WINES OF THE TIMES - Kazimierz World Wine Bar

VINO ROJO (any hack can churn out best-selling novels,
but this wine list writing takes real commitment)
’09 Kutch pinot noir, Anderson Valley..............................................................................................86
’07 Chateau Rayas grenache blend, La Pialade, Côtes du Rhône, France....................................87
a wicked, wild CdR, it has gradation rings like old Burgundy and is cloudier than my judgement on any given day,
smells like Twizzlers and wet stones, and has enough black pepper on the palate to coat a steak au poivre; essentially,
it’s mostly rejected grenache from the final blend of Chateauneuf-du-Pape mainstays Rayas and Pignan, but theres also
some cinsault and syrah from CdR; the perfect wine to drink with rabbit terrine at Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco
'03 Palmina nebbiolo/barbera/syrah, Savoia, Santa Barbara........................................................87
’08 K Vintners sangiovese, Guido, Walla Walla, Washington.......................................................88
'99 Foradori teroldego blend, Granato, Mezzolombardo, Italy.....................................................88
teroldego, which is Italian for ‘this is about as petite as petite sirah’, does not get any better than Foradori, and
Foradori teroldego does not get any better than the Granato reserve bottling, which,over time, does get better!
’99 Silesian shiraz/cabernet, Barossa, Australia..............................................................................88
’04 l’Angevin pinot noir, Sonoma Stage Vineyard, Sonoma Coast................................................89
’05 Chateau La Louvière bordeaux blend, Pessac-Léognan, France.............................................89
‘04 Fontanavecchia aglianico, Grave Mora, Taburno, Campania, Italy.......................................89
’07 Brogan merlot, Sarkisian Vineyard, Dry Creek........................................................................89
’05 Domaine Castagnier pinot noir, Aux Chezeaux, Morey-Saint-Denis, France........................89
’97 Conti Sertoli Salis nebbiolo, Canua Sforzato, Lombardy, Italy...............................................90
this historic Lombardy estate grows nebbiolo in vertical vineyards (IE on an ultra-steep mountainside,
straight up and down, just like a good martini) all designed to enhance the fruit impact and soften the acids
’00 AusVetia shiraz, South Australia................................................................................................90
'09 Ken Wright pinot noir, Canary Hill Vineyard, Eola Hills, Oregon, half bottle......................90
’01 Clarendon Hills grenache, old vines, Blewitt Springs Vineyard, Clarendon, Australia........90
perhaps they should call it ‘Brett Springs’, because if it’s anything like the Clarendon shiraz,
there’s bound to be a significant amount of Rhone-y earth & saddle leather quality...giddy-up!
’02 Rusden cabernet sauvignon, Hage Family Vineyard, Troll Creek, Barossa, Australia........90
’00 Marques de Caceres tempranillo/graciano, Gaudium, Rioja, Spain.......................................91
’07 Selene merlot, Frediani Vineyard, Napa.....................................................................................91
’02 d’Arenberg grenache blend, Ironstone Pressings, Fleurieu Peninsula, Australia..................92
’03 Mitolo cabernet sauvignon, Serpico, McLaren Vale, Australia...............................................92
is that the one where Pacino plays a cop?
’10 Rivers Marie pinot noir, Sonoma Coast.....................................................................................92
’08 Gramercy Cellars cabernet sauvignon, Columbia, Washington..............................................93
’07 Castello di Neive nebbiolo, Santo Stefano Vineyard, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy...............94
’03 Kalleske shiraz, old vine single vineyard, Greenock, Barossa, Australia...............................95
’02 Two Way Range shiraz, Barossa, Australia...............................................................................95
’09 Domaine Denis Mortet pinot noir, cuvee de Noble Souche, Bourgogne, France...................95
’99 Lashmar shiraz, Three Valleys, Australia.................................................................................95
’98 Genders shiraz, McLaren Vale, Australia.................................................................................95
’03 Siro Pacenti sangiovese grosso, brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy.................................96
’07 Brogan zinfandel, late harvest, Lingenfelder Vineyard, Dry Creek........................................96
Margi Wierenga comes from great (root)stock, as her Pops is Bert Williams of Williams-Selyem fame; consequently,
she has a sure hand when it comes to crafting superb pinot noirs from a number of various vineyard sources, but she
doesn’t stop there, her sauvignon blanc is among the finest in California (the USA) (the world) (probably the universe)
and this wine, a ridiculously rich zinfandel that has enough punch to pass for port, which only gets made in great years