2000 Vintage Piedmont Wine Tasting

Thoughts on the matter: “I like all paintings. I always look at the paintings, good or bad, in barbershops, furniture stores, provincial hotels. I’m like a drinker who needs wine. As long as it is wine, it doesn’t matter which wine.”

Pablo Picasso - Painter

The Piedmont saw an unprecedented string of outstanding vintages from 1995-2001, each vintage being different but all of them offer wines of unprecedented quality.  The 1999 vintage may prove to be one of the longest lived along with 1996 and 2001.  The two vintage that received the highest accolades from the press were 1997 and the 2000 vintage (the perfect –100 point vintage according to the Wine Spectator).  We would agree with the critics that 2000 was an outstanding vintage but we can now see if the press was correct as these wines are now approaching their 25th b-day.  We just picked up a small collection including some top-level Barolo and Barbaresco from the 2000 vintage and rather than selling them I thought we should put an event on the calendar to drink them. 

As I like to say “we are doing scientific research with wine” at Wine Watch and when we hit a subject we hit it hard as we will be studying vintage Piedmont wines back to the 1969 vintage on Saturday, June 7th I thought a good follow up study would be 2000 vintage wines. 

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $295 + tax and there are only 14 spaces available.  For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.

2000 Vintage Piedmont Wine Tasting

Friday, August 8th 

7:30pm

2000 Azelia Barolo DOCG

2000 Bruno Rocca Rabaja Barbaresco DOCG

2000 E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis Cannubi Barolo DOCG

2000 Fontanafredda Serralunga d'Alba Barolo DOCG

2000 Giovanni Manzone Bricat Barolo DOCG

2000 Moccagatta Barbaresco Cole DOCG

2000 Paolo Scavino Carobric Barolo DOCG

2000 Silvio Grasso Bricco Luciani Barolo DOCG

2000 Vietti Ravera Barolo DOCG

2000 La Spinetta Barbaresco Gallino DOCG

2000 La Spinetta Barbaresco Starderi DOCG

2000 La Spinetta Barbaresco Valeirano DOCG



Menu

Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie

Mushroom Soup

Beef Tartar Served Over Bone Marrow with Truffle Aioli and Whole wheat Toast Points

Gnocchi with Black Truffle Alfredo Sauce

Tiramisu

The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.  Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or preferences and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.