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2016 FX Pichler Riesling Unendlich

F.X. Pichler's Unendlich is the hardest Austrian wine for us to land in quantity. Each year we spend a ridiculous amount of time tracking down a few cases of the wine. The 2016 Unendlich was an especially hard vintage to secure, but recently we had the opportunity to buy a second parcel of the 2016 Unendlich and jumped on it.

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Last Chance at a Legend - Sharp Pricing:
2002 Dom Pérignon

2002 is simply an epic DP. It will go down as one of the most iconic wines that we've seen from them in our time. Over the past few months, I've had multiple opportunities to taste the 2002. And it's blown me away. It's rare for a wine that I've always thought was special to continue to gain stature in my mind.

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An 11th Century Clos - 50 Cases Made: 2017 Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc Clos Romans

Clos Romans stands as one of the great expressions of Chenin. Clos Romans is one of the most important wines of the Loire. Many tasters compare it to Corton-Charlemagne. That helps convey the amount of regal complexity and soaring tension that it offers. Along with the Memoires Rouge, the Clos Romans Blanc represents the top of Roches Neuves' range.

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"It’s rare to find a champagne, or indeed, a wine of any kind, as profound" -Peter Liem
Selosse Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Les Carelles Grand Cru Extra Brut

Mesnil produces absolutely magical Chardonnay and Selosse's Carelles takes it to a singular and utterly compelling level. The wine has an astonishing resonance and finesse. Carelles works on an epic scale with an incredible nuance and refinement.

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The Master of Chinon
2015 Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée

Baudry is one of my favorite producers. Baudry's style is beautifully detailed, vividly transparent and refined. Croix Boissée is Baudry's top bottling and epitomizes what makes Baudry's wines so special.

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2014 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

Canonica turns out some of the most captivating and soulful Barolos around. Their purity and their textural complexity is mind-blowing.

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"One of the finest grower-producers" -
Ledru Extra Brut NV

Ledru's Extra Brut is one of our favorite of Ledru's bottlings and exemplifies the best that non-dosage Champagne has to offer.

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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.

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On 112 Year Old Vines and Germany's Backroads:
2014 Durst Portugieser P

Andreas Durst spends most of his time being the go-to photographer of the German wine scene. However, behind his house is what appears to be a haphazard assortment of barrels.

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"Impeccable Balance" - 2010 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Séchet

Séchet is for purists. It’s a bottling that boasts deep cut and a blatant expression of saline minerality. There’s a directness and elegance to Séchet that always impresses us.

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A Mind-Bending Centenarian
1908 D'Oliveiras Boal

D'Oliveiras has long been a standard-bearer and they've supplied me with my greatest Madeira experiences.

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Dynamite and A Provencal Aristocrat:
2015 Domaine de Trevallon IGP Alpilles

Along with Tempier and Château Simone, Domaine de Trévallon stands as one of the great, long aging and truly noble wines of Provence. For many years, we've been buying up every bottle of back-vintage Trévallon that we could find. Old Trévallon offers some of the most moving and honest experiences in wine. Bottles from the late eighties and early nineties remain stunning today.

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The Rosé Experience of the Summer
2017 Stein Rosé

The last time we were able to secure enough of this wine to do an offering was for the 2013 vintage. This time, go long because it may be another five years and July and August will be no joke.

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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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"This is plain gorgeous" Revisited
- 2016 Lauer Unterstenberg

Along with people like Keller and Willi Schaefer, Lauer turned out a stunning cast of 2016s. When it comes to Unterstenberg, Lauer nailed it in a way that we haven't seen before. This may be the most precise and multidimensional version of the wine that we've tasted.

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"My answer is: Carema"
2014 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca

Carema is alpine Nebbiolo of breathtaking grace. For decades, Ferrando's Carema has been the benchmark for the beauty and profundity that Nebbiolo achieves in the northern extremes.

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Clos des Goisses Sweet Spot: 2008 Philipponnat Les Cintres

The Clos des Goisses vineyard is without equal in Champagne. Les Cintres is from a prime, steep parcel in the middle of Goisses. I've devoted an incredible amount of time to hunting this wine down, and I'm excited to offer it. The inaugural release was 2006 and 2008 is the second release.

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Rarely Seen Lapierre
2017 Lapierre Morgon Sans Soufre

Our allocation of Lapierre's Sans Soufre bottling is one of the most anticipated events. Lapierre's Morgon is one of the most wildly delicious wines in existence. The Sans Soufre bottling takes it to another level. In the U.S. it's rarely encountered and tends to disappear from the market quickly. 

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Clos Rougeard 1993-2012

Simply put, Clos Rougeard is Loire royalty.

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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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"Grab northern Rhône 2015 reds with both hands" Half-Bottle Edition:
2015 Jamet Cote-Rotie Half-Bottles

Jamet's Côte-Rôties 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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Loire Elite
2017 Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc Clos de l’Échelier

Clos de l’Echelier is a 1.8ha clos (a walled vineyard) that has hard limestone soils. The majority of the clos is planted with Cabernet Franc. The very small amount of Chenin comes from sixty-year-old vines and in a typical vintage, the total production is just two oval casks - somewhere around 1,200 bottles.

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Without Peer
Selosse Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos NV

Selosse is revered for his singular, often mind-blowing Champagnes. His lieux-dits are nothing short of magical. They take the ridiculous resonance, the breadth of complexity and the finesse that are Selosse's calling cards to the extreme.  

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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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