New wine list.

April 29th, 2010 by Jeff Segal

We change our wine list everyday.  We change our blog posts less often.  But here’s our new list.

Focused

These are Heart’s by the glass picks of the moment.

Sherry (for grandma)

The David Foster Wallace of the wine world.  Brilliant but misunderstood.

La Cigarrera Manzanilla – $7       Like drinking the sea.  But better.

Gutierrez Colosia Elcano Fino – $7      Cate Blanchett elegance at a Jamie Lee Curtis price.

El Maestro Sierra Fino – $10      Saltier than Evelyn Waugh.

El Maestro Sierra Amontillado – $13        Maldon, almonds, ham, smoke, butterscotch and sex.

Gutierrez Colosia Sangre y Trabajadero Oloroso – $9       Nuttier than Nick Nolte.

Bubbles + outsiders

Serious fun.

2008 Wilfrid Rousse Chinon Rose de Saignee – $9    A serious as shit rose. Call it blush and get smacked. And it’s DRY.

2008 Isastegi Natural Cider -  $5     Tastes like Kombucha, costs less, gets you drunk.

2008 Fremont Brut Cider Par Nature – $8       Smells like a horse farm, tastes like (funky) perfection.

German Gilabert Cava – $9   Champagne – Snobbery = Cava.

German Gilabert Rose Cava – $9      Champagne – Snobbery + Girliness = Rose Cava.

Aubry Champagne 1er Cru Brut – $18       Champagne that you want to bathe in.

Chikurin Junmai Ginjo Sake -  $15      The best sake we’ve ever had.

White

From bestdealever to unfuckingbelievable.

2008 Closerie des Lys Blanc – $6          Our unbelievably good (and cheap) house white.

2008 Bregeon Muscadet – $7           Sharper than John Nash.

2008 Darting Pfalz Riesling Kabinett Trocken – $11       Holy schnikes, acidity!

2007 Peillot Altesse du Montagnieu – $13        If Don Draper drank wine, it’d be this.  We l-o-v-e it.

2008 Maule Sassaia Bianco – $14                About as natural as wine gets, but in a Roy Hobbs kind of way.

2004 Mittnacht-Klack Grand Cru Riesling – $13        Carlos Slim rich, George W. Bush dry.

2008 DeMorgenzon Chenin Blanc – $14       Charlize Theron beauty, J. M. Coetzee intellect, Nelson Mandela power.

2006 Deux Roches Saint-Veran Vieilles Vignes – $13       Real Chardonnay for real people.

2005 Campolargo Branco Arinto – $12            Smells like a mechanic’s garage, tastes like a pineapple.

2009 La Clarine Farm Viognier Orange- $11         The gutsiest white ever.  Close your eyes and it’s red.

Red

From Bota juice to liquid smoke.

2005 Tarantas Tempranillo/Cabernet Crianza – $6       The kind of wine you could drink from dusk ‘till dawn.

2008 Verduno Basadone Pelaverga – $13          Basadone means “lady kisser.”  Just guess what Pelaverga means.

2007 Garrey Mercurey La Chassiere – $14            Like hearing Otis Redding for the very first time.

2007 Axel Prufer Le Temps Des Cerises – $16          The best Vin de Table ever.  Eyjafjallajökull with fruit.

2006 Peillot Mondeuse de Bugey – $11           Juicy, peppery, stubborn, independent and begging for mason-jardom.

2008 Richou Les 4 Chemins Anjou – $9            Keepin’ it bistro all the way.

2007 Scribe Carneros Pinot Noir – $14                  Smoother than Keyser Söze.

2007 Rocher des Violettes Cot – $11           Finally, Heart has a Malbec on its list!  And a great one at that.  Enjoy.

2006 Champ des Treilles Bordeaux – $9             Legit Bordeaux at an even more legit price.

2006 Martellotto GSM – $12         Has a finish of bacon and sea urchin.  Yes, really, bacon and sea urchin.

Sweet

Great ways to start, finish or make a meal.

HM Borges 5-year Madeira – $9         Can kick the shit out of $100 ports with its eyes closed.

Gutierrez Colosia Moscatel Soleado – $11          Liquid maple syrup with ample acidity.

2008 La Morandina Moscato d’Asti – $12        About as good as Moscato d’Asti can get.  Like peach juice.

Langlois Cassis – $15      Yo Kanye, I’ma let you finish, but this is one of the best Cassises of all time.

2006 Muller-Catoir Beerenauslese – $20            The nectar of the gods.

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