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

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

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.

Back Up The Truck
Red Burgundy Edition:
2014 Chevillon Bourgogne Rouge

Bourgogne Rouge is one of Burgundy's most humble categories. Still, there's a very select group that are hunted down with the same fervor as the Grand Crus. Chevillon's is one of them.

Hitting The Bull's-Eye:
2013 Castello dei Rampolla Vigna d’Alceo

"Readers should do whatever they can to get their hands on a few bottles of the 2013 d'Alceo." -Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media Castello dei Rampolla may keep a low profile, but the estate was one of the original super-Tuscans and has produced no shortage of great wines.

The Untamed Beauty of Château Musar
2004 & 2006

There's something magical about Musar. The wines combine an aristocratic air with wild, sauvage beauty. How they pull off such gamey, untamed complexity with such harmony and nobility is amazing.

Bonneau Oddity: Henri Bonneau Les Rouliers
NV 750s and Magnums

Bonneau's wines are unlike anything in the Southern Rhône. They are wines of unyielding traditionalism. Bonneau boasts a haunting mysterious depth. The signature is wild, constantly evolving and very nuanced complexity.

2010 Piedmont Value:
2010 Cantalupo Ghemme Collis Breclemae

2010 is a magical vintage in Piedmont. Cantalupo's just released Breclemae captures so much of what makes the vintage exciting. There's depth, elegance and beautifully classical proportions.

At The Top of Their Game - Two Barrels Produced:
2016 Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc Clos de l’Echelier

The l’Échelier Blanc is always the most incisively mineral of Roches Neuves' whites. Clos de l’Echelier is a 1.8ha clos (a walled vineyard) that has hard limestone soils.

"This is distinctly old school in style" - 2014 Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

Gouges is one of the legendary producers of Nuits St. Georges, and Vaucrains is undisputedly one of its greatest sites. In Gouges’ hands, Vaucrains is intensely concentrated and extraordinarily vivid, with an ultra-clear transparency. There are seemingly countless examples of Gouges' Vaucrains that have aged brilliantly.

2013 Piedmont Standout
2013 Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

I'm not going to belabor this. It's obvious that word is out. A long-time traditionalist, Brovia has joined Piedmont's top ranks in recent years while the wines have remained priced at a fraction of their peers. Brovia's single vineyard Barolos are some of the smartest buys around. 

Chambolle to the Extreme: 2015 Bruno Clair Chambolle-Musigny "Les Véroilles"

Clair's Véroilles is a study in how focused and energetic 2015 Burgundy can be. The 2015 is one of the most riveting examples of the wine that I've tasted.

Morstein - Beyond Keller: 2016 Seehof Weissburgunder Morstein R

Less than half a hectare, old vines, and a very famous brother-in-law. Klaus Peter Keller has placed Morstein on the world stage.

Rieslingfeier 2018

Dine with Egon at the Gala Dinner Taste nearly 50 wines for $33 at the Gränd Tasting On Saturday, January 27th, the world unites for the greatest Riesling event on earth: Rieslingfeier.

The Ultimate Burgundy Outlier:
2014 Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru La Perriere Blanc

In Burgundy lore, few wines have reached such legendary status as Gouges' La Perriere. Gouges’ Perriere is based on “Pinot Gouges”, a mutation of Pinot Noir that produced white grapes that Gouges discovered in the late forties. What results is one of the most fascinating white wines in all of Burgundy. 

"Wine lovers should lay their hands onto some of these gems!"
2016 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Kabinett

"There are some legendary wines in the making and wine lovers should lay their hands onto some of these gems!" -Mosel Fine Wines Willi Schaefer's 2016 collection are some of the top examples of the pristine nature of the vintage.