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"Very pure and unforced"
- 2015 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes

Bertheau's wines are the archetypes of just how graceful and pure Burgundy can be. It's a style that flourished in 2015.

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"Consistently among the top wines produced anywhere in the Mosel..."
- 2016 Weiser-Künstler Wolfer Sonnenlay Kabinett

Weiser-Künstler's 2016s are shimmeringly clear and painfully precise wines. They shock you with their minerality, precision and overall composition.

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2015 Angerville Volnay 1er Cru:
Taillepieds & Clos des Ducs

Simply put, d'Angerville's 2015s are epic. By now, this isn't shocking news to many of you. Word has been out about the 2015s for some time.

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Chassagne Over-Achiever:
2016 Lamy Chassagne Concis Champs

Lately, Hubert Lamy has been one of the most talked about white Burgundy producers. For many years, Lamy has been one of the standard-bearers for St. Aubin and his St. Aubin "Derrière Chez Edouard" and Criots-Batard-Montrachet are aggressively hunted down by serious collectors.

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Like No Other: 1997 Château d'Yquem Half-Bottles

There is nothing like Yquem. Simply put, it has no peers.

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Revelatory, Explosive Complexity
2015 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

Pierre-Yves Colin turns out no shortage of wines from Burgundy's greatest sites - Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet, Meursault Perrieres, etc. Yet savvy buyers flock toward his St. Aubin bottlings.

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"Grab northern Rhône 2015 reds with both hands” - 2015 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

The heights that Jamet's Côte-Rôties reach 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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"This wonderfully complex effort reminds me a bit of a smaller scaled Les Clos"
- 2010 Dauvissat-Camus Chablis Vaillons

2010 is a great vintage for Chablis, and Dauvissat just rocked it. As Burghound's note above makes clear, Dauvissat is one of the stars of the vintage.

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Lapierre Rarity Revisited:
2016 Lapierre Morgon Sans Soufre

Lapierre's Morgon is one of the most wildly delicious wines in existence. The Sans Soufre bottling takes it to another level.

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A Secret No Longer: 2016 Chezeaux (Ponsot) Griotte-Chambertin

Griotte-Chambertin is one of the most elusive and smallest Grand Crus in Burgundy. It is one of the most beguiling and elegant of Gevrey's Grand Crus, and that makes the difficulty in finding examples of Griotte painful. Just over a handful of producers even make wine in Griotte.

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Supreme Refreshment, Serious Complexity
- 2016 Boulay Sancerre: Clos de Beaujeu & Monts Damnés

Along with Vatan and the Cotat cousins, Boulay produces some of the most elegant, complex and long-lived Sancerre. Out of all of them, it's Boulay's wines that I reach for most often and devote the most cellar space to.

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The Rhône 1989-2016 - Bonneau, Clape, Jamet, Jasmin, Rayas, Verset & Vieux Télégraphe

We've steadily amassed a large collection of Rhône wines. Today, I'm happy to present a very curated list.

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Back Up The Truck - Brunello Edition
2013 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino

The Caprili estate sits right next to Soldera and follows traditionalist practices. Today, they are under-the-radar and very much under-valued. There's no doubt that their low profile will come to an end very soon. The dynamic Giacomo Bartolommei has energized his family's estate and has taken the wines to a really serious level. The estate is being noticed in a major way. 

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"Terrific intensity.. beautifully refined and precise"
- 2015 Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères

Roulot is producing some of the most riveting and mineral-driven expressions of Chardonnay on the planet. The 2015s make Roulot's abilities abundantly clear. The collection stands as one of the absolute high points of the vintage.

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The Master of Morgon
2015 Foillard Morgon Eponym

There are few producers in Beaujolais who turn out wines with the same level of clarity and purity as Foillard. When you taste through Foillard's line up side-by-side, it becomes very clear just how sensitive the winemaking is. Each wine is vinified exactly the same, but the differences are striking.

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Essential Piedmont - A Game Changer: 2010 San Fereolo Dogliani

Simply put, San Fereolo takes the Dolcetto grape and turns preconceived notions on its head. It casts the grape in a radically different and incredibly compelling light. San Fereolo introduces an almost unheard of structure, complexity, and soulfulness to the grape.

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The Singular Glory of the Saar: 2016 Lauer Stirn

Year after year, Lauer's Stirn is the most exciting bottle to be released from the estate. The 2016 Stirn is simply an awesome bottle.

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Burgundy Byroads - Don't Miss
2016 Joblot Givry 1er Cru L'Empreinte

The vineyards of Givry are situated within a spectacular amphitheater. When you look at the best sites, it obvious that serious wine can be made here.

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From Out of the Shadows:
2013 Fracassi Barolo "Mantoetto"

The village of Cherasco lies just outside of La Morra and not far from Verduno. Unlike La Morra and Verduno, Cherasco exists in almost absolute obscurity.

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Rhone Royalty Unembellished
2015 Faurie Hermitage Greffieux/Bessards

There is no grander, more regal expression of Syrah than Hermitage. Bernard Faurie is one of the great old traditionalists of Hermitage.

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Dutraive in Chénas:
Eye-Opening Deliciousness - 2016 Dutraive Famille Chenas Papolet

Jean-Louis Dutraive has quickly emerged as one of Beaujolais' top talents.

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Mount Etna, Untamed:
2014 Calabretta Nerello Cappuccio IGT

Tasting a Calabretta slaps you with extremity. They're wildly complex and animated.

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Power and Effortless Refinement:
2006 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

Pol Roger's Winston Churchill is famous for its bold, aristocratic swagger. Pol Roger's Sir Winston Churchill has earned a very elite place in the world of tête de cuvée Champagnes.

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The King of Fleurie - Lowest Pricing:
2016 Métras Fleurie VV

Métras' Fleurie VV is easily one of the best wines of the vintage. We love Métras in vintages like 2016. In these years, they show vividness, delineation and straight-up joyful drinking.

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