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Cartlidge & Browne Pinot Noir
North Coast (north of San Francisco)
Flavors of cherry and strawberry balanced by a layer of earthy mushroom. Smooth and silky.
Pair w/lamb, veal, venison. Awesome w/salmon.
- Pinot Noir is widely considered one of the best companions to food
- because of its good acidity & body complementing rather than
- overpowering food.
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Lioco Loco Pinot Noir, Chalone Pinnacles (south of North Coast area)
More guts than a normal Pinot. Big enough to stand up to steak.
Pomegrante and plums on the nose. Flavors of rainer cherry, rhubarb, blood orange, dried porcini mushroom flavors.
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Rock & Vine Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast
Black fruit, spice, ripe tannins. Balanced. Silky texture.
Pair w/short ribs, lamb, beef roast.
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Wine of Substance Cabernet Sauvignon, Washington State
Big fruit with a lot of structure. Good tannins but not overly tannic. Blackberries and currants. Little smoky.
Pair w/big saucy, fatty foods.
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Velvet Sledgehammer Shiraz, Langhorne Creek (Australia)
Blackberry, blueberry, plums, some spice. Little peppery.
Full body.
90-91 points
Very oaky, 16 months in oak.
100% Shiraz
Malbec drinkers will like this.
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Altocedro Malbec, Mendoza (Argentina)
Earthy, toasty, oaky.
90 points
Pair w/Ribeye, flank steak, skirt steak, filet if it has a demiglace, strong cheeses.
Winemaker is old school; uses cement tanks for fermenting (from early 1900s) Gets more oxygen than cylinders.
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Triumph Zinfandel, Napa Valley
Full body
Jammy but also has structure. Slight vanilla on finish.
Pair w/beef stew, wild game, wild boar, short ribs.
2 of the owners are Tulsa natives.
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Fidelity Merlot, Alexander Valley
Medium body
Cherries, blackberries, silky, slightly tannic.
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Pape Rocks, California
Rhone blend.
Light to medium body.
Juicy, savory, red & black fruits. Not very tannic, has some acidity.
We are only restaurant pouring. Only 5-6 cases made.
GSM blend (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre)
Cochon (2 guys from OKC)
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Horshoes & Hand Grenades
Full bodied red blend
Rich, ripe red fruit. Little chocolate flavor.
Owner went to OCU. Was a sommelier that worked at the French Laundry in Sonoma.
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Blackbird Arrise
Napa Valley
Blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
Strong black and cherry fruit, firm tannins.
Merlot is French slang for little blackbird. Name is also a nod to the Beatles song Blackbird (waiting for the moment to arise)
On the label, the birds on the wire are fret marks.
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