Il Baretto
Sommelier’s Selection
Whites
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Greco di Tufo Nestor Tenuta Cavalier Pepe 2017 Campania £45.00
The Greco di Tufo grape variety flourishes in the clayey volcanic soils found in the Province of Avellino where the D.O.C.G. is located. The aromas are complex with notes of white fruits, citrus and mineral intermingled and the palate is full, rich and suave with pure fruit as the backbone underpinned by a stony minerality, making this a superb food partner.
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Vermentino di Sardegna Don Giovanni Cantina di Mogoro 2018 Sardegna £46.00
Vermentino di Sardegna shows crisp lines and sharp definition. The wine opens to a bright straw colour with easy tones of citrus, stone fruit, lime, quince and white flower. Its silky texture is followed by fresh acidity and pretty layers of dried sage and herb.
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Gavi di Gavi Bruno Broglia 2017 Piemonte £65.00
The colour is pale straw yellow with green reflections. Rich and intense bouquet on the nose, with complex fragrances of wildflowers and honey. Dry and elegant sip, with an harmonious lingering finish.
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Pinot Bianco Barthenau Vigna S. Michele Hofstatter 2016 Alto-Adige £79.00
Medium-full straw yellow in colour, fresh aromas of peach combined with apple and pear on the nose, elegant and zesty on the palate, harmonious in structure, round with masses of finesse and a hint of nut on the finish.
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Riesling San Leonardo Vallagarina 2015 Trentino £90.00
Riesling is low in alcohol, with high acidity, steely minerality, and stone fruit, spice, citrus, and floral notes. At its ripest it leans towards juicy peach and nectarine, and pineapple, while in cooler climes it is more redolent of meyer lemon, lime, and green apple. With age, Riesling can become truly revelatory, developing unique, complex aromatics, often with a hint of gasoline.
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Batar Querciabella 2000/2002 Toscana £185.00
The Batar by Querciabella is a great white wine from Tuscany, made from Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc which are aged for 9 months in oak barrels. An aging that makes full bodied and intense, with nice notes of peach and melon alternating with spicy nuances. The taste is balanced and harmonious, and offers a bird's persistence.
Reds
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Carignano del Sulcis Tupei Cantina di Calasetta 2016 Sardegna £52.00
Tupei, the arcaic name of a of Calasetta’s rural areas. Tupei, the name of a vigorous wine, a tribute to the grape bearer, his job and his toil. Intense ruby red, garnet red after prolonged refinement. Winy, intense, ethereal, persistent, with warm.
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Cabernet Sauvignon I Ferretti Luisa 2011 Friuli £59.00
This cabernet sauvignon is refined in French oak barriques for 9 months giving it a deep ruby red, strong vegetal aromas (typical of the grape variety) and evident notes of red fruits paired with nuances of mint and chocolate. The palate has good structure with soft tannins, presenting notes of chocolate and black cherries with a herbaceous background. The finish is harmonious and persistent hints of vanilla and Mediterranean bush.Dry, spacious, sapid, harmonic, intense, persistent, well-structured.
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Sagrantino di Montefalco Terre della Custodia 2013 Umbria £77.00
Wine of broad and solid structure, a very intense ruby red with garnet red, fruity with notes of cassis and blueberry, and persistent plum jam, elegant woody with hints of cinnamon and cocoa and balsamic background; an attack definitely concentrated, dense and meaty, with ripe tannins, enveloping and long finish.
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Solare Capannelle 2011 Toscana £108.00
Intense dark ruby colour with purple rim. On the nose aromas of raspberry, cherry, tobacco and dark chocolate. Mineral palate with smooth and elegant tannins.
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Aglianico Stilla Maris Scuotto 2012 Campania £130.00
Made from Aglianico grapes and matured for 18 months in barriques. Unfiltered, the wine has an intense, ruby color with garnet reflections. The bouquet has alternating aromas of violet, cherry, prune and vegetal notes of underbrush. The mouthfeel is full, salty and wrapping with tannins that are still perceivable and a good aftertaste. Bottles produced: 1,200..
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Barolo Riserva della Casa Marchesi di Barolo 2010 Piemonte £160.00
100% Nebbiole Langhe. Bright garnet red colour, complex bouquet with balmy and mint scents blended with small fruits, flowers and sweet spices. Full palate, powerful and balanced wine. Harmonious and exceptionally long-lived. A remarkably classy wine, extraordinarily rich and complex. Well match: grilled red meats, meat on the spit, game. “Haute Cuisine” white and red meats with white and dark sauces.