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1999 Il Pescatore Bianco
Bonny Doon Santa
Cruz ($28).
An eclectic blend of
worldly white varietals from California. Bright, perfumey
and delicious.
1998 Pinot Gris
Trimbach Reserve
Alsace ($8
/ $31).
A full, rich and fruity
wine with a lush aftertaste.
2000 Fume Blanc
Dry Creek
Sonoma ($7 / $30).
A benchmark Fume Blanc
with nuances of lemon and fresh cut grass, clover, honey
and lively acidity.
2000 Sauvignon Blanc
Amani South
Africa ($24).
Well structured with
round and herbaceous flavors.
1998 Chardonnay
Hyatt Yakima,
Washington ($6 /$25).
A bright, toasty Chardonnay
that wraps ripe apple fruit into crisp acids and toasty
oak.
1999/00 Chardonnay
Edna Valley
California
Half ($16).
Ripe pear, apple and
stonefruit complemented by a lovely cream on the palate.
Lightly oaked with a long finish.
1999 Chardonnay
Beringer
Napa Valley
Allelation Collection ($27).
Apple nose with creamy
vanilla and balanced tropical fruit.
2000 Viognier Kunde
Sonoma
($7 / $28).
Intensely floral in
both the nose and palate. Full bodied with honey suckle
and white pepper aromas.
1999 Merlot Forest
Glen California
($8 / $32).
Ripe, robust and blackberry
fruit, a delicious Merlot.
1999 Merlot
Carmenet "Dynamite" Merlot (Half
$19).
Jammy black raspberry
and juicy blackberry. Bold and fruity with both French
& American oak.
1998 Merlot Stag's
Leap Vineyard, Napa
Valley ($70).
Lush, full-bodied and
ripe! Hints of saddle leather, deep blackberry and cherry
flavor with a long, lingering finish.
1998 "Big House Red"
Bonny Doon
California ($8
/ $32).
Spicy, medium-bodied
with lush fruit from Randall Graham.
2000 Pinot Noir
Zenith Vineyards
Marlborough,
New Zealand ($24).
Hints of ripe cherry,
cranberry and sage.
1999 Syrah Echelon
Central Coast,
California ($8 / $32).
Spicy, juicy and ripe
with medium body and well-rounded tannins. Delicious!
2000 Shiraz Margan
Hunter Valley Australia
($29).
Rich and full with spicy
peppery finish.
1998 Zinfandel
"Century Vines" Kunde,
Sonoma ($42).
119 year old vines yield
flavors of raspberry jam, bright acidity and a long
toasty finish.
1996 Zinfandel Newlan
"Walstrum Vineyard" California
($37).
Ripe briar fruit with
lush cherry backnotes. Spicy oak finish.
1999 Zinfandel
Kunde Sonoma
($7 / $26).
A younger version of
the century vines displays awesome definition of raspberry,
blackberry and cocoa.
1998/99 Cabernet Sauvignon
Carmenet "Dynamite"
Sonoma ($35).
Juicy blackberry and
raspberry, hints of fig and pomegranate. Medium-heavy
with American and French oak.
1997 Cabernet Sauvignon
J. Lohr "Hilltop
Vineyard" Paso
Robles ($49).
A ripe, lush Cabernet
with a velvety mouthfeel and delicious forward fruit.
1998 Claret
Newton ($39).
A delicious Bordeaux
blend with ripe blackberry and cherry fruit and hints
of mint. A deliciously balanced wine.
NV DeFaveri Prosecco
Valdobbidene $27.
The Italian answer to
Champagne, effervescent and refreshing with a medium
body.
NV Veuve Clicquot Brut
Yellow Label Riems
(Half $33/ Full
$60).
The quintessential Champagne
experience.
2000 Pinot Grigio
St. Michael-Eppan
Alto Adige ($7
/ $24).
Award winning Pinot
Grigio from Italy's winery of the year for 2000! Light,
concentrated flavors of lemon and mineral.
1999 Pinot Grigio
Livio Felluga
Friuli ($29).
Ripe and lush fruit
with lemon nuance and a lovely lingering finish revealing
mineral and herb.
1999 Pinot Grigio
Livon Colli
(Half $15).
Lively and light in
flavor, complex notes of herbaceous lemon thyme.
2000 Verdicchio
Umani Ronchi "Casa
di Serra" Marche
($7 / $24).
Intense and fruity white
wine, lots of mineral and hints of oak and a lovely
citrus tone.
1998 Chianti
Ghizzano
Colline Pisane ($7 /$24).
A light to medium bodied,
fruity, easy drinking Chianti with hints of cherry and
herb.
1999 Chianti Casa
alle Vacche, Colli Senesi Toscano
($21).
A lighter style Chianti
with a great balance of fruit and herb and mineral.
1997/98 Chianti
Castello di Verranzano,
Chianti Classico Toscano
($40).
Traditional Chianti
Classico, medium-bodied with dark cherry, excellent
finish.
1999 Chianti Guicciardini,
Castello di Poppiano Chianti Riserva (Half
$15).
Traditional Chianti
with ripe red raspberry and soft tannins.
1998 Barbera D'Alba
Boasso
Piemonte ($34).
Ripe and lush cherr
y and fig flavors with hints of savory herb and leather.
1998 Barbera D'Asti
Contratto, "Panta
Rei" Piedmonte
($26).
A full-bodied barbera
with smooth tannins and spicy fruit.
1998 Sangiovese di Romagna
Leone Conti, "Le
Betulle" ($37).
Scent of roses and dark
cherry fruit, medium bodied.
1996 Barolo Revello,
"Vigna Giachini" ($70).
One of Italy's best
known wines made by one of Italy's premier winemakers.
A rich, delicious expression of the Nebbiolo grape.
Lush fruit, saddle leather, terroir. Awesome!
1999 Montelpulciano D'
Abruzzo Bodio
($22).
Wild berry nuances evolve
into dry, warm and robust flavors on the palate with
medium body and soft tannins.
1995 Montelpulciani Riserva
Villa Gemma ($80).
Incredibly rich, lush
and powerful on the nose followed by dense and generous
dark fruit flavors.
1996 Armone Antiche
Torri Valpolicella
($64).
Dried fruit on the nose
yields to a palate of the same with candied cherr y
and fig, backnotes of licorice and leather.
1997 Supertuscan
Sensi, "Testardo"
(70% Cabernet, 30% Sangiovese) ($48).
Rich and thick with
complex aromas of berry, vanilla and tobacco with velvety
tannins and toasty oak.
1997 Sella Mosca
Tanca Farra
Sardegna ($32).
Ripe fruit, full-bodied
and elegant. A fine representation of the cannonau grape,
blended with Cabernet for incredible depth of flavor.
1998 Albino Armani
Foja Tonda Veneto
($30).
Rich and complex flavors
of fig and cocoa with a well concentrated long finish.
1998 Rosso di Montalcino
La Torre
Toscano ($33).
Baby brunello with ripe
fruit and subtle soft tannins.
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