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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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"Terrific" -Burghound
2010 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Dauvissat's 2010s are simply brilliant. The 2010 vintage in Chablis is really impressive. Even in this context, Dauvissat is a standout. They may very likely be the wines of the vintage. 

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Volnay Rarity
2005 Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru

Lafarge is one of our favorite producers. Snagging this parcel of 2005 1er Cru is one of my best scores of the year. Lafarge's wines have delineation, fine-ness, purity and an understated grace that borders on magical.

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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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Through the Cool-Climate Looking Glass:
2015 Vetter Sylvaner Muschelkalk GK

For fans of unapologetically mineral wines, of spring-garden florality and of mountain water salinity, we cannot recommend these wines enough.

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Dutraive From On High
2017 Dutraive Fleurie Carolon

Without a doubt, Dutraive's Beaujolais are some of the most fascinating and delicious wines coming out of the region.

Jean-Louis Dutraive / photo: Polaner Selections
Jean-Louis Dutraive has quickly emerged as one of Beaujolais' best and most sought-after producers. 

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Chablis Rarity
2016 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

Laurent Tribut makes some of the most sought after and under the radar Chablis. For years, Tribut's wines have been an insider's secret, snapped up by collectors before they saw the light of day.

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2015 Chave St-Joseph

Along with Pierre Gonon, Chave produces our favorite expression of St. Joseph. Few producers are able to render Syrah with as much depth, detail and sophistication.

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The Stars Align: 2014 Genot-Boulanger Corton-Charlemagne

Corton-Charlemagne is one of the most captivating white Burgundies. Génot-Boulanger's 2014 Corton-Charlemagne flaunts its intensity with the grace and weightless elegance the Grand Cru is famous for.

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Hitting Another Level, Again
2016 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin “Champ”

"This is excellent and very much recommended... 2016 is the best vintage that I have seen from the young Duroché." -Burghound Duroché's wines were a revelation to us when we first tasted them. They had an unequaled combination of finesse, harmony and value.

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"One of the finest grower-producers" - Marie-Noëlle Ledru Brut Grand Cru

Every year around this time, we get a Ledru allocation, get excited to offer it out, and then it's gone. Each year the situation gets uglier and uglier as the quantities steadily decrease. The size of Ledru's estate has shrunk, her fan base has exploded and demand has been further fueled by her impending retirement.

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A Dream Brew
2015 Jean-Luc Jamet Côte-Rôtie Terrasses

Last week, we introduced the Côte-Rôtie of Jean-Luc Jamet. By the afternoon, we were sold out and allocating bottles. Today, we're happy to offer Jean-Luc Jamet's glorious 2015 Côte-Rôtie Terrasses. 

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