N.V. Perrier Jouet, Grand Brut, Epernay

16

N.V. Nicolas Feuillate, Premier Cru, Brut Rose, Epernay

18

N.V. Bele Casel, Proseco, Italy

8

2006 Babich, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

9

2006 Zemmer, Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige

9

2006 Adelsheim, Pinot Gris, Willamette

11

2006 Pine Ridge, Chenin Blanc/Viognier, Clarksburg

9

2006 B. Ress, Riesling, Hattenheimer, Kabinett, Rheingau

9

2005 Wieninger, Grüner Veltliner, Herrenholz, Austria

10

2006 Calera, Chardonnay, Central Coast

12

2006 Calera, Pinot Noir, Central Coast

16

2003 Morgan, Syrah, Monterey

11

2003 Hill of Content, Grenache Shiraz, Australia

10

2005 Easton, Zinfandel, Amador County

10

2003 Swanson, Merlot, Napa

16

2005 Joel Gott, Cabernet, California

12

N.V. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Yellow Label, Reims

48

Extraordinary sappy-mineral savor in this full-bodied beauty. Haunting, exquisite finish.

2006 Robert Sinskey, Pinot Blanc, Los Carneros

36

2005 Gunderloch, Estate Riesling, Jean Baptiste, Kabinett, Rheinhessen

20

2003 Swanson, Merlot, Napa

33

2003 Ridge, Zinfandel, Geyserville

35

2003 Grgich Hills, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

62

N.V. Roederer Estate, Anderson Valley

42

N.V. Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Yellow Label, Reims

96

N.V. Comte Audoin de Dampierre, Cuvée des Ambassadeurs, Brut, Chenay

76

N.V. Laurent-Perrier, Cuvée Rosé Brut, Tours-Sur-Marne

140

N.V. Pierre Peters, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Grand Cru, Le-Mesnil-sûr-Oger

78

2006 Hunter's, Marlborough, New Zealand

38

2005 Mount Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand

35

2005 Fiddlehead Cellars, Santa Ynez Valley

48

2004 Crauford, Highlander, Napa

38

2005 Kathryn Kennedy, California

49

2005 Martinelli, "Tessa Lee," Russian River Valley

60

2005 Chalk Hill, Estate Bottled, Chalk Hill, Sonoma County

58

2006 Spottswoode, Napa

72

2005 Mount Eden Vineyards, Wolff Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains

39

2005 Melville, Estate, Santa Rita Hills

61

2005 Ramey, Carneros District

77

"Fuller yellow color, with an unfiltered appearance. Exotic aromas of orchard fruits, clove and flowers. Offers a sweet impression with a soft texture and very good richness. Strong flavor of peach is framed by sound acidity Best on the classically dry, mounting finish, which boasts very good length."
—Stephen Tanzer

2004 Calera, Mt Harlan

79

After Oxford, Josh Jensen, a native Californian, traveled to France, learning French and turning his love of wine, especially Burgundies, into a professional interest. He worked two consecutive harvests in Burgundy in 1970 at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. After a two-year search for limestone-derived soil in California, Jensen located and purchased a rugged, remote property near Mt Harlan in San Benito County, with a large limestone deposit. His fanatical commitment to traditional Burgundian methods is proven in this wine that goes from buttery oak to ripe fruit that maintains a delicate balance.

2005 Peay Vineyards, Sonoma Coast, Estate

95

Among the roster of elite wineries where she worked before starting Peay Vineyards with Nick and Andy Peay, winemaker Vanessa Wong cut her teeth as winemaker at Peter Michael Winery. It was there that she learned to make superior Chardonnay The nose is elegant and ripe with white fig, baked apple and pear focused by a lime and limestone core. The oak is well integrated without the overt characteristics of butter, vanilla, raw wood or char common to California Chardonnay.  A slight hint of hazelnut, brioche, grapefruit and kumquat develop in the nose and carry through on the palate as the wine opens. The wine is well structured with vivacity and mouthwatering acidity. Almonds, lime, and stone fruit linger in your mouth. The finish is very long.

2004 El Molino, Rutherford, Napa Valley

110

Bright pale gold with a lime green rim. Lifted aromatics of lime, pineapple and melon, supported by wild flower, Irish Cream and wet stone, A crisp attack to a viscous broad yet supple mid-palate with silky texture framed by fresh acids, citrus and mineral flavors fanning across the back palate to a long finish.

2004 Chateau Beauregard, Pouilly-Fuissé

60

2005 Medlock Ames, Alexander Valley

56

2004 Dehlinger, Russian River Valley

68

2006 McCorkindale, Pinot Gris, Waipara, New Zealand

56

2006 Luna, Pinot Grigio, Napa

42

2003 Von Buhl, Riesling, Armand, Kabinett, Pfalz

40

2006 Zilliken, Riesling, Butterfly, Saar

36

2004 Robert Weil, Rheingau Riesling, Spätlese

85

2005 Prager, Riesling, Federspiel, Steinriegl, Wachau

56

2002 Hirtzberger, Riesling, Smaragd, Singerriedel, Wachau

135

2006 Navarro Vineyards, Dry Gewürztraminer, Anderson Valley

45

Small producer in California's best area for this exciting grape. Spicy, complex wine exhibiting aromas of lychee, wild flowers and pear. Preeminent wine for matching with dishes of Asian influences and some spice. Wonderfully balanced. Pungent, medium-bodied, opulently aromatic.

2003 Martinelli, Dry Select Gewürztraminer, Russian River Valley

56

2006 Qupé, Bien Nacido Cuvée

40

2003 Vie de Romans, Flors di Uis, Fruili

69

2005 Garretson, Viognier, The Saothar, Paso Robles

60

2003 Calera, Viognier, Mt. Harlan

75

2005 Nautilus, Marlborough, New Zealand

48

2006 Babcock, Santa Rita Hills

42

2005 Brewer-Clifton, Clos Pepe Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills

120

Born of an obsession with Santa Barbara County terroir, Brewer-Clifton was formed in the early 1990's by Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton. Greg and Steve focus their efforts solely on the production of vineyard designated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from several carefully selected, extreme vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills appellation. The Clos Pepe has aromas of flowers, black raspberries and smoked pork followed by flavors of holiday spice, strawberries and pomegranates. Full bodied with a dry, firm texture.

2005 Brewer-Clifton, Ashely's Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills

205

Greg Brewer is also the winemaker at Melville. The Ashley's Pinot Noir has aromas of rose petal, white miso and wild berries followed by flavors of dried mission fig, cranberry, rhubarb and beets. Very pliant texture which is lengthy yet more finesseful than most of our pinots.

2005 Foxen, Sea Smoke Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills

154

2005 Drew, McDougall Vineyard, Sonoma Coast

99

2005 Drew, Threesome, Santa Rita Hills

82

2005 Lemelson, Thea's Selection, Willamette

64

2005 Soter, Beacon Hill, Willamette

105

2001 Domaine Heresztyn, Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru, Les Goulots

120

2004 Valli, Waitaki Vineyard, New Zealand

90

2004 Valli, Bannockburn Vineyard, New Zealand

90

2006 Felton Road, Central Otago, New Zealand

89

2005 Talley, Arroyo, Grande Valley

70

2005 Au Bon Climat, "La Bauge Au-dessus", Santa Maria Valley

67

2005 Melville, Estate, Santa Rita Hills

64

2005 David Bruce, Sonoma Coast

74

2006 Patz & Hall, Sonoma Coast

88

2005 Littorai, Sonoma Coast

90

2005 Littorai, Les Larmes, Anderson Valley

90

2005 Peay, Scallop Shelf, Sonoma Coast

100

2005 Peay, Pomarium, Sonoma Coast

100

2004 Dehlinger, Goldridge Vineyard, Russian River Valley

87

2005 Martinelli, Bella Vigna, Russian River Valley

90

2005 Martinelli, Zio Tony Ranch, Russian River Valley

110

2004 Calera, Jensen Vineyard, Mt Harlan

123

2004 Radio-Coteau, Savoy, Anderson Valley

100

2005 Radio-Coteau, La Neblina, Sonoma Coast

100

2005 DuMOL, Russian River Valley

135

The Beacon Hill Vineyard, first planted in 1988, has emerged in recent years as one of the Northern Willamette Valley's great Pinot Noir vineyards. Tony Soter' highly-informed decisions about clonal selections and rootstocks are truly paying off. The 2003 Beacon Bill Pinot Noir is in a riper, more overtly powerful style than the 2002. With Burgundian notes of dry leaves, underbrush, and game, it features bold black cherries, Oregon blackberries, that ever-present cranberry top-note, cedar oil (a hallmark of Beacon Hill), and a wraith of marzipan.

2004 El Molino, Rutherford, Napa Valley

140

2005 Woodward Canyon, Nelms Road, Columbia Valley, Washington

40

2005 Pine Ridge, Crimson Creek, Napa

48

2004 Whitehall Lane Winery, Napa

57

2003 Swanson, Napa

66

2001 Luna Vineyards, Napa

63

2004 Shafer, Napa

85

2001 Medlock Ames, Alexander Valley

75

2005 Luna Vineyards, Sangiovese, Napa

48

Exhibits jammy cherry fruit intermixed with notes of new saddle leather, strawberries, and rose petals. Rich and fat, it representsall that a Sangiovese should be but rarely is at least in California.

2004 Robert Biale Vineyards, Sangiovese, Nonna's Vineyard Napa

80

2003 Isole e Olena, Chianti Classico, Italy

45

2003 Edmunds St. John, Shell and Bone

45

2005 Vieux Télégraphe, Télégramme, Chateauneuf-du-Pape

74

2004 Domaine Les Palliéres, Gigondas

67

2005 Domaine Tempier, Bandol

79

XV Sean Thackrey, Pleidades, Old Vines, California

57

2005 Qupé, Syrah, Central Coast

40

2002 Havens, Syrah, Napa

54

2003 Ojal, Syrah, "Melville Vineyards", Santa Rita Hills

90

2004 Radio-Coteau, Syrah, Cherry Camp, Sonoma Coast

110

2004 Hentley Farm, Shiraz, The Beauty, Barossa

90

2005 Frog's Leap, Zinfandel, Napa

59

2003 D-Cubed, Zinfandel, Napa

56

2004 Crauford, Zinfandel, Kilt Lifter, Brown Vineyard, Napa

62

2005 Storybook Mountain, Zinfandel, Mayacamas Range, Napa Estate

67

2005 Ridge, Zinfandel, Lytton Springs, California

70

2005 Robert Biale Vineyards, Zinfandel, Aldo's Vineyard, Napa

100

2005 Robert Biale Vineyards, Zinfandel, Stagecoach Vineyards, Napa

90

2005 Radio-Coteau, Zinfandel, Von Weidlich, Russian River Valley

100

2002 Soter, Cabernet Franc, Litter Creek, Napa

120

2003 Tyrus Evans, Claret, Walla Walla Valley

90

2002 Á Marie, Red Wine, Napa

84

2004 Hedges, Red Mountain, Three Vineyards, Washington

60

2004 Chappellet, Mountain Cuvee, Napa

52

2000 Les Gartieux, de Pichon Lalande, Pauillac

76

2001 Chateau D'Augludet, Margaux

90

2003 Mount Eden Vineyard, Estate Bottled, Santa Cruz Mountains

82

2003 Crauford, Tattoo, Maroon Vineyard, Napa

83

2003 Woodward Canyon, Artist Series #12, Columbia Valley, Washington

84

2005 Owen Roe, Seven Hills Vineyard, Walla Walla

100

2004 Pride Mountain Vineyard, Napa County, 69%, Sonoma County 31%

130

2003 Silver Oak, Alexander Valley

133

2002 Grgich Hills, Napa

124

2004 Plumpjack, Napa

142

2004 Spottswoode, Napa

225

2002 Pine Ridge, Stag's Leap District, Napa

136

2005 Ramey, Larkmead, Napa

160

2O02 Araujo Estate, Eisele Vineyard, Napa

375

2004 Kathryn Kennedy, Lateral, California

80

2002 Foxen, Foothills Reserve, Santa Ynez Valley

78

2001 Lail Vineyards, J. Daniel Cuvée, Napa

174

2004 Kapcsándy Family Winery, State Lane, Napa

220

Under the supervision of famed winemaker Helen Turley, the 2004 vintage was hand harvested and hand sorted. A breakthrough effort, the 2004 is a combination of 60% Cabernet and 40% Merlot. Its dense ruby/purple color is accompanied by lovely, evolved aromas of blueberries, black currants, white chocolate, licorice and pain grille. Medium to full-bodied, elegant, finely etched, and impeccably well-balanced, with abundant amounts of sweet fruit.

2004 Cristom, Pinot Noir, Mt Jefferson Cuvee, Willamette

120

2003 Spottswoode, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

380