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Grand Cru In All But Name - Sharp Pricing:
2014 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

Chambolle's Premier Cru Les Amoureuses is a special place. It sits adjacent to Musigny and is one of the greatest and most haunting Burgundies in existence. This hasn't escaped the world. Amoureuses commands higher prices than many Grand Crus and is chased down by Burgundy fanatics with a singular fervor.

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Thriving on Grace - 0.36ha:
2017 Jouan Clos St-Denis

Jouan’s wines are famous for possessing a captivating mixture of perfume and delicacy. The Grand Cru Clos St. Denis is celebrated for its class, purity, feminine grace and, simultaneously, for its intensity. It’s a perfect match for Jouan.

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Greatness In Clear Focus:
2017 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Clos des Mouches is one of the great gems in Drouhin's stable. It was one of the first sites that Joseph Drouhin bought in the 1920s, situated in a choice mid-slope location.

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Burgundy Jaw-Dropper - The King of Irancy:
2015 Thierry Richoux Irancy

About 15 minutes east of Chablis, you reach Irancy, a beautiful town surrounded by fairly steep vineyards. It shares Chablis' Kimmeridgian soils, but not the grape. Here, we're talking about one of the most intriguing examples of Pinot Noir on the planet.

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The Exemplar - A Magical Vintage:
2017 Jouan Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Echézeaux"

Jouan’s Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Echézeaux" is one of our favorites. The 2017 is magical. While Gevrey-Chambertin is known for its meatiness and power, Aux Echézeaux is surprisingly elegant. It is located in the southern end of the region, right next to Morey-St.-Denis, and produces wines that are much more silky and delicate.

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Elevated Summer Sipping:
2016 Bachelet Bourgogne Aligoté

We love Bachelet’s entire range of wines, but in the hot summer months, his Aligoté quickly becomes our go-to.

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The Exemplar - Gracefulness to the Extreme:
2017 Jouan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

In the past handful of years, we've become obsessed with Jouan. For us, Clos Sorbé is the star.

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Unmatched Burgundy Value - In Short Supply:
2016 Hudelot-Noellat Bourgogne

Every year, Hudelot-Noellat’s Bourgogne Rouge is one of our most popular offerings. Hudelot-Noëllat's Bourgogne Rouge is a perennial back-up-the-truck selection. In 2016, it's sadly not an option. We saw a fraction of what we typically are allotted for this wine. As such, this is only going out to people who have purchased the wine before.

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A Legend In Top Form: 2017 Gouges Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

Vaucrains is undisputedly one of Nuits St. Georges' greatest sites. In Gouges hands, amazing things happen to this mineral and sauvage site. There are seemingly countless examples of Gouges' Vaucrains that have aged brilliantly.

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Magic In Meursault: 2016 Roulot Meursault Villages

Along with Coche-Dury and Lafon, Roulot is one of the standard bearers of Meursault. No one has influenced the younger generation of white Burgundy producers the way Roulot has.

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Unbeatable White Burgundy Value:
2017 Paul Pillot Bourgogne Blanc

Pillot is making some of the most exciting white Burgundies we've seen. For us, 2013 was a breakout vintage for the Domaine, and now each vintage seems better than the last.

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Burgundy As It Should Be:
2017 Jouan Chambolle-Musigny

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

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Mastery On Bold Display: 2016 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

If you had to neatly explain why Pierre-Yves Colin is included among Burgundy's absolute greats, purity and rigor would work perfectly. The wines have a crackling energy, a clarity of fruit, and exacting precision that dazzles.

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Hidden Gem of Gevrey:
2017 Duroche Gevrey-Chambertin Champ

Across the board, Duroché's wines offer a stunning depth of complexity and amazingly clear terroir imprints. Since Pierre Duroché joined his father at the estate in 2005, quality has skyrocketed. Thankfully, Duroché's prices prove that word still isn't out about the domaine.

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Purity To The Extreme: 2016 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

Despite having holdings in Grand Crus and some of the greatest 1ers, wine lovers of all stripes flock to Pierre-Yves Colin's Saint-Aubin bottlings.

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"Excellent delineation and punch" Revisited -
2016 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières

Carillon stands as one of the great, time-tested domaines of Puligny. 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 and Ramonet.

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The best '16s here are standouts"
- 2016 Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Ruchottes

The heights of Ramonet are some of the great experiences in wine. For many seasoned Burgundy collectors, Ruchottes is the quiet star of Ramonet's lineup.

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Firing On All Cylinders - Revisited:
2016 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux

Bachelet's Corbeaux has become a very difficult bottle to find in quantity. Before landing this parcel, it had been over three years since we were able to offer Bachelet's Corbeaux.

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Bulletproof Burgundy Value:
2017 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges Vieilles Vignes

Chevillon’s NSG consistently outperforms its category and the 2017 vintage transcends an already high bar. Chevillon's style is deep and structured - they are what we reach for when seeking ruggedly-honest, serious Burgundy.

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A Bize For The Ages: 2015 Bize Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Fournaux

Simon Bize is Burgundy the way we like it. The 2015 vintage elevated their already seriously impressive wines to a jaw-dropping level.

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"A seriously impressive effort that is built to age"
- 2010 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans

Last Monday, we offered d'Angerville's 2013 Ducs. Today, I'm excited to offer the 2010 Champans. I've been obsessed with d'Angerville since my visit there a few weeks ago. It was magical.

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Back-Vintage Meursault Perrières: 1991 Ampeau Meursault 1er Cru Perrières

Among Burgundy producers, Ampeau is a welcome outlier. Instead of releasing the most current vintage, his releases follow a different logic. They're released only when they're ready to drink.

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"Bulletproof Volnay" - 2013 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs

D'Angerville's 2013 Ducs is an astonishing success. D'Angerville's 2013s stand out for their striking clarity and precision. The 2013 Ducs distills the site down to its essence. And it's absolutely captivating.

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

You can taste anywhere in Bachelet's lineup from his Aligote to the epic Charmes-Chambertin and it would be clear that this perfectionist estate doesn't miss. For me, it's the Côte de Nuits where I think the greatest value is. Year after year, this is one of my go-to bottles.

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