All'Onda Wine List 12.20.13
All'Onda Wine List 12.20.13
All'Onda Wine List 12.20.13
prosecco
100% Glera Grape in Stainless bulk Charmat method nv Prosecco Extra Dry Cima da Conegliano Dry and crisp with hint of peach and roundness on the finish nv Prosecco Superiore Brut Collalto Bone Dry with intense chalky minerality and great class 2009 Prosecco "Millesimato" Extra Dry Drusian Very fine Valdobbiadene vintage bottling 2012 Prosecco di Valdobbiadene 'Primario' Ruge An extra dry style with flinty minerality and long finish 2012 Prosecco di Valdobbiadene La Vigne di Iseppo Biodynamic from steep terraced vineyards with enormous complexity
Glass Bottle
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39 41 42 42 48
14
42 42 52 40
Biodynamic from the oldest producer of the "Col Fondo" style. Super complex Prosecco
Lombardia Lombardia Lombardia Lombardia Friuli Trentino E.Romagna Piemonte Piemonte Campania
19
88 78 59 240 60
With no dosage, 60% Chard/30% Pinot Blanc/10% Pinot Nero, bone dry with great class A blend of four different base Pinot Noir from three vineyards. The pinnacle of Franciacorta elegance. 50% Chard/50% Pinot fermented in barriques and left on lees 24 months. Balanced and elegant
16
65 63 115 95 98
100% Chardonnay, Very reminiscent of Pol Roger in style. Superb Class and length on finish. Unique and indredibly complex vinous rose with hints of roses, tar, leather, iron and very focused mineral bound acidity. With the help of Jacques Selosses, a unique and complex 1 rose from the grape of Taurasi
bianchi aromatici
Spumante from Aromatic white grapes of the North 2011 Malvasia Frizzante Daphne Medici Ermete Bone Dry Malvasia with hints of Lychee, Pear and Clove nv Ruggine Pedroni The only producer of this rare "rusty" grape. Savory with excellent acidity and balance. 2011 Moscato Fior d'Arancio Spumante Vignalta
12
39 35 36
A Demi Sec aromatic wine with hints of orange peel that is an excellent summer aperitif
11
34 60 66
From the northern coast of Marche, a unique blend of Bianchello and Falanghina. Quaffable and refreshing.
One of the trulky great unsung sparklers of Italy. Champagne class at an unbeatable price.
arancione
Extended Skin Contact Wine 2009 Bela Cotar Dry Sparkler from Vitoska and Malvasia Grapes. Enormous texture and complexity.
Slovenia
66
i rosati
Charmat Method Rose 2011 Pinot Grigio Frizzante "Fiocco di Rose" Lusenti A Ramato Pinot Grigio with hints of flowers and intense elegance 2011 Rosato dell'Emilia Frizzante Saetti From the Salamino grape of Lambrusco. Hints of fresh strawberry, yeast and wet rocks. 2012 Opera Ros Ca Montanari 2010 Pinot Nero Spumante "Ventuno"Sergio Grimaldi Phenomenally priced Pinot Nero with hints of cherry, earth and wet stone.
42 40 54 45
A Rare Rose Lambrusco with notes of strawberries and rose petals. Enormously pleasing.
lambruschi tradizionali
The Pride of Emilia Romagna NV Lambrusco Grasparossa "Corleto" Villa di Corlo 2012 Lambrusco Reggiano Concerto Medici Ermete 2010 Lambrusco Camillo Donati
12
45 46 45
Superb example of Lambrusco with hints of blackberry and violets married to silky tannins Single vineyard extremely low yield Salamino Lambrusco. A benchmark wine in the area Biodynamic and bottle fermented. An earthy, savory and dense example of artisinal Lambrusco
rossi frizzanti
Vinous very lightly sparkling red wines 2008 Sangue di Giuda "Paradiso" Bruno Verdi NV Vernaccia Nera Spumante "San Ginesio" Paris Rocche Deep black fruits with well defined tannins and hints of white pepper 2011 Gutturnio Frizzante"Tournesol" Lusenti
36 42 54
Croatina, Uva Rara & Barbera. The Blood of Judas is a semi sweet, charming, rich red sparkler
Barbera and Croatina. A deep rich sparkling red, redolent of sour cherries and tobacco.
nebbiolo spumante
Sparkling wine made from the grape of Barolo and Barbaresco 2008 Spumante Nebbiolo Erpacrife Superb Metodo Classico. Floral with hints of dried strawberries, rose petals and earth
Piemonte
115
10
36 35 53 54 59 49 49 89 49
Single vineyard bottling. Extremely rich peach and apple fruit with characteristic minerality and salinity.
From a winery in western Liguria on vineyards over the sea. Intense minerality and salinity Vermentino from the town of Carrara. Like an Italian coastal Meursault. Intense concentration and power. From 30 yr old vines. Made by a small trattoria originally for their own consumption. Compelling.
bianchi aromatici
Aromatic and Floral Whites 2012 Gewrztraminer Bottega Vinaia Intensely mineral Gewurz with bright green apple fruit and focused acidity 2010 Tortonesi Bianco "Pitasso" Claudio Mariotti 2012 Pinot Grigio Abbazia Di Novacella 2010 Pinot Grigio Vignai da Duline 2012 Lugana "Les Creetes" Ottella 2009 Gran Malvasia Coronica Barrel aged and displaying a superb smokey brininess. Reminiscent of a white Graves. 2004 Cialla Bianco Ronchi di Cialla 2012 Collio Bianco Edi Keber 2010 Vespaiolo 'Vignasilan' Contra Soarda 2012 Friulano 'Vigna del Rolat' Raccaro 2009 Bianco di Custoza Superiore Monte del Fra
Trentino Piemonte Alto Adige Friuli Veneto Croatia Friuli Friuli Friuli Marche Veneto
12
42 71 45 75
From the very rare Timorasso grape. A piemontese Chablis and perennial Tre Bicchiere Winner. From an Abbey making wines since the 13th century. Textbook Tyrol Pinot Grigio, bright and floral. From vineyards planted in 1958. Intensely spicy complex Pinot Grigio. 400 cases made.
12
42 62 90 68 59 72
50 yr old vines in white clay soil. Bright green apple fruit with intense wet slate on the finish
Ribolla, Verduzzo and Picolit fermented in oak. Honeyed fruit with hints of oxidation and yeast Friulano, Ribolla and Malvasia made by an Austrian. Super ripe fruit fermented in cement. Pure Friuli character. Volcanic soil in Bassano del Grappa. One of the finest whites in Italy. Intense minerality and length. Dario Raccaro retired from Basketball to make the best Tocai in Italy. Grassy and complex with almond notes.
12
42
55 yr old vines. Garganega, Trebbiano etc.on limestone. Complex mineral character. Great value. 4
65 54 52 54 45 42
Classic Friulano "ponka" character. Hints of muskmelon with great charm and length on finish A new wave producer of Erbaluce, an ancient grape with riesling-esque flexibility and intense minerality. A Swiss varietal characterised by intense grapefruit on the palate and intense mineral driven acidity. Superb spicy white stone fruit with mouth watering acidity and complexity. One of the finest mountain whites. An ancient Ligurian varietal blended with Cortese. Biodynamic, spicy with peach fruit and wet stones. From the indigenous Nascetta and Riesling, reminiscent of a superb Condrieu. Bright fruit and acidity.
sauvignon
The Sauvignon of the North of Italy rival or surpass those of the Loire 2009 Sauvignon "800" Thurnhof Very mineral clean sauvignon fruit with great clarity and elegance. 2008 Sauvignon Da Silva 2011 Sauvignon "Quarz" Terlano 2012 Sauvignon Collio Giovanni "Muzic" 2011 Sauvignon Scarpetta 2010 Sauvignon Riserva "Segre" Castello di Spessa 2012 Sauvignon 'Ronco delle Mele' Venica & Venica 2005 Sinche Cascina Ebreo
Alto Adige Alto Adige Alto Adige Friuli Friuli Friuli Friuli Piemonte
15
48 86 120 48 58 68 99 94
Extremely complex and dense aged wine with hints of slate, grass and quincelike fruit quality Grown on terroir with rich crystal deposits. 60% stainless, 40% in tonneaux. Superb concentration, minerality and longevity. Classic dense "ponka laden" Collio Sauvignon with intense grassiness and earthy character. From M.S. Bobby Stuckey of Frasca Food and Wine. Bright stone fruits with hints of Kaffir Lime. A noted producer since 1559. Classic old vine Collio Sauvignon with superb balance and class. Benchmark wine with floral nose redolent of mint, sage, white peach and gooseberry. Superb. Swiss Peter Weimer of makes compelling wines in Ravera, Barolo. Barrique aged Bordeaux styled Sauvignon.
vini arancioni
Orange or extended skin contact wines 2010 Rebula Kabaj 2008 Ribolla Gialla IGT Damijan 2009 Bianco Trebez Dario Princic 2011 Vitovska Verde Zidarich 2010 Slatnik Radikon 2011 Gambellara Bianco "Pico" La Biancara 2010 Albana di Romagna 'Santa Lusa' Ancarani
48 115 105 60 82 48 48
Red wine like balance with light cherry fruit, orange peel and pronounced tannins and acidity. Fermented in upright wood fermenters with indigenous yeasts. Intense minerality, spice and length Chard, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon fermented in chestnut. Warm orange peel and smokey chestnut finish. Limited skin contact lends a cloudy almost beerlike quality to this refreshing yeasty orange wine. Chard and Tocai. Bright tropical fruit married to firm tannins, leather and orange peel. Compelling. Angiolino Maule makes the most resonant Garganega with hints of bread crust, honey and fresh green apple Bright figs married to citrus fruit, honey and soft tannins. Charming and eminently drinkable.
altri bianchi
Other Whites 2012 San Vincenzo Anselmi 2010 Soave Classico 'La Broia' Roccolo Grassi 2012 Soave "Campo Le Calle" Latium 2011 Il Bianco "From Black to White" Zyme Celestino Gaspari's experimental white mutation of Amarone's Rondinella grape drives this intriguing wine. 2009 Soave Colli Scaligeri "Vigne della Bra" Filippi 2010 Chardonnay Colli Euganei DOC Vignalta 2008 Gavi di Gavi "Rovereto" Castellari Bergaglio 2012 Langhe Arneis DOC Cordero di Montezemolo
32 45 38 60
Garganega,Chard and Sauvignon. Eminently quaffable. Apricots with hints of lime and stones. Floral notes with peach and apricot on the nose with spicy mineral finish. Blend of used French and Slovenian Barriques. The Garganega grapes are lightly dried before fermentation. Notes of figs, honey and peaches.
44 58 52 42
An organic mineral driven style from limestone vineyards in the high elevation Scaligeri Hills. From volcanic soils. Bright green apple fruit with hints of toasted bread crust and mineral finish Hints of jasmine, pear and green apple with a flinty mineral driven finish. Superb Cortese. Very fresh with hints of flowers,hazelnuts and peaches with a slight pleasing bitterness on the finish
48 58 55
Earthy notes with hints of white pepper blend with sweet red plum fruit and fine tannins. A dry big rich rose with hints of gamey spice, herbs and bright cherry fruit. Excellent food wine.
Veneto Veneto Friuli Alto Adige Alto Adige Alto Adige Friuli Veneto Friuli Marche Slovenia
16
Merlot & Cabernet Franc. Extremely well balanced Bordeaux style wine with great mineral intensity and length. Carmenere and Cabernet. From the volcanic hills of Colli Euganei. Deep voluptuous red fruits with tar and spice A famous cult producer from Bolzano. Concentrated blackberry fruit with characteristic smokey notes
100% Cabernet. A superb aged wine with cedary dark cherry fruit and hints of eucalyptus and spice. Merlo, Cab and Cabernet Franc. One of the finest Bordeaux style wines of Italy. Deep, rich and elegant. Named after Charles DeGaulle, this Bordeaux blend is densely structured with intense minerality One of the finest Merlots in Italy. Black fruits with hints of smoke, leather, tar and earth. Dense structure. A stylish cabernet franc with dense cassis fruit and extremely well integrated french oak. Merlot has been in Slovenia 200 years. Jean Michel Morel's excellent wine shows us why.
Corvina, Cab, Sangiovese and Syrah. A recreation of a 150 yr old recipe with modern technology. Super Hemingway said of Valpolicella, "it is dry, red and friendly like the house of a brother" This is it. Aged in Slavonian oak, this wine harbors the richness of an Amarone, while being very fresh and elegant. Redolent of tar, smoke and oriental spice, Marco Sartori's Valpolicella rivals those of Dalforno Romano The Nicolis family makes a tightly wound Ripasso wine from high elevation vineyards.Well balanced. Using selected clusters for drying under specially controlled conditions yields a wine of Chambolle-like finesse. Intense raisiny plum fruit with hints of violet and rosemary notes on the finish.One of my favorie unsung wines. From old vines, a wine that displays dense flavors of black cherry, licorice, bitter almond and earth with great clarity. Lush plum and cassis fruit give way to hints of cocoa and provencale herbs. Surprisingly light on its feet. 7
585 69 76 59 38
Garnet red with aromas of dried plums, immediately followed by hints of leather, liquorice and walnut. Corvina, Merlot and Cab. Select bunches are dried before pressing. Red cherry fruit with soft herbal notes. My favorite from Marion. Done in Amarone style. Loads of blackberry and blueberry fruit with hints of white pepper. Mentioned by Pliny the Elder, an ancient cousin of Lambrusco that has some similarity to Sagrantino in taste. Bright zippy cherry fruit with hints of licorice and white pepper. A surprisingly well structured Bardolino.
nebbiolo
The most important grape in Italy 2004 Sforzato di Valtellina Fojanini 2008 Sforzato "Corte di Cama" Mamete Prevostino 2007 Inferno Riserva Rainoldi 2007 Gattinara Travaglini 2006 Vigneto Valferna Gattinara Cantina Bianchi 2001 Gattinara Terroir del Nord 2011 Nebbiolo Santa Rosalia Brezza 2008 Barbaresco "Ovello" Cantina del Pino 1999 Barbaresco "Cichin" Ada Nada 2008 Barolo "Rocche" Roccheviberti 2006 Barolo "Gramolere" Fratelli Alessandria 2008 Barolo "Vigne dei Fantini" Silvano Bolmida 1998 Barolo Vigna d'la Roul Valentino Migliorini 2005 Barolo "Vigna Merenda" Scarzello 2008 Boca Le Piane
Lombardia Lombardia Lombardia Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte 17
Nebbiolo that is dried in the style of Amarone. Black cherry fruit with hints of cinnamon and tar, A perfumed and elegant style of Sforzato with classic hints of rose petals, leather and earth. A modern producer rooted in tradition. High toned nebbiolo fruit married to warm oak nuances and spice. Aged in barriques for a year and then in Slavonian cask. Blackberry, plum and licorice with hints of leather. The DRC of Gattinara. A wine of intense red fruit character with hints of peppery spice, saddle leather and earth. From Paolo DeMarchi of Isole & Olena, a classically styled Nebbiolo with sour cherry fruit and hints of earth and leather Very fresh style of Nebbiolo. Bright red cherries with hints of licorice and white pepper. Charming. Renato Vacca is a superstar in Barbaresco. Mostly from the Ovello Cru, a wine of power and finesse. Well aged nebbiolo, brick red in color with characteristic rose petals in the nose with hints of mushrooms and truffle. A traditional wine from the famed "Rocche" vineyard in Castiglione Faletto. Elegance and Power. The Grand Cru of the Verduno Commune. Very tightly wound black fruits with hints of wild herbs and leather. In the Bussia zone of Monforte D'Alba, Bolmida makes unique wines that earned him Barolista del Anno 2012 In Monforte, Valentino makes textbook Barolo. His most elegant Cru diplays brooding intensity and finesse. Superb wine. Federico is the rock star of the Barolo commune and Vigna Merenda is Madonna's favorite Barolo! A Tre Bicchierre wine, Boca is the Cornas of nebbiolo. Black, brooding with intense minerality and peppery spice.
altri rossi
The best of the rest 2011 Vernatsch I Vigneti 2008 Pinot Nero IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti Dalzocchio 2009 Lagrein Riserva "Taber" Cantina Bolzano 2011 Pinot Nero Calatroni 2010 Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC Marcaleone Crealto 2011 Barbera d'Asti 'Sanbastian' DaCapo 2009 Dolcetto d'Alba Superiore Flavio Roddolo 2012 Vareij Hilberg Pasquero 2012 Dolomiti Zweigelt "Loach" Radoar 2010 Pinerolese Ramie DOC Giuliano Coutandin 2008 Refosco Colli Orientali Antico Broilo 2010 Rosso Piceno "Pongelli" Villa Bucci 2009 Falcotto Fontezoppa 2008 Suffragium Claudio Morelli 2009 Teran Stoka
Alto Adige Trentino Alto Adige Lombardia Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Piemonte Friuli Marche Marche Marche Slovenia
14
38 75 99
Peter Solva is a master of the Schiava Grape. Charming and reminiscent of an excellent Cotes Chalonnaises. Elizabetta Dalzocchio only makes one wine. Superb mountain Pinot with medium weight, smoke and minerality Aged in barriques. Superb example, loaded with dense black fruits, smoked meat, oriental spice and black pepper.
10
34 42
From Oltrepo Pavese, perhaps the finest Italian Pinot I have ever tasted for the price. Soft red fruits with earth and spice. From 50 yr old organic vines, typical light fresh cherry fruit with smokiness and superb structure
12
38 46
Super barbera with great vibrancy balanced by intense red plum fruit, hints of violets and a silky mineral finish. Roddolo makes Alba Dolcetto that tastes more like that of the Dogliani zone. A serious,deep and brooding biodynamic wine.
14
44 57 90 89
A fantastic unique blend of Barbera and Brachetto. Silky black fruits with rose petals on the nose. Thoroughly enjoyable. A rare example of Zweigelt from Italy. Organic, dark cherry fruit with hints of white pepper and a long lingering finish
Mountain red on the French Border. Cardinal Richelieu's favorite.Like Savoie's Mondeuse and Barolo's bastard child. 150 cases mad The finest example of the grape. Black plums with hints of spice, smoked meats, mountain herbs and black pepper.
15
48 52 56 45
Old vine Montepulciano and Sangiovese. Soft red plums with spices, coffee notes and dried mushrooms. From the rare Vernaccia Nera grape , a,vibrant wine that displays intense blackberry fruit , leather and white pepper From Vernaccia Rossa di Pergola ( a first for me ), one of the finest wines for the price on the list. Complex and funky. Teran has a medicinal history back to Roman times. Blood red, briny and acidic with hints of iron and mountain herbs.Salami wine.
Piemonte
12
39
A lightly sparkling, charming wine with aromas of sour cherry, roses, clove and violets.Fantastic and fun.
bianchi
NV Arneis Passito "Renesium" Malvira
375 500
15 22 15 16 18
60 110 62 79 74
From old vine Arneis on calcarous soils. A soft wine redolent of peaches and almonds. Charming. 2007 Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi Passito Stefano Mancinelli 2011 Alpiane (Fior d'Arancio Passito) Vignalta 375 2008 I Capitelli Anselmi 2008 Cristina Roeno If any wine would prove the importance of the Verdicchio grape, this is it. Intense apricot and toasted almonds. Superb. Intense concentration of honeyed apple fruit with hints of orange peel and wet stones on the finish.
375
Garganega Passito from the famed Foscarino vineyard in Soave. Dried apricots with toasted almonds and racy acidity.
375
Tre Bicchiere. Late Harvest Gewurz, Riesling and Pinot Grigio. Floral with intense acidity and honeyed notes. Superb.
arancio
2007 Gambellara "Taibane" La Biancara
Veneto
12
39
Late harvest, old vine, botrytized, dry, lightly oxidative garganega left on the lees three years. Need I say more.
rossi
NV Uvappesa Ancarani
375
16 15 20 16
69 82 90 68
Centesemino grapes dried for three months. Rich grapey black fruit with hints of pepper. Very pleasing. NV Passito di Barbera "Respiro di Vigna" Carussin 500 2006 Le Brugnine Recioto della Valpolicella Venturini A truly unique passito. Dark red fruits with superb balance due to the naturally high acid in Barbera.
500
A drier more complex example of Recioto.Redolent of berries, licorice, raisins, toasted almonds and toffee.
500
Enormous impact of red plums interlaced with mountain herbs and lingering minerality. Superb
sak
nv Sparkling Junmai "Tokimeki " Harushika Demi sec style. Soft and pleasing as an aperitif. nv Junmai "Sarah Wind" Shirataki
300
42 56 37
500
Light, Dry and Soft with Complex Fruity Aromas nv Junmai Ginjo Onikoroshi "Demon Slayer" Wakatake Light, smooth and rich with hints of watermelon rind. Very silky texture.
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