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Chassagne Benchmark:
2024 Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ Gains

Niellon's Champs Gains always combines pointed focus with a buoying finesse. The 2024 possesses an incredible punch with focus and clarity. The energy and bright citrus notes make for a really compelling wine.

Absolutely Spectacular: Ulysse Collin Blanc de Blancs Les Pierrières
Extra Brut (2020 Base, 48 Months)

Almost without fail when I open a bottle of Collin, I am blown away by it. This has gone on for many years.  

One of Burgundy's Best Village Wine:
2023 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

They have an amazing ability to capture the velvety texture and exotically spiced nature of Vosne. The texture of the wines is sumptuous and simply irresistible.

White Burgundy:
Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Lafon, Leflaive, Pillot, Ramonet, Roulot & More

Utter Brilliance:
2010 Ornellaia Masseto

There's simply no getting around the fact that Masseto is one of the most compelling expressions of Merlot on the planet. I can't think of a single super-Tuscan that is chased down as intensely.

The Razor's Edge of Sparkling Wine:
Kissinger No. 4

If the comparisons to top grower Champagnes are easy – and they are – as we've written before, the joy and intrigue here is that the wine is not Champagne: that it is something different.

Bullet Proof Red Burgundy:
Chevillon 2008-2016

"Magnificent"
-2022 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

For us, Pergole Torte is one of those wines. There's something about its class and incisiveness that we find endlessly fascinating.

"Some of the most exciting wines in all of Burgundy"
2023 Guffens Macon Juliette et Les Vieilles de Chavigne

Juliette et les Vieilles de Chavigne is sourced from a low-yielding high-altitude site. The 2023 boasts explosive minerality with amazing tension, focus, and punch. It's an astonishing wine.

Red Burgundy 1990-2023:
D’Angerville, Dujac, Fourrier, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau & More

"Highly energetic and beautifully detailed"
2023 Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Aux Malconsorts

I tasted the Dujac 2023s at the estate in late 2024. The collection was mind-bending. The 2023s are simply amazing.

Meursault Charmes At Its Best:
2023 Tessier Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus

The 2023 Charmes combines laser focus and power in an amazing way. There's intense cut and beautiful refinement. The class and harmony are hard to deny.

Weiser-Künstler Grand Cru - RARE!

The 2024 collection is a classic - built for the ages. While all of Weiser-Künstler's wines are demanding, requiring 24-48 hours to begin to bloom (at least in youth), the 2024 collection is pure mineral.

"Racy, detailed and refined"
-2023 Lafon Volnay

This is a shame. Along with d'Angerville and Lafarge, Lafon makes some of the top examples of Volnay.

"Structured around chalky extract and electric acidity"
Ulysse Collin Le Jardin d'Ulysse (2017 Base, 72 Months)

Ulysse Collin is known for producing Champagnes of epic scale and riveting minerality.In short, these are some of the most attention-grabbing and compelling champagnes you'll ever encounter. 

Perennial Over-Achiever:
2024 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

This is a wine that we offer every vintage. For us, it's a don't-miss wine. With that said, the 2024 is poised to be a glorious vintage of the wine.

Keller Rarity:
2013 Keller Riesling Hipping Kabinett Auction Magnums

For those who know, the 2013 Hipping Auction is a legendary bottle, even when judged by world-class standards. 

"Satiny and racy"
-2023 Lamy St. Aubin 1er Clos du Meix

For many people today, Lamy is one of the most exciting producers of white Burgundy around.

"This is a fabulous young Barbaresco"
-2020 Roagna Barbaresco Pajè

They have other great sites, like Asili, but Pajé often seems like the beating heart of the estate. Year after year, Pajé is one of the top wines in Roagna's lineup.

Domaine Dujac 2014-2023

I put this list together to highlight Dujac's outrageous quality from top to bottom. It covers everything from village-level wines to Grand Cru, including the domaine's white wines. They are all stunning.

Top Talent:
2023 Galeyrand Gevrey-Chambertin La Justice

Hitting A High-Water Mark:
2023 Pelican Pinot Noir Clos Saint Laurent

The Pinot Noir Clos Saint Laurent is sourced from a single vineyard that's behind the winery. The vineyard is strewn with limestone chunks that sit on grey marl. In 2023, the wine has a brilliant luminosity and focused energy.

Absolutely Spectacular:
Ulysses Collin Blanc de Blancs Les Roises (2017 Base, 72 months)

The 2017 Roises 72 months has a stunning mineral-laden texture with an impressive spectrum of flavors—from layers of vibrant citrus and stone fruits to notes of soil, smoke, and slate. It works on so many registers that it seems to hit your senses from every angle.

"The balance is excellent"
2023 Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

The 1er Cru Beaux Monts is a stony, higher altitude 1er Cru. Here, Vosne-Romanée's velvet and spice assume a more taut format with a mineral streak and soaring aromatics.