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WINES BY THE GLASS 2
HALF BOTTLES 3
SOMMELIER SECRETS 4
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE 5 - 6
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - CHARDONNAY, PINOT GRIGIO, PINOT GRIS & PINOT BLANC 7 - 11
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - RIESLING, GRÜNER-VELTLINER, GEWÜRZTRAMINER, ET AL. 12 - 13
BORN IN BORDEAUX - SAUVIGNON BLANC & SÉMILLON 14
STARTING OFF IN THE LOIRE - CHENIN BLANC & MELON DE BOURGOGNE 15
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - VIOGNIER, MARSANNE, ROUSSANE, GRENACHE BLANC & BLENDS 15
GRAPES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, BUT SHOULD 16 - 17
ROSÉ WINES 17
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT NOIR & GAMAY 18 - 23
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MERLOT, CABERNET FRANC, MALBEC & BLENDS 24 - 30
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - SYRAH, PETITE SIRAH, GRENACHE, MOURVÈDRE & BLENDS 31 - 33
BROUGHT OVER FROM THE EASTERN BLOC - ZINFANDEL 34
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - SANGIOVESE, NEBBIOLO & INDIGENOUS GRAPES 35 - 36
GRAPES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, BUT SHOULD 37
DESSERT WINES 38 - 39
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RED WINES
to complement our wine list there is a $25 corkage fee per 750ml bottle for two bottles
sommelier - paul coker
WHITE WINES
and $50 for any additional bottle per 750ml (for wines not represented on the list)
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SPARKLING GLASS
IRON HORSE BRUT CUVÉE MICHAEL MINA , GREEN VALLEY OF THE RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2012 16
soft and refreshing. baked apple and cinnamon aromas.
CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CHAMPAGNE CUVÉE MICHAEL MINA, FRANCE NV 23
clean and crisp with honey and kaffir lime flavors. our house champagne.
MARC HEBRART ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE NV 32
bright notes of strawberry, melon, and citrus. a refreshing rose with a clean finish.
J. LASSALLE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE , CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE 2005 55
creamy in texture with baked and fresh golden and emerald apples finishing with funk.
WHITE
PASCAL JOLIVET SAUVIGNON BLANC, SANCERRE, FRANCE 2015 16
delicate lime and lemon flavors with green apple and kiwi aromas.
TRIMBACH PINOT GRIS RESERVE, ALSACE, FRANCE 2012 15
plush and fruity with a full body, notes of papaya, banana and peach
ROBERT WEIL RIESLING TRADITION, RHEINGAU, GERMANY 2014 15
refreshingly bright and slightly sweet, showing a bit of flint and kirsch.
SANDHI CHARDONNAY, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2014 17
there is a mild lemony edge to this minerally, complex wine that shows great texture and acidity.
DOMAINE COSTAL CHARDONNAY 'VAILLONS' 1ER
CRU, CHABLIS, FRANCE 2014 22
lime, green apple and greek yogurt with a minerally finish like a summer rain.
DUMOL CHARDONNAY, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2013 33
white peach and citrus-lime flavors give way to a complex wine that shows buttery and oaky notes.
ROSÉ
LYNMAR, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2015 17
soft strawberry juice, daisies and clean minerality
RED
DEOVLET PINOT NOIR, SANTA BARBARA 2013 17
evocative aromas of cherry, berries, with notes of earth, spice and tea.
MONGEARD-MUGNERET PINOT NOIR 'LES DAMES HUGUETTES', BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2013 27
balanced with exotic spice, flavors of earth and bright cranberry and pomegranate notes.
HUNT & HARVEST MERLOT, NAPA VALLEY 2013 17
decadent and juicy with plum and boysenberries highlighted by creamy vanilla
FORMIDABLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON, NAPA VALLEY 2009 19
dark, luscious cherry and plum flavors come through on the palate and meld with spicy notes.
LEWIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON MASON’S , NAPA VALLEY 2014 31
deep, brooding currants wrapped in chocolate and finishing with power.
STOLPMAN SYRAH ESTATE , BALLARD CANYON, SANTA BARBARA 2013 15
plummy and peppery. juicy fruit and earth tones finishing savory
TURLEY ZINFANDEL JUVENILE, CALIFORNIA 2015 19
boysenberry, huckleberry, raspberry, ranging from fresh on the vine to jams and jellies
BODEGAS ONTAÑÓN RIOJA RESERVA , BAJA, SPAIN 2005 17
dried strawberries wrapped with creamy vanilla and spicy potpourri
WINES BY THE GLASS
2
CHAMPAGNE
4779 BILLECART ROSÉ NV 107
4784 KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE NV 170
4379 PAUL BARA GRAND ROSÉ , BOUZY GRAND CRU NV 74
4240 VEUVE CLICQUOT YELLOW LABEL NV 58
CHARDONNAY
4623 FRANÇOIS CARILLON PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'CHAMP GAIN', FRANCE 2014 108
4620 KOSTA BROWN ONE SIXTEEN , RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2012 93
4634 THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT MEURSAULT, FRANCE 2013 64
RIESLING
4324 BRÜNDLMAYER ‘HEILIGENSTEIN’, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2007 48
GRÜNER-VELTLINER
5487 HIRSCH ‘HEILIGENSTEIN’, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 35
PINOT GRIGIO
4611 TIEFENBRUNNER, VENEZIE, ITALY 2014 25
PINOT NOIR
4529 CAMBRIA 'JULIA'S', SANTA MARIA 2012 31
1157 KOSTA BROWNE, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2014 118
1171 KOSTA BROWNE, SONOMA COAST 2014 112
4502 LANDMARK OVERLOOK SONOMA COAST 2012 48
3346 LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON GRANCEY' GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 153
1131 MONGEARD-MUGNERET VOSNE-ROMANÉE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2013 81
1169 DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2013 132
4442 TOLLOT-BEAUT CHOREY-CÔTE-DE-BEAUNE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 1996 167
CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
1240 ARAUJO ALTAGRACIA , NAPA VALLEY 2011 167
4444 CHÂTEAU DAUZAC MARGAUX, BORDEAUX, FRANCE 2001 83
4504 CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES PAUILLAC, BORDEAUX, FRANCE 2005 350
1279 CONTINUUM, NAPA VALLEY 2013 208
4537 QUINTESSA, RUTHERFORD 2012 196
4509 RIDGE ‘MONTE BELLO’, SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 2006 160
4538 SHAFER ONE POINT FIVE , STAG'S LEAP DISTRICT 2013 98
3133 SILVERADO, NAPA VALLEY 2012 52
SYRAH & GRENACHE BLENDS
4528 VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE ‘LA CRAU’, FRANCE 2012 92
NEBBIOLO
1250 GAJA BARBARESCO, PIEDMONT, ITALY 2012 208
HALF BOTTLES
RED WINE
WHITE WINE
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SIMPLY DELICIOUS
4736 KÜNSTLER RIESLING TROCKEN, RHEINGAU, GERMANY 2014 57
4244 GALERIE SAUVIGNON BLANC NAISSANCE , NAPA VALLEY 2014 63
4367 LOUIS MICHEL CHABLIS ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ 1ER
CRU, FRANCE 2014 98
4256 SEVILLE ESTATE CHARDONNAY, YARRA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA 2013 91
3124 SEABOLD PINOT NOIR, SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS 2014 94
1130 ANCIENT PEAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON MARGARITA RANCH', PASO ROBLES 2013 63
3308 BACIO DIVINO CABERNET BLEND PAZZO , NAPA VALLEY 2013 76
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
4617 ALZINGER RIESLING SMARAGD ‘LOIBNER LOIBENBERG’, WACHAU, AUSTRIA 1999 90
4730 ROCHIOLI SAUVIGNON BLANC, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2012 104
4353 TERLAN PINOT BIANCO ‘VORBERG’, SUDTIROL, ALTO ADIGE, ITALY 2013 88
4753 HANZELL CHARDONNAY, SONOMA VALLEY 2013 140
4545 SALWEY PINOT NOIR 'KIRCHBERG' GG, BADEN, GERMANY 2013 108
3104 PARR SELECTION PINOT NOIR ‘KISER’, ANDERSON VALLEY 2004 174
3349 EPOCH ESTATE TEMPRANILLO 'PADREWSKI', PASO ROBLES 2011 142
1312 MIGUEL TORRES CABERNET SAUVIGNON ' MAS LA PLANA', PENEDÈS, SPAIN 2010 154
3208 BARNETT CABERNET SAUVIGNON, SPRING MOUNTAIN 2013 171
3241 RIVERAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON, OAKVILLE 2012 212
DESERT ISLAND
4751 VILMART COEUR DE CUVÉE, RILLY LA MONTAGNE 1ER
CRU, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE 2007 326
4622 KRUG, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE 1996 642
4335 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ 1ER
CRU, CHABLIS, FRANCE 2010 528
4003 LADOUCETTE BARON D'L , POUILLY-FUMÉ, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2010 208
4513 PINGUS TEMPRANILLO, RIBERA DEL DUERO, SPAIN 2009 1667
3205 CONTINUUM, PRITCHARD HILL, NAPA VALLEY 2012 442
3238 HARLAN ESTATE, OAKVILLE, NAPA VALLEY 2004 1350
1208 CHÂTEAU SMITH-HAUT-LAFITTE, PESSAC-LEOGNAN 2000 370
Sommeliers are often asked what their 'favorite wine' is. Well, for us there truly is no single answer. The timing, the occasion, the company, all
of these contribute to finding that best bottle. Here is a short list of wines that always put a smile on my face. Let us know where your mind
and heart are and we can help you even more. Enjoy!
Birthdays,
anniversaries,
promotions…
Whatever the
reason for
celebrating, these
are our picks.
Sometimes we just
make up a reason
for celebrating...
SOMMELIER SECRETS
If we were ever
stranded on an
island with these
wine we might
take a few days to
enjoy them with
Wilson before
starting the raft.
These are the
wines we love to
drink when out
with friends and
just having a great
time in the
moment.
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BRUT VINTAGE
4636 CHARLES HEIDSIECK BLANC DES MILLENAIRES 1995 523
4217 G. H. MUMM CUVÉE R. LALOU 1998 256
4633 KRUG COLLECTION 1985 2012
4622 KRUG 1996 642
4744 LOUIS ROEDERER CRISTAL 2009 585
4011 MOËT ET CHANDON DOM PERIGNON 1990 483
4343 MOËT ET CHANDON DOM PERIGNON 2006 355
4786 MOËT ET CHANDON DOM PERIGNON ŒNOTEQUE 1966 2687
4635 PIPER-HEIDSIECK RARE 2002 435
4632 POL ROGER CUVÉE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 2000 424
4345 TAITTINGER BLANC DE BLANCS COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE 2005 290
4264 VEUVE CLICQUOT LA GRANDE DAME 1990 412
BRUT NON-VINTAGE
4782 BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD BLANC DE BLANCS 293
4631 DRAPPIER BRUT NATURE 167
4237 HENRIOT SOUVERAIN BRUT 115
4380 KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE 395
4785 TAITTINGER LA FRANCAISE 110
4201 VEUVE CLICQUOT YELLOW LABEL 120
GROWER PRODUCERS
4203 CHARTOGNE TAILLET CUVÉE MICHAEL MINA , MERFY 1ER
CRU NV 112
4249 CHARTOGNE TAILLET ' LES BARRES', MERFY 1ER
CRU 2011 223
4607 H. BILLIOT CUVÉE JULIE , AMBONNAY GRAND CRU 2007 202
4637 J. LASSALLE BLANC DE BLANCS, CHIGNY-LES ROSES 1ER
CRU 2004 167
4348 J. LASSALLE CUVÉE SPÉCIALE , CHIGNY-LES ROSES 1ER
CRU 2005 171
4734 J. LASSALLE SPECIAL CLUB , CHIGNY-LES ROSES 1ER
CRU 2006 198
4329 MARC HEBRART ROSÉ, MAREUIL-SUR-AY 1ER
CRU NV 128
4323 PAUL BARA GRAND ROSÉ , BOUZY GRAND CRU NV 143
4209 PAUL BARA ROSÉ SPECIAL CLUB , BOUZY GRAND CRU 2012 284
4308 PIERRE GIMMONET NON-DOSÉ EXTRA BRUT ŒNOPHILE, CUIS 1ER
CRU 2008 158
4751 VILMART COEUR DE CUVÉE, RILLY LA MONTAGNE 1ER
CRU 2007 326
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE
Although sparkling wine is produced all over the world, it can only be called ‘Champagne’ in this strictly regulated district. Champagne may be
produced in several styles, including: Non-Vintage, Rosé, Vintage, and Blanc de Blancs.
These small
farmers grow their
own grapes and
hand craft their
wines on a more
artisinal level that
the Grandes
Marques that are
more well known.
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ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE
4781 BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD NV 284
4366 BILLECART-SALMON NV 192
4246 BOLLINGER NV 180
4238 COMTES AUDOIN DE DAMPIERRE ŒIL DE PERDRIX NV 127
4764 DELAMOTTE NV 179
4207 LOUIS ROEDERER CRISTAL 2007 1245
4647 MOËT ET CHANDON DOM PERIGNON 2000 900
4012 PERRIER JOUET FLEUR DE CHAMPAGNE 2002 597
4642 PHILIPPE GONET NV 174
4767 PHILIPPONNAT RÉSERVE ROSÉE NV 121
4643 TAITTINGER COMTES DE CHAMPAGNE 2005 445
ITALY
4648 BELE CASEL PROSECCO ASOLO SUPERIORE, VENETO NV 48
4021 RICCI CUBASTRO FRANCIACORTA SATEN, LOMBARDIA NV 97
SPAIN
4638 POEMA CAVA, PENEDES, SPAIN NV 52
CALIFORNIA
4373 DOMAINE CARNEROS ROSÉ, CARNEROS NV 82
4002 IRON HORSE CUVÉE MICHAEL MINA , GREEN VALLEY 2012 68
4616 IRON HORSE CHINESE CUVÉE, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2004 223
4024 SANDHI BRUT NATURE , SANTA RITA HILLS 2012 136
4784 SCHRAMSBERG BLANC DE BLANCS, NAPA VALLEY 2009 75
IMPORTED SPARKLING WINE
DOMESTIC SPARKLING WINE
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
4712 SANDHI 2013 78
SANTA MARIA
4714 AMBULLNEO VINEYARDS BIG PAW 2004 82
4723 AMBULLNEO VINEYARDS BIG PAW 2005 87
4716 AMBULLNEO VINEYARDS ‘SOLOMON HILLS’ 2006 158
4368 AU BON CLIMAT NUITS-BLANCHES AU BOUGE 2009 92
4748 BONACCORSI ‘NIELSON’ 2006 140
4707 LIQUID FARM BIEN BIEN 'BIEN NACIDO' 2014 148
SANTA RITA HILLS
4773 LIQUID FARM FOUR 2014 171
4708 SANDHI ‘RITA’S CROWN’ 2010 128
4704 SANDHI ‘RITA’S CROWN’ 2014 141
4745 SANDHI ‘SANFORD AND BENEDICT’ 2010 143
4706 SR-246 ‘ZOTOVICH’ 2013 52
EDNA VALLEY
4700 AU BON CLIMAT ‘ALBAN' 1995 128
SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS
4738 LUCIA 2006 87
4740 LUCIA 2014 96
4725 LUCIA 'SOBERANES' 2014 128
4768 SEABOLD 2015 92
CARNEROS
4305 DUMOL CLARE 'HYDE' 2013 157
4733 ETUDE 2011 65
4709 HYDE DE VILLAINE 2008 138
4771 RAMEY ‘HUDSON’ 2011 136
4719 SHAFER ‘RED SHOULDER RANCH’ 2012 116
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
4360 ARNOT-ROBERTS 'TROUT GULCH' 2014 107
4228 CERITAS 'PETER MARTIN RAY' 2014 146
4735 CERITAS 'TROUT GULCH' 2014 132
NAPA VALLEY
4346 ARNOT-ROBERTS 'WATSON RANCH' 2014 117
4729 PLUMPJACK RESERVE 2014 105
MARIN COUNTY
4775 VIANDANTE DEL CIELO ‘SKYWALKER RANCH’ 2012 53
ANDERSON VALLEY
4253 WIND RACER 2011 92
BEGINNNING IN BURGUNDY - CHARDONNAY
Not only is Chardonnay one of the most popular grape varietals in the world, it is one of the most versatile and flavorful. Basic Chardonnay can
be vaguely fruity and neutral, but at its best, Chardonnay acts as an expression of the vineyard in which it is grown. Chardonnay from
Burgundy takes awhile to mature, while California Chardonnay is much more approachable in its youth.
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SONOMA COAST
4218 AUBERT ‘RITCHIE’ 2014 242
4236 CERITAS MARENA 2013 108
4726 FLOWERS 2014 87
4229 FLOWERS 'CAMP MEETING RIDGE' 2012 156
4776 FLOWERS 'CAMP MEETING RIDGE' 2013 197
4780 MACROSTIE 2012 56
4769 RAMEY ‘PLATT’ 2011 127
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
4361 ANTHILL FARMS 'PEUGH' 2014 124
4755 DUMOL 2013 120
4742 FREEMAN RYO-FU 2005 90
4765 GARY FARREL ‘WESTSIDE FARMS’ 2012 88
4705 JORDAN 2014 72
4739 KOSTA BROWNE 2014 137
4303 LYNMAR 'QUAIL HILL' 2012 136
SONOMA VALLEY
4753 HANZELL 2013 140
4312 LIOCO 'HANZELL' 2014 128
4727 TOR ‘DURELL’ WENTE CLONE 2005 118
SONOMA COUNTY
4777 HANZELL SEBELLA 2014 92
MARCASSIN CHARDONNAYS
4747 'ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN' UPPER BARN , ALEXANDER VALLEY 1999 304
4702 'GAUER' UPPER BARN , ALEXANDER VALLEY 1995 874
4760 'HUDSON' E BLOCK , CARNEROS 1997 433
4724 'LORENZO', SONOMA COAST 1993 937
4722 'LORENZO', SONOMA COAST 1996 712
4720 'LORENZO', SONOMA COAST 1997 874
4713 'MARCASSIN', SONOMA COAST 1999 612
4749 'THREE SISTERS', FORT ROSS - SEAVIEW 1999 512
AUSTRALIA
4256 SEVILLE ESTATE, YARRA VALLEY 2013 91
4219 WISHING TREE UNOAKED , WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2007 45
4232 YABBY LAKE, MORNINGTON PENINSULA 2004 85
NEW ZEALAND
4214 STAETE LANDT, MARLBOROUGH 2006 55
Cult winemaker,
Helen Turley,
makes about 30
barrels per year of
Chardonnay under
her own label,
Marcassin. They
take decades to
mature, but the
hard part is done.
Enjoy!
BEGINNNING IN BURGUNDY - CHARDONNAY
CHARDONNAY - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
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CHABLIS
4316 CHRISTIAN MOREAU 'LES CLOS DES HOSPICES DANS LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2012 238
4352 DOMAINE COSTAL 'VAILLONS' 2013 89
4774 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU 'BLANCHOTS' GRAND CRU 2013 583
4624 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU 'BUTTEAUX' 1ER
CRU 2012 288
4200 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU 'BUTTEAUX' 1ER
CRU 2013 243
4381 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU 'CLOS' GRAND CRU 2012 823
4023 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU 'VAILLONS' 1ER
CRU 2011 363
4335 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ 1ER
CRU 2010 528
4005 FRANÇOIS RAVENEAU ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ 1ER
CRU 2011 484
4758 LOUIS MICHEL ‘LES CLOS’ GRAND CRU 2012 187
4367 LOUIS MICHEL ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ 1ER
CRU 2014 98
4333 VINCENT DAUVISSAT, PETIT CHABLIS 2014 112
MEURSAULT
4363 BOUCHARD ‘CHARMES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 250
4756 DOMINIQUE LAFON ‘NARVAUX’ 2011 265
4233 DOMAINE JACQUES PRIEUR ‘CLOS DE MAZERAY’ 2011 183
4369 LOUIS JADOT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 235
4772 JOSEPH FAIVELEY ‘BLAGNY’ 1ER
CRU 2012 173
4319 LOUIS LATOUR 2011 105
4313 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE 2012 124
4752 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘CHARMES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 223
4241 THIERRY & PASCALLE MATROT 2012 112
4302 THIERRY & PASCALE MATROT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER
CRU 2010 188
4255 THIERRY & PASCALE MATROT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 203
4715 VINCENT GIRARDIN ‘LES GENEVRIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 227
PULIGNY-MONTRACHET
4315 COMTESSE BERNARD DE CHERISEY ‘HAMEAU DE BLAGNY’ 1ER
CRU 2010 178
4603 DOMAINE LEFLAIVE 'COMBETTES' 1ER
CRU 2004 467
4304 DOMINIQUE LAFON ‘CHAMPGAIN’ 1ER
CRU 2010 340
4349 ETIENNE SAUZET 2012 163
4646 ETIENNE SAUZET ‘LES REFERTS’ 1ER
CRU 2012 307
4743 FRANÇOIS CARILLON ‘LES FOLATIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 247
4235 J.-M. BOILLOT ‘LES COMBETTES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 303
4375 LOUIS JADOT ‘LES FOLATIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 200
4328 LOUIS LATOUR 2011 128
4330 LOUIS LATOUR ‘FOLATIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 170
4754 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘FOLATIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 255
4020 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘FOLATIÈRES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 384
Sommeliers like to
think of Chablis as
their 'Vitamin C'
because it gives
them an excuse to
drink more.
Due to the limestone soil and cooler climate, wines made from Chardonnay grown in Burgundy are higher in acidity. In their youth they are
lemony and minerally, but with bottle age, the true ethereal flavors of white Burgundy develop. In California, by contrast, these flavors develop
more quickly as a result of the warmer climate and most are ready to drink on release.
This is the
powerhouse of the
White Burgundy
villages. Big, rich
and even fat in
texture they
somehow maintain
and elegance that
is hard to resist.
Often considered
the greatest village
in the world to
grow Chardonnay,
Puligny is a true
translation of the
spirit of
Burgundian terroir
into the glass.
BEGINNNING IN BURGUNDY - CHARDONNAY
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CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
4331 DOMAINE RAMONET 'BOUDRIOTTE' 1ER
CRU 2014 228
4206 DOMAINE RAMONET 'LES RUCHOTTES' 1ER
CRU 2013 378
4247 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘CLOS SAINT-MARC’ 1ER
CRU 2012 198
4243 THOMAS MOREY 2012 127
4231 THOMAS MOREY ‘MORGEOT’ 1ER
CRU 2012 161
4354 VINCENT GIRARDIN VIEILLES VIGNES 2012 128
4344 VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY ‘CAILLERETS’ 1ER
CRU 2009 175
4216 VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY ‘CAILLERETS’ 1ER
CRU 2012 193
4359 VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY ‘MORGEOT’ 1ER
CRU 2011 145
THE GRAND CRUS
4004 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2010 442
4374 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2011 386
4259 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2012 407
4251 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2013 412
4257 BONNEAU DU MARTRAY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2014 423
4309 BOUCHARD ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2005 314
4208 ETIENNE SAUZET ‘BIENVENUES BÂTARD-MONTRACHET’ 2012 874
4320 JOSEPH DROUHIN 'MONTRACHET' MARQUIS DE LAGUICHE 2013 1583
4370 LOUIS JADOT ‘BÂTARD-MONTRACHET’ 2011 670
4311 LOUIS LATOUR ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ 2005 295
4014 MÉO-CAMUZET CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE 2014 607
4761 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘BÂTARD-MONTRACHET’ 2011 912
4371 OLIVIER LEFLAIVE ‘CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET’ 2012 1318
THE BACKROADS OF BURGUNDY
4759 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ BOURGOGNE 2012 753
4261 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ BOURGOGNE 2013 786
4222 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ BOURGOGNE 2014 814
4334 DOMAINE DUJAC MOREY-ST-DENIS 2001 198
4248 DOMAINE ROBERT CHEVILLON BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ 2014 53
4650 DOMAINE FAIVELEY MERCUREY ‘CLOS ROCHETTE’ MONOPOLE 2012 72
4223 DOMAINE JACQUES PRIEUR BEAUNE ‘CLOS DE LA FÉGUINE’ 1ER
CRU 2011 192
4338 HENRI PERRUSSET MÂCON-FARGES SELECTION VIELLES VIGNES 2015 51
4341 LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE-GREVES LES CLOS BLANC 2000 120
4326 MOREY BLANC AUXEY-DURESSES 2007 60
4337 VINCENT GIRARDIN ST. AUBIN ‘LES MURGERS DENTS DE CHIEN’ 1ER
CRU 2012 112
4340 DOMAINE VOUGERAIE VOUGEOT ‘LES CLOS BLANC DE VOUGEOT’ 1999 180
ITALY
4006 ANTINORI CERVARO DELLA SALA , UMBRIA 2013 98
4339 TIEFFENBRUNNER, SÜDTIROL, ALTO ADIGE 2013 48
Chassagne-
Montrachet is the
last great
commune in the
Côte d'Or. Known
for balancing the
minerality of
Puligny, but with a
softer and juicier
texture.
Sometimes it's
better to take the
road less travelled.
These wines come
from less illustrious
appelations, yet
over perform their
reputation.
BEGINNNING IN BURGUNDY - CHARDONNAY
The 'best of the
best' in White
Burgundy. These
are the birthplace
of the most sought
after Chardonnay
grapes in the
world.
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ALSACE
4608 TRIMBACH RESERVE 2011 51
4639 ZIND-HUMBRECHT CLOS JEBSAL , TURCKHEIM 1996 108
UNITED STATES
4205 LEMELSON 'TIKA'S RUN', WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2014 47
ITALY
4619 TIEFENBRUNNER, SÜDTIROL, ALTO ADIGE 2013 48
FRANCE
4317 HENRI GOUGES ‘LA PERRIÈRE’ 1ER
CRU, NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2001 116
4325 HENRI GOUGES ‘LA PERRIÈRE’ 1ER
CRU, NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2011 134
ITALY
4353 TERLAN ‘VORBERG’, SUDTIROL, ALTO ADIGE 2013 88
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT BLANC / PINOT BIANCO
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT GRIS / PINOT GRIGIO
11
GERMANY
4230 HERMAN DÖNNHOFF 'DELLCHEN' GG, NAHE 2014 141
4736 KÜNSTLER TROCKEN, RHEINGAU 2014 57
4625 MÜLLER CATOIR SPÄTLESE 'MANDELGARTEN', PFALZ 2013 108
4001 REBHOLZ 'KASTANIENBUSCH' GG, PFALZ 2012 172
4600 ROBERT WEIL TRADITION , RHEINGAU 2013 47
4010 SCHLOSS SCHÖNBORN KABINETT 'MARCOBRUNN', RHEINGAU 2008 83
4239 ST. URBANS-HOF KABINETT ‘BOCKSTEIN’ ERSTE LAGE, MOSEL 2012 57
4641 ST. URBANS-HOF KABINETT ‘GOLDTRÖPFCHEN’ ERSTE LAGE, MOSEL 2012 72
4224 ST. URBANS-HOF SPÄTLESE ‘GOLDTRÖPFCHEN’ ERSTE LAGE, MOSEL 2012 98
4364 STRUB KABINETT SOIL TO SOUL , RHEINHESSEN 2012 47
4618 WILLI SCHAEFFER KABINETT ‘GRAACHER DOMPROBST’ ERSTE LAGE, MOSEL 2011 65
AUSTRIA
4617 ALZINGER SMARAGD ‘LOIBNER LOIBENBERG’, WACHAU 1999 90
4613 HIRSCH, ZÖBING, KAMPTAL 2007 60
4629 FRANZ HIRTZBERGER SMARAGD ’SINGERRIEDEL’, WACHAU 2003 160
4349 F.X. PICHLER SMARAGD 'KELLERBERG', WACHAU 2014 188
4604 F.X. PICHLER SMARAGD 'OBERHAUSER', WACHAU 2013 77
4606 NIGL ‘PIRI PRIVAT’, KREMSTAL 1999 115
4630 RUDI PICHLER SMARAGD ‘TERRASSEN’, WACHAU 1999 74
4626 PRAGER SMARAGD ‘WEISSENKIRCHEN KLAUS’, WACHAU 1999 103
4609 PRAGER ‘WEISSENKIRCHEN’, STEINRIEGEL, WACHAU 2001 61
AUSTRALIA
4318 GROSSET 'POLISH HILL', CLARE VALLEY 2014 123
4213 PEWSEY VALE ‘THE CONTOURS’, EDEN VALLEY 2006 56
CALIFORNIA
4770 GALERIE TERRACEA , SPRING MOUNTAIN, NAPA VALLEY 2014 61
WASHINGTON
4718 EROICA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 77
NEW ZEALAND
4211 TRUE & DARING, NELSON 2007 50
Because of its cellar longevity and its ability to maintain varietal identity while reflecting the individuality of its ‘terroir’, Riesling may be the best
of all the white wine grapes. It can produce wines that vary from dry to very sweet.. No grape other than Riesling can produce a wine with
such finesse, purity of fruit, intensity of flavor, and a ‘lift’ of acidity.
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - RIESLING
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ALSACE
4649 DOMAINE OSTERTAG VIGNOBLE D’E 2005 73
4645 FLORIAN BECK-HARTWEG CUVÉE DE L’OURS 2007 70
4644 MARC KREYDENWEISS ‘KRITT’ 2005 74
UNITED STATES
4022 GUNDLACH BUNDSCHU ‘RHINEFARM’, SONOMA COUNTY 2011 45
AUSTRIA
4621 DOMAINE WACHAU FEDERSPIEL ‘TERRASSEN’, WACHAU 2010 35
4732 F.X. PICHLER FEDERSPIEL 'FRAUENWEINGARTEN', WACHAU 2014 84
4210 F.X. PICHLER SMARAGD 'LOIBENBERG', WACHAU 2014 128
4610 HÖPLER, BURGENLAND 2005 38
4612 SETZER EASY TO DRINK 2011 45
COLUMBIA GORGE, WASHINGTON
4615 W. T. VINTNERS 'UNDERWOOD MOUNTAIN' 2014 58
ITALY
4710 KETTMEIER MÜLLER-THURGAU, ALTO ADIGE – SÜDTIROL 2013 44
GERMANY
4721 MÜLLER CATOIR MUSKATELLER, PFALZ 2014 81
AUSTRIA
4605 GROSS GELBER MUSKATELLER, STEIRISCHE KLASSIK 2002 42
GERMANY
4215 RAINER SAUER TROCKEN, FRANKEN 2015 47
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - GRÜNER-VELTLINER
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - MUSCAT
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - MÜLLER-THURGAU
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - SILVANER
CENTRAL EUROPE ORIGINS - GEWÜRZTRAMINER
13
FRANCE
4357 CHÂTEAU DE CHANTEGRIVE, GRAVES 2011 72
4763 HIPPOLYTE REVERDY, SANCERRE 2014 56
4757 LADOUCETTE, POUILLY-FUMÉ 2013 68
4003 LADOUCETTE BARON D'L , POUILLY-FUMÉ 2010 208
4225 CHÂTEAU LA LOUVIÈRE, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN 2012 176
4362 PASCAL JOLIVET, SANCERRE 2014 52
CALIFORNIA
4627 ARROW & BRANCH, NAPA VALLEY 2012 78
4204 CAKEBREAD, NAPA VALLEY 2014 75
4254 DAVID ARTHUR, NAPA VALLEY 2011 58
4202 DUCKHORN, NAPA VALLEY 2012 68
4750 GALERIE EQUITEM , KNIGHTS VALLEY 2013 71
4244 GALERIE NAISSANCE , NAPA VALLEY 2014 63
4221 GRIEVE, NAPA VALLEY 2010 80
4262 JUSTIN, PASO ROBLES 2014 47
4227 LANCASTER 'SAMANTHA'S', ALEXANDER VALLEY 2011 71
4741 MAGNA MATER ‘VOGELZANG’, HAPPY CANYON OF SANTA BARBARA 2012 58
4252 MARGERUM SYBARITE , HAPPY CANYON OF SANTA BARBARA 2012 47
4226 QUINTESSA ILLUMINATION , NAPA & SONOMA COUNTIES 2014 75
4730 ROCHIOLI, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2012 104
4266 ROTH, ALEXANDER VALLEY 2011 44
4263 TWOMEY, NAPA & SONOMA COUNTIES 2013 57
NEW ZEALAND
4212 WITHER HILLS, WAIRAU VALLEY, MARLBOROUGH 2014 52
CALIFORNIA
4220 ST. SUPERY VIRTU , NAPA VALLEY 2012 79
BORN IN BORDEAUX - SAUVIGNON BLANC
Although the Sauvignon Blanc grape originated in Bordeaux, it is widely grown in the Loire Valley, California, New Zealand, and Austria.
Although the flavor components of melon, lime, and passion fruit are similar among all the regions; the intensity and acidity levels can vary,
depending upon the soil and climate.
BORN IN BORDEAUX - SÉMILLON & BLENDS
14
LOIRE VALLEY
4347 CHAMPALOU VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC LES FONDRAUX 2013 48
4365 CHÂTEAU D'EPIRÉ SAVENNIERES CUVÉE SPECIALE 2012 65
4242 DOMAINE HUET VOUVRAY SEC 'CLOS DU BOURG' 2014 84
4250 DOMAINE HUET VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC 'CLOS DU BOURG' 2014 98
4306 DOMAINE HUET VOUVRAY SEC 'LE HAUT LIEU' 2014 74
4602 DOMAINE HUET VOUVRAY SEC 'LE MONT' 2014 81
4377 DOMAINE HUET VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC 'LE MONT' 2014 98
LOIRE VALLEY
4372 ÉRIC CHEVALIER MUSCADET CÔTES DE GRAND LIEU LA NOË 2012 45
FRANCE
4332 FAURY CONDRIEU, RHÔNE 2011 135
4355 FRANÇOIS VILLARD CONDRIEU DE PONCINS 2004 168
4301 GANGLOFF CONDRIEU 2011 236
UNITED STATES
4766 CAMBRIA VIOGNIER ‘TEPUSQUET’, SANTA MARIA 2013 42
4310 STAGS’S LEAP WINERY, NAPA VALLEY 2012 63
FRANCE
4314 CHÂTEAU DE LA GARDINE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1998 195
4701 COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2011 108
4356 CHAPOUTIER ST. JOSEPH LES GRANITS 2005 150
4351 GANGLOFF ST. JOSEPH 2012 151
UNITED STATES
4267 BODEGA DE EDGAR LA GÜERA , CENTRAL COAST 2011 53
4358 BONNY DOON LE CIGARE BLANC ‘BEESWAX’, ARROYO SECO 2011 68
4019 ISENHOWER CELLARS SNAPDRAGON, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2007 49
4240 ROBERT SINSKEY ABRAXAS , LOS CARNEROS 2008 51
4245 SANS LIEGE CÔTES-DU-COAST , CENTRAL COAST 2012 50
4783 STOLPMAN ROUSSANNE, BALLARD CANYON 2014 68
4322 TABLAS CREEK ESPRIT BLANC DE TABLAS , PASO ROBLES 2012 104
4265 TURLEY WHITE COAT 2014 92
AUSTRALIA
4258 JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS , BAROSSA VALLEY 2011 71
STARTING OFF IN THE LOIRE - MELON DE BOURGOGNE
STARTING OFF IN THE LOIRE - CHENIN BLANC
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - MARSANNE, ROUSSANE, GRENACHE BLANC & BLENDS
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - VIOGNIER
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ARBOIS, FRANCE
4376 DOMAINE DU PÉLICAN OUILLÉ 2014 124
RIOJA, SPAIN
4601 R. LOPEZ DE HEREDIA RIOJA CRIANZA ‘VIÑA GRAVONIA’ 2006 74
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
4640 JOLIE-LAIDE 'FANUCCHI WOOD ROAD' 2015 68
JURANÇON, FRANCE
4342 CHARLES HOURS UROULET 2004 95
AVELLINO, ITALY
4015 ANTONIO CAGGIANO DEVON 2011 81
ITALY
4009 BINDI SERGARDI ORIOLUS , CHIANTI, TUSCANY 2011 35
4007 LA GINESTRAIA BIANCODAMARE , LIGURIA 2010 82
4013 LA GINESTRAIA VIA MAESTRA , LIGURIA 2012 76
Delicate and floral. You think this is a grape for freshness, until you try it with age and the complexity wins over youth.
VIURA
Grown in Rioja and with a few years of American oak aging, Viura, at its best, tastes like Meyer lemons and sun tan lotion.
Think the Italian version of Chardonnay. You can see different styles ranging from light and citrusy to textured and oaky.
VERMENTINO / PIGATO
Floral and melon in its youth, Greco builds a richness and herbal quality with time in the bottle.
SAVAGNIN
No, it's not Sauvignon Blanc. This is more like what all those unoaked Chardonnays are trying to be like.
GRAPES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, BUT SHOULD
PETIT MANSENG
Rough counts put the number of different wine grapes in the world between 5,000-8,000. That's a lot. I mean, how many do you really need?
Yet, it seems that every time we get complacent with the grapes we know someone says, "here, try this!" #mindblown How did we not know
of this delicious little morsel? Well, now it's our turn to return the favor.
TROUSSEAU GRIS
Thanks to a couple of avant garde winemakers and one old vineyard, hopefully we'll get to see more of these in the future.
GRECO
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RIAS BAIXAS, SPAIN
4017 MAR DE FRADES 2012 53
4016 TERRAS GAUDAS ABADIA DE SAN CAMPIO 2013 60
4260 TERRAS GAUDAS 'O ROSAL' 2012 60
SALTA, ARGENTINA
4234 TERRAZAS RESERVA 2012 44
CALIFORNIA
4307 LYNMAR PINOT NOIR, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY 2015 64
FRANCE
4378 DOMAINE TEMPIER, BANDOL 2015 91
GRAPES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, BUT SHOULD
Finally getting the credit it deserves. Albariño is filled with orange blossoms and peaches backed up by a saline spray.
A member of the Muscat family. Torrontes is super-floral with a racing freshness. Like Sauvignon Blanc on steroids.
TORRONTES
ALBARIÑO
ROSÉ
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CENTRAL COAST
3135 CALERA 2011 60
SANTA BARBARA
3175 DEOVLET 2013 60
SANTA MARIA VALLEY
3160 AU BON CLIMAT CUVÉE MICHAEL MINA 2008 48
3123 AMBULLNEO BULLDOG 2005 155
3113 AMBULLNEO CANIS MAJOR 2004 175
4449 CAMBRIA 'BENCHBREAK' 2013 53
3103 DEOVLET 'BIEN NACIDO' 2013 119
3101 FOXEN 2013 75
3107 WORD 2007 127
SANTA RITA HILLS
3148 DEOVLET 'ZOTOVICH' 2013 109
3137 DOMAINE DE LA CÔTE 2011 104
3162 DOMAINE DE LA CÔTE 'BLOOM’S FIELD' 2011 125
1141 DOMAINE DE LA CÔTE 'LA CÔTE' 2013 194
1245 DOMAINE DE LA CÔTE 'LA CÔTE' 2014 202
3353 FOLEY 2011 94
3350 LIQUID FARM 'RADIAN' 2014 156
3141 LOMPOC WINE COMPANY 2013 57
3120 MELVILLE ESTATE 2013 74
ARROYO GRANDE VALLEY
3112 SINOR-LAVALLE ‘TALLEY-RINCON’ 2012 104
3129 TALLEY ‘ROSEMARY’S’ 2005 157
3105 TALLEY ‘ROSEMARY’S’ 2006 152
SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS
3136 AUGUST WEST ‘ROSELLA’S’ 2011 98
3153 LUCIA 2012 97
3131 LUCIA 'GARYS' 2013 134
3352 LUCIA 'GARYS' 2014 147
3109 MIURA 2015 52
1174 MIURA 'PISONI' 2012 151
3243 PETER MICHAEL LE MOULIN ROUGE ‘PISONI' 2012 244
3164 ROAR 2013 114
3124 SEABOLD 2014 94
MT. HARLAN
3155 CALERA ‘DE VILLIERS’ 2011 104
3126 CALERA ‘DE VILLIERS’ 2012 123
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
3117 LIOCO 'SAVERIA' 2014 112
CARNEROS
1138 PAUL HOBBS 'HYDE' 2014 192
MARIN COUNTY
3138 VIANDANTE DEL CIELO ‘SKYWALKER RANCH’ 2010 94
This sensual and charming grape produces some of the most ethereal wines in the world. The flavor component of this finicky grape changes
drastically based on where it is grown. A lovely little grape at its best, beware the bulk wines.
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT NOIR
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SONOMA COAST
3106 ANTHILL FARMS 2014 87
3277 ANTHILL FARMS 'CAMPBELL RANCH' 2014 123
4407 ANTHILL FARMS 'PETERS' 2014 127
3134 AUBERT ‘UV’ 2011 189
3165 AUBERT ‘UV’ 2013 197
1134 COBB ‘COASTLANDS’ 2010 144
3111 FLOWERS 2014 97
3100 FREEMAN AKIKO’S CUVÉE 2004 133
4544 HARTFORD COURT ‘LAND’S EDGE’ 2012 102
3166 KANZLER VINEYARDS ‘KANZLER’ 2012 117
1129 KISTLER CUVÉE CATHERINE 'OCCIDENTAL STATION' 2004 327
3290 KOSTA BROWNE 2014 222
3108 LITTORAI 2014 131
1287 PAHLMEYER 2012 184
4437 RAEN 'ROYAL ST. ROBERT' 2014 153
1278 RAEN 'ROYAL ST. ROBERT' 2015 157
4432 RAEN 'BODEGA' FREESTONE-OCCIDENTAL 2014 203
1170 RAEN 'BODEGA' FREESTONE-OCCIDENTAL 2015 207
3150 WHETSTONE ‘BELLA VIGNE’ 2006 148
1249 WHETSTONE ‘JON BOAT’ 2014 97
3168 WILD RIDGE 2012 87
FORT ROSS - SEAVIEW
3333 CERITAS 'HELLENTHAL' OLD SHOP BLOCK 2013 152
1135 PETER MICHAEL ‘LE CAPRICE’ 2012 237
4423 PETER MICHAEL ‘MA DANSEUSE’ 2012 246
3125 RAEN 'HOME FIELD' 2014 173
3128 RAEN 'HOME FIELD' 2015 207
RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
4400 ANTHILL FARMS 'TINA MARIE' 2014 121
3152 DUMOL 2014 153
3145 DUMOL ‘RYAN’ 2013 208
1331 GARY FARRELL ‘HALBERG RANCH’ 2012 92
3161 HOLDREDGE SELECTION MASSALE 2011 104
3119 KISTLER 2014 137
4519 KOSTA BROWNE 2014 217
3121 LYNMAR ‘QUAIL HILL’ 2012 152
3146 LYNMAR OLD VINES ‘QUAIL HILL’ 2009 225
3148 MARANET 2012 82
3171 PAUL HOBBS 2014 109
3132 ROCHIOLI 2013 197
SONOMA VALLEY
3110 HANZELL 2013 224
MENDOCINO COUNTY
3340 ANTHILL FARMS 'COMPTCHE RIDGE' 2013 134
ANDERSON VALLEY
3114 ANTHILL FARMS 2013 94
3102 CERITAS 'HACIENDA SECOYA' 2014 126
3144 KNEZ 2010 68
4535 LIOCO 'CERISE' 2014 112
1349 MAGGY HAWK HAWKSTER 2012 132
3104 PARR SELECTION ‘KISER’ 2004 174
MARIN COUNTY
3138 VIANDANTE DEL CIELO ‘SKYWALKER RANCH’ 2010 94
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WILLAMETTE VALLEY
3118 ARCHERY SUMMIT PREMIER CUVÉE 2014 94
4527 BEAUX FRÈRES 2013 112
1253 DOMAINE SERENE EVENSTAD RESERVE 2012 163
3169 DOMAINE SERENE YAMHILL CUVÉE 2013 97
3116 LEMELSON ‘STERMER’ 2012 112
RIBBON RIDGE
3283 BEAUX FRÈRES ‘BEAUX FRÈRES’ 2014 191
3172 BEAUX FRÈRES ‘THE UPPER TERRACE’ 2012 223
YAMHILL-CARLTON
3127 GRAN MOIRAINE 2013 92
AUSTRALIA
1336 ROCHFORD, MACEDON RANGES 1999 72
3122 SEVILLE ESTATE, YARRA VALLEY 2013 83
NEW ZEALAND
3178 BURN COTTAGE, CENTRAL OTAGO 2012 136
4521 BURN COTTAGE CASHBURN , CENTRAL OTAGO 2011 104
ARGENTINA
1319 BODEGAS CHACRA CINQUENTA CINCO , PATAGONIA 2013 121
CHILE
1317 RITUAL, CASABLANCA VALLEY 2011 35
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT NOIR
PINOT NOIR - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
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GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN
1153 CLAUDE DUGAT 2011 256
3360 CLAUDE DUGAT 2012 284
4413 CLAUDE DUGAT 1ER
CRU 2012 508
1161 CLAUDE DUGAT ‘LAVAUX-ST-JACQUES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 646
1113 CLAUDE DUGAT ‘LAVAUX-ST-JACQUES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 673
1109 CLAUDE DUGAT ‘GRIOTTE-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2011 1364
1122 DOMAINE FAIVELEY ‘MAZIS-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2012 712
1103 DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT 2013 234
1119 JOSEPH FAIVELEY CHAMBERTIN ‘CLOS DE BÈZE’ GRAND CRU 2005 687
1144 LOUIS JADOT ‘LE CLOS SAINT-JACQUES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 340
4540 MÉO-CAMUZET 2014 197
1104 DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT ‘MAZOYÈRES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2007 883
MOREY-SAINT-DENIS
3273 DUJAC 2013 172
1259 DUJAC 2014 181
3143 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2012 768
1173 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2013 747
4500 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2014 782
1154 GEORGES ROUMIER 'CLOS DE LA BUSSIÈRE' 1ER CRU 2013 376
1150 MÉO-CAMUZET 2013 173
1151 DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT ‘LA RIOTTE’ 1ER
CRU 2007 318
1167 JEAN RAPHET & FILS 1999 168
1102 VINCENT GIRARDIN 'CLOS SAINT-DENIS' GRAND CRU 2000 304
CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY
1133 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ 1ER
CRU 2011 496
1273 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ 1ER
CRU 2012 544
1140 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ 1ER
CRU 2013 523
1255 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ 1ER
CRU 2014 392
1110 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ ‘LE MUSIGNY’ GRAND CRU 2011 988
1275 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ ‘LE MUSIGNY’ GRAND CRU 2012 1103
1116 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ ‘LE MUSIGNY’ GRAND CRU 2013 1171
3170 DOMAINE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ ‘LE MUSIGNY’ GRAND CRU 2014 1208
3139 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘BONNES MARES’ GRAND CRU 2012 852
1115 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘BONNES MARES’ GRAND CRU 2013 812
1125 DOMAINE DUJAC ‘BONNES MARES’ GRAND CRU 2014 831
1232 GEORGES ROUMIER 'BONNES MARES' GRAND CRU 2013 893
3149 JOSEPH FAIVELEY 2012 218
1162 DOMAINE LEROY 2004 648
3234 MÉO-CAMUZET 'LES FEUSSELOTTES' 1ER
CRU 2006 473
1117 DOMAINE THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR ‘GRUENCHERS’ 1ER
CRU 2012 407
1106 DOMAINE PERROT-MINOT 'LES CHARMES’ 1ER
CRU 2013 493
The historic town
of Gevrey-
Chambertin is
known for
producing the most
powerful wines in
Burgundy. Power,
muscle, and rich,
jammy fruit.
Chambolle has a
rich, velvety
elegance that rivals
the finesse of
Vosne-Romanée or
the power of
Gevrey-
Chambertin.
Descriptions of the
commune’s style
often comfortably
resemble a
composite sketch
of Gevrey and
Chambolle,with a
singular imprint of
terroir.
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CLOS DE VOUGEOT
1101 BOUCHARD PERE ET FILS 2005 385
1177 DOMAINE FAIVELEY 2012 573
4424 MÉO-CAMUZET 2013 789
3358 MONGEARD-MUGNERET 2012 371
1118 VINCENT GIRARDIN 2005 433
VOSNE-ROMANÉE
3163 AURÉLIEN VERDET 'LES BEAUX MONTS' 1ER
CRU 2009 253
4543 MÉO-CAMUZET 'CHAUMES' 1ER
CRU 2014 378
4427 MICHEL GROS 'AUX BRÛLÉES' 1ER
CRU 2012 291
3356 MICHEL GROS 'CLOS DES RÉAS' 1ER
CRU 2012 337
1159 MONGEARD-MUGNERET 2000 176
1364 MONGEARD-MUGNERET 2012 141
3182 MONGEARD-MUGNERET 2013 137
3331 MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘CRU EN ORVEAUX’ 1ER
CRU 2012 196
3257 MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2012 827
1156 PERROT MINOT 2013 232
4450 THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR 'AUX REAS' 1ER
CRU 2013 221
1126 THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2006 912
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANÉE-CONTI
1105 ‘LA TÂCHE’ GRAND CRU 2012 2386
1108 ‘LA TÂCHE’ GRAND CRU 2013 2786
1124 ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2012 1897
1334 ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2013 2048
1111 ‘ROMANÉE-ST-VIVANT’ MAREY-MONGE GRAND CRU 2004 1103
1112 ‘ROMANÉE-ST-VIVANT’ MAREY-MONGE GRAND CRU 2011 1587
1114 ‘ROMANÉE-ST-VIVANT’ MAREY-MONGE GRAND CRU 2012 1887
4417 ‘ROMANÉE-ST-VIVANT’ MAREY-MONGE GRAND CRU 2013 1983
NUITS-ST.-GEORGES
3292 HENRI GOUGES 2012 153
1182 HENRI GOUGES ‘LES SAINT GEORGES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 417
1282 JEAN GRIVOT 'AUX BOUDOTS' 1ER
CRU 2007 243
1284 JEAN GRIVOT 'RONCIÈRE' 1ER
CRU 2009 294
4439 MÉO-CAMUZET 'AUX MURGERS' 1ER
CRU 2013 472
1262 ROBERT CHEVILLON VIELLES VIGNES 2014 186
4433 ROBERT CHEVILLON 'LES CAILLES' 1ER
CRU 2013 327
1160 ROBERT CHEVILLON 'LES CHAIGNOTS' 1ER
CRU 2013 268
4404 ROBERT CHEVILLON 'LES PRULIERS' 1ER
CRU 2013 254
CORTON
3245 MÉO-CAMUZET 'CORTON LES PERRIÈRES' GRAND CRU 2013 631
4525 MÉO-CAMUZET 'CORTON VIGNE AU SAINT' GRAND CRU 2014 587
1123 VINCENT GIRARDIN 'CORTON-PERRIÈRES’ GRAND CRU 2010 192
Perhaps the most
representative
examples of pinot
noir in the world
come from this
commune. These
wines are often
described as
opulent, silky and
satiny.
The largest Grand
Cru in the C ôte
de Nuits, variability
happens.
However, we did
the hard part and
picked the best.
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The most iconic
wine producer in
the world. We are
proud to represent
a few bottles of
the wine that
makes billionaires
weak in the knees.
The wines of Nuits
might have a touch
of the maverick,
but the bucolic
charm is no less
alluring.
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VOLNAY
4418 ARNAUD ENTE 'SANTENOTS DU MILIEU' 1ER
CRU 2013 462
3179 J. M. BOILLOT ‘PITURES’ 1ER
CRU 2012 243
3291 LOUIS BOILLOT ‘LES ANGLES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 178
1121 MARQUIS D'ANGERVILLE 'CHAMPANS' 1ER
CRU 2005 387
1348 VINCENT GIRARDIN ‘SANTENOTS’ 1ER
CRU 2010 147
POMMARD
1280 DOMAINE DE COURCEL 'GRAND CLOS DES ÉPENOTS' 1ER
CRU 2012 371
1180 FAIVELEY ‘RUGIENS’ 1ER
CRU 2012 284
1263 LOUIS JADOT 'CLOS DE LA COMMARAINE' 2000 156
1258 J. M. BOILLOT 'JAROLLIÈRES 1ER
CRU 2013 194
4534 MÉO-CAMUZET 2014 173
BACKROADS OF BURGUNDY
1175 CLAUDE DUGAT BOURGOGNE 2012 138
3250 DOMAINE PONSOT CUVÉE DU PINSON 2001 82
1178 EVENING LAND BOURGOGNE 2010 58
1149 PERROT-MINOT BOURGOGNE VIELLES VIGNES 2013 116
1233 ROBERT CHEVILLON BOURGOGNE PASSE-TOUT-GRAINS 2014 71
1342 ARLOT CÔTE DE NUITS VILLAGES 'CLOS DU CHAPEAU' 2002 112
1172 MICHEL GROS HAUTES-CÔTES-DE-NUITS 2012 67
3176 LIGER-BELAIR HAUTES-CÔTES-DE-NUITS LA CORVÉE DE VILLY 2013 92
3158 BOUCHARD AUXEY-DURESSES 'LES DURESSES' 1ER
CRU 2001 88
1152 JEAN-NOËL GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS-ST.-JEAN’ 1ER
CRU 1993 178
1176 LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE ‘CLOS DES URSULES’ 1ER
CRU 2011 151
1181 LOUIS LATOUR HOSPICES DE BEAUNE 1ER
CRU 2005 185
1168 LOUIS JADOT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MORGEOT’ 1ER
CRU
CLOS DE LA CHAPPELLE 2011 175
3246 THIERRY & PASCALE MATROT BLAGNY ‘LA PIÈCE SOUS LE BOIS’ 1ER
CRU 2012 152
GERMANY
4541 FRIEDRICH BECKER 'RECHTENBACHER', PFALZ 2011 72
4511 MEYER-NÄKEL 'PFARRWINGERT' GG, AHR 2013 157
4530 RUDOLF FÜRST 'HUNDSRÜCK' GG, FRANKEN 2012 248
4545 SALWEY 'KIRCHBERG' GG, BADEN 2013 108
3115 WEINGUT BURG RAVENSBURG ‘BURG RAVENSBURG’, BADEN 2011 53
CRU BEAUJOLAIS
1252 CHÂTEAU DES JACQUES ‘CÔTE DU PY’, MORGON 2011 90
1248 CHÂTEAU DES JACQUES ‘CLOS DE ROCHEGRÈS’, MOULIN-A-VENT 2011 81
1276 CHÂTEAU DE REYSSIERS, REGNIÉ 2011 35
1353 DOMAINE LABRUYÈRE ‘LES CLOS’, MOULIN-A-VENT 2011 114
1136 HENRY FESSY, MOULIN-A-VENT 2011 45
4402 JEAN FOILLARD, FLEURIE 2014 97
1239 MARCEL LAPIERRE CUVÉE MMX1V , MORGON 2014 108
1292 STÉPHAN AVIRON, CHENAS 2011 42
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - PINOT NOIR
This is the real
deal. Unctuous,
fruity, and backed
by a mineral edge
that makes saving
a bottle pretty
tough when it
drinks so well
young…
Tucked behind,
between, above or
below the famous
appellations are
vineyards sharing
weather conditions
and geography
with the grandest
of Grand Cru
producers.
Soft, seductive and
perfumed. The
wines of Volnay
are a hedonistic
experience.
BEGINNING IN BURGUNDY - GAMAY
23
COOMBSVILLE
3281 ARROW & BRANCH 2010 204
3213 ARROW & BRANCH RED WINE 2010 278
STAG’S LEAP DISTRICT
1261 ODETTE 2013 212
3225 SHAFER ONE POINT FIVE 2013 168
3259 SHAFER HILLSIDE SELECT 2009 545
1251 SHAFER HILLSIDE SELECT 2010 622
RUTHERFORD
1359 FREEMARK ABBEY 'BOSCHÉ' 2010 192
3231 INGLENOOK CASK 2009 204
3236 INGLENOOK RUBICON 2009 457
3293 QUINTESSA 2013 356
3244 ROUNDPOND 2013 131
3271 RUBICON 1992 342
1366 RUBICON 2000 378
3156 RUBICON 2003 304
1357 RUBICON 2004 322
3261 RUBICON 2006 387
1237 SCARECROW 2013 764
3228 SCARECROW M. ÉTAIN 2011 321
3218 SCARECROW M. ÉTAIN 2012 336
3224 STAGLIN 2006 471
3181 STAGLIN 2009 423
3130 STAGLIN 2012 488
OAKVILLE
3238 HARLAN ESTATE 2004 1350
3359 OPUS ONE 1997 800
3211 OPUS ONE 2012 582
3207 PLUMPJACK ESTATE 2014 224
3157 PLUMPJACK ESTATE RESERVE 2012 627
3285 PLUMPJACK ESTATE RESERVE 2013 652
3241 RIVERAIN 2012 212
3254 SCHRADER RBS 'TO KALON’ 2012 577
ST. HELENA
1234 ANOMALY 2012 243
3364 ABREU ‘MADRONA RANCH’ 1991 875
3270 ABREU ‘MADRONA RANCH’ 1992 750
3206 HAYFORK 'LEWELLING RANCH' 2012 172
3212 ST. HELENA WINERY 2009 164
3210 TRIVIUM ‘LES IVRETTES’ 2011 127
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
There's two great
stories about
where the name
came from. Care
to come up with
number three?
Is it the "Dust"? Is
it the "Bench"?
Lots of people try
to pin down what
makes it so great,
but at the end of
the day, what
matters is that
Rutherford is a silly-
delicious region for
Cabernet
Sauvignon on the
valley floor.
Maybe the most
representative sub-
region of the Napa
Valley, this is
where the most
classic (and often
the most
expensive)
examples of
Cabernet
Sauvignon in the
New World come
from.
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CALISTOGA
3258 ARAUJO ‘EISELE’ 2009 671
3215 CHATEAU MONTELENA ESTATE 1985 550
3361 CHATEAU MONTELENA ESTATE 1990 550
3264 CHATEAU MONTELENA ESTATE 1992 460
3362 CHATEAU MONTELENA ESTATE 1994 595
3365 CHATEAU MONTELENA ESTATE 1995 458
ATLAS PEAK
3267 KRUPP BROTHERS SYNCHRONY ‘STAGECOACH’ 2012 273
3282 KRUPP BROTHERS DOCTOR ‘STAGECOACH’ 2012 234
3251 NEAL 'SECOND CHANCE' 2006 164
3335 WORD ‘HAYSTACK PEAK’ 2008 196
PRITCHARD HILL
3240 BRYANT FAMILY 2012 1587
3221 BRYANT FAMILY BETTINA 2011 683
1346 COLGIN ‘IX ESTATE’ 2010 1152
3205 CONTINUUM 2012 442
3336 CONTINUUM 2013 494
3247 GANDONA 2012 387
3223 GANDONA ENCOSTA 2012 198
3252 OVID 2010 527
HOWELL MOUNTAIN
1132 CADE 2013 188
3263 COLGIN ‘HERB LAMB’ 1999 1375
3209 COLGIN ‘HERB LAMB’ 2000 1195
MOUNT VEEDER
4515 NEAL 'ONE LANE BRIDGE' 2007 181
1341 ROBERT CRAIG 2000 104
SPRING MOUNTAIN
4455 ATLAS PEAK WINERY 2003 208
3208 BARNETT 2013 171
3227 PHILIP TOGNI 2011 256
The newest AVA in
the Napa Valley,
Calistoga has a
richness from the
heat balanced by
an elegance that
stems from the
cool breezes.
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
We're cheating on
this one. While
not legally an AVA,
Pritchard Hill is still
a favorite overall
part of the Napa
Valley and home to
some of the Best
of the Best.
Big. Bold. Brooding.
Howell is
unabashedly the
big brother of the
Napa Valley
regions.
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NAPA VALLEY
1271 ARNS 1999 148
3308 BACIO DIVINO PAZZO 2013 76
1166 BLACK STALLION TRANSCENDENT 2010 294
3217 CAKEBREAD 2012 168
3222 DUCKHORN 2012 150
3253 EPISODE 2002 310
3269 FAUST THE PACT 2012 191
4431 FREEMARK ABBEY 2012 94
3151 GALERIE PLEINAIR 2012 121
3220 JANZEN 'CLOUDY'S' 2012 278
3230 JAYSON 2013 116
3226 JOSEPH PHELPS 2011 153
3177 KULETO ESTATE INDIA INK 2011 48
3180 KULETO ESTATE NATIVE SON 2011 62
1274 LEWIS MASON’S 2014 108
3204 MACAULEY 2010 157
3272 PAHLMEYER ESTATE 1995 550
3265 PAHLMEYER ESTATE 1996 520
3248 PAUL HOBBS 2012 163
3203 ROBERT CRAIG AFFINITY 2012 115
4536 ROBERT SINSKEY MARCIEN 2005 157
1272 SWANSON ALEXIS 2010 163
3219 VINEYARD 29 2002 520
3279 ZD ABACUS IX BOTTLING MV 820
3284 ZD ABACUS X BOTTLING MV 915
1142 ZD RESERVE 2003 253
SONOMA COUNTY
3232 VERITÉ LA MUSE 2004 732
3255 VERITÉ LE DESIR 2004 776
ALEXANDER VALLEY
1360 JORDAN 2012 124
3214 KATHERINE GOLDSCHMIDT ‘CRAZY CREEK' 2012 52
3174 LANCASTER 2004 212
3202 LANCASTER 2009 178
KNIGHTS VALLEY
3216 GALERIE LATRO 2012 121
3268 PETER MICHAEL LES PAVOTS 1995 620
3237 PETER MICHAEL LES PAVOTS 1997 770
3260 PETER MICHAEL LES PAVOTS 2004 625
3200 PETER MICHAEL LES PAVOTS 2010 481
4428 PETER MICHAEL LES PAVOTS 2011 493
SONOMA MOUNTAIN
3286 BENZIGER TRIBUTE 2004 148
3229 LAUREL GLEN 2007 112
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
The Napa Valley
hit the world stage
in 1976 when
Stag's Leap Wine
Cellars won the
'Judgement of
Paris' and the
whole world turned
to see what was
being done in this
little California
haven. Really, it
started way before
that and modern
winemakers
continue to push
the levels of top
quality started by
just a few wineries
in the late 19th
and early 20th
centuries.
More a
continuation of the
Napa Valley to the
North, Knights
Valley produces
some of the
greatest Cabernet
based wines in the
new world.
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SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
3288 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 1990 580
3249 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 1992 560
3266 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 1996 530
3287 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 1999 550
3256 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 2000 387
1355 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 2004 324
1356 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 2005 376
1264 RIDGE MONTE BELLO 2011 362
PASO ROBLES
1130 ANCIENT PEAKS 2013 63
3280 BODEGA DE EDGAR DON ALFONSO 'CHELLE MOUNTAIN' 2012 108
3345 BODEGA DE EDGAR TORO DE PASO 2012 92
1146 OYSTER RIDGE 2011 106
SANTA BARBARA
3312 BABCOCK FATHOM 2000 84
WASHINGTON
3354 ANDRAKE CELLARS RESERVE CUVÉE 1999 126
3321 CHARLES SMITH THE CREATOR , ‘RIVER ROCK’, WALLA WALLA 2013 137
3242 PIROUETTE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 122
1291 QUILCEDA CREEK, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2013 508
AUSTRALIA
1358 CASELLA 1919 , SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2006 208
1332 D’ARENBERG THE COPPERMINE ROAD , MCLAREN VALE 2000 190
1307 JIM BARRY COVERDRIVE , SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2006 40
1338 MARQUIS PHILIPS, SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA 2007 35
1328 WYNN’S BLACK LABEL , COONAWARRA 2010 110
CHILE
1315 TERRA NOBLE, COLCHAGUA VALLEY 2009 45
ARGENTINA
1330 VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE , MENDOZA 2006 65
Ridge's Monte
Bello estate rises
above all others in
the Santa Cruz
Mountains.
Literally…
A great place to
put on your radar
as they focus on
even higher quality.
Aussie Cabs tend
to be styled after
the people. In
your face, edgy,
and somehow just
too much fun not
to spend time with.
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS - SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
27
SAINT-ESTÈPHE
1221 CHÂTEAU CALON SÉGUR 2000 415
1215 CHÂTEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL 1986 687
1204 CHÂTEAU DE PEZ 2013 125
1209 CHÂTEAU MONTROSE 1995 475
PAUILLAC
1213 CHÂTEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 2003 1600
1214 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2000 1890
4446 CHÂTEAU LYNCH-BAGES 1989 837
1212 CHÂTEAU MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD 2003 1347
1219 CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE, BARON 2000 587
4429 CHÂTEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE, COMTESSE DE LALANDE 1983 634
SAINT-JULIEN
1285 CHÂTEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU 2007 184
1143 CHÂTEAU DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU 1985 634
1201 CHÂTEAU LAROSE DE GRUAUD 2012 92
1223 CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE-BARTON 2003 395
1155 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE LAS CASES 2003 729
1216 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE-POYFERRÉ 1996 475
1217 CLOS DU MARQUIS 2003 204
MARGAUX
1205 CLOS DU JAUGUEYRON 2000 335
1207 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT-ST-EXUPERY 2000 475
1211 CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2000 2290
3332 CHÂTEAU PALMER 2000 797
1203 MARGAUX DU CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 2012 182
PESSAC-LEOGNAN
1210 CHÂTEAU HAUT BRION 2005 1530
1202 CHÂTEAU PAPE-CLÉMENT 2000 490
1208 CHÂTEAU SMITH-HAUT-LAFITTE 2000 370
4466 CLÉMENTIN DE PAPE CLÉMENT 2010 136
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS
Dusty and earth is
the game here.
Home to some of
the greats and the
best of the whites
also!
Home to 60% of
the First Growths
of 1855, Pauillac is
the undisputed
king of the Left
Bank style in
Bordeaux.
Lifted aromatics
define the
Margaux style,
typically due to a
little more
Cabernet Franc in
the blend.
The most
Cabernet-heavy
region in Bordeaux,
look for the deep
dark styles for the
best.
Pretty, elegant,
clean. These are a
more sensual
pleasure.
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SAINT-ÉMILION
1225 CHÂTEAU ANGELUS 2005 812
1228 CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1996 1200
1227 CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1998 1348
1244 CHÂTEAU LASSÈGUE 2007 175
1226 CHÂTEAU PAVIE 1998 580
1206 CHÂTEAU PAVIE-MACQUIN 2003 388
POMEROL
1220 CLOS L’EGLISE 1998 440
1222 CHÂTEAU L’ÉVANGILE 2001 360
4421 CHÂTEAU LE BON PASTEUR 2009 212
1224 CHÂTEAU GAZIN 2001 330
4447 VIEUX CHÂTEAU CERTAN 2000 487
BACKROADS OF BORDEAUX
4467 CHÂTEAU CHASSE-SPLEEN, MOULIS EN MEDOC 2010 107
3289 CHÂTEAU HAUT-LARIVEAU 2009 94
1218 CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET, HAUT-MEDOC 2010 126
1163 CLOS MANOU, HAUT MEDOC 2009 88
TUSCANY, ITALY
1283 ANTINORI TIGNANELLO 2013 237
4507 CASTELLO DI RAMPOLLA SAMMARCO 2003 293
4426 COL D’ORCIA OLMAIA 2001 168
4453 GUADO AL TASO 1997 452
4408 SASSICAIA 1982 1175
4461 SASSICAIA 1997 610
4410 SASSICAIA 2010 585
SPAIN
1312 MIGUEL TORRES ' MAS LA PLANA', PENEDÈS 2010 154
BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON
4510 CHÂTEAU MUSAR 2008 141
4503 MUSAR JEUNE ROUGE 2013 67
It's tough to start
trying Bordeaux
without a second
mortgage. Let us
help guide you to
some of our
hidden treasures.
Garagistes reign
supreme. Ultra-
small productions
and ultra-highly
sought after wines.
Softer and more
decadent than the
Left Bank, St.
Emilion is like a
gateway drug to
the Bordeaux
obsession.
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND BLENDS
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CALIFORNIA
3300 ANCIENT PEAKS, PASO ROBLES 2011 47
3303 DUCKHORN 2012 115
3233 HUNT & HARVEST, NAPA VALLEY 2013 62
1235 PINE RIDGE CRIMSON CREEK , NAPA VALLEY 2009 63
4518 SBRAGIA 'HOME RANCH', DRY CREEK VALLEY 2012 56
3301 SHAFER, NAPA VALLEY 2012 110
3351 SWANSON, OAKVILLE 2009 60
1137 STONESTREET ‘LOST PINE’, ALEXANDER VALLEY 2007 138
WASHINGTON
3305 J. BOOKWALTER FORESHADOW , COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 80
3339 K VINTNERS ‘STONERIDGE’ 2010 115
3326 LEONETTI, WALLA WALLA 2011 224
3330 SEVEN HILLS, WALLA WALLA 2006 75
AUSTRALIA
3173 HICKINBOTHAM THE REVIVALIST , MCLAREN VALE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA 2012 167
ITALY
4414 ARCANUM VALADORNA , TUSCANY 2007 150
4457 BANFI EXCELSUS , TUSCANY 1998 167
4434 MARIO SCHIOPETTO PODERI DEI BLUMERI , FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULA 2002 108
4451 ORNELLAIA MASSETO , TUSCANY 1998 1490
4464 TENUTA SAN LEONARDO, ALTO-ADIGE 2000 136
CENTRAL COAST
3147 SANGUIS LUMINOUS FLUX 2012 147
NAPA VALLEY
3313 JARVIS 2007 165
FRANCE - CHINON
4459 CHARLES JOGUET ‘CLOS DE LA DIOTERIE’ 2001 76
1254 CHARLES JOGUET ‘CLOS DU CHÊNE VERT’ 2012 107
1269 CHARLES JOGUET ‘LES VARENNES DU GRAND CLOS’ 2001 60
4539 DOMAINE DE PALLUS LES PENSÉES DE PALLUS 2011 51
ITALY
4430 ARCANUM 2007 198
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
1323 ACHAVAL FERRER 2014 58
1324 CATENA 'VISTA FLORES' 2013 63
1230 TIKAL NATURAL 2011 47
FRANCE
1241 CLOS LA COUTALE, CAHORS 2013 53
Merlot is one of the most popular grapes in America. At its best, it can produce a long-lived wine with deep flavors of plum, chocolate, and
minerals.
BORN IN BORDEAUX - MALBEC
BORN IN BORDEAUX - MERLOT
BORN IN BORDEAUX - CABERNET FRANC
30
CENTRAL COAST
3328 PARR SELECTION ‘PURISIMA MOUNTAIN’, SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2004 130
3342 STOLPMAN ESTATE , BALLARD CANYON 2012 57
NAPA VALLEY
3341 CAFARO, NAPA VALLEY 2000 75
3320 COLGIN ‘IX ESTATE’, NAPA VALLEY 2003 586
1354 COLGIN ‘IX ESTATE’, NAPA VALLEY 2004 622
3324 COLGIN ‘IX ESTATE’, NAPA VALLEY 2010 786
4412 HAVEN'S, NAPA VALLEY 2000 71
SONOMA
3348 FLOWERS PERENNIAL, SONOMA COAST 2010 87
3140 RIVERAIN ‘CARDIAC HILL’, BENNETT VALLEY 2011 96
3343 WIND GAP GRIFFIN’S LAIR, SONOMA COAST 2008 107
WASHINGTON
3309 CHARLES SMITH WINES ROYAL CITY, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 319
3307 K SYRAH THE BEAUTIFUL , WALLA WALLA 2011 145
3355 K SYRAH ‘MILBRANDT’, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2011 72
1329 SEVEN HILLS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2001 52
BAROSSA VALLEY
1306 BETTS & SCHOLL BLACK BETTY 2007 160
1314 PENFOLD’S RWT 2009 360
1327 SALTRAM OF BAROSSA PEPPER JACK 2012 47
1339 TORBRECK WOODCUTTERS 2011 55
MCLAREN VALE
1304 TWO HANDS LILY’S GARDEN 2010 110
1345 YANGARRA 2011 45
PYRENEES
1340 TALTARNI 2003 35
PAARL
1337 LANDSKROON 2003 35
Syrah, also known as Shiraz, is denser and fuller than Grenache. The basic flavor components are blackberry jam, smoke, black pepper, and
bacon fat. The new world expressions are riper with loads of dark fruit, whereas in the Northern Rhône, Syrah is more delicate and spicy with
lower alcohol and higher acidity.
SOUTH AFRICA
CALIFORNIA
AUSTRALIA
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - SYRAH
31
CÔTE ROTIE
1281 CHAPOUTIER LA MORDORÉE 2005 387
1286 E. GUIGAL CHÂTEAU D’AMPUIS 2008 325
1107 E. GUIGAL LA LANDONNE 2008 735
1127 E. GUIGAL LA MOULINE ‘CÔTE BLONDE' 2008 760
1128 E. GUIGAL LA TURQUE ‘CÔTE BRUNE’ 2008 825
3235 GANGLOFF ‘LA BARBARINE’ 2007 197
1120 JAMET 2010 275
1290 OGIER 2008 180
ST. JOSEPH
3274 CHAVE OFFERUS 1999 112
1242 GANGLOFF 2011 148
3154 GUIGAL 2009 77
1164 VILLARD POIVRE ET SOL 2012 82
1362 VILLARD REFLET 2011 127
HERMITAGE
1268 CHAPOUTIER LA SIZERANNE 2007 193
CROZES-HERMITAGE
4458 SORREL 1999 94
CORNAS
1159 AUGUST CLAPE 2014 282
1247 AUGUST CLAPE RENAISSANCE 2014 196
1266 JEAN LUC COLOMBO LES RUCHETS 2010 161
COLLINES RHODANIENNES
1256 OGIER SYRAH D’OGIER 2011 67
CÔTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC
3338 CHÂTEAU PAUL MAS 'CLOS DES MÛRES' 1998 83
4443 RENÉ ROSTAING VASSAL DE PUECH NOBLE 2010 53
NAPA VALLEY
1294 NEAL 'RUTHERFORD DUST', RUTHERFORD 2010 77
3334 OUTPOST THE OTHER 2009 110
CÔTE ROTIE
3142 GANGLOFF LA SERÈNE NOIRE 2011 312
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - PETITE SIRAH
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - SYRAH
FRANCE
32
CALIFORNIA
3306 ARNOT-ROBERTS, SONOMA COAST 2014 94
1139 JOLIE-LAIDE 'ROSSI RANCH', SONOMA COUNTY 2014 88
3363 JOLIE-LAIDE 'PROVISOR', DRY CREEK 2014 91
3325 LINNE CALADO STICKS & STONES , PASO ROBLES 2013 188
3327 SAXUM ‘JAMES BERRY’, PASO ROBLES 2012 323
4506 SEAN THACKERY PLEIADES TENTH BOTTLING MV 78
1363 TABLAS CREEK ESPRIT DE BEAUCASTEL , PASO ROBLES 2004 103
3319 WIND GAP RANA , SONOMA COAST 2008 98
WASHINGTON
1352 K VINTNERS THE BOY , COLUMBIA VALLEY 2011 114
OREGON
3314 W. T. VINTNERS 'STONEY VINE', WALLA WALLA 2014 87
AUSTRALIA
1310 BETTS & SCHOLL THE CRONIQUE, BAROSSA VALLEY 2007 86
1305 GRANT BURGE THE HOLY TRINITY , BAROSSA VALLEY 2003 104
1318 HEWITSON THE OLD GARDEN , BAROSSA VALLEY 2000 64
1301 HEWITSON MISS HARRY , BAROSSA VALLEY 2004 71
1344 YANGARRA, MCLAREN VALE 2011 53
FRANCE
1265 CHÂTEAU DE FONSALETTE, CÔTES DU RHÔNE 1999 167
1288 CHÂTEAU PESQUIE TERRASSES , CÔTES DE VENTOUX 2011 35
1289 COUDOULET DE BEAUCASTEL, CÔTES DU RHÔNE 1997 123
3275 DOMAINE DES AMOUREUSES, VACQUEYRAS 2000 107
3276 DOMAINE LES PALLIÈRES, GIGONDAS 1999 104
1351 JEAN LUC COLOMBO, CÔTES DU RHÔNE LES ABEILLES 2010 41
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE
1257 CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL 2006 250
1277 CLOS DES PAPES 2001 220
1231 CLOS DES PAPES 2005 347
1260 HENRI BONNEAU CUVÉE MARIE BEURRIER 1995 375
1246 LOUIS BERNARD 1998 106
1270 PIGNAN 2004 244
3239 VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE ‘LA CRAU’ 2011 173
SPAIN
1308 ALVARO PALACIOS ‘FINCA DOFI’, PRIORAT 2012 177
1303 ALVARO PALACIOS LES TERRASSES , PRIORAT 2012 104
1165 CLOS PISSARRA EL RAMON , MONTSANT 2012 87
4524 VEGA SINDOA EL CHAPARRAL , NAVARRA 2007 45
ROOTED IN THE RHÔNE - GRENACHE, MOURVÈDRE & BLENDS
Grenache is the world’s second most widely planted grape variety. The wines are usually dense with black plum, chocolate, and white pepper-
like flavors. It is most famous in the Southern Rhône.
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PASO ROBLES
3357 ANCIENT PEAKS 2011 52
AMADOR COUNTY
3317 RENWOOD GRANDMÉRE 1998 107
SONOMA COUNTY
3318 RIDGE ‘GEYSERVILLE’ 2012 89
ALEXANDER VALLEY
3344 SEGHESIO 'HOME RANCH' 2011 125
ROCKPILE
3302 BEEKEEPER 'MADRONE SPRING' 2013 142
SONOMA VALLEY
3316 TURLEY ‘FREDERICKS’ 2012 131
HOWELL MOUNTAIN
3172 BEEKEEPER 'BLACK SEARS' 2012 158
3310 TURLEY ‘DRAGON’ 2013 127
SPRING MOUNTAIN
3337 RIDGE, ‘YORK CREEK' 2007 97
RUTHERFORD
3262 NEAL 'RUTHERFORD DUST' 2013 52
NAPA VALLEY
3304 GAMBLE FAMILY HERITAGE SITES 2011 57
3311 HENDRY ‘BLOCK 28’ 2007 65
3322 THE PRISONER 2013 95
3323 VINEYARD 29 ‘AIDA ESTATE’ 2008 179
BROUGHT OVER FROM THE EASTERN BLOC - ZINFANDEL & BLENDS
Zinfandel is a juicy, fruit-driven wine full of blackberry jam, cola, and spice flavors. It is versatile and easy to drink. The best Zinfandels have
rich spice in harmony with bold, ripe, dark fruit.
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I.G.T. TOSCANA
4463 POGGIO AL CHIARA 2001 107
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
4501 ANTINORI PIAN DELLE VIGNE 2010 174
4512 GAJA ‘SUGARILLE’ 2001 352
1365 MOCALI 2009 116
4436 VALDICAVA 2003 320
CALIFORNIA
1333 ALTAMURA, NAPA VALLEY 2006 163
4300 STOLPMAN CARBONIC , BALLARD CANYON 2015 46
MONTEFALCO
4409 ANTONELLI 2003 104
CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA
4460 PLANETA 2014 76
SICILY - ETNA ROSSO
1311 TENUTA DI FESSINA IL MUSMECI 2011 117
Italian grapes are some of the msot fun to be had. With over 800 indigenous varietals, it is tough to find similarities. However, there is one
underlying truth: Italian grapes have been bred over centuries to pair with food. And that is why they have a special place in our hearts and
on our list.
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - NERELLO MASCALESE
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - NERO D'AVOLA
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - SANGIOVESE & BLENDS
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - SAGRANTINO
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - INDIGENOUS ITALIAN VARIETALS
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BAROLO
4406 BENI DI BATASAIOLO 2009 134
4441 BRANGERO 'MONVIGLIERO' 2009 161
4456 MARCHESI DI BAROLO 2010 136
4438 RINALDI ‘BRUNATE-LE COSTE’ 1996 347
4403 RINALDI ‘BRUNATE-LE COSTE’ 2004 407
BARBARESCO
1243 GAJA 2012 416
4425 RIVETTI RISERVA BRICCO DE NEVIS 1997 243
LANGHE
4542 GAJA COSTA RUSSI 'RONCAGLIETE' 2006 681
WASHINGTON STATE
3315 CAVATAPPI MADDALENA 1997 107
ALBA
4522 GERMANO ANGELO ‘SORI VILLA GIOVINE’ 2009 107
ALBA
4531 BOSCO AGOSTINO VANTRIN 2012 52
4411 PELISSERO MUNFRINA 2009 63
DOGLIANO
4405 PECCHINO 2004 75
VENETO
4520 BERTANI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 1980 732
1179 BERTANI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2004 256
1238 SARTORI DI VERONA AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2010 104
CAMPANIA
1313 GALLARDI TERRA DI LAVORA 2011 182
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - NEBBIOLO
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - AGLIANICO
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - DOLCETTO
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - CORVINA & BLENDS
INITIALLY FROM ITALY - BARBERA
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TRENTINO, ITALY
4448 BOTTEGA VINAIA 2005 68
RIOJA, SPAIN
4526 IZADI RESERVA 2007 48
1320 LA RIOJA ALTA GRAN RESERVA 904 1964 672
1350 R. LOPEZ DE HEREDIA RESERVA 'VIÑA TONDONIA' 2003 106
1309 R. LOPEZ DE HEREDIA GRAN RESERVA 'VIÑA TONDONIA' 1968 984
RIBERA DEL DUERO, SPAIN
1321 FINCA VILLACRECES 2006 92
4416 EMILIO MORO MALLEOLUS 1998 137
4513 PINGUS 2009 1667
1343 PINGUS PSI 2011 74
1325 TELMO RODRIGUEZ MATALLANA 2005 307
TORO, SPAIN
4523 NUMANTHIA ‘TERMANTHIA’ 2005 395
4516 NUMANTHIA TERMES 2012 56
PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA
3349 EPOCH ESTATE 'PADREWSKI' 2011 142
BIERZO, SPAIN
1316 DESCENDIENTES DE JOSE PALACIOS CORULLON , BIERZO 2011 109
DOURO, PORTUGAL
4514 CHRYSEIA POST SCRIPTUM, DOURO VALLEY 2007. 65
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
1335 KAAPZICHT 2000 105
1302 TUMARA 2004 45
COLLI ORIENTALI DEL FRIULI, ITALY
4401 AZ. AG. GRILLO 2004 73
BURGENLAND, AUSTRIA
1322 PAUL ACHS 2001 71
King of the Port grapes, Touriga Nacional is inky and dense while somehow remaining crispy and refreshing.
Mencia is definitely off the radar. We don't know why. Cherries backed by leather and savory tones. (Pronounced with a lisp…)
Who doesn't like Tempranillo? Muted strawberries and soft textures usually backed up by a dollop of oak? Delicious!
Light and juicy with an implied sweetness (not there) that might get you to literally smack your lips together.
PINOTAGE
TEMPRANILLO
MENCIA
TOURIGA NACIONAL
LAGREIN
Rough counts put the number of different wine grapes in the world between 5,000-8,000. That's a lot. I mean, how many do you really need?
Yet, it seems that every time we get complacent with the grapes we know somehow says, "here, try this!" Mind blown. How did we not know
of this delicious little morsel? Well, not it's our turn to return the favor.
GRAPES YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF, BUT SHOULD
REFOSCO
Dense and chewy, this is not for the faint of heart. AKA Mondeuse from the Savoie region of France.
ZWEIGELT
This is fun stuff, it's like pinot noir for über-geeks filled with spicy cherry and raspberry flavors.
A crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsault from the Rhône Valley make for an interesting grape with loads of non-fruit aromatics.
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AUSTRIA
4746 ALOIS KRACHER SCHEUREBE TBA #4 2001 (375mL) 148
4737 ALOIS KRACHER WELSCHRIESLING TBA #3 2002 (375mL) 177
TOKAJI
4018 KIRALYUDVAR SZAMORODNI EDES ILONA 2000 (500mL) 134
4728 ROYAL TOKAJI WINE COMPANY LATE HARVEST 2015 (500mL) 112
4008 ROYAL TOKAJI WINE COMPANY ASZÚ ESSENCIA 1995 (500mL) 337
SAUTERNES
4628 CHÂTEAU LAFAURIE-PEYRAGUEY 1986 (375mL) 189
4703 CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 1986 (375mL) 234
4321 CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2007 604
4778 CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 2007 (375mL) 367
LOIRE VALLEY
4614 BAUMARD QUARTS DE CHAUME 1997 (375mL) 136
4336 BAUMARD QUARTS DE CHAUME 2008 171
4327 HUET VOUVRAY MOELLEUX ‘LE MONT’ 2002 104
ALSACE
4350 DOMAINE ZIND-HUMBRECHT PINOT GRIS VENDANGES TARDIVES
CLOS ST. URBAIN 'RANGEN DE THANN' 1999 474
ITALY
4762 CASCINA CHICCO ARNEIS ARCASS , PIEDMONT NV (375mL) 134
WASHINGTON
4711 EROICA SINGLE BERRY SELECT , COLUMBIA VALLEY 2000 (375mL) 433
LIGHT(ER) DESSERT WINES
DESSERT WINES
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FRANCE
4731 ELIO PERRONE MOSCATO D'ASTI, SOURGAL , PIEDMONT, ITALY 2014 57
4717 PATRICK BOTTEX BUGEY-CERDON, LA CUEILLE, SAVOIE, FRANCE NV 53
PORT
1158 COCKBURN'S 2000 246
1229 DOW'S 'QUINTA SENHORA DA RIBEIRA' 2005 127
4420 FONSECA TAWNY 20 YEAR 132
1147 NIEPOORT COLHEITA 1976 324
1183 NIEPOORT COLHEITA 1980 204
1145 SMITH WOODHOUSE 1980 312
4419 WARRE'S 2000 168
MADEIRA
1267 BLANDY'S ALVADA 5 YEAR 68
1236 COSSART GORDAN BUAL 10 YEAR 104
1361 MILES RAINWATER 45
1293 D'OLIVEIRA'S MALVASIA 1907 1907
4415 RARE WINE COMPANY NEW YORK MALMSEY 116
FRANCE
1347 DOMAINE LA TOUR VIEILLE, BANYULS (500mL) 62
CALIFORNIA
3329 HEITZ INK GRADE NV 87
DARK(ER) DESSERT WINES
SPARKLING DESSERT WINES
DESSERT WINES
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