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Table of Contents Table of Contents Bubbles! Champagne & Sparkling 1 White American 2 French 3 European & Southern Hemisphere 4 Rosé Think Pink! 4 Red American Pinot Noir 5 American Cabernet & Blends 6 From the Vault - Cabernet & Blends 7 American Red 8 French Red 9 Italian Red 10 Spain & Southern Hemisphere 11 Half & Large Size Matters 12 Sommelier & Beverage Director Boston Urban Hospitality Nick Daddona, A.S. 2 Bubbles! Champagne Maison 1000 Krug Grand Cuvée 475 0130 Laurent Perrier Cuvée Extra half 53 1010 Laurent Perrier Cuvée Extra 105 1019 Henroit Brut Souverain half 80 1020 Pol Roger White Label Brut 125 Grower 1032 Lacourte-Godbillon 1er Cru Écueil 110 1041 Eric Rodez Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Ambonnay 170 Vintage 0140 Dom Pérignon Brut 2006 225 1045 Salon Le Mesnil Grand Cru 1999 525 Rosé Champagne Mâison 3010 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé half 115 3019 Krug Brut Rosé half 275 3017 Lanson Pink Label Brut Rosé half 75 1057 Laurent Perrier Brut Rosé 170 Sparkling Italy 1080 Le Colture Valdobbiadene Prosecco Veneto 50 1035 Ferrari Perle Trentino 85 Sparkling Rosé France 0102 Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant d'Alsace 54 Spain 1075 Raventos i Blanc Nit Rosé Catalonia 2015 65 6/24/2020 3 American White Chardonnay North Coast 3025 Pride Vineyards Napa & Sonoma 2013 half 55 Sonoma 1160 Flowers Camp Meeting Ridge Sonoma Coast 2014 190 1115 Hirsch Vineyards Sonoma Coast 2017 140 1100 Hirsch Vineyards Sonoma Coast 2014 120 1180 Kistler Les Noisetiers Sonoma Coast 2016 135 1085 Davis Bynum Russian River Valley 2016 48 1125 Kosta Browne One Sixteen Russian River Valley 2013 145 3035 Flanagan Russian River Valley 2014 half 49 1110 Jordan Russian River Valley 2016 90 1150 Ramey Russian River Valley 2015 75 1178 Knight's Bridge West Block Knight's Valley 2011 165 1129 Peter Michael La Carrière Knights Valley 2014 265 1140 Peter Michael Belle-Côte Knights Valley 2016 250 Napa Valley 1139 Alpha Omega Unoaked 2014 75 1172 Forman Estate 2012 105 1145 Frog's leap Carneros 2017 55 1170 HDV Hyde Vineyard Carneros 2016 175 0103 Truchard Estate Carneros 2017 65 Central Coast 1175 Bien Nacido Vineyards Santa Maria Valley 2013 145 1108 Solomon Hills Santa Maria Valley 2013 105 Sauvignon Blanc California 1200 Cade Napa Valley 2017 65 1210 Quintessa Illumination Napa Valley & Sonoma 2017 95 American Discovery I East Coast 2001 ❤ Weimer Riesling Finger Lakes, New York 2014 50 California 2045 Klinker Brick Grenache Blanc Lodi 2017 32 0105 Ridge Adelaide Grenache Blanc Paso Robles 2018 65 6/24/2020 4 French White Burgundy Chablis 4105 Domaine Hamelin 2016 55 2065 Domaine Hamelin Vau Ligneau 1er Cru 2015 75 2025 Christian Moreau Valmur Grand Cru 2016 205 Bourgogne 2100 Domaine Benoit Ente Bourgogne Blanc 2015 110 Côte d'Or 2079 Domaine Hubert Lamy La Princée St. Aubin 2014 105 2040 Philippe Colin Le Charmois 1er Cru Saint-Aubin 2013 110 2048 Matrot Meursault 2013 120 0106 François Mikulski Meursault 2017 150 2090 Domaine Bouzereau-Gruère Charmes 1er Cru Meursault 2013 135 2103 Domaine Benoit Ente Puligny-Montrachet 2015 220 2098 Domaine Matrot Les Chalumeaux Puligny-Montrachet 2013 160 2050 Bruno Colin 1er Cru Chassagne-Montrachet 2013 140 2070 Benjamin Leroux Auxey-Duresses 2016 90 2075 Benjamin Leroux Genevrières-Dessus 1er Cru Meursault 2016 315 2085 Benjamin Leroux La Pièce Sous Le Bois 1er Cru Meursault 2017 265 2080 Benjamin Leroux Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2016 350 Southern 2060 Domaine Faiveley Les Villeranges Rully, Côte Chalonnaise 2015 70 Burgundy 2250 Mont Epin Mâcon-Perrone 2014 54 Loire Valley & Bordeaux Vouvray 2130 Domaine Huet Les Haut Lieu Vouvray Sec 2017 78 2145 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Vouvray Sec 2017 85 2150 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Vouvray Demi-Sec 2017 98 2025 Domaine Huet Le Mont Vouvray Moelleux 2017 105 Savennieres 2110 Domaine des Baumard 2015 50 Sancerre 1105 Daniel Crochet 2018 67 3020 Domaine Bailly-Reverdy Le Pierrier de la Chapelle 2018 half 32 Pouilly-Fumé 2160 de Ladoucette 2014 80 Bordeaux 2120 Pessac-Léognan de Carbonnieux Graves Bordeaux 2014 75 Southern France Rhône Valley 2140 Le Plan des Moines White Blend Côte-de-Rhône Blanc 2016 42 2175 Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2016 150 2155 Pierre Gaillard Condrieu 2016 95 Provence 2170 Clos St. Magdalene Cassis Blanc 2011 80 6/24/2020 5 Discovery White European White Spain 0107 Pazo de Galego Albariño Rias Baixas 2018 57 Italy 0104 Ca'Stelle Pinot Grigio Friuli 2017 38 2210 Terlano Pinot Grigio Alto Adige 2017 45 2205 Puiatti VUJ Friulano Friuli 2014 65 2180 Guado Al Tasso Bolgheri Vermentino Tuscany 2017 65 2190 Paitin Elisa Langhe Arneis Piedmont 2015 50 2000 Tornatore Etna Bianco Sicily 2017 58 Germany 3037 Dr. Loosen Riesling Kabinett Ürziger-Würzgarten, Mosel 2013 half 38 4000 J.J. Prüm Riesling Kabinett Graacher-Himmelreich, Mosel 2013 65 0112 Kees-Kieran Halbtrocken Riesling Mosel, Germany 2017 42 Southern Hemisphere White Australia 4010 Hentley Farm Riesling Eden Valley, South Australia 2017 47 4025 Howard Park Miamup Chardonnay Margaret River 2015 68 New Zealand 4020 Craggy Range Te Mata Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough 2017 48 4015 Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017 59 0108 Tablelands Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2018 50 4051 Mt. Beautiful Sauvignon Blanc North Canterbury 2018 38 South Africa 0109 De Wetshof Chardonnay Robertson 2018 50 4061 D.N. Sadie Chenin Blanc Swartland 2018 41 Rosé France 0121 Domaine Cagueloup Mont Caume Rosé Provence 2017 46 California 0122 Bravium Pinot Noir Rosé Russian River Valley 2018 42 4050 Reeve Pinot Noir Rosé Potter Valley, Mednocino 2017 65 Austria 4040 Landhaus Mayer Rosé Niederösterreich 2017 48 6/24/2020 6 American Red Pinot Noir Sonoma 4070 Balletto Russian River Valley 2017 75 4075 Benovia Russian River Valley 2017 105 4085 Cobb Coastlands Sonoma Coast 2014 175 4080 Cobb Jack Hill Sonoma Coast 2014 175 4100 Emeritus Hallberg Ranch Russian River Valley 2016 95 4125 Flowers Sonoma Coast 2017 115 4135 Hirsch Bohan Dillon Sonoma Coast 2017 105 3040 Hirsch San Andreas Fault Sonoma Coast 2016 half 75 4130 Hirsch San Andreas Fault Sonoma Coast 2016 145 3045 Hirsch San Andreas Fault Sonoma Coast 2014 1.5L 275 4136 Hirsch West Ridge Sonoma Coast 2016 195 4137 Hirsch East Ridge Sonoma Coast 2016 175 4138 Hirsch Raschen Ridge Sonoma Coast 2016 185 4139 Hirsch Reserve Sonoma Coast 2016 195 4140 Kistler Russian River Valley 2015 165 4144 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast 2014 250 4143 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast 2013 275 4120 Neyers Placida Vineyard Russian River Valley 2017 95 4150 Thomas George Cresta Ridge Vineyard Russian River Valley 2013 140 Central Coast 4158 Bien Nacido Vineyards Santa Maria Valley 2013 145 4155 Kosta Browne Santa Lucia Highlands 2015 225 4160 Morgan Double L Vineyard Monterey 2015 120 4165 Soloman Hills Santa Maria Valley 2012 95 Mendocino 4170 Reeve Anderson Valley 2016 120 Willamette 4175 Holloran Unfiltered 2014 70 Valley 4190 Siduri 2017 65 6/24/2020 7 American Red Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends North Coast 0120 Leviathan 2017 88 5155 Reeve Libertine No. 3 North & Central Coast Blend 2016 86 Napa Valley 3156 Château Montelena Calistoga Estate 2005 1.5L 725 3141 Chappellet Signature Napa Valley 2016 1.5L 375 3057 Dominus Estate - Napanook 2016 half 98 6075 Dominus Estate - Napanook 2015 195 5060 Dunn Vineyards 2014 215 5050 Faust 2017 120 6094 Frog's Leap Rutherford 2016 125 5114 Favia La Magdalena 2015 375 5070 Heitz Winery 2014 140 6115 Hourglass HG III 2017 85 0119 Knights Bridge Beckstoffer To Kalon 2013 225 5115 La Jota Howell Mountain 2016 275 3100 Long Meadow Ranch Estate Napa Valley 2016 half 65 5124 Miner Emily's Cuvee 2016 108 6135 Miner Stage Coach Vineyard 2015 160 6130 Miner Oracle 2013 170 6020 Mount Brave Mount Veeder 2016 170 3165 Mount Brave Mount Veeder 2013 1.5L 600 4220 Newton Vineyards Unfiltered 2016 98 5080 Odette Stags Leap District 2016 315 6070 Opus One Overture Multi 280 5100 Orin Swift Palermo 2017 115 5140 Round Pond Kith & Kin 2017 88 3115 Stag's Leap Cellars Artemis Napa Valley 2015 half 85 5164 Philip Togni Tanbark Hill Spring Mountain 2016 145 3067 Ramey Claret 2017 half 45 6155 Ramey Claret 2016 105 3190 Robert Foley Griffin 2016 1.5L 130 6160 Robert Foley Griffin 2016 88 Sonoma 6142 Cyneth Knights Valley 2015 90 5200 Jordan Winery Alexander Valley 2015 155 5205 Knights Bridge Estate Knights Valley 2015 245 5220 Silver Oak Alexander Valley 2015 175 Central Coast 6000 Justin Paso Robles 2017 83 6010 Daou Paso Robles 2018 65 6/24/2020 8 From the Vault Cabernet Sauvignon & Blends Napa Valley 5002 Araujo Altagracia 2014 350 5000 Araujo Altagracia 2010 420 5005 Araujo Eisele Vineyard 2011 850 5010 Beringer Private Reserve 2013 250 6083 Bond Pluribus 2016 1,100 5022 Bond Pluribus 2011 950 6080 Bond St. Eden 2016 1,100 5024 Bond Quella 2011 950 3140 Bond Vecina 2013 1.5L 1,900 6063 Dominus Estate 2008 415 6062 Dominus Estate 2006 395 6061 Dominus Estate 2003 400 6098 Frog's Leap Rutherford 1998 275 6093 Frog's Leap Rutherford 1993 330 6035 Frog's Leap Rutherford 1991 350 6092 Frog's Leap Rutherford 1990 375 6100 Harlan Estate 2015 2,250 6123 Harlan Estate 2014 1,900 6140 Harlan Estate 2012 2,700 5093 Hundred Acre Kayli Morgan Vineyard 2009 600 3170 Joseph Phelps Insignia 2014 1.5L 925 3195 Peter Michael Au Paradis 2014 1.5L 1,425 5114 Shafer Hillside Select Stag's Leap District 2013 500 6050 Inglenook Estate Rutherford 2013 210 6150 Opus One 2014 715 Sonoma 6170 Peter Michael Les Pavots Knights Valley 2014 375 Santa Cruz 3173 2012 1.5L 650 Mountains Ridge Monte Bello Washington 6030 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley 2015 485 6040 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley 2014 445 6/24/2020 9 American Red Merlot Napa Valley 7020 Duckhorn 2016 145 7040 Hunt & Harvest 2015 75 7030 Seavey Estate 2005 190 American Discovery Cabernet Franc 7000 Lang & Reed North Coast 2014 60 Sangiovese 7010 Biale Nonna's Vineyard Napa Valley 2018 50 Syrah 7090 Bien Nacido Santa Maria Valley 2014 105 7115 Copain Tous Ensemble Mendocino 2016 65 7120 Peay Les Titans Sonoma Coast 2016 125 7135 Sine Qua Non Rastel California 2016 475 7095 Sine Qua Non Piranha - Waterdance California 2014 650 7065 Gramercy Lower East Columbia Valley, Washington 2016 85 Zinfandel 7080 Ridge Geyserville Sonoma 2017 95 7085 Ridge Three Valleys Sonoma 2017 75 7075 Biale Black Chicken Napa Valley 2017 125 7079 Biale R.W.
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