SPAIN MEETS ITALY WHITES
Flight: $17
Terredavino Gavi
2009 Piemonte, Italia
100% Cortese grown in chalky soils that are not too loose and a climate not too hot, so the grape can maintain higher acidity levels.
Dona Luci, Albariño
2009 Rias Baixas, Spain
Albariño is a super racy, aromatic white and the darling of many sommeliers. It was brought to Iberia by Cluny monks in the twelfth century.
Struzziero “Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio” Bianco
2009 Campania, Italia
According to legend, “God recognized the gulf of Naples as being a strip of heaven which had been stolen by Lucifer, and cried, and wherever his divine tears fell the Lacryma Christi vine grew.”
TASTE OF THE LOCALS
Flight: $16
La Merika, Pinot Noir
2009 Central Coast, CA, USA
This pinot noir exhibits aromas of cloves, vanilla and red berries that are united by well-balanced flavors of cherries and jam.
Gravity Hills “The Sherpa” Zinfandel
2006 Central Coast, California
100% Zin has a great balance and weight without being overly jammy.
Norman Vineyards “Conquest” Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Paso Robles, California
Aged 20 months in French and American oak, and made with a special strain of Bordeaux yeast.
THREE AMIGOS de ESPAŇA
Flight: $19
Bodegas Vicente San Juan “Blasón de Romera” Tempranillo
2009 Ribera Del Duero
100% Tempranillo, this wine comes from the famous Ribera Del Duero region in Spain.
Palacios Remondo “La Vendimia”
2009 Rioja, España
50/50 blend of Spain’s best red varietals: Tempranillo and Grenache. These grapes were grown in the Yerga Mountains. “La Vendimia” signifies “the harvest.”
Bodegas Tabula “Damana Crianza”
2006 Ribera del Duero, España
Tinto Fino(Tempranillo) and Cabernet Sauvignon aged 14 months in French oak. The 35+ year old vines grown on the north side of the Duero River.
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
Flight: $24
Palazzo Bandino Chianti Colli Senesi
2008 Toscana, Italia
With about a year of maturation in French oak barrels, this Sangiovese & Canaiolo blend defines the fruit of this lovely area located in the heart of the region (not too far from Montepulciano).
Tenuta di Sesta, Poggio D’Arna, Toscana
2008 Montalcino, Italia
A blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Franc aged for one year in French Allier barriques and 15hl Slavonian oak barrels. A high-quality wine from the combination of a variety of French grapes and the territory of Montalcino.
Terralsole Mariobollag, Brunello
2003 Montalcino, Italia
Selected grapes are picked by hand and placed in small crates with holes for ventilation. Aged in wood 28 months in 600 litres French oak tonneaux.
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