Bodega Mendel
Unus 2004
Mendoza, Argentina
$47.

Great wine blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. Solidly built with ample structure, supporting plum, blackcurrant, fig, cocoa and licorice notes. It is elegant and impressive.

Aubert 2004
Chardonnay
Lauren Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
$70.

Delightful, luscious wine with a perfectly balanced finish. It can even convince an Old World wine enthusiast to move to California.

Main Ridge Estate 2004
Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula
$55.

Intense, buttery and oaky. White peach and fig flavors. This is a rich, seductive wine with impeccable balance and a long finish.

Domaine William Fevre
Chablis Grands Cru 2004
Bougros Côte Bougerots

Rich structure with apple and mineral flavors. Heartbreakingly handsome wine with outstanding depth and long concentration.

Didier Dagueneau 2004
Pouilly-Fume
$50.

Fantastic, rich and creamy white, with good acidity. Like a Monet, you’ll notice one thing at first glance, then something else the next, with every sip leaving an impression.

Ladera Vineyards 2004
Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain
$50.

A delicious and elegant wine that offers blackcurrant, blackberry flavors, with a hint of tobacco. A long-lasting finish. This red has all the right moves.

Villa Maria Keltern Vineyard
Chardonnay 2004
Hawkes Bay
$42.

A delicate, fine, concentrated, nutty wine, with great length. Enfold yourself in this buttery, oaky and playful Chardonnay.

Shafer 2004
Red Shoulder Ranch
Chardonnay
Carneros, Napa Valley
$43.

Expressive, rich and powerful. There's vanilla adding complexity to the apple, citrus and mineral flavors. It just might be the 9th Wonder of the World.

Cloudy Bay 2004
Chardonnay
Marlborough
$35.

Burgundy-style Chardonnay -- it shows apple, citrus, vanilla, sizzled-butter flavors with fine length and finesse.

Fattoria Petrolo 2004
Toscana Galatrona
$85.

Magnificent red with gorgeous flavors, combining flowers, berries and chocolate. It has a very long finish. This wine has longer legs than Ginger Rogers.