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Perfectly Stored Vintage Port Steal: 1975 Taylor Fladgate

Perfectly Stored Vintage Port Steal
1975 Taylor Fladgate
Lowest Price in the Nation

"The Latour of Portuga

The Great Owl Lands: 2012 Weiser-Kunstler Ellergrub Grosse Eule

The Great Owl Lands
2012 Weiser-Künstler
Ellergrub Grosse Eule

"We will never tire at stating how great this Estate has been ov

Back-Vintage Chambolle - Burgundy Without Artifice: 2006 Bertheau Chambolle 1er Cru Charmes

Back-Vintage Chambolle 1er Cru
2006 Bertheau Chambolle
1er Cru Les Charmes
Burgundy Without Artifice

At the Height of its Powers: 2010 Pepiere Muscadet Chateau-Thebaud Clos des Morines

At the Height of Its Powers
2010 Pépière Muscadet
Château-Thébaud Clos des Morines
Unrivaled Clarity and Mineral Depth

Lovely - Meursault Master: 2011 Lafon Meursault

Meursault Master:
Intensity, Rigor & Finesse
2011 Lafon Meursault

"There is good energy and fine delineation ... Lovely and

Northern Rhône: A Steep, Forgotten Vineyard Part II: 2010 A La Tache St. Joseph Guillamy

Northern Rhône:
A Steep, Forgotten Vineyard Part II
2010 A La Tâche St.-Joseph Guillamy

Almost two weeks ago, we offered A La Tâ

Extremely Rare: Selosse Lieux-Dits

Extremely Rare:
Selosse Lieux-Dits
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Sous le Mont NV
Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos NV
Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger Les Carelles NV

A great vin de terroir for the cellar - 2012 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Corton

"A great vin de terroir for the cellar." -Stephen Tanzer
2012 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Corton
Authority and Grace

Back Up The Truck! 2010 Numanthia Termes

Back Up The Truck!
2010 Numanthia Termes
Insanely Priced Winter Warmer

This feels like a winter that will never end. Today, I offer something of an antidote..

Historic Lauer: 1st Grosses Gewachs

Historic Lauer: 1st GGs
2012 Lauer Grosses Gewächs:
Saarfeilser & Schonfels
Clarity in the Saar - Grand Cru

Benchmark Montilla Oloroso - La Bota Oloroso "Montilla" #46

"Benchmark Montilla Oloroso"
-Luis Gutierrez
La Bota Oloroso "Montilla" #46
 
The people behind La Bota have a very deep knowledge of

D'Angerville 1996-2011: Volnay 1er Crus Champans & Clos des Ducs

D'Angerville: 1996-2011

Volnay 1er Crus Champans & Clos des Ducs

Angerville is one of Burgundy's most storied estates.

Forgotten Northern Rhone: 2010 A La Tache St.-Joseph Badel

Northern Rhône:
A Steep, Forgotten Vineyard
2010 A La Tâche St.-Joseph Badel
Beautiful, Tension-filled Syrah

A La Tâche

The Most Riveting Meunier? Prevost Les Beguines Extra Brut (2011)

The Most Riveting Meunier?
Prevost Les Béguines Extra Brut (2011)

"Curious readers should do whatever they can to taste the magnificent Champagnes of Jérôme Prévost

One of the world’s elite wines - 2010 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

The Heights Sangiovese Can Reach
2010 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
Defining Its Own Territory

"In a w

The Perennial Overperfomer: 2011 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

The Perennial Overperfomer:
A Perfectionist at Work
2011 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

If I had to pick one bottling from Denis Bach

One of the greatest estates in Germany today - 2012 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Grosses Gewachs

Middle Mosel Majesty
2012 Schloss Lieser
Niederberg Helden Grosses Gewächs
 

"This is very clearly one of the greatest est

Guigal: 1987-2009

Guigal: 1987-2009
La Mouline, La Turque,
Hommage á Etienne,
D'Ampuis & Ex Voto

It's rare th

That rarest and most wonderful of wines - La Bota Fino (Amontillado) "Montilla" #45

"A superb, unique wine"
La Bota Fino (Amontillado) "Montilla" #45
A High Point for Cult Sherry Producer

Th

One of the handful of Italian wines that can hold its own with the best - 09 Mascarello Monprivato

Lowest Price in the Nation:
"The wine's overall harmony speaks most clearly"
2009 G. Mascarello Barolo Monprivato

"Monprivato is one of the handful of Ita

One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents2012 Bouland Morgon Corcelette & Delys

"One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents."
2012 Bouland Morgon:
Corcelette and Delys

Daniel Bouland's Morgons o

D'Angerville in Jura: 2012 Domaine du Pelican

Readers of these emails are well aware of our love of D'Angerville. And Guillaume D'Angerville's most recent project in the Jura is no exception. Last winter, I was among the first people to taste the Domaine du Pélican wines, D'Angerville's new Jura estate, and was blown away by the wines. 

Old Port: 1955-1970

Old Port: 1955-1970
Taylor Fladgate, Fonseca & Graham
 
After the week of brutally frigid temperatures we've had, it's hard not to think Port.

Among the finest wines to emerge from Montefalco, and Italy 2007 Bea Sagrantino "Pagliaro"

Magnificence in Montefalco
2007 Paolo Bea
Sagrantino di Montefalco "Pagliaro"
Singular, Dazzlingly Beautiful

"The Bea wine