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2008 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses
"A wine of explosive power and energy, the 2008 Clos des Goisses is magnificent." -Antionio Galloni

Without a doubt, this is one of the most anticipated 2008 Champagne releases. Clos des Goisses is an absolutely unique experience of straining mineral power and aristocratic breeding. It is easily among the longest lived, most complicated and most mind-bendingly mineral wines in all of Champagne.

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"Thierry Pillot is a top flight talent. If you haven’t tried the wines, you should.” 2014 Paul Pillot Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Charmois Half-Bottles

Last week we opened a bottle of 2014 Charmois and the entire staff was blown away. With that in mind, it seemed like the perfect time to bust out this parcel of half-bottles that we had quietly stashed away.

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Lowest Price: Time-Tested Burgundy Value
2015 Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly

For savvy Burgundy buyers, En Remilly has long been one of Burgundy's hidden values. And Hubert Lamy's is the long-standing benchmark of the overachieving 1er Cru.

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Can't Miss 2013 Piedmont
2013 Produttori del Barbaresco Rabajà Riserva

For decades, Produttori del Barbaresco has been the source of some of Piedmont's greatest values. Today, this comes into sharp focus.

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"A total knock-out"
2009 Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne Côte de Béchalin

It's been nearly four years since our last Cédric Bouchard offer. The 2009 Bechalin impressed us so much when we tasted it that we immediately started planning an offer.

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Red Burgundy
Fourrier, Jouan, Mugneret-Gibourg, Ponsot, Roumier & Rousseau

I'm very fond of this Burgundy list.

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1ha - Lapierre in Côte du Py
2016 Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Camille

Like so many others, we love Lapierre's wines. They are joyous wines to be drunk with abandon. Out of the line-up, it's the Camille that we work hardest to find in quantity.

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Jaw-Dropping 2015 Red Burgundy Value
2015 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin “Champ”

Finding great value in the Côte de Nuits can be a real challenge. For us, Duroché has been a godsend.

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Profound Transparency and Poise
2016 Lauer Ayler Kupp Kabinett &
Lambertskirch Kabinett

There's a magic to Lauer's Kabinetts - an unmistakable, explosive tension. With the exception of Egon Müller, no one else in the Saar is able to marry such power, such generous depth of fruit and such a range of saturating flavor, to an architecture that is so sharply defined.

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"The wines are certainly among the finest of the region"
- 2016 Weiser-Kunstler Sonnenlay Kabinett Trocken & Steffensberg

Should you find yourself driving up and down the Mosel, this is one of the estates you would hear about from nearly every winemaker.

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Beaujolais On Tip-Toe
2016 Métras Fleurie Printemps

When you taste through Métras' line-up, there's no denying the profundity of Fleurie VV and Ultime. Still, Printemps delivers something very special.

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"Great purity, finesse and elegance" -
2014 Clau de Nell Anjou Cabernet Franc

There are some vintages that seem to have it all. 2014 in the Loire comes dangerously close to reaching this status. The wines are so complete - there's serious depth of concentration, vibrant finesse and terroir-accented verve.

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Feather-Weight Delicacy, Two-Ways
Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa En Rama Saca de Primavera Half-Bottles (2016 & 2017 bottlings)

As a category, Manzanillas are some of the most beautiful fino sherries around. Valdespino, of course, takes this to the next level. This is especially true with their Manzanilla En Rama bottling.

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White Burgundy Sweet Spot
2007 Paul Chapelle Puligny 1er Cru Champgain

Catch Paul Chapelle in the right vintage and you find a White Burgundy sweet spot. Chapelle is old-school styled Burgundy at old-school prices. When they hit the mark, the value and fascination that they deliver is serious. 

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Seductive Grandeur
2014 Grange des Péres VDP l'Herault

Grange des Péres' Laurent Vaillé spent time with JF Coche, Gerard Chave and Trévallon's Eloi Durrbach. After that, he took some dynamite and started blasting into hard limestone to plant a vineyard.

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Benchmark Chinon
2014 Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée

I've been waiting a long time for Baudry's 2014 Croix Boissée to be released. Croix Boissée is Baudry's top bottling. It always stands out for its refinement and age-worthiness.

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A High-Water Mark
2015 Drouhin Clos de Vougeot

"This wine holds out superb long-term potential." -Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media There are vintages where magic happens at Drouhin. 2015 is one of them. 

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"He will be a superstar in the very near future!"
- John Gilman
2012 Tecce Taurasi Poliphemo

Taurasi has been referred to as the "Barolo of the South" due to its ability to deliver long-aging, deeply complex and aristocratic wines. But it has always seemed that people spoke endlessly about the potential of Taurasi without having examples to totally affirm its greatness.

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Without Peer:
1988 Château d'Yquem Half-Bottles

A few weeks ago, we offered half-bottles of 1989 Yquem and the offer blew up in a way that we never imagined. Today, we're happy to go from strength-to-strength and offer half-bottles of 1988, one of our personal favorites.

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Prévost Beguines Extra Brut NV (2014)

At this point, there's little left to be said about Prevost. At age 21, Prevost inherited his grandmother's 2.2 hectares of Meunier vines in an obscure corner of Champagne. In seemingly no time, Prevost gained a cult following and finding his wine became an adventure.

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2016 Dönnhoff Spätlese: Hermannshöhle & Brücke

Dönnhoff's wines have an uncanny ability to hit perfect proportions. The 2016s are a reminder of this. Of course, the spatlesen from Hermannshöhle & Brücke lead the charge. 

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2016 Dutraive Fleurie & Brouilly VV

Dutraive has been firmly cemented as one of Beaujolais' premier talents. Without a doubt, they are some of the most fascinating and delicious wines coming out of the region. 

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"Bursting with energy" -
2001 Castell'in Villa Chianti Riserva

Castell'in Villa represents Chianti at its most ageworthy and most finessed. You can find bottles from the 70s that are stunningly good.

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"A jewel of a wine" -
2012 Pierre Peters l'Esprit

Few people can rival the incredible refinement and mineral-inflected elegance that Rodolphe Peters achieves with his Blanc de Blancs. Peters makes some of the most beloved wines in all of Champagne. His mastery of the Côte des Blancs is nearly unparalleled.

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