La Toque (Napa, CA)

A nearly 1,800-bottle wine list that's decorated with Bordeaux first growths and a seasonally inspired menu make this restaurant an emerging star.

Photo Credit: La Toque

Chef Ken Frank offers a seasonal menu, with special options (all vegetable) and perennial favorites. His famous all-truffle menu will mark its 30th anniversary in January 2012.

Destination Bottles:

Château Pétrus 1947 Pomerol
Château Mouton-Rothschild 1945 Pauillac
Screaming Eagle 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

The wine cellar, with nearly 1,800 selections, includes verticals of Bordeaux first growths, Penfold’s Grange, Chateau Montelena and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti.

For more information about this Napa, CA, restaurant, click here.

 For more Napa Valley restaurants, visit  étoile, The French Laundry, The Restaurant at Auberge de Soleil, The Restaurant at Meadowood and Redd.

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