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Rubbing Shoulders With La Tache:
2014 De Montille Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts Magnums

Malconsorts is hallowed ground. It's one of the 1er Crus that has no trouble going head-to-head with Grand Crus. The proximity of Malconsorts to La Tâche is more than geographic. Malconsorts has this incredible brooding richness married to ethereal aromatics that is reminiscent of the great monopole.

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Thriving On Grace: 2016 Jouan Chambolle-Musigny

Jouan produces some of the most delightfully pensive Burgundies that I know of. They thrive on subtlety and mysterious depth.

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The Other Side Of Coche - 0.5Ha:
2014 Coche-Dury Auxey-Duresses Rouge

"Given their consistently superb quality, Coche-Dury red wines may well be the ultimate 'insider’s wines' in all of Burgundy." -John Gilman Coche's reds are monumental Burgundies. Like the whites, they are very concentrated, show great detail and a riveting clarity of expression.

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"Supremely graceful"
- 2016 Jouan Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Echézeaux"

Simply put, Jouan's wines are special. They are supremely graceful and subtle Burgundies. They have a whispering complexity. Once you adjust to their un-showy wavelength, it's really easy to become obsessed.

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"Strikingly pure" - 2016 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans

"While d'Angerville rarely misses, I was particularly taken with the quality I found here; indeed the word classic would aptly describe their 2016s." -Burghound Catching d'Angerville's Champans in the right vintage is an extraordinary experience.

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"I found the quality here to be outstanding." -
2016 Drouhin Chambertin Clos de Beze

Drouhin's Clos de Bèze is special wine. One of the best bottles of Burgundy I've ever had was a '71 Drouhin Clos de Bèze.

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Puligny Benchmark:
2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

Nearly every time I'm poking around the cellar of a serious Burgundy collector, I come across Carillon's wines right next to luminaries like Coche, Roulot, Ramonet, etc. 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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Cult Burgundy Brilliance: 2015 Boisson-Vadot Bourgogne Blanc

Boisson's are among the most exciting White Burgundies that we taste each year. The wines have developed an enormous following. At this point finding Boisson-Vadot in quantity is really difficult.

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The Noble and The Savage
2007 Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges

Les St-Georges is the prize of Gouges’ stable. 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.

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"I found the quality here to be outstanding." - Only Bottles in the U.S.
2016 Drouhin Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru

Drouhin produced dazzling 2016s. The Vosne 1er Cru is almost certainly where the greatest value is at. You don't have to look any further than the formidable sites to have a clear picture of what makes the Vosne 1er Cru special.

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Bachelet Go-To: 2014 Bachelet Côte de Nuits - Villages

Bachelet's 2014 Côte de Nuits is a wine that I've drunk an embarrassing amount of. From their Aligoté to the epic Charmes-Chambertin, you can taste anywhere in the Bachelet range and be deeply impressed.

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PYCM In Prime Form Revisited:
2015 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

There may be no one in Chassagne making more compelling wines than Pierre-Yves Colin. His touch with Chassagne is masterful. Colin-Morey is mentioned in the same breath as Coche-Dury and Roulot. 

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Hierarchies Crumble, Revisited:
2013 Coche-Dury Bourgogne Blanc

There's no getting around it... Coche is special. Even his Bourgogne Blanc works on an elite level. Recently, I was lucky enough to come across a small parcel of the 2013 Bourgogne Blanc. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to offer it again today. 

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The Perennial Overachiever:
2016 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

Bertheau's wines are archetypes of just how graceful and pure Burgundy can be. They are subtle, refined and gorgeously mineral.

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Transcending the Category:
2016 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

We never miss an opportunity to offer Fourrier's Gevrey. Like Roumier’s Chambolle and Mugneret-Gibourg’s Vosne-Romanée, Fourrier’s Gevrey VV is far from an ordinary village-level Burgundy. The wine is endowed with gorgeous breeding, diamond-cut precision and a deep, nuanced complexity.

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"I like the balance and transparency"
- 2016 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is a very special site. If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave and silky in texture.

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Without Peer: 2015 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny

For me, Roumier's Chambolle is the greatest villages wine in all of Burgundy. Even when you stack it up against other top villages Burgundies, you realize that it exists on its own plane.

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Hitting The Bull's-Eye
2015 Lafon Meursault Clos de la Baronne

Lafon has been one of the benchmarks of Meursault for many decades. Recently, it's been very exciting to watch the wines take a stylistic turn, slimming down to an almost laser-like expression and even greater refinement.

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"Built to age" - Lowest Price:
2016 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc

Drouhin's 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc has been an insider's secret for many years. Amongst those circles, it is simply legendary.

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Red Burgundy
1998-2015: Fourrier,
Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier & More

Today, I dug deep into our red Burgundy inventory and unearthed some rarities. Below you'll find everything from Fourrier Griotte to 2005 d'Angerville Champans. 

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"Terrific" -Burghound
2010 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Dauvissat's 2010s are simply brilliant. The 2010 vintage in Chablis is really impressive. Even in this context, Dauvissat is a standout. They may very likely be the wines of the vintage. 

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Volnay Rarity
2005 Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru

Lafarge is one of our favorite producers. Snagging this parcel of 2005 1er Cru is one of my best scores of the year. Lafarge's wines have delineation, fine-ness, purity and an understated grace that borders on magical.

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At The Top of Their Game Revisited: 2014 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet

Leflaive's 2014s are easily some of the best wines that we've seen from them in the past decade. Across the board, they have show-stopping elegance, real impact and complexity, and serious cut and structure.

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The Stars Align: 2014 Genot-Boulanger Corton-Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne is one of the most captivating white Burgundies. Génot-Boulanger's 2014 Corton-Charlemagne flaunts its intensity with the grace and weightless elegance the Grand Cru is famous for.

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