New enoteca opens

Hidden in the alleyway between big sister Vini and Jared Ingersoll’s Cotton Duck, the latest addition to Surry Hills’ Holt Street food scene is a wine shop slash enoteca that ain’t no slacker when it comes to celebrating interesting wines, liquors and digestives from every region of Italy.

Named after the finest vintage of Falerian wine, from the region between Latium and Campania, you don’t need to be a wine buff to appreciate Surry Hills’ latest vino digs, but those with an eye will find plenty to like.

One half is a walk-in wine fridge, defined by Italian wine regions – buy by the bottle and have it cracked open for you at the bar, or choose from the by-the-glass menu, with the help of the very charming Giorgio de Maria.

Featuring custom hand-blown glass decanters by artist Brian Hirst, intimate seating for 23, and a slimline seasonal menu by Vini and Berta’s owner/executive chef Andrew Cibej; if you like your food simple and sexy, you’re home.

The silky carpaccio of Spanish mackerel is perfect with a glass of Maquè Perricone rosé, the marinated bocconcini with chilli crumbs is a classy winner, and make sure you soak up the earthy pine mushrooms with borlotti beans with plenty of bread.

With its intimate seating, sexy food and quaffable wine list, 121 BC proves it’s cool to share.
 
121 BC
4/50 Holt St (via Gladstone Street), Surry Hills 2010
T: (02) 9699 1582