Oliveto Restaurant, Rockridge (Oakland, CA)
Tasted Wednesday, February 4, 2009 by tonyvelebil with 547 views
Last night Traci and I met Jason Brandt Lewis and his wife Lynn for dinner at Oliveto Restaurant. Last night was their "Whole Hog" Night with a menu dedicated to all things pig, from tail to snout. We ate very well - dishes posted on Food Forum. As usual, we had a terrific time discussing everything from horses to wine to travel around the country....Here are the wines.
2007 Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
This was terrific and accompanied the antipasti. It's lean and rich, racy with white flowers, citrus, some pear and a nice dose of clean wet crushed rocks coming through. Superb and will get better with a little air.
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1996 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
This wine accompanied the pasta courses and even though it was decanted it is a baby...tight. Crushed red cherries, a hint of anise, lots of acid but not so much the acid will outlive the fruit...just didn't seem to pop open last night...wait another 3-5 years on this if you have it - if this bottle was representative. 91+
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2000 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Langhe Bricco Manzoni 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
This accompanied the main courses. Much more open and fleshier than the Produttori. Red cherries, a little hint of chocolate/cocoa, fuller mouth feel with seemingly less acid than the Produttori. Really nice but a touch less complex overall than the Produttori...yummy though!
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