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Cost: $42.50 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 forty-two 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 ~ $42.50 | WINE PAIRING FLIGHT ~ $20
Lemon Ricotta Filled Squash Blossoms | Tomato Emulsion
NV Mas Fi Brut Cava (3 oz. pour)
Sautéed Local Snapper | Caper Brown Butter | Almond Bread Crumbs
2016 Paul Hobbs "Crossbarn" Chardonnay (3 oz. pour)
Saffron Risotto | Housemade Chorizo | Clams | Coriander Oil
2015 Tridente Tempranillo (3 oz. pour)
Petite Beef Filet | Crushed Fingerling Potatoes | Summer Pepper Romesco
2014 B. Leighton "Gratitude" Red Blend (3 oz. pour)
Grand Marnier Macerated Strawberries | Housemade Crème Fraîche | Brown Sugar Crisp
Torres Spanish Orange Brandy (1 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
NV Mas Fi Brut Cava ~ $10
(Spain) Winemaker's notes: 40% Xarel-lo, 35% Macabeo + 25% Parellada. An elegant and balanced sparkling wine. Undergoing second fermentation in the bottle, it is aged for 10 months providing its fine bubbles and complex and structured palate. There are notes of white flowers and citrus on the nose, with fresh stone fruits and pleasant creamy flavors in the mouth.
2016 Paul Hobbs "Crossbarn" Chardonnay ~ $23
(Sonoma Coast) Winemaker's Notes: Daffodil yellow with aromas of Bartlett pear, yellow peach, and citrus/yellow flowers. On the palate, there are flavors of juicy pink lady apple, fresh guava, and apricot. The texture is creamy, energetic, long and salivating.
2015 Tridente Tempranillo ~ $17
(Spain) Winemaker's Notes: Deep purple to the edge, aromas of toasty oak, graphite, balsamic, incense, and black fruits are followed by a dense, powerful Tempranillo. Rich, powerful and voluminous on the attack, a huge mouthful of crème-de-cassis concentration, silken and juicy in the mid palate with excellent length and persistence.
2014 B. Leighton "Gratitude" Red Blend ~ $41
(Yakima Valley) Winemaker's Notes: 70% Mourvedre, 25% Grenache + 5% Syrah. Chalk and earth with beautiful notes of raspberry and white pepper. Iron and dried herbs complete this wine. It continues to leave an impression long after you've finished the bottle. ~ Review by Wine Enthusiast (94 points): It opens with achingly pure red currant, cranberry, black pepper, blue fruit, orange peel and dried herb aromas that completely captivate the senses. The palate shows a hypnotic sense of purity along with a sense of elegance that is dazzling. Smoked meat flavors linger on the long finish.
Torres Spanish Orange Liqueur
(Spain) A fragrant orange liqueur made by macerating Valencia orange peels in aged brandies flavored with wild aromatic herbs and orange blossom honey. Due to its special preparation, this orange liqueur is a distinct contrast to traditional ones in that it more resembles a mellow brandy with subtle, complex, spicy overtones enhanced with pleasant Mediterranean orange aromas.
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