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Loire Royalty in a Watershed Vintage: 1989 Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut Lieu

Loire Royalty in a Watershed Vintage
1989 Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux

Huet's 1989s are legendary. Many view them as that decades equivalent of the great 71s.

One of Burgundy's Great Secrets: 2002 Chezeaux Griotte-Chambertin

One of Burgundy's Great Secrets

Utterly Stunning - 2010 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino

A Monument to Traditional Brunello
2010 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino

"Cerbaiona's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino will leave readers weak at the knees. It is every bit

Super-Rare: 2013 FX Pichler Riesling Unendlich Magnums

Legendary "Ghost" Riesling

Zen-like - 2012 Duplessis Chablis 1er Cru MDT and Montmains

Ultra-Pure, Deeply Compelling Chablis
2012 Duplessis Chablis
1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre and Montmains

"In some ways they felt Zen-l

New Blood in Mesnil - 2007 Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

New Blood in Mesnil
2007 Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

I've been obsessed with Robert Moncuit's 2007

Lowest Price on Perennial Over-Achiever: 2007 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Lowest Price on Perennial Over-Achiever
2007 Drouhin Beaune
1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Clos des Mouches is a special vineyard.

Cl

Rare: Rougeard Discipline - 2012 Guiberteau Clos de Guichaux

Rare: Rougeard Discipline
2012 Guiberteau Clos de Guichaux

Romain Guiberteau is making some the most profound and refined wines in the Loire.

Perfect Mosel Riesling - 2013 Weiser-Kunstler: Ellergrub GE, Gaispfad and Steffansberg

Startlingly Impressive, Ruthless Cut
2013 Weiser-Künstler
Ellergrub GE, Gaispfad and Steffensberg

"The Weiser-Künstler 2013s are f

Unequivocally the most profound young wine... - 2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

"Unequivocally the most
profound young wine... "
2010 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

2010 marks a point where Clos des Lambrays hit a new level.

I'll Drink to That! #246: Fabio Alessandria

I'll Drink to That! #246:
Fabio Alessandria
2013 G.B. Burlotto Freisa Langhe

G.B. Burlotto has seemingly come out of nowhere to challenge some of the most wel

Magical Morgon: 2013 Foillard Morgon Cote du Py

Foillard is a master of Morgon and for me, it's unthinkable not to clear some cellar space each vintage. 

World Premiere: 2004 Dom Pérignon Rosé - Special Pricing

World Premiere - Lowest Pricing
2004 Dom Pé

A Must-Have - 2010 Costanti Brunello

Outrageous Purity a

IDTT 245: Josko Gravner

I'll Drink to That! #245:
Josko Gravner
2004 Gravner Ribolla Gialla Anfora

In the 70s and 80s Gravner produced crisp whites in stainless steel, in the 90s he

Nuits through Chambolle Eyes - 2012 Mugnier Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale

Nuits through Chambolle Eyes
2012 Mugnier Nuits St. Georges
1er Cru Clos de la Maréchale
"Impressive complexity... perfectly balanced"

The Master of Hermitage: 2012 Chave Hermitage Rouge

The Master of Hermitage
2012 Chave Hermitage Rouge

"Serious granite-like minerality, superb mid-palate depth and a focused, structured finish." -Jeb Dunnuck

A knockout vintage for the domaine - 2012 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin

"A terrific villages"
2012 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin

"2012 was a knockout vintage for the domaine and I highly recommend them to you." -Burghound

Eye-Opening: 2010 & 2012 Beurer Riesling Kieselsandstein

Beurer's Kieselsandstein is a Riesling that forces you to work on a different wave length. It's one of the most decisively and mysteriously mineral Rieslings that I've tasted. I'm happy to offer out two vintages of the Kieselsandstein, 2010 and 2012.  

Reaching a New Level: 2012 Clape Cornas Renaissance

Reaching a New Level
2012 Clape Cornas Renaissance

"These are some of the most concentrated and structured wines in the vintage...

Direct from the Cellar - 20 Years+ Old: 1991 Lauer Riesling Sekt Reserve

Direct from the Cellar - 20+ Years Old
1991 Lauer Riesling Sekt Reserve

Any time that we offer Lauer's aged Sekts, they disappear.

We just received a small

Lowest Price in the Nation - 2008 Giacosa Barolo Rocche del Falletto Riserva

Lowest Price in the Nation
2008

Rare, Back-Vintage Roulot: 2004 Roulot Meursault Tessons - Clos de Mon Plaisir

Rare, Back-Vintage Roulot
2004 Roulot Meursault
Tessons - Clos de Mon Plaisir

Finding Roulot with age on it is next to impossible.

Elusive, Complicated Greatness: 2010 Château Simone Palette Blanc

Elusive, Complicated Greatness
2010 Château Simone Palette Blanc

The more time I spend drinking Simone's Blanc the more I'm convinced that it's one of France's most my