Sparkling Champagne Extra Brut, Blanc (de Blancs) d’Argile, Vouette & Sorbée, 2013 ...........................$115 Extra Brut, Blanc (de Pinot Blanc), Textures, Vouette & Sorbée, 2014...........................$135 Extra Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru Oiry, This is the part of the wine list that tells you Suenen, 2014 ............................................ $88 about the wine list. Alternatively, this is where Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru Oger, we try to explain what we were thinking when Pierre Gimonnet, 2013 .............................$95 we assembled this collection of wines. Well, we Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Vintage Collection, weren’t thinking too deeply, really we were fol- Pierre Gimonnet, 2006.......... (Magnum) $290 lowing our hearts and hunches - we were feeling. This is a collection of wines we want to share Brut Nature, 1er Cru Les Houtrants , Geoffroy, NV...............$265 today as we embrace Spring. Wines are always Brut Nature, Grand Cru, Le Jardin de la Grosse Pierre, changing, to love wine is to love change, and to Benoît Lahaye, 2012 ................................$160 love conversation about wine. To that end, we Extra Brut, Cuvée 740, Jacquesson, 2012 ........................... $125 want to spark those conversations. Some of the Extra Brut, Ultratradition, Laherte Frères, NV....................$70 wines on this list are about innovation and some Brut, Eclat, Cossy, NV .......................................................... $68 are about tradition. Some regions are over rep- Brut, Grand Cru Ambonnay, Marguet, 2008 ......................... $150 resented and some under - that will change as our, and our guests’, excitement about different Extra Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Résonance, wines waxes and wanes. This list is a perpetual Marie-Courtin, 2014. ................................$75 work in progress. While you are here we hope Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Largillier, Coessens, 2013 ..................... $90 you will drink delicious wine, eat tasty food, Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Terre D’Illite, Moussé Fils, 2012 ........... $99 have good conversation, and some laughs. Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Roses de Jeanne Les Ursules, Cedric Bouchard, 2013 ...........................$140 Forget labels, screw dogma, try new things. Ask questions. Explore. Enjoy. Extra Brut Rose, Grand Cru Bouzy, Les Terres Roses, Take wine serious, but never too. Pierre Paillard, 2012 .................................$85 Brut Rose, Largillier, Coessens, 2014 ....................................$95 Brut Rose, de Saignée, Christophe Mignon, 2011 ..............$100 Sparklers From Near and Far (mostly far) Brut Nature, RBL, I Clivi, NV, Friuli ................................... $60 Crémant du Jura, Les Turbulents, Domaine Labet, 2014 ....$45 Corkage is $30 per 750ml bottle. Wines brought in Bugey Cerdon, Ancéstrale, Dom. Balivet, NV, Savoie .........$52 that are on our list will not be opened. Corkage will be waived for all bottles over 15 years old. Loire Valley Whites Chablis Muscadet (Melon de Bourgogne) “I don’t like white Burgundy, but Chablis is Chablis, I like that.” A friend and wine importer recently stated. Whether you roll Domaine Jo Landron, Fief de Briel, 2013...............................$48 your eyes at that or agree, Chablis’ uniqueness and specificity are Domaine le Pepiere, Clos de Briords, 2015 ............................$45 undeniable. Lovers of Chablis rejoice in finding one that is truly Domaine de l’Ecu, Granite, 2015 ...........................................$36 titular - that could be nothing else. Domaine des Cognettes, Clisson, 2012 ............................... $40 Chablis is technically part of Burgundy, but the eponymous town is 85 miles NW of Dijon, the largest town of the Côte d’Or. The Chenin Blanc unique mix of the soil in each vineyard - how much chalky lime- stone to clay and fossilized seashells - and subtle differences in Saumur, Closed, Clos Cristal, 2015 ...................................... $49 exposition are what makes each of Chablis vineyards’ wines so Saumur, Clos David, Château de Brézé, 2014 ..................... $60 distinct from the next. The wines that follow are all chardon- Saumur, La Charpentrie, Domaine du Collier, 2012 ............ $89 nay.... all Chablis. Vouvray, Venise, Domaine de la Taille aux Loups, 2010 ...$65 Savennières, Cuvée Spéciale, Château d’Épiré, 2015 ...........$56 Petit Chablis Savennières, Les Vieux Clos, Nicolas Joly, 2010 ..................$95 Petit Chablis, Domaine Raveneau, 2014 .........(Magnum) $300 Sauvignon Blanc Village Don’t skip over, keep reading! A. & F. Boudin, Chantemerle, 2015 .........................................$38 Ask any wine pro and they will tell you they love high acid whites Alice et Olivier DeMoor, Bel Air et Clardy, 2015 ....................$75 - riesling and chenin come up frequently. Somewhere along the Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, 2014 .................................... $110 way Sauv Blanc lost its cool (Scott, you’re the exception, you keep the faith). The ones below are bright, mineral driven, and some will surprise you with their exotic aromas and balanced Premier Cru weight. Worth a look! Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, Vaillons, 2015 ......................$120 Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, Vaillons, 2014 ...................... $145 Menetou-Salon, Domaine Chatenoy, 2014 ........................$36 Domaine Lionel Bussy, Vaillons, 2014 ..................................$65 Pouilly Fumé, Cuvée Silice, Domaine Blanchet, 2016.......... $43 Domaine Pattes Loup, Butteaux, 2014 ................................ $80 Pouilly Fumé, Vinealis, Marc Deschamps, 2010(Magnum)$120 Domaine Raveneau, Montée de Tonnerre, 2013 .................. $240 Pouilly Fumé, Vinealis, Marc Deschamps, 2006 ................$58 Domaine Raveneau, Montée de Tonnerre, 2012 .................. $260 Sancerre, Les Monts Damn s, Pascal Cotat, 2015..................$90 é Domaine Raveneau, Montée de Tonnerre, 2009 ..................$320 Sancerre, Chambrates, Domaine Vacheron, 2014 ...............$85 Domaine William Fevre, Beauroy, 2010 ...............................$85 Sancerre, Saulétas, Sébastien Riffault, 2013 ........................$75 Grand Cru Domaine William Fevre, Les Clos, 2011 .............................. $150 Domaine Raveneau, Valmur, 2013.......................................$320 Domaine Robin, Valmur, 2006 ............................................. $98 Bourgogne Blanc Uptown Burgundian Chardonnay A Few More French Whites Haute Côtes de Nuits, Prieure, Aurelian Verdet, 2012.......................................$60 Alsace Bourgogne Blanc, Domaine Roulot, 2015 ..........................$95 Meursault, Vireuils, Domaine Roulot, 2014 ...................... $185 Muscat, Fronholz, Ostertag, 2014 ........................................ $40 Meursault, Tessons, Domaine Roulot, 2014 ......................$250 Muscat, Ottonel, Domaine Barmés-Buecher, 2001 ........... $60 Meursault, Les Terres Blanches, Morey-Blanc, 2012 ..........$160 Riesling, St Urbain, Zind Humbrect, 2012 ..........................$160 Meursault, 1er Cru Charmes, Pinots Blanc, Gris, & Noir, Sylvaner, 3 Muscats, Domaine des Comtes de Lafon, 2014 ..........$350 Riesling, Gewürz, Traminer, Chasselas, Meursault, 1er Cru Gouttes d’Or, Grand Cru Altenberg, Marcel Deiss, 2010.....$120 Domaine Jean-Michel Gaunoux, 2013 ..........$155 Puligny-Montrachet, 1er Cru Perrières, Jura Domaine Pernot-Belicard, 2014 ................... $110 St. Aubin, 1er Cru Les Castets, Dom. Marc Colin, 2015 .........$72 Côtes du Jura (Chardonnay), Dom. Jean Bourdy, 2007 ......$50 St. Aubin, 1er Cru Sentier du Clou, Côtes du Jura (Chardonnay), Dom. Jean Bourdy, 1993 ..... $145 Domaine Sylvain Langoureau, 2014 .............$70 Rhône Downtown Burgundian Chardonnay Condrieu (Viognier), Chery, Domaine André Perret, 2015 .$115 Saint-Joseph (Marsanne/Roussanne), Les Oliviers, Mâcon-Fuisse, Domaine Vessigaud, 2016 ........................ $40 Domaine Gonon, 2014 .............................. $99 Mâcon-Uchizy, Les Maranches, Saint-Peray (Marsanne/Roussanne), Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, 2016 ............$65 Domaine Courbis, 2016 .............................$48 Domaine Dureuil-Janthial “If I see his name on a wine list, I don’t give it a second thought and simply order his wine.” (Jean-Francois Coche). Vincent Dureil is a master farmer and winemaker, basically a workaholic, and he produces wines of absolute grace. Wines that are texturally lucious but never flabby. Wines that are crisp but never jarring. People often debate what is a wine’s biggest marker. The grape, the vineyard from which it came, or the wine- maker’s hand? Vincent’s focus is everywhere, so in this case the answer is all of the above. Rully, 1er Cru Meix Cadot, Domaine Dureuil-Janthial, 2015 $68 Bourgogne Aligote, Domaine Dureuil-Janthial, 2015 .......$56 German Riesling European Whites About a dozen years ago the word trocken (dry) started pop- ping up more and more on German wine labels. Sometimes it is Spain hyphenated onto the Prädikat designation (the kabinett, spätlese, etc. which specifies ripeness), sometimes the bottle just says Rias Baixas Albariño, Alma de Mar, Albamar, 2015, Galicia $58 Riesling Trocken, and sometimes it lists a vineyard name, with no Ribeira Sacra, (Godello), Adega Algueira 2016, Galicia ......$34 ripeness level, and the word trocken. Ribeiro (Treixadura/Loureira/Albariño), Eiras Altas, Viña Mein, 2015, Galicia.......................... $75 Andy visited Germany around that time and asked many wine- makers, which style of wine was truly