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"Lovely stuff." - 2017 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

Whenever I see Mugneret-Gibourg's 2017 Vosne-Romanée, I click buy immediately. I'm a huge fan of their Vosne-Romanée, but the 2017 is a very compelling example and utterly delicious.

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0.34HA, Uncommon Grace - Lowest Price:
2015 Bertheau Bonnes-Mares

Bertheau's 2015s are absolutely stunning. As always, the Bonnes-Mares represents one of the high points of Bertheau's 2015 lineup. Bertheau's parcel in Bonnes-Mares is 0.34 ha. It's a rare bottle, and that fact is all the more painful because it's a wine that I love.

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"In a word, terrific" - Lowest Price:
2016 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs Magnums

"While d'Angerville rarely misses, I was particularly taken with the quality I found here; indeed the word classic would aptly describe their 2016s." We have to agree with Burghound. This is simply a stunning collection of wines.

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Burgundy As It Should Be - Revisited:
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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Back-Vintage Grand Cru - 0.23ha:
1996 Drouhin Bonnes-Mares

Drouhin's lineup is dizzying in its breadth. The Bonnes-Mares is one of the greatest, and with a 0.23ha parcel, one of the most elusive.

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Eye-Opening Burgundy - Refinement and Value:
2017 Fornerol Côte de Nuits Rouge

It's rare for Burgundies to nail the combination of deliciousness, rigor, and affordability like Fornerol's Côte de Nuits Villages does. The wines are simply shocking in this regard. This is one of the more eye-opening and irresistible everyday Burgundies that I've tasted.

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Red Burgundy 1996-2018:
D'Angerville, Fourrier, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

It's been a couple of months since I've put together a long list of red Burgundy. I'm very happy to return to it today with a long list of recent purchases and a wide cast of favorites.

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Hitting The Bullseye - 2017 Simon Bize Savigny-les-Beaune:
1er Cru Aux Guettes, 1er Cru Les Fournaux, & 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses

If you’re after red Burgundies with stony cores, finesse, and just the right amount of wildness, then this is an essential address to know. Simon Bize makes red Burgundy exactly as we like it.

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Volnay Distance Runner - Bookend Vintages:
2013 & 2015 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans

Volnay is one of the more feminine and velvety expressions of Burgundy. With that said, the magic of Champans is the way it combines muscle and density with a gorgeous finesse. Today, I'm excited to celebrate d'Angerville's work in Champans with two radically different vintages.

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On Jouan and Deliciousness:
2017 Jouan Coteaux Bourguignons

Last week, we celebrated Jouan's dazzling 2017s with an offer on his Morey Clos Sorbé. Today, we trade the profundity of the Clos Sorbé for the sheer deliciousness of the Coteaux Bourguignons. In any vintage, Jouan's Coteaux Bourguignons is a wine that the staff drinks by the caseful. It's hard to argue with its liveliness and irresistible texture... And of course, it's value. 

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"In a word, terrific" - 2016 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs

"While d'Angerville rarely misses, I was particularly taken with the quality I found here; indeed the word classic would aptly describe their 2016s." We have to agree with Burghound. This is simply a stunning collection of wines.

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"Deserving of a place in any conscientiously-stocked Burgundy collection"
- 2017 Roumier Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos de la Bussière 750s & Magnums

Roumier's 2017s are beautiful. I've been buying every bottle that I can find and sending offers whenever the opportunity presents itself. The vintage has such purity and fineness that it captures much of what I love about Roumier. In the 2017 vintage, you get an absolutely gorgeous Bussière. It possesses a vivid transparency with killer length and a firm mineral core.

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

Jouan's Clos Sorbé gets to the magic of the domaine like no other wine in the incredibly strong lineup does. Simply put, for us, Clos Sorbé is the star. 

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A Tale Of Two Gevreys -Terrroir and Value in Burgundy:
2017 Jouan Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Echezeaux" & 2017 Duroche Gevrey-Chambertin "Champ"

A couple of weeks ago, we offered an extensive listing of our inventory from Gevrey-Chambertin. I pulled these two wines out for their own stand-alone offer. They deserve their moment in the spotlight. The reasons are both simple and somewhat complicated in the sort of fascinating way that makes Burgundy so great.

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2017 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras

There's an undeniable magic to Roumier, and Cras gets to its beating heart. Catch a bottle of Cras in its prime, and you'll find a wine cast in silk and intricate weaves that thrive on a delicate, understated elegance.

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Burgundy Game-Changer: 2017 Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin

Back in the 19th century, Fixin was thought to rival the quality of Gevrey. Today, Gevrey rolls off the tongues of Burgundy novices with ease, while it takes some time exploring Burgundy's back roads to discover the village of Fixin.

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White & Red Burgundy: Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Lafarge,
Leflaive, Roulot, Roumier & More

With La Paulée officially a day away and festivities well underway, it's difficult for me to focus on anything except Burgundy.

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“Côte de Nuits does not get better than this”
- 2017 Bachelet Côte de Nuits

As Neal Martin's quote makes very clear, Bachelet's 2017 Côte de Nuits is dynamite. Bachelet works on an elite level, which is clearly visible across his entire range of wines. His wines are known for their elegance and precision, and these qualities seriously elevate his Côte de Nuits.

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

For the past handful of vintages, we've watched the quality at Gouges soar. It's very clear that the 2017 vintage represents Gouges at the top of their game.

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"Iron hands in velvet gloves" - 2017 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

Catching Lambrays in good form can be a transformative experience. Anyone who has been lucky enough to have old bottles of Clos des Lambrays knows how impressive the wines can be. Their 1949 is the most famous example.

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“In a word, lovely” - 2017 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Duc

Angerville’s monopole Clos des Ducs is the crown jewel of Volnay. Clos des Ducs produces some of the most intense, mineral-driven, and deeply complex examples of red Burgundy.

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Burgundy Elite:
2017 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin

"This is yet another magnificent masterclass in Charmes-Chambertin courtesy of Bachelet and his century-old vines." Bachelet's Charmes is one of Burgundy's masterpieces. When this wine is in its zone, it has few peers.

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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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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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