We spent three nights at Tota Virginia last week with some close friends. So this is a two-in-one review of both the hotel and the restaurant where we had dinner the first night,
I’ve stopped writing reviews for any place that I find anything but top - I’d rather tell the establishment rather than the world if it was not up to a top standard. The hotel has stunning views of Barolo vineyards. The rooms are cosy and comfortable. Great breakfast spread. Above all, the owner, Riccardo, a truly elegant and soft spoken local, went out of his way to be hospitable. Not only did he reserve two top restaurants in Serralunga for our other two dinners, but he even had the courtesy to drive us there and back! How good is that!
Dinner was superb. We had the 40-egg tajarin (pasta) with white truffle and the veal tartar with white truffle. Exquisite, and the best we had in our stay in Langhe. The sommelier suggested a 2006 Barbaresco Gallina from La Spinetta. It was so good, we had three bottles, and even visited the winery the next day. The 10-cheese platter was superb and varied. All in all, I can only praise and thank Riccardo and his staff for making our stay in Piedmont memorable.