SPIRIT LIBATIONS
From the top overperforming values in the marketplace to majestic bottles of drinkable art,
Fhima’s wine list is a packed carousel of worldly offerings. A laser beam of focus is put on
wines that elevate the kaleidoscope of bold Mediterranean and delicate French flavors
emanating from Fhima’s kitchen.
Timothy L. O’Neal – Wine Director & Certified Sommelier
Tim@fhimasmpls.com
SPARKLING & FRIZZANTE
Prosecco – Villa Lauren ‘Vino Spumante’ [Extra Dry], Prosecco, Italy 12 Crispy! And such a perfect way to start your dining experience. Consider this Prosecco with any of our
seafood dishes. Or almost any dish on the menu, for bubbles likes most cuisine!
J. Laurent ‘Méthode Ancestrale’ & Doux [Sweet]– Limoux, France 12 Do not be afraid! I repeat, do not be afraid! Yes, the word ‘sweet’ is there. But here’s the skinny: this is our best-selling glass of bubbles for two reasons: the wine is super tasty, and it loves our big flavors. In addition, the wine makes sweet love to all things spicy. And spices reign supreme here at Fhima’s!
Domaine Chandon Brut Rosé, California 15
Strawberry, watermelon, and cherry tones dominate this sparkling wine. You may detect a creaminess and tropical nuance in the mix of all the refreshment going on here.
Moscato - Vietti D.O.C.G d’Asti, Piedmont, Italy 12 Scoff at Moscato? Think it’s just cheap sweet plonk? Well, best believe this ain’t no Barefoot nonsense. This
offering from Vietti is one of the finest Moscatos made. The lightly frizzante bubbles, aromatics and taste are astonishing! When approaching the intense flavors of Fhima’s cuisine, this pairing should be considered: LOBSTER BISQUE!!!!
WHITE WINES
Pikorua SAUVIGNON BLANC Marlborough, New Zealand 12
Smack your nostrils with this textbook-Kiwi-zipper of a Sauvignon Blanc. Lime and tart lemon persist here.
Pullus PINOT GRIGIO Štajerska, Slovenia 12
Pinot Grigio is usually the Bud Light of white wine. But not this one! This Slavic Pinot Grigio is slightly pink and is a bit rounder that it’s white counterparts. This unique offering marries up to our cuisine quite well
Delille CHALEUR BLANC Columbia Valley, Washington 15
The groove is in the heart of this hypnotic juice! If Rhianna’s music producer suddenly decided to craft a chart topping white wine, this would be the hit! Chaleur Blanc translates to ‘Warm White’ which is an oxymoron, just like the wine itself; as it is soft but expressive – easy yet complex. The wine simply whispers out an opera of flavors, Pavarotti style.
Quilt CHARDONNAY Napa Valley, California 20 If the ultra popular Caymus made a Chardonnay, this would be it! And since the Wagner family makes this, one could
indeed call it just that. It fits the Caymus pedigree, as it’s a bombastic Chardonnay full of buttery tones and tamed oak.
Michel Picard Le Petit Perroy CHENIN BLANC Vouvray, France 12 Out of all the white wines, if you want the perfect match for Fhima’s cuisine, drink this! Chenin Blanc with just
a touch of sweetness to its overall profile yearns for the spice; a spiciness present in a good number of dishes here.
Elektrisch RIESLING Germany 12
Elektrisch translates to Electric, and that is exactly what’s up: Electric Riesling!!! This wine is full of zippiness and a lightning bolt of intense granny smith apple aromatics keeps one coming back to it again and again. The Minnesota market seems a bit flooded with subpar Rieslings, but this find is a notable exception.
WINE BY THE GLASS
RED WINES Musar ‘Jeune’ CAB/SYRAH/CINSAULT Bekka Valley, Lebanon 15
Pick me! Pick me! For the love of our Mediterranean fare, this is the perfect foil for so many of our dishes! I could write for days about why you should drink this Lebanese wine right this very second. The wine engages with its assorted bright red fruits enhanced with a flurry of eastern spices. Musar begs for tagine and so much more.
Belle Glos “Balade” PINOT NOIR & Syrah Santa Maria Valley, CA 18
Behold the biggest Pinot Noir you have never seen! So dark in hue, many Sommeliers simply believe they must be secretly adding a darker-skinned grape like Syrah to the wine, for it just doesn’t exhibit the color typically associated with the varietal. Smoother than velvet pants; this wine slaps!
Saint Cosme SYRAH Cotes-Du-Rhone, France 14
Literally just off the boat, this 2020 vintage is chock full of flavor and one of the boldest Rhone wines ever. In rock and roll terms, the wine can melt faces! And being 100% Syrah makes it a B-side rarity.
Ridge ‘Three Valleys’ ZINFANDEL Napa Valley 15
The Ridge winery has a long history of making some of the finest Zinfandel and blends in all of California. This lower tier selection is a real sleeper and can compete with their higher priced offerings. Zinfandel has a special place when considering Fhima’s cuisine, as it pairs well with a good number of dishes.
Penfolds CABERNET & SHIRAZ South Australia 13
Milk Chocolate and Eucalyptus aromatics swirl together in perfect harmony, and the wine is filthy rich in dark berry flavor. These days Aussie wines are about as popular as Kenny G… but best believe that wines from down under can still perform. It’s just like LL Cool J said, “Don’t call it a comeback, I’ve been here for years.”
Bousquet ‘Reserve’ MALBEC Mendoza, Argentina 12 Argentinian Malbec is kind of like the new Merlot. The bouquet of Bousquet is inviting with its baking chocolate
nuances and deep dark fruit flavors. While the flavors linger in the mouth, one can rejoice they are pioneers in that all the wines they produce are organic.
Joleté ‘Summit View’ CABERNET SAUVIGNON Walla Walla, Washington 20 Take a break from Napa and get into this pimpin’ juice! Dark and smooth as velvet with no hard edges, the wine is Is a 1st round knock out! A Sunday punch of flavor sits on the palate…………..yup, still sitting…………And down for the count.
SPARKLING WHITE WINES
2015 Domaine Carneros by Tattinger ‘Ultra Brut’ – Carneros, California $76
NV Piper Sonoma Brut – Sonoma, California $56
NV J Vineyards ‘Cuvee 20’ Brut – Russian River Valley, California $78
Italy
NV Ca’ del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige Brut, Lombardia DOCG $104
NV Vietti Moscato d’Asti Cascinetta Vietti – Piedmont $46
France
2010 Dom Pérignon – Champagne, France $395
NV Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Réserva, Champagne, France $195
NV Palmer & Co Blanc de Blancs, Champagne, France $130
NV Armand de Brignac ‘Ace of Spades’ Demi Sec, Champagne, France $735
NV Louis Roederer Brut Premiere, Champagne, France $122
NV Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut, Champagne, France Out until November $145
NV Billecart Salmon ‘Demi Sec,’ Champagne, France $128
2009 Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’ Millesime Brut $550
SPARKLING ROSÉ
NV Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial Rosé – Champagne France -187ml $25
NV Rivarose Brut Rosé – Provence, France $48
NV J.B. Adam Crémant Brut Rosé – D’Alsace, France $62
NV Krug Brut Rosé – Champagne France $575
2005 Moët & Chandon Cuvée Dom Perignon Rosé – Champagne France $750
2009 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Rosé – Champagne France $490
DRY ROSÉ
2019 Cave d’Esclans Whispering Angel – Côtes de Provence, France $49
2018 Famille Gassier Sables d’Azur – Côtes de Provence, France $42
2020 Tenuta Sant’Antonio ‘Scaia’ – Venito, Italy $44
WHITE WINES
California Chardonnay
2019 Frank Family Vineyards – Carneros $64
2017 Cakebread Cellars – Napa Valley $99
2018 Cakebread Cellars – Napa Valley $99
2014 Flowers Vineyard & Winery – Sonoma Coast $110
2015 Flowers Vineyard & Winery – Sonoma Coast $110
2017 Flowers Vineyard & Winery – Sonoma Coast $120
2017 Mer Soleil Vineyard – Santa Lucia Highlands $46
2018 Jordan – Russian River, Sonoma $78
2016 Stag’s Leap ‘Karia’ – Napa Valley $72
2017 Stag’s Leap ‘Karia’ – Napa Valley $75
2015 Patz & Hall ‘Dutton Ranch’ – Russian River Valley, Sonoma $110
2016 Patz & Hall ‘Dutton Ranch’ – Russian River Valley, Sonoma $110
2016 J. Rochioli – Russian River Valley, Sonoma County $119
2018 Rombauer Vineyards – Carneros California Sauvignon Blanc
2017 Cakebread $66
Burgundy
2017 Château de la Crée Santenay 1er Cru Gravières $122
2016 Albert Bichot – Chablis, France $85
2018 Albert Bichot – Chablis, France $85
2015 Olivier Leflaive Rully 1er Cru Lus Cloux Blanc $80
Loire Valley
2017 Château de Sancerre – Sancerre, France $64
2017 Michel Picard ‘Le Petit Perroy’ Touraine, Vouvray $46
Alsace, Pinot Blanc 2018 Lucien Albrecht $60
Italy
RED WINES
Argentina 2016 Bodegas Salentein Malbec Reserve – Valle de Uco, Mendoza $54
2013 Achával-Ferrer Quimera – Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza $77
Australia 2018 Penfolds ‘Max’s Shiraz/Cabernet – South Australia $48
2018 Mollydooker Shiraz ‘Carnival of Love’ – Mclaren Vale $148
Chile 2017 Lapostolle Clos Apalta – Colchagua Valley, Repel Valley $244
France
Bordeaux
2012 Château Giscours – Margaux $165
2014 Château Haut Brion – Pessac-Léognan, Graves $1,100 2016 Château La Crois Romane – Lelande de Pomerol, Libournais $60
2014 Château Lagune – Haut-Médoc, Medoc $158
2008 Château Lafite Rothschild – Pauillac $2000
2007 Château Lassègue – St. Émilion Grand Cru $160
2011 Château Lassègue – St. Émilion Grand Cru $120
2012 Château Léoville Poyferré – St. Julien $250
2008 Cháteau Margaux – Margaux $1,400
2010 Cháteau Palmer – Margaux $950
2014 Cháteau Pontet-Canet – Pauillac $270
2010 Cháteau Prieuré-Lichine – Margaux $210
2014 Cháteau Rauzan-Ségla – Margaux $260
Burgundy
2018 Domaine de la Mondone Le Perréon – Beaujolais Villages $42
2019 Domaine de la Mondone Le Perréon – Beaujolais Villages $42
2018 Château de Jarnioux – Beaujolais $42
2014 Louis Jadot La Rochelle Cháteau des Jacque – Beaujolais $65
2014 Cháteau de Pierreux – Brouilly, Beaujolais $79
2016 Joseph Drouhin – Côte de Nuits Villages $74
2016 Faiveley Bougogne Joseph Faiveley $73
2015 Louis Jadot Clos Rousseau 1er Cru – Santenay $129
2016 Louis Latour – Morey St. Denis $160
Rhône
2017 Les Vignerons de l’Enclave 3 Couronnes – Vacqueyras $40
2020 Chateau Saint Cosme – Côtes du Rhône $46
2019 Chateau Saint Cosme – Saint Joseph $94
2016 M. Chapoutier Petite Ruche – Crozes-Hermitage $90
2018 Chateau de Saint Cosme -Côte Rôtie, France $150
Israel 2019 Psagot Cabernet Sauvignon – Judean Hills, Isreal $48
Italy
Piedmont
2017 Serra ‘Paitin’ – Barbera D’Alba $58
2015 Produttori del Barbaresco – Barbaresco $112
2019 Renato Ratti Nebiolo d’Alba Ochetti $58
2013 Gaja ‘Costa Russi’ Barbaresco $900
Tuscany
2015 Tenuta Di Nozzole ‘Nozzole’ – Chianti Classico DOCG $58
2016 Gaja Ca’ Magari – Bolgheri $175
2015 Casanova di Neri ‘Tenuta Nuova – Brunello di Montalcino $245
Veneto
2009 Nicolis Angelo e figli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico $130
2012 Nicolis Angelo e figli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico $130
Lebanon 2018 Chateau Musar ‘Jeune Red’ – Bekaa Valley $48
2011 Chateau Belle Vue ‘Renaissance’– Bhamdoun, Mount Lebanon $74
2011 Chateau Belle Vue ‘Le Chateau’ – Bhamdoun, Mount Lebanon $140
New Zealand 2015 Cloudy Bay Pinot Noir – South Island, Marlborough $100 Spain 2018 Bodegas Borsao Garnacha ‘Tres Picos,’ Campo de Borja $45
2018 Bodegas Alto Moncayo ‘Veriton,’ Campo de Borja $68
2016 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia – Castilla y León, Toro $77
2014 Muga Reserva – Rioja $66
USA
2016 Talbott ‘Kali Hart – Central Coast, Monterey $60
2015 Chalk Hill – Sonoma Coast $92
2015 Cuvaison – Napa/Sonoma, Carneros $70
2016 Sea Smoke ‘Ten’ – Santa Rita Hills $240
2018 Sea Smoke ‘Ten’ – Santa Rita Hills $280
2016 David Bruce – Sonoma Coast $88
2019 Belle Glos ‘Clark & Telephone Vineyard – Central Coast Santa Maria $74
2019 Belle Glos ‘Dairyman’ – Sonoma County, Russian River Valley $74
2019 Belle Glos ‘Las Alturas Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands $74
Oregon – Pinot Noir
2017 Willamette Valley Vineyards ‘Founders Reserve’ – Willamette Valley $54
2017 Lange ‘Freedom Hill Vineyard Liberty Bell Blocks – Willamette Valley $122
2016 Domaine Serene ‘Evenstad Reserve’ – Willamette Valley $144
2017 Beaux Frères – Willamette Valley $160
California – Cabernet Sauvignon - Napa Valley
2015 Auros Wines $101
2016 Cakebread Cellars $140
2017 Cakebread Cellars $130
2015 Chimney Rock – Stag’s Leap District $170
2018 Far Niente Estate – Oakville $270
2014 Newton – Mt. Veeder $300
2016 Silver Oak $350
2015 Joseph Phelps Estate Grown $148
2016 Pine Ridge Vineyards $110
2018 Penfolds ‘Bin 704’
2016 Jordan Vineyard & Winery – Alexander Valley $220
2017 Silver Oak – Alexander Valley $180
2015 Kenwood ‘Jack London Vineyard – Sonoma Valley $74
2016 Roth Estate – Alexander Valley $60
California – Red Bordeaux Blend
2018 Opus One ‘Overture’ – Napa Valley $250
2019 Chappellet ‘Mountain Cuvee’ – Napa Valley $78
2014 Dominus Estate – Napa Valley $320
2018 Continuum – Napa Valley $475
2017 Opus One – Napa Valley $500
2017 Quintessa – Rutherford, Napa $320
2015 Harlan ‘Mascot’ – Napa Valley $290
2017 Bond ‘Quella’ – Napa Valley $1500
2017 Bond ‘St. Eden’ – Napa Valley $1500
2017 Bond ‘Vencia’ – Napa Valley $1500
2017 Harlan Estate $3000 California – Red Blends – Napa Valley 2017 Trefethen ‘Dragon’s Tooth’ $90
2019 Brown Estate ‘Chaos Theory’ $84
2018 Stag’s Leap ‘The Investor’ $100
California – Grenache
2018 Orin Swift ‘Machete’ – Napa Valley $108
California – Merlot 2016 Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery – North Coast Sonoma County $42
2013 Cakebread Cellars – Carneros, Sonoma $132
2016 Markham – Napa Valley $64
California – Sangiovese 2016 Ferrari-Carano Siena – Sonoma County $82
California – Syrah
2017 Piedrassassi ‘Bien Nacido Vineyard’ – Santa Maria Valley $90
2017 Piedrassassi ‘Sebastiano-Patterson’ – Santa Rita Hills $90
California – Zinfandel
2016 Atrea ‘Old Soul Red’ – North Coast, Mendocino County $68
2015 Seghesio Family Vineyards – Sonoma County $64
2019 Ridge ‘Three Valleys’ – Sonoma County $58 2017 Green & Red ‘Chiles Canyon Vineyards’ – Napa Valley $64 2019 Brown Estate – Napa Valley $66
Washington – Cabernet
2015 Quilceda Creek – Columbia Valley $330
Washington – Red Bordeaux Blends
Washington – Merlot
2016 Seven Hills Winery – Walla Walla Valley $45
DESSERT WINES
2018 Lafleur Mallet – Sauternes, Bordeaux $12
Pair this awesome nectar with the classic
desert we serve here at Fhima’s; Crème Brulee. A timeless combination!
Featured Fortified Wines by the glass:
NV Penfold’s ‘Club” Tawny – Australia $8
NV Warre Porto Otima 10 Year Tawny – Douro, Portugal $18
NV Graham Porto 10 Year Tawny – Douro, Portugal $18
NV Graham Porto 20 Year Tawny – Douro, Portugal $24
NV Graham Porto 30 Year Tawny – Douro, Portugal $32
NV Graham Porto 40 Year Tawny – Douro, Portugal $42
Bottles of Dessert Wine:
2017 M. Chapoutier Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel – Banyuls, France 375ml $48
2015 Fattoria del Cerro Vin Santo – Vin Santo di Montepulciano, Tuscany, IT $68
2015 Chateau d’Yquem – Sauternes, Bordeaux $750