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Untamed Côte-Rôtie:
2022 Levet Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries

Les Journaries is an unapologetically old-school northern Rhône wine that's rendered with amazing clarity.

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The Stars Aligned - Lowest Price: 2022 Dujac Fils et Père Gevrey-Chambertin

Everyone that I know who has tasted Dujac's 2022s raves about them. The 2022 collection is simply that clear, elegant, and nimble.

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"In short, this is potentially brilliant."
2022 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

Leflaive has long been one of the benchmark producers of white Burgundy. The domaine exists within the rarefied realm of Coche-Dury, Lafon, Roulot, and Ramonet.

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On Its Own Plane:
2022 Giacomo Conterno Barbera Francia

I don't know of a Barbera available that offers as much complexity or pays dividends in the cellars like Conterno's.

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"This is excellent" -Lowest Price:
2022 Ballot-Millot Meursault

This bottle punches well above its weight class. It boasts undeniable energy and detail without sacrificing richness. In any vintage, there's impressive drive and presence.

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A Perfect Match - Burgundy Go-To:
2022 Tessier Meursault 1er Cru Le Poruzot Dessus

Tessier makes sculpted and tension-filled Meursaults that have a captivating intensity. They serve as a great example of wines where terroir-soaked honesty can offer seemingly endless fascination in the glass. 

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Like No Other:
2022 Wasenhaus Weissburgunder

The density and lavishness of the Weissburgunder, its textural fineness, and the satiny, almost delicate oiliness remind us a little bit of Meursault. Yet their drive and the incisivineness of the wines gesture towards a cooler climate, something Chablisien.

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Not To Be Missed: 2022 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

Catch Clavoillon in the right vintage, and you'll be wowed by its harmony and its mineral delicacy. 

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"This is excellent, indeed examples of Bourgogne are rarely better"
-2022 Fichet Bourgogne Blanc VV

Fichet's Bourgogne Blanc VV has long been one of the secrets of Burgundy fanatics.

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"This is a lovely Puligny villages and worth considering."
-2022 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

The wines of Jacques Carillon may keep a lower profile than some others in Burgundy, but they are no joke. You'd be hard-pressed to find Burgundies as carefully crafted as Carillon's.

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"I was seriously impressed by the quality I found here, and these are wines to search out."
-2022 Berthaut-Gerbet Côtes de Nuits Villages Rouge

We are seriously impressed with Amélie Berthaut's wines. As we've written before, they possess startling clarity, precision, and intricate delicacy.

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"It belongs among Chablis's top half-dozen domaines." -Part Two:
2022 Bessin-Tremblay Chablis VV

Romain Bessin is making some of our favorite Chablis.

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"It belongs among Chablis's top half-dozen domaines"
- 2022 Bessin-Tremblay Chablis Valmur

For many years, Bessin has been an insider wine quietly bought by fans of classic Chablis. Around five years ago, that ended. The wines blew up and became mentioned in the same breath as the region's luminaries. 

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"Clear and crystalline"
2022 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck Grosses Gewächs

There is a strong case to be made that the Nahe reigned supreme in 2022. These are wines with some of the structure of 2021 yet with an uncanny lightness and elegance.

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"A brilliant wine in the making"
2022 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

In Dauvissat's hands, Forest brims with notes of saline-inflected crushed rocks, and bright citrus fruits. It's a mesmerizing wine that ages beautifully.

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The Can't Miss Burgundy Value:
2022 Hudelot-Noëllat Bourgogne Rouge

For Burgundy lovers seeking value, Hudelot-Noëllat’s Bourgogne Rouge is a godsend.

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The Master of Morgon, Part Two:
2022 Foillard Morgon Corcelette VV

When Corcelette is on, it's one of the most beguiling bottles of Beaujolais around.

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Picture-Perfect Fleurie

Foillard's Fleurie stands dangerously close to being the Platonic ideal of Fleurie.

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The Heir to the Keller Dry Scheurebe Throne?
2022 Leipold Scheurebe Trocken Alte Reben

For us, it is hard to describe the wine's soaring, airy rush across the palate. It has a sleek, satiny minerality infused with salt and ocean breezes, a glacial freshness that is so incisive and weightless.

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"This is lovely and a wine that should age accordingly."
2022 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet

What makes 2022s at Tribut so exciting is how the wines combine power and presence with verve and minerality. Tribut's 2022s have an incredible amount of punch and finesse.

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2022 Envinate Ribeira Sacra Lousas Vinas de Aldea

For us, it is one of the sweet spots of Envinate’s impressive line-up. It delivers an incredible amount of precision and textural appeal for the price.

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Lauer GG:
The Saar in Technicolor

For the collector new to dry Riesling, these are both simply benchmark wines. For the purist, there is almost nothing these wines don’t have. For reasons that are honestly unclear to most savvy buyers in the know, Lauer's Grand Crus can be had at prices that are more than reasonable.

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Without Peer- Lowest Price:
2022 Pascal Cotat Chavignol Rosé

The 2022 rosé is an especially punchy and deeply powerful vintage. The tactile minerality is really gripping in this vintage. The length and overall architecture are formidable.

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Supremely Graceful:
2022 Jouan Chambolle-Musigny

Few producers capture the imagination like Jouan. The wines are some of the most mysterious, beautiful, and subtle Burgundies I know.

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