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An Afternoon in Barolo with Aurelio Settimo
Saturday, March 21st
4:00-5:30 PM
In the Private Dining Room of Forbes Mill Steakhouse Danville
$45 per attendee, includes wine, antipasti, tax and gratuity
Space is extremely limited—advance tickets required
Welcome to Danville, PRIMA Vini! Let’s get this party started!
Although we won’t be opening our own store in Danville until later this spring, we wanted to introduce ourselves to the neighborhood sooner by welcoming Davide Settimo, co-owner of Aurelio Settimo, one of our very favorite wineries in Barolo, to Forbes Mill Steakhouse on March 21. This late afternoon tasting and seminar conducted by Davide and PRIMA owner/wine director John Rittmaster will highlight the Settimo wines from the famed Rocche dell’Annunziata vineyard, the ‘Grand Cru of La Morra.’
We’ll be tasting:
2022 Dolcetto d'Alba
These vines are actually southeast-facing in Arborina, across the road from Settimo on a slope that, on the opposite side of the swale, belongs to Elio Altare. Why isn’t this Barolo? Because, winemaker Tiziana Settimo says, ‘we love Dolcetto!’ This is a darker, richer, real gutsy style of Dolcetto that is extremely savory and food-friendly. She holds it back on purpose so its rough edges vanish and it drinks way over its paygrade.
2022 Langhe Nebbiolo
2022 was very hot and dry and made, what is for Settimo, a bigger-boned wine with some serious chutzpah. It’s a longtime PRIMA favorite in the ‘baby Barolo’ style with a lot of class and nuance. Love this wine!
2021 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata
Is Rocche the La Tâche of La Morra?! The Settimos are the second-largest landholder in the MGA, making this the flagship wine for the cantina. Some of the classiest juice out there, especially when you consider what her neighbors get for lesser exposures in this top vineyard. This is a stunner, a wine for the ages!
2019 Barolo Riserva Rocche dell’Annunziata ‘Black Label’
Fahgettaboutit! Tiziana only makes the Riserva in truly special vintages, and 2019 was about as good as it gets.
from right to left:
PRIMA owner/wine director John Rittmaster, Anne Poole (Rittmaster), Tiziana Settimo, Davide Settimo, Giulia (Davide's partner)
Grab dinner at Forbes Mill afterward! Reserve on OpenTable:
