8 per glassDomaine De La Pepiere Muscadet Sur Lie 2011(Loire valley, fr / melon de bourgogne) it might be time to start a petition to get oysters on the menu for this delicious muscadet
10 per glassFaillenc Saint Marie “L’Ange D’Oc” Sauvignon Blanc 2011(Languedoc, fr/ sauvignon blanc) the premier vintage of this wine will quickly change your opinion that all sauvignon blanc must be high acid, herbaceous and void of color
11 per glassDeforville Chardonnay “Ca Del Buc” 2011 (Piedmont, It / Chardonnay)Call me crazy, but i like chardonnay to have balance. This single vineyard offering from 30+ year old vines never touches an oak barrel
14 per glassDonnhoff Estate Riesling 2011 (Nahe, Gr / Riesling)Check out helmut and son cornelius donnhoff in terry thiese’s delightful film “reading between the vines”. Arguably the greatest riesling producer in the world
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10 per glassDomaine Salvard Cheverny Rouge 2011 (Loire Valley, Fr / Pinot Noir, Gamay)You can check out a picture of the salvard cheverny blanc on the cheverny aoc wikipedia page if you have run out of things to look at on your smartphone
9 per glassFenouillet Ventoux Rouge 2011 (S. Rhone Valley, Fr / Grenache, Syrah)This fresh and friendly blend comes from vineyards located in the spectacularly picturesque dentelles
11 per glassLa Grange Tiphaine Ad Libitum Touraine-Amboise 2011(Loire valley, fr / cot (malbec), cabernet franc, gamay) i think a conservative estimate is that i have consumed 28 gallons of this wine over the last few years. More wines from this estate coming soon
10 per glassCol D’Orcia Rosso Di Montalicino 2010 (Tuscany, It / Sangiovese)Nemo and ross take an 8am bus to manhattan, get treated to lunch at esca, taste 45 brunello producers, determine this wine was the best rosso in the room, 3 hours at fatty crab, 10pm bus home
12 per glassBodegas Volver “Single Vineyard” 2010 (La Mancha, Sp / Tempranillo)Since we have an all European wine list this old vine tempranillo aged in new French oak is the wine to drink if you are looking for california cabernet