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Chassagne Magic - Don't Miss:
2017 Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet

Ramonet is one of the time-tested greats of white Burgundy. Catch a Ramonet in top form, which is usually the case, and you'll find a case study in tension and intensity.

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Lamy St. Aubin: 2013 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière Vieilles Vignes & 2014 1er Cru Les Frionnes

Hubert Lamy is one of the standard-bearers for St. Aubin. For many people today, Lamy is one of the most exciting producers of white Burgundy around. 

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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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"Beautifully delineated, intense and vibrant"
- 2016 Germain Meursault 1er Cru Charmes

Germain's Meursaults have quickly become some of the most exciting examples of the appellation. I've been trying to amass enough Germain for an offering. Frankly, what I was finally able to put together for the Charmes is small. I could be overly optimistic about having adequate quantity for an offering.

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

Carillon stands as one of the great, time-tested domaines of Puligny. The wines 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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The Master of Hermitage: 2012 Chave Hermitage Blanc

Chave's Hermitage is one of the great wines of the world. His red Hermitage assumes a looming presence, but his white is simply profound. Today, we pay homage to Chave's extraordinary Hermitage Blanc.

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"Tightly coiled and chiseled" - 2016 Heitz-Lochardet Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

It’s rare that a new Burgundy domaine causes us to stop in awe. That’s exactly how we felt tasting Heitz-Lochardet for the first time. These are intense, focused and painstakingly refined white Burgundies. There’s a striking complexity of minerality and racy brightness with layers of citrus and flowers. The combination of depth and poise is extraordinary.

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"Thierry Pillot is a top flight talent" - 2016 Paul Pillot Bourgogne Blanc

"Thierry Pillot is a top flight talent. If you haven’t tried the wines, you should.” -Burghound When it comes to value in white Burgundy, Paul Pillot's Bourgogne Blanc is the first thing that we reach for.

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A Multi-Faceted Success:
2015 Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet

Domaine Bernard Moreau's white Burgundies are some of the purest and most complicated expressions of Chardonnay around. The wine works on a mind-boggling amount of registers. They are graceful and high-toned, luscious and rigorous, deep with a stern underlying architecture.

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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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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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"This is built-to-age"
- 2015 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses

When it comes to soulful and long aging wines, Simon Bize always delivers. Still, the 2015 Vergelesses is something special.

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Chassagne Over-Achiever:
2016 Lamy Chassagne Concis Champs

Lately, Hubert Lamy has been one of the most talked about white Burgundy producers. For many years, Lamy has been one of the standard-bearers for St. Aubin and his St. Aubin "Derrière Chez Edouard" and Criots-Batard-Montrachet are aggressively hunted down by serious collectors.

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"Terrific intensity.. beautifully refined and precise"
- 2015 Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères

Roulot is producing some of the most riveting and mineral-driven expressions of Chardonnay on the planet. The 2015s make Roulot's abilities abundantly clear. The collection stands as one of the absolute high points of the vintage.

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"This is most impressive and should age effortlessly"
- 2015 Colin-Morey Chevalier-Montrachet 750s & Magnums

In no time Colin-Morey has been catapulted to the highest echelon of white Burgundy domaines. People speak about Colin-Morey's wines in the same hushed way that they speak of Coche-Dury and Jean-Marc Roulot.

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Bull's Eye:
2014 Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Porusots

This is the sort of offer that I could only sneak in on a summer Friday.

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Implausible Harmony:
2014 Drouhin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Marquis de Laguiche

Drouhin's 2014 Morgeot Marquis de Laguiche is monumental.

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At The Height of His Powers:
2014 Lafon Meursault Clos de la Baronne

Lafon continues to go from strength to strength. His 2014s are breathtaking.

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The Other Dujac:
2014 Dujac Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Monts Luisants Blanc

Simply put, Dujac's whites are thrilling, eye-opening wines.

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Hitting The Bulls Eye:
2011 Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre

“In fact, I would say that Raveneau made the wines of the vintage.” - Burghound

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Don't Miss 2014 White Burg:
2014 Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

Carillon's are some of our favorite White Burgundies.

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"Thierry Pillot is a top flight talent."
2014 Paul Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Charmois

Pillot stands as one of the most exciting and thoughtful winemakers of Burgundy’s new generation.

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Back Up The Truck: White Burgundy Edition
2014 Paul Pillot Bourgogne Blanc

Simply put, 2014 is one of the most exciting young white Burgundy vintages that we've tasted.

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2014 Pierre Boisson Meursault

This is one of those emails that I write with trepidation.

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