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world i abo not;red that tht:
menu ended w:th the most ex
pensive ltaiian label S:;s-
sicaia, which has sticker price oi'
285.000 W<ln per bottl e. Sassica-
ia orit:inates from the west coast
of Italy, just below the city of
Pisa. so well known for its lean
ing lower. In fact. I made several
unsuccessful attempts to the
property of Sassieaia last No-
vember when 1 was in Siena.
Italv. The cellarmaster told me
that it would take too manv lav-
ers of red tape w get a permit io
allow visitors,
My culinary experience at ll
Ponte was equally good. As a
starter, spaghetti wi:.h seafood
prepared with shrimp and scallops
was a delight to my palate and
this was more affirming as it Wa$
pai:rt:d with Soave Classico. Pega-
so ! 998 for mv choice of wine.
Two other dishes came with the
spaghetti - Risotto alla Parmi-
giana con Fungbeni Autunnali
(wild autumn mushrooms) and
Tone ll i de Maro i n Coriia
(braised beef laced with four-
cheese sz,ucc). The ma tching
wine for these two dishes was
Terrt' di Franciacorta Bian-
co 1995 by An,r:clo Gaja.
The choice for my entree con
si sted of ro<,q halibut e!'.calopc
and double ,-u:let. laml:> roa q
wi1h goat cheese. They were the
Hue ta,tc of ltalv. t must $<JV.
Brunell(' de Montalcmc 1995 Sv
de Frescz-1ha! di v.;as thC
d 1i.) icc wine for the entree .
coh::tt di 1s 1hc
dut:er in rhe reF;f)n.
Dinner en(kd wlth f"rult
;;u;d CPHee :Js lhc clH.:ice
of As 11 is in the ni fddk
of the hohd:!V cbech.int:
n <;Ui fpr the t_>C('(;I :o-}() ;)
is hi;;h!y r<;commended.