The Celebration List

White Wine
2004 Reynolds Family Winery ... $80
Russian River Valley California USA
100% Chardonnay
Stunning honied apricots and caramel-apple tinged with brûléed sugar and orange peel. Satiny-smooth in texture and extremely long on the palate, this memorable wine revels in its age while retaining its vibrancy.

Red Wine
2006 Mitolo - "Savitar" ... $24 / $90
McLaren Vale South Australia Australia
mee-TOH-lo - SAH-vih-tar
100% Shiraz
Dark, dense and brooding in appearance, bouquet and on the palate. Rich, meaty and peppery with black fruits layered with spiced bread, tobacco, earth and graphite. Muscular in structure, with a very long, complex finish.

2005 Domaine Saint-Martin - "Les Finottes" ... $75
Marsannay Côtes de Nuits Burgundy France
do-mehn sahn mar-tahn - lay fee-noht
100% Pinot Noir
Vibrant style of crushed cherry and raspberry fruit with caramelized orange, tobacco, cedar and mossy notes turning more earthy on the finish. Medium bodied, smooth and velvety in texture.

2003 Chateau de Lancyre Grande Cuvée ... $21 / $75
Pic Saint-Loup Languedoc-Roussillon France
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75% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 10% Mourvédre
Dusty, muscular and rustic, showing cassis, cherry liqueur, eucalyptus, cedar, violets and worn leather. Leads with firm grip and evolves through a very long elegant finish.

2005 Patrick Lesec - "Rubis" ... $99
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhone France
pah-treek leh-sek - roo-bee
75% Grenache, 25% Syrah
Loaded with spicy black cherry, plum and anise, with hints of mint and char-grill. Full bodied, well balanced and intensely flavored, with plenty of tannic grip.

2001 Sella & Mosca - "Marchese di Villamarina" ... $120
Aghero Sardegna Italy
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Dark black and red fruits, earth, anise and roasted herbs with a dash of vanilla bean. Full bodied, complex, beautifully textured and slightly rustic, with well integrated dusty tannin and striking balance of the earth and fruit flavors.

2004 Tenute Silvio Nardi ... $130
Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy
100% Sangiovese
Intense and rich, with complex layers of mocha, dark fruit, tobacco, licorice, minerals and flowers. These expressions dance and intertwine on the palate and continue to evolve though the beautiful and refined finish.

2003 Le Casalte ... $21 / $80
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Tuscany Italy
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80% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo, 5% Mammolo
Complex, expressive and elegant, with excellent balance. Layers of rich kirsch, black plums, espresso, leather, licorice and cigar box. Full bodied with well integrated tannin, and a delicious finish.

2006 Schubert - "Block B" ... $120
Wairarapa North Island New Zealand
100% Pinot Noir
Satiny soft texture, with lush wild strawberry, plum and raspberry fruit laden with spice, accents of mossy earth and a touch of smoke. The mouthfeel is quite sensuous, with a very long, silky and layered finish.

2004 Ladera - "Lone Canyon Vineyard" ... $130
Napa Valley California USA
la-DEH-rah
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Bold and masculine, with rich, spicy dark fruit and accents of sweet oak and grilled herbs. Opens beautifully to fully express the character of the steep hillside fruit that persists through the lengthy finish.

2007 Ridge ... $70
Paso Robles California USA
100% Zinfandel
Ripe and jammy flavors of wild raspberry, briar, plum and spice tinged with herbs and anise. Classic Paso Robles.

2005 Clendenden Family Vineyards - "Le Bon Climat" ... $25 / $95
Santa Maria Valley California USA
klehn-DEH-nehn
100% Pinot Noir
Full-blown in style, with layered wild raspberry, strawberry and crushed cherry fruit. Spice, cola, subtle cigar box and dense forest effortlessly emerge on the expansive palate. Delicious and compelling all the way to through the finish.

2005 Star Lane ... $23 / $90
Santa Ynez Valley South Central Coast California USA
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Ripe and generous, with a focused core of black currant and dark berry fruit. A touch of loamy earth rounds out the baking spice, bittersweet chocolate and toasty oak. Long fruit-focused finish and plenty of grip.

2006 Dierberg ... $90
Santa Maria Valley South Coast California USA
100% Pinot Noir
Spectacularly complex, with concentrated aromas of cherry, raspberry, rose petal, and wild berry. Rich, intense and velvety on the palate, where the fruit, earth, floral and spice layers persist through the long, delicious finish.

2006 Efeste - "Ceidleigh" ... $75
Red Mountain Washington USA
EH-fess-tee - kay-LEE
100% Syrah
We agree with the reasons this wine is #36 on Wine Spectator's Top 100. Inky, ripe, lush black and red fruit with lots of spice and a notes of toasty oak and grill. Firm in structure, with an extremely long, ever-evolving finish.