Wine Menu
Here at Tavolino we pride ourselves on the fact that we only put a $15 mark up on all of our wines. Several of the wines on our list are less expensive than retail price.
Vino En Quartino
Quartinos are mini-carafes, each holding 1/3 of a bottle of wine, or about 1 ½ glasses, served with a large wine glass. Selections are also available in standard wine glass pours.
Quartino
White Quartinos
Hess Select Chardonnay, Monterey 2009 8
Giesen Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, NZ 2011 8
Viticoltori Dell’Acquese ‘Dolceoro’, Moscato D’Asti 2011 8
SeaGlass Riesling, Monterey 2011 9
Riff Pinot Grigio, Italy 2010 10
Red Quartinos
Dom Brunet Pinot Noir, Languedoc France 2010 8
14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley 2010 8
Querceto Chianti DOCG, Italy 2010 9
Li Veli ‘Orion’ Primitivo, Salento 2010 9
Barone Ricasoli ‘Campo Ceni’ Toscana 2008 Sangiovese, Merlot 9
Hahn Estates Merlot, Monterey 2009 9
Diseno ‘Old Vine’ Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2010 9
Sivas-Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County, California 2009 10
Banfi ‘Centine’, Tuscany 2009 Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot- a “Super-Tuscan” in every way but price 10
Renwood Zinfandel ‘Old Vine’, Amador County CA 2008 12
Reserve Quartinos
Belle Glos ‘Meiomi’ Pinot Noir, California Coast 2011 11
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay, Russian River Ranches 2009 13
Sparkling
Banfi Rosa Regale, Italy 2010 glass 8
Villa Sandi ‘Cuvee’ Prosecco, Italy NV glass 8
Domaine Chandon, Brut, NV 187ml bottle 10
Sparkling Wine & Champagne
102 Villa Sandi ‘Cuvée’ Prosecco, Italy NV 30
101 Banfi Rosa Regale, Italy 2010 35
103 Bellavista, Francia, Cuvee Brut NV 49
105 Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne, Yellow Label NV 58
106 Piper Heidsieck, Brut Champagne NV 59
Dessert Wines
Nivole, Moscato D’Asti 2010 glass 9
Sakonnet, Vidal Blanc, New England 2008 glass 12
Viticoltori Dell’Acquese ‘Dolceoro’, Moscato D’Asti 2011 24
Nivole, Moscato D’Asti 2010 27
Moscadoro, Moscato, Piemonte 2010 28
Maculan, Moscato D’Asti, Dindarello 2007 33
Batasiolo ‘Bosc dLa Rei’ Moscato D’Asti, Piedmont 2010 34
Sakonnet, Vidal Blanc, New England 2008 39
White Wine
Arneis An ancient Italian grape; fruity and balanced
Cristina Ascheri, Langhe, Piedmonte 2011 28
Vietti, Roero, Piedmonte 2011 33
Chardonnay
Calina Chardonnay, Chile 2009 24
St Michael-Eppan ‘Südtirol’ Alto Adige 2009 unoaked 29
Hess Select, Monterey 2009 30
J. Lohr ‘Arroyo Vista Vineyard’ Arroyo Seco 2008 33
Hess Collection ‘Suskol Vineyard’ Napa 2009 37
Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay, Estate Bottled, Russian River Ranches 2010 39
Ramey ‘Russian River Valley 2008 46
Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Sonoma 2009 unfiltered 61
Gavi Lively, bright, and crisp
Marchesi di Barolo ‘Cru Lune’, Piedmont 2010 29
Michele Chiarlo, Piedmont 2010 31
Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris
Cantina Zaccagnini Pinot Grigio, Bolognano 2010 28
Alois Lageder ‘Riff’ Pinot Grigio, Terra Alpina – Veneto – Friuli 2009 30
Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige 2010 30
Elk Cove Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley Oregon 2011 31
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio, Valdadige 2010 34
Riesling
SeaGlass Riesling, Monterey 2011 27
Chateau Ste Michelle – Dr. Loosen “Eroica” Washington State 2009 36
Soave
Pieropan Soave Classico, Veneto 2010 29
Sauvignon Blanc and Related Blends
Giesen, Marlborough, NZ 2011 24
Matua Valley, Marlborough, NZ 2011 28
Cakebread Cellars, Napa Valley 2010 32
Frog’s Leap, Rutherford, Napa Valley 2010 organic 34
Kim Crawford, Marlborough, NZ 2011 38
Merry Edwards, Russian River Valley 2009 45
Verdicchio Great with food; full, intense, complex
Umani Ronchi Classico Superiore, Casal di Serra 2010 29
Bucci Classico Castelli di Jesi Riserva 2009 32
Vermentino
Poggio al Tufo Maremma Toscana, Verona 2011 25
Santadi Cantina, Villa Solais, Sardegna 2009 28
Antinori, Guado al Tasso, Tenuta 2008 34
Red Wine
Amarone / Valpolicella
Sartori Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Verona 2007 28
Tommasi ‘Arele Appassimento’, Verona 2010 30
Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre, Veneto 2007 32
Zenato ‘Ripassa’ Valpolicella Superiore, Veneto 2008 39
Zonin Amarone, Veneto 2007 65
614 Tommasi Amarone, Verona 2006 69
Allegrini Della Valpolicella Amarone Classico 2007 73
Barbera
603 Beni di Batasiolo ‘Sovrana’ Barbera d’Alba 2009 28
Chiarlo ‘Le Orme’ Barbera d’Asti Superiore 2009 29
Barolo / Barbaresco
Sori Paitin Barbaresco 2007 43
Cantina Sociale Dei Produttori Del Barbaresco 2006 44
Damilano ‘Lecinquevigne’ Barolo 2005 & 2006 45
Stefano Farina Barolo 2006 46
Pertinace Barbaresco 2006 46
Vietti Barolo 2007 47
Elio Grasso ‘Ginestra Casa Maté’ Barolo 07 73
Michele Chiarlo ‘Cerequio’ Barolo 2007 87
Bonarda An ancient Italian grape; in the 1800′s, Italian immigrants also planted it in Argentina
Altos Las Hormigas ‘Colonia Las Liebres’, Argentina 2009 unoaked / unfiltered 26
Castello di Luzzano Frizzante, Oltrepò Pavese DOC, Lombardia 2009 dry, slightly sparkling, chilled 33
Brunello
Ciacci ‘Piccolomini d’ Aragona’ 2004 57
Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino 2006 65
San Polo Brunello di Montalcino 2005 70
Cabernet Sauvignon also see Proprietary Blends
14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley 2010 24
Montes, Colchagua Valley, Chile 2009 27
Sivas-Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon, California 2009 30
Oberon, Napa Valley 2009 33
Truchard, Carneros 2007 43
Emblem, Oso Vineyard, Napa 2007 51
Caymus, Napa 2009 69
Silver Oak, Napa 2007 83
Caymus Special Selection, Napa Valley 2009 125
Chianti / Other Italian Sangiovese
Querceto Chianti DOCG 2010 27
Frescobaldi ‘Nipozzano’ Chianti Rúfina Riserva 2007 35
Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 36
Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2008 37
A great value sangiovese from Eastern Tuscany
Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2010 37
Marchese Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 45
Malbec
Diseno ‘Old Vine’, Mendoza, Argentina 2010 27
Catena Alta, Vista Flores, Mendoza, Argentina 2008 32
Bodega Goulart, The Marshall, Mendoza, Argentina 2009 35
Viña Alicia Las Compuertas, Mendoza, Argentina 2008 38
Merlot
Hahn Estates, Monterey 2009 27
Coppola ‘Diamond Series’ California 2009 31
Whitehall Lane, Napa 2007 40
Stag’s Leap, Napa 2008 50
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Cantina Zaccagnini, Bolognano 2008 28
Valle Reale 2008 27
Cataldi Madonna 2009 33
Nero d’Avola Full-bodied, smooth Sicilian native
Villa Pozzi, Sicily 2009 25
Arianna Occhipinti ‘Siccagno’, Sicily 2009 42
Pinot Noir
Dom Brunet, Languedoc France 2011 24
Bella Glos ‘Meiomi’ 2011 33
Fess Parker, Santa Barbara 2010 36
Rex Hill, Willamette Valley Oregon 2009 38
Acacia, Carneros 2010 39
Penner-Ash, Willamette Valley 2010 44
David Bruce, Sonoma Coast 2010 47
Kosta Browne, ‘Sonoma Coast’, Russian River Valley 2010 97
Proprietary Blends
Ferrari-Carano ‘Siena’, Alexander Valley 2009 36
Joseph Phelps ‘Le Mistral’, Monterey County 2007 51
Super Tuscans / Great Italian Blends
Vitiano, Umbria 2010 A famous blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese 25
Banfi ‘Centine’, Tuscany 09 Sangiovese, Cabernet, Merlot – a “Super Tuscan” in every way but price 30
Barone Ricasoli ‘Campo Ceni’ Toscana 2008 Sangiovese, Merlot 27
Terre Di San Leonardo, Trentino 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc 29
Terrabianca ‘Campaccio’ 2007 Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon 38
Rocca di Frassinello ‘Ornello’ 2008 Sangioveto, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 40
Poggio al Tesoro Sondraia, Bolgheri 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc 44
La Serre Nuove ‘Dell’ Ornellaia 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 60
Antinori ‘Tignanello’ 2008 Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc 87
Syrah
Ojai, Santa Barbara 2009 39
Planeta Syrah, Sicily 2006 48
Zinfandel / Primitivo
Li Veli ‘Orion’ Primitivo, Salento 2010 27
Buehler Zinfandel, Napa 2010 33
Seghesio Sonoma County Zinfandel 2009 35
Renwood ‘Old Vine’ Zinfandel, Amador County CA 2008 36