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Back Up The Truck Sub-$30 Barbaresco: 2010 Produttori Del Barbaresco Barbaresco

Back Up the Truck!
2010 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco

Whenever you discuss Produttori del Barbaresco, it's impossible not to discuss value.

Pulling No Punches: 2012 Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck GG

Pulling No Punches
2012 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck GG
Razor Sharp, Utterly Brilliant

Line up a bunch of

Among the most beautiful wines that I tasted - 2011 Fourrier Gevrey Chambertin

Transcending Its Category
2011 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV
Gorgeous, Overachieving Gevrey

"These wer

Super-Rare Vintage Sherry - 250 Bottles Released: Bodegas Tradicion Oloroso Añada 1970

Super-Rare Vintage Sherry
-Singular Refinement and Intensity
Bodegas Tradición Oloroso Añada 1970
250 Bottles Released

T

2011 Boisson Meursault - Don't Miss Value!

Boisson Meursault
2011 Pierre Boisson Meursault
2011 Anne Boisson Meursault
"Sous La Velle"
2011 Boisson-Vadot Meursault

Northern Rhône's Old Guard: 2009 Juge Cornas

Northern Rhône's Old Guard
2009 Juge Cornas

Marcel Juge is somewhere in his eighties. He's the last of  Northern Rhône's old wisemen still commercializing wines.

Champagne Discovery! Penet Brut Nature Grand Cru

Penet Brut Nature Grand Cru
Meet our new favorite face in Champagne

You'll want to know this guy.

His name is Alexandre Penet. He walked into Crush a lit

Another Knockout Effort - 2011 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin

100 Year-Old Vines, .44ha
Burgundy Masterpiece
2011 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin

"Another knockout effort in a long string of the

Some of the most remarkable vinous excitement and promise I have witnessed - 2012 Belluard Les Alpes

Singular Alpine Stunner
- Don't Miss
2012 Belluard Les Alpes

If you haven't heard of Belluard, you will. The wines are too compelli

Radically Overachieving: 2011 Bachelet Bourgogne Rouge

Radically Overachieving
Bachelet: 2011 Bourgogne Rouge

"There is good verve and richness to the detailed and attractively complex flavors that terminate in a balanced and utterly delicious finis

The appellation's greatest guardian of traditional winemaking - 1998, 2001 & 2007 Bonneau Chateauneuf: Celestins & Cuvee Speciale

"The appellation’s greatest  guardian of traditional winemaking" -Robert Parker
Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape:
2001 Réserve des Célestins
2007 Réserve des Cél

Alacran Tequila & Mezcal

Come by on Friday, March 7th between 5:30 and 7:30 taste Alacran Tequila & Mezcal.

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