Lincoln Ristorante

The wine list arrives and it reads like a love letter to the Italian peninsula — specifically the parts that make collectors sweat. This is a serious book, the kind you flip through slowly while the Lincoln Center fountain glows outside the window. The setting sets expectations high, and the list mostly delivers.

Piedmont and Tuscany anchor everything here, and the depth in both regions is genuinely impressive for a restaurant rather than a dedicated wine bar. Barolo alone pulls names like Giacomo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa, and Gaja — that's not a list, that's a flex. Tuscany counters with Biondi-Santi and Soldera on the Brunello side, plus the Super Tuscan holy trinity of Sassicaia, Ornellaia, and Tignanello if you want to go full showboat. The Chianti Classico Riserva section quietly earns its keep with Castello di Ama and Fontodi keeping things honest for those not dropping triple digits.

Twenty to thirty-five pours is a strong by-the-glass program for a room this focused on Italian. Prices start around $15-$20 a glass, which is reasonable for the zip code and the brand names on the bottle list. We'd love to see more rotation and a stated system for keeping opened bottles fresh, but the sheer volume of options means you can build a solid Italian flight without ordering a full bottle.