Italo Bassi Confusion Restaurant
This is a big bottle only list, 494 selections deep with nothing poured by the glass, so plan to sell whole bottles all night. It leans Italian and is built around Tuscany and Piedmont, with serious Nebbiolo weight from Gaja and Fontanafredda and a strong Antinori showing, plus a real Sardinian section featuring Cantina Mesa and Surrau that fits the room in Porto Cervo. Bubbles run deeper than usual, 79 sparkling listings led by 37 Champagnes with Moet et Chandon well represented, so we can open festively. For France look to Bordeaux on the red side, where Chateau Mouton Rothschild shows up eleven times, and Burgundy whites for the reference bottles. It rewards a guest who wants a flagship Italian name or a Bordeaux trophy, and it asks you to know the producers cold since there are no glass pours to fall back on.