L'enoteca
Four hundred bottles, all of them Italian
Matteo buys from small growers across all twenty regions. Here are this week's pours, thirty by the glass, and every bottle can go home with you at shop prices.
- 412
- bins
- 20
- regions
- 30
- by the glass
Pair it
Matteo's matches from this week's menu.
Style
21 wines
Sparkling · Lombardy
Franciacorta Brut
Ca' Selva. Brioche, green apple, fine bead.
With Fritto misto
£12 glass
£62 bottle
£34 to take home
Sparkling · Veneto
Prosecco Col Fondo
Casa Vettori. Cloudy, pear skin, sourdough.
With Focaccia & olives
£9 glass
£42 bottle
£23 to take home
Sparkling · Emilia-Romagna
Lambrusco di Sorbara
Podere Ansaldi. Dry, pink, wild strawberry.
With Vitello tonnato
£8 glass
£38 bottle
£21 to take home
White · Liguria
Vermentino
Terre di Luni. Sea salt, lemon thyme.
With Trofie al pesto
£9 glass
£44 bottle
£24 to take home
White · Campania
Fiano di Avellino
Masseria Oro. Honeyed, hazelnut, smoky.
With Spaghetti alle vongole
£11 glass
£54 bottle
£30 to take home
White · Veneto
Soave Classico
Corte Brà. Almond blossom, crisp pear.
With Burrata
£8 glass
£39 bottle
£21 to take home
White · Marche
Verdicchio Riserva
Villa Castelli. Textured, fennel, bitter almond.
With Bream al cartoccio
Bottle only
£68 bottle
£37 to take home
Orange · Friuli
Friulano 'Macerato'
Borgo Ravan. Apricot skin, black tea, grip.
With Carciofi alla giudia
£12 glass
£58 bottle
£32 to take home
Orange · Sicily
Catarratto Ramato
Baglio Neri. Blood orange, dried herbs.
With Aubergine parmigiana
£10 glass
£48 bottle
£26 to take home
Rosé · Abruzzo
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo
Tenuta Pace. Cherry, pink grapefruit.
With Fritto misto
£9 glass
£42 bottle
£23 to take home
Rosé · Lombardy
Chiaretto
Lago Verde. Pale, redcurrant, saline.
With Burrata
£8 glass
£38 bottle
£21 to take home
Red · Tuscany
Chianti Classico
Poggio Lucente. Sour cherry, violets, dusty.
With Pappardelle, ragù
£11 glass
£52 bottle
£29 to take home
Red · Piedmont
Barbera d'Asti
Cascina Rocca. Juicy plum, bright acidity.
With Cacio e pepe
£10 glass
£46 bottle
£25 to take home
Red · Piedmont
Nebbiolo Langhe
Ferraris Bruno. Rose, tar, firm tannin.
With Pork chop
£13 glass
£64 bottle
£35 to take home
Red · Piedmont
Barolo 'Cannubi'
Ferraris Bruno. Truffle, cherry, decades ahead.
With Bistecca for two
Bottle only
£145 bottle
£80 to take home
Red · Tuscany
Brunello di Montalcino
Poggio Lucente. Leather, dark cherry, tobacco.
With Bistecca for two
Bottle only
£120 bottle
£66 to take home
Red · Sicily
Etna Rosso
Monte Nero. Volcanic, redcurrant, smoke.
With Bream al cartoccio
£12 glass
£58 bottle
£32 to take home
Red · Puglia
Primitivo
Masseria Sole. Ripe blackberry, spice.
With Orecchiette
£9 glass
£40 bottle
£22 to take home
Red · Veneto
Valpolicella Ripasso
Corte Brà. Dried cherry, cocoa.
With Pappardelle, ragù
£11 glass
£50 bottle
£28 to take home
Sweet · Piedmont
Moscato d'Asti
Cascina Rocca. Peach, elderflower, low alcohol.
With Olive oil cake
£8 glass
£36 bottle
£20 to take home
Sweet · Tuscany
Vin Santo
Poggio Lucente. Fig, walnut, caramel.
With Tiramisù
£10 glass
£72 bottle
£40 to take home