Chazz Palminteri
Supper Club Swagger With Italian Wine Backbone
Midtown Manhattan · New York · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 19, 2026
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First Impression
The wine list at Chazz Palminteri arrives looking exactly like the room feels — ambitious, Italian-American, and a little bit Hollywood. Italy dominates, as it should, with names like Gaja and Biondi-Santi lending the list some serious credibility. This is a list built to impress a client dinner or a date who orders by the label.
Selection Deep Dive
Italy is the clear anchor here, with Barolo headlined by Gaja and Giacomo Conterno, Brunello represented by Biondi-Santi and Banfi, and Super Tuscans like Sassicaia and Tignanello doing their crowd-pleasing thing. The Chianti Classico Riserva selections fill in the mid-range nicely, which is where most tables should actually be drinking. California shows up with Stag's Leap and Jordan Cabernet, and there's a Burgundy Pinot Noir contingent that suggests someone put real thought into the French corner. The list runs 150-250 bottles — wide enough to have something for everyone, not deep enough to get lost in.
By the Glass
Twelve to eighteen options by the glass is a respectable spread for a Midtown Italian-American dining room, and the $12-$18 price range is honest for this zip code. We'd like to see more rotation and adventure in the glass program — right now it reads like a greatest-hits reel rather than a list with genuine curiosity. Still, you can find a solid pour here without committing to a bottle.
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon — $45
Jordan is a reliable, crowd-friendly Napa Cab that often gets marked up mercilessly in Midtown. At the lower end of this list's price range, it's the move if you want California without the sticker shock of the bigger names.
Chianti Classico Riserva
Most tables here are reaching for the Sassicaia or the Brunello, which means the Chianti Classico Riserva selections get overlooked. These are food-first wines built for exactly the kind of bold, saucy Italian-American cooking on this menu — and they clock in well below the headline bottles.
Sassicaia
Sassicaia is a great wine. It's also one of the most recognizable labels in Italy, which means it gets marked up everywhere it appears. In a Midtown dining room catering to expense accounts, you can bet the margin here is punishing. Drink it at home where you paid retail.
Giacomo Conterno Barolo + Veal Chop
A proper Barolo from Giacomo Conterno — all tar, dried roses, and firm tannin — needs something substantial to stand up to it. The veal chop has the weight and the savory depth to meet it halfway, and together they do exactly what Italian food and Italian wine are supposed to do.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Chazz Palminteri is a reliable Italian wine destination for Midtown — not groundbreaking, but earnest enough to earn its Wine Spectator credential. Come for the Barolo and the veal chop, skip the trophy bottles, and leave before the markup on the Super Tuscans starts to sting.
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