Wine & Cider
Mead
SCHRAML DRY MEAD: MATURED IN PLUM BBLS{GER} $14 by the glass
MAKANA IQHILKA AFRICAN HERBAL BLOSSOM MEAD {S. AF} $14 by the glass DIE HOCHLAND IMKER EXTRA
DRY MEAD {AUS} $16 by the glass
DANSK MJOD VIKING BLOD MEAD {DEAN} $14 by the glass
DIE HOCHLAND IMKER SPARKLING MEAD {AUS} $80 by the bottle
By the Glass
White:
Gruner Veltliner, Fuchs, Austria, 2010
Fresh, apple-y, peppery nose. The palate crisp. Elegant simplicity.
White, Boas Vinhas, Portugal (60 % En Cruzado/ 40% Cercial), 2010
Citrus aroma with a mineral touch. A fresh palate with limestone and pear. Balanced and bright finish. Pairs well with entrees, seafood, cold dishes, salads.
Red:
Nero d’Avola, Purato, Sicily, 2009
Organic Sicilian red. Big aromatics that bring to mind raspberry jam and baked cherries, brown spices and a distinct stoniness. Wide, fruity mid-palate and excellent balancing acidity.
Pinot Noir, Fleur de California, Carneros, 2009, Central Coast, California
Ruby in color. Strawberry, plum, cherry, and a touch of watermelon fruit on the nose with white chocolate, toasted cedar, forest floor, and a hint of rhubarb. Medium body on the palate: more ripe strawberry, cherry, and plum fruit with watermelon candy, toffee, tobacco leaf, and vanilla. Medium acidity. Lighter tannins. Lingering sweet chalk, tobacco leaf, and toffee on the moderate finish. Straightforward and easy-drinking
By the Bottle
White:
Verdaejo, Pedro Escudero Fuente Milan, Spain
Aromas of lemon-lime and fresh-cut grass; lime and grapefruit flavors with some minerality in the finish.
Vinho Verde, Broadbent, Portugal
A delicate peach and Mandarin orange perfume over zestier lemon-lime flavors gives this a dry profile. Good with bright vegetables, fish and poultry.
Chardonnay, Domain de la Crouze , “l’Or des Roches”, 2010
A classic French Chardonnay. Pale gold color with golden hues, the nose reveals leechee, orange peel and limestone. The palate is fresh, slightly minty. This wine likes nuts, chitterlings, marinated and grilled fish, poultry, dumplings; goat cheese.
Pinot Grigio, Instituto Agrario San Michele All’Adige, Italy, 2010
Bright yellow-gold with a pink tinge. The enticing nose is top-class pinot grigio, with aromas of pear, yellow apple and fresh herbs, along with a resiny nuance. Suave, supple and dense, with rich yellow apple and pear flavors persistent on the tactile finish.
Txakolina, Xarmant, Spain
This light and crisp wine is bottled with residual carbon to give it its signature natural spritz. A floral nose with hints of wet stone gives way to a crisp palate of apples, pears and sweet berries.
Reisling, Betts & Scholl, Eden Valley, Australia, 2007
A surprising and rewarding Reisling. Blend of citrus, lime blossom and apricot notes with machine oil notes on the nose. In the mouth this is quite rich yet very acid driven and dry. Starts with a rather grapefruit attack that is cut by assertive, mouthwatering mineral tones before yielding to a lime cream note on the finish that picks up the inherent sweetness of the grape. Long, lingering earthy finish.
Chardonnay, Shea Wine Cellars, Wilamette Valley, Oregon, 2007
Golden in color, with a lush bouquet of honeyed citrus and apricots. The palate shows deep flavors of pear, mandarin orange, and lime. Focused acidity leads to a long mineral finish.
Red:
MXB, York Creek, Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, 2006
MXB stands for “Mixed Blacks,” a vineyard term for a mélange of red grapes, a “field blend.” This wine leads with Zinfandel, then Carignane, Barbera, Petite Sirah and more. Deep, dark fruit. Allspice and black pepper. Rich, rustic, with smooth tannins.
Garnacha, Higueruela, Spain, 2009
Spanish Grenache with lively, forward aromas of herbs, bramble, wild berry and black cherry. Red fruit, herbs, pepper and dry spice on the palate.
Gamay, Domaine Dupre Vielles Vignes, Beaujolais, France
Medium ruby color. Cheeky nose oscillates between fruity, candied black-cherry and more funky notes of earth, dry spice and sugared coffee. On the palate some smoked meat, black raspberry and youthful tannins. Good acid.
Nebbiolo, Damilano, 2008
“Baby Barolo”, Bright ruby with garnet highlights; the nose is light and delicate with hints of violet and red fruit. Dry on the palate with body, texture and character. Velvety mouth-feel. Pairs well with hearty first courses and red meat dishes.
Montepulciano, Cataldi Madonna , Italy, 2008
Deep ruby with ruby highlights, murky. The clean nose pleases with aromas of black cherry, blueberry, plum, carob and violet followed by walnut-husk. The mouth corresponds to the nose, providing balance, agreeable tannins, good body and intense flavors. Persistent finish with flavors of black cherry and plum.
Aglianico, Terra Dora di Paolo, 2008
Un-oaked, medium-bodied red , Some floral notes on the nose. Wild cherries, dark raspberries, spices, leather and licorice on the palate
Pinot Noir, Ransom, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2009
This Pinot, produced by the same house that brings you Ransom Old Tom Gin, is a ruby color in the glass, it opens with bright, elegant aromatics of bing cherries, huckleberry compote and violets. Savory flavors of fresh mission fig and clove balance minerality and sweet earth on a palate deftly punctuated by fine tannins and piquant spice. The finish is long, juicy, rich.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Argentina, 2008
A beautiful Cab, Aged 12 months in New French and American oak. Deep black fruit, some must, barnyard notes;. black inky fruit and some char and ash on the finish.
Bordeaux, Chateau Magneau, France, 2004
Distinctive stony impression (unsurprising given that the district is named for its gravelly soils) underlying aromas that include saddle leather, black raspberry jam, and black currant.
Syrah, “The 1959’s”, Betts & Scholl, 2005
Drink this one while you can. Dark purple with a full nose of medium to full intensity . red fruit and cocoa busting out all over. Very sophisticated, balanced and even with a progression of smooth flavors.
Pommard Clone, Shea Vinyards, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2007
This organic Pinot Noir from Oregon leads off with tenacious scents of ripe dark red berries and cherries with an underpinning of spice and violets. Earthy, savory and brambly on the tongue with mouth-coating dark fruits and tannins.
Sparkling
Prosecco (Extra Dry), Minu, Italy
Pale, pale green tint, with columns of fine bubbles, this sparkler from Treviso starts out with balanced minerality and acidity. Mild yeast with flavors of lemon, granny smith and green fruit, finishing clear and dry across the palate.
Gruner Veltliner, Punkt, Austria
On the nose it has a combination of floral, mineral, apple and faint citrus aromas. It’s light and mildly bubbly on the palate with ample apple and pear flavor. The finish is round with a hint of citrus acidity
Cava (Garnacha), Reyes de Aragon, Spain
This brut rose cava is a lovely little find .Fresh red raspberries and a hint of cheese on the nose, berries that continue through palate with orange and grapefruit rind, a bit of sage and honeysuckle.
Champagne, Legras and Haas, France
Based in Chouilly the history of this Grand Cru house extends back more than 200 years. A classic champagne with a soft mousse on the palette with sourdough and creamy fruit flavors. Long finish.