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Foxen
Pinot Noir
Santa
Barbara 1999
Decadent!!! This
California Pinot has a wonderful brick red color with aromas
of cinnamon, strawberry and cherry.
The palate is filled with lush, ripe cherry fruit and a
touch of oak. A
great food wine.
$26.99 retail
$9.00 glass $31.99 restaurant bottle
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Wine
of the Month
Lange
Pinot Gris
Willamette
Valley 1999
This
wine displays that racy, brisk character that we associate
with Pinot Grigio. Hints
of pear and mineral in the bouquet with a simple straight
forward presence on the palate with bright acidity.
$26.99 retail
$9.00 glass $31.99 restaurant bottle
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Wine
of the Month
Domain
de la Terre Rouge Syrah
Amador
1999
Reminiscent
of many St. Joseph’s; this Syrah shows silky, wild raspberry
fruit flavors laced with pepper and herbal tones.
It has a clean purity that is velvety on the palate. Featured in the current Wine Spectator as best Rhone style
wine from California.
$16.99 retail
$6.50 glass $21.99 restaurant bottle
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Hawley
Viognier
Dry
Creek Valley 1999
This Viognier combines intense orange blossom,
honeysuckle, peach and citrus aromas.
It exhibits lively, exotic fruit flavors with a long,
fresh finish.
$22.99 retail
$8.00 glass $27.99 restaurant bottle
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Finca
Allende Rioja
Spain
1997
This
Tempranillo has a dark color with aromas of black cherry,
licorice and toasty oak.
Rich flavors in the same range draw you to the long and
supple finish. Exceptional!
Ninety-one points in the Wine Spectator.
$17.99 retail
$7.00 glass $22.99 restaurant bottle
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Giesen
Sauvignon Blanc
New
Zealand 2000
Crisp,
juicy and appealing with lively apple, nectarine and citrus
flavors, hinting at passion fruit on the zingy finish.
Delicious! Eighty-nine
points in the Wine Spectator.
$13.99 retail
$6.00 glass $18.99 restaurant bottle
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Wellington
Merlot
Sonoma
Valley 1997
Small production, family owned vineyard!!!
This Merlot is soft and rich with a core of currant,
chocolate and cedary oak firming up on the finish.
Exquisite..
$18.99 retail
$7.50 glass $23.99 restaurant bottle
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Foxen
Chardonnay
Santa
Barbara 1998
Complex
aromas of apple, lime and vanilla.
Expansive pear, apple and melon flavors that are
elegant and refined. It
finishes with a hint of citrus and floral notes.
$22.99 retail
$8.00 glass $27.99 restaurant bottle
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Larrikin
Shiraz
Barossa,
Australia 1998
Bright,
ripe flavors with pretty black cherry, pepper and anise
flavors that follow through to the finish.
This wine will coat your palate with lush fruit feeling
like no other wine. One
of Australia’s finest efforts!!!
$28.99 retail
$10.00 glass
$33.99 restaurant bottle
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Chateau
de Puligny-Montrachet
“Clos
du Chateau Bourgogne” 1999
The
fruit for this Bourgogne Chardonnay comes from the estate of
Chateau Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy.
The wine has a pineapple, tropical fruit nose with
hints of elegant, toasty oak and a beautiful expanding
mid-palate and finish. A
very classy, delicate and well made French Chardonnay.
$23.99 retail
$8.50
glass $28.99 restaurant bottle
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