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Limestone Speaks - Cult Germany:
2022 Wasenhaus Weissburgunder Möhlin

However, the wines are jaw-droppingly good. People freak out over them once they've tasted them and enthusiastically spread the word. Now, finding the wines in quantity is almost impossible. 

Champagne!
Bérèche, Bouchard, Chartogne-Taillet, Egly-Ouriet, Fallon, La Rogerie, Salon, Savart, Taittinger & More

"I was knocked out by the quality"
2022 Roulot Meursault Villages

Jean-Marc Roulot is one of the masters of white Burgundy, and his 2022s are some of the most exciting wines that we've seen from him in years. 

"This is also quite lovely and in particular for the sense of harmony that is Zen-like"
2022 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is an incredible site. If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave, and silky in texture. 

A Perfect Match - Burgundy Go-To:
2022 Tessier Meursault 1er Cru Le Poruzot Dessus

Tessier makes sculpted and tension-filled Meursaults that have a captivating intensity. They serve as a great example of wines where terroir-soaked honesty can offer seemingly endless fascination in the glass. 

"Readers who want to enjoy a top-flight Champagne
without splurging will find so much to like here."
-2019 Pierre Peters l'Esprit

Pierre Peters has a fairly large and strong lineup, but when the l'Esprit hits the mark, it is one of our favorites. 

Lukas Hammelmann:
Mineral, Perfume, Rocket Ship

Lukas Hammelmann’s dry Rieslings represent the most mineral and ethereal expressions of Pfalz Riesling we’ve ever had.

White Burgundy:
Bernard-Bonin, Dauvissat, Dureuil-Janthial, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Pillot, Raveneau, Roulot & More

Burgundy As It Should Be - François Bertheau:
From Chambolle to Bonnes Mares

Hitting The Bullseye:
2021 Gonon Saint-Joseph

In the northern Rhône, the 2021 vintage is beautifully structured, vibrant, and precise. Gonon thrived in the vintage. 

"A beautifully seductive wine"
2020 Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

Oddero's 2020 Rocche dazzles. The wine explodes with finely delineated aromatics and has tremendous finesse and lift on the palate. It offers loads of textural appeal with floral and spice inflections. 

Dostert:
Limestone and the Forgotten Mosel

For those of you who do not know Dostert, the style is extreme: His 2022 Chardonnay is a treatise of limestone and flowers, with all the searing-mineral presence of a still Champagne Blanc de Blancs.

Colin-Morey:
St. Aubin to Chevalier-Montrachet

There's no doubt that Pierre-Yves Colin is making some of the most compelling white Burgundies around.

Like No Other:
2022 Wasenhaus Weissburgunder

The density and lavishness of the Weissburgunder, its textural fineness, and the satiny, almost delicate oiliness remind us a little bit of Meursault. Yet their drive and the incisivineness of the wines gesture towards a cooler climate, something Chablisien.

A Master At Work:
2022 Dominique Lafon Meursault Les Narvaux

The 2022 epitomizes what makes the wine stand out in a lineup.  There's a radiance and polished minerality that's thrilling. The wine packs so much intensity into a relatively lithe frame and it's delivered with breathtaking agility. 

Red Burgundy 1989-2022:
Bachelet, Dujac, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau, Tremblay & More

Limestone and Dynamite:
2021 Domaine de Trévallon IGP Alpilles

Trévallon flaunts the nobility that France's south can display. The 2021 dramatizes the fineness, elegance, and harmony that Trévallon can achieve. There's plenty of class and it's nuanced to the point of being haunting in its complexity. 

Not To Be Missed: 2022 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

Catch Clavoillon in the right vintage, and you'll be wowed by its harmony and its mineral delicacy. 

From Extremes:
2021 Enfield Grenache Brosseau Vineyard

This is Grenache like you've never tasted it before - floral, mineral, tensile, and above all, compact. It's concentrated and incredibly agile. Simply put, this is an exhilarating bottle. 

"I was seriously impressed by the quality I found here, and these are wines to search out."
2021 Berthaut-Gerbet Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Nuits

Without a doubt, Berthaut-Gerbet's Bourgogne - Hautes Côtes de Nuits offers some of the best value in red Burgundy around. 

Mastery On Display:
2022 Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères

Their 2022s are absolutely brilliant. In this vintage, Génot-Boulanger's wines are a pitch-perfect expression of the vintage with amazing concentration and clarity. There is mastery on display. 

"I very much like the focused power... "
2020 Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

The 2020 Montée de Tonnerre has incredible precision and clarity along with a chewy, silky, and sappy concentration. It offers up a seriously elegant rush of stone, sea salt, citrus fruit, and flowers.

Mysterious, Beautiful, and Subtle:
2022 Jouan Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

Jouan's are some of the most beautiful and graceful Burgundies that you'll taste. The 2022 Clos Sorbé serves as an archetypal example of Jouan's soulfulness and purity

The Triumph of Ulli Stein:
2023 Kabinetts

Both of Stein's single-vineyard, Grand Cru Kabinetts have arrived - one just off-dry, and one completely dry. They are, without question, vintage-denying masterpieces.