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The Damned Mountain in a Historic Vintage:
2014 Boulay Sancerre Monts Damnes

2014 is a stunning vintage throughout the Loire, but it's especially great in Sancerre. The more we taste Sancerre from this vintage, the more it becomes clear that it's on par with greats like 1996 and 2002. The vintage produced wines of incredible impact, length and balance. Across the board, they boast a rare and remarkable sense of poise, harmony and purity. 

New York Distilling Company

Come taste the gins of New York Distilli

Sandstone/Limestone Unfiltered: Introducing Stefan Vetter

Sylvaner through the Looking Glass
2013 Stefan Vetter:
Sylvaner GK Sandstein &
Sylvaner GK Muschelkalk

As a starting

The Heart of the Matter: 2008 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée

The Heart of the Matter
2008 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée

We've been hunting for Vilmart's 2008 Coeur de Cuvée for months. 

Without a doubt, it is one of our most anticipated grower C

Sans Soufre Cornas: Intensity and Refinement - 2014 Balthazar Cornas Casimir Sans Soufre

Sans Soufre Cornas:
Intensity and Refinement
2014 Balthazar Cornas Casimir Sans Soufre

Balthazar's wines have grown increasingly refined and complex with each

New Foillard: 2013 & 2014 Foillard Morgon Eponyme

There are few producers in Beaujolais who turn out wines with the same level of clarity and purity as Foillard. For many years his Côte du Py has been a standard bearer for Morgon. But it wasn't until he released the first vintage from another lieu-dit, Corcelette, that it became clear how sensitive Foillard's winemaking is.

Lauer Grand Cru Dry: Left Bank vs. Right Bank

Lauer’s rare GGs are among the most coveted dry Rieslings out there. Although just released, they will disappear quickly. On the off chance that you haven’t heard of Florian Lauer or the miracles he’s working in Germany’s Saar Valley, there are few more profound introductions to what Grand Cru dry Rieslings can be.

D'Angerville in the Jura: Breakout Vintage

Outstanding Jura from a Volnay star. Guillaume d'Angerville makes stunning wines in Volnay, which is not news to any Burgundy lover. 

Dead Serious - 2011 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

Dead Serious
2011 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

Conterno’s Barolo Cerretta has already firmly established itself as an elite Barolo.

Conterno bought the site in 2008 and 2010

An Exemplar: 2010 Château Simone Palette Rouge

An Exemplar
2010 Château Simone Palette Rouge

The 2010 is Simone's Rouge at its best.

It's been four years since we've offered Simone's Rouge.

While Simone's Blanc is in hea

Back Up The Truck - Nebbiolo Edition: 2010 Roagna Langhe Rosso

Back Up The Truck - Nebbiolo Edition:
2010 Roagna Langhe Rosso

Roagna's Langhe Rosso is one of the smartest buys you can make.

It's a bottle that can rival Barolos at twice the pr

One of the finest grower-producers - 2010 Ledru Cuvee du Goulte

Ledru's Champagnes are famous for their steely, chalky backbones. The 2010 Goulté is a dramatic example of this. It's a beautiful example of Goulté showing a tensile, floral and insanely energetic side of the cuvée. 

Fire on the Mountain: 2014 Domaine Belluard Le Feu

Fire on the Mountain
2014 Domaine Belluard Le Feu

With each passing vintage, Belluard's wines surprise more and more.

Belluard's 2014s are really, really good. They seems to have r

2014 Donnhoff Hermannshöhle: Grosses Gewäch, Spätlese & Auslese Goldkapsel

Dönnhoff made shockingly good 2014s. There's a magic to the way Dönnhoff delivers such polish, such style, such gorgeous proportions. All of this comes with a sense of weightless elegance. The 2014s have this in spades. 

Beguiling - 2013 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin VV

Bachelet's Charmes-Chambertin is among the rarest treasures of Burgundy. Bachelet has 0.44ha of nearly 100 year-old vines in Charmes. For us, there's no better example of the Grand Cru than this.

A thing of beauty - 2006 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée

Champagne Royalty - Extraordinary Price
2006 Vilmart Coeur de Cuvée

"The deep, explosive finish is a thing of beauty."
-Antonio Galloni

We've

Endlessly Captivating: 2004 Chateau Musar

Endlessly Captivating
2004 Château Musar

For the past few months, we've been celebrating Musar.

Today, we're really excited to turn to Musar's 2004 Rouge. 

The 2004

A Blessed Triangle: 2013 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Etelois"

A Blessed Triangle
2013 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin "Aux Etelois"

When you taste Duroché, it's clear that important things are happening at the domaine.

Across the board, Duroché'

Loire Rarity in a Stunning Vintage:
2014 Pascal Cotat Sancerre Rosé

No Rosé on earth ages the way that Pascal Cotat's does. Without question, it's one of the most serious and collected rosés around. This all adds up to it being in short supply. Allocations are typically a case or two.

Clarity, Snap and Punch: 2014 Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Marcel Lapierre

Clarity, Snap and Punch
2014 Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Marcel Lapierre

I've been quietly holding on to this parcel of 2014 Cuvée Marcel Lapierre.

It's a really modest amount of wine

The quintessence of great Burgundy! - 2012 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

"Beautifully pure, transparent and elegant"
2012 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

When an offer for a small parcel of Hudelot-Noëllat's 2012 Chambolle came across my desk, I jumped on it.

Tiny Production, Utterly Magical: 2014 Willi Schaefer Domprobst Spätlese Auction

Tiny Production, Utterly Magical
2014 Willi Schaefer Domprobst Spätlese Auction

In 2014, Schaefer produced a tiny amount of Domprobst Spätlese and it all went to auction.

For thi

An Extraordinary Dinner with Dominique Lucas & Dominique Belluard

An Extraordinary Dinner with Dominique Lucas & Dominique Belluard
Wednesday, March 2nd at 8pm @LOWLIFE

We're very excited to join with LowLife restaurant and Selection Massale for an unprece

A real knockout - 2011 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

2011 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

"A real knockout... Readers who can find the 2011 should not hesitate, as it is terrific." -Antonio Galloni

Canonica nailed the 2011 vintage. It's painful for me to write this, because C