Sandy's Birthday Wine Dinner

With our sashimi appetizer

• 2007 Raventós i Blanc Cava Reserva Brut (L'Hereu) 91 Points

  Spain, Cava

  Light yellow color; yeasty, tart apple, tart peach nose; tasty, mineral, chalk, tart apple palate; medium-plus finish

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• 1990 René Collard Champagne Brut Cuvée Réservée 91 Points

  France, Champagne

  Light medium golden color; mature, honey, mushroom nose; tasty, tangy, mature, citrus, honeyed palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (90% Pinot Meunier, 10% Chardonnay)

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• 2009 Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  Light yellow color with light green tinge; lemon grass, cat pee, green fruit nose; excellent Sauv Blanc, lemon grass, lime, mineral, peach palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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• NV Ibarretxe Zorriketa Bizkaiko Txakolina Uriondo 87 Points

  Spain, País Vasco, Bizkaiko Txakolina

  Pale yellow color; lime, green chili nose; light-medium bodied, lime, chalk palate; medium finish

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These went with our gazpacho, and then heirloom tomato salad

• 2001 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 95 Points

  Germany, Nahe

  Light medium chartreuse color; petrol, pine, floral, camphor nose; gorgeous, maturing, peach, ripe stone fruit palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2001 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Medium gold color; mature, hazelnut, light petrol nose; tasty, maturing, apple, applesauce, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2005 Château Monbousquet Bordeaux Blanc 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux

  Light medium gold color; kombucha, ginger nose; tight, tart apple, quince, mineral palate; short finish

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• 2007 Domaine des 2 Mondes Viognier Saints and Sinners Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills

  Light green tinged yellow color; peach, floral, honeysuckle nose; tasty, apple, peach, pear palate; medium finish 92+ pts.

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With our Chilean sea bass, wrapped in fig leaf with leeks and hibiscus tea reduction sauce and grilled.

• 2000 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Corton-Charlemagne 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Light medium gold color; butter, hazelnut nose; reduction, citrus, almond palate; medium-plus finish

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With our grilled grass-fed rib eye and tandoori chicken

• 1983 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Mushroom, herbaceous, pencil lead nose; tasty, elegant, tart black fruit, pencil lead palate with depth; medium-plus finish

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• 1981 Il Colle di Carli Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 87 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  Chocolate, tar, green herb nose; tangy, padrone chili, pond scum palate; medium finish

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• 2007 A. Rafanelli Merlot Dry Creek Valley 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

  Berry, black fruit, herbal nose; youthful, tart black fruit, berry palate; medium finish 90+ pts.

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With our homemade pluot shiso sorbet

• 2004 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese 93 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Petrol, white fruit nose; petrol, tart peach, apricot, mineral, green apple palate with balance; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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