The Celebration List


White Wine
2007 Olivier Leflaive ... $100
Puligny-Montrachet Burgundy France
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100% Chardonnay
Supple, elegant and complex, expressing granny smith apple, honeysuckle, toasted almond and mineral. Citrus and vanilla bean emerge and linger through the long, graceful finish.

Red Wine
2004 Torbreck - "The Factor" ... $125
Barossa Valley South Australia Australia
100% Shiraz
A spectacular, complex Barossa. This wine explodes with plush blackberry, plum and blueberry fruit muddled with spice and eucalyptus. Touches of smoke, herbs and crushed rocks give way to an effortless, smooth-as-velvet finish.

2005 Viña von Siebenthal - "Montelìg" ... $110
Aconcagua Valley Chile
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40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carmenére, 30% Petit Verdot
Powerful, concentrated and firmly structured, offering layers of blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate, green olive, mineral and black truffle. Plush mouthfeel, with several distinct flavor cycles and a miraculously long finish.

2005 Domaine Saint-Martin - "Les Finottes" ... $75
Marsannay Côtes de Nuits Burgundy France
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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.

2001 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, eucalyptus, cedar, smoke and worn leather. Leads with firm grip and evolves through a very long elegant finish.

2004 Patrick Lesec - "Rubis" ... $99
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rhone France
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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 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.

2001 Tenuta Vitanza Riserva ... $140
Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy
100% Sangiovese
Glorious aromas of crushed blackberry, black licorice, smoke and toasted date bread. Silky in texture and brilliantly balanced with impressive length and complexity. Full bodied, with ripe, well integrated tannin.

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.

2003 Bodegas Roda - "I" Reserva ... $35 / $135
Rioja Spain
100% Tempranillo
Striking balance of rich blackberry, black cherry, wild herbs, dusty coffee, vanilla bean and smokey mineral notes. Full bodied, with well integrated tannin and excellent length.

2007 Daou ... $19 / $70
Lodi Central Valley California USA
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95% Zinfandel, 5% Syrah
Concentrated and polished, loaded with muddled ripe raspberry, blackberry pie, coffee, pepper, nutmeg and a touch of vanilla. Soft, ripe tannin and a very long, spice-laden finish.

2006 Ladera ... $145
Howell Mountain Napa Valley California USA
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Remarkably rich, dark and expansive black currant and cherry, with accents of flowers, sweet oak and minerals. Full bodied, racy and polished, with medium tannins that are ripe and well integrated despite this wines relative youth.

2005 Clendenden Family Vineyards - "Le Bon Climat" ... $25 / $95
Santa Maria Valley California USA
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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.

2006 Bonaccorsi - "Larner Vineyard" ... $90
Santa Ynez Valley South Central Coast California USA
100% Syrah
Stunning bouquet of blackberry, blueberry and flowers. Dense and opulent with layers of succulent fruit and hints of minerals and grill. Full bodied, with sweet, ripe tannin and a polished, unctuous structure and 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.

2007 Phelps Creek Estate Reserve ... $90
Columbia Gorge Oregon USA
100% Pinot Noir
Sophisticated, well-balanced and exotically aromatic. This small-production Pinot offers complex blackberry, bing cherry, mocha, grilled herbs and forest floor. Glossy on the palate, with soft tannins and seamless finish.