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Back-Vintage from Barolo Traditionalist:
2010 Cascina Fontana Barolo

Since I first tasted Cascina Fontana's wines in 2012, the wines have become go-to examples of unyieldingly old-school Barolo.

"I adored this range from Berthaut"
2022 Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin

The 2022 Fixin has clearly been elevated by the general strength of Berthaut's collection. It's an exciting example of the wine. There's lovely verve with bright and suave red fruits and a spine of acidity. 

Limestone vs. the Volcano:
Jakob Moise's and the Lightness of Spätburgunder

These Spätburgunder are shockingly clear, compact, and seamless. They are quiet wines, that dazzle.

"In a word, outstanding."
2022 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges

If Nuits-St-Georges had a Grand Cru, it would be Les St-Georges. It's the most complete, complex, and aristocratic of the Nuits 1er Crus.

Living Large - Piedmont Elite Three-Liters:
2014 Roagna Barbaresco Asili & Pajé Vecchie Viti

This duo of Roagna's Vecchie Viti double-magnums are old vine selections and represents some of the greatest that Piedmont has to offer.

"This is a superb Kabinett which combines intensity and freshness."
-2023 Weiser-Künstler Enkircher Ellergrub Kabinett

Ellergrub is Weiser-Künstler's top site.

While it may not have the same name recognition as Wehlener Sonnenuhr or Bernkasteler Doctor, many German wine fanatics place Ellergrub among the best in the Middle Mosel.

Bachelet 2012-2022

Bachelet is special - a tiny 4ha estate with an outsized reputation.

"Excellent"-2023 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Along with Raveneau's Butteaux and Montée de Tonnerre, Dauvissat's Forest is one of the most sought-after and ageworthy 1er Crus.

Champagne 1990-2021:
Bérèche, Cristal, Ulysse Collin, Krug, Pierre Peters, Selosse, Savart

At The Top of Their Game:
2023 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

This is one of the storied domaines of Burgundy. Even when you keep that in mind, the wines they are producing are mind-blowing. They have show-stopping elegance, real impact and complexity, and serious cut and structure.

A New Star In Beaujolais:
2023 Benoit Moreau L'Arlesienne Beaujolais-Villages "Aux Gauthiers"

Moreau's Beaujolais shares the same signatures of heartbreaking purity and pitch-perfect detail that have made his Burgundies so sought after. 

Jamet 1996-2023:
From Côtes du Rhône to Côte Brune

"The 2021 Barolo is fabulous" -2021 Oddero Barolo

The 2021 Barolo Normale boasts lifted aromatics with beautiful detail. It's bright and streamlined with gorgeous finesse. The precision, grace, and silky tannins make it feel like the wine has it all.

The Cult Meunier:
2021 Jerome Prevost La Closerie "&"

The 2021 Esperluette has a riveting energy and saline cut. There are beautiful aromatics of stone fruits and white flowers. Everything is presented with a tension-filled drive.

In Peak Form Lafon Meursault, Montrachet, Volnay & More

On nearly a weekly basis, I'm blown away by a bottle of Lafon.

"The 2019 Bacia is a bombshell beauty."
-2019 Stella di Campalto Brunello di Montalcino Bacia

There is a singular beauty to the wines of Stella di Campalto. If we had to sum it up briefly, we would say that they are studies in elegance and grace.

Piedmont:
Brovia, Burlotto, Canonica, Conterno, Mascarello, Rinaldi, Roagna & More

"Excellent" -2022 Dureuil-Janthial Rully Maizières

Vincent Dureuil seems to never miss, but his 2022s really stand out for their zen-like harmony and clarity. 

"Lovely"
2022 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

The 2022 combines irresistible dark spiced fruits and silken texture with a stony rigor. There's also a lovely walk-on-tiptoe quality that endows the wine with real refinement. The overall composition of the wine is profoundly impressive.

"What a spectacular wine in the making!"
2015 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

Scharzhofbergers from Müller in any vintage thrive on steely finesse that's full of cut and a cool, mineral-drenched length that boasts the wine's nobility.

"This is absolutely superb"
2020 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds

"Terrific depth at the core and a long, pure finish"
2022 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos Juliette et les Vieilles de Chavigne

Juliette et les Vieilles de Chavigne is sourced from a low-yielding high altitude site. The 2022 is a high-intensity mineral-laden tour de force. The amount of tension, focus, and punch that the wine delivers is astonishing. William Kelley's tasting note captures the wine very well: "it's muscular and concentrated, with a racy spine, terrific depth at the core and a long, pure finish."

"It's suave and precise, true to Moreau's style."
2022 Benoit Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet

As we've written before, there may be no young Burgundy domaine that's more exciting than Benoit Moreau.

Benoit Moreau is the younger son of Bernard Moreau. In 2020, he decided to take his portion of his family's vines and make wine on his own.

Dujac:
Clos de la Roche, Gruenchers, Malconsort, Romanée-Saint-Vivant & More