L'Etoile is a fine dining restaurant established in 1976 by Chef Odessa Piper. Our seasonal menus are inspired by the Midwest region and are rendered with a French influence.

Most of our wines are created by small growers who cultivate the vines, pick the grapes, and help to transform grape juice into an expression of place and time captured in a single wine.

Wine List

L'Etoile's Wine List won the
2006 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Half Bottles

Champagne
Blanc de Blancs
Multiple Grape Cuvées
Sparkling Wine

White Wine
Albariño
Chenin Blanc
Austrian Grüner Veltliner
German Riesling
Austrian Riesling
Alsace Riesling
Marsanne, Rousanne and Viognier
Italian Whites
Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris
Semillon
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay

Rosé Wine

Red Wine
Merlot
Tempranillo
Grenache, Mourvèdre and Blends
Italian Grapes
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
Cabernet Franc
Zinfandel
Syrah

Late Harvest and Dessert Wines

 

L'Etoile's Wine Director Michael Kwas

The same principles that govern our choice of ingredients inspire our selection of wines. The wines on our list are created by small growers who cultivate the vines, pick the grapes, and steward the transformation of grape juice into an expression of time and place, captured in a single wine. These artisans work with the unique circumstances of each season and shape, rather than make wine. Over the years we have found certain regions and grape varietals that harmonize with the food of the Midwest and our own style of cooking. Not surprisingly, many of these are from higher latitudes like our own, which yield taut but concentrated wines with pronounced soil-derived flavors. These include noble wines from lesser-known regions, along with more famous sites and varietals.

Headings on this list first sort our wines by grape varietal and then by region. Within each category, individual wines are listed in order of weight and body. If organic or bio-dynamic viticultural practices are important to you, please feel free to inquire about this to any member of our staff.

It is our pleasure to introduce these wines to you. We hope that you will ask our staff to share their knowledge of our list; they would be delighted to answer questions about any selection that intrigues you.

For facts, advice and tips about wine from Michael Kwas and others who know wine, please visit Sub Zero's web page and click on Friends of Wine.  

If you are interested in bringing in your own wine, please note that there is a $20 corkage fee and we ask that the wine not be represented on our wine list. Limit 2 per table.

This wine list is posted for your information and review; please note that pricing and availability is subject to change. Thank you for your understanding.

 

Half Bottles

Sparkling

NV	BELLAVISTA	Franciacorta, Italy	44
NV	MARGAINE Demi Sec	Marne, Champagne	50
NV	HEBRART	Ay, Champagne	52
NV	GEOFFREY Rosé de Saignee	Cumieres, Champagne	66
NV	DELBECK	Reims, Champagne	57
NV	KRUG	Ay, Champagne	95

 

White

2005	SEMILLON/SAUV. BLANC Graville Lacoste	Grave, Bordeaux France	25
2006	GRÜNER VELTLINER Schloss Gobelsburg	Austria	35
2006	PINOT GRIGIO Tiefenbrunner	Alto Adige, Italy	25
2003	PINOT GRIS Trimbach "Reserve"	Alsace, France	30
2005	CHARDONNAY Michel	Chablis, France	40
2005	CHARDONNAY Calera	Central Coast, California	20
2006	CHARDONNAY Ramey	Russian River Valley	42
2005	CHARDONNAY Gaja "Rossj-Bass"	Lange, Italy	56
1999	SAVIGNIN Tissot (500 ml)	Arbois, France	75
2007	RIESLING Auslese, Messmer (500ml)	Pfalz, Germany	63
2007	RIESLANER Auslese, Geil (500ml)	Rheinhessen, Germany	55

 

Red

2004	PINOT NOIR Liger-Belair Les Saint Georges	Nuits-Saint-Georges	60
2002	MERLOT Havens	Napa, California	48
2003	TEMPRANILLO Muga "Reserva"	Rioja, Spain	50
2004	MOURVEDRE Pibarnon	Bandol, France	37
2001	NEBBIOLO Conti Sertoli Salis	Lombardia, Italy	43
2005	CABERNET BLEND Ramey "Claret"	Napa, California	42
2005	CABERNET Worthy "Sophie's Cuvée"	Napa, California	36
2006	ZINFANDEL Elyse Korte Ranch	Napa, California	34
2004	AMARONE Zenato	Valpolicello, Italy	65

 

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Champagne

We absolutely love Champagne! It is among the greatest wines of the world, possesses remarkable flexibility with food, and is unparalleled as a drink for life's special moments. Like all beautiful wine, Champagne is both delicious and mysterious. Along with its unique flavor, Champagne has an otherworldly feel, a yin-yang delicacy and intensity that illuminate those subtle flavors in all food.

Blanc de Blancs

Made entirely from Chardonnay, they are crisp, dry, and apple-flavored. Terrific as an aperitif, they also rank among the finest partners for white fleshed fish and starchy foods.

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Multiple Grape Cuvées

Blended from Pinot Noir, Pinot Menuier, and Chardonnay, this style is fuller, fruitier, and spicier than blanc de blancs. They especially enhance richer dishes and sing with mushrooms and game.

NV	GIMONNET (Blanc de Blancs)	Cuis	68
NV	LALLEMENT	Verzenay	82
NV	GOSSET-BRABERT	Äy	87
NV	CHARTOGNE-TAILLET "Sainte Anne"	Merfy	78
NV	MARGAINE	Villers-Marmery	80
NV	AUBRY Rosé	Reims	75
NV	EGLY ORIET "Tradition"	Ambonnay, Bouzy	92
1996	LASALLE "Cuvée Angéline"	Chigny-Les-Roses	86
1999	BILLIOT	Ambonnay	95
1996	DIAMANT BLANC "Vranken"	Reims	185

 

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Sparkling Wine

From crisp, dry Blanc de Blancs to fuller, fruitier blends to the kiss of sweetness in Moscato d’Asti, sparkling wine is always a celebration. Terrific as an aperitif, these are also some of the most versatile wines with food.

NV	LA SERRA Moscato	Asti, Italy	30
NV	GRAN SARAO CAVA	Penedes, Spain	25
NV	ADAMI "Garbèl"	Colbertaldo, Italy	34
NV	GRUET Blanc de Noirs	New Mexico	36
NV	RENE MURÉ	Alsace, France	47
NV	SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG	Austria	62

 

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White Wine

Indigenous and Unique White Wines

There are thousands of grapes used throughout the wine growing world that remain the provenance of small locales. The following are lesser-known varietals; each one is unique and steeped in tradition and can be a welcome change of pace (and taste!).

2006	ALIGOTÉ Domaine De Villaine	Bouzeron, Burgundy	42
2006	ARINTHO Quinta de Alorna	Portugal	27
2007	MESOGHEA, SAVATIANO	Greece	28
2006	GROS/PETIT MANSENG Cauhapé	Jurançon, France	42
2001	SAVAGNIN Rijckaert "Les Sarres"	Côtes du Jura, France	42
2007	VERMENTINO/ROUSANNE Lascaux	Languedoc, France	37
2006	GRENACHE BLANC Consilience	Santa Barbara County	52
2004	ALSACE BLEND Bott Geyl	Alsace, France	28
2001	AUXERROIS Josmeyer "H"	Alsace, France	62
2002	INCROZIO MANZONI Can Rafols del Caus	Penedes, Spain	74
2005	GEWURZTRAMINER Ostertag "Fronholz" VT	Alsace, France	104

 

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Albariño

These wines rank among the best seafood whites. They show off a crisp nectarine nose and finish with a harmonious balance of lushness and cleanness.

2005	DO FERRIERO	Rias Baixas, Spain	45
2007	HAVENS	Napa Valley, California	48
2006	DOÑA ROSA	Rias Baixas, Spain	37

 

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Chenin Blanc

Chenin Blanc has a floral character and, when young, a delightful pear-like flavor. Underneath this floral and fruity character lie complex mineral flavors and a beeswax quality that becomes more pronounced as the wine ages.

2004	DANCING COYOTE	Clarksburg, California	33
2007	CHAMPALOU	Vouvray	35
2005	DOMAINE RICHOU	Anjou	38
2005	ST. NICOLAS (Blend with Chardonnay)	Fiefs Vendeens	35
2006	BOURILLON "Demi-Sec"	Vouvray	44

 

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Austrian Grüner Veltliner

Grüner Veltliner is the best wine in the world to enjoy with vegetables. This wine uses a one-of-a-kind, magisterial grape with flavors and aromas of herbs, white pepper, and heather that age magnificently. And yes, it’s dry.

2006	SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG "Gobelsburger"	Kamptal	38
2007	NIKOLAIHOF "Hefeabzug"	Wachau	55
2006	BRÜNDLMAYER Kamptaler Terrassen	Kamptal	42
2007	GLATZER "Dornenvogel"	Carnuntum	40
2007	ECKER	Wagram	48
2006	NIKOLAIHOF Im Weingebirge "Smaragd"	Wachau	104
2005	BRÜNDLMAYER Ried Käferberg	Kamptal	85
2006	SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG Lamm	Kamptal	76

 

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German Riesling

Riesling shows a remarkable range of flavors that mirrors the soil and climate where it grew. Riesling wines are especially at home with dishes that possess natural sweetness and fruit acidity and they harmonize with most everything we cook here at L’Etoile. In Germany the wines have a touch of residual sugar, creating a delicate balance with their natural crispness. As the wines age, this simple acid-sugar balance is replaced by a complex blend of earth and sweetness unlike that found in any other wine.

2007	MINGES Kabinett Flemlinger Zechpeter	Pfalz	43
2007	SCHLOSSGUT DIEL Kabinett Dorsheimer Burgberg	Nahe	57
2005	ADAM Dhron Hofberg Reserve	Mosel	88
2003	KOEHLER-RUPRECHT Spätlese Kallstadter Saumajen	Pfalz	54
2007	SCHAEFER Spätlese Graacher Domprobst	Mosel	62
2007	SPREITZER Spätlese Winkeler Jesuitengarten	Rheingau	52
2006	EUGEN MÜLLER Spätlese Forster Ungeheuer	Pfalz	44
2006	MUELENHOF Spätlese Wehlener Sonnenuhr	Mosel	42
2007	MUELENHOF Spätlese Erdener Prälat	Mosel	55
2007	SCHEIDER Spätlese Niederäuser Hermennshöhle	Nahe	60
2006	LEITZ Spätlese Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz	Rheingau	52
2006	MÖNCHHOF Auslese Ürzig Würzgarten	Mosel-Saar-Ruwer	68
2006	MEULENHOF Auslese Erdener Prälat	Mosel	65
2005	MULLER-CATOIR Spätlese Haardter Burgergarten	Pfalz	85
2003	J.J. PRÜM Gold Cap Auslese Graacher Himmelreich	Mosel	96

 

DRIER STYLES

2001	VON BUHL "Maria Schneider"	Pfalz	42
2004	REBHOLZ "Von Buntsandstein"	Pfalz	55
2004	WAGNER-STEMPEL "Vom Porphyr"	Rheinhessen	62

 

RIESLING'S COUSINS

2006	BURGERMEISTER WEBER Scheurebe	Rheinhessen	29
2007	KRUGER-RUMPF Scheurebe Spätlese Dautenpflänzer	Nahe	48

 

A HERM DÖNNHOFF SPÄTLESEN COLLECTION

2007	Felsentürmchen		88
2005	Niederhäuser Hermannshohle		84
2002	Norheimer Dellchen Kabinett		55
2002	Öberhäuser Leistenerg Kabinett		55
2001	Schlossböckelehimer Kupfergrube		90
2000	Öberhäuser Brücke		55
1999	Schlossböckelehimer Kupfergrube		50

 

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Austrian Riesling

Austria's climates and soils create chiseled, large-framed Rieslings that often have a dense mineral component. Floral aromas and a dry richness keep the wines deep, yet lively.

2007	SCHLOSS GOBELSBURG "Gobelsburger"	Kamptal	38
1999	LOIBEN "L"	Wachau	55
2007	SETZER	Weinvertel	53
2001	PRAGER Smaragd Weissenkirchen	Wachau	72
2007	HIRSCH Heiligenstein	Kamptal	78
1999	NIGL Privat (Magnum)	Senftenberg Piri	94
2006	ALZINGER Loibenberg	Wachau	98

 

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Alsace Riesling

Alsace Riesling is usually made completely dry in a warmer climate, which results in more body and texture than the German styles. Expect ethereal aromas followed by lemon and stone on the palate, all of which is followed by a long, rich finish.

2004	KUENTZ-BAS "Tradition"		33
2005	MARC TEMPE Zellenberg		68
2006	LEON BEYER		45
2002	SCHOFFIT Clos Saint-Théobald	Rangen	88

 

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Marsanne, Rousanne and Viognier

Viognier is redolent with peaches and white flowers, a gorgeous match for crab and fish. Marsanne and Rousanne echo these exotic aromas, but ground them with a nutty earthiness.

2006	J. VIDAL FLEURY	Côtes-du-Rhone	36
2006	CLINE	Carneros	37
2006	DOMAINE DE LA JANASSE	Côtes-du-Rhone	39
2006	GRAFF FAMILY	Monterey, California	52
2004	CLAPE	Côtes-du-Rhone	48

 

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Italian Whites

 

2005	TREBBIANO Farnese	Abruzzo	28
2006	CORTESE Picollo "Rovereto"	Gavi	34
2007	CORTESE Araldica "La Luciana"	Gavi	36
2007	VERDICCHIO Casalfarneto Fontevecchia	Marche	33
2006	GRECO/MALVASIA Botromagno	Gravina	36
2007	PECORINO La Valentina	Abruzzo	32
2006	TOCAI FRIULANO BLEND Zuani	Collio	50
2006	TOCAI FRIULANO Schiopetto	Collio	58
2007	ARNEIS Giacosa	Piedmont	59

 

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Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris

While Italian pinot Grigios often lean toward a lighter style with lemon undertones, we search for those that also emphasize body and texture. Alsatian pinot Gris are richer and more complex with notes of minerals and honey, tempered by a hint of nuttiness in these refreshing wines.

2007	WILHELM WALCH	Tramin, Italy	34
2001	ZIND-HUMBRECHT Heimbourg	Alsace, France	68

 

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Semillon

Semillon is often blended with Sauvignon Blanc to provide body and fruit. A superb seafood wine, it carries savor flavors of ripe tree fruit and beeswax.

2006

CHÂTEAU DUCASSE

Graves, France

40

 

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Sauvignon Blanc

Bright, refreshing acidity is a hallmark of these wines. Sauvignon Blanc can take on aromas of smoke and herbs but is fundamentally clean with hints of citrus. A sure bet with seafood.

2007	HUNTER'S	Marlborough, New Zealand	38
2007	VACHERON	Sancerre, France	60
2005	SOURCE Gamble Vineyard	Napa, California	55
2006	ROCHIOLI	Russian River Valley, California	62
2006	CHALK HILL	Sonoma County, California	52

 

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Chardonnay

BURGUNDY

These Chardonnays usually taste dry and crisp without a lot of obvious fruit or oak flavors. Compared to new world styles, Burgundies possess a tightly knit texture with flavors more implied than stated.

2005	MICHEL Grenouilles	Chablis	85
2006	CHÂTEAU DE CARY POTET Les Reculerons	Montagny	40
2005	ERIC FOREST Sur la Roche	Mâcon Vergisson	48
2005	DANIEL BARRAUD "Alliance"	Pouilly-Fuisse	63
2004	CARILLON	Puligny-Montrachet	81
2004	J.M. BOILLOT Combettes	Puligny-Montrachet	118
2005	JAVILLIER "Les Tillets"	Meursault	106
2005	PHILIPPE COLIN Clos St Jean	Chassagne Montrachet	124
2005	SAUZET Combettes	Puligny-Montrachet	178

 

CALIFORNIA

These styles are full bodied, usually with pronounced oak and sweet fruit flavors. If Burgundy is the strings of our Chardonnay orchestra, these represent the brass section.

2006	GRAYSON	Central Coast	35
2006	CLOS LA CHANCE "Unoaked"	Monterey	32
2006	ANCIEN	Carneros	51
2006	MUELLER "LB"	Russian River Valley	55
2006	FLOWERS	Sonoma Coast	78
2006	OJAI Solomon Hills	Santa Maria Valley	68
2005	TALBOTT Sleepy Hollow	Monterey	70
2006	RAMEY Hyde	Russian River Valley	95
2006	PAUL HOBBS	Russian River Valley	82
2005	PAHLMEYER	Carneros	130

OTHER REGIONS

2006	VEGA SINDOA	Navarra, Spain	38
2003	ELENA WALCH "Beyond the Clouds"	Alto Adige, Italy	76

 

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Rosé Wine

2006	JOUGUET	Chinon, France	40
2008	PARADIS "Terre des Anges"	Provence, France	33
2005	TRINQUVEDEL	Tavel, France	30
2007	BONNY DOON "Vin Gris de Cegare"	California	35

 

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Red Wine

Indigenous and Unique Reds

There are thousands of grapes used throughout the wine growing world that remain the provenance of small locales. The following are lesser-known varietals; each one is unique and steeped in tradition.

2004	BARBERA Scott Harvey	Amador County, California	48
2006	BEAUJOLAIS Thivin	Brouilly, France	43
2006	SAMSO/GARNACHA Acustic	Montsant, Spain	44
2006	PINOT MEUNIER Chandon	Carneros, California	55
2006	MALBEC Catena	Mendoza, Argentina	45
2007	MALBEC Felino	Mendoza, Argentina	48
2004	MENCIA Descendientes de J. Palacios "Corullón"	Bierzo, Spain	80
2006	PETITE SIRAH Elyse	Rutherford, Napa Valley	58
2004	CARMENERE Casa Lapostolle “Apalta”	Colchagua Valley, Chile	106

 

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Merlot

Similar to Cabernet Sauvignon but softer, Merlots have more of a blueberry, denim, briary quality. Merlot is terrific with duck and fruit sauces. When done well, this is truly a noble grape.

FRANCE

2005	BELLE GRAVES	Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux	62
1999	CHÂTEAU TROTANOY	Pomerol, Bordeaux	164
1995	CHÂTEAU L'EVANGILE	Pomerol, Bordeaux	240
2005	CHÂTEAU TEYSSIER "Le Carre"	St. Emilion	196

 

CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON

2004	BURGESS	Napa Valley	42
2004	L'ECOLE No. 41	Columbia Valley	38
2004	SINSKY	Los Carneros, Napa	48
2006	WESTERLY	Santa Ynez	45
2006	DUCKHORN	Napa Valley	68
2005	NORTH STAR	Columbia Valley, Washington	56
2006	PRIDE Mountain Vineyards	Napa/Sonoma	94

 

ITALY

2002	ELENA WALCH Kastelaz	Alto Adige	48
2001	CASA EMMA "Soloio"	Tuscany	78

 

SPAIN

2004

CASTELL DEL REMEI

Costers Del Segre

38

 

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Tempranillo

Aromas of leather and earth and flavors of Montmorency Cherry characterize Spain's national grape that is at once delicate and flavorful.

2007	CAMPOS REALES	La Mancha	23
1996	CVNE "Gran Reserva"	Rioja	83
2005	ATALAYAS	Ribera del Duero	54
2004	REMELLURI	Rioja	58
2006	TERMES	Valdefinjas	63
1998	MUGA "Gran Reserva Prado Enea"	Rioja	94
2001	MORO "Malleolus"	Ribera del Duero	86
2001	MARQUES DE VARGAS "Privada"	Rioja	92
2004	LA NIETA	Rioja	220

 

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Grenache, Mourvèdre and Blends

These are bold, warm wines with an earthy, spicy dimension. As they age, they take on softer floral and mushroom notes which complement their heartiness.

FRANCE

2006	CLOS DU MONT-OLIVET	Cotes du Rhone	35
2007	CHÂTEAU SAINT COSME	Gigondas	68
2000	GROS NORE (Magnum)	Bandol	100
2001	DOMAINE DE LA GRANGE DES PÈRES	Herault	95
1999	DOMAINE L'AIGUELIERE Côte Dorée	Montpeyroux	92
1999	DOMAINE L'AIGUELIERE Côte Rousse	Montpeyroux	92

  

CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE

2003	DOMAINE DE MARCOUX		88
1999	CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL		152
2003	DOMAINE DU PEGAU "Reserve"		138

 

SPAIN

2005	VIÑA ALARBA	Calatuyud, Spain	28
2005	ALVARO PALACIOS "Les Terrasses"	Priorat	68

 

AUSTRALIA

2005

TORBRECK "The Steading"

Barossa Valley

57

 

UNITED STATES

2005	MORGAN (55% Syrah) "Cotes du Crowe's"	Monterey	43
2005	GRAFF FAMILY VINEYARDS Chalone	Monterey County	55

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Italian Grapes

NEBBIOLO

The great wine of Piedmont. A beguiling combination of delicacy and power with trademark aromas of violets, plums, and truffles. Sea deep flavors for special occasions.

2005	BOROLI (Cabernet/Merlot blend) Anna	Langhe	33
2006	ALMONDO	Langhe	44
2004	GRIMALDI Bandarina "Vigne Regnola"	Barolo	85
2004	NINO NEGRI "Sfursat Tradizionale"	Lombardia	81
2001	MARCHESI DI GRESY Camp Gros	Barbaresco	120
2001	EINAUDI Costa Grimaldi	Barolo	131
2003	CONTERNO-FANTINO Sori di Ginestra	Barolo	156
1999	GIACOSA	Barbaresco	180
1998	GAJA Sori Tilden	Barbaresco	470

 

SANGIOVESE

Fine wines with rose, cherry, and tobacco notes. High acidity harmonizes nicely with many of our dishes.

2005	CASA EMMA	Chianti Classico	42
2005	AVIGNONESI	Vino Nobile di Montepulciano	50
2005	FELSINA "Rancia Riserva"	Chianti	75
2003	COSTANI	Brunello di Montalcino	127
2001	ALTERO	Brunello di Montalcino	144

 

OTHER ITALIAN VARIETALS

2006	MONTEPULCIANO Canaletto	Abruzzo	28
2004	MONTEPULCIANO Cocci Grifoni "Vigna Messieri"	Piceno	28
2007	DOLCETTO Paitin	Alba, Piedmont	37
2005	LAGREIN Tiefenbrunner "Castel Turmhof"	Alto Adige	43
2005	CORVINA BLEND Speri "Saint Urbano"	Valpolicella	59
2006	NERO MASCALENE Terre Nere "Guardiola"	Mt. Etna	92
2004	AMARONE Zenato	Valpolicella	112

 

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Pinot Noir

Mysterious, seductive, enchanting ... no red has captured the fascination of tasters like Pinot Noir. Although it's a lighter style of red, it can be fantastically complex with flavors of cherry, herbs, and earth. Best of all is its texture, which is firm, yet velvety. Like the Riesling grape, Pinot Noir shows a diverse range of flavors depending on where it's grown.

BURGUNDY

The ancestral home of Pinot Noir, where it once grew wild. Burgundies tend to have higher acidity and more earth tones than their New World counterparts with significant variations among different vineyard sites.

2006	BESSON Le Petit Prétan	Givry	57
2006	DE VILLAINE Les Montots	Mercurey	81
2005	BERNARD MOREY La Fussière	Maranges	56
2006	DUBOIS Les Picotins	Savigny-Les-Beaune	52
2006	GARAUDET Noixons	Pommard	76
2006	LA POUSSE D'OR Caillerets	Volnay	138
2004	GROFFIER Les Sentiers	Chambolle-Musigny	180
2005	BOUCHARD "L' Enfant Jesus"	Beaune	124
2005	BOILLOT Les Cherbaudes	Gevrey-Chambertin	130
2003	CHEVILLON Les Cailles	Nuits-Saint Georges	144
2004	GROFFIER	Chambertin-Clos de Bèze	230
2004	GEORGES COMTE DE VOGUE "Vieilles Vignes"	Musigny	464

 

OREGON

These cool-climate Pinots have a firmer backbone than those from California and tend to show "cooler" fruit flavors with more earth. Unless noted, all hail from the Willamette Valley.

2007	A to Z		38
2007	LANGE		44
2007	ADELSHEIM		55
2006	CRISTOM "Mt Jefferson Cuvée"		63
2006	DOMAINE SERENE Yamhill Cuvée		60
2006	CRISTOM Jessie Vineyard		75
2006	CRISTOM Eileen Vineyard		75
2007	ST. INNOCENT Shea Vineyard		72
2007	ST. INNOCENT White Rose Vineyard		88
2002	LANGE Three Hills Cuvée (Magnum)		148

 

CALIFORNIA

The warmer climate yields riper wines. These are full of soft fruit and most are gently oaked.

2007	POPPY	Monterey	34
2007	LAETITIA	Arroyo Grande Valley	41
2006	CALERA	Central Coast	48
2004	WOODENHEAD Buena Tierra	Russian River Valley	76
2007	MORGAN "12 Clones"	Santa Lucia Highlands	52
2006	STEELE	Carneros	45
2005	TALLEY	Arroyo Grande Valley	65
2005	FLYING GOAT Rio Vista	Santa Rita Hills	58
2007	ANCIEN Mink Vineyard	Napa	80
2005	FIDDLEHEAD Fiddlestix	Santa Rita Hills	68
2006	DU MOL Ryan	Green Valley	140

 

OTHER REGIONS

2001

CAN RAFOLS DEL CAUS "Ad Fines"

Penedes, Spain

80

 

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

Perhaps the only grape that can be grown with uniformly superb results throughout the world. At its core, Cabernet has noble flavors and aromas of black currant and cedar. Like Chardonnay, expect new world styles to taste fruitier, sweeter, and oakier than French styles.

BORDEAUX, FRANCE

2005	CHÂTEAU PREUILLAC	Medoc	54
2002	CLERC MILON	Pauillac	87
2001	CHÂTEAU MEYNEY	St. Estephe	92

 

CALIFORNIA

2005	FIRESTONE	Central Coast	34
2005	BOMMARITO	Napa Valley	39
2005	EHLERS	Napa Valley	48
2005	LAUREL GLEN "Counterpoint"	Sonoma Mountain	52
2005	MADRIGAL	Napa Valley	60
2003	WILD HOG Beckstoffer Amber Knolls Vineyard	Lake County	58
2003	SMITH-MADRONE	Spring Mountain, Napa Valley	75
2003	LAUREL GLEN	Sonoma Mountain	82
2006	TREANA	Paso Robles	78
1998	STAGLIN (Magnum)	Rutherford	225
2003	SPOTTSWOODE	Napa Valley	158
2005	QUINTESSA	Napa Valley	218
1995	DUNN Howell Mountain	Napa Valley	240

 

OTHER REGIONS

2005	CANTARELLES	Vin de Pays du Gard, France	34
2005	CAPCANES "Costers del Gravet"	Montsant, Spain	45
2004	DI STEFANO	Columbia Valley, Washington	50
2001	MONTELLORI "Salamartano"	Tuscany, Italy	55

 

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Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc shares its herbaceousness with Cabernet, but its fruit is more tightly wound with a distinct, firm, earthiness. A terrific seafood red.

2006	JOUGUET Les Petites Roches	Chinon, France	48
1999	CHÂTEAU FIGEAC	St. Emilion, France	100
2000	CHÂTEAU GRAND MAYNE	St. Emilion, France	110

 

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Zinfandel

Our national grape is rich and expansive with briary blackberry flavors that are finely complemented by rich oaky flavors. Big and rich but without a lot of tannin, these can be surprisingly flexible at the table.

2005	CHÂTEAU MONTELENA	Calistoga, Napa Valley	52
2005	ORIN SWIFT "The Prisoner"	Napa Valley	55
2007	RIDGE Geyserville	Alexander Valley, Sonoma County	58

 

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Syrah

This grape produces robust wines with a distinctively peppery and red raspberry flavor. It pairs well with similarly bold dishes.

FRANCE

Our Syrahs from France originate from the south - in the rocky soils of the Rhone Valley and the Languedoc. They are usually peppery with flavors of game, raspberry, and earth.

2004	LOS PLANOS	Catalonia	36
2008	SAINT COSME	Côtes du Rhone	35
2003	DOMAINE CLAPE	Cornas	122

 

CALIFORNIA

California Syrahs can be effusively fruity and chocolaty with lovely aromas of blackberries and violets.

2006	MORGAN (45% Grenache) Cotes du Crow's	Monterey	43
2005	RENARD	Sonoma County	45
2006	OJAI	Santa Barbara	56
2005	JAFFURS Bien Nacido	Santa Barbara	62
2004	OJAI Roll Ranch	Santa Barbara	78
2006	DU MOL Eddie's Patch	Russian River Valley	140
2006	DU MOL Jack Roberts	Russian River Valley	170

 

AUSTRALIA

Shiraz is Australia's greatest grape, possessing rich, up-front flavors that suggest berry liquors. Most Shirazs are oaky and intense with ripe, almost roasted flavors.

2006	LONGHOP	Adelaide Plains	35
2005	TORBRECK "The Struie"	McLaren Vale	105
2005	d'ARENBERG "The Dead Arm"	McLaren Vale	122
2001	CLARENDON HILLS "Astralis"	McLaren Vale	220

 

WASHINGTON

2007	DUSTED VALLEY "Stained Tooth"	Columbia Valley	48
2003	ANDREW WILL Annie Camarda	Vashon	88

 

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Late Harvest and Dessert Wines

All late harvest wines are chilled to order; please allow a few minutes to bring to temperature.

FRANCE

2003	FOREAU "Molleux Reserve " (.750)	Vouvray	64
2003	ALBERT MANN Pinot Gris "SGN" (.375)	Alsace	78
1990	DELETANG "Molleux" (.750)	Vouvray	109
2003	DELETANG "Molleux" Chateau Boulay (.750)	Loire	62
1998	CHÂTEAU RIUSSEC (.750)	Sauternes	148

 
OTHER REGIONS

2001	VÉTROZ "Mitis" (.375)	Switzerland	62
2003	KRACHER Auslese (.375)	Burgenland, Austria	35

 

CALIFORNIA

NV	ROSENBLUM Viognier “Ripken Ranch” (.375)	Lodi	32
2003	RASMUSSEN Gewurztraminer	Russian River	28

 

ITALY

2006	MACULAN Dindarello Moscato (.375)	Veneto	40
2003	MACULAN Torcolato (.375)	Breganze	62

 

ICE WINE AND DEGLACÉS

2004	NELSON Sweet Agnes	Nelson, New Zealand	32
2006	ADELSHEIM Deglacé	Willamette Valley	45

 

GERMANY

2003

J.J. PRÜM Gold Cap Auslese Graacher Himmelreich

Mosel

96

 

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