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"Grab northern Rhône 2015 reds with both hands” - 2015 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

The heights that Jamet's Côte-Rôties reach have few peers in the entire Northern Rhône. It's pretty much that simple. They are amazingly elegant, precise and clear.

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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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Rare, Vines Planted in 1900: 2016 Stein Alfer Hölle 1900

In any given vintage, Stein produces 400-500 liters of this wine. Ever since the first vintage in 2011, it's become our favorite bottling. Alfer Hölle 1900 is Stein’s magnum opus.

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One For The Ages: 2008 Bollinger La Grande Année

"Bollinger’s Champagnes are often known for their richness, but whenever I taste one, it’s usually its fineness that I notice first and foremost.” -Peter Liem I often think about the Peter Liem quote above. It's a concise and spot on summary of what Bollinger is all about, especially Grande Année.

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Wine of the Year Revisited: 2013 Nervi Gattinara Molsino

Just over six months ago, I announced the 2013 Nervi Gattinara Molsino as my wine of the year. Looking back, the decision looks even better than it did originally. We've drunk a few bottles and they've been stunning.

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Roulot in Argentina: 2017 Chacra Mainque Chardonnay

Argentina, the land of Malbec, is the last place that you'd expect to find Roulot's first project outside of Burgundy. Scratch a bit deeper and it becomes much less of a surprise.

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The Utter Beauty of Côte Rôtie: 2016 Gerard Côte Rôtie

Last weekend, we offered Gerard's 2017 St. Joseph Blanchard. As expected, it sold out in a few hours. Today, we turn to the 2016 Côte Rôtie.  It's Gerard's work in Côte Rôtie and Condrieu that represents the beating heart of the domaine.

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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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"Drinks way above its category” 2010 Chave St-Joseph Offerus

The 2010 Offerus might just be the best vintage we’ve tasted so far this century. We recently tasted through several vintages of Chave’s St-Joseph Offerus and the 2010 was shockingly good.

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From Limestone - A Distance Runner:
2017 François Cotat Sancerre Les Culs de Beaujeu

I've always had a soft spot for Culs de Beaujeu. The way that it comes off as saturating, poised and vividly stony is supremely compelling.

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Ungrafted Saumur - Simply Profound:
2017 Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Franc de Pied

Roches Neuves produces some of the top wines of the Loire. Out of the entire line-up, it's the Franc de Pied that proves the most elusive and quietest in its profundity.

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2017 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese

What Müller does with Scharzhofberg is magical. He renders the site beautifully clear, with a steely finesse and indisputable nobility. The wines transcend Riesling and assume a place among the greatest wines anywhere.

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St. Joseph Sweet Spot:
2017 Gerard St. Joseph Le Blanchard

For the past two years, Gerard's St. Joseph Le Blanchard has sold out in a matter of hours. We first tasted the 2014 vintage and were blown away by the wine's bright, complex aromatics and lifted elegance.

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Loire Royalty: 2016 & 2017 Huët Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec

For Huët's founder, Gaston Huët, Clos du Bourg was Vouvray's greatest vineyard. Today, we pay tribute to this vineyard, the stoniest of Huët's sites, that yields wines of the grandest architecture.

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The Undeniable Magic of Steinertal:
2017 Alzinger Riesling Steinertal Smaragd

For many Austrian wine fans, it simply doesn't get any better than Alzinger's Steinertal. Steinertal is Alzinger's magnum opus - the apex of his style. The site's finessed minerality seems to form a perfect marriage with Alzinger's super-fine and elegant style.

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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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From The Wilds... A Game-Changer:
2016 Horizon Côtes Catalanes Blanc

When it comes to white wine, Domaine de l'Horizon's Côtes Catalanes Blanc redefines what's possible in a profound way. The wine combines the jagged mineral cut of top Muscadet with the tactile intensity of Northern Rhône whites.

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Back Up The Truck: Northern Rhône Edition:
2016 Entrefaux Crozes-Hermitage

Northern Rhone at this quality and price is practically unheard of. Over the past several years, interest in this region has exploded, and prices have risen to match. Producers like Juge and Allemand have skyrocketed, selling for hundreds of dollars per bottle.

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2017 Pascal Cotat Chavignol Rosé

Pascal Cotat's Rosé occupies a very special place. Few, if any, rosés age better or with more elegance. We've had bottles with 10 and even 20 years of age that have blown us away. The 2002 is a legendary bottle around here. It's obvious that the world has taken notice. Finding Pascal Cotat's

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"Some of the most compelling wines"
- Ulysse Collin Blanc de Noir Les Maillons Extra Brut (2014 base)

Olivier Collin makes some of the most fascinating wines in all of Champagne and we’re clearly not the only ones who think so - every time we offer Ulysse Collin it sells out instantly. These wines push the boundaries of our understanding of Champagne. Collin achieves epic levels of intensity and his wines nearly overwhelm the senses with their depth of complexity.

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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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The Genuine Article: 2013 Sky Mount Veeder Zinfandel

Sky Vineyards Zinfandel is one of the most unyielding old school wines of Napa and without a doubt the most distinctive Zinfandel. If you think you know what Zinfandel is all about, Sky's will cause you to reassess the grape in a serious way.

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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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"Remarkable acidity" - 2016 Lauer Neuenberg Fass 17

Neuenberg is one of the greatest parcels in the Ayler Kupp. The site delivers a near magical combination of expansive power paired with incredible detail and finesse.

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