Bubbles... Champagne
Champagne is not only a beverage for celebration but it is also the most versatile wine for pairing with food. The rule of thumb for pairing Champagne with food is matching the weight of the food and the style of Champagne. O
Non-Vintage Brut The art of blending
Montagne de Reims Chartogne-Taillet, Cuvée Ste-Anne, Merfy $76 Benoit Lahaye, Brut Nature $94 Egly-Ouriet, Tradition, Ambonnay, Bouzy & Verzenay Grand Cru $118 Vallée de la Marne Jacquesson, Cuvée 740, Extra Brut $84 J-M Sélèque, Solessence, Coteaux Sud d’Epernay $62
Non-Vintage Brut Blanc de Blancs White on White Grapes (Chardonnay)
Côtes de Blancs Pierre Peter, Cuvée de Réserve, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger $84 Larmandier-Bernier, Longitude, Extra Brut * $86 Dhondt-Grellet, Les Terres Fines, Cuis 1er. Cru, Extra Brut $82 Jacques Selosse, Initial, Avize, Oger, Cramant $246 Côte de Sézanne Ulysse Collin, les Pierrières, Congy, Extra Brut, (2012 disgorged $118 2016)
Non-Vintage Brut Blanc de Noirs White on Black Grapes, (Pinot Noir or/and Pinot Meunier)
Côte de Sézanne Ulysse Collin, les Maillons, Extra Brut, (2013 disgorged 2017) $118
Non-Vintage Brut Rosé The romantic pink bubbles with multiway to make Rosé d’assemblage Rosé de Saignée
Montagne de Reims Paul Bara, Bouzy, Grand Cru $78 Vallée de la Marne Tarlant, Rosé Zero, Brut Nature $78 Billecart-Salmon $92
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Vintage Brut
Côtes de Blancs & Marne Laurent-Perrier, Millessime, 2006 (8 years on less) $120 Montagne de Reims Taittinger, Millesime, 2008 $148 Egly-Ouriet, Millessime, 2006 (106 months on less) $228 Louis Roederer, Cristal, 2006 (5 years on less) * $340
Vintage Rosé
Montagne de Reims Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, Brut, 2003 $320
Club Trésors de Champagne (Spécial Club)
The Special Club designated Champagnes are the prestige cuvée of all members (28 Producers of Grower Champagnes belongs to the club) All base wines and finished (Special Club) wines must udergo two blind tasting analysis. The purpose of the club is to highlight the unique terroir of each family holding.
Aÿ Henri Goutorbe, Spécial Club, Brut, 2005 (7 years on less) $128 Vallée de la Marne Marc Herbart, Spécial Club, Brut, 2014 $140 Montagne de Reims Paul Bara, Spécial Club, Brut, 2005 $138 J. Lassalle, Spécial Club, Brut Rosé, 1er. Cru, 2012 $186
Single Vineyard/ Single-Cru
The expression of the single vineyard, the concept of terroir and the vision of the Champagne grower to make a singular Champagne that transform into the glass.
Grand Vallée de la Marne Philipponnat, Clos Des Goisses, Extra Brut, 2003 $280 Philipponnat, Clos Des Goisses, Extra Brut, 2005 $320 Jacques Selosse, Sous le Mont, Mareuil, Extra Brut $380 Sparkling Wine
~Austria~ Sekt Bründlmayer, Extra Brut, Kamptal, MV $52 Effervescent
~Italy~ Emila-Romagna Fattoria Moretto, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Frizzante $42 Secco, NV
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Pink Wine… Pinot Noir Rose
Pinot Noir Rose deliver bright acidity and soft, subtle aroma of raspberries, strawberry, watermelon and wet stone. This rose is earthy but elegant, crisp and dry.
Marsannay Domaine Bruno Clair, Burgundy, 2013 $42
Mourvedre Rose
Mourvedre Rose is floral on the nose with violets and rose petals. On the palate, this Rose can be full of red plums, cherries, dried herbs, smoke and even meaty.
Bandol Domaine Tempier, Provence, 2014 $64
Zinfandel Rose
White Zinfandel has a good heart but a bad reputation. Turley White Zinfandel has a great structure, bode dry, bright acidity and moderate alcohol.
Napa Valley Turley Wine Cellars, 2013 $48
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White Wines.... Hondrarrabi Zuri
Getariako Txakolina DO Ameztoi Rubentis, Basque Country, Spain, 2018 $36 Albariño
Rias Baixas DO Do Ferreiro, Val de Salnés, Spain, 2015 $42 Godello
Valdeorras DO Bodegas Godeval, Galicia, Spain, 2014 $46 Bierzo DO Raúl Pérez, La Vizcaina de Vinos, La Del Vivo, Castilla Y Leon, $78 Spain, 2016 Picpoul Blanc
Languedoc-Roussillon Domaine Font-Mars, Picpoul de Pinet, France, 2018 $28 Aligote
Bouzeron Domaine A.et P.de Vallaine, Burgundy, France, 2017 $58 Gewurztraminer
Alsace Domaine Zind Humbrecht, France, 2015 $42 Pinot Gris/ Pinot Grigio
Venezia Guilia IGT Jermann, Italy, 2014 $36 Semillon
Napa Valley Robert Foley, 2009 $42
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Obaiden & Merwah
Bekaa Valley Chateau Musar, Lebanon, 1999 $86
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is about place of origin and the influence of oak barrel. Sauvignon Blanc from the chalk soil (Loire Valley) give the aroma of lemongrass and gunflint as appose to Sauvignon Blanc from rich fertile soil (California) exhibit grapefruit and herbal.
Food pairing suggestion: Pirate Boat, Soft Shell Crab...
~California~ Knights Valley Peter Michael, L’Après-Midi, Les Pavots, 2016 $78 Russian River Valley Merry Edwards, 2016 $68 Santa Maria Valley Presqu’ile (press-KEEL), 2016 $38
~France~ Sancerre Henri Bourgeois, Les Baronnes, Loire Valley, 2016 $42 Pouilly-Fumé Regis Minet, Vieilles-Vignes, 2018 $42 Bordeaux Chateau Recougne, 2015 $29 (80% Sauvignon Blanc & 20% Semillon)
~Germany~ Pfalz Von Winning, II, (Stainless Steel), Deidesheim, Troken, 2018 * $44 Chenin Blanc
~France~ Savenniéres Domaine des Baumard, Clos du Papillon, Anjou-Saumur, Loire $85 Valley, 2010 Coteaux du Loir Pascal Janvier, Loire Valley, 2018 $34 Vouvray Domaine Huët, Clos du Bourg, Sec, Loire Valley, 2015, 2017 $48 Domaine Huët, Clos du Bourg, Demi-Sec, Loire Valley, 2005 $78
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Riesling
Riesling exhibits a balance between acid and sugar, fruit and minerals, delicacy and structure. This wine is symmetry in motion; Yin and Yang.
~Riesling from France~ Alsace Domaine Jean Sipp, Kirchberg de Ribeauville, Grand Cru, 2013 $62 Albert Boxler, Reserve, 2016 $82 Trimbach, Cuvée Frédéric Emile, Geisberg & Osterberg Grand Cru, $86 2008
~Riesling from Austria~ Wachau Nikolaihof, Von Stein, Federspiel, 2014 $62
~Riesling from Germany~
Kabinett (Dry to Off Dry) ~ Pair well with white fish, shellfish with a lighter sauce. Mosel JJ Prum, Graacher Himmel, Kabinett, 2015 $52 Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst, Kabinrtt, 2018 $58 Nahe Dönnhoff, Oberhäuser Leistenberg, Kabinett, 2018 $48 Spälese (Late Harvest) ~ Pair well with seafood, poultry, spicy sauce, Szechuan and curry. Mosel Gunderloch, Estate, Spätlese, 2015 $44 Markelbach, Ürziger Wurzgarten, Spätlese #5, 2018 $64 Pfalz Kurt Darting, Ungsteiner Honigsäckel Scheurebe, Spätlese, 2017 $38
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Chardonnay
~Chardonnay from California~ Napa Valley Pahlmeyer, 2013 $94 Hudson Vineyards, 2016 $68 Thefethen, Estate, Oak Knoll District, 2018 $38 Sonoma Coast Marcassin, Marcassin Vineyard, 2009 $280 Russian River Valley Ferrari Carano, Tre Terre, 2016 $48 Santa Cruz Mountain Ridge Vineyards, Estate, 2012 $78 Spring Mountain Stony Hill, 2009 $56 Monterey County Morgan, Metallica (Unoaked), 2018 $28 Santa Lucia Highlands Arcadian, Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, 2008 $76 Santa Barbara County Au Bon Climat, 2014 $38 Santa Maria Valley Arcadian, Sierra Madre Vineyard, 2009 $64
~Chardonnay from Oregon~ Willamette Valley Evening Land, La Source, Seven Spring Estate Vineyard, 2016 $84
~Chardonnay from France~ Chablis Domaine Roland Lavantureaux, Vieilles Vignes, 2014 $46 Christine Moreau, 2014 $48 Billaud Simon, Vaillons, 1er. Cru, 2015 $64 Cote-de-Nuits Villages Domaine de Bellene, les Monts de Boncourt, 2012 $68 Pernand-Vergelesses Domaine de Briailles, Ile des Vergellesses, 1er. Cru, 2010 $78 Meursault Domaine Boyer-Martenot, Les Narvaux, 2014 $98 Domaine Joseph Voillot, Les Chevaliéres, 2010 $120 Jean-Philippe Fichet, 2017 $94 Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Bouard-Bonnefoy, En Remilly, 1er. Cru, 2011 $115 Puligny-Montrachet Joseph Drouhin, 2015 $78 Benoit Ente, 2015 $96 Domaine Alain Chavy, Les Folatières, 1er. Cru, 2013 $86 Domaine Pierre Matrot, Les Chalumeaux, 1er. Cru, 2011 $102 Saint–Aubin Hubert Lamy, La Princée, 2013 $62 Domaine Marc Colin, Les Combes, 1er. Cru, 2015 $84 Auxey-Duresses Domaine Jean Marc Vincent, les Hautes, 2015 $82 Santenay Domaine de Bellene, les Charmes Dessus, 2012 $68 Bourgogne-Côte-Chalonnaise Domaine A.&P.de Villaine, Les Clous Aimè, 2018 $64 Rully Domaine A.&P.de Villaine, Les St Jacques, 2018 $72 Mecurey Domaine Michel Juillot, Les Vignes des Maillonge, 2012 $54 Bourgogne Jean-Philippe Fichet, Vieilles-Vignes, 2015 $56
~Chardonnay from Italy~ Umbria IGT Antinori Castello della Sala, Bramito del Cervo, 2009 $48
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Red Wines.... Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir is about Aroma and Texture. Fruity, floral, earthy, soft and silk. A temperamental and transparency grape. Food Pairing Suggestion: Northern Style Duck, Duck on Scallion Pancake and Teriyaki Salmon.
~Pinot Noir from Oregon~ Eola-Amity Hills Evening Land, La Source, Seven Springs Vineyard, 2014 $89 Yamhill-Carton Shea Wine Cellars, Estate, 2014 $72 Dundee Hill Domaine Drouhin, 2015 $56 Ribbon Ridge Patricia Green, Estate Old Vine, 2018 $58 Beaux Frères, Beaux Frères Vineyard, 2014 $140
~Pinot Noir from California~ Anderson Valley Goldeneye, 2016 $58 Littorai, Savoy Vineyard, 2016 $98 Russian River Valley Paul Hobbs, 2016 $76 Sonoma Coast Saxon Brown, Cap’s Crown Vineyard, 2013 $68 Littoria, 2016 $82 Marcassin, Marcassin Vineyard, 2009 $290 Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Marker, Saveria Vineyard, 2016 $64 Santa Barbara County Rusack, 2012 $56 Santa Maria Valley Cambria, Clone 4, 2014 $38 Belle Glos, Clark & Telephone, 2016 $48 Clendenen Family Vineyards, Le Bon Climat, 2014 $76 Sta. Rita Hills Brewer-Clifton, 2015 $62
~Pinot Noir from New Zealand~ Canterbury Mt. Beautiful, 2017 $42
~Pinot Noir from Germany~ Franken Weingut Rüdolf Fürst, Traadition, 2013 $68
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~Pinot Noir from France~ Fixin Domaine Berthaut Gerbet, 2017 $68 Grevrey-Chambertin Domaine Bachelet, Vieilles-Vignes, 2010 $156 Chambolle-Musigny Joseph Drouhin, 2015 $86 Vougeot Domaine Anne Gros, Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru, le Grand $216 Maupertui, 2011 Nuits-St-Georges Henri Gouges, Clos des Porets St-Georges 1er. Cru, 2017 $108 Côte de Nuits-Villages Domaine Gachot-Monot, 2017 $62 Bourgogne Hautes-Côte de Domaine Arlaud, 2016 $58 Nuits Beaune Maison Louis Latour, Vignes Franches, 1er. Cru, 2006 $68 Bourgogne Hautes-Côte de Domaine Bourogne-Devaux, Les Perrière, 2015 $56 Beauner Savigny-Les- Beaune Domaine Licien Jacob, Les Peuillets, 1er. Cru, 2011 $64 Volnay Domaine Joseph Voillot, les Champans, 1er. Cru, 2014 $126 Monthélie Domaine Pierre Morey, 2017 $72 Santenay Lucian Muzard et Flis, Clos Faubard, 1er. Cru, 2013 $78 Bourgogne-Côte-Chalonnaise Domaine A.&P.de Villaine, La Digoine, 2017 $72 Mercurey Domaine A.&P.de Villaine, Les Margotes, 2017 $84 Givry Domaine Francois Lumpp, Petit Marole 1er. Cru, 2016 $74 Domaine Francois Lumpp, A Vigne Rouge 1er. Cru, 2016 $74
The Arcadian Philosophy At Arcadian, we strive to create wine that fully expresses the distinct characteristics of each vineyard and California‘s Central Coast region. To this end, whenever possible we gain control over the vineyard by leasing the land as opposed to simply purchasing the grapes at harvest. By controlling yields from these vineyards and keeping the very low (we farm our Pinot Noir to 2-2.5 tons to an acre), we increase grape quality. The resulting wine speaks more about where it come from than about the hand that make it. This “somewhereness” vs “someoneness” concept appeals to us because we believe the best wine is make more in the vineyard than in the winery.
Gold Coast Vineyard, Santa Maria, 2008 $78 Fiddlestix Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills, 2005 $120 Dierberg Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, 2005 $130
Gamay
Beaujolais Marcel Lapierre, Morgon, Cuvée Marcel Lapierre, 2018 * $72 Château des Jacques, Clos de Rochegrès, Moulin-À-Vent, 2017 $48
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Sangiovese & Sangiovese Blends Sangiovese is about rustic and savory flavors of the earth. ~Italy~ Chianti Classico DOCG Villa Antinori, Reserva, 2010 $54 Rosso di Montalcino DOC Il Poggione, 2012 $42 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Poggio San Polo, 2011 $62 Toscana IGT Ca’Marcanda, Promis, 2015 (By Gaja) $76 (55% Merlot, 35 %Syrah & 10% Sangiovese) Nebbiolo & Nebbiolo Blends
Nebbiolo is subtle and delicate, with nuances of violets, roses, forest floor and tar… like walking down a country road during the summer. On the palate, the wine is a boxer packing quite a punch. ( High acid, High Tannin, High extract ) Food Pairing Suggestion : Imperial Steak
~Italy~ Lessona DOC VQPRD Massimo Clerico, 2006 $75 Barolo DOCG Corino, La Morra, 2013 $74 G.F. Bovio, Vigna Arborina, La Morra, 2011 $76 Gaja, Gromis, 2012 $118 Giuseppe Mascarello, Monprivato, 2010 $260 Bartolo Mascarello, 2006 $420 Langhe DOC Gaja, Sori Tildin, Barbaresco, 2005 $520 Barbaresco DOCG Michele Chiarlo, Asili, Langhe, Piedmont, 2012 $89 Barbera
Barbera d’Alba DOC Enzo Boglietti, Piedmont, Italy, 2012 $48 Frappato
Indigenous red grape from Sicily, Italy. Frappato is a light-bodied, low tannic, delicate and fruitiness. Food pairing suggestion : Teriyaki Glazed Salmon, Pan-Fried Seabass and Poultry
Sicily IGT Arianna Occhipinti, IL Frappato, Vittoria, Italy, 2017 $58 Nerello Mascalese & Nerello Cappuccio
The answer to the Pinot Noir from Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, this light-bodied red mainly grow on the slope 10 of Mount Etna in Sicily (Volcanic Soil) Light in color, bodied but delicate flavorful and aromatic.
Edna DOC Valenti Norma, Sicily, Italy, 2011 $38 Corvina
~Italy~ Veneto IGT Giuseppe Quintarelli, Rosso del Bepi, 1999 $250 Valpolicella Classico DOC Giuseppe Quintarelli, 2000 $176 Recioto della Valpolicella Giuseppe Quintarelli, Valpolicella, 1995 (375ml) $320 DOCG Tempranillo (Tinto Fino)
~Spain~ Rioja DOCa Bodegas Muga, Selecione Especial Reserva, 2014 $58 Bodegas Roda, Sela, 2016 $48 (87% Tempranillo, 7% Garnacha & 6% Graciano) Lopez de Heredia, Viña Tondonia, Reserva, 2007 $68 Bodegas Riojanas, Monte Real, Gran Reserva, 2004 $68 Lopez de Heredia, Viña Tondonia, Gran Reserva, 1995 $180 Riebera del Duero DOC Bodegas Y Viñedos Alnardo, PSI, Castilla y Leon, 2011 $64 Finca Villacreces, Castilla y Leon, 2015 $62 (86% Tempenillo, 10% cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot) Mencia & Mencia Blend
Mencia (Men-thee-ah) is a light to medium bodied red wine with floral, earthy and red fruit on the nose. If you like Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc from Loire Valley, this is the wine for you.
Catilla Y Leon IGT Bodegas Triton, Avante, Spain, 2009 $46 Ribeira Sacra DOP D. Ventura, Vina Caneiro, Galicia, 2009 $48 Bierzo DOC Descendienies de Jose Palacios, Pétalos, Spain, 2016 $38 Raúl Pérez, La Vizcaina de Vinos, la Poulosa, Spain, 2016 $64 Raúl Pérez, La Vizcaina de Vinos, la Vitoriana, Spain, 2016 $64 Ribeira Sacra DOP Bodegas Y Vińedos Raúl Pérez, La Penitencia, 2017 $128
Listan Negro
Valle de la Orotave DO Suertes Del Marqués, El Ciruelo Viñas Viejas, Canary Island, $58 Spain, 2013 11
Mourvèdre/ Monastrell
Jumilla DOP Bodegas Olivares, Altos de la Hoya, Murcia, Spain, 2016 $38 Bandol Domaine Tempier, Provence, France, 2015 $76 (75% Mourvèdre, 14% Grenache, 9% Cinsault, 2% Carignan) Syrah & Syrah Blends
Syrah is about Herbs and Spice… It is deeply exotic in its wild combination of thyme, pepper, anise with aromatic accents of lavender and musk.
Food Pairing Suggestion : Curry Lamb Chops
~Syrah from California~ Napa Valley Shafer, Relentless, 2012 $136 (89% Syrah, 11% Petite Sirah) Shafer, Relentless, 2013 $138 (97% Syrah, 3% Petit Sirah) Shafer, Relentless, 2014 $148 (89% Syrah, 11% Petit Sirah) Shafer, Relentless, 2015 $148 (90% Syrah, 10% Petit Sirah)
~Syrah from Washington State~ Walla Walla Valley K Vintners, Powerline Estate, 2016 $54 Cayuse, En Cerise, 2014 $138
~Syrah from Australia~ McLaren Vale Angove Family, Warboys Vineyard, 2012 $78 Mollydooker, Blue Eyed Boy, 2017 $68
~Syrah from France~ Crozes-Hermitage Delas, Les Launes, 2013 $48 Hermitage E. Guigal, Ex Voto, Ermitage, Rhône Valley, 2003 $550 E. Guigal, Ex Voto, Ermitage, Rhône Valley, 2005 $420 Côte-Rôtie E. Guigal, La Landonne, Rhône Valley, 2005 $540 E. Guigal, La Mouline, Rhône Valley, 2011 $480
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Grenache, Mourvédre, Syrah & Carignan Blends (Rhone Blend)
~Rhone Blend from France~ Côtes du Roussillon Villages Domaine de Bila Haut, Occultum Lapidem, 2014 $42 Gigondas Chateau de St. Cosme, La Claux, Rhône Valley, 2015 $120 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos du Mont-Olivet, Cuvee Unique, Rhône Valley, 2017 $74 Patrick Lesec, Les Galets Blonds, Rhône Valley, 2012 $69 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, La Crau, Rhône Valley, 2015 $94
~Rhone Blend from Spain~ Calatayud DO Bodegas Atteca, Old Vines, Aragon, 2011 $34 Priorat DOCa Alvaro Palacios, Les Terrasses, Velles Vinyes, 2011 $56 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault & Carignan
Bekaa- Valley Chateau Musar, Lebanon, 2000 $89 Malbec & Malbec Blends ~Argentina~ Mandoza Achaval Ferrer, Finca Bella Vista, 2010 $140 Bodega Calle, Ca’de Calle, Grand Reserva, 2011 $32 (74% Malbec, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot) Diseńo, Red Blend, 2013 $32 (40% Tempranillo, 30% Malbec, 25% Bonarda, 5% Other)
Petite Sirah (Durif)
Petite Sirah is natural cross between Syrah and Peloursin. It is dark….dark, bold fruits and chewy tannin.
~California~ Howell Mountain Retro, Muscatine Vineyard, 2011 $52 Napa Valley Stags’ Leap Winery, 2016 $48 Switchback Ridge, Peterson Family Vineyard, 2012 $74
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Zinfandel & Zinfandel Blends
Zinfandel is about Impact, exotic, spicy, an incredible mélange of flavors both savory and sweet. Food Pairing Suggestion : Curry Lamp Chop
~California~ Sonoma Valley Saxon Brown, Fighting Brothers, 2014 $58 Russian River Valley Martinelli, Giuseppi & Luisa, 2016 $78 Howell Mountain Outpost Vineyards, 2013 $64 Napa Valley Turley, Hayne Vineyard, 2013 $140 California Turley, Juvenile, 2018 $38 Sonoma County Ridge, Lyton Springs, Dry Creek Valley, 2017 $52 (74% Zinfandel, 15% Petite Sirah, 9% Carignane & 2% Mataro) Napa Valley The Prisoner, 2016 $58 (51% Zinfandel, 19% Cab Sauvignon, 12% Petie Sirah, 15% Syrah, 2% Charbono, 1% Grenache) Merlot
‘If anyone orders Merlot, I am leaving, I am not drinking any fucking Merlot’….Sideways.
~Merlot from California~ Napa Valley Duckhorn Vineyards, 2017 $58 Robert Foley Vineyards, 2013 $74 Robert Keenan, 1997 $98
~Merlot from Italy~ Lazio IGP Falesco, Montiano 2011 $58 Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc is about Herbs and Tea. It is a tincture of forest, an infusion of wild berries and an extract of earth.
~Cabernet Franc from California~ Oakville Paradigm, 2014 $76 (76% Cabernet Franc, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8%Merlot, 3% Petite Verdot)
~Cabernet Franc from France~ Chinon Olga Raffault, Les Picasses Vineyard, Loire Valley, 2014 $48 Bourgueil Catherine & Pierre Breton, Les Perrières, Loire Valley, 1994 $138 Catherine & Pierre Breton, Les Perrières, Loire Valley, 1997 $142 Catherine & Pierre Breton, Les Perrières, Loire Valley 2014 $78 Samur-Champigny Clos Rougerd, Les Poyeaux, Anjou-Saumur, Loire Valley, 2012 $298 14
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cab Franc Blends (Bordeaux Blend)
~Bordeaux Blend from Washington State~ Walla Walla Valley Spring Valley, Uriah, 2013 $64 (45% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon)
~Bordeaux Blend from California~ Napa Valley Surh Cellars, Mosaique, 2013 $54 Italics, Fifteen Appellations, 2011 $98 (66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot) Dominus Estate, 2012 $240 (93% Cabernet sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc) Dominus Estate, 2013 $330 (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc) Paso Robles Justin Vineyards, Justification, 2015 $78 (52% Cabernet Franc, 48% Merlot)
~Bordeaux from Argentina~ Mandoza Achaval Ferrer, Quimera, 2011 $62 (Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Peiti Verdot)
~Bordeaux Blend from Italy~ Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia, 2007 $325 (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc)
~Bordeaux~ Pauillac Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, 2008 $180 Saint-Julien Château Léoville-Barton, 1989 $240 Château Léoville-Las-Cases, 1979 $220 Château Léoville-Las-Cases, 1981 $260
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is about Structure and Power….It is the king of grapes.
~Cabernet Sauvignon from Italy~ Alghero DOC Sella & Mosca, Marchese di Villamarina, Sardinia, 2001 $75
~Washington State~ Columbia Valley Quilceda Creek, 2004 $225 Quilceda Creek, 2006 $230 Quilceda Creek, 2007 $220 Quilceda Creek, 2008 $248 Quilceda Creek, 2009 $260 Quilceda Creek, 2010 $264 Quilceda Creek, 2011 $252
~Cabernet Sauvignon from California~ Paso Robles Justin, 2016 $45 Daou Vineyards, 2014 $38 Sonoma County Martin Ray, 2009 $42 Knights Valley Peter Michael, Les Pavots, 2004 $265 Peter Michael, Les Pavots, 2005 $268 Monterey/ Napa County Franciscan, 2017 $48 Napa Valley Villa Mt. Eden, Grand Reserve, 2003 $38 Carpe Diem, 2016 $38 Textbook, 2016 $42 Trefethen, Estate, Oak knoll District, 2017 $48 Pine Ridge, 2016 $62 Galerie, Pleinair, 2012 $70 Heston Vineyard, Stephanie, 2011 $72 Rocca, Collinetta Vineyard, 2006 $76 Herold, 2010 $115 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, S.L.V. 2013 $168 Macauley, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, 2015 $198 Lewis Cellars, Reserve, 2014 $220 Spottswoode, 2006 $230 Spottswoode, 2008 $198 Spottswoode, 2012 $220 Spottswoode, 2013 $230 Spottswoode, 2014 $220 Oakville Schrader Cellars, Double Diamond, 2016 $86 Mount Veeder Crosby Roamann, Cupiens Videre Lucem, 2010 $120 Howell Mountain Robert Foley, 2013 $240 16
Hundred Acre, Ark Vineyard, 2012 $485 Rutherford Heitz Cellar, Trailside, 2002 $180 Harlan Estate, 2002 $1400 Harlan Estate, 2003 $1200 Stags Leap District Shafer, One Point Five, 2014 $96 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2002 $450 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2003 $318 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2004 $334 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2005 $310 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2006 $250 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2007 $389 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2008 $248 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2009 $264 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2010 $362 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2011 $265 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2012 $360 Shafer, Hillside Select, 2014 $380
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White & Red Wines….
Jean-François Ganavet (Jura)
Over the past decade, the world’s love affair with the idiosyncratic wines of the Jura has brought unprecedented attention to this remote region of eastern France. And as a result, the Jura’s top their wines.
And no other Jura vigneron’s star has risen faster than that of Jean-François Ganevat. Through the diversity, originality and sheer brilliance of his wines, he’s drawn comparison to the likes of Coche, Jayer and Dagueneau as a producer whose wines transcend their appellations.
Even more startling is the range of wines he makes: more than forty cuvées, each individual in character but highly consistent in quality. Such an achievement can be explained only by the lengths to which Ganevat is willing to go. Rare Wine Company
White
Les Gryphées, Vieilles-Vignes, 100 % Cardonnay $114 Côte du Jura, 2015
Cuvée Oregane, Côte du Jura, 50% Chardonnay, $196 2015 50% Savagnin
Les Vignes de Mon Pére, Côte du 100 % Savagnin $274 Jura, 2017
Red
Julien en Billat, L’Enfant Terrible 40% Pinot Noir, $145 du Sud, Côte du Jura, 2017 30% Poulsard, 30% Trousseau
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