winelist
- Cava
- Vinos Blancos y Rosados ~ White Wines and Roses
- Jerez ~ Sherries
- Oportos ~ Ports ~ Dessert Wines
- Vinos Tintos ~ Red Wines ~ Rioja
- Priorat
- Very Special Wines
Cava
Sparkling wine from the D.O. Penedes made by the methode champenoise, Cava is crisp, creamy, light, fresh, clean ~ an excellent way to start your tapa experience. With pronounced acidic qualities balanced by the fresh flavors of apples, apricot, strawberries and raspberries, Cava is perfect for seafood and grilled dishes as one would find anywhere in the Mediterranean and Southern European coast but especially for celebrations - Buen Provecho!
Don Conde Brut NV
Semi-sweet, classic cava w/ bright fruits and dry finish.$5.00 $22.00Cristalino Rosado Extra NV
Beautiful Garnacha-based crisp, dry cava w/ strawberry and especially red raspberry flavors.$5.00 $22.00Avinyo Brut Reserva NV
Amazing medium bodied cava w/ hints of grapefruit, yeast, and straw - clean, dry finish ~ a must try & rare find.$9.00 $35.00Jean Leon Terrasola Chardonnay-Garnacha Blanca-Paralleda '06(Catalunya)
Intense aromas of melon and citrus fruit, buttery yet lively on the palette with a soft, peachy finish$8.00 $31.00Can Fiexas Blanc Selection '06 (Penedes)
From one of Catalunya's oldest and finest bodegas, a finely polished blend of free-run juices of Paralleda, old Macabeo, and Chardonnay - crisp, lemony, mineral-laden, and refreshing with beautiful soft fruits - pear, green apples, and ginger$9.50 $37.00Privat 'LAIETA' Reserva Brut Nature '05
Incredible find on a recent trip to Spain - super-sexy, full-bodied chardonnay, disgorged only upon bottling, no extra sugar dosage for an exceptionally beautiful dry finish, citrus nose w/ peaches and apples.$50.00Privat 'OPUS EVOLUTIUM' Gran Reserva Brut Nature '07
aged for a minimum of 30 months, 'OPUS' is the big brother to 'LAIETA' . Light, creamy and dry, 'OPUS' is even more impressive with its fully developed chardonnay and citrus fruits, crisp minerality,& soft, velvety finish - like the other wines from Privat this Cava is organically produced$60.00
Vinos Blancos y Rosados ~ White Wines and Roses
Spanning flavor profiles from crisp, apple and peach, to citrus w/ buttery vanilla, Spanish whites are truly diverse and refreshing values. Unlike many varietals from neighboring France or the US, the Spanish whites reflect the distinct, diverse regional tastes and cultures where they are created and grown. It is our pleasure to introduce some of these simple yet delicious wines to you for the first time. Txakoli is the legendary Basque white wine drunk in frothy glasses or poured from the Porron, a glass or ceramic pitcher. These wines, like cava, are best drunk young, displaying their crisp acidity fresh fruit flavors that make them so refreshing.
Txakoli: Arabako Xarmant '05
This wine is full of apples, pears and the effervescence of young, freshly made wines - deliciouso! ( Parron available upon request)$6.50 $29.00Ameztoi Getariako Txakolina '05
Fresh, clean apple and pear aromas, tart, acidic with light carbonation make this a perfect partner with seafood! (Porron available upon request)$8.00 $33.00Marques de Caceres Rosado '04 (Rioja)
Dry and full of delicious fruit ~ austere w/ admirable flavor intensity ~ a staple of Spanish tapas bars.$6.00 $23.00Muga Rosado '05 (Rioja)
Beautiful blend of strawberries, pale straw, and vanilla ~ crisp and dry finish.$7.00 $27.00Le Tierra Blanco
From the talented winemakers at Agricola Labastida in Rioja Alavesa comes this simple, flowery, well-balanced white$7.00 $27.00Valdelainos Verdejo '05 (Rueda)
100% Verdejo grapes, this varietal is young and vivacious, full of melon and citrus w/ balanced acidity ~ a great find!$7.50 $29.00Muga Blanco '05 (Rioja)
Primarily Viura grapes, this beautifully balanced white is full of mineral crispness and soft fruit.$8.00 $31.00Terras do Sado Joao Pires Muscat '04 (Setubal)
Fresh, peachy, yet dry and aromatic - reminiscent of a Reisling or Gewertz.$8.00 $31.00Burgans Albarino '05 (Rias Baixas)
This wine has a fruity aroma w/ ripe apples, citrus,and minerals. It's youthful and dry w/ crisp acidity.$8.00 $31.00Jose Pariente Verdejo '05 (Rueda)
100% Verdejo grapes w/ intense nose of green apples and an abundance of tropical fruit ~ spectacular value, delicious wine.$9.50 $37.00Granbazan Albarino (Rias Baixas)'04
One of the best Albrinos made in Espana, Granbazan shows why this wine is so popular - beautifully crisp, clean with the fruit, mineral and structure one finds in the best Chablis at half the cost.$9.00 $35.00Pazo de Senorans Albarino '05 (Rias Baixas)
An explosively aromatic wine full of fruit - most notably peach and apricot - balanced with minerals. Intensly concentrated and flavorful. Another of Spain's best...$9.50 $37.00
Jerez ~ Sherries
Dios Baco Fino
Light, dry,& packed with flavor ~ this vibrant, refreshing fino is a superb apperitif.$6.50La Gitana Manzanilla
Exquisite; light and delicate ~ salty, complex & lively flavors - perfect to start with some light seafood or cheese tapas.$5.50Alvear Fino de Rama '00 (Montilla Moriles)
100% Pedro Ximenez grapes, Bone dry and quite savory ~ one of our finest sherries ~ try it as an apperitif or with some gambas, olives, or chees courses.$7.00Dios Baco Amotillado
A classic...medium dry, medium bodied, fresh & alive with loads of dried fruit and almonds.$6.50Lustau Rare Amotillado Solera Reserva Escuadrilla
Lighter than Cream sherries, but more full-bodied flavor and color from old oak barrels - deliciously dry with rich caramel, pecan, and almond tones - a very special sherry to savor with almonds, olives, roasted peppers.$5.50Lustau Solera Reserva Palo Cortado Peninsula
Lighter than Amotillados this is still a full-bodied sherry with a rich, spicy nose, long, sexy flavors and remarkable sublety$6.50Lustau Oloroso Don Nuno
Beautiful nose of almond, caramel and golden raisins ~ this is a staff favorite with fried anchovies.$6.50Don Pedro Ximenez Gran Reserva '71
Perhaps our greatest find ~ a rare and delicious 100% Pedro Ximenez aged to perfection!$12.00Bodega Toro Albala Don Pedro Ximenez 1927 (Montilla Moriles)
This is the initial year of the wine's solera or blended vintage from over 80 years ago. Deep mahogony notes w/ chocolate, nectar, apricot, and prunes.$15.00Bodega Toro Albala Don Pedro Ximenez 1950 Reserva (Montilla Moriles)
One of only 250 bottles made. Serenely aged and refined through maturation this Amontillado is a perfect aperitif or grand finale to a special evening. Sinfully delicious w/ almond, apricot, sweet balsam, and vanilla highlights, it finishes with incredible finesse and lingering notes.$35.00
Oportos ~ Ports ~ Dessert Wines
Quinta Das Heredias Meio Seco
A light white, semi-dry w/ loads of apricots/sultanas. Beautiful w/blue cheese and membrillo or any cheese plate.$8.50Rottlan Torra Moscatell (Priorat)
Very rare find, this unfiltered dessert wine is full of sun, stawberries, and bergamont.$9.50Casta Diva Cosecha Meil '03
100% Late-harvest Moscatell Roman made only w/ free run juice - w/ rich tropical fruits, ginger, and honey.$14.00Quinta Das Heredias 'Tawny' 20 Year
A beautiful port rich with buttery notes, toffee, roasted dates and white pepper - try this with our crema cocida.$15.00Quinta Das Heredias 'Ruby' Special Resvera
Quite simply one of the most deliciou Port wines we've tasted, full red fruit, perfect with desserts$9.00Capcanes Pansal del Calas '00 (Monsant)
This red is made from a blend of 70% Garnacha and 30% Carignane and then fortified like a port. Sinfully rich and deliciou, enjoy the Pansal with rich chocolate truffles or some of Spain's famous Manchego or Cabrales cheeses.$10.00
Vinos Tintos ~ Red Wines ~ Rioja
El Primavera '05
Elegant and smooth, this medium bodied Rioja is full of cherry and red currants w/ a hint of licorice...Fresh, balanced, a great value!$7.00 $27.00Conde de Valdemar Crianza '02
Wine Spectator Best Buy ~ medium bodied, dry and spicy.$7.50 $28.00Bodegas Breton Lorinon Crianza Rioja '03
Lush, ripe fruit, soft on the palate with super smooth finish.$8.00 $31.00Herencia Remondo La Montesa Rioja '03
Intense beautifully made old-stlye Rioja w/ vivid, ruby red fruit with some new style accents of cedar, mocha, and vanilla.$9.00 $35.00Conde de Valdemar Reserva '00
Rustic, generous nose and full of tasty black fruit flavors - great with grilled lamb, pork, or tuna grilled rare.$9.50 $37.00Muga Rioja Reserva '02
Velvety tannins, beautiful ripe fruit, and a sexy finish.$12.00 $46.00Bodegas Breton Lorinon Reserva '01
This is the result of more scouting from Spain, bringing us the big brother to the Crianza, this Reserva has the exceptional depth, forward fruit and soft, silky tannins of a wine twice it's age and cost. Truly delicious with all our richest food, Jamon, cheeses, and meats off the grill. Avery elegant wine.$12.00 $40.00Allende Rioja '00
Elegant, darkly sexy and sophisticated, w/ tumescent berry and hints of vanilla, clean cedar- oak finish - a chef's favorite.$12.00 $46.00Valsacro Rioja Crianza '01 Biodynamic
Back on our list this beautifully made, hand-crafted biodynamic Rioja had big shoulders, dense berry-fruit, long, satiny finish w/ new style expression.$50.00Tierra Fidel '02
A beautiful Rioja w/ a powerful concentration of tannins and fruit. Smoothly constructed, this unusual blend of Garnacha and Graciano grapes has a medium body w/ intense garnet color and balanced with memories for blackberries and cherries.$90.00Bodegas Breton Alba de Breton Reserva '98
This elegant Rioja is made from vines over 80 years old. This produces a pronounced minerality, intense dark berries and cherries, with earthy notes and spice one expects from Riojas. Beautifully aged, sexy, expressive - finely made.$100.00Prado Enea Muga Gran Reserva '98
An exceptional example of a classic Rioja - It is powerfully intense yet ethereally elegant in it's complexity. This wine boasts a full-bodied lingering finish and tantalizes the palate with its surprising density and concentration. Rich opulent fruit to leather, earth, and vanilla, cocoa, cinnamon-this wine constantly evolves upon opening to entertain and impress.$100.00Bodegas Labastida 'El Belisario' '04
Beautifully elegant, deeply extracted mocha, cedar and cherry flavors from some of Rioja's oldest tempranillo vines make this a wine to remember. Earthly, big-shouldered El Belisario delivers tons of ripe fruits and balanced acidity over long, velvety tannins.$150.00
Priorat
the only DOC besides Rioja in Espana, Priorato is renowned for its crackled, parched soils, mountainous terrain, and fabulous jammy reds. deep violet in color, and displaying layer after layer of rich berry fruit, they have and astounding minerality and vibrant acidity.
Onix Tinto '04 (Priorat)
A rare find ~ full-bodied red fruits, deep tannis w/ cassis, toasted almonds, very earthy.$8.00 $31.00Clos les Fites Crianza '02
Award-winning bright black cherry and ruby tones abound w/ spicy black fruits and intense aromas of terroir$8.00 $31.00Pasanau Ceps Nous '05
From the highest point in the rugged Catalan mountainsides come the next two wines. The Ceps Nous is light, young,and fragrant w/ black cherries, this deeply-colored extraction reveal complex minerality from Priorat's famed slate hills, and all-natural cultivation.$12.00 $47.00Gemium '03
another resent find from Spain, a truly beautiful, hand-crafted wine from the small village of Pobelado, the steep slate hills and mountains produce this big, naturally made red - give this wine lots of room and time- full of plum, vanilla, licorice, and leather with satiny finish from 6 families of winemakers who really love thier craft.$60.00Mas Igneus Costers del Priorat '01
dense fruit, layered flavors of spicy black raspberry with a distinct mineral edge and long, rich finish - classic Priorat.$60.00Alvaro Palacios Les Terrassess '05
from the pedigree of the Rioja Bodega Palacios is this beautifully crafted new-style Priorat layered w/ sun-baked berries, ripe black fruits. and supple, velvety tannins.$100.00Pasanau Finca La Planeta '03
Luscious, concentrated, cassis-laden nose w/ ripe black cherries, dried plums, and balanced acidity make this a rewarding vintage.$100.00
Very Special Wines
These selections represent the best in contemporary Spanish winemaking at tremendous value. MAS is proud to be able to offer these and other selections created from old, sometimes ancient vines, barrel-aging traditions and new techniques in blending that produce incredible character in fruit, structure, and finish with finesse one usually sees in the best Burgundy and Pinot Noir wines. These are our most recent selections:
Bodegas J.C. Conde Neo 'Sentido' '05 (Ribera del Duero)
dark ruby and jammy, this deeply-layered Ribera is rich and perfumed with cedar, blueberry and vanilla$50.00Tierras De Luna Vino Tinto '01 (Castilla Y Leon)
Another new world blend of Tempranillo, Cab Sav, Merlot, and Garnacha this is one smooth red w/ licorice, vanilla, toasted oak, and forward fruit - savor this with someone special.$50.00Guelbenzu Evo '02 (Ribera del Queiles)
From Navarra and showing signs of French influence a big shouldered red is another New World blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Tempranillo, w/ bright cherry, cassis, & spicy peppercorns$50.00Condado de Haza '03 (Ribera del Duero)
Super ripe aromas of raspberry, espresso, cherry skin, and black licorice. Incredibly sexy and elegant.$55.00Pago de Carraovejas Crianza '03
This wine explodes w/ big, ripe, chewy fruit, big shoulders, lovely nose and a finish we love the way this wine sings with food - try it with the lamb, roast pork, or tenderloin of the grill.$58.00Exaltos "Cepas Viejas" Mencia (Bierzo)
A great find from Espana - 100% Mencia - concentrated, deeply extracted flavors from 60 year old vines - full of ripe red fruits: currants, red raspberry, vanilla, cedar, and bergamot. chef's new fave.$60.00Genium (Priorat) '03
Another recent wine from Spain, a truly beautiful, hand-crafted wine from the small village of Pobelado, the steep slate hills and mountains produce this big naturally made red - give this wine lots of room and time - full of plum, vanilla, licorice, and leather with satiny finish from winemakers that really love their craft.$60.00Pesquera Crianza (Ribera del Duero) '04
Perhaps the most famous of new Spanish wines - 100% Tempranillo; A luscious wine reminisent of dark berries and ripe fruit with woodsy hints of vanilla and oak - all balanced with firm tannins and refined acidity; an impeccable wine from Alejandro Fernandez.$55.00Bodegas Maurodos San Roman
Fantastically concentrated wine made from 100% tempranillo 20 months in oak barrels - loads of blackberries, sexy mocha and tosted oak - new world style hits the big time with this vintage.$70.00Mas Igneus Costers del Priorat '01 (Priorat)
dense fruit, layered flavors of spicy, black raspberry w/ distinct mineral edge and long rich finish - classic priorat$70.00Erial tf '04 (Ribera del Duero)
100% Tempranillo grapes from 80 year old vines; this wine is ripe with plums, figs, and spice aromas. Very complex and on the palate is concentrated and lingering. Sophisticated balance between fruit, acidity, and supple tannins. This wine is a remarkable find, new to the market and to impress.$75.00Astrales (Ribera del Duero) '03
Another big red from Ribero del Duero, 17 months in the barrel, chewy fruit, beautifully scented w/ vanilla, black raspberry, cedar, and toasted oak this wine finishes with long silky tannis.$80.00Guelbenzu Lautus (Ribera del Queiles) '99
More greatness from Navarra, this big red bears resemblance to its big French cousins across the border in a new world blend of Cab, Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Merlot$90.00Aljibes Syrah '04 (Tierra de Castilla)
another fantastic wine from aljibes, 100% hand-picked Syrah grapes, aged 10 months in oak barrels, producing an intense aroma with complex flavor profile of dark berries, hints of cassis and violet with great balance and long silky tannins.$90.00Tierra Fidel '02 (Rioja)
a beautiful Rioja with a powerful concentration of tannins and fruit. Smoothly structured, this unusual blend of grancha and graciano grapes has a medium body w/ intense, garnet color and balanced with memories of black berries and cherries.$90.00Bohorquez (Ribera del Duero)
like many wines from this region, Bohorquez displays an intense, ripe fruit with good acidity. this saturated, big red, is from 85% tempranillo and 15% cabernet and is aged 15 months in oak. it is loaded w/ ripe, black fruit, toasted almonds and an amazing balance. you'll love it's big flavors and beautifully crafted finish with each glass you drink.$100.00Palomero 1999 (Ribera del Duero)
a very special red from Isaac Fernandez, numbered bottles from a small batch (2500 cases) of barrel-aged wine from 80 year old vines. Unfiltered or fined, aged for 13 months in oak, this bold red has all the character of Tinto Fino and displays great suavity, seductiveness, and flavor one expects from Ribera del Duero. a great find and an ever greater value.$100.00Pago de Carraovejas Tinto Reserva '03 (Ribera del Duero)
what can be said about this intensely concentrated, dark cherry yet elegant wine that spends 12 months in American and French oak...plush, deep floral notes w/ background flavors of pepper, coffee, and a jammy finish.$115.00Pesquera Reserva '03 (Ribera del Duero)
impressive, complex; deep, ripe tannins on the finish balance harmoniously w/ layered, dense fruit, notes of espresso, toast, and mineral elements on the palate. This wine showcases tempranillo at it's best.$115.00Dominio de Pingus 'Flor de Pingus'
crafted by Peter Sissek this wine is harvested by hand, deftly aged for 14 months in oak, and the product is a smoky, full-bodied masterpiece. Loads of mulberry, currant and dark purple fruits, there is a long, tannic finish with hints of licorice and herbs to soften the tannins. Enjoy now, due to the growing fame, we may never get another chance at this great wine.$130.00
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