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One of the most exciting young growers in Chablis - 2013 Moreau-Naudet Chablis 1er Cru Foret

"One of the most exciting young growers in Chablis" -Burghound Stephen Moreau's family has been making wine since the 17th century, but it was his arrival that put the domaine on the map for Burgundy lovers.

Eye-Opening: 2011 Bereche Rive Gauche Extra Brut

Eye-Opening
Bérèche Rive Gauche Extra Brut (2011)

Bérèche's Rive Gauche is without a doubt one of the best Pinot Meuniers that we know.

Its peers are few. You need to turn to p

Profundity, Complicated: 2011 & 2013 Chave Hermitage Blanc

Profundity, Complicated
2011 & 2013 Chave Hermitage Blanc

Chave's Hermitage is one of the great wines of the world.

His red Hermitage assumes a lo

Santa Teresa Rum

Please join us Friday, May 20th between 5:30 & 7:30. We'll

Radically Overdelivering: 2013 Lienhardt Cote de Nuits Les Essards

Radically Overdelivering
2013 Lienhardt Côte de Nuits Les Essards

Antoine Lienhardt works in an obscure corner of Burgundy and he pulls out all the stops.

It's evident everywhere

This is life-altering wine - 2013 Schloss Gobelsburg Grüner Veltliner Tradition

Magic Strikes
2013 Schloss Gobelsburg
Grüner Veltliner Tradition

"This is life-altering wine, perhaps the best GV I have ever had, a Montrachet among GVs." -

2008 Chartogne-Taillet - "Energy, tension and class"

"Energy, tension and class"
-Antonio Galloni
2008 Chartogne-Taillet Brut Millésime

"Readers who haven't discovered these wines yet owe it to themselves to d

Chinon Masterpiece: 2014 Baudry Chinon Grezeaux

This is one of our most anticipated 2014 Loire releases. Year after year, Baudry crafts some of the greatest expressions of Cabernet Franc in the Loire. Still, the 2014 Grezeaux is special. Simply put, it is killer. 

The Noble and The Savage: 2014 Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges

The Noble and The Savage
2014 Gouges Nuits St. Georges
1er Cru Les St-Georges

Les St-Georges is the prize of Gouges’ stable

If Nuits St. Georg

Surpassing All Expectations: 2012 Clape Cornas Renaissance

"While it's common to chase the top wines, don't miss his Cornas Renaissance in 2012. It's a terrific wine. " -Jeb Dunnuck Everyone agrees that Clape knocked it out of the park in 2012.

A Secret No Longer:
2014 Chezeaux (Ponsot) Griotte-Chambertin

In the past handful of years, Chezeaux's Griotte bottling has gone from an insider's secret to being blown up. There's no doubt Chezeaux's Griotte is a very exciting discovery. It's made by Laurent Ponsot, one of the absolute elites of Burgundy. The exciting part is that the Chezeaux label can be had for significantly less money. 

IDTT Podcast #352: Jean Louis Chave

IDTT Podcast #352: Jean-Louis Chave
2013 Chave St. Joseph

Jean-Louis Chave makes some of the most majestic and profound wines on earth.

In hi

Game-Changer: Selosse Brut Rosé

Selosse's Rosé is simply magical. Jacques Selosse is famous for producing game-changing, utterly singular Champagnes. Out of his entire line-up, the rosé might be the most individual. It's a wine that burns itself into your memory. 

Some of the most remarkable vinous excitement - 2012 Belluard Mont Blanc Brut Zero

"Some of the most remarkable
vinous excitement" -David Schildknecht
2012 Belluard Mont Blanc Brut Zero

If we're going to reach for a sparkling wine outside of

2014 Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese

"Pure and Filigreed" -John Gilman
2014 Willi Schaefer
Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese

In 2014, Willi Schaefer made a tiny amount of spätlesen. They released j

The Perennial Overachiever: 2013 De Montille Bourgogne Rouge

The Perennial Overachiever
2013 De Montille Bourgogne Rouge

I'm on an endless hunt for affordable Red Burgundy. Over the years, De Montille's Bourgogne Rouge has emerged as a perennial go-to.

A wine that is going to be a legend - La Bota de Oloroso Muy Viejísimo Bota NO #63

World-Class: Not to be Missed
La Bota de Oloroso Bota No #63 375ml
"This is an elegant beast of a wine that is going to be a legend."-Luis Gutierrez

In Lu

Fourrier 1998-2013

Fourrier 1998-2013
Gevrey VV, Clos Sorbés,
Combe aux Moines, CSJ & More

I don't get to put together lists of Fourrier like this often.

I ca

Wine of the Year Revisited in Magnum: 2008 Moncuit Chetillons Blanc de Blancs MAGNUM

Chétillons is one of the greatest patches of earth for Chardonnay. Which explains why I was so excited to hear that 2008 would be Robert Moncuit's inaugural release from this site. 

Game-Changing German Pinot: 2014 Enderle & Moll Pinot Noir Liaison

With each passing day, it becomes more obvious that Enderle & Moll are on the verge of breaking out. This is well deserved. They are beautifully honest and transparent wines. There's nothing to compare them to in all of Germany. 

There is no estate in the entire Rhone Valley making finer wines - 2011 Allemand Cornas Chaillot

The Perfect Stage for Cornas' Master
2011 Allemand Cornas Chaillot

"Fans of Allemand's light touch and the elegant wines he produces should flip out for his '11s." -Josh Raynolds

I

Bulletproof Burgundy Value - Lowest Price: 2014 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges VV

Bulletproof Burgundy Value - Lowest Price
2014 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges VV

There are very few producers that I respect and trust like Chevillon. They are wines that I return to year after yea

Finesse in Montalcino - Large Format Edition: 2010 Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 3L

Finesse in Montalcino - Large Format Edition
2010 Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino 3L

As is very clear now, 2010 is a special vintage. Today, we celebrate it in a very big way with Pertimali do

Schloss Lieser Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2014

A Debut for Mosel Top Talent
2014 Schloss Lieser Wehlener SonnenuhrKabinett

Thomas Haag and his Schloss Lieser has rapidly emerged as one of the Mosel's top estates.