New Restaurant Opened Up in Town – What Are You Ordering?
Restaurant is Corbeau in Tacoma, WA
by eyoung629
47 Comments
absoluteshallot
Vergnon 2013. Great year for Champagne.
Cornas Vin de Amis.
Check out Tacoma Wine Merchants if you haven’t. Great selection of both French and Washington wines.
gmb87
Not an amazing price, but maybe the Talbot Saint-Julien 2020
PoweredbyPinot
Stater-West is fire. Seriously good juice that I cannot get enough of.
Grand_Tennis_6745
What do you feel like drinking? Great choices with super low markups across a bunch of categories.
not__a__consultant
Wow these prices are super reasonable all over.
Do the Radikon – the 1L bottle. Or Comando G 1er. If France, Tissot Les Graviers or Lapierre Cuvée Marcel.
If you wanna hit a home run, Rougeard or Clape for sure.
eyoung629
Nana Tsu Mori is coming home with me. Patrick Jasmin Cornas easy sell Love me some Gonon Furst GG Spatburgunder is calling my name.
I got the chicken and it was amazing, paired up with a Muscadet and I’m in heaven.
Tmizzle1595
The Lapierre cuvée Marcelle Lapierre is a great buy for under $100!
spssky
I’m a sucker for the jura poulsard
tenderloin_coins
Anne Sophie Dubois l’alchamiste is so good and also super reasonably priced for a restaurant
S_koefoed
Domaine du Collier samur blanc is an absolute steal!
Frisbeehead
Wow, what a list. I’d just ask the wine person what you should order because you really can’t go wrong. Clos Rougeard for a little over 250 on a wine list is not bad, the Dagueneau, all the Willi Schaefer, Von Winning GGs, Nikolaihof Federspiel, Collier Saumur Blanc…it goes on
IndictedHamSandwich
So many great options. Killer list. Always tough to say no the Clos de la Marechale…
wastedheadspace
Very pedantic but… Volnay produces no whites.
All-round great list. The Monthélie 1er cru is a banging wine
BadChineseAccent
Very reasonable markup on the Krug, and based on the other comments, sounds like the whole place is reasonably priced. Definitely will check it out since I’m not too far away!
Ancient_Let_3859
Very good wine list!
latache-ee
Boxler or texier
OneManGangTootToot
Their menu irritates the shit out of me. So fucking try hard.
humblypretentious57
Boxler Sommenberg is a life changing Riesling…..
emzeemc
Clos Rougeard is a good price tbh
chadparkhill
The markups on the Dagueneau seem especially reasonable, but there are loads of bangers across the list at what seem like very good prices (to this non-U.S.ian). I’d be making multiple visits.
Having said that—the layout of the menu infuriates me. Under what kind of system does Ramonet headline the white Burgundy page and Dauvissat hit the bottom? It’s not classic north-to-south, it’s not weight, it’s not alphabetical, and it’s neither ascending in price nor descending in price. It gives the impression that whoever wrote this list thinks that a good list only consists of banger bottles (which, to be fair, this list has in spades) and that considerations like readability and usability are immaterial. I can’t even tell if the Tondonia on the last page is white, pink, or red!
Final thought—despite the claim that “France doesn’t have a monopoly on the great wines of the world”, the fact that all of the rest of the world is lumped into a single section called “otherlands” and there’s not a single example of Australian, New Zealand, South African, Argentinian, Chilean, Portuguese, Greek, Lebanese, Slovenian, Georgian etc. wine on the list really puts the lie to that line as far as the wine director’s thinking is concerned.
YharnamPrince
Don F – Barbaresco 2016.
fuzzy_nate
What is the significance of the bold letter N? Natural?
earthgold
Someone needs to tell them that Cheverny is in the Loire not the south of France.
And I find it all a bit cringe too.
But the list itself? Assuming the food’s good I’d just go and work my way through it.
Entdrum
I’d start with the Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner
Stunning-Statement-5
Clos de la Marechale, Trevallon
LivingElevated
Mugneir Clos De La Marechale for $200 is a solid buy.
BineVine
Lambert Crémant, Clape Cornas, Burgaud Côte-Rôtie…man there’s a lot on this list I want to drink. As others have noted, great prices too.
Club96shhh
That is one cringe menu (design, not wines which actually slap). But those headlines… Ooof.
That being said I would probably consider the Girardin Meursault or the Savart Champagne.
pretzelllogician
The Produttori Don Fiorino. That should cost *WAAAAY* more than that.
pickybear
As a European in a wine country I look at these prices and cringe
taipeileviathan
Laval Grand Reserve Girardin Bourgogne Eclat Any Tissot Graillot Crozes Le Puy Dagueneau Silex Bretadeau Gaia Clos Rougeard Comando G Jeez a lot of good choices here…
WineDineCaroline
Pataille rouge for sure
Illustrious-Divide95
Pierre Peters Fizz
All day!!!
Bewarov
Austrian here. First of all, I’d love more wine bars here with such a heartful selection and wittty descriptions. But the prices of wine in the states never stop to scare me – really expensive in comparison. It is nice to see a Grüner Veltliner on the list. Why don’t you have a bottle of that as a starter while reading the full list?
22Socks
The Vitovska from Zidarich is magnificent! It’s fermented in a huge stone barrel they made from the mountain they reside at. All their wines are huge value for money if you ask me.
ekm8642
That is a great price for Produttori Don Fiorino.
Overall pretty nice list. Become friends with the wine person and tell them the category commentary is giving secondhand embarrassment. It’s not doing what they think it is.
hoosier_1793
Fuckin hell man I’d kill for a wine list like this within 100 miles of me
wdrvng
Decent pricing but cringy headlines
remove_pants
Where is this restaraunt? It’s a pretty good list.
Lots of good choices:
The northern rhones catch my eye… Cote Rotie, etc.
Corbieres is great and you don’t see it that often.
Spain – the Caino from Rias Biaxas is neat to see.
Tondonia of course.
teddyone
Damn Pataille, Tissot, Folliard, lots of great producers on this list. Wish this was near me!
Curtin190
Some of the Rhône bottles are priced close to retail. Gonon, Clape cornas for $160 is ridiculous.
bakfe
Laval is a great juicy champagne
PinotRhone
I wanted to scream brezeme but afaik the saint Julien et Saint alban and the brezeme are two different wines. Now I am confused. Saint Julien/Alban is west bank and brezeme ist left banc. I highly prefer the brezeme.
MusignyBlanc
Nice selection. Not terrible prices for the US – except that, the wines are so f’n young. $1500 for a 21 Bonnes Mares – someone needs their head examined if you are ordering that. Same with most of the red Burgundy. 21 Bachelet Corbeaux – same thing.
Kind_of_a_liability
Chard from Jura(sic park) and Dino nuggies is a classic combo
KaijuKyojin
Ok, I would lift the Savart Ephemere 2017 champagne, I love what this dude is doing with champagne. Then I would get the JMB sorrel Hermitage 2019, both fairly priced and you can’t go wrong.
novastarwind
Fellow Tacoman! I’ve been eyeing this place and finally got a reservation. Still pretty new to wine, so I appreciate this post and all the great suggestions.
47 Comments
Vergnon 2013. Great year for Champagne.
Cornas Vin de Amis.
Check out Tacoma Wine Merchants if you haven’t. Great selection of both French and Washington wines.
Not an amazing price, but maybe the Talbot Saint-Julien 2020
Stater-West is fire. Seriously good juice that I cannot get enough of.
What do you feel like drinking? Great choices with super low markups across a bunch of categories.
Wow these prices are super reasonable all over.
Do the Radikon – the 1L bottle. Or Comando G 1er. If France, Tissot Les Graviers or Lapierre Cuvée Marcel.
If you wanna hit a home run, Rougeard or Clape for sure.
Nana Tsu Mori is coming home with me.
Patrick Jasmin Cornas easy sell
Love me some Gonon
Furst GG Spatburgunder is calling my name.
I got the chicken and it was amazing, paired up with a Muscadet and I’m in heaven.
The Lapierre cuvée Marcelle Lapierre is a great buy for under $100!
I’m a sucker for the jura poulsard
Anne Sophie Dubois l’alchamiste is so good and also super reasonably priced for a restaurant
Domaine du Collier samur blanc is an absolute steal!
Wow, what a list. I’d just ask the wine person what you should order because you really can’t go wrong. Clos Rougeard for a little over 250 on a wine list is not bad, the Dagueneau, all the Willi Schaefer, Von Winning GGs, Nikolaihof Federspiel, Collier Saumur Blanc…it goes on
So many great options. Killer list. Always tough to say no the Clos de la Marechale…
Very pedantic but… Volnay produces no whites.
All-round great list. The Monthélie 1er cru is a banging wine
Very reasonable markup on the Krug, and based on the other comments, sounds like the whole place is reasonably priced. Definitely will check it out since I’m not too far away!
Very good wine list!
Boxler or texier
Their menu irritates the shit out of me. So fucking try hard.
Boxler Sommenberg is a life changing Riesling…..
Clos Rougeard is a good price tbh
The markups on the Dagueneau seem especially reasonable, but there are loads of bangers across the list at what seem like very good prices (to this non-U.S.ian). I’d be making multiple visits.
Having said that—the layout of the menu infuriates me. Under what kind of system does Ramonet headline the white Burgundy page and Dauvissat hit the bottom? It’s not classic north-to-south, it’s not weight, it’s not alphabetical, and it’s neither ascending in price nor descending in price. It gives the impression that whoever wrote this list thinks that a good list only consists of banger bottles (which, to be fair, this list has in spades) and that considerations like readability and usability are immaterial. I can’t even tell if the Tondonia on the last page is white, pink, or red!
Final thought—despite the claim that “France doesn’t have a monopoly on the great wines of the world”, the fact that all of the rest of the world is lumped into a single section called “otherlands” and there’s not a single example of Australian, New Zealand, South African, Argentinian, Chilean, Portuguese, Greek, Lebanese, Slovenian, Georgian etc. wine on the list really puts the lie to that line as far as the wine director’s thinking is concerned.
Don F – Barbaresco 2016.
What is the significance of the bold letter N? Natural?
Someone needs to tell them that Cheverny is in the Loire not the south of France.
And I find it all a bit cringe too.
But the list itself? Assuming the food’s good I’d just go and work my way through it.
I’d start with the Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner
Clos de la Marechale, Trevallon
Mugneir Clos De La Marechale for $200 is a solid buy.
Lambert Crémant, Clape Cornas, Burgaud Côte-Rôtie…man there’s a lot on this list I want to drink. As others have noted, great prices too.
That is one cringe menu (design, not wines which actually slap). But those headlines… Ooof.
That being said I would probably consider the Girardin Meursault or the Savart Champagne.
The Produttori Don Fiorino. That should cost *WAAAAY* more than that.
As a European in a wine country I look at these prices and cringe
Laval Grand Reserve
Girardin Bourgogne Eclat
Any Tissot
Graillot Crozes
Le Puy
Dagueneau Silex
Bretadeau Gaia
Clos Rougeard
Comando G
Jeez a lot of good choices here…
Pataille rouge for sure
Pierre Peters Fizz
All day!!!
Austrian here. First of all, I’d love more wine bars here with such a heartful selection and wittty descriptions. But the prices of wine in the states never stop to scare me – really expensive in comparison.
It is nice to see a Grüner Veltliner on the list. Why don’t you have a bottle of that as a starter while reading the full list?
The Vitovska from Zidarich is magnificent! It’s fermented in a huge stone barrel they made from the mountain they reside at.
All their wines are huge value for money if you ask me.
That is a great price for Produttori Don Fiorino.
Overall pretty nice list. Become friends with the wine person and tell them the category commentary is giving secondhand embarrassment. It’s not doing what they think it is.
Fuckin hell man I’d kill for a wine list like this within 100 miles of me
Decent pricing but cringy headlines
Where is this restaraunt? It’s a pretty good list.
Lots of good choices:
The northern rhones catch my eye… Cote Rotie, etc.
Corbieres is great and you don’t see it that often.
Spain – the Caino from Rias Biaxas is neat to see.
Tondonia of course.
Damn Pataille, Tissot, Folliard, lots of great producers on this list. Wish this was near me!
Some of the Rhône bottles are priced close to retail. Gonon, Clape cornas for $160 is ridiculous.
Laval is a great juicy champagne
I wanted to scream brezeme but afaik the saint Julien et Saint alban and the brezeme are two different wines. Now I am confused. Saint Julien/Alban is west bank and brezeme ist left banc. I highly prefer the brezeme.
Nice selection. Not terrible prices for the US – except that, the wines are so f’n young. $1500 for a 21 Bonnes Mares – someone needs their head examined if you are ordering that. Same with most of the red Burgundy. 21 Bachelet Corbeaux – same thing.
Chard from Jura(sic park) and Dino nuggies is a classic combo
Ok, I would lift the Savart Ephemere 2017 champagne, I love what this dude is doing with champagne. Then I would get the JMB sorrel Hermitage 2019, both fairly priced and you can’t go wrong.
Fellow Tacoman! I’ve been eyeing this place and finally got a reservation. Still pretty new to wine, so I appreciate this post and all the great suggestions.