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Champagne & Sparkling White Wines
Brut styled, wine holds the fresh fruit
that can only
be found in the renowned vineyards of Napa
Beautiful champagne with crisp acidity and firm structure
Wonderful balance with vanilla and peach tones
soft
with plush fruit and mild effervescence
A demi sec with sweet aromas of pear and exotic fruit
discrete hints of honey and vanilla
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With it’s flower etched bottle, this classic has become
the second largest tête de cuvée in the United States
One of France’s most classic and recognizable names in Champagne
Sweet sparkling rose from Italy’s top exporting winery
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Interesting White Wines
Sokol Blosser’s Nine Varietals Blend with beautiful floral tones
featuring Riesling with strong showing of chardonnay & sauvignon blanc
Blend of Viogner, marsanne, grenache blanc & roussanne, a blend in the
style of French Cote du Rhone white wines with first Grenache Blanc planting
Morgan Clendenon wife of acclaimed Au Bon Climat Wine Maker
This Rhone Varietal is known for honeycomb and orange blossoms
Light floral base with soft fruit and vibrant finish.
One of the L.A. Times most innovative winemakers
Very small production Rhone Varietal, shows classic characteristics
with light mineral and floral tones with hints of lime and honey
Conundrum began from 1989 vintage with the goal of capturing a specific
aroma the haunting spicy floral scent of muscat, blended with 5 other varietals
Blend of Sauvignon blanc & Sauvignon Gris
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Sauvignon Blanc
Delightful central coast Sauvignon Blanc,
with fuller body and typical green apple tones
The family of Chuck Wagner of Caymus Wines, making her own
sauvignon blanc formerly of the Connundrum Vineyards
Loire Valley, France’s premier region for producing this clean,
crisp bottle with green apple and light grass tones
Grass and slate make up the classic style which is
New Zealand
Sauvignon blanc, with the beautiful minerality
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Chardonnay
Beautiful chardonnay representing the essentials of our central coast
Local Chardonnay producers, light to medium bodied
with light tropical tones
Sleepy Hollow produces a fine smoldering oak with
excellent body and the full flavor of Chardonnay
Very unique chardonnay from local producer
tropical and light oak tones
Exemplifies the full bodied chardonnay typical
of Carneros fruit,
wonderful balance of oak and citrus
Very small production winery produces a shining representation
of Bien Nacido chardonnay
Renowned limited production wines pinnacle of elegant style
known for classic Burgundian style of chardonnay |
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Rosé & Sparkling Rosés
Wonderful dry rosé out of France’s Rhone Valley
with hints of strawberry and touches of stone fruit
Edna Valley rose of syrah perfect on hot days or with barbecue fare
Up-front aromas of ripe strawberries and hibiscus,
tastes of passion fruit, lime, and raspberry
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Pinot Noir
A soft, medium bodied with enchanting earth and light berry tones
Displays rich earth, cherry, and wild berry flavors
with
supple polished tannins and hints of cedary oak
Oregon’s Willamette Valley shares a parallel with
France’s Burgundy. Growing conditions are showing
to be some of the best Pinot in the world
Well known vinters historically compete for the Pinot fruit from
these blocks
Paraiso’s ultimate expression of it’s vineyards terrior
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Syrah
Intense and fruit driven with a notable hint of white pepper,
very characteristic of Melville Vineyards
Babcock shares a driveway and neighbors with Melville,
similar pepper tones but with subtle intensity
Adam Tolmach in a classic representation of syrah
espcially from Melville Vineyard, huge structure nice pepper
Said by many to be one of the better Syrahs of this year,
limited and moving fast, a truly wonderful cold climate Syrah
Very small production wines form friend & winemaker Mark Horvath,
incredibly balanced Syrah with wonderful fruit and pepper finish
The most local vineyard, this winery produces a wine of deep purple color,
with hints of cassis and cola & raspberry jam.
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Zinfandel
Designated from the eastern and western sides of their vineyards,
Westside showcases excellent cherry and hints of vanilla bean
The 2003 vintage was Wine Spectator’s #4 of 2005, Terroir plays the
role
in this uniquely velvet zinfandel, which received 94 points
The Chef’s choice as the ultimate in barbeque wines,
this small production Zinfandel from Ellis Ranch
Deep prune & rich fruit make this wine very intense
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Merlot
Soft with lush berries and hints of raspberry
Local merlot wonderful fruit with mild tannins
hints of smoke and dark cherry
With a new winemaker at the helm, Rutherford Hill has turned a
new page, fruit forward with excellent balance and soft berry tones
Broad nose of mocha, plum and black cherry with hints of
black licorice.
This small production winery produces some
very hard to get
and sought after wines
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Cabernet Sauvignon
This lively Cabernet Sauvignon bursts with aromas of berries and cherries,
carrying through on the palate and accented with notes of spice and cocoa.
Blended from vineyards all over California to create firm balance
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the most local vineyard in Ojai
Loaded with flavors of blackberry, cherry, and mocha,
accented by toasted oak and sweet spice
Incredibly solid Napa Cabernet from one
of our
Chef’s favorite vineyard sources
Soft vanilla and dark berries bring together this Cabernet
with
well balanced tannin structure
Quintessa’s new side label with the same great fruit
but
produced at a more affordable price
One of Napa’s oldest wineries producing it’s signature
Cabernet
from Fay’s Vineyard
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Bodee’s Cellar Selections
This ruby purple extraction has classic estate cabernet
characteristics
of
black cherries tinged with violets and soft vanilla
The wine of the year as rated by Wine spectator in 2005, 96 points
in
both the wine spectator and wine advocate (Robert Parker)
The primary aromas are of black currants, blackberries and dark roast coffee
In the mouth it is lush and expansive with firm “grip”
Rich with floral tones and black fruits with an intense mid palatte
and long
lingering finish of subtle smoke and fine plum
Showing dried strawberry and vanilla with hints of smoke and black cherry
this vintage had a very low per acre yield creating a more complex wine
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Interesting Reds
Mostly Cabernet with touches of Petit Verdot and
berry tones from Merlot
Ethan Lindquist the son of Qupé’s Bob Linquist,
with soft cherry and blackberry tones
Local Ojai winery producing a Rhone Valley blend
80% Syrah with 20% Grenache
A fresh, crisp wine with small soft fruit,
mellow tannins with aromatic intensity
Jason Drew is a very up and coming winemaker from the central coast,
blackberries and black cherries with touches of violet and vanilla bean
Very strong fruit with classic chianti tannins
Bright ruby with intense black fruits and spicy notes
such as cinnamon and vanilla, dry with modest tannins
Bold yet elegant with pepper, currants, blackberry,
and earth tones in the bouquet
Cabernets blended from several vintages to create a ripe fruit and spice
A handmade wine using traditional methods
with bright fruits and oak
A wonderful representation of the intense styles of shiraz
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