Back Street Wine

Wine and Dine
Wine Bar and Bistro

3603 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ
Wine Bar/Bistro
Tues - Sat 4:30 - 10:00
Reservations strongly encouraged.
602.550.7900
Retail & Wine Storage
Tues - Sat 11:30 - 10:00

Closed Sunday & Monday
WineRack

Retail Wine/Wine List

You may mix and match any 12 bottles at retail to qualify for a 10% case discount.

SPARKLING WINE

Casteller ~ Cava
$12.00
Castillo Perlada ~ Brut Cava - Rosado - Dry sparkling Rosé from Spain
$13.00
Castell Roig ~ Cava - Brut Rosat - This is flat out great wine!
$24.00
Varichon & Clerc ~ Privilège - Méthode Traditionelle Crémant from Savoie
$14.50
2005Domaines Brocard ~ Crémant de Bourgogne - Blanc de Noirs - Chablis
$30.00
Foss Marai ~ Prosecco - Italy (187)
$3.00
Tenuta Santomè ~ Prosecco V.S.A.Q.
$17.00

CHAMPAGNE


Champagne is not just for celebration. It is too often overlooked as a great accompaniment to a meal. You will be very pleasantly surprised at how versatile it really is. Most of our Champagnes are made by small passionate grower-producers. Grower Champagnes are distinctive and much more interesting and compelling than all but the very finest offerings from the large houses. You can enjoy Dom Perignon quality for a fraction of the price.
Taittinger ~ Brut La Francaise _Reims (375)
$25.00
Marc Hebrart ~ Brut - Mareuil-sur-Ay (375)
$32.00
Montaudon ~ Brut - Reims
$39.00
Montaudon ~ Grande Rosé - Brut - Reims
$51.00
Chartogne-Taillet ~ Brut Cuvée Sainte-Anne - Merfy
$44.00
Aubry ~ Brut - Jouy-les-Reims
$45.00
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin ~ Yellow Label - Reims
$53.00
Jean Vesselle ~ Brut Réserve - Bouzy
$55.00
P. Lancelot-Royer ~ Cuvée des Chevaliers - Blanc de Blancs - Cramant
$58.00
Philipponnat ~ Royale Réserve - Mareuil-sur-Ay
$63.00
Villmart ~ Grand Cellier - Rilly
$74.00
2002Marc Hebrart ~ Special Club - Brut - Mareuil-sur-Ay
$80.00
Egly-Ouriet ~ Brut Tradition Grand Cru - Ambonnay
$88.00
Gosset ~ Brut Excellence - Ay (Magnum)
$125.00
1998Taittenger ~ Comtes de Champagne - Reims - Blanc de Blancs
$200.00
1999Philipponnat ~ Clos des Goisses - Quite simply, there is no finer Champagene.
$210.00
Quite simply, there is no finer Champagene than Clos des Goisses.

WHITE WINE

BURGUNDY

2005Domaine Leflaive ~ Mâcon Verzé
$34.00
2005Daniel et Martine Barraud ~ Mâcon Vergisson - La Roche
$30.00
2005Verget ~ Saint-Veran - Les Châtaigniers
$33.00
2005Daniel et Martine Barraud ~ Saint-Véran - Les Pommards
$37.00
2005Verget ~ Pouilly-Fuissé - Terrior de Vergisson - La Roche
$45.00
2005Eric Forest ~ Pouilly Fuissé - Haut de Crays
$60.00
2004Daniel et Martine Barraud ~ Pouilly-Fuissé - En Buland
$60.00
2005Daniel et Martine Barraud ~ Pouilly-Fuissé - En Buland
$62.00
2005Daniel et Martine Barraud ~ Pouilly-Fuissé - Les Crays
$62.00
2005Guffens-Heynen ~ Mâcon Pierreclos - Trie des 25 ans de Chavigne
$75.00
2005Vincent Griardin ~ Rully Blanc - Vieilles Vignes (375)
$19.00
2005Vincent Dureuil-Janthial ~ Rully - Maizières
$44.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Bourgogne Blanc - From Meursault.
$30.00
2005Patrick Javillier ~ Bourgogne Blanc - Cuvée des Forgets - From Meursault.
$35.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault
$51.00
2004Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - Les Narvaux
$53.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - en l`Ormeau
$60.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - Les Narvaux
$62.00
2005Patrick Javillier ~ Meursault - Clos du Cromin
$75.00
2004Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - Genevrières
$84.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - Genevrières
$108.00
2005Yves Boyer-Martenot ~ Meursault - Perrières
$108.00
2005Philippe Colin ~ Satin-Aubin - Le Charmois
$43.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Saint-Aubin - Coeur de Roches
$49.00
2005Dujac Fils & Père ~ Puligny-Montrachet
$80.00
2006Dujac Fils & Père ~ Puligny-Montrachet
$85.00
2005Patrick Javillier ~ Puligny-Montrachet - Les Levrons
$105.00
2005Domaine Leflaive ~ Puligny-Montrachet - Clavoillon
$145.00
2005Domaine Leflaive ~ Puligny-Montrachet - Les Pucelles
$240.00
2005Domaine Leflaive ~ Batard Montrachet - Grand Cru
$390.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Montrachet - Grand Cru - This is the real thing!
$650.00
2006Marius Delarche ~ Corton-Charlemagne - Grand Cru - Charlie`s favorite
$115.00
2005Olivier Savary ~ Chablis
$23.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Chablis - Vieilles Vignes (375)
$20.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Chablis - Vieilles Vignes
$34.00
2006Domaine Laroche ~ Chablis - Saint Martin
$29.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Chablis - Les Forêts
$50.00
2005Domaine Laroche ~ Chablis - Vaudevey
$55.00
2004Domaine Laroche ~ Chablis - Les Clos - Grand Cru
$100.00
2005Domaine Laroche ~ Chablis - Les Clos - Grand Cru
$100.00
2005William Fevre ~ Chablis - Les Clos - Grand Cru
$98.00

CHARDONNAY

2006Tortoise Creek ~ Central Coast
$11.00
2005Foxglove ~ Edna Valley - Unoaked and no malo-lactic fermentation.
$15.00
2006Laura Zahtila Vineyards~Napa Valley
$19.00
2006Lioco ~ Sonoma Coast - No oak but full malolactic fermentation
$21.00
2005Baileyana ~ Firepeak Vineyard - Edna Valley
$23.00
2005Sequoia Grove ~ Napa - Carneros
$24.00
2005Sonoma Cutrer ~ Russian River Ranches
$25.00
2005Arcadian ~ Sleepy Hollow Vineyards - Young Vines
$30.00
2005Melville ~ Santa Rita Hills
$33.00
2005Varner ~ Spring Ridge Vineyards - Bee Block - Santa Cruz Mountains
$41.00
2006l`Angevin ~ Russian River Valley
$46.00
2006Benovia ~ Russian River Valley - La Pommaraie
$55.00
2005Martinelli ~ Zio Tony Ranch - Russian River Valley
$60.00
2005Ramey ~ Chardonnay - Hudson Vineyard - Carneros
$65.00
2005Du Mol ~ Russian River Valley
$70.00
2005Pahlmeyer ~ Chardonnay - Napa Valley
$78.00
2005Cooralook ~ Chardonnay - Mornington Penninsula - Unwooded
$15.00
2004Hatton Estate ~ Gimblett Road EC2 - Hawkes Bay - New Zealand
$28.00
Unoaked and no malo-lactic fermentation.
2005Giaconda ~ Nantua Vineyard - Victoria - Australia - 7% Roussanne
$35.00
2004Giaconda ~ Victoria - Australia
$110.00
Many people believe this is Australia`s best Chardonnay. World Class.

RIESLING

2007Selbach ~ Riesling - Kabinett - off-dry - Mosel
$17.50
2005Zind-Humbrecht ~ Riesling - Alsace
$23.50
2006Kerpen ~ Wehlener Sonnenuhr - Kabinett - Mosel
$25.00
2004Schlossgut Diel ~ Dorsheimer Burgberg - Kabinett - Nahe
$32.00
2006Kerpen ~ Wehlener Sonnenuhr - Spätlese * - Mosel - Bird Label
$35.00
2004Schloss Gobelsburg ~ Heiligenstein - Austria - Dry
$36.00
2005Selbach-Oster ~ Bernkastler Badstube - Spätlese* - Mosel
$35.00
2005Dr. Loosen ~ Wehlener Sonnenuhr - Aüslese - Mosel
$47.00
2005Hermann Dönnhoff ~ Norheimer Dellchen - Spätlese - Nahe
$62.00
1999Trimbach ~ Clos St Hune - Alsace
$160.00
One of the greatest white wines made anywhere in the world.

RHÔNE VARIETALS

2005Château La Baronne ~ Corbières - Blanc
$10.00
2007Tortoise Creek ~ Viognier - Corbières
$11.50
2007Château Campuget ~ Viognier - Costières de Nimes
$18.00
2006Zaca Mesa ~ Viognier - Santa Ynez Valley
$20.00
2006Dos Cabezas ~ Viognier - Cohcise County - Arizona
$20.50
ARIZONA CAN PRODUCE WORLD CLASS WINE! Pure, complex, balanced, elegant.
2006Tensley ~ Blanc - Camp 4 Vineyard - Santa Barbara County
$26.00
60% Grenache Blanc and 40% Roussanne.
2006Viñedos de Ithaca ~ Odysseus - Garnacha Blanca - Priorato
$33.00
From 70 year old vines on slate soil. Extremely complex with an intense long finish. With your eyes closed you might think it was red. Fabulous.
2004Viñedos de Ithaca ~ Odysseus - Garnacha Blanca - Priorato
$45.00
2005Doyenne ~ Metier - Columbia Valley - 70% Viognier - 30% Chardonnay
$35.00
2005Zaca Mesa ~ Roussanne - Santa Ynez Valley
$27.00
2006Doyenne ~ Roussanne - Columbia Valley
$35.00
2005Domaine du Caillou ~ Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc - 75% roussanne - 25% Clairette
$80.00
75% roussanne - 25% Clairette
2005Giaconda ~ Roussanne - Aeolia - Victoria - Australia
$110.00
2001E. Guigal ~ Hermitage Blanc - Ex Voto
$210.00
Monumental wine - 95% Marsanne.

PINOT GRIS - PINOT GRIGIO

2006Cantina Tramin ~ Pinot Grigio - Alto Adige
$18.00
2005Raptor Ridge ~ Pinot Gris - Willamette Valley - In the Alsatian style.
$17.00
2005Au Bon Climat ~ White - Santa Barbara County - 70% Pinot Gris - 30% Pinot Blanc
$18.50
2004Meyer-Fonné ~Pinot Gris - Dorfburg - Alsace
$17.00
Similar in style to Zind-Humbrecht and nearly as good.
2005Zind-Humbrecth ~ Pinot Gris - Alsace - Biodynamic
$23.50
2004Martin Schaetzel ~ Pinot Gris - Alsace - Rich and ripe with great fruit intensity.
$25.00
2004Zind-Humbrecht ~ Herrenweg de Truckheim - Alsace - Biodynamic
$37.00
Fabulously rich. Olivier Humbrecht is the master of Alsace Pinot Gris.

SAUVIGNON BLANC

2006Zolo ~ Mendoza - Argentina
$11.00
2006Magnet - Russian River Valley
$11.50
2006Sauvignon Republic ~ Russian River Valley - Melon and tropical fruit.
$16.00
2007Sauvignon Republic ~ Marlborough - New Zealand - Grapefruit, gooseberry and herbs.
$16.00
2007Blocks ~ Marlborough - Tropical fruit and citrus - best NZ SB in recent memory!
$21.00
2006Hall ~ Napa Valley
$21.00
2007Salvestrin ~Napa Valley
$26.00
2005Martinelli ~ Martinelli Vineyard - Tessa Lee- Russian River Valley
$30.00

MISCELLANEOUS WHITE WINES

2007Crios ~ Torrontés - Salto - Argentina
$14.00
2007Araldica ~ Gavi - La Luciana - Piedmont
$15.00
To qualify for DOCG the wine must be 100% Cortese grown and produced in the town of Gavi.
2006Giacosa ~ Roero Arneis - Piedmont
$30.00
2005Casalfarneto ~ Fontevecchia - Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi - Marches
$16.00
2006Inama ~ Soave Classico - Veneto
$16.50
2004Mastroberardino ~ Sannio Falanghina - Campania
$17.50
2007Terredoro Dipaolo ~ Falanghina - Campania
$20.00
2006Cantina Valle Isarco ~ Kerner - Alto Adige
$22.00
Kerner is an hybrid cross between a red grape, Trollinger, and a white grape, Riesling.
2006Kenneth Volk ~ Malvasia Bianca - San Bernabe Vineyard - Monterrey County
$23.00
Dry and delicious with great aromatics.
2007Tangent ~ Albariño - Central Coast
$17.00
2007Tangent ~ Ecclestone - Central Coast
$20.00
2005Conundrum
$26.50
2006Schloss Gobelsburg ~ Grüner Veltliner - Gobelsburger - Langenlois - Austria
$17.00
2006Schloss Gobelsburg ~ Grüner Veltliner - Steinsetz - Langenlois - Austria
$29.00
2005Fuente Elvira ~ Verdejo - Rueda
$13.00
Special $150/case while it lasts. Stock up for summer.
2006Palacios Remondo ~ Plácet - Viura - Macabeo - Rioja
$30.00
2004Viñedos de Ithaca ~ Odysseus - Pedro Ximenez - Priorato
$40.00
Pedro Ximenez is a rare grape that is normally made into Sherry. This is the only dry table wine we have ever seen from this grape. Very complex and very distinctive.
2005Cheapskate ~ Chenin Blanc - Surly - Clarksburg
$11.00
2002Domaine des Baumard ~ Savennières - Loire
$24.00
2003Domaine des Baumard ~ Savennières - Trié Speciale - Loire
$41.00
Savennières is the finest expression of dry wine made from Chenin Blanc.
2006Bourillon-Dorléans ~ Vouvray Sec - Stunningly good dry Chenin Blanc
$26.00
2007Domaine de la Fruitière ~ Muscadet Sevre & Marne
$13.00
2005Gunderloch ~ Dry Gewürztraminer - Rheinhessen
$19.00
2005Zind-Humbrecht ~ Gewürztraminer - Alsace
$23.50
2003Marc Kreydenweiss ~ Gewürztraminer - Kritt Vineyard - Alsace
$25.00
Very rich with noticeable sweetness. Lychee and spices on the nose and palate.

ROSÉ

2007Bieler Père et Fils ~ Coteau d`Aix-en-Provence
$11.00
2007Crios ~ Rosé of Malbec - Mendoza
$11.50
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Bourgogne Rosé
$20.00
2007Kosta Browne ~ Rosé of Pinot Noir - Sonoma Coast
$26.00
2007Benovia ~ Rosé of Pinot Noir - Russian River Valley
$27.00

RED WINE

BURGUNDY

2006Guy Breton ~ Morgon Vieilles Vignes - Cru Beaujolais
$14.00
2005Vincent Dureuil-Janthial ~ Mercurey - Le Bois de Lalier
$45.00
2005Vincent Dureuil-Janthial ~ Rully - Rouge
$50.00
2005Vincent Dureuil-Janthial ~ Rully - Clos du Chapitre
$52.00
2004Domaine Morey Coffinet ~ Chassagne Montrachet Rouge - Morgeot
$59.00
2005Nicolas Rossignol ~ Volnay - Santenots
$90.00
2004Pousse d`Or ~ Volnay - En Caillerets
$95.00
2005Pousse d`Or ~ Volnay - En Caillerets
$110.00
2006Jean-Luc Dubois ~ Savigny-les-Beaune - Les Picotins
$45.00
2006Jean-Luc Dubois ~ Beaune Bressandes
$52.00
2005Michel Écard ~ Savigny-lès-Beaune - Les Peuillets
$64.00
2006Frédéric Magnien ~ Bourgogne - Garviers
$32.00
2005Gérard Raphet ~ Bourgogne - Les Grandes Champs
$35.00
1999Leroy ~ Bourgogne
$55.00
2001Pierre Bourée ~ Côte de Nuits Villages
$40.00
2004Daniel Bocquenet ~ Nuits-St-Georges - Aux Saint-Julien
$64.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Nuits-St-Georges - Les Longecourts
$60.00
2005Domaine de la Romanée Conti ~ Echezeaux - Grand Cru
$950.00
2004Domaine de la Romanée-Conti ~ La Tache - Grand Cru
$1200.00
2005Domaine de la Romanée Conti ~ Romanée Saint Vivant - Grand Cru
$1800.00
2005Gérard Raphet ~ Clos Vougeot - Grand Cru
$170.00
2006Fredéric Magnien ~ Clos Vougeot - Grand Cru
$175.00
2004Domaine Arlaud ~ Chambolle-Musigny - Vieilles Vignes
$50.00
Cyprien Arlaud absolutely nailed the difficult 2004 vintage. Terrific.
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Chambolle-Musigny - Vieilles Vignes
$60.00
2004Anne Gros ~ Chambolle Musigny - La Combe d`Orveau
$90.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Chambolle-Musigny - Les Borniques
$100.00
Borniques is a little known gem of a vineyard that sits right next the great Musigny.
2006Dujac Fils & Père ~ Chambolle-Musigny
$110.00
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Bonnes Mares - Grand Cru
$220.00
2006Fredéric Magnien ~ Bonnes Mares - Grand Cru
$230.00
2005Gérard Raphet ~ Morey-St-Denis - Vieilles Vignes
$75.00
Fruit comes from Clos des Ormes, a premier cru vineyard just below Clos de la Roche.
2004Domaine Michel Magnien ~ Morey-St-Denis - Les Millandes
$75.00
2004Frédéric Magnien ~ Morey-St-Denis - Les Ruchots
$80.00
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Morey-St-Denis - Les Ruchots
$95.00
2004Domaine Arlaud ~ Morey-St-Denis - Les Ruchots (magnum)
$175.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Morey-St-Denis - Les Ruchots
$95.00
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Clos de la Roche - Grand Cru
$160.00
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Clos de la Roche - Grand Cru (magnum)
$350.00
2006Domaine Dujac ~ Clos Saint-Denis - Grand Cru
$310.00
2004Frédéric Magnien ~ Côte de Nuits-Villages - Croix-Viollette
$32.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Côte de Nuits-Villages - Croix-Viollette
$34.00
Croix Violette is a high altitude organically farmed vineyard in Gevrey proper.
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru
$145.00
2005Domaine Arlaud ~ Charmes-Chambertin - Grand Cru (magnum)
$325.00
2005Gérard Raphet ~ Charmes Chambertin - Grand Cru - Drinks well now.
$150.00
2004Domaine Arlaud ~ Gevrey-Chambertin - Les Combottes (magnum)
$200.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Latricières Chambertin - Grand Cru
$250.00
2005Frédéric Magnien ~ Chambertin Clos de Bèze - Grand Cru
$260.00

PINOT NOIR

2006Castle Rock ~ Monterrey County
$13.00
2006Laetitia ~ Estate - Arroyo Grande Valley
$25.00
2006Roots ~ Estate - Willamette Valley
$30.00
2006CEP ~ Sonoma Coast - A second label from Peay
$31.00
2005Arcadian ~ Santa Lucia Highlands
$32.00
2006Paul Mathew ~ Sonoma Coast - Elegant and balanced
$35.00
2006Dukes Family Vineyards ~ Alyssa - Willamette Valley
$46.00
We expect this estate to quickly become recognized as one of Oregon`s best.
2006Benovia ~ Sonoma Coast - Stunning!
$50.00
2005Alcina Cellars ~ Sangiacomo Vineyard - Sonoma Coast
$55.00
2003Arcadian ~ Dierberg Vineyard - Santa Maria Valley
$55.00
2006Peay ~ Pomarium - Sonoma Coast
$60.00
2006Sea Smoke ~ Southing - Santa Rita Hills
$70.00
2005Du Mol ~ aidan - Green Valley - Sonoma
$98.00
2005Ata Rangi ~ Martinborough - New Zealand
$60.00
2005Giaconda ~ Nantua Vineyard - Victoria - Australia
$85.00

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

2006Tortoise Creek ~ Central Coast
$11.00
2006Joel Gott ~ Blend 815 - California
$18.00
2005Green Lion ~ Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa Valley
$19.00
2005Sequoia Grove ~ Napa Valley
$30.00
2004Hall ~ Napa Valley
$40.00
2005Ladera ~ Napa
$48.00
2005Ladera ~ Napa (375)
$24.00
2004Neal Family Vineyards ~ Napa Valley
$56.00
2005John Anthony ~ Napa Valley - The best Napa Cab you never heard of !
$63.00
2003Fantesca ~ Spring Mountain District - A `Fortune Corkie` in every bottle.
$65.00
2005Long Shadows ~ Feather - Columbia Valley - Made by Randy Dunn
$72.00
2005Janzen ~ Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa Valley
$75.00
Fantesca, John Anthony, Ladera, Janzen. Newcomers making exceptional Cabernet selling at less than half the price of many established "big names" - and the wines are better.
2004Ladera ~ Lone Canyon Vineyard - Mt Veeder
$75.00
2001Ladera ~ Lone Canyon Vineyard - Mt Veeder
$80.00
2004Elyse ~ Tietjen Vineyard - Napa Valley - Big, rich, beautiful.
$85.00
2004Reynolds Family Winery ~ Reserve - Stags Leap District
$125.00
2004Janzen ~ Cabernet Sauvignon - To Kalon Vineyard - Napa Valley
$140.00
2002Freemark Abbey ~ Sycamore Vineyard - Napa Valley
$67.00

BORDEAUX VARIETALS

2004Gridley ~ Cabernet Franc - Napa Valley
$55.00
2005Estrada Creek ~ Merlot - California
$11.00
2005Green Lion ~ Merlot - Napa Valley
$16.00
2005Selby ~ Merlot - Sonoma County
$21.00
2003Titus ~ Merlot - Napa
$34.00
2005Long Shadows ~ Pedestal - Merlot - Columbia Valley
$68.00
2006Alamos ~ Malbec - Mendoza
$13.00
2004Alma Negra ~ Mendoza - Malbec and Bonarda
$29.00
2007Robert Foley ~ Charbono - Napa Valley
$42.00

BORDEAUX & BORDEAUX BLENDS

2004Palazzo ~ Napa Valley Red Wine - St Emilion-like blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
$55.00
2003HdV ~ Napa Valley Red Wine - Hyde Vineyard - Carneros
$60.00
2002Vérité ~ La Muse - Sonoma - Merlot is the primary grape variety.
$145.00
2004Pahlmeyer ~ Napa Valley Red Wine - 84% Cabernet Sauvignon
$150.00
2001Bond ~ St. Eden - Napa Valley Red Wine
$375.00
2005Tenuta di Trinoro ~ Le Cupole - Rosso Toscana
$38.00
2005Château Beauvillage ~ Médoc
$14.50
2004Château Pontête-Bellegrave ~ Graves de Vayres
$24.50
2003Château Vignot ~ Saint Émilion - Grand Cru
$34.00
2003Château Clément-Pichon ~ Haut Médoc
$39.00
2003Château Lassègue ~ Saint Émilion - Grand Cru
$50.00
2005Château Micalet ~ Haut-Médoc
$46.00

ZINFANDEL

2005Castle Rock ~ Mendocino County
$11.00
2004C. G. di Arie ~ Shenendoah Valley
$25.00
2006Stuhlmuller Vineyards ~ Estate Vineyard - Alexander Valley
$25.00
2006Neal Family Vineyards ~ Napa Valley
$33.00

NEBBIOLO

2003Paolo Scavino ~ Langhe Nebbiolo
$45.00
2004Castello di Neive ~ Barbaresco - Santo Stefano
$52.00
2003Sottimano ~ Barbaresco - Fausoni
$79.00
2003Sottimano ~ Barbaresco - Cottá
$79.00
2003Sottimano ~ Barbaresco - Pajoré
$79.00
2001Sottimano ~ Barbaresco - Pajoré
$90.00
We continue to be impressed by Andrea Sottimano`s wonderful Barbarescos. A rising star.
2001Vietti ~ Barolo - Castiglione
$42.00
1996Francesco Rinaldi ~ Barolo - Brunata
$55.00
2001Giovane Manzone ~ Barolo - Le Gramolere
$55.00
2001Giovane Manzone ~ Barolo - Bricat Gramolere
$65.00
2001Fratelli Revello ~ Barolo - Gattera
$65.00
2001Marengo ~ Barolo - Brunate - Elegant, sophisticated and drinking well now.
$76.00
1995Guiseppe Mascarello ~ Barolo - Monprivato
$90.00
This superb traditionally made Barolo is fully ready to drink. Classic Nebbiolo tar and roses.

PIEDMONT REDS

2006Castello di Neive ~ Grignolino - Piedmont - Delightful light bodied red.
$16.00
2005Casalone ~ Barbera del Monferrato _ Piedmont
$16.00
2001Giacomo Grimaldi ~ Barbera d`Alba - Pistin Great vintage. Great winemaker.
$33.00
2004Cadia ~ Verduna Pelaverga
$21.00
Pelaverga is a wine grape that is seldom exported. Earthy and rustic. Great with steak.

SANGIOVESE

2004Castello D’Albola ~ Chianti Classico - Traditionally styled Chianti Classico.
$18.00
2003Castello di Bossi ~ Chianti Classico - More modern style Chianti Classico.
$20.00
More modern style Chianti Classico.
2001Villa le Prata ~ Brunello di Montalcino
$84.00
2001Altesino ~ Burnello di Montalcino - Montosoli
$105.00

OTHER ITALIAN REDS

2001Terre del Grico ~ Primitivo - Salentino
$22.50
2005Cantina Tollo ~ Montepulciano d`Abruzzo - Aldiano - Abruzzo
$24.00
2005Oasi Regli Angeli ~ Kurni - Marche
$125.00
100% Montepulciano. An Italian cult wine. Massive on the palate but balanced and incredibly complex and long.
2005Zenato ~ Valpolicella Superiore - Ripassa
$24.00
2004Guiseppe Lonardi ~ Valpolicella Classico Superiore - Ripasso
$25.00
2002Dal Forno ~ Valpolicella Classico Superiore
$170.00
Dal Forno takes Valpolicella to a whole new level.
2004Tommaso Bussola ~ Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
$74.00
2001Dal Forno ~ Amarone della Valpolicella
$550.00
2003Santomè ~ Raboso del Piave - Veneto
$39.00
Raboso is an obscure red grape of the Veneto. Big and full-bodied.
2003Bressan ~ Schioppettino - Venezia - Peppery tannins. Great complexity unfolds in the glass.
$45.00
2003Còlpetrone ~ Montefalco Sagrantino
$59.00
Sagrantino has the highest levels of polyphenols of any grape variety.
2004Vesevo ~ Aglianico - Beneventano
$16.00
2003Viticoltori de Conciliis ~ Niama Aglianico - Pastum
$65.00
2002Galardi ~ Terra di Lavoro - Campania
$140.00
2004Galardi ~ Terra di Lavoro - Campania
$140.00

RHÔNE VARIETALS

(GRENACHE-SYRAH-MOURVÈDRE-ETC)

2006Domaine Gayda ~ Syrah - Three Winds - Languedoc
$12.00
2005di Arie ~ Syrah - Amador County
$19.00
2003Zaca Mesa ~ Syrah - Santa Yenz Valley
$20.00
2003C. G. di Arie ~ Syrah - Sierra Foothills - Peppery Syrah fruit, fine tannins, moderate alcohol.
$30.00
Peppery Syrah fruit, fine tannins and moderate alcohol. Delicious.
2005Martinelli ~ Syrah - Terra Felice - Russian River Valley
$60.00
2005Sanguis ~ Bossman Syrah - Santa Maria
$100.00
2006Domaine Gilles Robin ~ Crozes Hermitage - Papillon - Beautifully balanced Syrah.
$35.00
2006Pierre Gaillard ~ Saint-Joseph - Côte Belly
$59.00
2005d`Arenberg ~ The Dead Arm - Shiraz - McLaren Vale
$67.00
2004Jim Barry ~ The Armagh - Shiraz - Clare Valley
$210.00
The Armagh is a classic Australian Shiraz on the same level as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace and Torbreck Run Rig. Great wine from a great vintage.
2006Pillar Box Red ~ Padthaway Australia - Shiraz - Cabernet - Merlot
$12.00
2004l`Aventure ~ Optimus - Paso Robles - 64% Syrah - 33% Cabernet
$55.00
2005l`Aventure ~ Estate Cuvée - Paso Robles
$95.00
l`Aventure is our favorite winery in Paso Robles and this is their flagship wine. 52% Syrah - 40% Cabernet - 8% Petite Verdot
2005San Alejandro ~ Las Rocas - Garnacha - Calatyud
$12.00
2004Marco Abela Winery ~ Clos Abella - Priorat
$85.00
Made by Esther Nin; this is the finest Priorat red we have tasted in a long while.
2005Alvaro Palacios ~ Finca Dofí - Priorat - 60% Garnacha and 40% Bordeaux varieties
$90.00
2005Torbreck ~ Les Amis - Barossa - Old vine Grenache
$175.00
2005Dos Cabezas ~ El Norte - Cochise County - Arizona
$20.50
Mourvèdre based Rhône-style blend from right here in Arizona.
2003Trinitas ~ Mataro - Contra Costa County - Old vine Mourvèdre.
$22.50
Mataro is the Spanish name for Mourvèdre. This is from very old vines.
2004Domaine de Terrebrune ~ Bandol - 85% Mourvèdre - special price - normally $45
$20.00
2007Torbreck ~ Cuvée Juveniles - Barossa - Named after our favorite Paris wine bar
$22.00
2005Edward Sellers ~ Cognito - Paso Robles
$30.00
55% Mourvèdre, 22% Syrah, 12% Zinfandel, 11% Grenache
2005Spencer Roloson ~ Palaterra - Napa Valley Red Wine
$29.00
Syrah, Valdigue, Petite Sirah and Carignane
2004Shadow Canyon ~ Amila - Syrah-Grenache - Central Coast
$48.00
NVVerget du Sud ~ Au Fil du Temps - Luberon
$9.50
`Made by Jean-Marie Guffens with great pretense for drinking without.` J. M. Guffens
2003Château la Baronne ~ Corbières - Medium body. A great quaffer.
$11.00
2004Chateau du Trignon ~ Rasteau - Côtes-duRhône Villages - Smokin` price
$11.00
2003Domaine Lignières ~ Le Signal - Corbières - 80% Carignan + Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
$17.00
80% Carignan + Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre
2002Domaine Lignières ~ Cabnon de Pascal - Corbières - Grenache - Syrah
$17.00
2003Domaine Lignières ~ Las Vals Rouge - Corbières 100% Mourvèdre. Exceptional.
$29.00
2004Domaine des Tours ~ Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
$22.00
2005Domaine la Bouïssière ~ Gigondas
$40.00
2005Clos du Caillou ~ Côtes du Rhône - Les Quartz
$40.00
This wine and the Clos du Caullou Reserve listed below are from vineyards that would be among the best in Châteauneuf-du-Pape but for a quirk of fate and French politics. The vineyards are bordered by Rayas and Beaucastel on the same soils and with the same exposure.
2005Clos du Caillou ~ Côtes du Rhône - Reserve
$55.00
Even better than Les Quartz. A dead-ringer for a reserve Châteauneuf-du-Pape and a great one at that.

TEMPRANILLO & SPANISH

2005San Alejandro ~ Las Rocas - Garnacha - Calatyud
$12.00
2005Descendientes de J. Palacios ~ Petalos - Menciá - Bierzo
$23.50
Menciá is grown is Bierzo and is thought to be related to Cabernet Franc.
2005Villa Creek ~ Mas de Maha - Paso Robles
$35.00
60% Tempranillo - 25% Grenache - 15% Mourvedre
2005Mapema ~ Tempranillo - Mendoza - Argentina
$16.00
We like this better than most Spanish Tempranillos in this price range.
2002Sietecerros ~ Valdelazarza Reserva - Toro - Very complex. 100% Tinta de Toro.
$37.00
2004Finca Villacreces ~ Ribera del Duero - The 2004 Villacreces is a home run.
$39.00
2004Domino de Atauta ~ Ribera del Duero
$45.00
2001Bodegas Breton ~ Alba de Breton - Rioja - 100% old vine Tempranillo
$70.00
1996Vega Sicilia ~ Unico - Ribera del Duero
$400.00
1995Vega Sicilia ~ Unico - Ribera del Duero
$400.00
2004Marco Abella Winery ~ Clos Abella - Priorat
$85.00
Made by Esther Nin; this is the finest Priorat red we have ever tasted.
2005Alvaro Palacios ~ Finca Dofí - Priorato - 60% Garnacha + 40% Bordeaux varieties
$90.00

DESSERT WINE

2006St Supéry ~ Moscato - California
$17.00
2006Vietti ~ Moscato d`Asti - Cascinetta - Piedmont
$15.00
2006Gagliardo ~ Villa - Filtrato Dolce - Piedmont - Moscato
$17.00
2005Coppo ~ Moscato d’Asti - Moncalvina - Piedmont
$19.50
Low alcohol sparkling dessert wine from Piedmont. Apricots - Apricots - Apricots.
Terre Gaie ~ Fior d`Arancio
$22.00
2006Casalone ~ Mariposa - Brachetto - Piedmont
$18.00
Patrick Bottex ~ Bugey-Cerdon - La Cueille - Savoie
$24.00
Kracher ~ Trockenbeerenaüslese - Austria (187)
$25.00
Incredibly sweet. The small size is perfect for two and enough for four.
2004Schloss Gobelsburg ~ Grüner Veltliner - Beerenaüslese - Austria (375)
$31.00
Austrian standards for must weight for Beerenaüslese and Trockenbeerenaüslese are even higher than the German Standards. Stunning wine.
2005Domaine des Baumard ~ Carte dOr - Coteaux du Layon - Loire
$30.00
2005Domaine des Baumard ~ Quarts de Chaume - Loire (375)
$50.00
2005Domaine des Baumard ~ Quarts de Chaume - Loire
$95.00
2002Domaine des Baumard ~ Clos de Ste Catherine - Coteaux de Layon - Loire
$52.00
Not as sweet as Quarts de Chaume. Perfect with pears.
1990Regis Cruchet ~ Vouvray - Moelleux - Loire
$52.00
This is a late release of bottles that were kept at the estate. Very special.
2005Dr. Loosen ~ Wehlener Sonnenuhr - Aüslese - Goldkapsul - Mosel (375)
$42.00
2005Selbach-Oster ~ Zeltinger Schlossberg - Riesling Aüslese * * - Mosel
$52.00
2004Karlsmuhle ~ Kaseler Nieschen - Riesling Aüslese LGK - Mosel
$57.00
LGK stand for Long Gold Kapsule a designation for a special barrel. This is more like a Beerenaüslese.
2006Joh. Jos. Christoffel ~ Ürziger Würzgarten - Riesling Aüslese *** - Mosel
$65.00
2005Dr. Loosen ~ Ürziger Würzgarten - Beerenaüslese - Mosel (375)
$125.00
2003Château Suduiraut ~ Sauternes (375)
$35.00
2001Château de Malle ~ Sauternes
$85.00
2003Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey ~ Sauternes
$100.00
2007Bouchaine ~ Bouche d`Or - Late Harvest Chardonnay - Napa Carneros - Botrytis
$29.00

FORTIFIED WINE

Lustau ~ Moscatel Emilín - Solera - Jerez de la Frontera - Dark and rich.
$32.00
Chambers ~ Muscat - Rutherglen
$20.00
The old Muscats and Muscadelles from Rutherglen are among the treasures of the wine world.
Vinhos Barbieto ~ Charlston Sercial - Madeira - Driest of the Madeiras.
$47.00
Vinhos Barbieto ~ Boston Bual - Madeira - Sweeter than Sercial, drier than Malmsey
$47.00
Vinhos Barbieto ~ New York Malmsey - Madeira Sweetest of the Madeiras.
$47.00
All four of the above wines are quite distinctive; sweet but also high in acid and very complex on both the nose and palate. They are very intense so a little goes a long way. Open bottles keep for months so there is no need to drink it all right away. You may take what you don`t finish home with you.
2005Tomaso Bussola ~ Recioto della Valpolicella (500ml)
$62.00
Not actually fortified. Think of it as Amarone Port.
Penfolds ~ Club Tawny Port
$12.00
Made in Australia but just as good as most 10 year tawny that costs a lot more.
Mildara Blass ~ Clocktower Port
$15.00
From Australia but really good `Port` in every other way. This one is a bit more like ruby Port.
1999Quinta do Noval ~ Late Bottled Vintage Port
$25.00
1999De Zellar ~ Quinta Vale D. Maria - LBV Port
$28.00
Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port is true vintage Port that is kept in barrels for four years instead of two. The character of vintage Port without the need to cellar it for many years.
2003Quinta de Roriz ~ Vintage Port
$55.00