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Summer Refreshment with Pedigree: 2013 A. et P. de Villaine Aligoté Bouzeron

Summer Refreshment with Pedigree:
2013 A. et P. de Villaine Aligoté Bouzeron

In most of Burgundy, Aligoté assumes a lowly status. However, in Bouzeron, Aligoté gets star billing.

The Last of a Generation: 2011 Juge Cornas

The Last of a Generation

Cult Saint-Joseph Without Artifice: Magnum Edition - 2013 Gonon Saint Joseph Magnums

Cult Saint-Joseph Without Artifice:
Magnum Edition
2013 Gonon Saint Joseph Magnums

Getting to offer mags of Gonon is a real luxury, especially in 2013.

Perhaps one of the greatest dry Rieslings he has produced - 2013 Keller Abtserde Grosses Gewachs

2013 Keller Abtserde Grosses Gewächs

Impeccable Class and Power in Magnum, Lowest Price: 2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

"Comtes de Champagne remains the best value in grand marque Tête de Cuvée Champagne." -Antonio Galloni 

Purity and Finesse - Chambolle Value: 2013 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

Purity and Finesse: Chambolle Value
2013 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

I have a soft spot for Chambolle from Bertheau.

Chambolle, all silk and knee-weakening grace, is one of my favori

Sparkling STEAL: Back-up-the-Truck (Grower) Bubbles at $17

Sparkling STEAL:
Back-up-the-Truck (Grower) Bubbles 
Hild Elbling Sekt Brut

Five hectares, a father-and-son team, limestone soils, EXTREME refreshment – a

Saumur Surprise: 2011 Chateau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny Lisagathe

Saumur Surprise
2011 Chateau du Hureau Saumur-Champigny Lisagathe

In any conversation about Loire red wines, Clos Rougeard looms over everything.

We lo

Master of Meursault: 2012 Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Porusots

Master of Meursault
2012 Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Porusots

"This is going to be a very major wine in the firmament of Meursault!" -John Gilman

John Gilman's prediction has been prove

Painfully Rare Bourbon: Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Bourbon

Painfully Rare Bourbon

2014 Weingut Peter Lauer "Senior"

One of the Greatest Values in White Wine

Raw, Unapologetic,Traditional: 2012 Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche

Raw, Unapologetic, Traditional
2012 Levet Côte Rôtie La Chavaroche

Levet's Côte Rôtie La Chavaroche is one of our go-to bottles every year. There's no Côte Rôtie currently available that c

Good stuff - 2011 Dujac Morey St. Denis

"Good stuff"
2011 Dujac Morey St. Denis

Recently, we tasted through a bunch of 2011 Dujacs and immediately went looking for the wines.

It was clear that Dujac is one of the biggest

Pure perfection in a glass - Lowest Price: 2010 Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne

A High Point for Rhône Legend
-Lo

2012 Ganevat Savagnin Les Chalasses Marnes Bleues

2012 Ganevat Savagnin
Chalasses Marnes Bleues

Taste through Ganevat's huge lineup and it's a safe bet that Marnes Bleues is one of the standouts.

Ganevat is never shy on profundity,

The Cult Meunier - Rare: Prévost Fac-Simile Rosé Extra Brut (2012)

The Cult Meunier - Rare
Prévost F

Shocking Overachiever: 2013 Gouges Nuits-St-Georges

Shocking Overachiever
2013 Gouges Nuits-St-Georges

After my visit to Gouges this winter, I immediately set out to buy all I could find.

Gouges is one of the historic names in Burgu

Cult Champagne Rarity - Sharp Pricing: 2008 Léclapart L’Apôtre Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Cult Champagne Rarity - Sharp Pricing
2008 Léclapart L’Apôtre
Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

"Having known David Léclapart and tasted with him since the begi

Without Peer: 2011 Valentini Cerasuolo

Without Peer
2011 Valentini Cerasuolo

Valentini is a sacred name among Italian wine lovers. In a region known for churning out uninspired, bulk juice, Valentini has cra

One of the wines of the vintage - 2007 B. Mascarello Barolo

Old-School Piedmont, Sharply Priced
2007 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

"It is without question one of the wines of the vintage."

A Vocabulary Impossible to Master: 1997 Nikolaihof Riesling Vinothek 750s & Magnums

A Vocabulary Impossible to Master
1997 Nikolaihof Riesling
Vinothek 750s & Magnums

Nikolaihof's Vinotheks are some of the most s

One of the world's finest... - 2013 Chidaine Montlouis "Les Choisilles"

"One of the world's finest craftsmen
in the medium of white wine."
2013 Chidaine Montlouis "Les Choisilles"

Chidaine is one of the d

Magical - 2010 Conterno Barolo Cerretta Magnum

A Historic Moment for Conterno
2010 G. Conterno Barolo Cerretta Magnum

"Tons of pure, unbridled energy... The Cerretta is shaping up to be magical." -Antonio Gallon