Pairs like 15/60 up front, a Vault section to 1,050
North End · Boston · Italian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Trattoria Il Panino's wine list opens with 19 wines posted as two-price pairs such as 15/60, then runs through single-price Italian and Napa bottles into several From the Vault pages that top out at a 2021 Solaia (Antinori, Toscana) for $1,050. The PDF does not label which number in a pair is the glass and which is the bottle.
The front pages cover Champagne and sparkling (a Gambino Prosecco and Galetto Brut Rose at 15/60, Ferrari Brut Trentino at 18/72, then Moet Imperial at 138, both Veuve Clicquot bottlings at 189 and a 2015 Dom Perignon at 608), a Bertani rose at 15/60, six whites in pairs (14/56 to 15/60) and nine reds in pairs (14/56 to 17/68). Single-price whites run from Ponzi Pinot Gris and a Verdicchio at 60 to the Cakebread Sauvignon Blanc at 89. Single-price reds start at a Campe della Spinetta Nebbiolo at 72 and include a Chianti Classico Riserva from Monsanto (84), Barbaresco from Vite Colte (88), Mauro Molino Barolo (104) and a 2019 Canetta Brunello (112). From the Vault adds Gaja whites, American Cabernets from Jordan, Caymus and Silver Oak, a long run of Barolo and Barbaresco (including a 1985 Produttori del Barbaresco at 675 and a 2020 Gaja Sperss at 1,020) and Tuscan names such as Tignanello (435), Sassicaia (897) and Solaia (1,050). The PDF is undated, so confirm vintages and prices.
The list does not label glass pours. It posts 19 wines as pairs: two sparkling wines at 15/60 and one at 18/72, a rose at 15/60, six whites from 14/56 (Beni di Batasiolo Gavi di Gavi, Villa Marchesi Pinot Grigio) to 15/60, and nine reds from 14/56 (Monte Luce Merlot) to 17/68 (Tuck Beckstoffer Cabernet, San Polo Rubio). Ask your server which figure is the pour before ordering.
The Bottom Line
A long, Italian-heavy list that starts with ordinary-priced pairs and climbs into four-figure Vault bottles. Start with the 14/56 Gavi di Gavi, or the 18/72 Ferrari Brut if you want bubbles, and ask which number is the glass price. This unrated guide covers the posted wine list, not service, storage or markups.
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