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Aldo Sohm & Gerhard Kracher: Austria Reconsidered

Austria Revisited, Reconsidered
2009 Sohm & Kracher Grüner Veltiner
Our Single Parcel Arrives Friday

This is one of the most important new projects to co

09 Dujac Morey-St-Denis: "Village" Only in Name

Captivating Grace in a "Simple" Village Burg
2009 Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis
Former WOTY, Current Vintage: Upping the Ante

"This is signature Dujac, attacking al

Dujac in Provence: 2007 Triennes at $13 (Back Up the Truck!)

A Provençal Winter
2007 Triennes St. Auguste
Two Words: STOCK UP


Jacques and Jeremy Seysses (Domaine Dujac) and Aubert de Villaine (Domaine de la Roman

Grand Cru Sherry: Valdespino Coliseo, Cardenal - 1st Time in U.S.

Rare Treasures from Jerez
Valdespino Amontillado Coliseo VORS &
Palo Cortado Cardenal VORS
The Grand Crus and First Growths of Sherry

Karlsson's Gold Potato Vodka

Stop in on Friday, November 25th between 5:30 and 7:30pm. Tom Michaelsen will be at Crush to pour Karlsson's Gold Potato Vodka.

Gaja 1961-1993: Single-Owner Cellar, Perfect Provenance

Gaja 1961-1993
From the Piedmont, with Love...
Single-Owner Cellar of Gaja Bought Direct from Gaja

This cellar just arrived.

Yes,

Stunning Pommard: 09 de Montille 1er Les Grands Epenots

The Complete Pommard
2009 de Montille Pommard
1er Cru Les Grands Épenots
Allure, Authority, Staying Power, Value

"Sexy an

Grand Cru California Chardonnay: 2010 Sandhi Santa Barbara County

Grand Cru California
2010 Sandhi Chardonnay Santa Barbara County

"I am convinced they are onto something." -Jancis Robinson

Such was Jancis Robinson's enthusiastic review o

122 Years and Counting: 2010 Bedrock Heirloom

122 Years and Counting
2010 Bedrock Wine Co. "Bedrock Heirloom"

"Ravenwood's renowned Joel Peterson must be proud of what his son, Morgan, has achieved with the Bedrock Wine Company in such a sh

07 Bellus Girasole: SERIOUS Tuscan Value

Serious, Versatile and Much Acclaimed
2007 Bellus Girasole
Super Delicious, Super Value, Super Tuscan

Here's a wine that artfully integrates Sangiovese, Caber

00 Ponsot Clos de la Roche STEAL

From the Cellar
2000 Ponsot Clos de la Roche

"...potentially - and indeed very often in practice - one of the very best not only in Morey but among the whole of the Côte." -Clive Coates

Bias-Destroying: 09 Guttarolo Amphora Primitivo

Swimming Against the Current in Puglia
2009 Guttarolo Amphora Primitivo
Joyous Purity, Dark Mineral Streak... Oh, and Delicious

Sometimes, you taste a wine th

a wine for lovers of liquefied iron and pulverized rocks - AJ Adam Grand Cru Dry Riesling

"a wine for lovers of liquefied iron and pulverized rocks..."
2010 AJ Adam Hofberg "GG"


I believe this vintage actually played to the strengths of AJ Adam and this may very well be his mas

That Rarest and Most Wonderful of Wines - Hidalgo La Panesa Fino

A Superb Ambassador for Sherry
Emilio Hidalgo La Panesa Especial Fino
Saline Snap of Fino, Complexity and Depth of Old Age

"It may gradually grow stronger in

The Essence of a Meursault - 07 Kumeau River Chardonnay

New Zealand, Paging White Burgundy
2007 Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay
Tension, Delicacy, Nuance (Easy on the Wallet)

"Capturing the essence of a Meursault..."

Bring the Party: MAGNUMS 07 Drouhin Clos St.-Denis (Only Mags in World)

Party-Ready: Grand Cru Red Burg MAGNUMS
2007 Drouhin Clos Saint-Denis 1.5Ls

Because The Holidays Are Basically Here...

04 Cedric Bouchard Parcelle: A New Era.

Uncompromising Perfectionist Now in Control
Cedric Bouchard Inflorescence Parcelle 2004

We’re happy to offer the small amount of Cedric Bouchard's 20

The Greatest Red Wines in Austria: New Moric Release

For me, Roland Velich is making the greatest red wines in Austria by a factor of ten... or more. (Obviously I am not alone: see Schildknecht's quote above, Asimov's quotes below.) There are certainly Austrian reds that are fruitier and richer, there are Austrian reds that flaunt more new wood and that come off as more, well, smooooooth.

WORKING IT in Champagne: Benoit Lahaye Naturessence

The Grower Everyone in Champagne is Talking About
NV Benoît Lahaye Naturessence Brut
Power, Finesse, Chalk-Imbued Minerality

"Lahaye is rapidly becoming one of the top grower-producers in the Montagne de Reims." - Peter Liem

His

Paul Beau Cognacs

Drop by on Friday, November 4th to taste Paul Beau Cognacs. We'll be pouring from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

02 Huet Petillant RESERVE - The Best Sparkling Wine Outside Champagne?

The Best Sparkling Wine Outside Champagne?
2002 Huet Petillant Reserve
Epic Sparkling Vouvray from Loire Legend

We first started searching for the 02 Huet Petillant Reserve in August 2010. Months of hunting yielded exactly one case.

Until

12 Rows of Vines: Not What You Might Expect from Cali Cab (Arnot Roberts)

12 Rows of Vines
2008 Arnot-Roberts
Cabernet Sauvignon Clajeux Vineyard
Sonoma's New "New World" Cabernet

I wasn't lucky/old enough to taste epics like the 1952 Beaulieu Cabernet Private Reserve Georges de Latour or the 74 Heitz o

2006 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanee

THIS is Vosne-Romanée (Part II)
2006 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée
Lowest Price in U.S. by Nearly 20%

As we wrote before regarding Mugernet-Gibourg's Vosne-Romanée - "some bottles are just special."

The Rarest Bottle in Austria: Alzinger Hohereck

The Rarest Bottle in Austria? (Part II or III?)
2009 Alzinger Riesling Hohereck Smaragd

This is both a wine and an obsession...

...the little, unknown, darling "Hohereck" vineyard. This is a gifted little plot of land just ea