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CGH Wine Menu 2021.Indd 1 1/19/21 11:16 AM MERLOT & MERLOT DOMINANT BLENDS Charles Krug / Napa Valley, California / 2015 PINOT NOIR USA Robert Sinskey / Los Carneros, California / 2014 375ml ..................................................................................................... 39 Lincourt ‘Rancho Santa Rosa’ / Sta. Rita Hills, California / 2016 ........................................................................................... 44 La Crema / Sonoma Coast, California / 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 46 Kutch / Sonoma Coast, California / 2013 ............................................................................................................................. 58 Freeman / Sonoma Coast, California / 2017 ......................................................................................................................... 64 Bergstrom ‘Cumberland Reserve’ Willamette Valley, Oregon / 2016 ..................................................................................... 65 Presqu’ile / Santa Maria Valley, California / 2015 ................................................................................................................. 66 WALT ‘Blue Jay’ / Anderson Valley, California / 2015 ............................................................................................................ 67 Sokol Blosser ‘Dundee Hills Estate’ / Willamette Valley, Oregon / 2016 .................................................................................. 68 Poseidon ‘Primo’s Hill’ / Los Carneros, California / 2013 ...................................................................................................... 76 Lucienne ‘Lone Oak Vineyards’ / Santa Lucia Highlands, California / 2012 ........................................................................... 77 Fess Parker ‘Parker West’ / Sta. Rita Hills, California / 2016 .................................................................................................. 79 Belle Glos ‘Clarke & Telephone’ / Santa Maria Valley, California / 2016 ................................................................................. 79 Patz & Hall / Sonoma Coast, California / 2016 ...................................................................................................................... 80 Anthill Farms ‘Peters Ranch’ / Sonoma Coast, California / 2015 ........................................................................................... 82 Orin Swift ‘Slander’ / California 2017 .................................................................................................................................... 82 Talisman ‘Starscape’ / Russian River Valley, California / 2014 ................................................................................................ 84 Walt ‘Gap’s Crown’ / Sonoma Coast, California / 2014 .......................................................................................................... 85 Kelley Fox ‘Hyland Vineyard’ / McMinnville, Oregon / 2017 .................................................................................................. 85 Hirsch ‘Bohan Dillon’ / Sonoma Coast, California / 2018 ...................................................................................................... 89 Ken Wright Cellars ‘Savoya Vineyard’ / Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon / 2016 ............................................................................... 105 Seasmoke ‘Southing’ / Sta. Rita Hills, California / 2018 ...................................................................................................... 155 Rhys ‘Horseshoe Vineyards’ / Santa Cruz Mountains, California / 2012 .............................................................................. 202 Ken Wright Cellars ‘Carter Vineyard’ / Willamette Valley, Oregon / 2016 Magnum ...............................................................210 Kosta Browne ‘Keefer Ranch’ / Russian River Valley, California / 2015 ................................................................................ 270 France Huguenot / Marsannay, France / 2017 ................................................................................................................................. 49 Joseph Drouhin ‘Cote du Nuits Village’ / Cote du Nuits, France / 2016 ................................................................................. 58 Domaine Faiveley ‘1er Cru Clos des Myglands’ / Mercurey, France / 2017 ............................................................................ 75 Camille Giroud ‘1er Cru Clos Rousseau’ / Santenay, France / 2016 ..................................................................................... 104 George Lignier 1er Cru Clos des Ormes / Morey-Saint-Denis, France / 2014 .......................................................................119 Michel Caillot ‘les Arvelets’ 1er Cru / Beaune, France / 2015 ..............................................................................................119 Antonin Guyon ‘les Cras’ / Chambolle-Musigny, France / 2015 ........................................................................................... 129 Domaine Anne et Herve Sigaut 1er Cru ‘les Noirots’ / Chambolle-Musigny, France / 2012 ................................................... 135 Henri Bolliot 1er Cru Chevrets / Volnay, France / 2011 ....................................................................................................... 196 Philippe Pacalet / Gevrey Chambertin, France / 2016 ........................................................................................................ 198 Domaine G Roumier ‘1er Cru ‘Clos de la Bussiere’ / Morey-St-Denis, France / 2016 ............................................................ 286 Domaine G Roumier ‘Grand Cru’ Bonnes-Mares, France / 2016 ....................................................................................... 1250 International Paddy Borthwick ‘Paper Road’ / Wairarapa, New Zealand / 2016.......................................................................................... 40 Botanica ‘The Mary Delany Collection’ / Western Cape, South Africa / 2016 ......................................................................... 50 Peter Wetzer ‘Soprani’/ Hungary / 2017 .............................................................................................................................. 57 Moordoouc Estate / Mornington Peninsula, Australia / 2013 ................................................................................................ 62 Craggy Range ‘Te Muna’ / Martinborough, New Zealand / 2014 ....................................................................... 75 Calyptra ‘Gran Reserva/ Cachapoal, Chile / 2013 ................................................................................................................ 78 Henschke ‘Giles’ / Adelaide Hills, Australia / 2015 ............................................................................................................... 82 Chacra ‘Cincuenta y Cinco’ / Patagonia, Argentina / 2017 .................................................................................................... 89 Schlossgut Diel ‘Caroline / Nahe, Germany / 2014 ............................................................................................................. 129 CABERNET SAUVIGNON & CABERNET SAUVIGNON DOMINANT BLENDS USA Hess Collection ‘Allomi’ / Napa Valley, California / 2017 375ml .......................................................................................... 39 Justin / Paso Robles, California / 2017 ................................................................................................................................. 54 Louis Martini / Alexander Valley, California / 2017 ................................................................................................................ 54 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars ‘Artemis’ / Napa Valley, California / 2015 375ml ....................................................... 57 Clos du Val / Napa Valley, California / 2015 .......................................................................................................................... 75 Star Lane / Happy Canyon, California / 2013 ....................................................................................................................... 76 Smith Madrone / Spring Mountain, Napa Valley, California / 2011 ........................................................................................ 78 Volker Eisele Family Estate / Napa Valley, California / 2012 ...................................................................................................91 Jordan / Alexander Valley, California / 2016 ......................................................................................................................... 94 Groth / Napa Valley, California / 2015 ................................................................................................................................ 106 Mount Brave / Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, California / 2014 .............................................................................................. 109 Spence / Napa Valley, California / 2013 ..............................................................................................................................119 Delille ‘Four Flags’ / Red Mountain, Washington / 2016 ......................................................................................................119 Mount Eden Vineyards / Santa Cruz Mountains, California / 2014 ....................................................................................
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