Last Week in the Cellar
6/9 to 6/14
WWW (worldly white wines) $12.50 FLIGHT
Barthe Chateau Darzac Reserve 2007 Bordeaux, France
Classic blend from the core of Bordeaux – 40% Sauvignon Blanc & Semillon with a boost of Muscadelle.
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
Johann Donabaum Grüner Veltliner Smargard 2003 Wachau, Austria
Johann Donabaum does everything possible to accentuate the terroir in this mineral driven wine.
Taste: $3.50 Glass: $6.00
Darting Riesling Kabinett 2003 Pfalz, Germany
Heavy, chalky-loam soils influence both the aromas and flavors.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $14.00
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ITALIAN TOUNGUE TWISTERS $16.50 FLIGHT
Jacùss Tazzelenghe 2003 Colli Orientali del Friuli, Italia
Authentically Friulian. This bold and acidic wine loves the rich fare of Northern Italy.
Taste: $6.00 Glass: $15.00
Endrizzi Gropello di Revò 2003 Trentino, Italia
Glacial erosion influences the rich mineral diversity of Trentino’s soil, and this native grape. Groppello = “knot.”
Taste: $5.50 Glass: $13.00
Uccellina “Bursôn” Ravenna Rosso 2006 Emilia- Romagna, Italia
Longanesi is a unique grape variety recently “discovered” in a 200 year old monastery in Ravenna.
Taste: $5.00 Glass: $11.00
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NORTHERN STARS $19.00 FLIGHT
Sertoli Salis “Il Saloncello” 2005 Valtellina, Lombardia, Italia
Nebbiolo aged for 6 months in barrel. This shorter aging earns an IGT, but rates DOCG in deliciousness.
Taste: $6.50 Glass: $18.00
Chateau Feuillet Torrette Superieur 2005 Valle d’Aosta, Italia
“Superieur” indicates a careful selection of the best bunches, air drying, a slow soak & a final fermentation in small casks.
Taste: $7.00 Glass: $19.50
Castello di Gabiano Rubino di Cantavenna 2005 Piemonte, Italia
This wine is 75% low yield, old vine Barbera lightened and aromaticized with the addition of 15% Freisa and 10% Grignolino and matured for two years in large, neutral oak then in bottle for three months.
Taste: $5.50 Glass: $14.50
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REPRESENTING CALI $ 14.00 FLIGHT
San Luis Canyon Chardonnay 2006/2007 Central Coast California
A barrel fermented chardonnay that takes advantage of a bit of oak aging.
Taste: $3.00 Glass: $5.00
Fife Syrah 2002 Mendocino, California
Lovingly hand tended vines from well-drained soils in Mendocino County, the northwest coast of CA.
Taste: $4.50 Glass: $10.00
Jalama “El Capitan” Red Blend 2005 Santa Ynez, California
Santa Barbara loves the Rhone blends – here they blend 47% Syrah, 30% Mouvedre, and 23% Cabernet. This beautiful mix spends time in new French Oak.
Taste: $6.50 Glass: $16.50
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