PENTHOUSE BAR + GRILL CELLAR SELECTIONS WHITE WINE Henscke CROFT "Chardonnay" 5,200 Lenswood Vineyard/Adelaide Hills, Australia, 2012 Pear, melon and yellow stone fruits, sweet spices, creamy and nutty. Medium to full bodied. Chanson Pere & Fils Pernand Vergelesses Les Caradeux 7,300 1er Cru, Cotes de Beaunes, Burgundy, France, 2012 Fresh apples, honey, gentle oak with medium to full body and elegant finish Markus Molitor Riesling Brauneberger 7,780 Mandelgraben Eiswein, Germany, 2009, 94pts RP A sweet wine with a long play between sweetness and balanced acidity. Exotic fruits, peach, apricot paired with great minerality. Planeta Chardonnay, Sicily, Italy, 2015, 90pts WS 4,000 Rich, creamy and intense. Aromas of peach, golden apple, buttery vanilla cream. Full bodied, round & soft finish. Domaine Ponsot, Corton Charlemagne, 15,000 Burgundy, Italy, 2013 90 pts Burghound White peach, apple, floral and wet stone nuances. Full bodied and harmonic. Apostelhoeve, Riesling,The Netherlands, 2011 2,800 Green apples, citrus fruits, crisp acidity, dry and medium body Duckhorn Decoy Chardonnay, Napa Valley, USA, 2015 2,750 Apple, pear, peach and melon with crisp acidity and medium body.
Torbreck Runrig Shiraz Viognier, 12,600 Barossa Valley, Australia, 2005, 95pts WS A ripe sweet jammy black and red fruit basket backed with still firm but silky tannins, chocolate, BBQ smoke and a full body. This vintage is currently at its peak. Henschke Hill of Grace, Eden Valley, 33,800 New Zealand, 2006, 98pts WS Intense cheerry & red berry flavors combined with a smoky BBQ note in the nose followed by sweet spices, oak and an elegant long finish. Full Bodied with polished tannins. Henschke Mount Edenstone Shiraz, 11,200 Eden Valley, New Zealand, 2005, 95pts RP Concentrated plum and blue fruit compote, blackcurrant, sweet spices pepper, coco, a hint of tar packed up with silky tannins and and medium to full. Currently at its peak. Château Lynch Bages, Paulliac, France,2010, 98pts JS 12,350 Incredible full bodied expression of black currant, mineral, mint and pencil shavings, well integrated smoky oak, cedar and silky tannins. Château Montrose, St.Estephe, France, 2012, 99pts RP 17,700 Masculine powerful finish with intense black berry flavors, floral, strong very robust tannins, dusty smoky character. Medium to full bodied. Best vintage since 115 years. Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint Julien, 17,700 France, 2010, 100pts JS Phenomenal nose of ripe black currents, blackberries and a great rocky mineral stone touch. Strong, yet silky tannins, fantastic harmony with a full body. Best vintage since 1961. Château Figeac, 1er Grand Cru Classe, 5,650 Bordeaux, France, 2012, 94pts WE Great complexity, tobacco, black olives, smoky cedar combined with blue plums, dark cherries and robust persistent tannins. Medium to full body.
Château Cheval Blanc, 21,400 Bordeaux, France, 2008, 95pts JS Impressive and powerful explosion of blueberry, plums, vanilla and spice on the palate followed by the length of polished tannins. Medium to full bodied. Château Palmer, Margaux, France, 2007, 2 star 10,190 Rasperry, Asian spices, a floral nose and a silky texture followed by liqurorice, earth and toasty smoky oak. Medium to full bodied, polished tannins and elegant finish. Château Palmer, Margaux, France, 1989, 96pts WS 30,000 Red berries, sous-bois, potpourri and strawberry pastille - lively and energetic. The palate is medium-bodied and vibrant right from the start, silky in texture with plenty of citrus fruit. Domaine Fontaine-Gagnard, Pommard 1er cru 5,200 Rugiens, Burgundy, France, 2014, 91pts Burghound A sleek elegant medium+ bodied wine with fresh red & black cherry fruits, lively acidity, dusty oak, earthiness and soft tannins. Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France,2011, 95pts WS 6,400 Fresh herbs, truffle, licorice, dark cherry and spice box aromas get the show started. Château Troplong-Mondot, St. Emilion, 11,000 Bordeaux, France, 2010, 99pts WA Unusually full bodied for Merlot for this region and with a high alcohol level, partly new oak is shining through and packed with red berries and black cherries, truffles, robust persistent tannins. Château Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac, 15,800 Bordeaux, France, 2009, 98pts WA An intense black and blue fruit basket, paired with layers of smoky oak, earth and leather scents, smoke, coco and coffee. Full bodied and robust.
Château Cos d'estournel, St. Estephe, 19,000 Bordeaux, France, 2005, 95pts WE Vibrant fresh fruit combinations of plums, currants and a dark fruit basket, layered with sweet spices, smoky coco, a fine earthiness in the bouquet and velvety tannins. Medium to full bodied. Tenuta Dell' Ornellaia, Ornellaia, 15,000 Bolgheri, Italy, 2009, 97pts RP Ripe black fruits and red berries paired with black olives, mocha, tobacco, smoke and dense tannins. Full bodied and robust. Tignanello, Tuscany Italy, 2014, 94pts JS 9,690 Medium to full bodied with powerful robust tannins and youthful acidy. Very focused on black fruits, black olive, tobacco and smoky oak. Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 5, 6,400 Central Otago, New Zealand, 2012, 90 pts WE Black cherry fruit basket, well integrated tannins, coco, sweet spices. Full bodied. Graggy Range Pinot Noir, 3,500 New Zealand, 2013, 92 pts WS Fresh red & black cherries, plum and a floral undertone of earthy rose petals and herbs combined into a soft finish with medium body. Bodegas Palacios Remondo, 8,900 Finca Dofi Priorat, Spain 2012 A rich full bodied fruit driven wine. Soft silky tannins, sweet red fruit basket, prune jam and warm finish. Dominus, Napa Valley, California, USA, 2009, 97pts RP 13,000 Strong perfume of spices followed by the sensation of sweet prunes, plums, coco and beery jam. Well integrated oak and full body.
Ridge Montebello Cabernet Blend, 11,000 Napa Valley, California, USA, 2012, 94pts WE Dense blackcurrant fruit, coffee beans, robust tannins, persistent new toasty oak and a medium to full body. Slightly more old world in style. Shafer "Hillside Select" Cabernet Sauvignon, 14,000 Napa Valley, USA, 2011, 100pts WA One of the benchmarking American cabernet expressions. 32 month new American oak resulting in a complex structure of toasty oak, sweet spices combined with intense blue fruit basket and blackberry jam aroma. Full bodied. Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red, Napa Valley, 11,000 California, USA,2013, 96pts WA Smoked black & blue fruit basket, floral, earthy, peppery combined with coco and coffee. Concentrated full body, dense tannins. Cakebread Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, 5,400 USA, 2013, 91pts WE Dominating blackberries, coco and blueberries with vibrant acidity, full bodied with robust tannins. Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, USA, 2014 3,380 Medium to full bodied, well-structured black & red currant, fresh acidity, oaky spices and robust tannins. Joseph Phelps "Insigna" USA, 2012, 97pts JS 21,880 Full bodied and rich with well integrated oak, powerful fruit aromas of blueberry and black berry jam with still youthful acidity followed by mocha, toffee, coco and sweet spices, velvety tannins and a long finish. SWEET WINE Oremus Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos, Hungary, 2012 2,950 Sweet lingering apricots, peaches, and waxy honey flavors with a long lasting finish.