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Cult Chablis:
2022 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

These are utterly classic Chablis. Any time I see Tribut, I buy it.

Don't Miss Red Burgundy Value:
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Bourgogne Rouge

The style of Bachelet-Monnot is animated by impeccable balance and precision.

Lauer Schonfels:
The Intensity of the Saar, Ungrafted...

While the Kupp is Lauer's most important vineyard, his headlining star, the Schonfels, is his most extreme site.

"In short, this is potentially brilliant."
2022 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

Leflaive has long been one of the benchmark producers of white Burgundy. The domaine exists within the rarefied realm of Coche-Dury, Lafon, Roulot, and Ramonet.

"This beautifully balanced effort is a Petits Monts of grace and class."
2022 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Drouhin's 2022s are stunning. They are beautifully refined and gorgeously textured. The 2022 Petits Monts is utterly pure, possessing a jaw-dropping length and impeccable breeding. 

"Excellent" -2022 Dureuil-Janthial Rully Maizières

Vincent Dureuil produces the only cult wines of Côte Chalonnaise.

"It’s a great, great vintage for Comtes."
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

The 2006 has such class and subtle complexity that it serves as a textbook example of what Comtes de Champagne can achieve. 

Lauer Grand Cru GG:
The Totality of the Saar

Having Lauer in New York and tasting with him reminded us not only how much energy is in these wines - it reminded us how much energy and passion there is out there for these wines.

The Rhône 1994-2021:
Allemand, Bénetière, Chave, Clape, Jamet, Rayas & More

"I very much like the balance."
-2020 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Along with Raveneau's Butteaux and Montée de Tonnerre, Dauvissat's Forest is one of the most sought after and ageworthy 1er Crus.

The Incredible Lightness of Beaujolais:
2023 Yvon Métras Beaujolais Première & Deuxième Mise

We love the basic Beaujolais not for its grandeur and complexity, but for its lightness, lift, and perfume. It's a thrilling wine to experience. The combination of levity, deliciousness, and fascination is something that very few wines achieve.

"This is an excellent Nuits villages and recommended."
2022 Chevillon Nuits-St-George Vieilles Vignes

Chevillon’s Nuits consistently outperforms in its category. It's one of our go-tos for value in Burgundy. 

Revelatory Loire:
2022 Bernaudeau Vin de France Les Onglés

The wines have a clarity, a deep mineral imprint, and liveliness that are fascinating and straight-up delicious.

Not To Be Missed:
2021 Champagne Elise Bougy Le Mont Chainqueux Blanc De Noirs 1er Cru

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.

Hierarchies Crumble:
2022 Galeyrand Côte de Nuits-Villages Rouge VV

His wines stand out for their purity, detail, and gorgeous textures. We've been working with Galeyrand wines for the past six years and have watched the wines grow more refined with each passing year.

"This is terrific"
2022 Dujac Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Malconsorts

Only 600 Bottles Produced - Singular La Bota Release:
Vinagre Viejisimo Moscatel Bota No #126 Half-Bottles

They've not only unearthed epic sherries but have also expanded the horizon of what the wines of sherry country can offer. Every release from La Bota has an emphatic and unforgettably unique personality.

White Burgundy:
Bernard-Bonin, Carillon, Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Lamy,
Lafon, Leflaive, Roulot & More

"Fabulous." -2019 Roagna Langhe Rosso

As we've said many times before, Roagna's Langhe Rosso is a wine that overdelivers in a big way.

"Lovely and understated"
Essential Burgundy:
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Maranges 1er Cru La Fussière Rouge

Bachelet-Monnot's 1er Cru La Fussière Rouge has become one of the essential red Burgundy values of the store.

Our Go-To Chablis:
2022 Tribut Chablis

Tribut's signature is a complex Chablisienne minerality and sweeping notes of stone fruits, flowers, and a crackling acidity.

"This is a very fine Gevrey villages that is well worth considering."
-2022 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

Along with Roumier's Chambolle and Mugneret-Gibourg's Vosne, Bachelet's Gevrey is one of the villages wines that collectors buy cases of and drink over decades.

2022 Chevillon Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Vaucrains MAGNUMS

There are few producers who have earned my respect over the years the way Chevillon has. The wines are bulletproof in terms of how they age and their consistency. They are also some of the most honest, terroir-specific wines I know.

The Cult of Prévost: 2022 Les Béguines & Grand Cru

The story is well-trodden, but worth repeating. At the age of twenty-one, Prévost inherited his grandmother's 2.2 hectares of Meunier (the ugly stepchild of Champagne grapes) in an obscure corner in the northwest of Montagne de Reims