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Single Vineyard Splendor:
2019 Chartogne-Taillet Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Heurtebise Extra Brut

The 2019 has an impressive purity, harmony, and an energetic structure. The richness of Heurtebise makes the wine especially delicious in 2019.

Côte du Py Lapierre Style:
2023 Lapierre Cuvée Camille Bottles & Magnums

Lapierre thrives in vintages like 2023. It's an intense, powerful, and layered vintage for their wines.

Wasenhaus Magnum Terroir Study

Single Owner Champagne Cellar:
Dom Pérignon, Dom Ruinart, Philipponnat Clos des Goisses, Pol Roger Winston Churchill, Taittinger CdC & More

Without Artifice:
2022 Berthaut-Gerbet Vosne-Romanée Magnums

At just 25 years old, Amélie started creating a lot of buzz when she took over her family’s domaine and released a line of top-quality wines from the forgotten village of Fixin. The wines were so compelling that everyone seemed to take notice.

Dostert: The Bridge from the Mosel to Burgundy

From the Saar, Dostert's top wines receive their rawness, their essential quality; from Burgundy, their delicacy and finesse.

Red Burgundy: Bachelet, Bizot, Dujac, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg,
Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau & More

Still, there are bottles that I feel compelled to highlight. Chevillon's 2008 NSG 1er Cru Les Vaucrains is a great example of the wine.

Hitting The Mark:
2023 Julien Sunier Fleurie

Each vintage, we taste through Sunier's lineup looking for a wine that's extraordinarily delicious. When Sunier's wines hit their mark, they deliver purity and outright drinkability that we love. That's definitely the case with the 2023 Fleurie. 

Recent Purchases: Belluard, Cedric Bouchard, Dujac,
Haart, Pedres Blanques, Pierre Peters, Vatan & More

Our recent finds include Julian Haart's 2019 Goldtröpfchen Kabinett, Pierre Peters' 2008 Chetillon, and a magnum of 2011 Vatan Sancerre. To call out only a few. 

"Lovely"
2022 De Montille Saint Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly

This is an impressive vintage for the wine. It has a bit of everything - concentration, verse, and lots of finesse. We have to agree with Burghound when he writes that it is "lovely." 

Tribut Chablis Large Formats:
From Chablis AC to Côte de Léchet

The Cult Meunier:
Prévost Les Béguines Extra Brut (2020)

The 2020 is a gorgeous example of Les Béguines. It offers up a fair amount of yellow fruits with a shocking amount of energy, refinement, and clarity. The wine's mineral expression is simply profound - you get earthy and saline notes with a talc-like grip. 

Not to be missed cult champagne:
2021 Elisse Bougy Champagne Chétillon de Haut

Elise Bougy's meticulously crafted champagne may largely cruise under the radar, but for people who know them, they are wines to aggressively seek out.

Like No Other:
2023 Tempier Bandol Rosé

It's hard to think of another rosé that pulls off structure and interest with joyful drinkability so well. It offers depth and power alongside a dazzling, bright backbone. The classic profile is on bold display - flowers, herbs, citrus, spice, and a subtle, scorched earth minerality.

Large Formats:
Allemand, Keller, Jamet, Métras, Müller, Roumier, Stella di Campalto, Wasenhaus & More

Wasenhaus Kanzel and the Legacy of Möbitz

This is one of Wasenhaus' rarest Pinots; it is also one of their greatest. This wine, in this vintage, should not be missed. It will develop beautifully in the cellar for a decade or longer.

Recent Purchases: Bérèche, Bouchard, Cedric Bouchard, Clos Rougeard,
Collier, Keller, Macle, Marnes Blanches, Prevost, Schäfer-Fröhlich & More

We've scooped up a lot of fun wines recently.

Purity To The Extreme:
Suenen Oiry Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

We've been huge fans of Suenen's Champagnes for quite some time. Sadly, finding enough wine for an offering is very difficult. It's been years since we've been able to offer Suenen.  

"The domaine almost never misses these days and 2022 is a brilliant vintage"
2022 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs

Ducs is a 2.4-hectare monopole that can trace its roots back at least 500 years. It has a high elevation at 324 meters and is a steep, southeast-facing slope with chalky soils. In short, Clos des Ducs is a special site, and it shows.

Dauvissat 2009-2022:
Forest, MDT, Preuses, Clos & More

"One of the most profoundly riveting, beautiful wines I have ever tasted here. "
2019 Roagna Barolo La Pira Vecchie Viti

As Galloni's note above hints, the 2019 Pira Vecchie Viti is simply a jaw-dropping wine. When the dust settles, it will certainly be among the vintage's highlights. 

Champagne:
Bérèche, Cedric Bouchard, Elise Bougy, Ulysse Collin,
Dom Pérignon, Ledru, Pierre Peters, Savart, Suenen, & More

"It is one of the most explosive, extroverted Comtes I have ever tasted. Impressive."
2013 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Three-Liters

In 2013, Comtes de Champagne has a beautiful incisive elegance with loads of silky texture and refinement. The wine is a study in nuance and detail.

Subject Subject line Recent Purchases:
Allemand, Ganevat,, Julian Haart, Mascarello, Stella di Campalto & More

The list below covers a lot of ground. You'll find everything from 1998 Allemand Cornas to back-vintage Sandlands Chenin Blanc and 1988 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz.