Table of Contents

Table of Contents
White Wine
Wines by the Glass………………………………………………………….
Sparkling Wine…..………………………………………………………….
3
4
France
Burgundy……………………………………………………………………………
5
The Loire Valley……………………………………………………………………
6
The Outskirts…………………………..………………………………………...…
8
Germany……………………………………………………………………………...
9
Austria……………………………………………………………………………......
10
Italy & Obscurities...........................................................................................
12
The United States....………………………………………………………………..
13
Red Wine
France
The Rhone Valley…………………………………………………………………...
16
Burgundy……………………………………………………………………………..
18
Bordeaux & the Outskirts….....………………..……………………………….....
20
Italy
Piedmont & Tuscany……………………...………………………………………..
21
Obscurities……………..……....…………………………………………………….
22
The United States
Pinot Noir & Syrah…………….…………………………………………………..
Cabernets & Merlot…….………………………………………………………….
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Dessert Wine & Spirits……………………………………………………………
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Our Wine List
In the following pages is a selection of wines from around the world
that we hope you find engaging and intriguing.
While we have fully represented both those styles of wine which seem to be in most
demand
(Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon, Willamette Valley pinot noir, Châteauneuf-du-Pape)
and those that are our own particular favorites
(Burgundy of both colors, Barolo, Washington State syrah)
the persistent focus is on those wines which best compliment our ethic and cuisine,
with delicate structures and soft flavors reminiscent of forests and earth.
It is in these categories that we have truly committed to variety and accessibility,
and we urge you to take advantage of the depth we offer in our selection of these wines.
So please do take the plunge and be adventurous,
try your salmon with an assyrtiko based wine from Santorini,
enjoy your chicken with grower Champagne from the Montagne de Reims,
have smoked trout with grüner veltliner from the Wachau,
and absolutely order anything with lagrein from Alto-Adige.
We hope you find a new love in these pages.
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Wines by the Glass
Sparkling Wine
2012 Cà del Ré . Italy . Moscato d’Asti
N.V. Lucien Albrecht . France . Crémant d’Alsace . Rosé
N.V. Marie Demets . France . Champagne . Côte des Bar . Brut Tradition
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13
18
White Wine
2007
2012
2013
2012
2008
2012
2003
H. Lun . Italy . Trentino Alto-Adige (gewürtztraminer)
Wente . California . Arroyo Seco . Riva Ranch (chardonnay)
Domaine Paul Buisse . France . Touraine (sauvignon blanc)
Camin Larredya . France . Jurancon . sec . La Part Davan
Henri Prudhon . France . Burgundy . St. Aubin 1er Cru
Clos Cibonne . France . Côtes de Provence . Cru Classé (tibouren)
Château Musar . Lebanon . Bekaa Valley
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13
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Red Wine
2009 Lenotti . Italy . Valpolicella Classico
2010 La Spinetta . Italy . Piedmont . Barbera d’Asti . Ca’ Di Pian
2012 Domaine Billard . France . Burgundy . Hautes Côtes de Beaune
2011 Domaine Fontaine du Clos . France . Vacqueyras . Reflets de l’âme
2010 Smith-Madrone . California . Napa Valley (cabernet sauvignon)
2011 Stolpman . California . Santa Ynez Valley (syrah)
2012 Aberrant Cellars . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Confero (pinot noir)
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Fortified Wine
NV
Quinta do Infantado . Portugal . Pinhão . Tawny Port
[2oz]
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1989
1989
1988
1977
1973
1922
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (malvazia)
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (sercial)
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (terrantez)
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (boal)
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (verdelho)
D’Oliveira . Portugal . Madeira (boal)
[1oz]
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SPARKLING WINE
Sparkling Wine
Grower Champagne is wine made by farmers. 97% of Champagne is not.
We’ll spare you the economics of the situation to say this:
Grower Champagne is better.
Champagnes are some of the most beautiful, complex, evocative wines in the world.
They are amazingly versatile with food,
and the number of extremely high quality wines available is immeasurable. At some
point in the past, people stopped drinking Champagne for its exquisite flavor and
instead sought it out to indulge in a luxury. What a shame.
Half Bottles
N.V.
A. Margaine . Champagne 1er Cru . Montagne de Reims . Demi-Sec
57
N.V.
Pierre Gerbais . Champagne . Aube . Cuvée de Réserve
57
N.V.
Jose Dhondt . Champagne . Côte des Blancs & Sézannes . Blanc de Blancs
68
N.V.
Camille Saves . Champagne 1er Cru . Montagne de Reims . Carte Blanche
70
N.V.
Pierre Peters . Champagne Grand Cru . Côte des Blancs . Cuvée Réserve
72
N.V.
Godmé . Champagne 1er Cru . Montagne de Reims
75
Full Bottles
2012 Cà del Ré . Italy . Moscato d’Asti
45
N.V.
Pol Roger . Champagne . Brut Réserve
95
N.V.
B. Gobillard . Champagne Grand Cru . Vallée de la Marne . Vielles Vignes
140
2004 Lebrun-Servenay . Champagne Grand Cru . Côte des Blancs
150
N.V.
250
Jacques Selosse . Champagne Grand Cru . Côte des Blancs . Initial
1998 Perrier-Jouët . Champagne . Fleur de Champagne
315
“I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate… and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself”
-Napoleon Bonaparte
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WHITE WINE
France
Burgundy
2012 Albert Bichot . Macon Villages
50
2010 Evening Land
62
2010 Gérard Tremblay . Chablis 1er Cru . Fourchaume . Vielles Vignes
70
2011 Jean-Pierre Alexandre Ellevin . Chablis 1er Cru . Vaucoupin
70
2010 Château de la Saule . Montagny 1er Cru
70
2011 Jean-Philippe Fichet . Meursault
[375mL]
75
2011 Merlin Sarl . Pouilly Fuisse
80
2008 Henri Prudhon . St. Aubin 1er Cru . Sur le Sentier du Clou
85
2008 Jean-Noël Gagnard . Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune . Sous Erguison
88
2005 Jean-Marc Morey . St. Aubin 1er Cru . Charmois
90
2007 Jean-Marc Morey . St. Aubin 1er Cru . Charmois
95
2010 Dubreuil-Fontaine . Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru . Clos Berthet
100
2011 Simone Bize . Savigny les Beaune
110
2010 Guy Bocard . Meursault . Vielles Vignes
115
2011 Guy Bocard . Meursault . Vielles Vignes
115
2002 Daniel-Etienne Defaix . Chablis 1er Cru . Les Lys
125
2008 DEux Montille . Meursault 1er Cru . Les Bouchères
150
2011 Domaine Bertrand Bachelet . Chassagne Montrachet
165
2008 Comtesse Bernard de Cherisey . Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru . La Genelotte
215
2004 Comtesse Bernard de Cherisey . Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru . La Genelotte
225
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WHITE WINE
France
The Loire Valley
2012 Thomas Labaille . Loire . Sancerre . L’Authentique
70
2011 Huet . Loire . Vouvray . Sec . Clos du Bourg
70
2007 Eric Morgat . Loire . Savennières . L’Enclos
75
2009 François Cotat . Loire . Sancerre . Les Monts Damnés
135
2011 Didier Dagueneau . Loire . Pouilly-Fumé . Blanc Fumé de Pouilly
150
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WHITE WINE
Biodynamics
The connection here is obvious but important. We are a farm oriented restaurant.
How could we not support these farm-oriented wines? This does not
refer to wines with “farmy” or “barnyard” tastes,
but rather to wines that are made by people who are as careful with the roots of their
vines, and the soil they feed from, as they are with the fruit they eventually bestow.
Biodynamic farming treats an entire farm as a single living organism.
It’s goal is to actually improve the health of the land and ecosystem through farming.
No chemicals are used at any point, and herbal preparations are used as treatments for
the soil.
Every important event in the farm’s life is scheduled on a biodynamic calender based
on phases of the moon, to fit in with the land’s life cycle.
Biodynamics results in healthy vines with deeper rootstocks
which produce uncommonly expressive grapes with a surprising depth
and purity of flavor.
A few important biodynamic producers on our wine list are:
Marcel Deiss (Alsace)
Domaine Weinbach (Alsace)
Domaine Ostertag (Alsace)
Domaine de Montille (Burgundy)
Domaine Trapet (Burgundy)
OIivier Guyot (Burgundy)
Michel Chapoutier (Rhone)
Huet (Loire)
Elisabetta Foradori (Trentino Alto-Adige)
Arianna Occhipinti (Sicily)
Romeo del Castello (Sicily)
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WHITE WINE
France
The Outskirts
2010 Louis Sipp . Alsace . Nature’S (Pinot Blanc)
50
2012 Albert Seltz . Alsace . Reserve (gewurtztraminer)
58
2012 Larredya . Jurançon sec . La Part Davan
65
2011 Larredya . Jurançon sec . La Part Davan
70
2007 Ostertag . Alsace (riesling)
70
2010 Marcel Deiss . Alsace (gewürtztraminer)
75
2011 Charles Hours . Jurançon sec . Cuvée Marie
75
2010 Dirler-Cadé . Alsace . Bollenberg (riesling)
83
2008 Domaine de Montbourgeau . Jura . l’Etoile (savagnin)
100
2007 Marcel Deiss . Alsace (gewürtztraminer)
105
2010 Marcel Deiss . Alsace . Engelgarten
108
2010 Domaine Ganevat . Jura . Côtes du Jura . Cuvée Orégane
110
2010 Domaine Faury . Rhône Valley . Saint-Joseph
124
2011 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff . Rhône Valley . Saint-Joseph
125
2008 Weinbach . Alsace . Altenbourg . Clos des Capucins (pinot gris)
125
2006 Ostertag . Alsace . Grand Cru . Muenchberg (riesling)
136
2011 Yves Cuilleron . Rhône Valley . Condrieu . La Petite Cote
140
2011 Château Simone . Provence . Palette . Rosé
144
2009 Château Simone . Provence . Palette . Blanc
150
2005 Jacques Puffeney . Jura . Arbois . Vin Jaune
200
2002 Trimbach . Alsace . Clos St. Hune (riesling)
600
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WHITE WINE
Germany
German whites are made in a variety of styles: sweet and dry, rich and light.
If you’re curious about any of these, please ask.
“A German wine label is one of the things life’s too short for.”
-Kingsley Amis
2011 Müller-Catoir . Pfalz . (riesling) trocken
50
2011 Heidemann-Bergweiler . Mosel . Bernkasteler Badstube . (riesling) spätlese
60
2012 Schäfer-Frölich . Nahe . Blanc de Noir . Trocken (pinot noir)
65
1996 J.u.H.A.Strub . Rheinhessen . Niersteiner Pettenthal . (riesling) kabinett
75
2012 Dönhoff . Nahe . Oberhäuser Brücke . (riesling) spätlese
99
2012 Dönhoff . Nahe . Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle . (riesling) spätlese
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WHITE WINE
Austria
The ‘terroir’ of Austria is aggressive. Intense herbality (which many think of
as a character of the grüner veltliner grape) exists to some level across all grapes in all
years, red and white. The minerality of Austrian whites is self-assured, and can be
particulary forward. Extractive wine-making techniques don’t mask terroir - they
only seem to pull out more “Austria” in Austrian wines.
Despite the almost overbearing presence of the land in the wines, the amount
of possible variety is immense. Different years and regions produce
wines of delicacy or power, structure or softness. We encourage you to explore.
2011 Karl Lagler . Wachau . Smaragd . Steinporz (grüner veltliner)
75
2005 Domäne Wachau . Wachau . Smaragd . Singerriedel (riesling)
80
2011 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Federspiel . Steinterrassen (riesling)
90
2010 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Federspiel . Steinterrassen (riesling)
95
2011 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Smaragd . Steinterrassen (grüner veltliner)
95
2011 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Smaragd . Pluris (grauburgunder)
100
2010 Rudi Pichler . Wachau . Federspiel (riesling)
105
2010 Rudi Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . Terrassen (riesling)
120
2009 Nikolaihof . Wachau . Smaragd . Im Weingebirge (grüner veltliner)
138
2009 Prager . Wachau . Smaragd . Wachstum Bodenstein (grüner veltliner)
138
2011 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Smaragd . Honivogl (grüner veltliner)
140
2008 Bründlmayer . Kamptal . Lamm (grüner veltliner)
150
2009 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd (sauvignon blanc)
150
1994 Kirchmayr . Wachau . Spätlese . Solist (grüner veltliner)
162
2010 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . Loibner Steinertal (riesling)
165
2010 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . Dürnsteiner Liebenberg (grüner veltliner) 185
2010 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . Loibner Loibenberg (riesling)
200
2010 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . Dürnsteiner Kellerberg (grüner veltliner)
220
2011 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . M (grüner veltliner)
220
2010 F.X. Pichler . Wachau . Smaragd . M (grüner veltliner)
225
2008 Franz Hirtzberger . Wachau . Smaragd . Honivogl (grüner veltliner)
235
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Natural Wine.
The concept of “natural” wine is widely misunderstood.
Unrelated to organics, biodynamics, or even farming in general, in reality the process of
making natural wine begins as the grapes are being picked and ends once the bottle is
sealed.
The idea here is to grow healthy grapes and then let the wine make itself.
No commercial yeasts are necessary, because if grape juice is left to nature, it begins to
ferment naturally.
Minimal or no sulfites are necessary,
as the alcohol that results from fermentation
will preserve wine to some extent already, once it is sealed in a bottle. In some cases,
oak barrels are eschewed as they might mitigate the pure character of the grapes, and
they are replaced by large clay “amphorae,” which are buried in the ground to give the
wine time to make itself.
Most of these wines show at least a slight nutty, oxidative nature.
In the best cases, natural wine expresses a time and a place
with startling purity. If a winemaker’s goal is to tell the story
of a vineyard in a year, natural wine can accomplish that goal
in a way that most others can’t.
Unfortunately, sulfites, oak barrels, and temperature controlled fermentations weren’t
invented to make winemaking more difficult or less consistent. Natural wine can show
the deficit of these modernities with off-flavors, over-oxidation, volatile acidity, and
significant bottle-variation. The selections we’ve made here represent some of the best
in natural wine. As with many things, if you’re in the mood to explore,
this is a good place to do it.
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WHITE WINE
Italy
And Obscurities
2007 H. Lun . Italy . Trentino Alto-Adige (gewürtztraminer)
N.V.
Bodegas Grant . Spain . Jerez . Fino . La Garrocha
38
[375 mL]
40
2012 Occhipinti . Italy . Sicily . Tami (grillo)
48
2008 Cantina del Castello . Italy . Veneto . Soave Classico . Carniga
50
2012 I Vigneri . Italy . Sicily . Etna . Rosato . Vinudilice
60
2009 Jermann . Italy . Friuli Venezia-Giulia . Were Dreams
[375 mL]
60
2011 Fattoria San Lorenzo . Italy
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi . Classico . le Oche
65
2012 Keber . Italy . Collio . Eol
65
2012 Occhipinti . Italy . Sicily . SP68
68
2009 Domaine Sigalas . Greece . Santorini (assyrtiko)
70
2010 Radikon . Italy . Friuli Venezia-Giulia (pinot grigio)
90
2010 Radikon . Italy . Friuli Venezia-Giulia . Slatnik(chardonnay/friulano)
95
2008 Aldo Polencic . Italy . Friuli Venezia-Giulia (pinot bianco)
98
2012 Isole e Olena . Italy . Toscana . Collezione Privata (chardonnay)
105
2010 Foradori . Italy . Alto-Adige . Fontanasanta (noisola)
110
2003 Château Musar . Lebanon . Bekaa Valley
115
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WHITE WINE
The United States
2011 Bookcliff Cellars . Colorado (viognier)
38
2011 Two Ponds . Washington . Columbia Valley (chardonnay)
2012 Wente . California . Arroyo Seco . Riva Ranch (chardonnay)
48
62
2013 Omero . Oregon . Ribbon Ridge . Omero Vineyard (pinot gris)
65
2011 Pine Ridge . California . Carneros . Dijon Clones (chardonnay)
65
2000 Kalin Cellars . California . Livermore Valley (semillon)
65
2013 Sutcliffe Vineyards . Colorado . McElmo Canyon (chardonnay)
70
2010 Sanford . California . Sta. Rita Hills (chardonnay)
75
2011 Mathiasson . California . Napa Valley
75
2011 Mayacamas . California . Napa Valley . Mt. Veeder (chardonnay)
80
2012 Smith-Madrone . California . Napa Valley . Spring Mountain (chardonnay)
82
2009 Wind Gap . California . Central Coast . Yuen (chardonnay)
90
2012 Dragonette Cellars . California
Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara (sauvignon blanc)
95
2012 Donelan . California . Sonoma Coast . Nancie (chardonnay)
120
2010 DuMOL . California . Russian River Valley (chardonnay)
125
2009 Palmina . California . Santa Ynez Valley . Subida (friulano)
125
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Red Wine
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RED WINE
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
There are 262,144 combinations of grapes which can be used to make the
iconic wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. A few possible blends are
1. 100% Grenache
2. 100% Syrah
3. 50% Grenache 50% Roussanne
4. Various proportions of Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Syrah,
Vaccarèse, Counoise, Bourboulenc.
This comes as a surprise to most given the prestige (and price) accorded to wines
from the famous village, and the general strictness of French wine laws
(number of grapes allowable in Cornas: one).
It seems reasonable to assume that when you’re buying a
bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape you would have a general idea of what’s in the bottle.
We say this less as a “buyer beware” and more to demonstrate the power of terroir:
despite the impossible variety of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines,
drinking several side by side forces you to acknowledge the similarities.
The ones which are 100% grenache taste more lke Châteauneuf-du-Pape than grenache
from Priorat, California, or the Languedoc.
The ones which are 100% syrah taste more like Châteauneuf-du-Pape than even the
syrah based wines of the northern Rhone, just miles away.
The flavors in common are dried sage, lavender, and thyme, ripe dark cherries, the
smoky intensity of tar.
If you would like to know more about the blends of each of the
Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines that we offer, please ask,
but know that no matter which you choose, the flavors of the land will be there.
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RED WINE
France
The Rhône Valley
2011 Domaine Fontaine du Clos . Vacqueyras . Reflets de l’âme
55
2007 Domaine du Gour de Chaulé . Gigondas
75
2009 Domaine du Gour de Chaulé . Gigondas
75
2011 Domaine des Pères de L’Église . Châteauneuf-du-Pape
85
2011 Jean Royer . Châteauneuf-du-Pape . Tradition
90
2011 Féraud-Brunel . Châteauneuf-du-Pape
95
2010 Domaine Bois de Boursan . Châteauneuf-du-Pape . Tradition
105
2012 Domaine Vincent Paris . Cornas . Granit 60
120
2009 Mathilde et Yves Gangloff . Côte-Rôtie . La Barbarine
150
2006 E Guigal . Côte-Rôtie . Brune et Blonde
165
2005 Gilbert Dumien-Serrette . Cornas . Patou
185
2003 E Guigal . Côte-Rôtie . Brune et Blonde
195
2004 Domaine Jamet . Côte-Rôtie
195
2005 Bernard Levet . Côte-Rôtie . La Chavaroche
198
2006 Domaine Marcoux . Châteauneuf-du-Pape . Vieilles Vignes
345
2004 Michel Chapoutier . Hermitage . La Pavillon
365
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RED WINE
The Vintages of Burgundy.
While vineyard sites in Burgundy are what dictate flavor profile and
the producer excercises full control over a wine’s style,
the vintage dictates the structure of the wine, which is often the most important element
in understanding its character.
Here we provide a quick summary of the characteristics of various years in the
Cote d’Or.
2012: Darker colored, full-flavored wines with classic acidity and strong terroir.
2011: Mid-weight fruity wines with soft textures and developing savory flavors.
2010: Beautiful purity of flavor, strong acidity, density without weight.
2009: Powerful, lush, forward flavors, mellow acidity, softness and integrated
tannins.
2008: Lighter bodied wines with dark concentrated flavors and some gaminess.
2007: Lighter even than 2008, with very high acidity and obvious delicacy.
2006: Well rounded and balanced with acid, tannin, and pleasant concentration.
2005: Powerful and intense with strong tannins, very ripe fruit flavors, and depth.
2004: Herbaceous and extremely aromatic with light body and clean finishes.
2003: Juicy and rich with soft tannins, developed, earthy flavors, and some heaviness.
2002: Rich and silky with elegant opulence and powerful flavors.
2001: Restrained, austere, and serious tasting, with dryness and mostly earthy
flavors.
2000: Soft, easy drinking wines with almost no tannins and mellow acid.
1999: Full, fleshy, and elegant. Firm tannins, strong and pretty aromatics, exquisite
balance.
1998: Hard tannins, dense flavors, and deep color. Not juicy, but intensely earthy.
1997: Low alcohol, low acidity. Prominently exotic with cooked fruit and smoke
flavors.
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RED WINE
France
Burgundy
2012 Domaine Billard . Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
65
2010 Christian Vergier . Beaujolais Cru . Brouilly . Saint Lager
70
2010 Christian Vergier . Beaujolais Cru . Fleurie . Sous la Madone
80
2012 Jean Marc Burgaud . Beaujolais Cru . Morgon . Côte du Py . Javernieres
80
2012 Jean Foillard . Beaujolais Cru . Morgon . Côte du Py
95
2011 Benjamin Leroux . Bourgogne
100
2012 Hubert Lignier . Bourgogne
105
2011 J.F. Mugnier . Nuits St. Georges . 1er Cru . Clos de la Maréchale [375 mL]
120
2011 Dufouleur Freres . Vosne-Romanee . Les Jacquines
145
2007 Michel Lafarge . Beaune . 1er Cru . Les Aigrots
150
2004 Michel Lafarge . Volnay . 1er Cru . Les Caillerets
180
2004 Michel Lafarge . Volnay . 1er Cru . Clos du Château des Ducs
200
2005 Olivier Guyot . Grand Cru . Clos de la Roche
225
2010 Domaine Harmand-Geoffroy . Gevrey-Chambertin
250
2010 Ghislaine Barthod . Chambolle Musigny . 1er Cru . Les Chatelots
360
2005 Michel Lafarge . Pommard . 1er Cru . Pézerolles
375
2009 Faiveley . Grand Cru . Monopole . Clos des Cortons
420
2009 Mongeard-Mugneret . Grand Cru . Clos de Vougeot
450
2009 Arnoux-Lachaux . Grand Cru . Clos Vougeot
510
2007 Domaine de Montille . Volnay . 1er Cru . Taillepieds
[1.5L]
645
2005 Domaine Trapet . Grand Cru . Latricières-Chambertin
660
2005 Domaine Trapet . Grand Cru . Chambertin
895
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RED WINE
Charles Joguet.
There is something almost supernatural about Charles Joguet’s dedication
to wrenching extraordinary wines from the depths of seemingly ordinary land.
Monsieur Joguet might object to that characterization.
He doesn’t battle the terroir of Chinon: he understands it.
The cabernet franc-based wines of Chinon are widely thought of as acceptable food
wines - wines to open at a dinner with friends and quickly forget.
Not so with the wines of Olga Raffault, Bernard Baudry, and Charles Joguet.
Charles Joguet sees something in the terroir of Chinon that few others think possible,
or worthwhile. His wines are unexpected and unforgettable, like murals on an
abandoned warehouse wall.
Since 1959, when Joguet took over his family domaine,
he has reduced yields, modernized the winemaking, and bottled single-vineyard cuvées
that eclipse any other wine made in Chinon.
If there were Grand Crus in Chinon, they would be his two vineyards:
Clos de la Dioterie, and Clos du Chêne Vert.
These are wines of intensity, concentration, unabashed herbal flavors, and the potential
to age for decades.
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RED WINE
France
Bordeaux, the Loire Valley, the Outskirts
The village of Cahors is actually a bit south of Bordeaux, but that didn’t stop Bordelaise
winemakers from at one point importing their grapes to strengthen their own wines.
These
Malbec-based wines combine old world flavors of fire, iron, and blood with a new
world style of opulence and richness.
2011 Clos La Coutale . Cahors
55
2010 Charles Joguet . Loire . Chinon . Les Petites Roches
65
2009 Château Beauséjour . Bordeaux . Montagne-Saint Emilion . Pentimento
80
2011 Mas de Daumas Gassac . Vin de Pays de l’Hérault
92
2008 Marcel Deiss . Alsace . Burlenburg
100
2011 Domaine Tempier . Bandol
105
2008 Charles Joguet . Loire . Chinon . Les Varennes du Grand Clos
105
2007 Charles Joguet . Loire . Chinon . Les Varennes du Grand Clos
135
2008 Charles Joguet . Loire . Chinon . Clos du Chêne Vert
148
2007 Charles Joguet . Loire . Chinon . Clos du Chêne Vert
155
1996 Château Duhart-Milon . Bordeaux . Pauillac . 4eme Grand Cru Classé
228
2011 Domaine Tempier . Provence . Bandol . Cabassaou
240
2003 Château Calon-Ségur . Bordeaux . Saint-Estèphe . 3eme Grand Cru Classé
295
2005 Château Branon . Bordeaux . Pessac-Léognan
350
2000 Château La Conseillante . Bordeaux . Pomerol
550
20
RED WINE
Italy
Piedmont
2012 Sottimano . Maté (brachetto)
50
2011 Pecchenino . (dolcetto) di Dogliani . Siri d’Jermu
60
2010 La Spinetta . (barbera) d’Asti . Ca’ Di Pian
70
2012 Cascina ‘Tavijn . (ruché) di Castagnole Monferrato
70
1996 Dante Rivetti . (barbera) d’Alba . Alabarda
82
2011 De Forville . Barbaresco
85
2005 Rovellotti . Ghemme . Riserva . Costa del Salmino
115
2008 Cavallotto . Barolo . Bricco Boschis
135
2009 Cappellano . Barolo . Serralunga d’Alba . Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris
190
2008 Cappellano . Barolo . Serralunga d’Alba . Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris
210
2007 Cappellano . Barolo . Serralunga d’Alba . Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris
220
2005 Cappellano . Barolo . Serralunga d’Alba . Otin Fiorin Piè Rupestris
235
2005 Vietti . Piedmont . Barolo . Castiglione Falletto . Rocche
309
Tuscany
2011 Casina di Cornia . Chianti Classico
55
2008 Uccelliera . Rosso di Montalcino
65
2010 Dei . Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
85
2010 Fonterenza . Rosso di Montalcino
87
2009 Podere le Boncie . Chianti Classico . Le Trame
105
2006 Pian delle Querci . Brunello di Montalcino . Riserva
120
2007 Talenti . Brunello di Montalcino
130
1995 Fèlsina . Chianti Classico . Castelnuovo Berardenga . Riserva . Rancia
158
2009 Poggio di Sotto . Rosso di Montalcino
160
2006 Canalicchio di Sopra . Brunello di Montalcino
165
2007 Fonterenza . Brunello di Montalcino
170
1996 Canalicchio di Sopra . Brunello di Montalcino
180
2006 Podere Sapaio . Bolgheri Superiore
195
2008 Poggio di Sotto . Brunello di Montalcino
295
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RED WINE
Italy
And Obscurities
As wine and wine culture have grown more international the world of ‘fine’ wine has
changed dramatically. There is more high quality wine available today than there has
ever been before, from a wider variety of countries, terroirs, soils, and climates than
would have been familiar to any but the most initiated just a decade or two ago.
The unfortunate fact is that the vast, vast majority is made from the same well known
grapes. Cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, merlot, pinot noir, chardonnay, and
syrah have become the Gala apples, Bartlett pears, and Roma tomatoes of the wine
world: undeniably varietals of high quality and consistently farmed successfully, but
in the spectrum of all the apples, pears, and tomatoes that exist in the world,
only a fraction of what is available, possible, and potentially as delicious.
For the same reason that we believe that Jack be Little pumpkins grown at our farm in
Niwot, Colorado can be used to make some of the most
delicious and unique squash-based dishes you will ever have,
we love winemakers who take some of the lesser known varietals that have been
growing in their respective regions for generations and set out to make wines from
them to compete with the best of California cabernet, Australian shiraz, and white
Burgundy.
When these attempts are succesful, they yield wines that are more than world-class in
terms of quality:
they are unique and in posession of a sense of tradition, history,
and a connection to the truly local that can be a rare find in the wine world today.
2011 Abbazia di Novacella . Italy . Trentino Alto-Adige (lagrein)
50
2012 Fuedi di San Marzano . Italy . Puglia . i Tratturi (primitivo)
50
2009 Dominio do Bibei . Ribeira Sacra . Spain . Lalama
80
2011 I Vigneri . Italy . Sicilia
85
2008 Fattorie Romeo del Castello . Italy . Etna . Vigo
95
2009 Roccolo Grassi . Italy . Veneto . Valpolicella Superiore
95
2006 Sant’ Elena . Italy . Venezia Giulia . Quantum (pignolo)
105
2011 Foradori . Italy . Trentino Alto-Adige . Sgarzon (teroldego)
110
2010 Foradori . Italy . Trentino Alto-Adige . Granato (teroldego)
120
2004 Chateau Musar . Lebanon . Bekaa Valley
120
1999 Chateau Musar . Lebanon . Bekaa Valley
160
1998 Chateau Musar . Lebanon . Bekaa Valley
180
2009 Roccolo Grassi . Italy . Veneto . Amarone della Valpolicella
195
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RED WINE
The United States
Pinot Noir & Rhone Varietals
2010 Eyrie . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Dundee (pinot noir)
[375 mL]
65
2011 Syncline . Washington . Red Mountain (mourvedre)
70
2011 Sutcliffe Vineyards . Colorado . McElmo Canyon (cinsaut)
70
2009 Sutcliffe Vineyards . Colorado . McElmo Canyon . Field Blend
80
2010 Sutcliffe Vineyards . Colorado . McElmo Canyon (syrah)
85
2011 Ruby Trust . Colorado . Grand Valley
Gunslinger (syrah/cabernet sauvignon/petit verdot)
2011 J.K. Carriere . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Vespidae (pinot noir)
85
88
2012 Dragonette Cellars . California . Santa Ynez Valley
John Sebastiano Vineyard (grenache)
2011 Stolpman . California . Santa Ynez Valley (syrah)
90
90
2010 Copain . California . Anderson Valley . Les Voisins (pinot noir)
90
2011 Omero . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Ribbon Ridge (pinot noir)
92
2012 Dragonette Cellars . California . Santa Rita Hills (pinot noir)
100
2009 Ross Andrew . Washington . Columbia Valley . Boushey Vineyard (syrah)
105
2012 Wind Gap . California . Sonoma Coast (pinot noir)
110
2011 Radio-Coteau . California . Sonoma Coast . Las Colinas (syrah)
110
2009 Sanford . California . Sta. Rita Hills . Sanford & Benedict (pinot noir)
115
2011 Copain . California . Anderson Valley . Monument Tree (pinot noir)
120
2011 Owen Roe . Washington . Yakima Valley . Chapel Block (syrah)
120
2011 Cristom . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Eola-Amity . Louise (pinot noir)
125
2011 Donelan . California . Sonoma County . Two Brothers (pinot noir)
142
2009 Sanford . California . Sta. Rita Hills . La Rinconada (pinot noir)
144
2011 Antica Terra . Oregon . Willamette Valley . Botanica (pinot noir)
165
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RED WINE
The United States
Cabernets & Merlot
2012 Bench . California . Sonoma County . Knights Valley (merlot)
50
2011 Hermann J. Wiemer . Finger Lakes . New York (cabernet franc)
52
2010 Pied à Terre . California . Napa County (cabernet sauvignon)
70
2010 Smith-Madrone . California . Napa Valley (cabernet sauvignon)
90
2010 Owen Roe . Washington . Yakima Valley . Rosa Mystica (cabernet franc)
98
2011 Round Pond . California . Napa Valley . Rutherford (cabernet sauvignon)
110
2010 August Briggs . California . Sonoma Valley
Monte Rosso Vineyard (cabernet sauvignon)
140
2009 Brookman . California . Napa Valley (cabernet sauvignon)
155
2008 Mayacamas . California . Napa Valley . Mt. Veeder (cabernet sauvignon)
165
2004 Rubicon Estate . California . Napa Valley . Rutherford
304
2005 Peter Michael . California . Knights Valley . Les Pavots
360
2008 Peter Michael . California . Knights Valley . Les Pavots
375
2004 Staglin . California . Napa Valley . Rutherford
385
2005 Staglin . California . Napa Valley . Rutherford
495
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DESSERT WINE
Dessert Wines
2011 Bookcliff Vineyards . Colorado . (muscat blanc)
[500 mL]
36
N.V.
Bookcliff Vineyards . Colorado . (black muscat)
[375 mL]
55
2007 Ca’ Togni. Napa Valley . Spring Mountain . sweet red
[375 mL]
110
2003 Monte Faustino . Italy . Recioto della Valpolicella
[500 mL]
110
2010 Château Petit Vedrines . Sauternes
[375 mL]
60
2010 Château Haut-Mayne . Sauternes
[750 mL]
100
1997 Château Rieussec . Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
[375 mL]
140
1990 Château Rieussec . Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
[375 mL]
185
1989 Château Rieussec . Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
[375 mL]
190
1988 Château Rieussec . Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
[375 mL]
210
1989 Château d’Yquem . Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
[375 mL]
590
Spirits
Scotch
Ballantine’s Blended
Pig’s Nose Blended
Ardmore Highland
Auchentoshan Lowland
Benriach 12 Speyside
Springbank 10 Campbeltown
Laphroaig Cask Strength Islay
Benriach 15 Madeira cask Speyside
Jura 16 Isle of Jura
Springbank 15 Campbeltown
7
9
11
11
12
13
15
17
17
17
Bourbon & Rye
Elijah Craig 12 Year
Wild Turkey Rye
Russel’s 10 Year
Russel’s 6 Year Rye
Baker’s
6
6
8
8
11
Brandy & Eau de Vie
Laird’s Applejack
Daniel Bouju Cognac
25
6
7
Busnel Calvados VSOP
Bertagnolli Grappa
Nardini Grappa
Noble Dame Calvados
Morice Calvados
Koralis Barrique Grappa
Po di Poli Grappa
8
8
9
9
10
11
15