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The red Vernatsch grape is also known as Schiava which hails from the Alto-Adige region of northern Italy. The vines are trained in the old Pergola system at altitudes ranging from 400 to 450 meters in elevation. Vernatsch is an addictive, lightly hued red wine that works wonders with appetizers and fish alike. Fermented in stainless steel tanks then transferred to old wood barrels to settle for around 7 months before bottling. Serve slightly chilled.
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Coronica Istrian Malvasia
Istria is sparsely populated, colorfully green, hilly countryside. Away from the popular coastline on the Mediterranean, where houses spill down slopes towards the vast smooth bay that lies between the peninsula and the mainland, stone farmhouses and villages sit in a rural landscape dotted with oak, olive and blue splashes of lavender, with pretty, hilltop towns and houses clustered around the obligatory towering Roman Catholic church spire. Much of it reminds you of central and coastal Italy. Malvasia flourishes here as a crisp dry white, a Croatian answer to Spain’s Albarino or Austria’s Grüner Veltliner, not quite like one or the other, but occasionally resembling them, or Loire Chenin Blanc, especially in their refreshing dry flavors and their affinity with the local seafood and shellfish. It’s a vigorous variety, so the best results come from low-yielding vineyards. From one of Istria’s best wine producers, Coronica, this has a refreshing creamy character on the nose, and its lean streak of acidity and mineral dryness of fruit gives it an elegant fish-friendly feel. From the importer: "Moreno Coronica's Malvazija Istarska is considered a benchmark example of this indigenous variety. Vinified in stainless steel with selected neutral yeast it spent approximately 6 months on the lees. Freshly opened, it smells of peppery citrus and sea shells, bright but gentle with its typical note of salt. It is unbeatable with fresh grilled shellfish doused in Istrian olive oil."
$21.00
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Kikelet Tokaji Härslevelü Lónyai Dulo
In contrast to the Origo blend, Stéphanie never blends anything with Lónyai. This is a stand alone site. Tarcal is usually defined largely by loess soils, but it is of course more complicated than that. There is also chalk, dacite, and perlite that make vineyards like Lónyai susceptible to erosion but not as water retentive as clay. The acids here are sour and need aging, but once they balance out, it’s one of the most elegant and intense Hárslevelűs in the region. Built to age, ideally we drink this 3-5 years after vintage.
A wine that is light golden in color, it has a pronounced and expressive nose. This wine has intense aromas of spice, pollen and elderflower. On the palate it is fresh and intense – lemon and ripe limes initially and then tropical flavours come through to a very long finish.
$29.00
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Los Bermejos Listan Negro Rosato
Dry, high in acid and extremely refreshing, this pale pink rosado calls to mind a nervy Txakolina, charged with a uniquely Canary minerality.
$25.00
Grandes Places Selections
Duzsi Tamas Kekfrankos Rosé
The delectable Kékfrankos from the King of Rose's family estate in Szekszárd, in southern Hungary. The climate is sub-mediterranean, and the soil is loess with a limestone substratum. A cocktail of citrus fruits dominates on the nose - grapefruit, lime, gooseberries - with tropical fruits like mango and guava on the mouth, complemented by zesty acids for a linear mineral finish. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, and aging in stainless steel. Organic farming. 100% Kékfrankos (Blaufränkisch)
$15.00
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Anselmo Mendes "Muros Antigos" Alvarinho
Notes of grapefruit predominate on the nose, underscored by hints of lychee and lemon zest. The palate is clean, light and refreshing, foregrounding juicy lime and white fruit structured by a zippy acidity and concluding with a briny flourish.
$21.00
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Prats & Symington Post Scriptum
The 2018 Prats & Symington Post Scriptum de Chryseia opens with an excellent aroma of blackberry, vanilla, cedar, licorice and spice. Fantastic from the first silky smooth sip, this is a rich and delicious wine full of deep wild berry fruit flavors, more licorice and excellently integrated spice. It ends dry and long with fine grippy tannins, lots of lingering spice notes and maybe even a bit of chalkiness. Fabulous!
$27.00
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Specogna, Pinot Grigio, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC 2019
Coppery in color. The nose offers a mineral salinity with a recollection of stony fruits like plum and pluot. Clean with a tingly acidity that makes for a pleasant aperitif and a good complement to many food preparations.
$24.00
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Bortolusso Franconia Trevenezie IGT 2019
Light garnet in the glass. Violet and wild flowers, small berries and bing cherry are the most dominant sensations at the olfactory analysis. It brings a fragrant fruitiness with floral nuances to the palate. Surprisingly complex in an approachable frame.
$19.00
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Occidental Freestone Pinot Noir
The 2019 Freestone-Occidental wine shares the same winemaking techniques as our vineyard designated pinot noirs. Crystalline, bright, mouthwatering, and a bit salty with a saline mineral finish, the 2019 Freestone-Occidental evokes juicy red berries and a near perfect balance of finesse and energy – of bright, primary red fruits and saline elements. It conveys outstanding precision and lift in the mouth and finishes vibrant and long with beautifully sculpted tannins. Its modest alcohol (13.5%) makes this wine a perfect complement to any meal. It is delicious now and will develop nicely in bottle.
$70.00
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Denante Macon Davaye
This juicy wine with peach and pineapple flavors is fresh, crisply textured and tangy. Lemon fruits at the end give the wine a great lift.
"“It’s an easy drinking wine with lots of fruit. It’s round, very typical chardonnay. It even has a bit of fat and richness. The vinification is quite different for the different cuvées. The Macon-Davayé is 100 per cent stainless steel. I leave a lot of sediment, because I want to preserve the fruit.” -Winemaker Damien Martin
$19.00
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Domaines de Marrans Fleurie
Aromas of strawberries and raspberries with fresh, fruity and balanced flavors. Pairs well with white meats, fish, and cheese. Traditional semi-carbonic maceration.
$27.00
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Es Okay Red Wine
Sustainable. 32% Touriga National, 17% Tinta Cao, 17% Tinta Ruiz, 17% Tinta Barroca, 17% Tinta Francisca. A second label of Rootdown Wine Cellar by Mike Lucia to produce affordable new varietal wines. The fun naming idea came from a casual conversation how he uses “it’s okay” constantly. It then tuned into Es Okay, with humorous label and fun lines. The idea is to keep this wine light and fresh. The red is a blend of 5 Portuguese varieties. Each variety was fermented separately with native yeast. Wine was punched down two times a day and pressed around 5-10 brix. Touriga National was partially fermented whole cluster (roughly 25% of the wine).
$19.00
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Koehnen Graciano
This lively, zesty bottling is made of the Spanish grape Graciano and hails from Terra Alta Vineyard in the Clements Hills AVA of Lodi in northern California. Showing a lean, medium-bodied frame and punchy acidity, this is a very sophisticated and complex bottling featuring fragrant notes of hibiscus, pomegranate, cranberry and black currant.
$18.00
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Skouras Zoe Rosé
The color is bright, light cerise with pink hues. Vibrant and clear on the nose, with aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries, hints of flowers, and rose petal notes. On the palate it has a medium body, moderately high acidity and the slightest suggestion of very ripe tannins. Flavors are consistent with the aromas, with a light sensation of sweet grass and bubble gum. The finish is moderately long, with developing flavors that lead to complexity.
$16.00
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Radice Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Sorbara
One of the best Lambruscos out there, this delicious, vibrant wine opens with enticing scents of wild red berry, yellow stone fruit, citrus blossom and a yeasty, comforting whiff of pastry dough. Made by carrying out the secondary fermentation in the bottle, the dry, delicious palate delivers pink grapefruit, crushed strawberry and tangerine alongside crisp acidity and a saline note.
$23.00
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Broc Cellars Love Rosé
The fruit was foot stomped and left on the skins for 12 hours. We pressed into stainless steel tank where all three varieties fermented together just over 18-21 days. Spice comes from the Zinfandel, acidity from the Valdiguié and texture from the Trousseau. This is a 100% finished wine, meaning it fermented until it went dry using only native yeasts and went through spontaneous malolactic fermentation.
$20.00
Massanois
Carusa and Minini Terre di Giumara Inzolia
Inzolia, which is characterized by intense and elegant fragrances, is a result of an ancient equilibrium between the strong and generous soil and the vine that seems to never suffer. Clean and graceful. Its intense bouquet expresses soft refinement and grace. The taste is fruity, crisp and soft. In one's mouth it is persistent and intense. Food Matching: The ethnic character of this wine calls for a fish or vegetable-based Sicilian dish. Not to be missed with a plate of Sardine pasta.
$14.00
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Champagne Ruppert-Leroy Fosse Grely Brut Nature N/V
Brilliant golden yellow with a fine mousse; looking in the glass reminds me of the Milky Way on a starry night because of the impressive star-like bubbles. The nose is an opulent bouquet of creaminess, umami and oriental spices. Ginger, coriander, and ocean saltiness seem to contradict the rich nose but also to confirm the absolute elegance of this champagne. Very long finish.
$79.00
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Champagne Etienne Calsac l’Echappée Belle, Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Extra Brut N/V
Light straw yellow with vibrant sequences of tiny bubbles. The nose reveals citrus and mineral notes. Grapefruit, lime meringue pie, Bosc pear, and white peach are some of the prominent reminders to the palate. The right champagne to start the evening.
$51.00
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Silvio Grasso Barolo
"Attractive, fragrant roses, wild raspberries and red cherries here, with immediately appealing freshness. Leafy nuances. The palate arrives with good clarity of succulent red-cherry and raspberry flavors and fine yet firm tannins. Nice balance. Drink or hold." 93 points James Suckling
$36.00
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Bedrock Syrah California
This value offering of Syrah is primarily made up of declassified lots of their vineyard designated wines. In 2018 this means Hudson, Griffin’s Lair, Alder Springs, Weill, Shake Ridge and others make the majority of the blends, combined with small amounts of Bedrock Vineyard Syrah, Walker Vine Hill and others. All lots saw some use of whole-cluster (ranging from 20-100%) and there is a small amount of Viognier also co-fermented in a few of the lots. Elevage was done in a variety of barrel sizes, a small fraction of which were new. Perfumed, peppery and meaty, this wine should slay it for the price.
$27.00
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Matthiasson Village Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The nose shows abundant red fruits, lots of bright cherry along with bramble-berries, such as blackberry, cranberry, mulberry, and framed with hints of mineral/herbal characters such as graphite, cedar, and pencil shavings. The palate is vibrant and fresh, with light tannin and beautiful acidity.
$35.00
Wine Warehouse
Pieropan Soave
Beautiful transparency and finesse to this Soave with lemon peel, green apples, thyme and sourdough. Very mineral and driven on the medium-bodied palate that carries deeply set acidity and citrus flavors long. Drink now.
$17.00
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J.L. Vergnon Conversation Brut Champagne Blanc de Blancs
On the nose, this Grand Cru wine opens with notes of quince, grapefruit with a hint of jasmine.
On the palate, the wine is very minera-forward and chalky, a discreet reminder to the very calcareous soils from the Côte des blancs. It with a finishes with acacia honey, lightly salted.
$56.00
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Pierre Peters Champagne Cuvée de Réserve Blanc de Blancs
"Fragrant, with floral and mineral accents, this vibrant blanc de blancs shows tropical hints of passion fruit and guava layered with salted almond and honey notes. Finely knit, featuring a lasting, delicate finish."
92pts Wine Spectator
$75.00
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Nigl Freiheit Grüner Veltliner
“Fresh notes of green Conference pears mix with a vivid overtone of pear drop. The palate speak of crisp freshness, clean-cut pear fruit, subtle yeasty nuance and fine concentration. This is slender but wonderfully fresh and bright."
$21.00
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Desvignes Morgon La Voute Saint-Vincent 2019
"Offering up aromas of wild berry fruit, orange rind, plums and grilled meats, the 2019 Morgon La Voûte Saint-Vincent is medium to full-bodied, supple and enveloping, with a fleshy core of fruit, lively acids and melting tannins. Lively but gourmand, it's the most charming, immediate wine in the Desvignes' cellar."
- Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 91 RP
- Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 91 RP
$26.00
Regal
Domaine Weinbach Cuveé Theo Gewurtzraminer Vin d'Alsace
Subtle and complex nose of rose petals with delicate, spicy notes. Perfectly focused and bright in the mouth, with flavors of mint, candied orange peel, and nutmeg. Succulent multiple fragrances on the palate combining licorice, candied fruit, and floral notes. A perfect balance and a very long and vivid finish are brought by a seductive and refreshing acidity.
$31.00
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Broc Cellars Love White
The grapes were harvested in August to help preserve their natural acidity. All varieties were fermented separately then aged in neutral French oak barrels with no S02. Bottled in January. Malolactic fermentation was allowed to happen naturally. In 2018 we added Picpoul to the Love White blend – adding more brightness. The Picpoul grapes come from vines that we grafted onto Roussanne vines at Love Ranch a few years ago. The cuttings came from Rorick Vineyard. This wine is unfiltered and will contain some sediment.
$20.00
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Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 2015
The 2015 Barolo Bricco Boschis leaps from the glass with a heady perfume of red and black fruits, accentuated by notes of tobacco, licorice and crushed rose petals. The warm midsummer gave rise to a depth of fruit that is expansive and generous but not cloying. The initial ripe fruit is supported by layers of spice, tar and mineral motes that give the wine structure and length. Pairs beautifully with red meat.
$99.00
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Scar of the Sea Pinot Noir 2019
The natural wine is beautifully aromatic with gorgeous concentration of sweet red and black fruit buoyed by a floral and spice lift. It is beautifully balanced with a pleasant acidity and firm but not obtrusive tannins that flow seamlessly into a bright, long finish. Enjoy with game birds, rabbit or ham.
$27.00
T Elenteny Imports
Aupa Pipeño
A delicious, chillable red made in traditional Chilean style. Light-bodied but rich in character and spice, this natural wine is one of our current favorites. 80% pais, 20% carignan.
$14.00
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La Posta Armando Bonarda
Behold, the unsung hero of Argentina. Malbec gets all the hype, but Bonarda is a refreshing rockstar. Chill this bottle slightly and sip happily.
Intense ruby color with bright aromas of fresh red & black raspberries and subtle smoky oak notes. The flavor of freshly-crushed raspberries is echoed on the palate, along with notes of leather, dark chocolate, and a touch sandalwood on the finish. Though quite rich and hedonistic, the seamless structure of this wine makes it a candidate for drinking in its youth or over the next few years (if you can wait that long).
$13.00
Shannon Burke
Union Sacre Belle de Nuit Gewurtraminer
Gewürztraminer is difficult to capture, on the vine it will go from pitch-perfect to over-ripe in a number of hours. As wine, it has an amazingly wide breadth of characteristics that it can display, it can be spice-driven, floral, sweet, bone-chillingly dry, clear, orange or pink. When it is done well it is a thing of rare, fleeting beauty that will last decades, much like the memory of a beautiful woman met once and disappeared.
$16.00
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Villa Ligi Grifoglietto Aleatico
The ancient aleatico clone present in Pergola since 1234, the year of its foundation, has been sustained to this day thanks to the wise work of the winemakers, witnessed by the oldest vineyard still present at Grifoleto. The Grifoglietto is a real "cru", from a single vineyard of more than half a century on clay soil. It has a ruby red colour on a purple background; the perfumes, initially austere, are characterised by hints of roses, strawberries and raspberries. On the palate, it is dry and fresh, harmonious and characteristic, with minimal tannic hindrance. It is best served with cured meats, white meats, dishes based on truffles and mushrooms. It combines divinely with snails in porchetta. The refinement in the bottle can last a long time, for years, like for great wines.
$24.00
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