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2013 & 2010 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Spatlese

2013 & 2010 Egon Müller
Scharzhofberger Spätlese

It's hard not to be in awe of Egon Müller.

From his Scharzhofberg vineyard, Müller crafts the most consistently magical R

Lowest Price - Magical Morgon: 2013 Foillard Morgon Corcelette

Lowest Price - Magical Morgon
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2010 Miani Rosso: No Refosco, No Merlot - Just Rosso

No Refosco, No Merlot - Just Rosso
2010 Miani Rosso

"Simply on another planet" -Antonio Galloni

Quality at Miani top-to-bottom is insanely high, but his re

Rhone Royalty: 2004 & 2006 Chave Hermitage

Rhône Royalty
2004 & 2006 Chave Hermitage

Hermitage is the ultimate expression of Syrah, and Chave's is as good as it gets.

I'm happy to offer a very

One of the most magical lineups - 2013 Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck Spatlese GK

One of Germany's Top Spätlesen
2013 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck Spätlese GK

"Tim Fröhlich has once again produced one of the most magical lineups of wines in German

The greatest young Barolo vintage - 2010 G. Mascarello: Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno & Barolo Villero

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

I'll Drink to That! #242: Frederic Barnier of Maison Louis Jadot

I'll Drink to That! #242:
Frédéric Barnier of Maison Louis Jadot
2012 Jadot Clos Vougeot

"The wines have to speak before we speak.

Power and Effortless Refinement: 2002 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill

Power and Effortless Refinement
2002 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

"It’s an excellent wine, and one that seems destined to be a classic." -Peter Liem

Pol Roger's Sir Wins

Ultra-Rare Bourbons & Ryes Part II: George T. Stagg, W.L. Weller, Sazarac 18 Year, Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye

Ultra-Rare Bourbons & Ryes Part II
George T. Stagg | Sazerac 18 Year Rye |
Van Winkle Rye | W.L. Weller

In December, we offered

It’s rare to find a champagne, or indeed, a wine of any kind, as profound - Selosse Version Originale

"It’s rare to find a champagne, or indeed, a wine of any kind, as profound" -Pe

It’s a rocking wine in the vintage - 2011 Clape Cornas Magnums

"It’s a rocking wine"
2011 Clap

Riesling at 1,500 Feet - Historic Vintage: 2013 Prager Riesling Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd

Riesling at 1,500 Feet - Historic Vintage

I'll Drink to That! #240: Rajat Parr and Sandhi Vineyards

I'll Drink to That! #240: Rajat Parr
2012 Sandhi Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir inspired by Foillard, Pacalet or Lapierre... That's how Rajat Parr describes the

Rare: High Energy Fleurie - 2013 Julie Balagny: Fleurie En Remont & La Grande Rose

Rare: High Energy Fleurie
2013 Julie Balagny Fleurie:
En Remont & La Grande Rose

If you start in the eastern part of Beaujolais, say somewhere around Clos

Some of the most remarkable vinous excitement and promise - 2013 Belluard Le Feu

"Some of the most remarkable
vinous excitement and promise"
2013 Belluard Le Feu

Le Feu is Belluard's top site and the pinnacle of h

Special Tasting Event Next Saturday, 2:30-4:30 Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl - Andreas Hutwohl & Gernot Kollmann Pour at Crush

Rieslingfeier Riesling Crawl
- This Saturday
Andreas Hütwohl of Von Winning
& Gernot Kollmann of Immich-Batterieberg
Saturda

Colossal Scale, Supreme Elegance: 1999 and 2005 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux

Colossal Scale, Supreme Elegance
Comte Armand
Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux:
1999 & 2005 750s & Mags

Vintage

Endlessly Mysterious: 2008 Chateau Simone Palette Blanc

Endlessly Mysterious - Provençal Nobility
2008 Château Simone Palette Blanc

Château Simone occupies a grand and complicated place in the world of wine.

One of the great producers of Italy's old guard - 2010 Salvioni Brunello di Montalcino

Limited, Cult Brunello in a Stunning Vintage

Chevillon Steal: 2011 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Vaucrains

Chevillon Steal
2011 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges
1er Cru Les Vaucrains

"The austere finish is explosive and the length is excellent"

I'll Drink to That! #238: Bertrand Gautherot of Vouette et Sorbée

I'll Drink to That! #238:
Bertrand Gautherot of Vouette et Sorbée
Vouette et Sorbée Saignée de Sorbée (2010)

"Uncompromisingly o

Riesling at its Most Mysterious and Heartfelt: 1990 Becker Walkenberg Spatlese Trocken

Riesling at its Most Mysterious and Heartfelt
1990 JB Becker Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken

JB Becker's 1993 Walkenberg Spätlese Trocken was my wine of the year in 2014. It was easy to single out

Under-The-Radar Hermitage Traditionalist: 2009 Faurie Hermitage - Greffieux/Bessards & Bessards/Meal

Under-The-Radar Hermitage Traditionalist
2009 Bernard Faurie Hermitage:
Greffieux/Bessards & Bessards/Méal

Bernard Faurie is one

One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents-2013 Bouland Morgon: Corcelette and Delys

Bulletproof, Long-Haul Beaujolais
2013 Bouland Morgon: Corcelette and Delys

"One of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents."