full bodied yet easy drinking: smooth criminal
sangiovese: montemelino “malpasso” umbria, it 2018 (1L)
red berries + tomato leaf + light earthiness, organic
rufete/ tinto aragones: la zora “Z” salamanca, sp 2016 (tap)
black cherry + violet + earthy finish, organic
cabernet franc: domaine grosboit “la cuisine de ma mere” chinon, fr 2017
ripe red cherries + jalepeno + cedar
merlot/ cabernet sauvignon/ malbec: jonc blanc “fruit” bordeaux, fr 2016
blackberries + red currant + forrest floor
cabernet sauvignon: the fableist “373” paso robles, CA 2017
cassis + cedar + plum soft tanins perfectly balanced from field recordings WM
tannat/ cabernet: domaine labranche laffont madiran, fr 2015
leather + dark chocolate + black fruit, super rich “steak wine” organic
leather & spice: burning down the house
zweigelt: weingut martinshof “zum martin sepp” wienland osterreich, at
blackberries + red currant + leather, sustainable
cabernet franc: old westminster “carbonic cab franc” westminster, MD 2018 (tap)
raspberry + wintergreen + cola, local wine made in an unpressed easy style
piedirosso/ aglianico (frizzante): poggio delle baccanti “gragnano” 2018
blackberry + violets + smokey minerality, the lambrusco of southern italy, 0 SO2
dry with light to medium body: we can work it out
pinot noir: giraudon vignerons chitry, bourgogne, fr 2017
light and thirst-quenching + early summer cherries + chalky minerality
pinot noir/ trousseau: domaine de la touraize “cotes a cotes” arbois, fr 2017
red brambles + forest floor + roses
dolcetto: guiseppe bocchino “sponde” monferrato, it 2017
red currant + white pepper + dry eathy finish, organic
marzemino/ white grapes: furlani “mino” trento-alto adige, it NV
strawberry + lemon curd + dried violets, culty biodynamic 0 SO2