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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) 2019 65 bichi, `pet mex’, off dry petillant naturel, tecate, mx 2018…yes, mexico 75 al fresco whites for summer nights melon de bourgogne, marc pesnot, `miss terre', loire valley, fr 2017 62 nosiola/muller thurgau/pinot bianco, furlani, bianco alpino, trento, it 2017 66 louise swenson (it’s a grape I swear), iapetus, the great state of vermont 2017 60 verdejo, microbio, `correcaminos’, castilla y león 2019…*unfiltered 65 verdejo, microbio, castilla y león, es 2017 73 xarel-lo, clos lentiscus, penedés, es 2017 77 muscat, partida creus, `sk blanco’, penedés, es 2018 78 a dark and delightful rosé to drink with the duck grapes grown in california and made in utah...light 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 trousseau gris, pax, russian river valley, sonoma, ca 2018 74 trebbiano/malvasia/verdicchio, monastero suore cistercensi, `ruscum', lazio, it '17 70 these reds put the 'fun' in funky...*insert palm to the face emoji* dolcetto/barbera/nebbiolo, ruth lewandowski, `feints', cali grown utah made 2018 58 zweigelt/blaunfrankish, gut oggau ‘atanasius rot’ burgenland, au 2019 77 petit rouge, diego curtaz, vallée d’aoste 2017 72 nautilus wine list pg. 2 updated: 9/6/20 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 118 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 2015 110 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 nero d’avola, mendocino ca 2018 83 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 coast 2016 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: 9/6/20 cold premium sake sparkling nigori `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: 9/6/20 ginjo & junmai ginjo `well of wisdom’ tozai, ginjo (osaka) 300ml $29 a light & thoughtful sake; peach skin, apricot, anise, squash & pepper; very clean `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 `pearls of simplicity’ konteki, junmai daiginjo (kyoto) 300ml $48 this clean and pure sake has the perfect floral, 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 `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 `silent samurai’, shichi hon yari, junmai daiginjo (kinki) 500ml $165 The silent samurai is earthy and mushroomy in the nose but reveals light notes of melon and grapefruit on the palette. This `drip’ style sake is special as it is not pressed, but hung and allowed to drip through cloth, preserving the pure flavors of the brew. 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: 9/6/20 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 krug, grande cuvee, brut, reims, champagne, nv 150 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) vieux lazaret, châteauneuf-du-pape, rhône valley, fr 2012 44 camigliano, brunello di montalcino, tuscany, it 2014 69 calera, pinot noir, central coast, ca 2015 40 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 ermes pavese, `le sette scalinate’, prié blanc, valle d'aosta, it 2015 245 1.5L bret brothers, pouilly-vinzelles, chardonnay, burgundy 2017 315 1.5L marqués de murrieta, `castillo ygay’, gran reserve, 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 nautilus wine list pg. 6 updated: 9/6/20 champagne ½ bottle : guy charlemagne, brut, blanc de blancs, grand cru, le mesnil 88 ½ bottle : krug, grande cuvee, brut, reims 150 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 furlani, `joannizza’, petillant naturel, trento, it nv* 65 bohigas, cava, brut reserve, penedès, es 48 sparkling rosé / rosé champagne / pet nat rosé bichi, `pet mex’, off dry petillant naturel, tecate, mx 2018 75 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: 9/6/20 spain finca allende, viura, rioja 2015 68 pazo barrantes, albariño, rías baixas 2018 60 pazo señorans, `selección de añada’, albariño, rías baixas 2007 118 microbio, `correcaminos’, verdejo, castilla y león 2019…unfiltered 65 microbio, verdejo, castilla y león 2017 73 clos lentiscus, xarel-lo, penedès 2017 77 italy & greece argyros, assyrtiko, santorini, gr 2018 66 kontozisis, assyrtiko, unfiltered, agrafo mtn. range, gr 2018* 68 furlani, nosiola/muller thurgau/pinot bianco, bianco alpino, trento, it 2017 66 abbazia di novacella, kerner, valle isarco, alto adige 2018 58 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.