Wine
Wine
Something Awesome From Our Bottle List
$mktwe drink a lot of wine and have bottles open all the time, we'll let you know what we've got tonight
Mont Marcal Brut Reserva 2017 (Penedes, SP))
$11xarel'lo, macbeau / the best bottle of value bubbles on earth (and we've tasted A LOT of them); dry, crisp apple, full body, staff fave
Chiaretto Le Meridiana Rose 2019 (Lombardy, IT)
$10rose / groppello, sangio, barbera / salted watermelon, rose petals, light, crispy and dry; makes everything 10% more fun
Seehof Riesling Trocker 2019 (Rheinhesser, GR)
$11.50white / riesling / DRY, intense lime, minerality; all aboard the riesling train, there's room for everyone
Tenuta la Pergola Roero Arneis 2017 (San Giuliano, IT)
$9white / arneis / plump and peachy, not too sharp but certainly not dull, perfect with creamy and rich pastas; viognier-esque
Domaine Benastra "La Petite Soeur" 2019 (Cotes Catalanes, FR) )
$12red / lledoner pellut, grenache, syrah, carignan / black cherries, tart raspberry, a little dusty, great bistro wine
Grifalco "Gricos" Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata, IT)
$12red / aglianico / dark fruit, black pepper, nice grip
Sparkling
Mas de Daumas Gassac Rose Frizant, 2018 (Languedoc, FR)
$58cab sauv, loads of others / oyster shells & fresh berries; natty wine before it was cool, plus it doesn't taste like kombucha! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Mont Marcal Brut Reserva 2017 (Penedes, SP)
$42xarel'lo, macbeau / the best bottle of value bubbles on earth (and we've tasted A LOT of them); crisp apple, full-body, staff fave for celebrating absolutely nothing but the evening in front of us
Szigeti Blanc de Blancs Brut, Sektkellerei, 2017 (Burgenland, AUS)
$55chardonnay / bright and zesty tangerine, dry as a bone, shows off the fun side of Chard
Cantina della Volta Lambrusco Brut Rosso (Emilia-Romagna, IT)
$48salamino, ancellotta / light red in color, one of the driest and most elegant lambruscos of all time.
Lini 910 Lambrusca Lambrusco (Emilia-Romagna, IT)
$42red bubbles / salamino, ancellotta / deep purple, intense dry berries; not Grandma Loretta's Lambrusco; Grisette's patron-saint wine
Alma 4 Blanc des Blancs 2014 (Uco Valley, ARS)
$48chard / toasted sesame and almond croissant with lemon peel and green apple; amazing story and amazing stuff
A.R. Lenoble Brut Intense Reserve, NV (Champagne, FR)
$65chard, pinot noir, pinot meunier / killer grower champagne from a wonderful family; beats the brakes of that Veuve that you think you like
A.R. Lenoble Rose Chouilly, NV (Champagne, FR)
$70chard, pinot noir / taught and vibrant with spice and strawberry; dry (barely) pink bubbles without the celebratory price tag
WHITE
Rudi Pichler Gruner Veltliner Federspiel 2019 (Wachau, AUS)
$50gruner veltliner / finessed, with punchy white pepper and crisp citrus and apple
Patois "Bricolage" Cider 2019 (Central VA)
$48foraged wild apples / just wow; violets, plum skins, mountain mint, a touch of funk, and minerality for daysss
Seehof Riesling Trocker 2019 (Rheinhessen, GR)
$45riesling / dry, intense lime, minerality, all aboard the riesling train, there's room for everyone; Johnny's White Pick
Marc Deschamps Pouilly Fume 2017 (Loire, FR)
$58sauvignon blanc / classic and stunning, like a Martha's Vineyard perfect beach day; grapefruit, grass and melon
De Forville Piemonte Chardonnay, 2019 (Piemonte, IT)
$42chardonnay / the Italian version of Macon-Villiage; all stainless steel; mushrooms, white flowers, lemon; lean and clean
Luigi Baudana "Dragon" 2018 (Piemonte, IT)
$44chard, sauv blanc, riesling, nascetta / complex, round fruit, and minerality; food-friendly chameleon
Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes 2015 (Burgundy, FR)
$68chardonnay / rich & soft texture, vibrant, flintiness of course, a wonderfully complex chablis from 70 year old vines; Eli's White Pick
La Bancale "Chair Blanche Marnes Noires" Blanc 2019 (Roussillon, FR)
$52grenache gris, macabeu / weighty, zesty stuff right here; all the lemony citrus you could ask for; yogurt covered pickled golden raisins Donnie's white pick
Early Mountain Petit Manseng, 2018 (Virginia, USA)
$50petit manseng / honeyed apricot and pineapple; exotic and wide-awake
Domaine des Deux Cles Corbieres Blanc 2019 (Corbieres, FR)
$56macbeau, vermentino, grenache blanc, grenache gris / full and round toasted almond balanced with lively acidity, Meggo's White pick
Les Lezardes, Domaine Rostaing, 2017 (Rhone, FR)
$65viognier / plump, peachy, iced tea
RED
Domaine des Lampyres “Contre-Attaque” 2020 (Roussillon, FR)
$55mourvedre / bright pomegranate and bay leaf; for Pinot Noir drinkers ready to try something new; up and coming winemaker FX Daure; Jaclyn’s red pick
Olivier Pithon “Lais Rouge” 2018 (Cotes Catalanes, FR)
$55carignan, grenache, mourvedre / sexy, relaxed, earthy and savory; named for the family cow (RIP)
Nicole Chanrion Cote de Brouilly 2019 (Beaujolais, FR)
$65gamay / strawberry, rhubarb, drips with finesse; cru Beaujolais from a legit 1 woman show- she’s the only employee; drink it while it’s here, guaranteed to go out of stock soon enough
Henri Prudhon Saint-Aubin 1er Cru “Sur Le Sentier Du Clou” 2017 (Burgundy, FR)
$75pinot noir / gamey and substantial; intense cherry and mushrooms; what I want and expect great Burgundy to taste like
Forlorn Hope “Queen of the Sierra” 2018 (Calaveras County, CA, USA)
$55zin, barbera, trousseau, tempranillo, mondeuse / fresh picked ripe blackberries right off the vine, brilliant acidity, aromatic and textural; Jenissa’s red pick
Domaine Finot “Turk Mountain” Malbec 2020 (Monticello AVA, Virginia, USA)
$55malbec / a thousand miles from Argentinian malbec, both literally and figuratively; fruity and stemmy (in the style of Beaujolais); proof that exciting wine is being made in Virginia
Le Soula “Trigone” Rouge No. 19 (Roussillon, FR)
$55syrah, carignan, grenache / gravelly and leathery with a bit of funk; like Indiana Jones’ hat
Montenidoli “Il Garrulo” Chianti Colli Sensi 2018 (Tuscany, IT)
$55sangiovese / grippy and rustic, cherry and brick- your Nonna’s kind of Chianti; slept on steak wine; first female vineyard owner in Italy (she’s almost 90 and still runs the show!)
Bernard Baudry “Le Clos Guillot” Chinon 2018 (Loire, FR)
$65cabernet franc / darker fruit and black pepper; perfectly balanced; big tannin, especially for Cab Franc; lounging on a bear rug in front of a fireplace in the wintertime, eating/being fed beef bourgogne by my beautiful wife (hey, we all have fantasies, right?)
Domaine Gour de Chaule Gigondas 2018 (S. Rhone, FR)
$65grenache, syrah / bright red fruit, flowers and earth; elegant AND muscular, like a female crossfit athlete
Le Soula Rouge 2013 (Cotes Catalanes, FR)
$75carignan, grenache, syrah / stunner with the right amount of age on it to be wonderfully complex right now; black truffle, leather, acid, sex; Donnie’s red pick
Le Marie “Colombe” Barbera Pinerolese 2016 (Piedmonte, IT)
$55barbera / heyooo, fruit bomb(!) that delivers richness and comfort; netflix & chill; oops, I drank the whole bottle
Domaine de Deux Cles “Jeux de Cles Rouge” 2019 (Corbieres, FR)
$55grenache / the darker side of grenache; luxurious, powerful, inky, thicc; Zin drinkers delight; Jeremy’s red pick
Arendsig “Inspirational Batch 8” 2019 (Robertson, SA)
$65pinotage / thought provoking, meaty, and wild; great with beef & lamb, great on it’s own when you want/need a stiff bottle of red; Eli’s red pick
Togni Rebaioli “1703” 2017 (Lombardia, IT)
$55nebbiolo / a renaissance man in Northern Italy making wine for himself and his neighbors; lucky you; intense, full of verve
Chateau Les Vieux Moulins “Les Helices” 2016 (Bordeaux, FR)
$55merlot, cab franc, cab sauv / woodsy and inky, long blackberry finish and dusty earthiness
Domaine des Miquettes “Madloba” St. Joseph 2014 (N. Rhone, FR)
$75syrah / wild, bright, and black; blueberry skin tannins and black olive; long finish; age has served her well
Chateau du Grand Bos Graves Rouge 2010 (Bordeaux, FR)
$75cab sauv, merlot, cab franc / dark fruit, leather, and gravel; assertive wine from a legendary vintage; 1.5 Liter magnums from 2000 vintage (also a banger of a year) available for $140