My good friend Ellie and I were talking trying to decide what wines or theme we should explore. She is working with a new book and mentioned she needed to explore the new book she is working with so we decided to go big! These are some big, bold and beautiful wines. Just the kind of wines we go big game hunting for.
Tasting Menu:
Castello di Montepo Sassoalloro "Oro" by Jacopo Biondi-Santi 2020 $69.60
The aroma of wine is fresh, fruity, full-bodied, with notes of black currant, plum, cherry and expressive nuances of sweet violets. On the palate, soft and silky, elegant, with fruity tones and a long aftertaste.
Alberto Voerzio Barolo "Castagni" 2018 $79.60
Ripe wild strawberries and black truffles on the nose, together with some rose-like florals and a hint of fruity vanilla. Medium-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins and a compact, focused finish. The essential ingredients are enticing, but this needs plenty of time to unravel.
Clos Moador Priorat "Manyetes" 2020 $126.60
97 points Wine Advocate. The final result is staggering - a harmonious blend of these noble grapes is completely at one with the terroir and gives us a wine with minerality, femininity, subtlety and complexity which warms our hearts.
Philip Togni Estate Cabernet 2018 $129.60
Taking lots of air to show at its best, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is a brilliant, classic, age-worthy wine from this great estate. It certainly shows the more structured, vibrant style of the 2018 vintage with lively acids, yet it has utterly classic Cabernet crème de cassis and almost blue fruits as well as Bordeaux-like notes of lead pencil, cedarwood, tobacco, and assorted floral nuances. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it brings rock-solid intensity, perfectly ripe yet building, firm tannins, and again, the vintage's freshness, purity, and elegance. It reminds me of a top Saint-Julien and classic, old school, structured Cabernet that will reward bottle age.
This is going to be a very popular experience so please reserve your space quickly. These wines are all of limited quantities. Chef Darren will provide small plates for our enjoyment. Tickets will be $85 per person and complimentary for Three60 Wine Club Members. Want to join our club? Visit our website!