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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
Chicken Pate | Red Wine Caramelized Onions | Picked Parsley Salad | Housemade Bread
2018 Journeyman "Egg" Rosé (3 oz. pour)
Seared Sea Scallop | Poached Fennel | Lobster Brown Butter Foam | American Caviar
2016 Stolpman "L'Avion" Roussanne (3 oz. pour)
Braised Duck Leg | Wild Mushroom + Leek Ragout | Whipped Parsnips
2013 Saxon Brown "Fighting Brothers Cuvée" Zinfandel (3 oz. pour)
Winter Spiced Lamb Chops | Creamy Polenta | Swiss Chard | Juniper + Charred Carrot Mousseline
2016 Happy Canyon "Piocho" Bordeaux Red Blend (3 oz. pour)
Vanilla Roasted Pineapple | Rum Caramel Cake | Crème Fraîche Ice Cream
Pina Colada (3 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
2018 Journeyman "Egg" Rosé ~ $24
(Sonoma County) Winemaker's Notes: Hand harvested from one of Sonorma County's finest vineyards, these grapes are cold-pressed then cold fermented in an egg-shaped concrete fermenter. The concrete egg, considered nature's perfect shape, produces a gentle vortex that suspends and stirs the wine unlike in a barrell. the result is beautiful vibrancy, minerality and creaminess that allows the full expression of the vineyard.
2016 Stolpman "L'Avion" Roussanne ~ $30
(Ballard Canyon) Winemaker's Notes: 90% Roussanne + 10% Chardonnay. It goes through malolactic fermentation and it is bottled unfiltered. 2016 was a smooth, moderate vintage and the old vines steadily ripened the Roussanne. In the late 1930s, teenage cattle rancher Anchor Johnson and his buddies landed their rickety plane down the straight chute where Roussanne is now planted. The young men would park the plane under the oak tree at the end of the dirt strip. Roussanne rows now run lengthwise along the old runway, creating the inspiration for the lanes on the L’Avion label. Wine destined for L’Avion must go through three cuts. First, only the two older blocks of Roussanne are eligible for L’Avion. Then, only the prettiest, evenly “Rousse” - or sun tanned - clusters are selected by Cuadrilla. At last, only the favorite barrels are included for L’Avion. At the end of the day, L’Avion accounts for 25-33% of the total Roussanne production each year.
2013 Saxon Brown "Fighting Brothers Cuvée" Zinfandel ~ $28
(Sonoma Valley) Review by The Wine Advocate: 93 Points. This wine displays notes of Provençal 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. Drink it over the next 4-6 years.
2016 Happy Canyon "Piocho" Bordeaux Red Blend ~ $26
2015 NOTES:(Santa Barbara) The flagship Estate wine that is the perfect blend of the five principal Bordeaux varietals based in Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot, with the perfect amounts of Malbec, and Petit Verdot. This wine represents the history and heritage of Piocho, "Where two rivers meet and go to heaven." The wine has an attractive and seductive nose of sugarplum, black cherry and red clay with hints of toast and charcoal. On the palate the wine is bright, fresh and savory with flavors of red plum, and raspberry. The finish is lovely and lingering full of fine tannins and a whisper of earthiness and spice. It is stunning to drink today and will deliciously pair well with grilled red meat. The wine will age beautifully for the next ten to fifteen years.
Pina Colada
A decadent blend of pineapple juice, rum and coconut cream. Shaken and served on the rocks.
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