Apero / Sophias New Wine List (Red Wines/BTG)

Question 1

• CROSSBARN
• $32 - $127
• CABERNET SAUVIGNON
• NAPA VALLEY, CA , USA

Question 2

• QUILT
• $24 - $95
• GRAPES: CABERNET SAUVIGNON
• NAPA VALLEY, CA, USA
• 14.9% ABV
• FOOD PAIRING:
  Steak with a chimichuri sauce, beef bolognese, or an eggplant parmesan.

Answer 2

• TASTING NOTES:
• COLOR: Dark plum
• AROMA: Fragrant aromas of cocoa nibs, blackberry, pie crust and boysenberry jam.
• PALATE: Rich favor of black cherty pie filling, creamed plum, and a hint of dove. Elegant on the palate , with strong acidity and a long, smooth finish accompanied by velvety tannins.

Question 3

• ERNESTO CATENA “SIESTA ЕИ EL TAHUATISUYU“
• $20 - $79
• GRAPES: MALBEC
• MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
• ABV: 13.5% - 13.8%
• Pairs Well with:
  Red Meat

Answer 3

• Intense, complex and elegant, Siesta wines are the winery’s best effort to express the “varietal” personality, enhanced by the unique characteristics of the Vistaflores terroir.
• Notes: Leafy berry, licorice root and spice aromas are incongruous with a wiry palate with a clipped feel. Puckery plum, berry and wood-spice flavors finish peppery and dry, with a residual oak texture.

Question 4

• ARCANUM IL FAUNO
• $25 - $99
• TOSCANA, ITALY
• TUSCAN RED BLEND
• GRAPES: MERLOT, CABERNET FRANC, PETIT VERDOT, CABERNET SAUVIGNON
• ABV: 15%
• Pairs Well: Beef, Veal, Lamb, Poultry, Cured Meat

Answer 4

• TASTING NOTES:
• Blackberry, Plum, Dark Fruit, Cherry, Raspberry, earthy, Oak, Tobacco, Vanilla

Question 5

• BORGO SCOPETO
• $17 - $67
• TUSCANY, ITALY
• TUSCAN RED BLEND
• GRAPES: GRAPE VARIETY: SANGIOVESE (40%), MERLOT (20%), SYRAH (20%), CABERNET SAUVIGNON(20%).
• ABV: 13%
• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING: Roast, grilled meat, truffled dishes, mature cheese.

Answer 5

• FOOD AND WINE PAIRING: Roast, grilled meat, truffled dishes, mature cheese.
• TASTING NOTE: The Borgonero is round and balanced, with an intense nose. Smooth and slightly sweet. Vanilla and black ripe cherry. Wonderful bouquet. Very juicy, soft and full-bodied.
  Beautiful persistence.

Question 6

• CALDORA MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO YUME
• $24 - $95
• MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO ITALY
• GRAPES: MONTEPULCIANO
• ABV: 13.5%
• Pairs Well with Pasta Alla Bolognese, Beef, Pork and Duck

Answer 6

The color is clear, compact, very consistent, ruby red with purple reflections. To smell it detects high intensity and good complexity by hints of ripe red fruit, amaretto, marzipan and sweet spices. The taste is dry and hot, with soft tannins that are velvety to the touch. It ‘a wine of excellent flavor and good balance.

Question 7

• TENUTA CROCEDIMEZZO
• $22 - $87
• MONTALCNO,ITALY
• GRAPES : 100% SANGIOVESE GROSSO
• Pairing table: roasts, grilled red meat, game, mature cheeses

Answer 7

• Color: intense ruby red
• Bouquet: fresh with strong hints of spices and berries
• Taste: prolonged persistence, very important structure with soft tannins
• Tasting temperature: 16°C
• Pairing table: roasts, grilled red meat, game, mature cheeses

Question 8

• THE HILT, PINOT NOIR
• $25 - $99
• SANTA RITA HILLS, CA, USA
• GRAPES: PINOT NOIR
• ABV: 13%
• Pairs Well with: Mushrooms, Veal, Poultry , Pork

Answer 8

• Tasting Notes: Welcomes with a decidedly savory and wild nose with bright red berries, incense, blood orange, clove, green peppercorn and black tea. Notes of dried sage, rosemary, menthol and elderberry. Seamless and pure red fruit that rolls across the palate with pomegranate-like juiciness. One can sense the cold, windy conditions of our estate vineyards in the focused and streamlined attack and persistent yet balanced brightness on the finish. Solid Hilt structure with large quantities of impossibly fine tannins. Altogether a seductive, chalky and deeply complex Hilt Estate pinot noir.
• 8% New French oak,
  92% neutral Franch oak for 11 months

Question 9

• BOUCHARD AINE & FILS
• $18 - $71
• BOURGOGNE HAUTES-CÔTES DE BEAUNE, FRANCE
• GRAPES: PINOT NOIR
• ABV: 13%
• Ideal Pairing: Veal Chop
• Pairs Well with Beef, Steak and Poultry

Answer 9

• Tasting Notes: Elegant ruby red. Fine and subtle nose with pleasant aromas of small black fruits. Supple and round mouth with soft tannins and a nice freshness. Full body red wine

Question 10

• CANTALICI
• $24 - $95
• CHIANTI CLASSICO, ITALY
• GRAPES: 85% SANGIOVESE, 5% CABERNET SAUVIGNON , 10% MERLOT
• Food pairings:
• Perfect fit: Chicken Parmesan, Pepperoni Pizza, Polenta and braised beef
• Enjoy with “pici” with ragout sauce, “pappardelle” with hare sauce, stewed wild boar and stewed roebuck
  Veal, Pasta, Beef, cured meats

Answer 10

• Bouquet:
  Intense ruby red color with light garnet reflexes. The nose with ample aromas of cherry and fresh fruits of the forest, well complemented by pleasant hints of vanilla. In the mouth it is balanced, with good tannins and a well-balanced acidity, which evolves into a savory finish and persistent.
• Aging:
  12 months (70% of the product in French oak barrels, half new, the remaining 30% in stainless steel tanks).

Question 11

• RIVETTO NEBBIOLO LANGUE
• $24 - $95
• PIEDMONT, ITALY
• GRAPES: NEBBIOLO, BARBERA
• ABV: 14.5%
• PERFECT FIT: Spaghetti Bolognese, Pork Chop with Mushroom Sauce, Gnocchi Al Gorgonzola
• PAIRS WELL: Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Game (Deer, Venison)

Answer 11

• TASTING NOTES
  Traditional, Slavonian oak botti aged and “oak neutral” on the palate to promote Nebbiolo’s fruit and round out young tannins.
• AGING
  Aged for 12 months in 30ml Slavor an oak barrels

Question 12

• AZIENDA AGRICOLA SORDO BARBARESCO
• $27 - $107
• PIEDMONT, ITALY
• GRAPES: 100% NEBBIOLO
• ABV: 14.5%
• FOOD PAIRINGS: Serve with rich, structured dishes, such as red meat, game (Deer, Venison), seasoned cheeses

Answer 12

• Tasting Notes: Deep garnet red with dark ruby hues and a complex bouquet of wild roses, violets, licorice, berry fruit, cinnamon, and cloves. Silky texture and intense, structured flavors, with a full body, sweet tannins, long finish.