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Distance Runner: 2002 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

Distance Runner
2002 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

When Clos des Lambrays nails a vintage, crazy good things happen.

The single owner Grand Cru has produced s

The 2012 Côte Rôtie is a rock star - 2012 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

"The 2012 Côte Rôtie is a rock star"
2012 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

If you love classic Côte-Rôtie, Jamet is the name to know.

For decades, Jamet has been the

Transcends the notion of Estate wine -
2013 Egon Müller Scharzhof QbA

2013 was a brutal vintage for Egon Müller. Yields were ridiculously low at 10ha/hl. But in these difficult conditions, some treasures were born. 

Rousseau Two-Ways: Lowest Price - 2012 Rousseau Gevrey Villages & Gevrey Cru Clos St. Jacques

Rousseau Two-Ways: Lowest Price
2012 Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin
& Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques

Some of my greatest

Uncompromisingly Individual - Lowest Price: 2010 Leclapart L'Amateur

"Uncompromisingly Individual" -Peter Liem
2010 David Léclapart L'Amateur
Incredibly Sharp Pricing - Over 25% Below Lowest Price

Huet's Magic in a Historic Vintage: 1989 Huet: Le Mont & Le Clos du Bourg Moëlleux Première Trie

Huet's Magic in a Historic Vintage
1989 Huet:
Le Mont & Le Clos du Bourg Moëlleux 1er Trie

Huet's '89s are legends.

Back Up The Truck: Burgundy Edition - 2012 Hudelot-Noellat Bourgogne

Back Up The Truck: Burgundy Edition

Dujac Bourgogne Blanc - Morey St. Denis - MSD 1er Cru Les Monts Luisants Blanc

A few weeks ago, I was absolutely shocked by a bottle of 2006 Dujac Luisants Blanc. It was one of the greatest '06 White Burgs that I've tasted. As usually happens, that bottle sent me on a tasting (and buying) frenzy. My biggest takeaway was that I'd neglected Dujac's whites for far too long. These should not be slept on. 

Subtlety and Grace: 2008 Lilbert-Fils Cramant Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

Subtlety and Grace
2008 Lilbert-Fils Cramant
Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

"The only problem with these wines is finding them, as the ti

Les Clos, Distilled: 2012 Duplessis Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

Les Clos, Distilled
2012 Duplessis Ch

Last Chance: "Almost gem-like... " - 2012 Keller Abtserde Grosses Gewachs

Last Chance:

One of the wines of the vintage - 2012 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux MAGNUMS

A Legend In The Making
2012 Comte Armand Pommard
1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux MAGNUMS
Total Production: 4,000 Magnums

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.