France-Burgundy and Lechauve Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune blanc 2016 $29.00 Drinks like Meursault. Lechauve is a grower for Hospice de Beaune. Lechauve Hautes-Côtes-de-Beaune rouge 2015 $29.00 Great vintage, also drinks above its perceived pedigree. Christian Bellang Meursault 2016 $55.00 Small grower based in Beaune, give it an hour to open up. Bellang Savigny-Les-Beaune blanc 2014/15 $39.00 Some of the best values in region emanate from Savigny Bellang Savigny-Les-Beaune Vieilles Vignes rouge 2014/15 $39.00 Old vines and classically structured with seductive nuances. Pierre Guillemot Savigny-Les-Beaune ‘Les Grands Picotins’ rouge 2015 $43.00 50-90 year old vines. Soft red berry fruit, elegant and silky. Jean-Philippe Marchand Aloxe-Corton Vielles Vignes rouge 2015 $62.00 Black fruits, Asian spices. Classy, textured Pinot, fine length Regis Bouvier Gevrey-Chambertin 2015 $65.00 Brawny, rich and bold. soul-warming, forest floor and dark fruit. L’Évêché Mercurey ‘Les Ormeaux’ 2014 $29.00 L’Évêché Mercurey ‘Les Ormeaux’ 2015 $33.00 Small, passionate grower in Mercurey, a great source for value in Pinot from the Côte Chalonnaise. Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis ‘Sainte-Claire’ 2016 $26.00 Pure Chablis. Bracing and stony, earth-tinged finish. Doudet-Naudin Pouilly-Fuissé 2016 $34.00 A rich example from Mâcon’s most famous appellation, no oak. Bader-Mimeur Chassagne-Montrachet blanc 2013 $60.00 Bader-Mimeur Chassagne-Montrachet rouge 2012 $40.00 Chenevieres (Guerin) Mâcon-Villages ‘Mont Pelé 2016 $19.00 Chenevieres (GuerinI Mâcon rouge ‘Les Sillons Longs’ 2016 $19.00 Superb small estate in Mâconnais, classic Chardonnay and surprising expression of Gamay. Echelette Cremant de Bourgogne (Chardonnay/Pinot Noir) NV $24.00 The of Champagne as expressed through a Burgundian lens. Jean François Coquard Beaujolais ‘Les Pierres Dorées’ 2016 $16.00 Jean François Coquard Morgon ‘Les Charmes’ 2016 $22.00 Coquard produces tiny quantities from very old Gamay vines. Dom. Cave Lamartine Saint-Amour ‘Vers l’Église’ 2016 $21.00 Appropriately this is seductively smooth and silky.

France-Loire and Alsace

Richou Anjou Gamay ‘Les Châteliers’ 2016 $19.00 Richou Anjou Rouge ‘Les 4 Chemins’ 2016 $22.00 Richou Anjou Villages ‘Brissac’ 2015 (Cab Sauv/Cab Franc) $25.00 Richou Anjou Blanc ‘Chauvigné’ 2016 $22.00 Richou Anjou Blanc ‘Rogeries’ 2015 $32.00 Richou Les “D” en Bulles Pet. Nat. $23.00 For all Richou wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Caillé Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2015 $16.00 Caillé Muscadet Monnieres-Saint Fiacre 2012 $29.00 Caillé Gros Plant 2015 (Folle Blanche) $15.00 Caillé Abouriou 2015 $17.00 For all Caille wines , see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Schaetzel Pinot Blanc Cuvée Réserve 2016 $23.00 Schaetzel Riesling Cuvée Réserve 2015 $26.00 For Schaetzel wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Daniel Reverdy Sancerre blanc 2016 $24.00 Father and son team, heart of best area in region renowned for the epitome of Sauvignon Blanc. Petite Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc 2016 $13.00 Baby Sancerre” from Touraine in the .

France-Côtes du Marmandais and Bordeaux Elian Da Ros Le Vin Est Une Fête 2016 (40 CF, 40 Abouriou, 20 ) $20.00 Elian Da Ros Le Vignoble 2014/15 (50 CF, 30 Merlot, 20 ) $25.00 Elian Da Ros Chante Coucou 2013 (50 Mer, 25 CS, 20 , 5 Syrah) $32.00 Elian Da Ros Clos Baquey 2012 (35 CF, 35 Mer, 15 Abouriou, 15 CS) $48.00 For Elian da Ros wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Château La Braulterie Blaye rouge 2012/2014 (75 Mer, 25 CS) $18.00 One of the preeminent areas for the production of value driven Bordeaux, small estate. Château Lamothe Bordeaux blanc 2016 $14.00 Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Semillon. Château de Ribebon Bordeaux Supérieur 2015 (70 Mer, 15 CS, 15CF) $15.00 Fine bargain from a superb vintage. Château des Pèlerins Pomerol 2015 (100 Merlot) $32.00 Real Pomerol, great price. Château Fombrauge Saint-Émilion 2015 $39.00 Grand Cru Classé, our best selling Bordeaux. Château Marquis de Bel-Air Margaux 2015 (75 CS, 20 Mer, 5 Petit Verdot) $30.00 The epitome of Margaux perfume and finesse. France-Rhône and South Piaugier Côtes du Rhône 2015 (Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan) $16.00 Piaugier Sablet Rouge 2015 $21.00 Piaugier Sablet Blanc 2016 $24.00 Piaugier Sablet ‘Les Briguières’ 2015 (Grenache/Mourvèdre) $27.00 For Piaguier wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Roche-Audran Visan CdR Villages 2015 $18.00 Roche-Audran Châteauneuf du Pape 2015 $58.00 Biodynamic estate, Châteauneuf vineyard next to Rayas. Awesome value. Serre des Vignes Grignan Les Adhémar CdR Villages 2015 $14.00 Most northerly appellation in southern Rhone, another killer value in Grenache based wine. Château Maucoil Châteauneuf du Pape 2014 (60 Gren. w/ Syrah, Mourv, Cin.) $40.00 Biodynamic. Fresh, spicy red fruits. Energetic peppery finish. Château Maucoil Côtes du Rhône Villages rouge 2014 $16.00 Near their Châteauneuf vineyard. Grenache, Syrah and Carignan. Château Maucoil Côtes du Rhône Villages blanc 2016 $16.00 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas 2014 (72 Gren, 18 Syrah w/ Mourv. Cin) $34.00 The up and coming producer in Gigondas. Domaine Melody ‘Premier Regard’ Crozes-Hermitage 2015 $28.00 100% Syrah, Northern Rhône Valley gem. Colline de l’hirondelle Corbières ‘Oiseau’ 2012 (Gren, Carignan, Syrah) $22.00 Colline de l’hirondelle Ventilo Rosé 2017 (100% Chenançon) $19.00 For Colline de l’Hirondelle wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Les Trois Becs Clairette de Die Pet. Nat. $15.00 Sparkling Muscat a Petits Grains, the top clone of the variety. Domaine des Vistres Costières di Nimes Rose 2017 $15.00 Dry Grenache based pinkie and great value. Fleur de l’Amaurige Provence Rose 2017 $18.00 80% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, full throttled dry rose from epicenter of pink production in France. Gonnet Chardonnay ‘Le Plaisir’ 2016 $12.00 Non-oaked from the south of France, Chablis style.

Italy-Tuscany Montemercurio Tedicciolo IGT 2014 (Sangiovese, Merlot and indigenous) $19.00 Super Tuscan from Vino Nobile, natural yeasts and traditional. Montemercurio Vino Nobile 2009 $33.00 93 points from Galloni of Vinous, full of personality and nuance. Nice bit of age. Montemercurio Vino Nobile 2010 $39.00 Heavily sought after vintage in Tuscany, baby Brunello? Il Colombaio Contessa Ava Chianti 2015 $15.00 Doesn’t get much better for the money in Chianti. Castelgreve Chianti Classico Riserva 2011 $21.00 Outshines most Riservas costing $30 or more. 91 WS. Casalvento Chianti Classico 2013 $19.00 Sangiovese with 10% Cab Sauv. 92 JS Caprili Brunello di Montalcino 2012 $55.00 Old vines, aging in large casks, undervalued. 93 Vinous. Il Fitto Syrah Cortona 2014 $18.00 Italy-Piedmont Bricco Maiolica Nebbiolo Langhe 2015 $24.00 Bricco Maiolica Dolcetto Diano d’Alba 2014 $19.00 Bricco Maiolica Dolcetto Diano d’Alba 2015 $24.00 Bricco Maiolica Tris Langhe Rosso 2014 Barbera, Dolcetto, Merlot) $24.00 Tre Bicchieri award winning winery in Diano area of Piedmont. Diano is renowned for production of incomparable Dolcetto based wines. The 2014 is end of vintage awesome value. Silvano Bolmida Barolo ‘Vigne dei Fantini’ 2008 $55.00 Silvano Bolmida Barolo “Vigne dei Fantini’ 2010 $59.00 Bolmida is our favorite producer for reasonably priced Barolo. Fantini is from Monforte’s most prestigious cru, Bussia. L’armangia Barbera d’Asti ‘Sopra Berruti’ 2014 $16.00 L’armangia Barbera d’Asti ‘Sopra Berruti’ 2015 $18.00 L’armangia Barbera d’Asti Superiore ‘Titon’ 2014 $29.00 L’Armangia Chardonnay Pratorotonda 2016 $18.00 L’Armangia Moscato d’Asti Canelli NV $18.00 Ignazio Giovine is a meticulous and obsessive small producer in the Nizza sub region of Asti in Piedmont. The Barbera’s are benchmark with his old vine Titon honored year in and year out by Slow Wine organization. The Chardonnay is sourced from the oldest vines of the variety in the region with a nice percentage of the aromatic Musque clone included. The Moscato d’Asti is from Canelli, the most strictly regulated area for the variety when it comes to quality.

Italy-Veneto and Emilia-Romagna Mosole Pinot Grigio 2016 $18.00 Mosole Sauvignon Blanc 2015 $18.00 Mosole 2015 $18.00 Tenuta Mosole’s vineyards lie in the shadow of Collio in Venezia Orientale, the former region recognized as the preeminent terroir from the production of these varieties. These aromatic wines possess the intensity of its more famous neighbor at a significantly less tariff. Sanfeletto Prosecco DOCG Extra Dry 750ml $19.00 Sanfeletto Prosecco DOCG Extra Dry 1.5L $39.00 Sanfeletto Prosecco DOCG Brut 750ml $19.00 Sanfeletto Prosecco DOCG Brut 1.5L $39.00 While Prosecco is awash with mediocrity, this estate rises above most as the vineyards of Sanfeletto are extremely privileged. Serious bubbly here. Magnums make for a great look at parties. CASÈ Pinot Nero ‘Riva del Ciliegio’ $25.00 CASÈBIANCO Vino Bianco $23.00 Natural Pinot Noir and orange wine (Malvasia, Moscato, Ortrugo) Italy-Abruzzo and Vallée d’Aoste Coste di Brenta Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2015 $14.00 A house pour at Batali’s Otto and well deserved. Small estate making spicy Montepulciano that over delivers at price point. Coste di Brenta Pecorino ‘Elisio’ 2015 $18.00 The indigenous white of Abruzzo, mineral driven and rich on palate. Torre dei Beati Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ‘Cocciapazza’ 2014 $40.00 One of the finest Montepulcianos, period. 92 WS. Casata Parini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2016 $8.00 Le Clocher Gamay Vallée d’Aoste 2015 $25.00 Le Clocher Gamay Vallée d’Aoste 2016 $25.00 We love wines from Alpine regions such as Vallée d’Aoste. The high tone spicy fruit captivates the senses like very few wines. Small organic estate.

Italy-Campania, Calabria and Puglia Contrada Fiano di Avellino 2015 $22.00 Fiano makes some of the most interesting whites in the south of Italy bar none, this wine a testimony to this fact. A deceptive richness accompanies the floral/mineral driven nose. San Domenico Falanghina 2016 $16.00 San Domenico Aglianico Irpinia ‘Principe’ 2015 $19.00 Micro estate in the volcanic soil dominated region of Campania. Falanghina is a value oriented refreshing white while the Aglianico is quite serious with a stony laden richness. Region famous for the great wines of Taurasi, this Aglianico a hypothetical baby version. Tenuta Viglione Primitivo 2016 $16.00 Tre Bicchieri award winning estate in Puglia. Primitivo is the forerunner to America’s great variety of Zinfandel. The vineyards for Viglione are at the highest elevation in the region making for wines that are not as ‘jammy’ as many of its counterparts. Surprisingly elegant for a southern Italian wine. ‘A Vita Cirò Rosso Classico 2012 $22.00 ‘A Vita Cirò Rosso Classico Superiore 2013 $26.00 ‘A Vita Cirò Rosso Classico Riserva 2010 $35.00 Organic, natural wines from the Gaglioppo in Calabria, Italy’s toe. Oregon Timothy Malone Riesling Medici Vineyard 2015 $25.00 Timothy Malone Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2015 $32.00 Timothy Malone Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2015 $44.00 For Timothy Malone wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’. Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard 2016 $36.00 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Balcombe Vineyard 2016 $39.00 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard Old Vine 2016 $42.00 PGC is a longtime Fountainhead fan favorite. Belle Pente Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2014 $33.00 Complexity and elegance rarely found in the new world Left Coast Pinot Noir Willamette Valley ‘Cali’s Cuvee’ 2015 $22.00 Fine value for estate grown and bottled WV Pinot. McKinlay Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2015 $23.00 Matt Kinne has maintained a low profile for 28 years crafting low alcohol Pinots. Germany Heyl Zu Herrnsheim Weissburgunder 2016 $18.00 Heyl Zu Herrnsheim Riesling QBA 2016 $18.00 Heyl Zu Herrnsheim Riesling Brudersberg 2013/15 $39.00 For Heyl Zu Herrnsheim wines, see profile under ‘The Winemakers’.

California Marietta Cellars Old Vine Red Lot #67 (Zin, Syrah, Petite Sirah, others) $17.00 Marietta Cellars Zinfandel ‘Román’ 2015 $24.00 Marietta Cellars Christo 2014 (Syrah, Gren, Petite Sirah, Viognier) $24.00 Marietta ‘Armé’ 2014 $27.00 Marietta Cellars Syrah ‘Gibson Block’ 2014 $40.00 Marietta features estate grown, old vines with old oak for aging yielding rich, complex wines that are real bargains from CA. Gibson Block has the oldest Syrah vines in the US. Funk Zone 2016 $22.00 Delicious Côte-Rôtie styled wine from Santa Barbara. Syrah and Viognier. Margarett’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2015 $15.00 Margarett’s Vineyard ‘Romer Red’ 2015 (Zin, Syrah, Petite Sirah) $14.00 Honest wines from Mendocino’s 4th generation Parducci family. Pacificana Chardonnay ‘Barrel Fermented’ 2016 $16.00 Two Sisters Chardonnay ‘Courtney’s Vineyard’ 2015 $28.00 A single vineyard beauty from Santa Barbara’s Santa Rita Hills.

Spain Valserrano Rioja Crianza 2014 $17.00 Valserrano Rioja Blanco 2016 $17.00 Valserrano Rioja Reserva 2011 $25.00 Valserrano Rioja Gran Reserva 2011 $45.00 Valserrano Rioja Graciano 2009 $30.00 Owner Pablo de Simon is one of the finest people we have ever met in the wine business. We love his wines. Perica Rioja Crianza 2014 $14.00 Mario Ribera del Duero 2013 (Tempranillo, Cab Sauv) $28.00 Ardal Ribera del Duero Crianza 2013 (Tempranillo, Cab Sauv). 90 WS $20.00 Entrecepas Tierra de Castilla 2014 (Gren. Petit Verdot, Merlot) $14.00 Baby Priorat. Costers Del Sió La Boscana Blanco 2017 (Chardonnay/Viognier) $14.00 Costers Del Sió Bosc Silvestre 2015 (Grenache/Tempranillo) $15.00 These are delicious wines from a beautiful estate located in Costers Del Segre. In addition to grapes the estate grows grains, olive trees and vegetables, raises pigs, sheep and cattle and has set aside hundreds of acres as a preserve for native flora and fauna. Baron de Funes Tinto 20167(100% Grenache) $10.00 Baron de Funes Crianza 2014 (Gren. Tempranillo, Syrah) $11.00 Baron de Funes Reserva 2013 (Gren. Cab Sauv) $14.00 A family owned estate with very old vines in Cariñena. Serious values. Raimun Tempranillo ‘5 Meses en Barrica’ 2014 $11.00 Raimun Verdejo 2016 $11.00 From Bodegas Sinforiano in Tierra de Castilla. The Verdejo is a surprisingly complex white with body and crisp acidity. The Tempranillo 5 months in barrel tastes like the best cherry cough drop you ever had. Robaliño Albariño Rías Baixas 2016 $16.00 Palacio de Fefiñanes Albariño Rías Baixas 2017 $19.00 Albariño is a fresh, aromatic, crisp white from the Galician coast. d’berna Valdeorras Godello 2014 $20.00 d’berna Valdeorras Mencia 2013 $19.00 Valdeorras in Galicia’s northeastern corner is noted for their indigenous red, Mencia and white, Godello varieties. Here are two superb examples with a bit of age. Eligido Tinto Liters (Tempranillo) $10.00 Eligido Blanco Liters (Airén, Verdejo) $10.00 Eligido is priced like “jug wine” but tastes way better. Portugal

10 Mile Bridge White Península de Setúbal 2016 (Fernão Pires) $7.00 10 Mile Bridge Red Peninsula de Setúbal 2016 (Castelão) $7.00 Anzol Douro Red NV (Touriga Nacional, Franca, Barroca, Tinta Roriz) $8.00 Meia Encosta Dão Red 2015 (Alfrocheiro Preto, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional) $9.00 Monte da Vaqueira Red Alentejo 2016 (Aragonez, Alicante, Trincadeira) $10.00 Mula Velha Red Lisboa 2015 (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Syrah) $11.00 Casa Américo Dão Red 2013 (Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Jaen) $13.00 Veedha Douro Tinto 2015 (Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz) $15.00 Pinta Negra White 2016 (Fernão Pires, Arinto) $10.00 Crisp and dry, a best seller. Passaros Vinho Verde 2016 (Alvarinho, Loureiro) Super Vinho Verde. $14.00 Vinha das Margaridas Vinho Verde $9.00