Barbera d’Asti Cascina Buc 2017 $32 Giovanni Almondo Fosso della Rosa 2019 $13 Choice of Main Course Vietti Barbera d’Alba Scarrone 2017 $72 Passito di Caluso Ferrando Cariola 2009 $20 Cappellano Barbera d’Alba Gabutti 2015 $89 Dayboat Maine Cod w/ Chanterelles & Cauliflower Castello di Verduno Verduno Peleverga Basadone 2018 Dolcetto Chicken Bollito Misto w/ Stuffed Leg & Sausage San Fereolo Dogliani Valdiba 2017 $48 Cantina del Pino Langhe Nebbiolo WINES BY THE GLASS OF THE WORLD Roagna Dolcetto d’Alba 2015 $45 Berkshire Pork Duo w/ Lentils, Fall Squash & Chestnut Honey Sparkling Northern Appelations Elio Grasso Barbera Vigna Martina 2017 Blanc de Noir of Pinot Noir supp $12 Thierry Richoux Crémant de Bourgogne NV $13 Canavese Rosso La Torrazza 2018 $45 Beef Short Ribs Brasato al Barolo w Porcini & Cippolini Ferrando Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin 2004 Cantalupo Ghemme Breclemae 2006 $85 White Le Piane Boca 2013 $115 Aligoté Georges Lignier Bourgogne Aligoté 2019 $17 Nervi Gattinara Molsino 2014 $170 Choice of Cheese or Dessert Riesling Barbaresco Robiola Fosina w/ Moscato-Poached Pear & Treviso Boundary Breaks Riesling 239 2018 $11 Cantina del Pino Barbaresco Albsani 2014 $98 Carussin Moscato d’Asti Filari Corti NV Chardonnay $ Roagna Barbaresco Albesani 2014 $168 Bergamot Panna Cotta w/ Almond Cookie, Grapefruit Caramel & Yuzu Kistler Chardonnay Noisettières 2018 24 Castello di Neive Barbaresco Albesani Riserva Santo Stefano 2011 $450 1500mL Giovanni Almondo Piemonte Brachetto Fosso della Rosa 2019 Rosé Barolo Torta Gianduja w/ Piedmontese Hazelnuts Rosé of Cabernet Franc Passito di Caluso Ferrando Cariola 2009 $ Fratelli Alessandria Barolo San Lorenzo 2012 $92 Osmote FLX Rosé 2019 8 Fratelli Revello Barolo Vigna Gattera 2000 $156 Red Parusso Barolo Bussia 2010 $190 three courses $45 Pinot Noir $ Pio Cesare Barolo Ornato 2000 $175 six courses $65 Julien Cruchandeau Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Les Valançons 2018 19 and many more... four course Piedmont menu $85 Each month we feature wines and traditional dishes from some of the world’s prominent wine growing regions, aligning with key seasonal ingredients. Look out for special items & wine dinners! January February March April May June July August September October November December CALIFORNIA CHAMPAGNE NORTHERN RHÔNE LOIRE VALLEY CÔTE DE BEAUNE SPAIN TUSCANY SOUTH OF FRANCE SOUTHERN RHÔNE CÔTE DE NUITS PIEDMONT BORDEAUX.
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