THE WINE PROGRAM AT CHARLESTON is all about the relationship between wine and food. After a quarter century of watching and tasting CHEF'S VERY PERSONAL CUISINE in development I constantly work to understand the balance & content of her dishes and how they relate to the wines in the cellar.
Among many, some considerations for cellar selection include : - what the growing season is like for farmers in this part of the country - the mood and the taste of our clientele - the individual people who make the wine and their culinary traditions
All of this information becomes this giant and RIDICULOUS MATRIX OF INFORMATION that gives us just enough detail and data to actually do something akin to art. Making the right connections is not formulaic, but it is based on a lot of information. THESE CONNECTIONS ARE AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE STRIVE TO CREATE.
– Tony Foreman, Wine Director & Owner Lindsay Willey, Chief Sommelier
P.S. Please keep in mind the fleeting availability of mature and rare wines from our cellar. We apologize if your first choice is not available. COCKTAILS HARBOR EAST MARTINI 16 Grey Goose L’Orange Vodka with a mélange of CointreauGrand Marnier, fresh orange, peach and lime juices – and a playful splash of sparkling wine. RAZ-PUTIN MARTINI 15 Stolichnaya Razberri vodka teased by Chambord liqueurembellished with fresh berries. IPANEMA FIZZ 18 A sparkling celebration - Crémant d’Alsace kissed by passionfruit & honey. A PENTHOUSE IN MANHATTAN 18 Bourbon & an aspect of Port. GOLD RUSH 17 Maker’s Mark, Lemon, Honey, Aromatic Bitters SAINT CLOUD 15 Plymouth Gin, Crème de Violette, Lemon, Strawberry Shrub ARANDAS MONK 14 Espolon Blanco, Yellow Chartreuse , Lime, Ginger, Soda BEER Amstel Light Lager 3.5% Holland 6 Pilsner Urquell 4.4% Czech 7 RaR “Groove City” Hefeweizen 5.2% Cambridge, MD, USA 7 Firestone “Union Jack” American IPA 7.5% CA, USA 8 Dogfish Head “60-Minute” American IPA7.25% DE, USA 8 d’Achouffe “Houblon” Belgian IPA/Triple 9.00% Belgium 15 Unibroue “Maudite” Strong Dark Ale 8% Canada 11 Aecht Schlenkerla Märzen Rauchbier 5.1% Germany (500ml) 17 Guinness Draught Stout 4.8% Ireland 8 Rodenbach “Grand Cru” Flemish Red Ale 6% Belgium 15 WINES BY THE GLASS BUBBLES 6 oz 3 oz Bin # Champagne, Gosset “Grand Réserve” Brut NV 35 17.5 670 Champagne, Lanson Père et Fils Brut NV 26 13 671 Champagne, Alain Vincey Brut Rosé NV 28 14 660 Champagne, Bollinger “Special Cuvée” Brut NV 42 21 840 Crémant d’Alsace, Sipp Mack Brut NV 17 8.5 638
WHITES & ROSÉ 6 oz 3 oz Vino Rosato, Ermanno Costa “Rösefiur” (Italy) 2020 16 8 540 Chardonnay, Winderlea (Willamette Valley) 2017 23 11.5 551 Bourgogne Blanc, Benjamin Leroux (Burgundy) 2012 22 11 552 Penedès, Parés Baltà “Cosmic” (Spain) 2019 14 7 542 Riesling, Diel “Van der Nahe” (Germany) 2018 14 7 550 Sylvaner, Rolly Gassmann “Réserve Millésime” (Alsace) 2017 18 9 607 Bordeaux Blanc, Château Respide-Medeville (Graves) 2018 17 8.5 548
REDS 6 oz 3 oz Beaumes de Venise, Domaine de Fenouillet “Terres Blanches” (Provence) 2019 14 7 614 Spätburgunder, A. Christmann (Pfalz) 2017 19 9.5 590 Costa Toscana, Montepeloso “A Quo” (Italy) 2019 19 9.5 575 St. Estèphe. Châtea Lilian Ladouys (Bordeaux) 2018 22 11 574 Pinot Noir, Shea Wine Cellars “Shea Vineyard” (Willamette Valley) 2017 24 12 580 Grenache/Mataro/Shiraz, Powell & Sons “Riverside” (Barossa) 2017 15 7.5 596 Ribera del Duero, Cruz de Alba (Spain) 2016 19 9.5 616 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos Saint Jean “Vieilles Vignes” (S. Rhône) 2018 35 17.5 620
RARETIES FROM THE CELLAR 6 oz 3 oz WHITES Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Château Fortia (S. Rhône) 2019 34 17 Chardonnay, Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2015 36 18 Condrieu, François Villard “Les Terrasses du Palat” (N. Rhône) 2017 50 25 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Honivogl” (Wachau) 2014 68 34 REDS Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco 2017 32 16 Pinot Noir, Littorai “Savoy” (Anderson Valley) 2016 60 30 Zinfandel, Williams Selyem “Forchini Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2007 90 45 Bordeaux, Château Troplong Mondot (St. Émilion) 2012 94 47 Grenache, Sine Qua Non “♀” (Santa Rita Hills) 2013 164 82 TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAMPAGNE 6 BLANC DE BLANCS, BLANC DE NOIRS, ROSÉ 6 RED STILL, VINTAGE TÊTE DE CUVÉE 7 MULTI-VINTAGE TÊTE DE CUVÉE, MULTI-VINTAGE, SPARKLING 8 WHITE BURGUNDY 9 CHABLIS 9 CÔTE DE NUITS, BOURGOGNE, ALOXE-CORTON, SAINT-ROMAIN AUXEY-DURESSES, SAINT-AUBIN 10 MEURSAULT, PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 11 CHASSANGE-MONTRACHET, CÔTE CHALONNAISE & MÂCONNAIS 12 NEW WORLD WHITES 13 AMERICAN CHARDONNAY, LITTORAI, PETER MICHAEL, 13 AUBERT, DEHLINGER, ET AL 14 SOUTHERN FRENCH WHITES, RHÔNE VALLEY & PROVENCE 15 SAUVIGNON BLANC 16 VOUVRAY 16 RIESLING, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, ALSACE 17 GRÜNER VELTLINER 18 CENTRAL EUROPEAN, GEWÜRZTRAMINER, MUSCAT & PINOT GRIS, ET AL 19 SPAIN & ITALY WHITES, ROSÉ 20 RED BURGUNDY 21 CÔTE DE NUITS, GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 22 MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 23 CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY, VOUGEOT 24 ECHÉZEAUX, VOSNE-ROMANÉE 25 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 26 RED BURGUNDY, CÔTE DE BEAUNE 28 ALOXE-CORTON, PERNAND VERGELESSES, SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 28 BEAUNE, POMMARD 29 VOLNAY, GIVRY, MONTHÉLIE, BLAGNY, SANTENAY 30 BEAUJOLAIS & RED LOIRE 31 RED BORDEAUX 32 SATELLITE APPELLATIONS, ST. ESTÈPHE 32 PAUILLAC 33 ST. JULIEN 34 MARGAUX 35 PESSAC-LÉOGNAN & GRAVES 36 POMEROL 37 ST. ÉMILION 38 TABLE OF CONTENTS
NORTHERN RHÔNE VALLEY 39 HERMITAGE 39 CÔTE RÔTIE 40 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 41 CÔTES DU RHÔNE 44 PROVENCE, THE SOUTH 45 SPAIN, RIOJA, DUERO RIVER VALLEY, NORTH WEST, EAST 46 ITALY 47 PIEDMONT 47 TUSCANY 48 VENETO, SOUTHERN ITALY 49 BORDEAUX IN THE NEW WORLD 50 BOND 50 NAPA VALLEY 51 KNIGHTS VALLEY, WASHINGTON, ET AL 52 NEW WORLD PINOT NOIR 53 OREGON & WASHINGTON, ANDERSON VALLEY, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 53 SONOMA, ET AL 54 RHÔNE RANGERS 55 DEHLINGER SYRAH 55 SINE QUA NON GRENACHE, SINE QUA NON SYRAH 56 OTHER NEW WORLD REDS 57 SWEET WINES & PORT 58 375 ML, CHAMPAGNE, WHITE, RED 59 LARGE FORMAT 60 CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING, WHITE 60 REDS 61 CHAMPAGNE
All CHAMPAGNE TASTES SOMEHOW OF APPLES. The wines are superbly diverse and complex yet always accessible. Maybe this is THE wine of celebration as it has the most particular magic. Aroma of fresh peel from a granny smith is so different from the sweet flesh of a honeycrisp, but somehow they bring the same universal happy memory. In the wine, this accessible note from childhood is mixed with all the geological history and individual seasonal life story of the vines and their fruit that is written in an ENTIRELY UNIQUE PLACE for growing and making wine. Champagne is sorted on the following pages into different groups: BLANC DE BLANCS one would expect to be lacy, clean and full of verve. BLANC DE NOIRS is filled with raspberry baritone fruit. ROSÉS are diverse. From charming, light & easy to rich, toasty & boisterously chasing a lamb dish. TÊTE DE CUVÉE are the best grown versions from both tiny familial producers and the most famous names in Champagne alike. NON & MULTI VINTAGE (NV) run from young and fruity to powerful and austere. BLANC DE BLANCS 807 Veuve Fourny & Fils Ier Cru “Nature – Blanc de Blancs” Brut (Vertus) NV $120 819 Guy Larmandier Grand Cru “Blanc de Blancs – Cramant” Brut NV $134 820 Lilbert – Fils Grand Cru “Blanc de Blancs” (Cramant) Brut NV $150 834 Delamotte “Blanc de Blancs” 2007 $250 868 Guy Larmandier Grand Cru “Blanc de Blancs – Cramant” Brut NV MAGNUM $282 857 Jacques Selosse Grand Cru “Blanc de Blancs – Substance” Brut (Avize) NV $1008 BLANC DE NOIRS 838 Moussé Fils “L’Or d’Eugene - Perpétuelle Blanc de Noirs” Brut NV $114 808 Gonet-Medeville Ier Cru “Blanc de Noirs” Brut NV $135 813 Eric Rodez “Blanc de Noirs” Brut NV $210 ROSÉ 821 Gonet-Medeville Ier Cru Extra Brut Rosé NV $132 853 Geoffroy Ier Cru “Rosé de Saignee” Brut Rosé NV $170 850 Eric Rodez Brut Rosé NV $201 802 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV $209 849 Billecart-Salmon “Cuvée Elizabeth Salmon” Brut Rosé 2006 $590 851 Dom Ruinart Brut Rosé 1996 $600 858 Krug Brut Rosé NV $900 837 Dom Pérignon Brut Rosé 2004 $1176
6 RED STILL 839 Cumierès, Geoffroy 2009 $180 403 Coteaux Champenois, Bollinger “La Cotê Aux Enfant” 1997 $265 VINTAGE TÊTE DE CUVÉE 181 Pol Roger Brut 2009 $181 817 Billecart-Salmon “Cuvée Nicolas François” Brut 2006 $297 867 Veuve Fourny & Fils Ier Cru “Monts de Vertus” Extra Brut 2011 MAGNUM $327 830 Vilmart & Cie Ier Cru “Cœur de Cuvée” (Rilly-la-Montagne) 2010 $357 Egly-Ouriet is a small producer of very high quality wines of power and individual personalities. 816 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Millesime” Brut (Ambonnay) 2009 $370 822 Taittinger Grands Crus “Blanc de Blancs - Comtes de Champagne” 2008 $462 833 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Millesime” Brut (Ambonnay) 2008 $568 856 Veuve Clicquot “La Grande Dame” Brut 2006 $600 828 Louis Roederer “Cristal” Brut 2008 $651 2002 is a great vintage. The wines have really matured attractively and in general are lush. 846 Krug Brut 2002 $846 854 Krug Brut 1998 $846 855 Salon “Blanc de Blancs – Le Mesnil” Brut 1999 $943 814 Jacques Selosse Ier Cru “Millesime” Extra Brut (Avize) 2009 $960 869 Egly-Ouriet “Grand Cru – Millesime” Brut (Ambonnay) 2005 MAGNUM $990 843 Louis Roederer “Cristal” Brut 2002 $1043 874 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Millesime” Brut (Ambonnay) 2009 MAGNUM $1170 872 Dom Pérignon Brut 2002 MAGNUM $1200 860 Salon “Blanc de Blancs – Le Mesnil” Brut 1996 $1274 841 Salon “Blanc de Blancs – Le Mesnil” Brut 2002 $1287 873 Salon “Blanc de Blancs – Le Mesnil” Brut 1999 MAGNUM $1590 861 Krug “Blanc de Blancs – Clos du Mesnil” Brut 2000 $2160
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MULTI-VINTAGE TÊTE DE CUVÉE 804 Veuve Fourny & Fils Ier Cru “Cuvée R” Extra Brut (Vertus) NV $102 832 Vilmart & Cie Ier Cru “Grand Cellier” (Rilly-la-Montagne) NV $180 845 Egly-Ouriet 1er Cru “Les Vignes de Vrigny” Brut (Vrigny) NV $170 810 Eric Rodez Grand Cru “Cuvée des Crayères” Brut (Ambonnay) NV $180 847 Eric Rodez Grand Cru “Cuvée des Grands Vintages” Brut (Ambonnay) NV $240 831 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “V.P.” Extra Brut NV $275 Laurent-Perrier’s “Grande Siecle” is a rich and complex favorite with pure mineral & floral aromatics. 842 Laurent-Perrier “Grand Siècle” Brut NV $308 835 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Blanc de Noirs – Les Crayères” Brut (Ambonnay) NV $410 Krug has made first-in-class oak-fermented wines for more than a century. These wines are among the most robust and finest wines of Champagne. If I were going to drink CHAMPAGNE WITH A STEAK I would turn to Krug first. 800 Krug “Grande Cuvée” Brut NV $484 MULTI-VINTAGE The idea ofVINTAGE wines from Champagne and NON-VINTAGE aka MULTI-VINTAGE are very unlike almost all other wine regions. Champagne is VERY FAR NORTH in comparison to other places you may try to grow Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and as such, ripening is extremely variable (though a bit more reliable with climate change). Because of this inconsistency, the wines historically have been a BLEND OF DIFFERENT VINTAGES attempting to maintain something of a HOUSE STYLE. 806 Pol Roger “Réserve” Brut NV $120 809 Billecart-Salmon “Réserve” Brut NV $132 Bollinger always produces a more toasty red fruit-driven, rich Cello solo sort of a Champagne. 840 Bollinger “Special Cuvée” Brut NV $158 829 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Tradition” Brut NV $222 868 Gosset "Excellence" Brut NV MAGNUM $247 SPARKLING 824 Conca del Riu Anoia, Raventós i Blanc “De Nit” Brut Rosé (Spain) 2018 $54 825 Roederer Estate Brut (Anderson Valley) NV $63 638 Crémant d’Alsace, Sipp Mack Brut (France) NV $68 Outside of Champagne, the most interesting and delicious wine - that is made in the Champagne method - I have had in a long time is the Brut “Classic Cuvée” from Nyetimber in Surrey. I would encourage you to enjoy it as an excellent aperitif. 844 Nyetimber “Classic Cuvee” Brut (England) NV $116 827 Analemma “Blanc de Noir” (Columbia Gorge) 2015 $123 8 CHABLIS
WHEN I WAS A KID this was the misnomer of all the terrible white wines everyone’s parents were drinking when they weren’t drinking Canadian Club. THESE ARE NOT THOSE WINES. These wines are extremely precise, structured and incredibly long and complex in the mouth. The Grand Crus are very age worthy and can carry one through a meal. Chef always has seafood courses that beg for the intensity and relative lightness available here. HER COOKING IS NOT SHY. Neither are these wines. 2234x Chablis, Jean-Marc Brocard “Sainte Claire” 2019 $54 2134x Chablis, Domaine Testut “Côte de Bréchain” 2018 $60 2446x Chablis, Alice et Olivier de Moor “L’Humeur du Temps” 2019 $94 2232 Chablis Ier Cru “Vaillons” Jean et Sébastien Dauvissat 2017 $96 2549x Chablis Ier Cru “Fourchaume” Louis Jadot 2018 $101 2333 Chablis Ier Cru “Fourchaume” Le Domaine d’Henri 2017 $105 2441x Chablis Ier Cru “Fourchaume” Jean-Marc Brocard 2018 $114 2164 Chablis Ier Cru “Vaillons” Jean-Paul & Benôit Droin 2018 $114 2239x Chablis Ier Cru “Mont de Milieu” Alice et Olivier de Moor 2018 $180 2413x Chablis Grand Cru “Les Clos” William Fevre 2012 $232 The wines of François Raveneau are at the pinnacle of white wine quality in the world. These are big personal favorites of mine. Incredibly precise wines of very distinct character. 710 Petit Chablis, François Raveneau 2018 MAGNUM $540 198x Chablis Ier Cru “Butteaux” François Raveneau 2018 $570 313x Chablis Grand Cru “Clos” François Raveneau 2018 $1050
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CÔTE DE NUITS These are dark and powerful Chardonnays. AUSTERE & RICH and more appropriate with white meat and cheese than fish dishes or as an aperitif. 85 Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Domaine Bertagna 2016 $65 2224 Côte de Nuits Villages, Domaine Gille 2017 $91 2546 Vougeot Ier Cru “Les Cras” Domaine Bertagna 2015 $260 151 Vougeot Ier Cru “Les Cras” Domaine Bertagna 2016 $266 156x Vougeot Ier Cru “Les Clos Blanc de Vougeot” Dom. Vougeraie 2005 $325 BOURGOGNE Many of these are the most modest wines made by VERY TALENTED PRODUCERS. This is a fantastic place to shop for relative value in first class Chardonnay that can balance serious cooking. 2117x Bourgogne, Thibault Liger-Belair “Les Charmes” 2016 $54 2161 Bourgogne, Etienne Sauzet 2016 $61 2441 Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre, Patrick Piuze 2017 $66 118 Bourgogne, Arnaud Ente 2016 $270 303x Bourgogne, Arnaud Ente 2017 $315 731x Bourgogne Aligoté, Arnaud Ente (Burgundy) 2018 MAGNUM $900 ALOXE-CORTON 138x Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Louis Latour 2015 $320 SAINT-ROMAIN 2429 Saint-Romain, Alain Gras 2016 $77 AUXEY-DURESSES 2166 Auxey-Duresses, Jean-Marc Vincent “Les Hautés” 2016 $105 SAINT-AUBIN 2159 Saint-Aubin, Marc Colin et ses Fils “Luce” 2016 $89
10 MEURSAULT I just love the wines of this village. There is generosity, balance, FLIRTATION & RESTRAINT all at once in the Chardonnay expression here. Some of the wines are ENORMOUS but their FRESHNESS belies it. 2519 Meursault, Thierry et Pascale Matrot 2016 $135 2021 Meursault, Thierry et Pascale Matrot “Les Chevalières” 2017 $142 2162 Meursault, Louis Jadot 2018 $147 2504 Meursault-Blagny Ier Cru, Louis Latour “Château de Blagny” 2018 $210 2237x Meursault Charmes Ier Cru, Louis Jadot 2018 $215 449x Meursault, Leroy 1986 $490 Arnaud Ente is on my very short list of very favorite wine producers on the earth. Please do not buy any of his wines – I would like to be stuck with them. 225x Meursault, Arnaud Ente 2018 $630 223x Meursault, Arnaud Ente “Clos des Ambres” 2018 $825 715 Meursault, Coche-Dury 2016 $1200 436 Meursault, Coche-Dury 2017 $1464 PULIGNY-MONTRACHET TENSION. These wines have tension and more tension. Volume and intensity are focused through acidity to create a unique condition. While these wines are famous the world over for how “classy” they are it is THEIR EDGE that sets them apart. Vintages, as in all Burgundy especially, are super variable and define the characteristics of the wines to an unusually large extent. 2013 sharp, 2014 happy, 2015 sunny and broad, 2016 dense and mineral. 2408x Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Champs-Gain” François Carillon 2016 $172 2244 Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Champ Gains” Dom. Alain Chavy 2016 $175 2416 Puligny-Montrachet, François Carillon 2019 $180 2039 Puligny-Montrachet, Etienne Sauzet 2016 $188 2161x Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Perrières” François Carillon 2016 $197 2319x Puligny-Montrachet, François Carillon “Les Enseignères” 2019 $201 2423x Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Referts” Etienne Sauzet 2016 $333 2331 Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Champ-Canet” Etienne Sauzet 2016 $368 2247 Puligny-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Combettes” Etienne Sauzet 2016 $465 2317 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru “Les Demoiselles” Louis Jadot 2013 $705 149 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru “Les Demoiselles” Louis Jadot 2010 $810 111 Montrachet Grand Cru, Lucien Le Moine 2004 $980
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CHASSANGE-MONTRACHET There is an opulence here that seems to flow into the Grand Cru wines situated between Puligny and Chassagne. Like the BONES are from one and the FLESH from another. These wines can be CREAMY & DENSE and require rich preparations of seafood and white meat. 2133x Chassagne-Montrachet, Louis Jadot 2016 $150 2259 Chassagne-Montrachet, Marc Colin “Les Encégnierès” 2015 $172 2142 Chassagne-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Champ-Gains” Guy Amiot 2014 $190 2135 Chassagne-Montrachet Ier Cru “Clos Saint Jean” Guy Amiot 2016 $215 2111 Chassagne-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Vergers” Guy Amiot 2016 $215 2449 Chassagne-Montrachet Ier Cru “Morgeot” Louis Jadot 2017 $216 2147 Chassagne-Montrachet Ier Cru “Les Caillerets” Guy Amiot 2017 $226 719 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Etienne Sauzet 2016 $1407 CÔTE CHALONNAISE & MÂCONNAIS The wines from Côte Chalonnaise are from just south of the Côte d’Or and reflect a similar build to their nearby brethren. The flavors just turn a bit darker, they absorb oak differently and reveal STURDY FRUIT & STRUCTURE. Mâconnais wines are FATTER & SUNNIER and built more like California Chardonnay with a completely different minerality. 2404x Saint Véran, Domaine Cordier “En Faux” 2018 $81 2209 Givry Ier Cru “Crausot” François Lumpp 2016 $96 2345 Pouilly-Fuissé, J. A. Ferret 2018 $97 2027 Pouilly-Fuissé, J. A. Ferret “Clos des Prouges” 2018 $119 137 Pouilly-Fuissé, Dominique Lafon – Château des Quarts “Clos des Quarts” 2014 $126
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Menu diversity requires a DIVERSE ARRAY OF WINES. These whites have very specific character & functionality. 2001 Semillon, Mendel (Mendoza) 2018 $45 225 Viognier/Marsanne/Roussanne, Cowhorn “Spiral 36” (Oregon) 2018 $48 2445 Gewürztraminer, Analemma (Columbia Gorge) 2015 $60 83 Sine Qua Non “The Moment” (Ventura) 2011 $302 2402 Sine Qua Non “Entre Chien et Loup” (Ventura) 2015 $400 2114x Sine Qua Non “Lightmotif” (Ventura) 2014 $400 2210x Sine Qua Non “Deux Grenouilles” (Ventura) 2016 $449 AMERICAN CHARDONNAY The first American Chardonnays I had were SHOCKING IN THEIR RICHNESS and the vividness of color in comparison to their old world counterparts. Their depth of expressive fruit and ebullient personalities are always at the core, in my mind, of what these wines should be. There are certain dishes that I absolutely prefer with American Chardonnay — LOBSTER & FRESH CORN being two of the ingredients that trigger that preference.
ET AL 2446 Stoller (Dundee Hills) 2018 $45 2525 Matanzas Creek (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $49 2019 Mount Eden (Edna Valley) 2015 $54 2417x Brewer-Clifton (Sta. Rita Hills) 2019 $60 111x Domaine Eden (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2015 $67 2118 Brittan Vineyards (McMinnville) 2016 $81 2174x Brittan Vineyards (McMinnville) 2017 $87 2413 Rochioli (Russian River Valley) 2016 $92 2337 Pride (Napa Valley) 2016 $96 2109 The Withers “Peters Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $99 2153x Vina Cobos - Bramare “Marchiori Estate” (Luján de Cuyo) 2017 $105 2457x Chateau Montelena (Napa Valley) 2017 $108 2227 Ridge Estate (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2016 $120 2407 Ramey “Ritchie” (Russian River Valley) 2014 $122 441x Dumol “Wester Reach” (Russian River Valley) 2017 $135 2433x Ramey “Ritchie” (Russian River Valley) 2016 $135 2350x Model Farm (Sonoma Valley) 2018 $140 2168 Brewer-Clifton “3D” (Santa Rita Hills) 2018 $141 2453x Ceritas “Charles Heintz” (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $144 2403 Mount Eden Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2007 $160 174x Catena Zapata “White Bones - Adrianna Vineyard” (Mendoza) 2016 $180
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We have a bit of a collection of several producers’ wines... Littorai, Peter Michael, Aubert and Dehlinger. LITTORAI Ted Lemon works with a PRECISE SENSIBILITY reflective of his training at Domaine Roulot. 208x Littorai “Charles Heintz Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2015 $196 228 Littorai “Mays Canyon” (Sonoma Coast) 2014 $196 2404 Littorai “Charles Heintz Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $210 2004x Littorai “Mays Canyon” (Sonoma Coast) 2016 $210 2308 Littorai “Mays Canyon” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $210 PETER MICHAEL These are wines from very specific sites and are made in the MOST LAVISH FASHION. 2351x Peter Michael “Belle Côte” (Knights Valley) 2017 $222 2133 Peter Michael “Belle Côte” (Knights Valley) 2019 $234 2229x Peter Michael “Belle Côte” (Knights Valley) 2016 $240 2163 Peter Michael “La Carrière” (Knights Valley) 2016 $240 2153 Peter Michael “La Carrière” (Knights Valley) 2019 $241 2026x Peter Michael “La Carrière” (Knights Valley) 2015 $252 2344 Peter Michael “Ma Belle-Fille” (Knights Valley) 2018 $280 2313x Peter Michael “Ma Belle-Fille” (Knights Valley) 2016 $298 AUBERT Marc Aubert was the former assistant winemaker at Peter Michael UNDER HELEN TURLEY. This small winery produces beautiful Chardonnay with exceptional length, rich texture and SUPERB BALANCE. These wines have proven to age well in the cellar. 443x Aubert “Larry x & Sons” (Carneros) 2014 $224 2539x Aubert “Larry Hyde & Sons” (Carneros) 2015 $224 2432x Aubert “Larry Hyde & Sons” (Carneros) 2016 $224 2557 Aubert “Lauren Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $263 2247x Aubert “Larry Hyde & Sons” (Carneros) 2019 $314 DEHLINGER Tom Dehlinger established his family winery about 40 years ago in a very cool part of the Sonoma Coast in the heart of the Russian River Valley. These are ARCHETYPAL California Coastal Chardonnays. RICH & FRESH, PLUMP & BUTTERY — but there is nothing sloppy. 2206 Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2018 $85 2438 Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2017 $89 2449x Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2016 $100 2443 Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2015 $107 2553x Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2014 $107 2426x Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2013 $130
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NORTHERN RHÔNE, VIOGNIER BASED Condrieu is a tiny high quality appellation producing UNCTUOUS & EXOTIC creamy whites from Viognier. 2012x Condrieu, E. Guigal 2016 $132 2250 Condrieu, Yves Cuilleron “Les Chaillets” 2015 $146 2411 Condrieu, François Villard “Les Terrasses du Palat” 2017 $150 444 Condrieu, Georges Vernay “Les Terrasses de l’Empire” 2015 $170 301x Condrieu, Georges Vernay “Coteau de Vernon” 2014 $310 713 Château Grillet 2016 $990 NORTHERN RHÔNE, MARSANNE BASED Marsanne based wines are largely built for power and age and while built on fruit are driven by more savory flavors and minerals that will develop with age. If you are looking for a WHITE FOR ORGAN MEATS and other really intense dishes, white Hermitage is often the best choice. 429x Collines Rhodaniennes Marsanne, Jeanne Gaillard 2018 $39 2203x Saint-Joseph, Yves Cuilleron “Lyseras” 2018 $62 2343 Saint-Joseph, Domaine Bernard Gripa 2017 $96 311 Hermitage, Domaine des Remizières “Cuvée Emilie” 2009 $233 215 Hermitage, J.L. Chave 2001 $400 451 Hermitage, J.L. Chave 2007 $435 SOUTHERN RHÔNE White Châteauneuf-du-Pape are often really successful with a lot of summer food. This is the time when the FARM SEASON HITS and Cindy makes great rich seafood and VEGETABLE DOMINATED DISHES — tomatoes and cream sauces — all at once. 2418 Côtes du Rhône, Domaine les Aphillanthes “Clementia” 2019 $44 2202 Vacqueyras, Domaine les Ondines 2017 $74 2325 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Berthet-Rayne 2017 $81 2512x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Mont-Redon 2017 $92 2256 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Fortia 2019 $94 2237 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bosquet des Papes “Cuvée Tradition” 2017 $114 2151x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pegau 2018 $126 2117 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Charvin 2016 $131 2337x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pegau 2016 $165 ET AL 2238x Jurançon Sec, Charles Hours “Cuvée Marie” 2017 $60 2451 Palette, Château Simone (Provence) 2014 $121
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BORDEAUX Bordeaux whites are often complex blends of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon & Muscadelle. Both of the Sauvignon grapes lend a verticality to the structure and length to the finish of the wines. Semillon can add a nutty richness and density depending upon the individual growing site and the choices of the grower. These whites AGE VERY SUCCESSFULLY becoming more savory and complex as time goes by. The older ones can be a remarkable PAIRING WITH THE CHEESE CART. 108 Domaine de Chevalier “L’Esprit de Chevalier” (Pessac-Leognan) 2016 $88 2023x Château Carbonnieux (Pessac-Leognan) 2015 $90 2154 Château Malartic Lagravière (Graves) 2015 $180 447 Château Malartic Lagravière (Graves) 2010 $197 157x Domaine de Chevalier (Pessac-Léognan) 2009 $286 LOIRE VALLEY Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire is among the most MARVELOUSLY CRISP & CLEAN white wines available. The chalky soils and the cool growing season form 90% of the wine’s personalities. 2418x Sancerre, Karine & Christian Lauverjat “Moulines des Vrilleres” 2020 $52 2032 Pouilly Fumé, Joseph Mellot “Domaine des Mariniers” 2018 $54 2146x Sancerre, Alphonse Mellot “La Moussière” 2020 $75 2339 Sancerre, Edmond et Anne Vatan à Chavignol “Clos la Néore” 2017 $257 AMERICAN, ETC. The American Sauvignon on the list are of a particular rich style, much like white Bordeaux but even sunnier still. Many of these are FAVORITE FIRST COURSE WINES, especially for summer menus. 2558x Sauvignon Blanc, Andrew Will “Cuvée Lucia” (Yakima Valley) 2018 $75 427x Sauvignon Blanc, Rochioli (Russian River Valley) 2017 $92 206x Sauvignon Blanc, Spottswoode (Sonoma County) 2018 $95 2321 Sauvignon Blanc, Peter Michael “L’Après-Midi” (Sonoma County) 2016 $146 210 Sauvignon Blanc, Peter Michael “L’Après-Midi” (Sonoma County) 2017 $155 2454 Sauvignon Blanc, Peter Michael “L’Après-Midi” (Sonoma County) 2018 $155 VOUVRAY 2113 Vouvray, Pichot “Domaine le Peu de la Moriette” 2018 $40 2509x Vouvray Sec, Domaine Huet “Le Haut-Lieu” 2019 $80 2423 Vouvray Moelleux, Foreau “Domaine du Clos Naudin – Reserve” 2015 $244 2524 Vouvray Moelleux, Foreau “Domaine du Clos Naudin – Goutte d’Or” 2015 $634
16 RIESLING
The grape can be either DRY or bone dry OR A LITTLE BIT OFF DRY like some Alsace and some German versions and also a little bit sweet in the case of certain vintages. AUSTRIA The wines, especially from the most famous sites in the Wachau are Riesling at its MOST PRECISE, incredibly linear and age worthy. They gain power and more complex flavors with time in the cellar. 2305 Riesling Federspiel, Franz Hirtzberger “Steinterrassen” (Wachau) 2016 $75 2425x Riesling Federspiel, Weingut Knoll “Loibner” (Wachau) 2016 $80 2330 Riesling Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Hochrain” (Wachau) 2014 $104 2355x Riesling Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Ried Setzberg” (Wachau) 2017 $136 2130 Riesling Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Singerriedel” (Wachau) 2011 $178 2175x Riesling Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Singerriedel” (Wachau) 2009 $205 2215x Riesling Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Hochrain” (Wachau) 2009 $210 GERMANY Germany produces a typically lighter version that is often a bit lower in alcohol, sweeter but a very vivid expression of the grape — Riesling at its most charming. 2415x Riesling Kabinett, Eugen Müller (Forst) 2019 $41 2405 Riesling, Dönnhoff (Nahe) 2019 $54 2305x Riesling Grosses Gewächs, A. Christmann “Idig - Königsbacher” (Pfalz) 2017 $125 237 Riesling Kabinett, Egon Müller “Scharzhofberger” (Mosel) 2014 $183 ALSACE Alsace Riesling has breadth, power and a slightly fruity charm unique to that region. 2320 Riesling, Domaine Ernest Burn 2017 $45 2160 Riesling, Rolly Gassmann 2016 $64 2355 Riesling, Domaine Weinbach 2018 $65 308x Riesling, Domaine Weinbach “Clos de Capucins – Cuvée Théo”) 2016 $78
17 GRÜNER VELTLINER
Besides being the single most entertaining grape varietal to pronounce, these are wines of very special and particular qualities. They are marvelous with RAW, CURED & SMOKED SEAFOOD, salty dishes and dishes that are built with a broad range of flavors from earthy like a Chioggia beet to edible flower petals. Typically you expect aromas and FLAVORS OF GREEN TEA, white pepper and minerals. 164 Grüner Veltliner, Soellner “Toni” (Wagram) 2016 $40 Franz Hirtzberger Grüners age very very well and their style is broader and more powerful than others. 2165 Grüner Veltliner Federspiel, Franz Hirtzberger “Rotes Tor” (Wachau) 2017 $81 2435x Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Ried Kirchweg” (Wachau) 2017 $102 2205x Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Rotes Tor” (Wachau) 2016 $126 2415 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Rotes Tor” (Wachau) 2017 $126 2505 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Ried Axpoint” (Wachau) 2017 $136 2535x Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Honivogl” (Wachau) 2014 $210 2405x Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Honivogl” (Wachau) 2017 $222 738 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Honivogl” (Wachau) 2017 6 LITER $1950
18 CENTRAL EUROPEAN
GEWÜRZTRAMINER, MUSCAT & PINOT GRIS Gewürztraminer and Muscat are the spice boys with the MOST EXOTIC & SPICY AROMAS out there. Muscat does not have the same muscle as Gewürztraminer nor is it typically quite as sweet or big bodied. Pinot Gris from Alsace is actually the same grape as Pinot Grigio in Italy, but the style of the wine is enormously different. These are more similar to Chardonnay in size and density — just don’t expect the toasty, oaky buttery flavors. The wines often have a SLIGHTLY SMOKEY APPLE PIE characteristic. 2455 Pinot Gris/Pinot Blanc/Riesling Trocken, Diel “Diel De Diel” (Nahe) 2018 $45 2030 Gewürztraminer, Sipp Mack “Tradition” 2016 $51 138 Gewürztraminer, J. Hofstätter “Joseph” 2016 $53 2435 Gewürztraminer, Sipp Mack “Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $64 2230 Gewürztraminer, Rolly Gassmann 2016 $74 426 Gewürztraminer, Domaine Weinbach “Clos de Capucins – Cuvée Théo” 2015 $82 2175 Gewürztraminer, Domaine Weinbach “Clos de Capucins – Cuvée Laurence” 2016 $98 108x Muscat Grand Cru “Goldert” Zind-Humbrecht 2016 $120 ET AL These wines are a collection from historically German speaking areas. We are ignoring the political boundaries in this section because the stylistic similarities are strong and the cooking styles from these areas are similar. 330 Valle Isarco Kerner, Abbazia di Novacella (Alto Adige) 2018 $42 2010 Auxerrois, Rolly Gassmann “Rotteilble de Rorschwihr” (Alsace) 2016 $54 395 Pinot Blanc, Domaine Weinbach “Clos de Capucins – Réserve” (Alsace) 2016 $57 2545 Pinot Blanc, Domaine Weinbach (Alsace) 2018 $60 204 Pinot Bianco Riserva, Cantina Terlan “Vorberg” (Alto Adige) 2017 $91
19 SPAIN & ITALY, ROSÉ
SPAIN & ITALY SUMMER INGREDIENTS are quite conducive to the whites of Spain & Italy. Many of these make excellent APERITIF WINES that transition into first courses. 2558 Albariño, Fillaboa (Rías Baixas) 2019 $40 235x Gavi di Gavi, Broglia “La Meirana” (Piedmont) 2019 $48 2447x Verdejo, Belondrade “Quinta Apolonia” (Spain) 2018 $51 The Maffini Fiano manages a very specific balance between being plump, rich and expressing real freshness at the same time. It is the perfect white for rich fish, strong flavored shellfish & summer vegetables. 109x Cilento Fiano, Luigi Maffini “Pietraincatenata” (Campania) 2017 $93 330x Veneto Bianco, Giuseppe Quintarelli “Secco Ca’del Merlo” (Veneto) 2016 $111 331 Toscana, Gaja-Ca’Marcanda “Vistamare” (Tuscany) 2013 $150 ROSÉ Palette, Château Simone (Provence) 2018 — will continue to age with time. It is the only Grand Cru rosé we offer. 2324x Pinot Noir Rosé, Analemma “Alpine” 2018 $60 2326 Bandol, Domaine Tempier (France) 2020 $99 136x Bandol, Domaine Tempier (France) 2018 $101 2100 Bandol, Domaine Tempier (France) 2019 $115 107 Palette, Château Simone (Provence) 2018 $127 2531 Palette, Château Simone (Provence) 2019 $134
20 RED BURGUNDY
Burgundy is the home of PINOT NOIR and it is the most extreme place to grow it. The slope that runs about 31 miles is positioned with such a wide variety of exposure to very specific weather. The coolness is a big factor in bringing such intense, vivid flavors that are so specific because the grapes are on the EDGE OF SURVIVAL. There is a reason we filled 10+ pages with wines from Burgundy — and it is worth explaining why. More than fruit, savory flavors and structure — there is also SOUL & MAGIC in the wine when everything works. We know that when it’s in a mood, that magic lies dormant. Like people, as time goes along, you have different days. Something that strikes you as funny one day may not the next. There are three big factors that contribute to quality and differentiation in Burgundy. These will be most helpful in making a choice. 1) PRODUCER: the individual farmers who grow grapes and produce wines 2) SITE: vineyard location dictates not just some of the quality potential but a lot of the flavors 3) VINTAGE: variations in weather have a major impact on the final product Imagine the difference between green and blue. Let’s say Morey-Saint-Denis, a particular village in Burgundy, is green. For each producer, site and vintage, there are many variations of the color green within the village. Chambolle-Musigny — we’ll say that village is blue — many factors may dictate the shade but it’s always still blue. A word on vintages... Burgundy is a challenging place to grow Pinot Noir to full ripeness even in the days of climate change. What constitutes “a great year” has shifted a bit. One thing that is certain is that from the very best producers and the very best sites you have wines with the most personality, greatest character and most specific and particular expression. There are vintages available from this cellar that were cooler and produced light, clean and vivid wines that drink beautifully in the right context — 2008, 2011, 2013. There are vintages of plump sunny fruit and ebullience that take over the party as soon as they walk in like 2009 & 2015. The vintages prized by the classicists the most — 2010 & 2016 — are often wines that require the most patience and in the short term the most intense dishes paired with them. 2014 is not as bombastic as 2015 or as tart as 2013.
21 RED BURGUNDY CÔTE DE NUITS
CÔTE DE NUITS 2231 Marsannay, Louis Latour 2017 $55 2139 Bourgogne, François Lumpp “La Paulée” 2016 $75 2127 Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Dmn. Bertagna “Les Dames Huguettes” 2016 $75 2032 Marsannay, Domaine Charles Audoin “Cuvée Marie Ragonneau” 2014 $79 2038 Fixin, Domaine Bouchard “La Mazière” 2016 $90 2306x Bourgogne, Henri Gouges 2018 $102 2459 Bourgogne, Dugat-Py “Cuvée Halinard” 2010 $181 GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 178x Gevrey-Chambertin, Vincent Girardin “Les Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $159 2244x Gevrey-Chambertin, Louis Latour 2016 $160 2426 Gevrey-Chambertin, Hubert Lignier “Les Seuvrées” 2014 $186 219 Gevrey-Chambertin, Claude Dugat 2001 $220 2426 Gevrey-Chambertin, Hubert Lignier “Les Seuvrées” 2017 $232 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin, Méo Camuzet 2016 $241 2016x Gevrey-Chambertin, Louis Jadot “Estournelles Saint Jacques” 2017 $275 2235 Gevrey-Chambertin, Claude Dugat 2017 $345 220 Gevrey-Chambertin, Dugat-Py “Vielles Vignes” 2009 $350 2345x Gevrey-Chambertin, Claude Dugat 2019 $358 2000x Gevrey-Chambertin, Dugat-Py “Cuvée Cœur du Roy” 2009 $550 84 Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “la Combe aux Moines” Philippe Leclerc 2010 $235 2139x Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Clos St. Jacques” Louis Jadot 2009 $320 197 Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Clos St. Jacques” Louis Jadot 2010 $370 181 Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Les Evocelles” Dugat-Py 2009 $500 168 Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Les Evocelles” Dugat-Py 2010 $520 2214x Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Lavaux St. Jacques” Claude Dugat 2017 $817 169x Gevrey-Chambertin Ier Cru “Clos St. Jacques” Domaine Armand Rousseau 2010 $1200 2164x Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2003 $500 492x Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru “Vieilles Vignes” Dom. Henri Perrot-Minot 2005 $605 2258 Chambertin Grand Cru “Cuvée Héritiers Latour” Louis Latour 2015 $678 2253x Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2010 $685 2521 Chambertin Grand Cru “Cuvée Héritiers Latour” Louis Latour 2009 $700 449 Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Faiveley 1990 $966 356 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru, Hubert Lignier 2016 $1080 490 Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru, Hubert Lignier 2017 $1374 2304x Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Claude Dugat 2016 $1377 2432 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru, Claude Dugat 2017 $1581 496x Chambertin-Clos de Beze Grand Cru, Domaine Armand Rousseau 2010 $5000
22 MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 2006x Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine Forey 2014 $127 127 Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine Forey 2017 $141 2202x Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine Forey 2018 $146 435 Morey-Saint-Denis, Hubert Lignier “Très Girard” 2017 $216 2118x Morey-Saint-Denis, Domaine des Lambrays 2011 $312 2207 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “Les Sorbets” Albert Bichot 2013 $267 149x Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2014 $311 428 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2015 $348 120x Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2017 $395 335 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “Les Chaffots” Hubert Lignier 2017 $395 409 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru, Hubert Lignier “Vieilles Vignes” 2014 $396 339 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru, Hubert Lignier “Vieilles Vignes” 2016 $444 Hubert Lignier’s brilliant & sensitive winemaking is what separates the house above & beyond many others. 360 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru, Hubert Lignier “Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $450 729 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2014 MAGNUM $675 737 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2016 MAGNUM $726 728 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier 2017 MAGNUM $822 732x Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru, Hubert Lignier “Vieilles Vignes” 2017 MAGNUM $1034 2214 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru, Domaine Bertagna 2015 $450 174 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru, Lucien Le Moine 2010 $478 2006 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Domaine des Lambrays 2014 $480 2417 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru, Domaine Bertagna 2016 $490 141x Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru, Domaine Bertagna 2002 $540 I have a personal particular affection for these Grand Cru wines because of the darkness of the fruit and the intense ferrous minerality on the palate that I find similar to Pomerol in Bordeaux. Largely these are wines that are very charming on the entry, precise on the palate and very long lived. 143 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Domaine des Lambrays 2015 $632 2329 Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru, Domaine des Lambrays 2016 $667 432x Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Hubert Lignier 2016 $870 167 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Hubert Lignier 2017 $1048 2129x Clos de Tart Grand Cru, Mommessin 2005 $1550 308 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru, Domaine Ponsot “Cuvée Tre Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $1980 714 Clos de Tart Grand Cru, Mommessin 2002 $2250
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CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2137 Chambolle-Musigny, Michel Magnien “Argillieres” 2017 $160 416 Chambolle-Musigny, Hubert Lignier “Les Bussières” 2016 $258 492 Chambolle-Musigny, Hubert Lignier “Les Bussières” 2017 $297 2315x Chambolle-Musigny, Louis Jadot “Les Feusselottes” 2010 $340 134 Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue 2017 $559 2022 Chambolle-Musigny Ier Cru “Les Gruenchers” Thibault Liger-Belair 2010 $320 169 Chambolle-Musigny Ier Cru “Les Baudes” Hubert Lignier 2009 $360 2517x Chambolle-Musigny Ier Cru “Les Amoureuses” 2009 $749 2159x Musigny Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2010 $1400 101 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue 2017 $1590 125 Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue “Cuvée Vieilles Vignes” 2017 $2100 118x Musigny, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogue “Cuvée Vieilles Vignes” 2018 $2100 VOUGEOT 2310x Vougeot Ier Cru “Clos de la Perrière” Domaine Bertagna 2015 $240 139 Vougeot Ier Cru “Clos de la Perrière” Domaine Bertagna 2016 $246 2167x Vougeot Ier Cru “Clos de la Perrière” Domaine Bertagna 2009 $263 217 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Capitain Gagnerot 2005 $269 2033x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Frédéric Magnien 2014 $270 132x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Joseph Drouhin 2006 $292 2533 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Domaine Michel Noëllat et Fils 2005 $350 158x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Domaine Forey 2016 $378 440x Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Denis Mugneret & Fils 1999 $395 193x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Domaine Forey 2017 $411 2138x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Domaine Forey 2018 $460 337x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2002 $486 2302 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru “Près Le Cellier” Méo Camuzet 2006 $550 2211x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru “Près Le Cellier” Méo Camuzet 2011 $624 2529x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru “Près Le Cellier” Méo Camuzet 2009 $670 375x Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru “Près Le Cellier” Méo Camuzet 2002 $675
24 ECHÉZEAUX Echézeaux & Grands Echézeaux are RELATIVELY EXCELLENT VALUES in Grand Cru red Burgundy. The vineyards are next to the often much pricier Vosne-Romanée Grand Crus and they have the same sort of INCREDIBLY COMPLEX AROMATICS, silky palates and marvelous age ability as their neighbors. 2000 Echézeaux Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2012 $260 2024 Echézeaux Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2015 $300 2458x Echézeaux Grand Cru, Domaine Michel Noëllat et Fils 2005 $350 2506x Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2010 $375 2553 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2014 $408 2336x Echézeaux Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2009 $420 2222x Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru, Mongeard-Mugneret 2015 $456 2234 Echézeaux Grand Cru “Les Rouges du Bas” Méo-Camuzet 2011 $475 VOSNE-ROMANÉE Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée gives you an expectation of power, intensity, age ability & structure. 2208 Vosne-Romanée, Mongeard-Mugneret 2016 $149 152x Vosne-Romanée, Louis Latour 2015 $155 2537 Vosne-Romanée, Armelle & Bernard Rion “Dame Juliette” 2014 $165 392x Vosne-Romanee, Domaine Forey 2017 $175 100 Vosne-Romanée, Dugat-Py “Vieilles Vignes” 2009 $498 2251 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “En Orveaux” Mongeard-Mugneret 2014 $172 2037x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Chaumes” – Vieilles Vignes” Armelle et Bernard Rion 2010 $193 123 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “En Orveaux” Mongeard-Mugneret 2015 $194 307 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “En Orveaux” Mongeard-Mugneret 2016 $221 494x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Beaux Monts” Domaine Bertagna 2015 $240 2206x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Petits Monts” Domaine Forey 2016 $241 205 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Beaux Monts” Domaine Bertagna 2016 $246 112 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Beaux Monts” Domaine Forey 2017 $264 2523x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Petits Monts” Domaine Forey 2018 $282 112x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Suchots Cuvée Unique” Frédéric Magnien 1999 $369 2554 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Chaumes” Méo-Camuzet 2011 $370 143x Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Gaudichots” Domaine Forey 2017 $379 2034 Vosne-Romanée Ier Cru “Les Chaumes” Méo-Camuzet 2018 $540 2539x Richebourg Grand Cru, Thibault Liger-Belair 2006 $704
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NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2346 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Frédéric Magnien “Vieilles Vignes” 2016 $95 318 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Mongeard-Mugneret “Les Plateaux” 2014 $117 102x Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine Forey 2016 $151 224 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine Forey 2017 $160 2327 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Henri Gouges 2016 $176 359x Nuits-Saint-Georges, R. Chevillon “Vieilles Vignes” 2005 $178 2424 Nuits-Saint-Georges, Henri Gouges 2017 $176 2240x Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine Forey 2014 MAGNUM $300 218x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Murgers – Vieilles Vignes” Armelle et Bernard Rion 2009 $165 301 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Clos des Porrets St. Georges” Henri Gouges 2014 $170 2254 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Thibault Liger-Belair 2011 $180 2246 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Clos des Porrets St. Georges” Henri Gouges 2012 $195 2526x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Clos des Porrets St. Georges” Henri Gouges 2015 $200 2029x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Cailles” Domaine Bouchard 2010 $218 345 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Perrières” Domaine Forey 2017 $221 2515 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Clos des Porrets St. Georges” Henri Gouges 2016 $224 2149x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Pruliers” Henri Gouges 2014 $225 2125 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Murgers” Domaine Bertagna 2015 $233 2334x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Perrières” Domaine Forey 2018 $241
26 2303x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Vaucrains” R. Chevillon 2012 $255 2013 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Thibault Liger-Belair 2010 $258 2136 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Cailles” Domaine Bouchard 2012 $260 2170 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Domaine Forey 2016 $249 332 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Domaine Forey 2017 $272 2344x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Cailles” R. Chevillon 2016 $277 2102 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Vaucrains” Henri Gouges 2015 $280 2009 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Pruliers” Henri Gouges 2016 $287 2513x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Domaine Forey 2018 $298 226 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Cailles” Lucien Le Moine 2009 $309 374 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Didiers” Hubert Lignier 2009 $348 2171 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Thibault Liger-Belair 2014 $350 Jean-Nicolas Méo has to be one of the five most brilliant winemakers in Burgundy for Méo- Camuzet. His wines display more power & precision than I’ve tasted before. Aromas are at once floral and have a certain truffley minerality. The texture is delicate yet has abundant fine tannins. 446x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Aux Boudots” Meo-Camuzet 2011 $360 198 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Aux Murgers” Méo-Camuzet 2011 $370 2255 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru, Méo-Camuzet 2016 $405 2122x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Saint-Georges” Thibault Liger-Belair 2012 $410 315x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Aux Murgers” Méo-Camuzet 2006 $420 417 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les Vaucrains” Henri Gouges 1996 $492 2223 Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Les St. Georges” Henri Gouges 2016 $493 181x Nuits-Saint-Georges Ier Cru “Aux Boudots” Meo-Camuzet 2016 $540
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ALOXE-CORTON 113 Aloxe-Corton, Michel Gay “Vieilles Vignes” 2014 $106 2171x Aloxe-Corton, Domaine Bouchard 2012 $119 2544 Aloxe-Corton, Michel Gay “Vieilles Vignes” 2016 $125 2409 Aloxe-Corton Ier Cru “Les Chaillots” Louis Latour 2015 $150 134x Aloxe-Corton Ier Cru “Les Moutottes” Edmond Cornu 2005 $177 2403 Corton Grèves Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2010 $210 2524x Corton Grèves Grand Cru, Louis Jadot 2005 $215 2135x Corton-Grancey Grand Cru, Louis Latour 2002 $220 2019x Corton-Grancey Grand Cru, Louis Latour 2005 $232 2546x Le Corton Grand Cru, Domaine Bouchard 2012 $244 We have a number of Corton Grand Cru, as they’re both dense and intense Pinot Noir that balance with Cindy’s richer instincts with game, birds & beef. 2122 Corton-Bressandes Grand Cru, Edmond Cornu 2005 $250 2421 Corton Grand Cru "Clos de la Vigne au Saint" Louis Latour 2015 $263 2219x Corton Grand Cru “Clos du Roi” Louis Latour 2015 $275 442 Corton-Rognet Grand Cru, Domaine Chevalier 2005 $287 2209x Corton-Renardes Grand Cru, Michel Gay “Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $285 107x Le Corton Grand Cru, Domaine Bouchard 2005 $290 128x Corton Grand Cru “Le Rognets” Thibault Liger-Belair 2009 $315 2017x Corton Grand Cru “Le Rognet” Bernard Ambroise 2005 $330 2517 Corton Grand Cru “Les Renardes” Thibault Liger-Belair 2006 $331 2103x Corton Grand Cru “Les Perrières” Méo-Camuzet 2018 $870 448x Corton Grand Cru, Coche-Dury 2013 $2100 PERNAND VERGELESSES 2552 Pernand Vergelesses Ier Cru “Les Vergelesses” Mongeard-Mugneret 2017 $137 SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru are wines you expect to be generous as young wines - a bit spicy and full of red fruit. 2559 Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru “Les Narbatons” Mongeard-Mugneret 2010 $100 2340 Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru “Serpentieres” Michel Gay 2014 $110 2351 Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru “Vergelesses” Michel Gay 2015 $124 2144x Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru “Les Narbatons” Mongeard-Mugneret 2012 $125 2304 Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru “Les Narbatons” Mongeard-Mugneret 2017 $138 2178 Savigny-les-Beaune Ier Cru, Nicolas Rossignol 2016 $180
28 BEAUNE In Beaune Premier Cru look for MEDIUM-WEIGHT, SPICY PINOT NOIR that are dead-on for a number of dishes — quail, sweetbreads, foie gras. It's reasonable to expect a little more power here than in Savigny-les-Beaune. 2326 Beaune Ier Cru “Vignes Franches” Louis Latour 2000 $119 2444x Beaune Ier Cru “Clos de la Mousse-Monopole” Domaine Bouchard 2012 $120 2024x Beaune Ier Cru “Vignes Franches” Louis Latour 2011 $130 2350 Beaune-Grèves Ier Cru, Michel Gay 2015 $135 2312 Beaune-Toussaints Ier Cru, Michel Gay “Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $135 2004 Beaune Ier Cru “Vignes Franches” Louis Latour 2002 $140 2411x Beaune Ier Cru “Vignes Franches” Louis Latour 2015 $150 2338 Beaune Ier Cru “Vignes Franches” Louis Latour 2016 $171 2113x Beaune Ier Cru “Clos des Ursules” Louis Jadot 2017 $192 2437x Beaune-Chouacheux, Louis Jadot 2010 $196 2017 Beaune-Grèves Ier Cru “Vigne de L’Ènfant Jesus” Domaine Bouchard 2012 $260 2103x Beaune-Grèves Ier Cru “Vigne de L’Ènfant Jesus” Domaine Bouchard 2010 $280 2523 Beaune-Grèves Ier Cru “Vigne de L’Ènfant Jesus” Domaine Bouchard 2005 $300 POMMARD In Pommard you expect wines of breadth, broad shoulders, rich red fruit and the structure to handle red meat. 2331x Pommard, Domaine Bouchard 2016 $126 2106x Pommard, Louis Jadot 2018 $147 2334 Pommard, Nicolas Rossignol “Les Vignots” 2016 $210 207 Pommard, Hubert Lignier “En Brescul” 2017 $232 2129 Pommard Ier Cru “Grand Clos des Epenots” Domaine de Courcel 2014 $302
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VOLNAY 2445x Volnay, Vincent Girardin “Les Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $126 2149 Volnay Ier Cru “Clos des Chênes” Antonin Guyon 2009 $175 2414 Volnay, Méo-Camuzet 2018 $180 2124x Volnay Ier Cru “En Chevret” Louis Latour 2015 $190 2457x Volnay Ier Cru “Les Caillerets – Ancienne Cuvée Carnot” Domaine Bouchard 2015 $195 160 Volnay Ier Cru “les Santenots” Bernard & Thierry Glantenay 2015 $201 2332 Volnay Ier Cru “En Chevret” Nicolas Rossignol 2011 $205 2316 Volnay Ier Cru “En Chevret” Nicolas Rossignol 2013 $255 2249 Volnay Ier Cru “Les Caillerets” Lucien Le Moine 2008 $398 GIVRY 2120 Givry Ier Cru “A Vigne Rouge” François Lumpp 2015 $105 MONTHÉLIE 423x Monthélie, Coche-Dury 2017 $855 BLAGNY 2301 Blagny Ier Cru “La Pièce sous le Bois” Thierry et Pascale Matrot 2016 $75 SANTENAY 2169x Santenay, Vincent & Sophie Morey “Les Hâtes” 2016 $77
30 BEAUJOLAIS & RED LOIRE
There is no bottle of Beaujolais that we offer that I’m not very happy to drink. These wines are absolutely “important” enough for a very special meal. If there is PORK OR BACON involved – and you don’t want to spend the money for good Northern Rhône, Gamay from Beaujolais can have a similar build with a little less tannin. Serious Gamay from the best terroirs have the same granitic soil — are VIVID & INTENSE and will handle pork, guinea fowl and also all kinds of charcuterie. Loire reds with venison and bison are excellent – the INTENSITY & HERBY EDGE works so well with the intense, very gamey, bloody meat with nearly no fat. 2437 Chinon, Bernard Baudry “Les Granges” 2018 $47 2324 Moulin à Vent, Domaine des Chers “Vieilles Vignes” 2017 $49 199 Beaujolais, Pierre Marie Chermette “Origine” 2019 $49 2313 Saumur-Champigny, Château du Hureau “Fours à Chaux” 2015 $60 576 Bourgueil, Y. Amirault “Cote 50” 2018 $64 2144 Côte de Brouilly, Daniel Bouland “Cuvée Mélanie” 2018 $69 2343x St. Nicolas de Bourgueil, Agnès & Zavier Amirault 2016 $69 2132 Moulin à Vent, Thibault Liger-Belair “Les Vieilles Vignes” 2016 $81 2235x Morgon, Carl Marcel Lapierre 2019 $88 334 Côte de Brouilly, Château Thivin “Cuvée Zaccharie” 2017 $105
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Thinking about the difference between Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot in Bordeaux versus in Napa and the new world... The wines are enormously different because theVINES ARE ADAPTED to the region – each is becom- ing more itself. Very few from the west coast of the U.S. are similar. Cabernet Sauvignon definitely isTHE BIG MOVIE STAR on the west coast and gets all the attention and Merlot is the quiet friend that goes along sometimes. In Bordeaux, Merlot is the most widely planted grape. Cabernet Sauvignon is only the dominant grape in a few specific sites. The wines on this list are all broken into villages that have DISTINCT SOIL TYPES. It is the soil types and the drainage that dictate the plantings of the grapes. And yes, there are three other grapes that are included in the blends although none of them run the show — except for two extreme examples that I can think of. SATELLITE APPELLATIONS 2527 Château Larose Perganson (Haut – Médoc) 2015 $57 2238 Château d’Aiguilhe (Castillon – Côtes de Bordeaux) 2015 $90 ST. ESTÈPHE Clay soils make St. Estèphe a more successful place for Merlot than the rest of the left bank of the Gironde. These wines tend to have rich, dense, vertical Cabernet Sauvignon structure and broad, mineral-driven Merlot content. Like all Bordeaux, they age very well though St. Estèphe never loses the BARITONE/BASS NATURE of its personality even at advanced age. 309x Cos d’Estournel 2006 – deuxièmes cru $350 495 Château Montrose 1995 – deuxièmes cru $673 702 Château Montrose 2000 – deuxièmes cru $860 745 Cos d’Estournel 1975 IMPÉRIAL – deuxièmes cru $5500
175x Château Calon-Ségur 2004 – troisièmes cru $183 2156 Château Calon-Ségur 2009 MAGNUM – troisièmes cru $800 2522 Château Haut-Marbuzet 2014 $130 336x Les Pagodes de Cos 2010 $208
32 PAUILLAC Pauillac is the home of three first growths, maybe the most famous wines of Bordeaux and very likely THE LONGEST LIVED. Most of these wines are 85-90% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in meager gravel soils and can be incredibly structured and complex. It is home of many an address to impress. 2434x Château Lafite-Rothschild 1999 –premier cru $2142 724 Château Mouton Rothschild 2009 – premier cru $2589 733 Château Mouton Rothschild 1990 – premier cru $2635 706 Château Latour 2000 – premier cru $4375 2018x Château Pichon Longueville – Comtesse de Lalande “Réservé de la Comtesse” 2014 – deuxièmes cru $120 2128x Château Pichon Longueville – Comtesse de Lalande 2005 – deuxièmes cru $620 2140 Château Pichon Longueville “Comtesse de Lalande” 1990 IMPÉRIAL – deuxièmes cru $3450
2434 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2005 – cinquièmes cru $173 2007 Château Pontet Canet 2009 – cinquièmes cru $528 348 Château d’Armailhac 2000 – cinquièmes cru $714 2003 Le Forts de Latour 2010 $1050
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ST. JULIEN I find these wines similarly structured to Pauillac however they typically have a bit more Merlot in the blend and tend to be more forward drinking. I am personally very fond of the MINERAL FOOTPRINT that is evident in the aromatics in St. Julien. 2527x Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2000 – deuxièmes cru $868 725 Château Gruaud-Larose 1982 – deuxièmes cru $1140 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a second growth estate that is my personal favorite of St. Julien. The balance of length, finesse, minerality and beautiful, satisfying, complex fruit is unrivaled. 701 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1982 – deuxièmes cru $1440 739 Château Léoville Poyferré 2000 IMPÉRIAL – deuxièmes cru $6525
2023 Château Léoville Poyferré 2010 – deuxièmes cru $572 2311 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2010 – deuxièmes cru $750
2105 Château Lagrange 2016 – troisièmes cru $196
2233 Château Beychevelle 2016 – quatrièmes cru $427 2119 Château Branaire-Ducru 2010 – quatrièmes cru $232 2116x Château Gloria 2014 $91 2419x Château Lalande-Borie 2012 $104 2339x Château Lalande-Borie 2010 $145 2112x La Croix de Beaucaillou 2008 $162 2528 Château Gloria 2016 $165 114x Château Gloria 2009 $197 2431x La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou 2016 $207 2121 Clos du Marquis 2009 $212
34 MARGAUX Margaux is the name of the village and also of the most famous Château in the appellation. These are wines very much dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon that is grown in sandy soil. This particular terroir offers less dense wines with more gentle tannins than other left bank wines. Margaux is usually most loved for its floral aromatics and PURITY OF BLACK FRUIT. These can be wines of great refinement and nuance. 2536 Château Margaux “Pavillon Rouge” 2010 – premier cru $730 413 Château Margaux 1982 – premier cru $2906 425 Château Margaux 2000 – premier cru $3025 741 Château Margaux “Pavillon Rouge” 1996 5 LITER – premier cru $3075
2556x Château Durfort-Vivens 2010 – deuxièmes cru $211 2200x Château Lascombes 2010 DOUBLE MAGNUM – deuxièmes cru $1460
2447 Château d’Issan 2015 – troisièmes cru $215 2136x Château Boyd-Cantenac 2009 – troisièmes cru $228 2176 Château Cantenac-Brown 2010 – troisièmes cru $250 2328 Château Labégorce 2014 $111 2150 Château Labégorce 2015 $125 428x Château Monbrison 2015 $136 2114 Château Labégorce 2016 $152
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PESSAC-LÉOGNAN & GRAVES This region is home to one of my personal favorite producers historically — Château La Mission Haut Brion — as well as a number of rapidly ascending producers that are lesser known. The wines are very individual and usually have a stamp of very complex aromatics of tobacco, flint, a mixture of dusty red & black fruits, and very INTENSE MINERAL SENSE. When I think about these wines I WANT TO DRINK THEM. They are typically an even blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a few very particular exceptions. 2419 Château Haut-Bergey 2005 $146 2201 Château Malartic Lagravière 2014 $165 167 Château Malartic Lagravière 2015 $170 200 Château Branon 2008 $180 2128 Domaine de Chevalier 2014 $198 2556 Domaine de Chevalier 2015 $231 407x Château Malartic Lagravière 2010 $252 2502 Château Pape-Clement 2009 $370 148x Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2004 $660 391 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1996 $980 708 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1990 $2080 718 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1996 MAGNUM $2720 2140x Château Haut-Bailly 2005 IMPÉRIAL $5350
36 POMEROL Pomerol has a very special magic for me. I often think these are the richest wines in Bordeaux and they live a much longer time than you think they may — especially from the best producers. These wines are often more than 90% Merlot and have a particular FERROUS MINERAL NOTE that recalls some of the great Côte de Nuits Grand Crus like Clos de la Roche or Chambertin-Clos de Bèze. These are also wines of a beguiling SOFT, PLUSH TEXTURE. What can I say, I’d like to be spoiled. 2172x Château Bellegrave 2015 $158 2335 Château Rouget 2016 $200 2172x Château Le Gay 2013 $226 2158 Château Feytit-Clinet 2015 $243 303 Château Clinet 2013 $250 2503 Château Certan – De May de Certan 2011 $270 132 Château Clinet 2015 $272 408 Château La Conseillante 2014 $297 2213 Clos L’Église 2016 $358 2532x Château Clinet 2008 $408 2036x Château Clinet 2010 $428 2138 Château Certan – De May de Certan 2010 $450 341 Vieux Château Certan 2004 $523 2335x Clos L’Église 2009 $546 499 Château La Violette 2006 $650 2176x Vieux Château Certan 1999 $660 354 Vieux Château Certan 2005 $695 100x Vieux Château Certan 2009 $990 2226 Vieux Château Certan 1982 $1150 221x Château l’Evangile 1990 $1302 726 Château Pétrus 2016 $4450
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ST. ÉMILION This village is home to three distinct terroirs and many small producers. The wines range from Cabernet Franc dominated Premier Grand Cru Classé Château Ausone & Château Cheval Blanc to largely Merlot dominated wines with a generous and spicy splash of Cabernet Franc. These are generally rich, forward, EXOTIC & GENEROUS wines that work with slightly broader cuisine than many other wines from Bordeaux. 194x Château Angelus 1998 – Premier Grand Cru Classé A $890 499x Château Ausone 2008 – Premier Grand Cru Classé A $2500 2252x Château Ausone 2015 – Premier Grand Cru Classé A $2996
326 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2012 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $220 2110 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2015 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $250 Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse 2012 (2221x) is well-grounded with mineral & base notes and shows off the floral & spice notes you expect. As authored as the legendary ’61 and ’90 – its balance is particular. 2221x Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse 2012 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $272 2221 Château Troplong Mondot 2008 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $302 2248 Château Troplong Mondot 2012 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $356 2542x Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse 2016 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $399 2532 Château Canon 1982 – Premier Grand Cru Classé B $1210
2307 Tour Saint Christophe 2016 – Grand Cru Classé $80 2123x Château Faugères 2015 – Grand Cru Classé $141 497x Château La Fleur Morange 2007 – Grand Cru Classé $195 2123 Château Pavie Decesse 2000 – Grand Cru Classé $560 2314 Château Rol Valentin 2009 $180 2551 Château La Gomerie 2009 $228 2518 Château Bellevue Mondotte 2006 $600
38 NORTHERN RHÔNE VALLEY
The Northern Rhône Valley offers a range of terroirs for SYRAH. Crozes-Hermitage and Saint Joseph show the grape at ITS MOST FORWARD (in France) and perhaps Cornas offers it at its most broad & rustic. 2254x Crozes-Hermitage, Marlène & Nicolas Chevalier “Les Voleyses” 2015 $66 310 Saint Joseph, Domaine Faury 2010 $107 445 Saint Joseph, Domaine du Tunnel 2016 $110 2303 Saint Joseph, E. Guigal 2016 $128 HERMITAGE Hermitage is the ancient home of SYRAH IN FRANCE. The grape has been documented to grow there for more than 1100 years. Hermitage vineyards are essentially sitting like a monk’s cap of granite atop a very round hill directly across the river from the town of Tain (where Valrhona chocolate was born and is produced). The best vintages for Hermitage are always when that GRANITE CAP IS ROASTED thoroughly in the sun. 231x Hermitage, Delas Freres “Les Tourettes” 2011 $220 158 Hermitage, J.L. Chave 2006 $435 113x Hermitage, Delas Freres “Les Bessards” 2011 $500 2246x Ermitage, E. Guigal “Ex Voto” 2007 $900 400 Ermitage, E. Guigal “Ex Voto” 2009 $1200
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CÔTE RÔTIE Côte Rôtie (meaning the roasted slope) is a steep vineyard site with GREAT SUN EXPOSURE on the west bank of the Rhône river just north of the Hermitage hill. These wines are not as dense, tannic or broad as Hermitage but often are much more SPICY, EXOTIC & JUICY. Some of the wines have an accent dose of the white grape Viognier in the blend with the Syrah which will make the wines more exotic and generous. For about 20 years I believed strongly that the 1969 “La Mouline” from Guigal was the SINGLE MOST DELICIOUS red wine I had ever tasted. I will always have great affection — the same sort of feeling about that wine as I do about my first real girlfriend — I will never lack affection for or appreciation of it. The single vineyards are very rare and compelling and we are very lucky to have such a collection. 222x Côte Rôtie, Saint Cosme 2016 $174 2538 Côte Rôtie, Domaine de Bonserine “La Viallière” 2012 $204 450 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “Château D’Ampuis” 2006 $324 165 Côte Rôtie, R. Rostaing “Côte Blonde” 2006 $354 716 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Landonne” 1996 $730 233x Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Mouline” 2006 $750 387x Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Turque” 2006 $750 180x Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Landonne” 2007 $900 427 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Mouline” 2007 $900 727 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Turque” 2007 $900 388 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Landonne” 2004 $910 390 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Mouline” 2004 $910 389 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Turque” 2004 $910 324 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Landonne” 2009 $1200 152 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Mouline” 2009 $1200 344 Côte Rôtie, E. Guigal “La Turque” 2009 $1200
40 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
In the last 25 years I’ve seen a huge change in perception and awareness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape driven by Mr. Parker’s enthusiasm for the wines as well as — first and foremost — by how delicious they are. These are red wines with broad drinking windows, good age ability, FANTASTIC FRUIT and terrific complexity. The diversity of terroirs and winemaking styles is pretty gigantic in this appellation. Growers are allowed to source from a vast selection of 13 DIFFERENT GRAPES: Grenache, Mour- vèdre, Syrah, Cinsault, Counoise, Picpoul (Noir/Blanc/Gris), Terret Noir, Bourboulenc, Clairette, Roussanne, Vaccarèse, Picardan and Muscardin. They are all interesting but Grenache is, by far, the most widely planted & interesting — it brings joy and carries the personality of the wines. It is perfectly SITE AND WINEMAKER REFLECTIVE. 2018 2002x Bosquet des Papes $103 2104 Roger Sabon “Réserve” $106 2459x Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” $125 2017 2222 Mas de Boislauzon $106 2412 Domaine de Marcoux $130 2245 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “les Hauts-lieux” $188 2347 Domaine de la Janasse “Vieilles Vignes” $195 2016 2548 Château Fortia “Tradition” $87 2409x Domaine de la Charbonnière $87 2211 Domaine la Consonniere $95 2167 André Brunel $96 2322x Château Fortia “Cuvée du Baron” $99 2557x Bosquet des Papes $105 2039 Domaine Olivier Hillaire “Cuvée Classique” $110 320 Château La Nerthe 2016 $118 188x Clos Saint Jean $120 2243 Vignobles Brunier “Piedlong” $120 2227x Domaine de la Charbonnière “Mourre des Perdrix” $121 2352 Domaine Charvin $150 2501 Bosquet des Papes “Chante le Merle – Vieilles Vignes” $156 2169 Château de Beaucastel $175 2251x Domaine de Cristia “Renasissance” $191 2549 Domaine Olivier Hillaire “Les Petits Pieds d’Armand” $230 2547 Domaine Charvin MAGNUM $303 317 Roger Sabon “le Secret des Sabon” $390 2538x Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” MAGNUM $496
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2015 2228 Bosquet des Papes $93 2541x Mas de Boislauzon $100 2329x Château Mont-Redon $105 2106 Bosquet des Papers “A la Gloire de Mon Grand-Père” $138 2333x Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “les Hauts-Lieux” $146 2507 Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” $194 2325x Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “Réservé” $584 740 Clos des Papes DOUBLE MAGNUM $1242 2014 2439 Clos des Papes $228 313 Roger Sabon “le Secret des Sabon” $278 2543x Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” MAGNUM $301 2013 2016 Clos des Papes $228 2012 2012 Mas di Boislauzon $118 91 Mas di Boislauzon “Cuvée Quet” $225 736 Domaine Charvin MAGNUM $350 2521x Henri Bonneau “Réserve des Célestins” $668 2011 2242 Domaine la Consonniere $89 414 Domaine Giraud "Grenaches de Pierre" $246 2010 88 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils “Réservé des Duex Frères” $550 2009 223 Henri Bonneau “Réserve des Célestins” $760 2151 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “Réservé” $1095
42 2007 133 Domaine Lafond “Roc-Epine” $75 405 Henri Bonneau “Réserve des Célestins” $780 746 Clos Saint Jean “Sanctus Sanctorum” MAGNUM $1293 731 Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée da Capo” MAGNUM $1947 2006 418 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “Réservé” $1095 2005 2243x Le Clos du Caillou “Reserve” $300 412 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “Réservé” $650 OLDER 711 Château de Beaucastel “Hommage de Jacques Perrin” 2001 $665 161 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne “Réservé” 2003 $680 90 Henri Bonneau “Réserve des Célestins” 2001 $850
43 CÔTES DU RHÔNE
The wines from around the villages in the Southern part of the Rhône Valley that are notable are typically Grenache driven. Like Châteauneuf-du-Pape, their personalities are particular. The wines don’t possess the same kind of rich body and power but so many of them are really juicy and LOVELY WINES TO DRINK. These are not shy wines. 2302x Lirac, Domaine La Consonniere 2016 $50 2109x Côtes du Rhône, Famille Perrin “Coudoulet de Beaucastel” 2016 $57 2257 Côtes du Rhône, Famille Perrin “Coudoulet de Beaucastel” 2018 $59 444x Côtes du Rhône, Famille Perrin “Coudoulet de Beaucastel” 2017 $60 2402x Côtes du Rhône, Le Clos du Caillou “Le Bouquet des Garrigues” 2016 $66 2241 Vacqueyras, Domaine le Sang des Cailloux “Cuvée Doucinello” 2017 $80 2322 Gigondas, Domaine Raspail-Ay 2017 $91 2519x Gigondas, Les Pallières “Racines” 2018 $106 712 Côtes du Rhône, Château de Fonsalette 1998 $245
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These are robust red wines of very individual personality that are driven by their cépage — Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah — in various combinations. 133x Côte Catalanes, Domaine Gauby “Calcinaires” 2015 $55 2218 Côte Catalanes, Domaine Gauby “Vieilles Vignes” 2015 $86 304 Bandol, Domaine Tempier 2017 $111 2442 Palette, Château Simone (Provence) 2013 $132 133 Bandol, Domaine Tempier “La Migoua” 2016 $135 Lucien Peyraud, who received Domaine Tempier as part of a wedding gift when he married Lucie “Lulu” Tempier in 1936, is often celebrated as the “Godfather of Bandol”. La Migoua has the highest percentage of Grenache of the three single vineyards. La Tourtine is half Mourvèdre from clay rich soils. 227x Bandol, Domaine Tempier “La Migoua” 2012 $142 306 Bandol, Domaine Tempier “La Tourtine” 2012 $142 140 Bandol, Domaine Tempier “La Migoua” 2017 $149 103x Bandol, Domaine Tempier “La Tourtine” 2018 $171 302 Coteaux du Languedoc, Château de la Negly “La Porte du Ciel” 2007 $355
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RIOJA Rioja as a wine growing region is a MICROCOSM OF CHANGE and development in wineries and winemaking over the last 50 years. There are still producers who work in the “more traditional way” meaning greater oxidation and very long barrel aging, often in American oak. There are also modernists, smaller producers, individually vinifying very special small vineyard sites. A reasonable rule of thumb in choosing & cellaring Rioja is that is has an EXCELLENT PARALLEL TO BORDEAUX. The best wines age extremely well and largely follow Bordeaux vintage quality. 2451 Rioja Reserva, Cune “Imperial” 2015 $93 305x Rioja Reserva, La Rioja Alta “Viña Ardanza” 2012 $93 322 Rioja Reserva, Cune – Contino 2014 $105 2352x Rioja Gran Reserva, Viñedos de Páganos “El Puntido” 2007 $141 2156x Rioja, Conde De Hervías 2009 $148 2162x Rioja Gran Reserva, Muga “Prado Enea” 2014 $176 434 Rioja Gran Reserva, Granja Remelluri 2010 $216 All the Cune wines are bottled and then stored, unlabelled, in the historic cellars. They are stored without labels because the labels would quickly deteriorate in the humidity of these cellars. Cune never recorks its library wines. 721 Rioja Gran Reserva, Cune “Viña Real” 1949 $1650 700 Rioja Gran Reserva, Cune “Viña Real” 1952 $1950 DUERO RIVER VALLEY The Duero River Valley yields Tempranillo with greater DENSITY, POWER & BREADTH than Rioja. 81 Ribera del Duero, Astrales “Christina” 2011 $168 163 Ribera del Duero, Alión 2015 $244 369 Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Tinto Valbueno 5˚” 2010 $465 431 Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Tinto Valbueno 5˚” 2009 $580 343 Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Tinto Valbueno 5˚” 2007 $590 396 Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Tinto Valbueno 5˚” 2008 $620 2003x Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Unico” 2010 $1140 426x Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Unico - Reserva Especial” NV (bottled in 2005) $1190 454 Ribero del Duero, Vega Sicilia “Unico” 1991 $1320 NORTH WEST 2541 Monterrei, Raúl Pérez “A Trabe” 2006 $273 2323 Castilla y León, Mauro “Terreus – Paraje de Cueva Baja” 2010 $312 EAST 2309 Priorat, Alvaro Palacios “Camins del Priorat” 2018 $52 2018 Priorat, Mas Martinet “Martinet Bru” 2018 $84 2029 Calatayud, Brega 2015 $83 46 ITALY
PIEDMONT This is a region that I have an undying affection for — both the wines and the food. Nebbiolo, the most important grape that you find in Barolo, Barbaresco and several other DOCGs in the cellar has a personality and an ability to be uniquely and individually expressive in a way that is not unlike Pinot Noir from Burgundy — with one gigantic difference. These are wines of grace but also DENSITY, POWER, TANNIN and a dry fruit character. Nebbiolo in a happy place will always have aromas of flowers, fruit, spice and the MINERAL CONTENT OF THE EARTH in which it is grown as part of its expression. 2300 Nebbiolo d’Alba, Sandrone “Valmaggiore” 2017 $79 2166x Barbaresco, Produttori del Barbaresco 2017 $99 2406x Barolo, Poderi Luigi Einaudi “Ludo” 2015 $110 160x Barolo, Brovia (Castiglione Falletto) 2015 $118 2458 Barolo, M. Marengo “Bricco Viole” 2015 $118 2427 Barolo, Massolino (Serralunga d’Alba) 2017 $120 2448 Barolo, Brovia (Castiglione Falletto) 2017 $131 109 Lessona, Proprietà Sperino 2011 $143 393 Carema, Ferrando “Etichetta Bianca” 2014 $163 2224x Barolo, Poderi Luigi Einaudi “Bussia” (Monforte d’alba) 2015 $192 2107x Barolo, Fratelli Revello “Rocche dell’Annunziata” (La Morra) 2015 $213 2252 Barolo, Conterno Fantino “Vigna Sorì Ginestra” (Monforte d’Alba) 2016 $277 457x Barolo, Giacomo Conterno “Cascina Francia” (Serralunga d’Alba) 2011 $387
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TUSCANY The most important red grape in Tuscany is SANGIOVESE and it is grown in a wide variety of locations and situations. There are SOFTER WINES from the Chianti zone and much more tannic versions from Montalcino where Sangiovese is most easily identified by its very consistent dried red fruit and SWEET LEATHERY PALATE. The wines from the Tyrrhenian coast famously known as “Super Tuscans” are largely made from Bordeaux grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and are built very similarly. 2148x Rosso di Montalcino, Uccelliera 2017 $75 212 Bolgheri Superiore, Michele Satta “Piastraia” 2016 $78 446 Chianti Classico, Fontodi 2017 $99 2328x Brunello di Montalcino, Conti Costanti 2015 $240 2119x Brunello di Montalcino, Fuligni 2016 $243 2141x Brunello di Montalcino, Conti Costanti 2016 $255 2543 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Uccelliera 2012 $261 314 Sangiovese di Toscana, San Giusto a Rentennano “Percarlo” 2013 $305 429 Brunello di Montalcino, Valdicava 2010 $310 2442x Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Fuligni 2013 $385 2217x Brunello di Montalcino, Cerbaiona 2012 $390 421 Brunello di Montalcino, Salvioni Giulio “Cerbaiola” 2009 $410 217x Bolgheri Superiore, Ornellaia 2015 $478 2148 Bolgheri Superiore, Ornellaia 2006 $625
48 VENETO Giuseppe Quintarelli was one of the titanic winemakers of our world. The reds range in power, density and opulence but they all have extremely open and generous personalities, a universal intensity and exceptional balance. HE WAS ONE OF THE WIZARDS. 125x Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Buglioni 2016 $136 445x Veneto Rosso, Giuseppe Quintarelli “Primofiore” 2017 $159 208 Valpolicella Classico Superiore, Giuseppe Quintarelli 2012 $240 136 Veneto Rosso, Giuseppe Quintarelli “Cá del Merlo” 2012 $240 439 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Giuseppe Quintarelli 2006 $770 371 Veneto Cabernet, Giuseppe Quintarelli “Alzero” 2005 $855 231 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Giuseppe Quintarelli 2012 $900 316x Veneto Cabernet, Giuseppe Quintarelli “Alzero” 2009 $1095 SOUTHERN ITALY The last twenty years have seen RAPID CHANGE & DEVELOPMENT in winegrowing and winemaking techniques and processes in the south. Italy’s oldest growing regions (3,000+ years) may be its MOST ENERGETIC VITICULTURALLY. 103 Salento Negroamaro, Menhir “Filo” 2015 $61 220x Calabria Rosso, Russo & Longo “Jachello” 2016 $93 135x Etna Rosso, Tenuta delle Terre Nere “Guardiola” 2017 $101 321x Irpinia Aglianico, Feudo di San Gregorio “Serpico” 2012 $193
49 BORDEAUX in the NEW WORLD
After spending a lot of time on European wine education from when I was very young I had affection for those wines and I had begun to have reasonable command of them. In 1990 I had dinner with a colleague at Jean-Louis, the very storied restaurant in the Watergate hotel. Jean-Louis Palladin came to the U.S. as a two star Michelin chef some years before and did not do things like other chefs in Washington. A friend that I worked with gifted my colleague and I with a bottle of wine — the famous Cabernet Sauvignon bottling from Beaulieu Vineyards, Georges Latour. The vintage was 1969. I was stunned by the breadth, the intensity, the complexity and the SIMPLE HAPPINESS that the wine provided. That will probably always be my AMERICAN EPIPHANY WINE that made me turn and look at the very best of our efforts here in the states with admiration. The wines that follow are not solely from Napa but from a number of regions from the west coast that we think grow remarkable Cabernet Sauvignon. BOND This is Bill Harlan’s project made up of very small distinct single vineyards that have individual personalities. These collectibles are both GIGANTIC & SOPHISTICATED. 199x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Matriarch” (Napa Valley) 2012 $498 314x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Matriarch” (Napa Valley) 2013 $590 315 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Melbury” (Napa Valley) 2010 $1031 309 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Pluribus” (Napa Valley) 2010 $1031 236 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “St. Eden” (Napa Valley) 2010 $1031 212x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Melbury” (Napa Valley) 2011 $1175 439x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “St. Eden” (Napa Valley) 2011 $1175 424 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Melbury” (Napa Valley) 2013 $1445 2001x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Melbury” (Napa Valley) 2014 $1445 114 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Pluribus” (Napa Valley) 2014 $1445 2341x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Quella” (Napa Valley) 2014 $1445 453x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “St. Eden” (Napa Valley) 2013 $1445 2321x Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “St. Eden” (Napa Valley) 2014 $1474 722 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Vecina” (Napa Valley) 2014 $1445 722 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Vecina” (Napa Valley) 2015 MAGNUM $3750
50 NAPA VALLEY One should expect OPULENCE & FLAMBOYANCE and wines made in a range of styles. 2341 Cabernet Sauvignon, Honig 2018 $101 2502x Merlot, Pride 2016 $138 2141 Shafer “TD-9” 2018 $141 2143 Cabernet Sauvignon, Anderson Conn Valley 2016 $151 2306x Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Franus “Brandlin Vineyard” 2016 $151 2511 Cabernet Sauvignon, Joseph Phelps 2018 $160 2201x Cabernet Sauvignon, Del Dotto “Caves” 2014 $180 415 Cabernet Sauvignon, Jones Family 2002 $270 2422 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ramey “Pedregal Vineyard” (Oakville) 2013 $306 2511x Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard “Altagracia” 2016 $315 2436 Cabernet Sauvignon, The Mascot 2012 $326 2112 Rudd Estate (Oakville) 2015 $465 2436x Cabernet Sauvignon, Heitz Cellar “Martha’s Vineyard” 2010 $473 2131 Cabernet Sauvignon, Seaver “GTS” 2014 $480 159 Cabernet Sauvignon, Seaver “GTS” 2015 $495 2318x Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Au Paradis” 2014 $520 219x Cabernet Sauvignon, Vineyard 29 “Aida Estate” 2013 $525 305 Cabernet Sauvignon, Vineyard 29 “Aida Estate” 2014 $525 184 Cabernet Sauvignon, Heitz Cellar “Martha’s Vineyard” 2012 $550 2534 Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Au Paradis” 2015 $553 2154x Cabernet Sauvignon, Shafer “Hillside Select” (Stags Leap District) 2016 $681 156 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lokoya (Howell Mountain) 2015 $820 441 Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard 2016 $1260 434x Cabernet Sauvignon, Dana “Hershey Vineyard” (Howell Mountain) 2016 $1400 720 Cabernet Sauvignon, Harlan Estate 2013 $2880
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KNIGHTS VALLEY These typically elegant Cabernet Sauvignon tend to be a bit SOFTER AND MORE MINERAL then many of the Napa comparatives. 2107 Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “L’Esprit des Pavots” 2015 $290 2514x Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Les Pavots” 2013 $490 2126 Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Les Pavots” 2014 $540 2353 Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Les Pavots” 2017 $540 2108 Cabernet Sauvignon, Peter Michael “Les Pavots” 2018 $541 WASHINGTON The Washington State wines are built like the LOVECHILD OF NAPA & BORDEAUX. The longer growing season and drier climate often make for greater success for Merlot which is an important part of a lot of these blends. 2028 Andrew Will “Champoux Vineyard” (Washington) 2014 $162 2508x Andrew Will “Sorella – Champoux Vineyard” (Horse Heaven Hills) 2013 $192 2508 Cabernet Sauvignon, Quilceda Creek (Columbia Valley) 2015 $488 ET AL I have great personal affection for the unique flavors in the Cabernet Sauvignon from the Santa Cruz Mountains. Almost like wines from Pessac-Leognan that have spent a lot of time at the gym. 80 Cabernet Sauvignon, Telios (Lodi) 2016 $35 2220 Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley Vineyards (Sonoma County) 2018 $51 2028x Cabernet Sauvignon, Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2017 $121 2101 Cabernet Sauvignon, Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2014 $166 342 Cabernet Sauvignon, Skipstone “Oliver’s Blend” (Sonoma) 2016 $360 185 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ridge “Monte Bello” (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2014 $420
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OREGON & WASHINGTON Oregon has the potential to RIVAL BURGUNDY for compelling aromatics. At the very best they can almost have that very sensual perfume that Burgundy can have. These wines can age very successfully and also are defined very much by theirVINTAGE PERSONALITIES. 2239 Stoller (Dundee Hills) 2017 $51 2157 Brittan “Basalt Block” (Willamette Valley) 2013 $112 2525x White Rose “Guillen Vineyard” (Dundee Hills) 2013 $137 2125x Brittan Vineyards “Cygnus Block” (McMinnville) 2016 $138 ANDERSON VALLEY These wines from Mendocino County always have fresher acidity and SPICIER FLAVORS than the other appellations in California. 2179x The Withers “Charles Vineyard” (Anderson Valley) 2016 $112 2406 Littorai “Les Larmes” (Anderson Valley) 2017 $136 2438x Littorai “Les Larmes” (Anderson Valley) 2019 $136 2124 Littorai “Savoy” (Anderson Valley) 2016 $180 197x Littorai “Wendling Vineyard – Block E” (Anderson Valley) 2016 $180 2514 Littorai “Wendling Vineyard – Block E” (Anderson Valley) 2017 $180 166x Williams Selyem “Ferrington Vineyard” (Anderson Valley) 2014 $200 RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY The Russian River Valley – and very obviously Dehlinger in particular — provide lush, supple, layered and TASTY-RIGHT-NOW Pinot Noir with excellent food flexibility. The wines from Dehlinger always mature well in the cellar — often to twenty years. 2444 Dehlinger (Russian River Valley) 2019 $75 2011 Dehlinger - Garbro Ranch (Russian River Valley) 2019 $83 2310 Dehlinger “Goldridge Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2018 $105 2408 Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2017 $130 2231x Dehlinger “Octagon” (Russian River Valley) 2018 $131 2203 Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2016 $140 2505x Dehlinger “Champ de Mars” (Russian River Valley) 2017 2174 Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2018 $146 135 Dehlinger “High Plains” (Russian River Valley) 2013 $210 2207x Williams Selyem “Westside Road Neighbors” (Russian River Valley) 2015 $221
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SONOMA Our bottlings from Sonoma provide similarly JOYOUS FRUIT and complex personality as the Russian River Valley wines with typically a bit more density. 2516 Joseph Swan “Saralee’s Vineyard” (Sonoma County) 2015 $98 2332x The Withers “Peters Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $112 2177x Littorai (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $135 2253 Littorai (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $138 2453 Peay “Ama” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $135 2439x Ceritas “Elliott” (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $150 2027x Aubert (Sonoma Coast) 2019 $174 2424x Littorai “The Pivot Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2016 $210 2407x Littorai “Hirsch Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $210 2429x Littorai “Hirsch Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2018 $210 2504x Littorai “The Pivot Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2017 $211 178 Aubert “UV-SL Vineyard” (Sonoma Coast) 2016 $265 2134 Peter Michael “Le Caprice” (Sonoma County) 2019 $322 ET AL 2037 Dog Point Vineyard (Marlborough) 2013 $75 310x Caraccioli Cellars (Santa Lucia Highlands) 2013 $76 2544x Lioco “Saveria Vineyard” (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2016 $114 2342 Roar “Rosella's Vineyard” (Santa Lucia Highlands) 2017 $118 228x Rhys “Horseshoe Vineyard” (Santa Cruz Mountains) 2012 $260
54 RHÔNE RANGERS
These are amongst the most delicious and interesting red wines from the U.S. west coast and have proved to age very attractively. 2212x Rasa “Occam’s Razor” (Columbia Valley) 2017 $35 2216x Grenache, Beckman Cellars (Santa Ynez Valley) 2015 $54 226 Syrah, Pax “Alder Springs Vineyard” (Mendocino) 2006 $210 2529 Syrah, Donelan “Cuvée Keltie” (Sonoma County) 2008 $241 110 Syrah, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2014 $277 161x Syrah, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2013 $286 120x Grenache, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2017 $289 2336 Grenache, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2016 $291 735 Syrah, Pax “Lauterbach Hill” (Russian River Valley) 2003 MAGNUM $512 DEHLINGER SYRAH These wines are a lovely bridge between the decadence of Sine Qua Non and the more austere expressions of European Syrah like Hermitage or Cornas. 2533x Dehlinger “Goldridge Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2017 $96 2255x Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2016 $106 2038x Dehlinger “Goldridge Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2015 $107 2026 Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2017 $111 2312x Dehlinger “Frei Road” (Russian River Valley) 2013 $111 218 Dehlinger “Altamont” (Russian River Valley) 2010 $156 2512 Dehlinger “Goldridge Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2008 $166
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SINE QUA NON GRENACHE These are my secret weapon wines when people want to be KNOCKED OFF THEIR FEET. They are not as dense and tannic and famous as the Syrah-based bottlings but DAMN, THEY ARE TASTY. 2354 Sine Qua Non “Stein” (Santa Rita Hills) 2012 $420 2126x Sine Qua Non “Dark Blossom” (Santa Rita Hills) 2011 $425 2315 Sine Qua Non “♀” (Santa Rita Hills) 2013 $490 2173 Sine Qua Non “Shakti” (Santa Rita Hills) 2014 $490 206 Sine Qua Non “Dirt Vernacular” (Santa Rita Hills) 2016 $491 2008 Sine Qua Non “Le Chemin Vers l’Herésie” (Santa Rita Hills) 2008 $491 234 Sine Qua Non “The Duel” (Santa Rita Hills) 2008 $555 203 Sine Qua Non “Rattrapante” (Santa Rita Hills) 2012 $722 124 Sine Qua Non “Jusqu’à l’Os” (Santa Rita Hills) 2013 $723 230 Sine Qua Non “Testa dei Cherubini” (Santa Rita Hills) 2014 $770 SINE QUA NON SYRAH These ridiculous wines are deep, dark & compelling. They are loaded with personality and CRAZY POLYPHENOLS and will sing with the most intense dishes. 2158x Sine Qua Non “Stock” (Santa Rita Hills) 2012 $420 2456x Sine Qua Non “Dark Blossom” (Santa Rita Hills) 2011 $425 2116 Sine Qua Non “♂” (Santa Rita Hills) 2013 $490 227 Sine Qua Non “Raisel” (Santa Rita Hills) 2016 $491 2014 Sine Qua Non “Trouver l’Arène” (Santa Rita Hills) 2015 $491 201 Sine Qua Non “Piranha Waterdance” (Santa Rita Hills) 2014 $493 209x Sine Qua Non “Le Supplément” (Santa Rita Hills) 2013 $723 115x Sine Qua Non “Capo dei Putti” (Santa Rita Hills) 2014 $770
56 OTHER NEW WORLD REDS
Some of my friends really don’t fit into a category — that does not mean they are not FABULOUS. 2535x Grignolino, Heitz Cellar (Napa Valley) 2016 $54 2314x Zinfandel, Peter Franus “Brandlin Vineyard 25th Anniversary” (Mt. Veeder) 2015 $59 596 Grenache/Mataro/Shiraz, Powell & Sons “Riverside” (Barossa) 2017 $60 2217x Shiraz, Molly Dooker “The Boxer” (Australia) 2018 $66 457 Shiraz, Shaw & Smith (Australia) 2015 $70 2431 Zinfandel, Ridge “Lytton Springs” (Dry Creek Valley) 2017 $97 2031 Zinfandel, Once & Future “Old Hill Ranch” (Sonoma Valley) 2018 $105 148 Zinfandel, Williams Selyem “Forchini Vineyard” (Russian River Valley) 2007 $270 2515x Tempranillo, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2014 $277 213 Tempranillo, No Girls “Paciencia Vineyard” (Walla Walla Valley) 2015 $277 2121x Malbec, Achaval-Ferrer “Finca Mirador” (Mendoza) 2013 $305 Carménère is most successful with grilled meats. Terrunyo, maker of the legendary Carmin de Peumo is the benchmark producer of Carménère in Chile. 423 Carménère, Concha y Toro – Terrunyo “Carmin de Peumo” (Cachapoal Valley) 2007 $345 115 Carménère, Concha y Toro – Terrunyo “Carmin de Peumo” (Cachapoal Valley) 2010 $416 2036 Cabernet Sauvignon, Viñedo Chadwick (Maipo Valley) 2013 $800
57 SWEET WINES & PORT
WHITE 237x Beaumes-de-Venice, Domaine de Durban (S. Rhône) 2015 $40 669 Moscato d’Asti, Lodali (Piedmont) 2020 $40 2428x Jurançon, Clos Uroulat 2016 $81 2165 Riesling Spätlese, Dönnhoff “Norheimer Kischheck” (Germany) 2019 $91 678 Hackenheimer Kirchberg Silvaner Eiswein, Kitzer (Rheinhessen) 2016 (375ml) $94 2240 Gewürztraminer, Sipp Mack “Vendages Tardives – Lucie Marie” (Alsace) 2009 $129 Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Baumard (Loire Valley) 2005 (319) This botrytised Chenin Blanc has both sweetness & acidity. Apricots, lychee nuts & candied ginger overlay talc-scented minerals. 319 Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Baumard (Loire Valley) 2005 $140 410 Riesling Auslese, Heribert Kerpen “Wehlener Sonnenuhr” (Mosel) 2011 $141 836 Champagne, Moët & Chandon “Nectar Impérial” (France) NV $150 2155x Quarts de Chaume, Domaine des Baumard (Loire Valley) 2008 $150 2425x Riesling Spätlese, Diel “Dorsheim Goldloch” (Nahe) 2008 $150 106 Pinot Gris V.T., Zind-Humbrecht “Clos Jebsal” (Alsace) 2002 (375ml) $190 2215 Gewürztraminer S.G.N., Charles Koehly (Alsace) 2002 $196 442x Sauternes, Château Rabaud-Promis 2003 $230 2401x Vouvray Moelleux, Foreau “Domaine du Clos Naudin – Reserve” 2015 $244 102 Sauternes, Château Rieussec 2007 $249 2173x Sauternes, Château Guiraud 2003 $275 340 Roussanne, Sine Qua Non “Jinete Bajo” (Ventura) 2008 (375ml) $309 207x Roussanne, Sine Qua Non “To The Rescue” (Ventura) 2006 (375ml) $336 2152 Château de Fargues “Lur Saluces” (Sauternes) 2009 $360 2524 Vouvray Moelleux, Foreau “Domaine du Clos Naudin – Goutte d’Or” 2015 $634 443 Sauternes, Château d’Yquem 1990 (375ml) $825 2210 Sauternes, Château d’Yquem 2001 MAGNUM $4600 RED 668 Banyuls, Vial-Magnères “Tradition” NV $59 175 Banyuls, Dom. du Mas Blanc “Dr. Parce – Rimage La Coume” 2003 $90 157 Grenache, Sine Qua Non “To The Rescue” (Ventura) 2007 (375ml) $336 440 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, Giuseppe Quintarelli “A Roberto” (Veneto) 2007 $870 PORT 1018 Meyer Family Cellars “Old Vine Zinfandel” (Napa Valley) NV (375ml) $80 491 Quinta Do Noval “Silval” 1998 $123 498 Fonseca 2000 $294 493 Niepoort Colheita 1997 $369 497 Fonseca 1992 $394 490x Graham’s 1977 $576 58 375 ML
CHAMPAGNE 866 Taittinger “Brut la Française” NV $63 865 Guy Larmandier Grand Cru “Cramant - Blanc de Blancs” Brut (Vertus) NV $71 862 Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV $107 WHITE 2555 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Château Fortia (Southern Rhône) 2019 $45 2115x Sancerre, Alphonse Mellot “La Moussière” (Loire Valley) 2017 $45 2145 Bordeaux Blanc, Château Carbonnieux (Pessac-Leognan) 2016 $63 2205 Condrieu, Yves Cuilleron “Les Chaillets” (Northern Rhône) 2016 $66 2115 Meursault-Blagny Ier Cru, Thierry et Pascale Matrot (Burgundy) 2017 $101 RED 1015 Charbono, Robert Foley Vineyards (Napa Valley) 2014 $50 137x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château Mont-Redon (Southern Rhône) 2014 $51 312x Les Fiefs de Lagrange (St. Julien) 2015 $54 141 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Tommasi 2015 $61 106x Château de Sales (Pomerol) 2015 $62 2225 Brunello di Montalcino, Gaja – Pieve Santa Restituto (Tuscany) 2013 $111 1016 Barbaresco, Gaja (Piedmont) 2011 $210 2225x Cabernet Sauvignon, Dominus (Napa Valley) 2014 $336
59 LARGE FORMAT
We’ve chosen a few particularly ageworthy wines to offer in large formats in part because the larger format allows the wines to AGE MORE SUCCESSFULLY and because of course, it is always MORE FESTIVE to have a big bottle at the table. It is best to allow us some decanting time, or order a bottle a day or two in advance, so we can properly care for it and it can be served as intended, the SHOW-STOPPING CENTERPIECE of your dinner party.
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING 868 Gosset "Excellence" Brut NV MAGNUM $247 868 Guy Larmandier Grand Cru “Cramant – Blanc de Blancs” Brut NV MAGNUM $282 867 Veuve Fourny & Fils Ier Cru “Monts de Vertus ” Extra Brut 2011 MAGNUM $327 869 Egly-Ouriet “Grand Cru – Millesime” Brut 2005 MAGNUM $990 874 Egly-Ouriet Grand Cru “Millesime” Brut 2009 MAGNUM $1170 872 Moët & Chandon “Cuvée Dom Pérignon” Brut 2002 MAGNUM $1200 873 Salon “Blanc de Blancs – Le Mesnil” Brut 1999 MAGNUM $1590 WHITE 710 Petit Chablis, François Raveneau 2018 MAGNUM $540 731x Bourgogne Aligoté, Arnaud Ente (Burgundy) 2018 MAGNUM $900 738 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd, Franz Hirtzberger “Honivogl” (Wachau) 2017 6 LITER $1950
60 REDS 730 Pinot Noir, Holloran “La Chenaie Vineyard” (Willamette Valley) 2012 MAGNUM $140 2240x Nuits-Saint-Georges, Domaine Forey (Burgundy) 2014 MAGNUM $300 2543x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” (Southern Rhône) 2014 MAGNUM $301 2547 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Charvin (Southern Rhône) 2016 MAGNUM $303 736 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Charvin (Southern Rhône) 2012 MAGNUM $350 2538x Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée Réservée” (Southern Rhône) 2016 MAGNUM $496 735 Syrah, Pax “Lauterbach Hill” (Russian River Valley) 2003 MAGNUM $512 729 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier (Burgundy) 2014 MAGNUM $675 737 Morey-Saint-Denis Ier Cru “La Riotte” Hubert Lignier (Burgundy) 2016 MAGNUM $726 2156 Château Calon-Ségur (St. Estèphe) 2009 MAGNUM $800 740 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos des Papes (Southern Rhône) 2015 DOUBLE MAGNUM $1242 746 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Clos Saint Jean “Sanctus Sanctorum” (Southern Rhône) 2007 MAGNUM $1293 2200x Château Lascombes (Margaux) 2010 DOUBLE MAGNUM $1460 731 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine du Pegau “Cuvée da Capo” (Southern Rhône) 2007 MAGNUM $1947 718 Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan) 1996 MAGNUM $2720 741 Château Margaux “Pavillon Rouge” (Margaux) 1996 5 LITER $3075 2140 Château Pichon Longueville “Comtesse de Lalande” (Pauillac) 1990 IMPÉRIAL $3450 722 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bond “Vecina” (Napa Valley) 2015 MAGNUM $3750 2140x Château Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan) 2005 IMPÉRIAL $5350 745 Cos d’Estournel (St. Estèphe) 1975 IMPÉRIAL $5500 739 Château Léoville Poyferré (St. Julien) 2000 IMPÉRIAL $6525
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