Lakeside Italy, Broadmoor Prices, Worth It Anyway
Broadmoor · Colorado Springs · Italian (Northern Italian, trattoria-style) · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 14, 2026
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You open the wine list at Ristorante del Lago and immediately feel the Broadmoor price premium — this is resort fine dining, and they're not pretending otherwise. The Italian focus is tight and credible, leaning hard into Piedmont and Tuscany with a few Sicilian curveballs. It's not the most adventurous list in the world, but it knows what it is.
The list anchors itself in the Italian classics: Barolo, Barbaresco, Tignanello, and a respectable showing from Alto Adige for whites. Gaja Barbaresco and Antinori Tignanello are the headline acts, doing exactly what they're supposed to do on a list like this — signaling seriousness to guests who know wine and giving the staff something to sell hard to guests who don't. Planeta's Etna Rosso is a pleasant surprise that suggests someone here is paying attention to what's happening in Sicily. California sneaks in as a secondary tier, probably to keep the Chardonnay crowd happy, but the Italian backbone is clearly where the love went.
Expect 12 to 18 options by the glass, running $15 to $25, which is exactly what a Broadmoor resort pours when it's trying to be accessible without leaving money on the table. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio almost certainly anchors the white side of the BTG list — it's reliable, recognizable, and at a venue like this, it'll move. We'd push past it and ask what else is open.
Planeta Etna Rosso — $60
At the lower end of the bottle range and a genuine conversation piece — volcanic Sicilian Nerello Mascalese that drinks lighter and more interesting than anything nearby at that price point on this list.
Marchesi di Barolo Barolo
It gets overshadowed by the Gaja on the same list, but Marchesi di Barolo is a historic, serious house making textbook Barolo at a fraction of the price — the wine geeks at the table will know, and the rest will just enjoy it.
Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio
Fine wine, genuinely fine — but you can buy this at any grocery store for $20 and the markup here will sting. The restaurant can do better for you, and so can you.
Antinori Tignanello + Pappardelle with braised short rib or wild boar ragù
Tignanello's Sangiovese-Cabernet backbone — earthy, structured, with a dark fruit core — cuts right through the richness of a slow-braised meat ragù. It's a classic pairing that earns its cliché status every single time.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Ristorante del Lago is the rare resort restaurant where the wine program actually earns some respect — the Italian focus is real, the sommelier knows the list, and a few genuinely exciting bottles are hiding in there if you look past the marquee names. Just go in knowing you're paying Broadmoor prices, and order accordingly.
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