“Wonderfully refined” - 2014 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans

D’Angerville’s Champans shows Volnay’s powerful and deeply mineral side, while remaining beautifully detailed and finessed. This helps to explain Champans' extraordinary track record for aging. Every time we've had the opportunity to drink old Champans they've been amazing. We’ve had bottles with fifty years of age that were still gorgeously fresh and completely stunning.

"If you want the truest of Côte-Rôties... "
2015 Levet Côte Rôtie La Chavaroche

Levet's Chavaroche is unapologetically raw, stunningly pure and beautiful. These are some of the most unique and exciting Côte Rôties around. They combine wildness with a breeding that's incredible.

Overnight Benchmark
2014 Colombera & Garella Lessona

Colombera & Garella's first vintage was 2010 and they almost immediately became the benchmark for the entire Alto Piemonte. The wines possess such an incredible purity of fruit, precision and fineness that it's impossible not to take notice. 

Riveting Côte des Blancs -
Lowest Price Lilbert Blanc de Blancs Perle NV

"The only problem with these wines is finding them, as the tiny production is eagerly snapped up upon release by a near-cult following" -Peter Liem Production of Lilbert's Perle is somewhere around 165 cases per release - a mere drop in Champagne terms. Currently, you'll find only three other listings in the entire U.S. 

Back-Vintage Burgundy: Classicism and Value
2006 Gouges NSG 1er Cru Vaucrains &
2006 d'Angerville 1er Cru Fremiets

Well past a decade into their maturity, the 2006 red Burgundies stand out for their earthy, structured classicism. And their value. Today, I'm very happy to offer two wines that really drive home how much the vintage has to offer: Gouges Vaucrains and d'Angerville's Fremiets. 

The Master of Morgon: 2016 Foillard Morgon Corcelette

Foillard's Corcelette has quickly become one of our favorite bottles in Beaujolais. When Corcelette is on, it's one of the most beguiling bottles of Beaujolais around.

Miraculous Finesse and Precision
2013 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

Poggio di Sotto drives home just how finessed and nuanced Brunello can be. In many people's minds, Brunello is a wine of raw power. 

2016 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spätlese #5

Willi Schaefer is one of our favorite producers anywhere in the world. We're far from alone. Schaefer's fan club is far-reaching and very enthusiastic. Sadly, the estate is small - just over 4ha.

Weightless Intensity: Benoit Lahaye Naturessence NV

Benoît Lahaye is one of the most talented growers working in Champagne. Across the board his Champagnes have an extraordinary combination of intensity, finesse and agility. There's no better evidence of how conscientious he is about farming and how sensitive his winemaking is than this.

In A Class of Its Own: 2012 Chevillon Bourgogne Rouge

For us, it doesn't get much better than Chevillon's Bourgogne Rouge. Along with Mugneret-Gibourg, Chevillon's Bourgogne gets hunted down with the same intensity as top Grand Crus and often seems as hard to find.

"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.

The Cult of Prévost: Prévost Beguines Extra Brut NV (2015)

Prévost's wines are extraordinary. If you've tasted Prévost, chances are that this sounds banal. Still, by any measure, the cult that's formed around Prévost is an unlikely story by any standards besides the advantage of the 20/20 vision of retrospect.

"This is first-rate"
-Burghound 2015 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin

Bachelet's Gevrey exists on its own plane. On paper, it's a villages wine. In reality, it radically transcends the category. 

In Peak Form - Northern Rhône For a Song: 2015 Jean-Claude Marsanne Saint-Joseph

It's taken the world some time to catch up with Jean-Claude Marsanne. If you haven't heard of them, it's no surprise. Production is small and most of it is sold to private clients and restaurants.

"Truly Sublime" -Antonio Galloni
2013 Produttori del Barbaresco Asili Riserva

In any vintage, you can count on Asili being one of the stars of Produttori's line-up. In 2013, the wine is simply amazing. 

"It’s rare to find a champagne, or indeed, a wine of any kind, as profound"
- Selosse Lieux-Dits 6-Packs

Simply put, Selosse lieux-dits 6-packs are frighteningly difficult to find in quantity. Every year, I work really hard to find enough wine to make an offer happen.

"Simply one of the world’s elite wines"
2014 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

Pergole Torte has been a pillar of Crush since we opened almost thirteen years ago. Our affection for, and our awe of, the wine has never faded.

When The Stars Aligned
2002 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

"It is easily one of the very best Champagnes I have ever tasted, and simply a must-have wine." -Antonio Galloni When Taittinger's Comtes de Champagne is on, it can reach heights that only a select few Champagnes can achieve. As the note above makes clear, the 2002 is a very special wine. 

I'll Drink To That! podcast in the New York Times

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2012 Roagna
Barbaresco Pajé & Barolo La Pira

"Roagna's 2012 Barolos and Barbarescos are off the charts." -Antonio Galloni There are very few producers working in Piedmont at the level that Roagna is. Their 2012s drive this home powerfully. As Galloni's quote above makes clear, this is an extraordinary set of wines.

Jaw-Dropping Fleurie: 2016 Julien Sunier Fleurie

Without a doubt, Julien Sunier has become one of Beaujolais' top young winemakers. For us, it's tasting his Fleurie that makes this clear.

"Lovely" - 2015 Bachelet Côte de Nuits - Villages

Bachelet’s top-to-bottom quality is staggering. You can taste at any level, from the Aligoté to his epic Charmes-Chambertin and be thoroughly impressed. 

The Untamed Beauty of Château Musar - Magnum Edition: 2006 Château Musar Magnums

There's something magical about Musar. The quick sell out on our offer for bottles of 2004 and 2006 last week drove home just how many people are captivated by the wines.

"What a beautiful and complex Spätlese"
- 2016 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spätlese Auction

As good as Schaefer's regular releases are, the auction spätlesen takes things to a different level. The auction bottlings seem to take all of the detail, elegance and purity of the regular bottles and consolidate and amplify it.