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Captain’s List

Defined: Exceptional wines that are often wines that cannot be replaced and are offered only while supplies last…  and that’s not long!  In order to share the best wine possible with all of our guests, these wines are offered at 1/2 off (or darn close to it!) every day so that everyone gets to enjoy these wines as much as we do!  Discounted pricing is listed.

Captain’s List Whites

Drouhin Vaudon ‘Premier Cru 2022’, Chablis, France

Brilliant yellow-green color with green reflections. Citrus and ripe fruit mingle with delicate floral fragrances on the nose. On the palate, the first impression is clear-cut and sharp. Long on the aftertaste, with fruity as well as mineral flavors; becomes slightly honey-scented when the wine is more evolved. 2022 offered a great maturity with particularly aromatic white wines the wines of this vintage are well-balanced and show an excellent ageing potential. 148

Drappier, Carte d’Or Brut, Champagne, France

The Carte d’Or cuvée is the very expression of the Drappier style. With its very high proportion of Pinot Noir, one is almost tasting a Blanc de Noirs. Champagne with a fine aromatic richness, it opens with aromas of stoned fruits such as white vineyard peach. A spicy hint announces a powerful complex palate. A vinous Champagne of lovely complexity with a characteristic note of quince jelly. 145

Stolpman Vineyards, L’Avion Roussanne, Ballard Canyon, California

Nuanced “red wine drinker’s white wine”, the great tradition of age worthy L’Avion Roussanne. The new release drinks especially fresh and has evolved wonderfully over the year we’ve held it in bottle. What was mineral and oak dominated a year ago has transformed into honey suckle and sweet beeswax. 150

J. Vignier, Aux Origines, Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France

This blanc de blancs is made entirely from “Les Simarts”, the very first vineyards planted in Barbonne-Fayel, Côteaux Sézannais, in the 1960s. This cuvée is 100% chardonnay, fermented in steel tanks with full malolactic conversion, bottled in April following harvest and aged minimum 36 months prior to disgorgement. 153

Forjas del Salnes, Leirana, Albarino, Finca Genoveva, Rias Baixas, Portugal

Pale, green-tinged yellow. Bright and sharply focused on the nose, displaying incisive Meyer lemon, honeysuckle, quinine and mineral scents, along with a hint of ginger in the background. Dry, taut and light on its feet, offering intense, mineral-laced citrus and orchard fruit flavors that show no excess weight. Closes on a spicy note, displaying strong, floral-tinged persistence. 165

Captain’s List Reds

L’Ecole, Perigee, Estate Seven Hills Vineyard Walla Walla Valley, Washington

Perigee epitomizes this estate vineyard’s distinctive cedar and beautiful dark cherry, framed by a structured elegance. It explodes with pretty aromas of spiced cassis, black raspberry, tobacco leaf, pencil lead, leather, and cocoa lifted by notes of spring flowers, sage, and rosemary. The complex finish is richly structured, long, and luxurious with silky tannins.144

Jax Vineyards, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

A fruity and well-made Cabernet Sauvignon expressing aromas of dark berries, dried herbs, bay leaves and hints of cola. It’s full-bodied and rich with plush tannins. Generous and opulent with dark berries and chocolate in the finish.  150

Robert Foley, Merlot, Napa Valley, California

Very ripe aromas of black currant and a trace of cedar introduce the first taste of this 100% varietal Merlot, which floods the middle with expansive ripe black fruit flavors from our Valley Floor vineyards as the gently gripping tannin of our Howell Mountain fruit coats the palate and lingers in a long finish. This “Merlot for Cabernet lovers” gracefully balances the best characteristics of these two remarkable Napa Valley AVAs. 150

Robert Craig, ‘Affinity,’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

Intense, savory and spice notes lend terrific aromatic nuance and vibrancy to play off a core of dark, inky fruit. Deep and dense, but also wonderfully nuanced, the 2018 Affinity has so much to offer. Most of the fruit is from a single site in Coombsville, with small additions from sites in Rutherford and Howell Mountain. 153

L’Ecole, Ferguson, Estate Ferguson Vineyard Walla Walla Valley, Washington

With a flavor profile distinctly influenced by its volcanic basalt soil, Ferguson is a richly structured, age-worthy, and energetic wine offering complex, mineral-laced aromas of cassis, blueberry, boysenberry, iron, fresh tobacco, and sandalwood. Layers of black and red fruit flavors are laced with hints of espresso and framed by expressive tannins integrated with crushed rocks and graphite. Intense, racy, and structured, Ferguson’s pronounced natural acidity carries through to a compelling and enduring finish. 160

O’ Shaughnessy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

Experience the buzz with the 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, the talk of the valley and beyond. Sourced from our esteemed Mount Veeder, Howell Mountain, and Oakville estate vineyards, this wine boasts a dark blue/black color with flavors of black cherry, plum butter, and mixed berry compote.  165

Scribe, West Atlas Peak, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

The vineyard sits on red volcanic soil on the southeastern facing slope. This cool ripening at 1,600 feet (well above the fog line) produces bright, energetic fruit that is unmistakably mountainside Napa.  Notes of juicy black cherry, red currants, and clove dominate the palate. 173

Robert Foley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California

This Napa Valley Cabernet combines the character of four AVAs. Weathered high-elevation vineyards on Howell Mountain, Atlas Peak, and Mt. Veeder provide intensity of color, higher acidity levels, and spiciness.  The lower elevation blocks of Calistoga with rocky soils and more extreme heat summation. Provide the lush mid-palate and fine tannin.  Ripe black cherry and rhubarb pie aromas, a thick almost sweet mouth-coating middle give way to the elegant finish.  Oak character is well-integrated with the fruit. 177

O’Shaughnessy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California

Sourced from a single vineyard, this Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with a little bit of Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Saint-Macaire (an obscure grape from southwestern France), Carménère and Cabernet Franc. The nose is all blueberries and bay leaves at first, later developing hints of cassis and sage, all nestled in soft notes of cedar and vanilla, while the full-bodied palate is nicely concentrated and softly tannic, with enough grip to suggest more than a decade of aging potential.  195