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March-2018-Wine-List-PC.Pdf Half Bottles (375ML) CHAMPAGNE Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Épernay, France NV $95 Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut Ay, Champagne, France NV $95 Krug Grande Cuvée Brut Épernay, France NV $180 Krug Grande Cuvée Brut Rosé Épernay, France NV $300 WHITE Nigl Grüner Veltliner Privat Senftenberger Pellingen Kremstal, Austria 2012 $75 RED Domaine Chandon Pinot Noir Carneros, California 2006 $75 Joseph Drouhin 'LaForet' Pinot Noir Burgundy, France 2007 $40 Rutherford Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, California 2008 $55 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Magnums (1.5 L) CHAMPAGNE Möet & Chandon ‘Dom Pérignon’ Brut Épernay 2006 $1,800 Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Particulière Brut Chouilly, France NV $350 Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d'Or Brut Chouilly, France 1999 $880 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Reims, France NV $550 Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Épernay, France NV $600 Ruinart Rosé Épernay, France NV $700 Billecart-Salmon Rosé Mareuil-sur-Ay NV $600 RED Domaine Serene Evanstad Pinot Noir Willamette Valley, Oregon 2011 $480 Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, California 2011 $550 Bruno Giacosa Asili Falletto Barbaresco Piedmont, Italy 2005 $1,200 Antinori Tignanello Super Tuscan Tuscany, Italy 2011 $900 Château St. Georges St. Émilion, Bordeaux, France 2009 $420 Château Calon-Ségur (Third Growth) St. Estèphe, Bordeaux, France 1995 $1,400 Château Latour (First Growth) Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 1988 $3,800 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Champagne & Sparkling NON-VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Chouilly, France NV $125 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Reims, France NV $150 G.H. Mumm Cuvée Privilège Brut Reims, France, NV $140 Taittinger La Française Reims, France NV $180 Laurent-Perrier Brut Tours-sur-Marne, France NV $150 Perrier Jouët Grand Brut Épernay, France NV $200 Mumm Blanc de Blancs Reims, France NV $250 ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE Laurent Perrier Rosé Tours-sur-Marne, France NV $250 Billecart-Salmon Rosé Mareuil-sur-Ay, France NV $250 Taittinger Prestige Rosé Reims, France NV $250 Möet & Chandon Nectar Imperial Rosé Épernay, France NV $250 Perrier Jouët Blason Rosé Épernay, France NV $220 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Champagne & Sparkling VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE Perrier Jouët ‘Belle Époque’ Brut Épernay, France 2004 $600 Möet & Chandon ‘Dom Pérignon’ Brut Épernay, France 2006 $600 Möet & Chandon ‘Dom Pérignon’ Rosé Tokujin Yoshioka Limited Edition Épernay, France 2005 $880 Möet & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut Épernay, France 2002 & 2006 $280 Laurent-Perrier Brut Millésimé Tours-sur-Marne, France 2004 $220 Bollinger La Grande Année Brut Ay, Champagne, France 2007 $450 Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d'Or Brut Chouilly, France 2002 $400 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Reims, France 2008 $295 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Rosé Reims, France 2008 $320 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin ‘La Grande Dame’ Brut Reims, France 2006 $600 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin ‘La Grande Dame’ Brut Rosé Reims, France 2006 $850 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Brut Reims, France 2009 $700 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Rosé Reims, France 2009 $1400 Philipponnant Clos des Goisses Brut France 1999 $600 Rene Geoffroy Extra Brut Millesime France 1999 $650 Taittinger 'Comtes de Champagne' Brut Reims, France 1998 $800 Salon Brut Mesnil-Sur-Oger, France 1999 $1,350 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Champagne & Sparkling GROWER/PRODUCER CHAMPAGNE Pierre Peters Blanc de Blanc Grand Cru Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger, France NV $200 WORLD SPARKLING Nino Franco ‘Rustico’ Prosecco Valdobbiadene, Italy NV $80 Domaine Carneros by Taittinger Brut Carneros, California 2013 $130 Domaine Carneros by Taittinger Brut Rosé Carneros, California NV $150 Domaine Carneros by Taittinger 'Le Reve' Brut Carneros, California 2002 $200 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY White Wine LIGHT BODIED AROMATIC Jermann Pinot Grigio Venezia, Italy 2012 $120 Trimbach Pinot Blanc Alsace, France 2007 $70 Marcel Deiss Pinot Gris Alsace, France 2011 $130 Brundlmayer Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben Kamptal, Austria 2012 $190 Sohm & Kracher Grüner Veltliner Weinvertel, Austria 2011 $160 Paul Blanck Gewurztraminer Alsace, France 2007 $95 Trimbach Riesling Alsace, France 2013 $80 Schloss Vollrads Qualitätswein Riesling Rheingau, Germany 2014 $95 Peter Jakob Kuhn Riesling Trocken ‘Quarzit’ Rheingau, Germany 2012 $120 J&H.A. Strub Niersteiner Paterberg Riesling Spätlese Rheinhessen, Germany 2005 $120 Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France 2007 $220 Ceretto Arneis Blange Langhe, Italy 2010 $90 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY White Wine LIGHT TO MEDIUM BODIED CRISP AND FRUITY Goldwater Sauvignon Blanc Wairau Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand 2016 $70 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand 2016 $90 Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc / Semillon Margaret River, Australia 2014 $90 Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc Sonoma County, California 2015 $90 Lune Et Soleil 'Soliste' Sauvignon Blanc Santa Rosa, California 2012 $150 Provenance Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford, Napa Valley, California 2015 $110 Cakebread Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley, California 2016 $120 Firesteed Riesling Oregon 2008 $95 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling Clare Valley, Austalia 2007 $170 Mount Horrocks Riesling Clare Valley, Australia 2005 $120 Don David, Michel Torino Torrontes Reserve Calchaqui Valley, Argentina 2009 $70 Yalumba Viognier 'Y' Series South Australia 2007 $70 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY White Wine MEDIUM TO FULL BODIED RICH AND FLAVORFUL MacRostie Chardonnay Carneros, California 2006 $95 St. Clement Chardonnay Carneros, Napa Valley, California 2014 $80 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Santa Barbara County, California 2015 $80 Marcassin ‘Marcassin Vineyard’ Chardonnay Sonoma Coast, California 2010 $900 Martinelli ‘Charles Ranch’ Chardonnay Sonoma Coast, California 2013 $195 Hanzell Vineyards Chardonnay Sonoma Valley, California 2011 $230 Paul Hobbs Ellen Lane Estate Chardonnay Russian River Valley, California 2014 $350 Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay Russian River Ranches, California 2015 $80 Cakebread Chardonnay Napa Valley, California 2015 $155 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay Napa Valley, California 2014 $195 Frog’s Leap Chardonnay Napa Valley, California 2012 $120 Newton Chardonnay Napa Valley, California 2015 $110 Newton UnfilteredChardonnay Napa Valley, California 2007 $200 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY White Wine MEDIUM TO FULL BODIED OLD WORLD CHARM Nicolas Joly ‘Clos de la Coulée de Serrant’ Savennières (Chenin Blanc) Loire Valley, France 2010 $330 Domaine des Baumard 'Clos du Papillon' Savennières (Chenin Blanc) Loire, France 2003 $150 E. Guigal Condrieu Rhône Valley, France 2005 $260 William Fèvre Chablis Burgundy, France 2015 $95 William Fèvre Chablis Premier Cru "Fourchaume" Burgundy, France 2012 $160 Domaine Vocoret & Fils Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot, Burgundy, France 2007 & 2008 $250 Domaine Matrot Bourgogne Chardonnay Burgundy, France 2007 $95 Olivier LeflaiveChassagne-Montrachet Burgundy, France 2015 $250 Louis Latour 'Chateau de Blagny' Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru Burgundy, France 2013 $240 Pierre Matrot Meursault-Charmes 1er Cru Burgundy, France 2011 $330 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Burgundy, France 2013 $480 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Red Wine LIGHT BODIED WORLDLY PINOT NOIRS Domaine Pierre Gelin Gevrey-Chambertin 'Clos de Meixvelle' Burgundy, France 2014 $280 Thibault Liger-Belair 'Les Saint Georges' Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Burgundy, France 2014 $550 Bernard Dugat Py Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Burgundy, France 2012 $650 Louis Latour Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Burgundy, France 2009 $850 Joseph Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru Burgundy, France 2009 $950 Meyer-Nakel ‘S’ Pinot Noir Ahr, Germany 2011 $180 Felton Road Banncockburn Pinot Noir Central Otago, New Zealand 2012 $230 Barda Pinot Noir Patagonia, Argentina 2012 $125 Firesteed Pinot Noir Oregon 2008 $95 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Dundee Hills, Oregon 2015 $165 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, California 2011 $300 La Crema Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, California 2015 $90 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County, California 2016 $80 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, California 2015 $150 Orogeny Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, California 2013 $150 Kutch Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, California 2012 $280 Kutch ‘Falstaff Vineyard’ Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, California 2012 $280 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND AVAILABILITY Red Wine MEDIUM BODIED EARTHY AND BOLD Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages Beaujolais, France 2015 $70 Brézème Côtes du Rhône Rhône, France 2012 $120 Chapoutier ‘Bernadine’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhône, France 2010 $220 Auguste Clape Cornas Rhône, France 2004 $390 Chapoutier ‘M. Sizeranne’ Hermitage Rhône, France 2005 $380 Chapoutier ‘M. Sizeranne’ Hermitage Rhône, France 2010 $330 Chapoutier ‘M. Sizeranne’ Hermitage Rhône, France 2011 $350 Chêne Bleu Heloise Grenache Blend Vaucluse, France 2007 $290 Clos Mogador Grenache Priorat, Spain 2011 $350 Bodegas Muga 'Prado Eneo' Grand Reserva Rioja Rioja, Spain 2005 $250 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva Tuscany, Italy 2014 $120 Marchesi de Frescobaldi ‘CastelGiocondo’ Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany, Italy 2012 $260 Cappezana Ghiaie Super Tuscan Tuscany, Italy 2003 $300 Casa E. Di Mirafiore Barolo Piedmont, Italy 2013 $150 Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Veneto, Italy 2008 $230 Gaja Barbaresco Piedmont, Italy 1993 $550 VINTAGES AND WINES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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