Wine pairings: North End GrillWine pairings: North End Grill

The dish:

Lava Lake Lamb Loin, served with grilled eggplant and figs, $36

The wine:

1998 Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Vigna d’la Roul; Piedmont, Italy; $26 per glass, $104 per bottle

Grape varietal:

Nebbiolo

The pairing:

Mature Barolo is always my favorite with lamb. Winemaker Valentino Migliorini’s elegant, modern expression of Barolo has a concentration of fruit and dried floral aromas that enhance the sweetness of the figs, while the wine’s classically firm structure and earthy tar notes marry well with the smoky char of the wood fire-grilled lamb and eggplant.

Wine tasting notes:

North End Grill’s Lava Lake Lamb Loin

An exceptional single-vineyard Barolo from an acclaimed vintage, the Vigna d’la Roul is both concentrated and elegant. On sight, it carries more concentration of color ...