Red Wines 

Blends                                                        

 Peter Lehman Clancy’s Shiraz Cabernet Merlot, Australia         $36

      A robust and full-bodied wine, showing delicious velvet fruit on the palate.

Francis Coppola Claret, Napa, California                              $32

This wine is lively with black currant, all spice, & mocha. Full bodied &velvety.

Apothic Red,California                                                         $28

Syrah, Zinfandel and Merlot blend, creating layers of dark red fruit

finishing with vanilla & mocha.

Merlot

Canyon Road, California$7                                                                                $25

  Rich & smooth with plum & black cherry notes &a vanilla oak finish.

Trace, Central Coast, California$8                                                               $26

Flavors of plum, cherries & wild berries that linger from start to finish with a soft touch of tannins.

14Hands, Washington State$8                                                                       $26

Ripe fruit flavors are joined by subtle toast and mocha nuances. While soft & approachable, this wine maintains a sturdy frame of tannins.

Steele Stymie Merlot, California                                $47

Layers of ripe currants anise & chocolate covered cherries.

Pinot Noir

MacMurray Ranch, Sonoma Coast                               $10             $38

From the Sonoma Coast wine region, this Pinot Noir has elegant varietal fruit character 

expressing rich aromas & flavors of red fruits & fresh, earthy notes.

Parker Station, California                                              $8               $26

A light bodied California style pinot. Lots of cherry & plum on the nose

while the palate expresses flavors of strawberry & a little clove & oak.

Sherwood, Marlborough , New Zealand                                     $38

This medium  bodied pinot has fine tannins and balanced acidity that

showcases the hints of raspberry, a touch of blueberry and dark cherry.

Spruce Goose, Oregon                                                                $48

This 2004 pinot is aged in French oak with seductive black cherry & raspberry

with a hint of pepper in the long lingering finish. This big & bold wine

would have made Mr. Hughes proud. 

Old World and New World Varietals

 Simon Hackett Old Vine Grenache, Australia                $9                $32

  Full of jammy black & red berries & aged in American Oak. 

 Echeverria Carmenere Reserva, Chile                              $8                $29

Extremely rich & velvety, combines intense aromas of ripe cherries

and blackberries. Smooth & full-bodied.

Martin Cadox ERGO Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain                        $28

Simple but fresh & exhibits dark, robust, plush fruit & soft tannins.

Rodolfo Malbec, Argentina$                                                        $7               $24

Very fruity on the nose, with hints of plums, peppers & spices.

Good volume in the mouth, structured & with a well-balanced finish.

Querceto Chianti Classico, Italy                                                   $25

“Little Forest of Oak”, dry, balanced, with a soft and elegant body.

Pairs well with red meat & cheeses.

Red Zinfandel

Dynamite, Sonoma, California                                     $9                 $32

Spicy cherry, raspberry, & ripe plum with vanilla & oak undertones.

Rancho Zabaco Heritage Vine, Sonoma, California                      $29

Richly fragrant nose of ripe, sweet spiced blackberries & sweet stony minerals.

Mouth-filling, ripe & full, with concentrated fruit & very good balance for such a ripe wine.

Neyers Pato, Napa, California                                                     $33

Dark ruby color & shows good ripeness with some underbrush of licorice

and pepper herbs with a medium body.

Cabernet

Canyon Road, California                                                               $7               $25

 Medium-bodied & possesses rich dark fruit characters supported by spice,

mocha & hints of vanilla & oak.

Trace, Central Coast, California                                              $8                $26

 Spicy with a soft finish.

Louis M. Martini, Sonoma, California                           $10               $35

This full bodied cab is brimming with black cherry & vanilla oak flavors

and a smooth rich finish.

Villa Mt. Eden Grand Reserve, Napa, California                         $35

Spiced black plum aromas intermixed with caramel cherry flavors with

subtle oak nuances & earthy currant.

Silver Palm, Santa Rosa, California                                              $45

Produces small deeply colored berries that yield rich long lived wines.

Syrah/Shiraz

Trace Shiraz, California                                                       $8           $24

Our Shiraz is a tango with all the right moves. Fragrances of rich cherry,

blackberry & spice will envelop your senses as elegant

and robust flavors trace across your palate.

                                                    “In vino veritas.” - Pliny the Elder

                                            "The flavor of wine is like delicate poetry."
                                                                    Louis Pasteur

 “Wine, one sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight beyond the bliss of dreams.

                                                             Be wise and taste.”
                                                                     John Milton

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