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I'll Drink to That! #240: Rajat Parr and Sandhi Vineyards

I'll Drink to That! #240: Rajat Parr
2012 Sandhi Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir inspired by Foillard, Pacalet or Lapierre... That's how Rajat Parr describes the

Rare: High Energy Fleurie - 2013 Julie Balagny: Fleurie En Remont & La Grande Rose

Rare: High Energy Fleurie
2013 Julie Balagny Fleurie:
En Remont & La Grande Rose

If you start in the eastern part of Beaujolais, say somewhere around Clos

Some of the most remarkable vinous excitement and promise - 2013 Belluard Le Feu

"Some of the most remarkable
vinous excitement and promise"
2013 Belluard Le Feu

Le Feu is Belluard's top site and the pinnacle of h

Special Tasting Event Next Saturday, 2:30-4:30 Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl - Andreas Hutwohl & Gernot Kollmann Pour at Crush

Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl
- This Saturday
Andreas Hütwohl of Von Winning
& Gernot Kollmann of Immich-Batterieberg
Saturda

Colossal Scale, Supreme Elegance: 1999 and 2005 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux

Colossal Scale, Supreme Elegance
Comte Armand
Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux:
1999 & 2005 750s & Mags

Vintage

Endlessly Mysterious: 2008 Chateau Simone Palette Blanc

Endlessly Mysterious - Provençal Nobility
2008 Château Simone Palette Blanc

Château Simone occupies a grand and complicated place in the world of wine.

One of the great producers of Italy's old guard - 2010 Salvioni Brunello di Montalcino

Limited, Cult Brunello in a Stunning Vintage

Chevillon Steal: 2011 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Vaucrains

Chevillon Steal
2011 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges
1er Cru Les Vaucrains

"The austere finish is explosive and the length is excellent"

I'll Drink to That! #238: Bertrand Gautherot of Vouette et Sorbée

I'll Drink to That! #238:
Bertrand Gautherot of Vouette et Sorbée
Vouette et Sorbée Saignée de Sorbée (2010)

"Uncompromisingly o

Riesling at its Most Mysterious and Heartfelt: 1990 Becker Walkenberg Spatlese Trocken

Riesling at its Most Mysterious and Heartfelt
1990 JB Becker Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken

JB Becker's 1993 Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken was my wine of the year in 2014. It was easy to single out

Under-The-Radar Hermitage Traditionalist: 2009 Faurie Hermitage - Greffieux/Bessards & Bessards/Meal

Under-The-Radar Hermitage Traditionalist
2009 Bernard Faurie Hermitage:
Greffieux/Bessards & Bessards/Méal

Bernard Faurie is one

One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents-2013 Bouland Morgon: Corcelette and Delys

Bulletproof, Long-Haul Beaujolais
2013 Bouland Morgon: Corcelette and Delys

"One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents."

Lowest Price - 2011 Guigal La La's: La Mouline, La Landonne & La Turque

2011 Guigal La La's: Lowest Price
2011 Côte-Rôtie La Mouline
2011 Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
2011 Côte-Rôtie La Turque

Excellent precision and verve - 2008 Fourrier Gevrey Clos St.Jacques

Grand Cru In All But Name
2008 Fourrier

The Saar, Diamond-Cut: 2013 Lauer GGs - Schonfels & Saarfeilser

The Saar, Diamond-Cut
2013 Lauer Grosses Gewächs:
Schonfels & Saarfeilser

In 2013, Lauer produced insanely precise, pure and te

Don't Miss Burgundy Value - Last Chance: 2007 Chandon de Briailles 1er Cru Île des Vergelesses

Don't Miss Burgundy Value - Last Chance
2007 Chandon de Briailles
1er Cru Île des Vergelesses

We've offered the 2007 Île des Verge

As graceful a pink Champagne as you're likely to find - Bereche Brut Rose Campania (2010)

Show-Stopping Elegance
Bér

I'll Drink to That! #236: Morgan Twain-Peterson of Bedrock Wine Co.

I'll Drink to That! #236:
Morgan Twain-Peterson of Bedrock Wine Co.
2013 Bedrock Evangelho Heritage

The IDTT interview with Bedrock'

Rare Cult Rougeard Disciple:
2011 Guiberteau Saumur Rouge Les Motelles

Verset Cornas: 1999 & 2000 Mags

Verset Cornas:
1999 & 2000

2012 Chevillon NSG 1er Cru Les Vaucrains: Tiny Yields, Outrageous Intensity and Purity

Tiny Yields, Outrageous Intensity and Purity
2012 Chevillon Nuits-St-George
1er Cru Les Vaucrains

"There is outstanding size, we

Brims with soul - 2010 Jaugaret St. Julien

"For me, the importance of a place like Domaine du Jaugaret in St.-Julien cannot be overstated... Jaugaret brims with soul." -Eric Asimov Tasting Jaugaret's St. Julien is eye-opening. They are, for sure, stirringly soulful and beautifully idiosyncratic Bordeauxs. 

The Best To Date: 2010 Cascina Fontana Barolo

The Best To Date:
My Go-To For Traditional Barolo Value
2010 Cascina Fontana Barolo
Terroir and Tradition meet Striking Vintage

This is truly world class. Grab it while (and if) you can! - La Bota Amontillado Bota A.R. #49

Mind-bending, Bottomlessly Complex