Wines & Spirits of South America
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CURRENT FOCUS: WINES & SPIRITS OF SOUTH AMERICA Explore the wines of Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Uruguay in this quarter’s menu. South America is famous for its Argentine Malbecs, Chilean Pinot Noirs and Carménères, and Uruguayan Tannats. But there is a lot more to experience... try a Chilean País, a Brazilian sparkling wine, or a Patagonian Merlot for a bit of an adventure! cocktails & spirits flights ............................................................ 1 wine flights ................................................................................ 2 wines by the glass...................................................................... 4 dessert wines & sherries ............................................................ 6 beer & cider ............................................................................... 7 bottle list .................................................................................... 8 liquor selections ...................................................................... 38 COCKTAILS | 12 BAD HOMBRE barrel aged gin, tequila, damiana, sweet vermouth, orange bitters FLAMENCO DANCER singani 63, lemon, hibiscus, angosturra GIRL FROM IPANEMA cocchi americano, escubac, lemon, créme de cacao, chocolate bitters BEET TO THE PUNCH aquavit, vodka, beet punch, lemon, falernum DRAKE’S PASSAGE bourbon, averna, malbec port wine EVITA vodka, watermelon, ginger, yerba mate CONQUISTADOR rum, lime, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg TWO TO TANGO pisco, cachaça, aperol, lemon, grapefruit GAUCHO tequila, sotol, lemon, aloe WHISKEY FLIGHTS UNIQUE LOCAL WHISKEYS | 20 wayward single malt (santa cruz) | spirit works rye (sebastopol) | do good ‘nighthawk’ bourbon (modesto) WHISKEYS AROUND THE WORLD | 22 kikori (japan) | green spot (ireland) | ardbeg ‘corryvreckan’ (scotland) RYE NOT! | 20 lost republic (CA) | hudson ‘maple cask (NY) | willett cask strength (KY) DISTILLERY SPOTLIGHT: DO GOOD DISTILLERY (MODESTO, CA) | 19 tiki style gin | california bourbon | beechwood smoked single malt 1 FEATURED FLIGHTS SOUTH AMERICAN SPARKLING WINES pizzorno espumoso clásico | cave geisse método tradicional | alma negra brut rosé | 18 sample sparkling wines from uruguay, brazil, and argentina in this flight ARGENTINE ROSÉS susana balbo ‘signature’ | revolution wine co. ‘el libre’ | media luna | 14 a range of malbec-dominated rosés from mendoza’s luján de cuyo and uco valley NATURAL SOUTH AMERICAN REDS a los viñateros bravos ‘canto a lo divino’ | gen del alma ‘ji ji ji’ | viña maitía ‘weon’ | 16 these chilean and argentine reds are made with no sulfur, native yeast, and completely natural fermentation WHITE FLIGHTS AROMATIC SOUTH AMERICAN WHITES vitivinícola lafken riesling | bodega colomé torrontés | viña alicia ‘tiara’ | 16 these wines from chile, and argentina boast aromas of white flowers, stone fruits, and meyer lemon UNIQUE CHILEAN WHITES mayu pedro ximinez | casa silva ‘1912 vines’ sauvignon gris | cono sur ‘bicicleta’ viognier | 14 chile is best known for its sauvignon and chardonnay, but these lesser-known grapes make amazing wines here too! CHILEAN SAUVIGNON BLANCS koyle ‘costa’ | viña leyda ‘garuma’ | arboleda | 18 these wines from aconcagua, leyda, and colchagua all have classic chilean herbal and citrus notes MENDOZA CHARDONNAYS siete fincas | catena zapata ‘tupungato’ | zuccardi ‘Q’ | 16 three exemplary chardonnays from the south american region that does them best! ARGENTINE TORRONTÉS bodega colomé torrontés | bodega el porvenir ‘laborum’ | susana balbo ‘barrel fermented’ | 16 this floral, spicy wine is the most distinctive of all argentine whites... try three styles from salta, la rioja, and mendoza 2 RED FLIGHTS ARGENTINE ‘GRAN CORTES’ pulenta estate ‘VII’ gran corte | bodega tukma gran corte | riglos gran corte | 26 ‘gran cortes’ are bordeaux-inspired blends made from the best hand-selected grapes in the vineyards BIG MENDOZA REDS chaman red blend | achaval-ferrer cabernet | bodega vistalba ‘tomero’ malbec | 24 if you’re a fan of argentine malbecs, try this flight! PAÍS, SOUTH AMERICA’S OLDEST GRAPE viña maitía ‘aupa’ pipeño | anotine luyt ‘el país de quenehuao’ | viña gonzalez bastías ‘país en tinaja’ | 18 país was the first wine grape ever planted in the americas... the vines that made these wines are up to 200 years old! SOUTH AMERICAN PINOT NOIRS antoine luyt ‘cruchon’ | bodega chacra ‘cinquenta y cinco’ | viña leyda ‘lot 21’ | 20 three distinct pinots from leyda, cachapoal, and coteaux de trumao, chile’s southernmost grape growing region NORTHERN CHILEAN SYRAHS merino syrah-viognier | mayu syrah-carménère | de martino ‘alto los toros’ | 18 these wines showcase the classic white pepper, blackberry, and violet aromas found in excellent syrahs SOUTH AMERICAN TANNATS bodega domingo molina | pizzorno ‘select blend’ reserva | lidio carraro | 16 tannat originates in the southwest of france, but takes on its own bold, intense character in south america PATAGONIAN REDS bodega chacra ‘cinquenta y cinco’ pinot | bodega chacra ‘mainqué’ merlot | bodega noemia ‘a lisa’ malbec | 18 argentina’s southernmost region crafts a wide array of expressive and complex pinots, merlots, and malbecs CHILEAN CARMÉNÈRES oveja negra ‘single vineyard’ | viña pérez cruz ‘limited edition’ | viña tarapacá gran reserva | 15 carménère originated in bordeaux but found its ideal home in chile, where it makes world-class wines DESSERT FLIGHTS SOUTH AMERICAN DESSERT WINES siete fincas espumante torrontés | errazuriz late harvest sauvignon | susana balbo late harvest malbec | 16 dessert wines made from the classic south american grapes PORT WINES quinta do infantado ruby | fonseca 10 year old tawny | taylor fladgate 20 year old tawny | 14 three styles of this famous dessert wine MADEIRAS rare wine company ‘boston’ bual | 1998 barbeito ‘ribeira real’ | 1986 d’oliveira verdelho | 24 some of the most complex and longest aging wines in the world 3 WINES BY THE GLASS SPARKLING NV pizzorno espumoso clásico | chardonnay + sauvignon | canelón chico, uruguay 14 | 56 NV alma negra brut nature rosé | malbec + pinot noir | mendoza, argentina 16 | 64 2009 cave geisse brut método tradicional | chardonnay | serra gaúcha, brazil 18 | 72 ROSÉ 2016 susana balbo ‘signature’ rosé | malbec + pinot noir | uco valley, argentina 14 | 56 2016 revolution wine co. ‘el libre’ rosé | malbec | luján de cuyo, argentina 10 | 40 2016 media luna rosé | malbec | uco valley, argentina 12 | 48 WHITE 2015 bodega argento | pinot grigio | cafayate, argentina 11 | 44 2015 mayu | pedro ximinez | elqui valley, chile 12 | 48 2015 viña leyda ‘garuma’ | sauvignon blanc | leyda, chile 17| 68 2015 arboleda | sauvignon blanc | aconcagua, chile 16 | 64 2015 koyle ‘costa’ | sauvignon blanc | colchagua, chile 18 | 72 2014 casa silva ‘1912 vines’ | sauvignon gris | colchagua, chile 13 | 52 2015 vitivinícola lafken ‘lo ovalle’ | riesling | casablanca, chile 15 | 60 2014 viña alicia ‘tiara’ | savagnin + albariño | luján de cuyo, argentina 17 | 68 2016 cono sur ‘bicicleta’ | viognier | colchagua, chile 10 | 40 2015 bueyes | torrontés | valles del famatina, argentina 13 | 52 2015 bodega el porvenir ‘laborum’ | torrontés | cafayate, argentina 15 | 60 2014 susana balbo ‘barrel fermented’ | torrontés | uco valley, argentina 17 | 68 2015 bodega atamisque ‘serbal’ | viognier | tupungato, argentina 13 | 52 2012 familia zuccardi ‘Q’ | chardonnay | uco valley, argentina 15 | 60 2015 catena zapata ‘tupungato’ | chardonnay | tupungato, argentina 14 | 56 2016 siete fincas | chardonnay | la consulta, argentina 13 | 52 4 RED 2016 viña maitía ‘aupa’ pipeño | país + carménère | maule valley, chile 10 | 40 2014 antoine luyt ‘el país de quenehuao’ | país | maule valley, chile 16 | 64 2013 viña gonzalez bastías ‘país en tinaja’ | país | maule valley, chile 18 | 72 2016 viña maitía ‘weon’ | carignan | maule valley, chile 11 | 44 2016 gen del alma ‘ji ji ji’| malbec + pinot noir | tupungato, argentina 12 | 48 2013 a los viñateros bravos ‘canto a lo divino’ | cinsault | itata valley, chile 16 | 64 2015 antoine luyt ‘cruchon’ | pinot noir | coteaux de trumao, chile 18 | 72 2013 viña leyda ‘lot 21’ | pinot noir | leyda, chile 22 | 88 2015 bodega chacra ‘cinquenta y cinco’ | pinot noir | río negro, argentina 18 | 72 2014 mayu | syrah + carménère | elqui, chile 13 | 52 2014 merino | syrah + viognier | limarí, chile 14 | 56 2011 de martino ‘alto los toros’ | syrah | elqui, chile 22 | 88 2014 oveja negra ‘single vineyard’ | carménère | maule valley, chile 12 | 48 2013 viña pérez cruz ‘limited edition’ | carménère | maipo, chile 18 | 72 2014 viña tarapacá gran reserva | carménère | maipo, chile 14 | 56 2015 bodega chacra ‘mainqué’ | merlot | río negro, argentina 16 | 64 2015 bodega noemia ‘a lisa’ | malbec | río negro, argentina 20 | 80 2012 chaman red blend | cabernet + merlot + cabernet franc | la consulta, argentina 12 | 48 2014 fabre montmayou reserva | cabernet franc | luján de cuyo, argentina 12 | 48 2015 familia zuccardi ‘concreto’ | malbec | uco valley, argentina 20 | 80 2012 viña alicia ‘brote negro’ | malbec | las compuertas, argentina 28 | 112 2010 bodega vistalba ‘tomero’ gran reserva | malbec | uco valley, argentina 25 | 100 2013 achaval-ferrer | cabernet | mendoza, argentina 18 | 72 2012 viña aquitania ‘lazuli’ | cabernet | maipo, chile 18 | 72 2013 finca decero ‘remolinos vineyard’ | cabernet | agrelo, argentina 16 | 64 2011 pizzorno ‘select blend’ | tannat | canelón chico, uruguay 15 | 60 2014 lidio carraro | tannat | serra gaúcha, brazil 13 | 52 2014 domingo molina | tannat | salta, argentina 18 | 72 2011 bodega