Solid Mountain Pours With a View to Match
Mountain Village · Telluride · Contemporary American with Rocky Mountain influences · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 26, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Altezza at The Peaks Resort’s wine list and gave it The Reliable — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You're sitting at 9,500 feet with ski runs out the window and a wine list that plays it safe — and honestly, that tracks. Altezza leans into the hits: Rombauer, Faust, Flowers. Nothing will surprise you, but nothing will disappoint you either.
Twelve labels covering California, Italy, France, Oregon, and Argentina — a tidy little world tour that never ventures off the beaten path. The Italian contingent is the most interesting corner of the list: Girlan Chardonnay from Alto Adige and La Togata Barengo Toscana show someone was paying at least some attention to the old world. Benton Lane Pinot Noir from Oregon is a respectable nod to the Pacific Northwest. The rest — Leviathan, Rombauer, Faust — are restaurant-circuit staples you've seen on a hundred lists exactly like this one.
Here's the twist: every bottle on the list is also available by the glass, so you're looking at 12 pour options ranging from $11 for the Mionetto Prosecco up to $32 for the Faust Cab. That's a solid glass range for a resort restaurant, even if the selection itself is more crowd-pleasing than adventurous. Rotation doesn't appear to be a priority — this feels like a set-it-and-forget-it program.
Leviathan Red Blend — $20
At $20 a glass, the Leviathan is a California red blend that overdelivers for resort pricing — ripe, full, and built for a cold mountain night without asking your wallet to ski into a black diamond.
Girlan Chardonnay Alto Adige
While everyone's ordering the Rombauer on autopilot, the Girlan from Alto Adige is the sleeper pick — it's a leaner, more mineral-driven Chardonnay from one of Italy's most underrated wine regions, and it'll make you feel like you discovered something.
Faust Cabernet
At $32 a glass, you're paying top dollar for a wine that retails around $30 a bottle. It's a fine Cab, but that markup is doing a lot of heavy lifting — save the splurge for another round of the Leviathan.
Benton Lane Pinot Noir + Rocky Mountain Trout
Benton Lane's Oregon Pinot has enough red fruit brightness and earthy backbone to complement the delicate, slightly rich flavor of freshwater trout without steamrolling it — this is the kind of pairing that makes you feel like you actually know what you're doing.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Altezza is a reliable resort wine list — not exciting, not gouging you into oblivion, just a dependable slate of familiar names with a killer alpine backdrop. If you're here for the views and the trout, the wine will hold its own.
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Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Proper
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Seasonal Rotation
Acceptable
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Plays It Safe
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Active Program
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Small but Thoughtful
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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Solid Range
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
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