Red Flashcards by Megan Larsen

Pot de Vin

Un-oaked Merlot!

Domaine Guilhem

Pays d’Oc, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

playful | fresh dark cherry | plum | licorice

Bio-d

$35

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Plavina

Plavina

Piližota

Dalmatian Coast, Croatia

dry berries | red fruit | cocoa | lively acid, tannin

$9 | $36

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Clos la Marche

Pinot Noir

Louis Max

Côte Chalonnaise, Burgundy, France

concentrated red fruit | hint of vanilla wood | silky tannin

Organic

2015

$69

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Etna Rosso

Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio

Tenuta di Fessina

Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy

elegant | crushed berry | plum | light smoke | mineral

toasted Oak foudre maturation

$50

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Sorì Cristina

Dolcetto

Il Palazzotto

Dolcetto Diana d’Alba, Piedmont, Italy

Stainless Steel

violets | blackberry | soft tannin

$36

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Albe

Barolo (Nebbiolo)

G.D. Vajra

Barolo, Piedmont, Italy

min. 1.5 years in Oak

berries | earth | herbs | leather

2011 | 2012

‘11 a hot year in Piedmont; riper, fleshier fruit

‘12 had a longer ripening time so more elegant, balanced fruit

$77

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Chianti Classico

Canaiolo, Colorino, Sangiovese

Castellare di Castellina

Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Stainless, used barrique maturation 7 months

ripe black cherry | forest | tobacco | cedar

$14 | $56

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Teroldego

Teroldego

Elisabetta Foradori

Teroldego Rotaliano, Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy

Stainless and oak maturation

$59

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Beterna

Mencía

Finca Millara

Ribiera Sacra, Galicia, Spain

fruity | mineral | low tannin | fresh

$49

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Le Bombarde

Cannonau (Grenache)

Santa Maria la Palma

Cannonau di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy

robust dark fruit | velvety tannins | high alcohol

$39

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Aglianico Mastro

Aglianico

Mastroberardino

Campania, Italy

strawberry | cherry | blackberry

$44

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Al Passo

85% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot

Tolaini

IGT Toscana, Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy

“Super Tuscan”

French Oak

ripe cherry | strong Oak influence | tobacco

$60

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Mayer Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Mayer am Pfarrplatz

Vienna, Austria

Stainless Steel

light body | red fruit | black tea

hand-picked

13 | 52

2014

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Carignan

Carignan(~85%) | Alicante | Zinfandel | Palomino

Chris Brockway (Broc Cellars)

Alexander Valley, North Coast, California

Stainless Fermentation, Concrete ageing

Old Vines | Carbonic Maceration | natural yeast fermentation

2013

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Barbaresco

Nebbiolo

Moccagatta

Bric Balin Vineyard, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy

2012

SS fermentation | 18 mo. 40% new Barrique maturation

Practicing organic | Barbaresco requires 2 years maturation – of which minimum 1 year in barrel.

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Chinon

Cabernet Franc

Eric Hérault

Chinon, Loire Valley, France

med body | acid | mineral

$11 | $44

2015

Vermell

Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera, Mandó

Celler del Roure

Valencia, Spain

SS fermentation, Amphorae maturation

showcases dark fruit flavor and herbal nuances of Monastrell without being overripe or over oaked.

“vermell” is the Catalan word for “red” | Hand Harvested | destemmed | natural yeast fermentation | Amphorae are terra cotta vessels used for centuries in winemaking – amphorae-aged wine has been à la mode for the last few years in the US.

2014

Planetes de Nin

Cariñena, Garnacha, Garnatxa

Família Nin-Ortiz

Priorat, Catalonia, Spain

2014

SS fermentation | 7 mo. In Amphorae

Reductive | intense fruit

Biodynamic | The family’s vineyard sites are on a cooler, east-facing slope, making their wine a bit fresher and brighter; less concentrated than other Priorat.