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Big News for 2015: Crush/I'll Drink to That Partnership

Big News for 2015
Crush/I'll Drink to That Retail Partnership
Episode 234: Louis-Antoine Luyt

Levi Dalton's I'll

Lowest Price - 2011 Leroy Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

"Is this the greatest estate in Burgundy?"
-Clive Coates
2011 Leroy Vosne-Romanée
1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
Lowest Price in the Na

Bourgogne Rouge In A Breakout Vintage: 2012 Hudelot-Noellat Bourgogne

Bourgogne Rouge In A Breakout Vintage
2012 Hudelot-Noëllat Bourgogne

The quality of Hudelot-Noëllat's 2012 is shocking.

Savvy Burgundy collectors have be

This is the best vintage ever - 2013 Alzinger Riesling Liebenberg Smaragd

Whispering Delicacy:
The Best Liebenberg to Date?
2013 Alzinger Riesling Liebenberg Smaragd

"This is the best vintage ever bot

This is first-rate - 2011 Lafon Meursault: 1er Cru Charmes & Clos de la Barre

"This is first-rate" -Burghound
2011 Lafon Meursault:
Clos de la Barre & 1er Cru Charmes

If Lafon needs any introduction at all

Selosse Substance: "No Champagne grower is as renowned or as influential" - Peter Liem

"No Champagne grower is as renowned or as influential" - Peter Liem
Selosse Substance NV

Selosse's Substance is simply epic. No matter how abused the word may be, it's

Back Up The Truck: Northern Rhône Value - 2013 Paris Saint-Joseph Les Côtes

It's been impossible not to keep an eye on Vincent Paris over the past five years. He's one of the most talked about young winemakers in the Northern Rhône. His 2013 Saint-Joseph forced me to stop and really take notice. The wine offers a nexus of price, quality and sheer drinkability that's extraordinary.

Simply on another planet - 2011 Miani Rosso

"Enzo Pontoni is simply on another planet."

Sheer brilliance! - 2013 Willi Schaefer Spatlese Domprobst Auction

Magical Auction Spätlese
2013 Willi Schaefer Domprobst Spätlese Auction

"This is going to be a wine that incurs some very spirited bidding, as it is brilliant!

Métras On Tiptoe: 2013 Metras Fleurie Printemps

Métras' Fleurie Printemps is his most direct, most feather-weight Fleurie. While his VV and Ultime can be rich and fairly saturating, the Printemps is more incisive, more agile and more gulpable. It does all this without sacrificing any of Métras signature texture. This is Métras walking on tiptoe.

2010 G. Mascarello Barolos: Santo Stefano di Perno & Barolo Villero

"The greatest young Barolo
vintage I have tasted." -Antonio Galloni
2010 G. Mascarello:
Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno
& Barol

Beautifully expressive - 2000 Drouhin Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

"Bright, extremely elegant
and beautifully expressive" -Burghound
2000 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée
1er Cru Les Petits Monts

P

Among the best wines of the vintage - 2012 Roulot Meursault

"In short, Roulot's 2012s are among the best wines of the vintage." -Burghound
2012 Roulot Meursault

It's really hard for me to comprehend that quality is still on an u

Sparkling Values, New and Old World: Roederer Brut Premier & Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs

Sparkling Values: Old World and New
Roederer Brut Premier
& Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs

To close out the year, I'd like to focus

2005 Taittinger CdC Rose: Lowest Price in the Nation

The 2005s arrived shortly before the holidays started and we've been pulling corks with relative abandon. Taittinger was wildly successful in 2005 and their Comtes de Champagne Rosé dramatizes this.

Egon Müller: 2007-2013, Kabinett Through Auslese

Egon Müller
2007-2013, Kabinett Through Auslese

I'm very happy to offer a wide range of prädikats and vintages from Egon Müller.

I've been amassing this

Guiberteau Whites: Clos des Carmes & Clos de Guichaux

Guiberteau Whites
2012 Saumur Blanc Clos de Guichaux
2010 Saumur Blanc Clos des Carmes

It's rare that I'm hesitant to write anything, but that's exactly how I

This is a magnificent showing - 2012 Conterno Barbera Cascina Francia

"Exceptional finesse and delicacy"

Dazzles from start to finish - 2008 Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus Blanc de Blancs Mags

Diamond-Cut Blanc de Blancs
2008 Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus
Blanc de Blancs Magnums

"Terre de Vertus is drop-dead gorgeo

My advice is not to miss them! - 2011 Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots

Wine of the Year Revisited
2011 Mugneret-Gibourg
Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots
"My advice is not to miss them!"

Sharpest Price-Impeccable Class and Power: 2005 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

These bottles are in stock and ready for the holidays. 

Ultra-Rare Bourbons: Pappy Van Winkle, Thomas Handy Sazerac Rye, Eagle Rare

Ultra-Rare Bourbons (and a Rye):
Pappy Van Winkle
Eagle Rare
& Handy Sazerac Rye

It's taken

Palo Cortado By The Sea: Gutiérrez Colosía Palo Cortado Solera Familiar

Palo Cortado By The Sea
Gutiérrez Colosía
Palo Cortado Solera Familiar 500ml

I've been waiting for Gutiérrez Colosía's Palo Cort