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Stands out for its sizzle and tension - 2011 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes

"Stands out for its sizzle and tension"
-Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media
2011 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru Les Combes

Pierre-Yves Col

Lowest Price in the Nation: Grandeur, Poise & Breeding - 1990 Bollinger R.D.

Lowest Price in the Nation:
Grandeur, P

2003 Ganevat Savagnin Vignes de Mon Pere

2003 Ganevat Savagnin
Vignes de Mon Père

A bottle of Vignes de Mon Père can easily quiet a room of seasoned wine drinkers.

I love the style and shape - Lowest Price: 2012 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

"I love the style and shape of this wine"
-John Gilman
2012 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin
Lowest Price in the Nation

Rare, Stunning, High-Tension Fleurie: 2013 Balagny Fleurie Cayenne

Rare, Stunning, High-Tension Fleurie

2002 Bérèche Crus Sélectionnés Vallée Terroir d'Aÿ

2002 Bérèche Cru Sélectionné
Vallée Terroir d'Aÿ

Few growers in Champagne command as much respect as Raphaël Bérèche. And few have been as quick to earn that respect.

Rapha

A gifted winemaker of the old school - 2010 & 2012 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

"A gifted winemaker of the old school."
2010 & 2012 Bertheau
Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

The 1er Cru Les Amoureuses is Grand Cru in all but n

On Cornas and 100+ Year-Old Vines: 2012 Balthazar Cornas Chaillot

On Cornas and 100+ Year-Old Vines

Intensity and Poise: 2012 Rousseau Charmes-Chambertin

Intensity and Poise
2012 Rousseau Charmes-Chambertin

"I very much like the sense of freshness and vivacity to the medium weight plus flavors that possess fine detail"

Stunning Mountain Sparkler: 2011 Belluard Mont Blanc

Stunning Mountain Sparkler
2011 Belluard Ayse Mont Blanc Brut Zero
The Best Sparkling Wine Outside of Champagne?

Invigoratingly bright and vibrantly animated - 2011 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

"Invigoratingly bright
and vibrantly animated" -David Schildknecht
2011 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

Without a doubt, Egon

Rarely Seen: Ultra-Traditional Barbera - 2013 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barbera d'Alba

Giuseppe Rinaldi is one of the famous traditionalists of Piedmont. Finding his Barolos in the U.S. market is very difficult; finding his Barbera is next to impossible. 

Loire Royalty in a Watershed Vintage: 1989 Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut Lieu

Loire Royalty in a Watershed Vintage
1989 Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux

Huet's 1989s are legendary. Many view them as that decades equivalent of the great 71s.

One of Burgundy's Great Secrets: 2002 Chezeaux Griotte-Chambertin

One of Burgundy's Great Secrets

Utterly Stunning - 2010 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino

A Monument to Traditional Brunello
2010 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino

"Cerbaiona's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino will leave readers weak at the knees. It is every bit

Super-Rare: 2013 FX Pichler Riesling Unendlich Magnums

Legendary "Ghost" Riesling

Zen-like - 2012 Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru MDT and Montmains

Ultra-Pure, Deeply Compelling Chablis
2012 Duplessis Chablis
1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre and Montmains

"In some ways they felt Zen-l

New Blood in Mesnil - 2007 Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

New Blood in Mesnil
2007 Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

I've been obsessed with Robert Moncuit's 2007

Lowest Price on Perennial Over-Achiever: 2007 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Lowest Price on Perennial Over-Achiever
2007 Drouhin Beaune
1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Clos des Mouches is a special vineyard.

Cl

Rare: Rougeard Discipline - 2012 Guiberteau Clos de Guichaux

Rare: Rougeard Discipline
2012 Guiberteau Clos de Guichaux

Romain Guiberteau is making some the most profound and refined wines in the Loire.

Perfect Mosel Riesling - 2013 Weiser-Kunstler: Ellergrub GE, Gaispfad and Steffansberg

Startlingly Impressive, Ruthless Cut
2013 Weiser-Künstler
Ellergrub GE, Gaispfad and Steffensberg

"The Weiser-Künstler 2013s are f

Unequivocally the most profound young wine... - 2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

"Unequivocally the most
profound young wine... "
2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

2010 marks a point where Clos des Lambrays hit a new level.

I'll Drink to That! #246: Fabio Alessandria

I'll Drink to That! #246:
Fabio Alessandria
2013 G.B. Burlotto Freisa Langhe

G.B. Burlotto has seemingly come out of nowhere to challenge some of the most wel

Magical Morgon: 2013 Foillard Morgon Cote du Py

Foillard is a master of Morgon and for me, it's unthinkable not to clear some cellar space each vintage.