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Cost: $39.50 Chef's 5-Course Tasting Menu + $20 Paired Wine Flight
Please join us (21 and up only, please) this Saturday anytime from 5:00 on for our weekly chef's 5-course tasting menu. The menu selections and wine flights change every week. Cost is a mere thirty-nine fifty for all five courses and twenty bucks for all five paired wines. If you'd prefer not to order the paired wine flight, wines by the glass or bottle, as well as beer and cocktails, are also available. Here are the details for this upcoming Saturday. Wine notes and bottle prices are at the end of this announcement if you're interested.
NOTE: Due to the complexity of this menu we regret that we will be unable to accommodate any modifications to the menu. This includes allergies and food sensitivities.
CHEF'S 5-COURSE TASTING MENU ~ $39.50 | WINE PAIRING FLIGHT ~ $20
Scallop + Chive Dumplings | Smoked Tea Broth | Cantonese XO Sauce
2017 Emeve Chardonnay (3 oz. pour)
Crispy Mushroom Wontons | Sweet Garlic Chile | Cilantro Oil
2015 Margerum "M5" Red Rhône Blend (3 oz. pour)
Crispy Duck Wings | Asian Spiced Honey Glaze | Toasted Garlic Sesame Oil
2014 Lechuza "Amantes" Red Blend (3 oz. pour)
Shoyu Marinated Hanger Steak | Ginger Black Bean Sauce | Garlic Mustard Greens
2013 Saxon Brown "Fighting Brothers" Zinfandel (3 oz. pour)
Chocolate Cremeux | Caramel Coconut Espuma | Spiced Candied Walnuts
NV Yalumba Antique Tawny (2 oz. pour)
LOCATION & PHONE
Wine Vault & Bistro is located in the heart of San Diego between Little Italy and Old Town at 3731-A India Street on the upstairs terrace. Follow the black handrail up the stairs from the sidewalk to our front door. Our phone number is (619) 295-3939.
PARKING ~ FREE & PAID
Valet parking is available for $8.00. The drop-off point is two doors south of our entrance in front of Shakespeare Pub at the corner of India and Winder. Also, on-street parking is usually available within a 3-block radius. Remember that it’s OK to park in yellow commercial zones after 6:00 and that meters are also free after 6:00. You can also park in the lot behind Shakespeare Pub two doors down, but do not park in El Indio's lot unless you want your car towed! If you can’t find parking next to the restaurant, there’s always LOTS OF PARKING on San Diego Avenue and the adjacent side streets just past the Chevron station across Washington Street. So please don't drive yourself crazy endlessly going around in circles waiting to pounce on that perfect spot when there's TONS OF PARKING less than three blocks away!
WINE NOTES & BOTTLE PRICES
2017 Emeve Chardonnay ~ $19
(Valle de Guadalupe) Winemaker's Notes: 100% Chardonnay. Nose of tropical fruits followed with flavors of dried fruits and almonds nicely balanced with refreshing acidity and with mellow tannins from three months of aging in Hungarian oak barrels.
2015 Margerum "M5" Red Rhône Blend ~ $23
(Santa Barbara County) Winemaker's Notes: 42% Grenache, 36% Syrah, 14% Mourvèdre, 4% Counoise + 4% Cinsaut. 91 Points (Jeb Dunnuck, 2017). Red fruits, dried cranberries, and jammy youthful fruits come immediately to the fore, with perfumed Grenache and rose petal floral aromas. Opaque with dense crimson and ruby red hues. A solid core of dark red fruit and spicy fruit surrounded by youthful tannins. The overlying presence of Grenache flavors initially impacts the palate, followed by a finish complete with hints of jam, cocoa and dark berry contributions of Syrah and earthy Mourvèdre.
2014 Lechuza "Amantes" Red Blend ~ $28
(Valle de Guadalupe) Winemaker's Notes: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Tempranillo, 10% Nebbiolo + 5% Graciano. Our signature red blend is an approachable wine with fresh fruit notes of red berry, spice notes of clove and cinnamon, and strong tannins.
2013 Saxon Brown "Fighting Brothers" Zinfandel ~ $26
(Sonoma Valley) Review by Wine Advocate ~ 93 points: Displays notes of Provencal garrigue, pepper, kirsch, liqueur and black currants in a complex, intense style. This is very Mediterranean in character, but full-bodied, hedonistic, and just a total joy to smell, taste and appreciate.
NV Yalumba Antique Tawny (375ml) ~ $19
(Australia) Winemaker's Notes: This outstanding old dessert wine is deep tawny in color, with an aroma featuring dried fruits, caramel and spices with elegant brandy spirit and hints of wood aged rancio. The palate is richly flavored featuring chocolate and caramel with fine spirit characters and persistent aftertaste of dried fruits and nutty nuances. The texture is sweet and smooth with roundness from the wood maturation and brandy spirit filling out the middle palate and providing the firm, drying finish.
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