Wine & Sake List wine director : devin perras
- Wine Spectator –
Best of Award of Excellence 2020 pg. 2 diamonds in the rough pg. 3 wines from people we love pg. 4/5 sake & sake descriptions pg. 6 ½ bottles & large format pg. 7 champagne, sparkling wine, pet nat & still rosé pg. 8 spanish & italian whites pg. 8 austria, germany & unique white varietals/blends pg. 9 sauvignon blanc, loire valley & other french whites pg. 10 chardonnay pg. 11 pinot noir & beaujolais unique reds / grenache, syrah & mourvèdre (incl. pg. 12 rhône valley) pg. 12 zinfandel / greek reds / malbec & cab franc pg. 13 spanish, portuguese, & italian reds pg. 14 cabernet, merlot & blends diamonds in the rough wines meant to be found that sometimes get lost in the mix sparkling pet nat – the way they did it before champagne
brut bianco, furlani, ` joannizza’, trento, it nv (high alpine bubbles) 65 fausse piste, ‘fish sauce’ muscat blanc, willamette valley, or 69
high alpine fine wines wines that are meant to be enjoyed in cool climates, like outside on ACK in october. Here are some gems from the Swiss alps and the Jura (devin’s wine mecca)! whites fendant, cave caloz ‘la mourzière’ valais, swiss 2018 89 heida païen (savagnin), cave caloz ‘les bernunes’ valais, swiss 2018 136 savagnin, domaine de montbourgeau, l’etoile, jura, fr. 2016 118 chardonnay, les matheny, arbois, jura, fr. 2016 93 reds pinot noir, cave caloz ‘la mourzière’ valais, swiss 2018 110 syrah, cave caloz ‘les bernunes’ valais, swiss 2018 135 poulsard, les matheny, arbois, jura, fr. 2018 96 trousseau, les matheny ‘cuvée l’alpierri’, arbois, jura, fr. 2018 116
a dark and delightful rosé to drink with the duck grapes grown in california and made in utah...dark red in color, great with our food, with a sunset as a label, what more do you need?
rosé, ruth lewandowski, cali grown utah made, 2018 70
skin ferments & orange juice & grapes grown by nuns
sumoll blanco, partida creus, `bs blanco’, penedés, es 2018 92 chardonnay, christina, niederosterreich, au 2019 67
trebbiano/malvasia/verdicchio, monastero suore cistercensi, `ruscum', lazio, it '17 70
these reds put the 'fun' in funky...*insert palm to the face emoji*
zweigelt/blaunfrankish, gut oggau ‘atanasius rot’ burgenland, au 2019 77 petit rouge, diego curtaz, vallée d’aoste 2018 72 negrara, cantina furlani ‘rosso negrik’ trento, it 2019 50 valdigué/syrah/carignan cruse wine co. ‘monkey jacket’ north coast, ca 2018 62 nautilus wine list pg. 2 updated: 10/16/20 wines from people & places we love
Our dear friend Sean Larkin makes an array of wines, from his half bottle of rosé…in a can!...to his chardonnay & his flagship cabernet franc…and you can often find him roaming our streets in search of Fernet
`LarKAN’ by sean larkin, rosé of pinot noir, carneros ca 2018 25
chardonnay, `jack larkin’, napa valley 2016 100
cabernet franc, napa valley, ca 2017 156
The Donelan family; dear friends of ours, with long-time ties to the island, and a family full of sweethearts…and Tripp
chardonnay, donelan, `nancie’, sonoma county 2016 126 pinot noir, donelan, `two brother’s’, sonoma coast 2016 134 pinot noir, donelan, `tripp’s block’, mendocino 2016 180
Martha Stoumen…we have a wine crush on her. She makes ready-to-drink, minimal intervention, unique to California wines that have that crushable quality we all love. She also learned how to make Nero d’Avola at COS in Sicily, what more do you need to know?
colombard/roussanne/marsanne, `post flirtation white’, mendocino ca 2019 64 chenin/vermentino/trousseau gris et al, `out to the meadow’, suisun valley 2019 89
Ken Freeman & his wife Akiko cook a great meal, make killer wine, and you might find yourself at their neighbors batting cage hitting balls at 3am after a night of eating and drinking with them…
chardonnay, freeman, `ryo-fu', russian river valley 2017 124
pinot noir, freeman, sonoma 2017 75 pinot noir, freeman, `akiko's cuvèe', sonoma coast 2016 164
what can I say about Jordan winery, besides having the greatest sales team ever assembled, the same winemaker since the first vintage, & rights to hands down the best party thrown every year in wine country.
chardonnay, russian river valley 2017 80
cabernet, alexander valley 2006 217 1.5L cabernet, alexander valley 2009 305
nautilus wine list pg. 3 updated: 10/16/20 cold premium sake
sparkling & sparkling nigori
`poochi poochi sparkling’ suehiro brewery, junmai (tohuku) 300ml $29 this lightly sparkling will open up with bright flavors of honeydew, cantaloupe, and leave with a refreshingly clean finish
`eight peaks sparkling nigori hakkaisan, nigori (cloudy) 360ml $70 a fuller bodied, unfiltered sparkling sake with a bit more bubbles, and very food friendly, specifically with spicy foods or our oyster tacos
nigori (cloudy & unfiltered)
`dreamy clouds’, tokubetsu junmai (shimame) 720ml $90 banana, nut & steamed rice flavors round out this well balanced and lighter-style nigori
glass jars
`nigori (unfiltered) glass jar’ kunizakari, futsushu, (aichi) 180ml $16 a glass jar filled with unfiltered sake; cloudy, rich, slightly sweet, supremely delicious
`fisherman’s jar’ junmai ginjo 180ml $18 a glass jar you’ll want to take with you; smooth and clean with an easy finish
tonkubetsu honjozo
`endless summer’ by tensei, tokubetsu junmai (kanagawa) 720ml $60 A session style sake from a south eastern surf town. notes of melon and apple with coastal salinity. made for summer nights after a long, sun-kissed beach day. stoke level is high.
nautilus wine list pg. 4 updated: 10/16/20 ginjo & junmai ginjo
`well of wisdom’ tozai, ginjo (osaka) 300ml $29 a light & thoughtful sake; peach skin, apricot, anise, squash & pepper; very clean
`cabin in the snow’ yuki no bosha, junmai ginjo (akita) 720ml $90 this limited release from yuki no bosha has a great oily weight to convey the light strawberry, peach, rice & spice notes; finishes dry; very well balanced & original
`bride of the fox’ kanbara, junmai ginjo (niigata) 720ml $72 a fragrant and crisp sake, notes of green apple but with a richness that will warm you up
junmai daiginjo
`brilliant jade’ tamano hikari, junmai daiginjo (kyoto) 300ml $54 brewed using the `father of rice strains’ (omachi), this sake has a full, rich mouthfeel, and obvious green melon & pear flavors; very well balanced, refreshing & delicious
`soul of the sensei’ takatenjin, junmai daiginjo (shizuoka) 300ml $66 clean, dry & rich, w/ honeydew, anise & jasmine, plenty of spice & a great structure
`heaven & earth’ ten to chi, junmai daiginjo (niigata) 720ml $90 This sake comes from the best rice-growing region in Japan and is different than normal fruity daiginjos. Earthy, mushroomey, and almost raisin like flavors on the finish
`otter fest 23’ dassai, junmai daiginjo (yamaguchi) 300ml $105 one of the most highly polished sakes in the world, only 23% of the rice remains; it is a subtle, delicate & ethereal sake w/ passion fruit, apple, cedar & great minerality
yamahai (labor intensive, bold, gamey flavored sake)
`ancient treasure' kanbara, yamahai genshu koshu (yamaguchi) 720ml $205 using a special and ancient method of allowing natural yeast and bacteria present in the brewery, this style of sake starts its brewing process itself, allowing for bigger and more in- depth flavor, some would describe as gamey. Deep golden in color.
nautilus wine list pg. 5 updated: 10/16/20 ½ bottles – champagne / sparkling (375ml)
schramsburg, blanc de blanc, brut, north coast, ca 2012 59
guy charlemagne, brut, blanc de blancs, grand cru, le mesnil 88
can of rosé: larKAN by sean larkin, rosé of pinot noir, ca 2018 26
½ bottles – white (375ml)
hugel, gewurztraminer, alsace, fr 2014 39 robert sinksey, pinot blanc, carneros, ca 2013 54 merry edwards, sauvignon blanc, russian river, ca 2013 65 talley estate, chardonnay, arroyo grande, ca 2014 42 jj vincent, chardonnay, `marie-antoinette’, pouilly-fuisse, fr 2017 48
½ bottles – red (375ml)
muga, reserva, tempranillo, rioja, es 2015 45 camigliano, brunello di montalcino, tuscany, it 2014 69 steele, pinot noir, carneros, 2017 35 kosta browne, pinot noir, sonoma coast, 2017 128 bouchard père & fils, ‘vigne de l’enfant jésus’ grèves, 1er cru, beaune, fr 2014 135
large format – champagne / white / red (1.5L)
1.5L bruno paillard, `première cuvée, champagne, reims, fr nv 270
1.5L bret brothers, pouilly-vinzelles, chardonnay, burgundy 2017 315
1.5L marqués de murrieta, `castillo ygay’, gran reserva, tempranillo, rioja 2009 492
1.5L jordan, cabernet sauvignon, alexander valley, ca 2009 305
1.5L robert foley, `claret’, cabernet blend, napa valley, ca 2011 512
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champagne
½ bottle : guy charlemagne, brut, blanc de blancs, grand cru, le mesnil 88 lanson, `black label brut’, reims 84 a.r. le noble, `cuvée intense' 103 pol roger, brut, epernay 125 pierre peters, `grand cru’, blanc de blancs, le mesnil-sur-oger 163
vintage champagne
dom pérignon, brut, epernay 2009 400 louis roederer, cristal, reims 2008 550 louis roederer, cristal, reims 2002 675
sparkling & pet nat
½ bottle: schramsburg, blanc de blanc, brut, north coast, ca 2012 59
fausse piste, ‘fish sauce’ muscat blanc, willamette valley, or 69 furlani, `joannizza’, petillant naturel, trento, it nv* 65 bohigas, cava, brut reserve, penedès, es 48
sparkling rosé & champagne
arnaud lambert, brézé, cremant de loire 64 canard duchêne, `cuvée léonie’, reims 96 henri billiot et fils, reims, champagne 163
still rosé
domaine des diables, ‘les petits diable’, provence, fr 2018 52 gérard boulay, `chavignol’, pinot noir, sancerre, loire valley, fr 2018 65 lucien crochet, pinot noir, sancerre, loire valley, fr 2018 80 gour de chaulé, amour de rose, grenache/cinsault/syrah, gigondas, fr 2017 72 a tribute to grace, grenache, santa barbara ca 2018 70
nautilus wine list pg. 7 updated: 10/16/20 spain
finca allende, viura, rioja, es 2015 68
pazo barrantes, albariño, rías baixas, es 2018 60 pazo señorans, `selección de añada’, albariño, rías baixas, es 2007 118
microbio, `correcaminos’, verdejo, castilla y león, es 2019…unfiltered 65 microbio, verdejo, castilla y león, es 2017 73
clos lentiscus, xarel-lo, penedés, es 2017 77
italy & greece
argyros estate, assyrtiko, santorini, gr 2019 66 kontozisis, assyrtiko, unfiltered, agrafo mtn. range, gr 2018* 68
furlani, nosiola/muller thurgau/pinot bianco, bianco alpino, trento, it 2017 66
strasserhof, kerner, valle isarco, alto adige 2017* 73
tiberi, `l bianco, trebbiano/grechetto, umbria 2017 64
gaja, rossj-bass, chardonnay, piedmont 2012 192 riesling / grüner / gewürz / p. gris – austria / germany / france
lagler, `burgberg federspeil‘, grüner veltliner, wachau, at 2017 62 kracher, trocken, pinot gris, burgenland, au 2017 64
schloss lieser by thomas haag, feinherb, riesling, mosel, de 2014* 60 domaine zind-humbrecht, `calcaire', gewürztraminer, alsace, fr 2017 93
unique whites & `orange’ wine you should try
christina, chardonnay (orange), au 2019 67 monastero suore cistercensi, `ruscum', trebbiano/malvasia (orange), lazio, it 2017 70
sans liege, `sancha’, marsanne, paso robles, ca 2013 81 maison bleue, `métis blanc’, marsanne blend, columbia valley, wa 2012 88
iapetus, louise swenson (it’s a grape I swear), the great state of vermont 2017 60 dirty and rowdy, furmint, alder springs vineyard, mendocino, ca 2015 93 martha stoumen, `post flirtation’, colombard/roussanne/marsanne, mendocino `19 64 martha stoumen `out to the meadow’, chenin/vermentino et al suisun valley 2019 89
nautilus wine list pg. 8 updated: 10/16/20 sauvignon blanc – california & new zealand
frogs leap, rutherford, napa valley, ca 2018 68 rochioli, estate vineyard, russian river valley, sonoma, ca 2016* 99 peter michael, l’après-midi, knights valley, sonoma, ca 2016 135
nautilus estate, marlborough, nz 2016 52
sauvignon blanc – sancerre / loire valley / france etc.
dom de villargeau, `la belle paresseuse’, coteaux du giennois 2015 72 gérard boulay, chavignol, sancerre 2019 86 didier dagueneau, silex, pouilly-fumé 2012 250
château carbonnieux, `grand cru classe’, pessac-léognan, bordeaux, fr 2016 135
chenin / muscadet / rhône white etc. – elsewhere in france
marc pesnot, `miss terre', melon de bourgogne, muscadet 2017 62 champalou, chenin blanc, vouvray 2019 60 michel autran, `ciel rouge', chenin blanc, vouvray 2016 73
domaine zind-humbrecht, `calcaire', gewürztraminer, alsace, fr 2017 93
domaine de sulauze, `galinette’, grenache blanc blend, coteaux d’aix 2014 56 chapoutier, `de l’orée’, marsanne, ermitage, rhône valley 2007* 350
aligoté – the forgotten burgundian grape
maison en belles lies, burgundy 2017 65 domaine a. & p. villaine, bouzeron, burgundy 2017 73 sylvain pataille, burgundy 2018 75
nautilus wine list pg. 9 updated: 10/16/20 chardonnay - california / washington
buty, `conner lee vineyard’, columbia valley, wa 2014 96
scribe, `unoaked’, carneros 2016 73 jordan, russian river valley 2017 80 larkin wines, `jack larkin’, napa valley 2016 100 freeman, `ryo-fu', russian river valley 2017 124 donelan, `nancie’, sonoma county 2016 126 rhys, anderson valley 2014 140 kistler, `les noisetieres’, sonoma coast 2017 159 kistler, `vine hill vineyard‘, russian river valley 2005* 235 kistler, `vine hill vineyard’, russian river valley 2007* 235 kosta browne, `one sixteen’, russian river 2015 180 rhys, `horseshoe vineyard’, santa cruz mountains 2013 235
chardonnay - burgundy, france
château de béru, chablis 2017 114
simon bize, savigny-les-beaune 2017 148 sylvain langoreau, saint-aubin 2018 96 domaine delarche, pernand – vergelesses 2015 98
xavier monnot, `les charmes’ 1er cru, meursault 2015 275 domaine darviot-perrin, ‘genevrières’ 1er cru, meursault 2014 289
vincent girardin, puligny-montrachet 2017 194 xavier monnot, `les folatieres’ 1er cru, puligny-montrachet 2015 242
philip colin, `les chenevottes', 1er cru, chassagne-montrachet 2015 236 domaine jouard, ‘les vides bourses’ 1er cru, chassagne-montrachet 2012 262
alex gambal, grand cru, corton charlemagne 2014* 295 domaine de montille, grand cru, corton-charlemagne 2015 410 paul pernot, grand cru, bienvenues-batard-montrachet 2016 670
chardonnay - not from california or burgundy
hamilton russell, hemel-en-aarde valley, za 2018 85 les matheny, arbois, jura, fr. 2016 93 passopisciaro, `passobianco’, mt etna, sicily 2017 96 gaja, `rossj-bass’, langhe, piedmont, it 2012 192
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french pinot noir – burgundy
françois mikulski, côte d’or, bourgogne 2017 82 jean fery, `clos de magny’, vieilles vignes, côtes de nuits 2010 98 domaine delarche, pernand-vergelesses 2015 100 domaine jessiaume, ‘les gravières’ 1er cru, santenay 2018 105 camille giraud, pommard 2016 166 domaine jessiaume, ‘les brouillards’ 1er cru, volnay 2017 145 domaine jessiaume, ‘les cents vignes’ 1er cru, beaune 2017 125 earl charles françois & fils, ‘les epenottes’ 1er cru, beaune 2009 187 georges roumier, `clos de la bussière’, 1er cru, morey-saint-denis 2012* 590 georges roumier, `clos de la bussière’, 1er cru, morey-saint-denis 2014* 590
joseph drouhin, grand cru, clos de vougeot 2010* 605
one juicy german pinot
enderle & moll, ‘basis’ baden 2018 65
new world pinot noir - california & oregon
folk machine by hobo wine co., central coast 2018 64 freeman, sonoma 2017 75 freeman, `akiko's cuvée’ sonoma coast 2016 164 porter creek, `fiona hill', russian river valley 2017 111 clos saron, ‘home vineyard’ sierra foothills 2013 123 donelan, `two brother’s’ sonoma coast 2016 134 donelan, `tripp's block’ mendocino 2016 180 calera, ‘ryan vineyard’ mt. harlan, central coast 2016 158 rhys, horseshoe vineyard, santa cruz mountains 2012 244 kosta browne, sonoma coast 2016 260
frenchtown farms, `et alia’ yamhill-carlton, or 2019 56 brick house, ‘evelyn’s’ ribbon ridge, or 2015 144
a beautiful beaujolais
kevin descombes, gamay, morgon, fr 2016 62
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unique reds
forlorn hope, `rorick heritage vineyard’, mondeuse, calaveras county, ca 2017 72 arnot – roberts, gamay noir, el dorado, ca 2018 89 cruse wine co. ‘monkey jacket’ valdigué/syrah/carignan north coast, ca 2018 62 la garagista, ‘damejeanne’ marquette/la crescent, barnard, vt 2018 80 movia, cabernet sauvignon, dobrovo, slovenia, 2017 66
syrah / grenache / mourvèdre etc. – new world
cochon, petite cochon rouge, syrah, sonoma, ca 2012 60 cayuse, en chamberlin, syrah, walla walla valley, wa 2013* 275
torbeck, runrig, shiraz, barossa valley, au 2009 360
syrah / grenache / mourvèdre etc – rhône valley
domaine pélaquié, côtes du rhône, fr 2016 52 aurélien chatagnier, saint-joseph 2016 76 françois villard, ‘le gallet blanc’ syrah, côte-rôtie 2016 155 domaine jean deydier & fils, ‘les clefs d’or’ châteauneuf-du-pape 2015 95 domaine de pegau, châteauneuf-du-pape 2015 200
malbec / cabernet franc, etc.
larkin, cabernet franc, napa valley 2017 156 clos de los siete by michel rolland, malbec blend, mendoza, ar 2016 65 anne-claude leflaive, cab franc/cab, clau de nell, `cuvée violette’, anjou, fr 2015 115 cheval des andes, malbec/cabernet blend, mendoza, ar 2010 168
zinfandel
a. rafanelli, dry creek valley, zinfandel, sonoma, ca 2016 120
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portugal
ramos pinto, `duas quintas’, reserve, touriga nacional/franca, douro 2011 95 casa ferreirinha, quinta da leda, nacional/franca/tinta roriz, douro 2011 125
spain
bodegas albamar, `fusco’, mencia, ribeira sacra, galicia 2017 61
alvaro palacios, ‘camins del priorat’ garnacha/cariñena/cabernet, priorat 2019 60 marqués de murrieta, tempranillo, rioja 2015 68 aalto, tempranillo, castilla y león 2015* 105 marqués de murrieta, `castillo ygay’, gran reserva, tempranillo, rioja 2007 296 marqués de murrieta, `castillo ygay’, gran reserva, tempranillo, rioja 2009 283
italy
negrara, cantina furlani ‘rosso negrik’ trento, it 2019 50 diego curtaz, petit rouge, vallée d’aoste 2018 72 e.pira, dolcetto, alba, piedmont 2015 56 marchesi di barolo, `ruvei', barbera, alba, piedmont 2017 56 marchesi di barolo, barbaresco, piedmont 2015 93 cavallotto, nebbiolo, langhe, piedmont 2014 92 g.d. vajra, `albe', barolo, piedmont 2016 115 luigi baudana, `baudana’ barolo, piedmont 2015 176 aldo conterno, `colonello’, bussia, barolo, piedmont 1996 385 aldo conterno, `colonello’, bussia, barolo, piedmont 2004 400 montepeloso, `gabbro’, cabernet sauvignon, suvereto, tuscany 2013 289
famiglia zonin, amarone della valpolicella 2013 97 tommaso bussola, classico superior, corvina/rondinella, valpolicella 2012* 102 masi, amarone della valpolicella 1990* 380
nautilus wine list pg. 13 updated: 10/16/20 cab & cab blends - california & washington
gramercy cellars, `lower east’, columbia valley, wa 2015 96
valravn by baron ziegler, sonoma county 2017 68 justin, `isosceles’, paso robles ca 2016 128 obsidian ridge, red hills lake county 2017 81 long meadow ranch, napa valley 2015 115 cliff lede, stags leap district, napa valley 2016 155 hoopes, oakville, napa valley 2013 176 taken from granite, ‘élégence’ claret, north yuba, sierra foothills 1999 118 taken from granite, ‘soleil’, north yuba, sierra foothills 1995 151 arnot-roberts, `montecillo vineyard’, sonoma valley 2016 210 jordan, alexander valley 2006 217 realm cellars, `the bard’, weitz vineyard, napa valley 2014* 375 continuum by tim mondavi, pritchard hill, napa valley 2013 450
1.5L jordan, alexander valley 2009 305 1.5L robert foley, claret, napa valley 2011 512
cab & cab blends - bordeaux, france
lilian ladouys, saint-estephe 2015 79 les allees de cantemerle, haut-medoc 2010 96 cantenac brown, margaux 2014 178
merlot / merlot blends –california
cain vineyards, `cain cuvée’, napa valley nv14 92 hourglass, `blueline’, napa valley 2014 165 coup de foudre, `37.2’, calistoga, napa valley 2010 184
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Thank you for drinking with us.
Sincerely,
The Nautilus Team
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