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Potentially the wine of the vintage - 2009 Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

"Unreal flavor intensity"
2009 Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Hommage á Jacques Perrin
$50 Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

One to strongly consider - 2006 Grivot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

Focus, Precision, Harmony, VALUE
2006 Grivot Vosne-Romanée
1er Cru Les Beaux Monts
Exceptional Pricing

"One of the All-Ti

Willi Schaefer Back-Vintage Rarity: Depth and Detail

Depth and Detail
2004 Willi Schaefer
Domprobst Spätlese #9
Back-Vintage Willi Schaefer Rarity
One Parcel Only!

2010 Huët Bourg Demi: "A magnificent wine in the making"

Loire Royalty
2010 Huët Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec
A Final Monument

"A magnificent wine in the making"
-John Gilman, Vie

2009 Barthod: Chambolle at Its Purest

Chambolle's Unyielding Purity
2009 Ghislaine Barthod
Les Cras, Les Véroilles, Les Châtelots,
Les Charmes and Les Baudes

"If classically styled ultra pure

Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck Value:
Little Brother Grows Up

"This is an historically seminal vintage from the Schäfer-Fröhlich estate and lovers of these utterly refined, complex and filigreed wines will want to do everything in their power to make sure that they secure some of these magical 2010ers." -John Gilman, View from the Cellar

Back-Vintage Burgundy: Bertheau Bonnes Mares, Amoureuses, Charmes 1986-1993

Elegance Over Power
Back-Vintage Francois Bertheau
Bonnes-Mares, Amoureuses and Charmes. 1986-1993

"A gifted winemaker of the old school." -Kermit Lynch

David Schildknecht Speaks: 2010 Willi Schaefer (Re)Considered

Schildknecht has spoken...
2010 Willi Schaefer Reconsidered
Wine Advocate Mosel Reviews are Out
Final Call for the Amazing 2010 Schaefers

A Stablemate to Lafite - Back-Vintage Château Duhart Milon Rothschild

The Other Lafite
1985 & 1986
Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild
A Delightfully Priced Understudy

"Duhart Milon is the sh

A Superb Bottle: 09 Fourrier Combe Aux Moines

A Master at Work
2009 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin
1er Cru Combe Aux Moines
One VERY SMALL Parcel!

"All I can say is buy the

not yet been discovered by the masses, so prices are surprisingly reasonable - 2010 Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Prestige

"A brilliant, majestic, massive Chateauneuf du Pape"
2010 Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Prestige
For the Moment, Still an Extraordinary Value

"This estate

Sherry Elite: Fernando de Castilla Amontillado and Olorosso

Sherry Elite
Fernando de Castilla Amontillado and Oloroso
Only Bottles in the U.S.

"Under Jan Pettersen's direction,Fernando de Castilla has become one of the

The Mosel in 3-D: Clemens Busch's Greatest Hour?

The Mosel in 3-D
2010 Clemens Busch
Pick a Flavor of Slate: Red, Gray and Blue!

This is nothing short of an awesome collection. Even the stoic Clemens Busch w

An Unlikely Vertical: Bachelet

The Unlikely Vertical
2007-2009 Bachelet Gevrey Corbeaux
Snap Shots of a Perfectionist at Work

"The Denis Bachelet style is for wines of intensity, great eleg

The Perfect $19.95 Haus Pour? 2009 Moric Hausmarke

If such combinations are a bit of a rarity in the U.S., spend some time in Austria and you’re likely to come across a veritable library of kooky blends. Even ignoring the Viennese and their proclivity for field blends (aka "Gemischter Satz"), take a seat at just about any cafe in Austria and chances are you’ll eventually be handed a crazy-sounding concoction - a wine consisting of Traminer blended with Grau Burgunder (Pinot Grigio) blended with Riesling blended with Sauvignon Blanc, or something like that.

04 Macle Chateau-Chalon: One More Chance at the Pinnacle of an Illustrious Appellation

One of the Most Compelling Vinous Experiences on Earth-A Second Chance
2004 Macle Château-Chalon
"Yellow Wine" at Its Most Elegant and Ageworthy

"One of thos

Unusual in Every Respect: 07 Simone Rouge

Northern Refinement in the South
2007 Simone Palette Rouge
Defying Expectations
Chateau Simone Rouge is a difficult wine to pin down.

This, among many

Unusually good energy here Part II: 2009 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

"Unusually good energy here"
Part II
2009 Mugneret-Gibourg
Vosne-Romanée
The Most Renowned Village in all of Burgundy?

RARE Egon Müller: 1992-2005 (Everything that is Great and Noble)

Everything that is Great and Noble
1992, 1997, 1999, 2005 Egon Müller
Riesling Scharzhofberger Auslesen
Singular Collection of Müller Legends

In Defense of Elegance: 08 Corison Cabernet

Elegance over Extravagance
2008 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon
Patience Rewarded

"In an era when the most humble Napa Cab lands somewhere in the low 14s, Corison

FX Pichler: Aftershocks (Following up on the "Detonation")

FXP: Aftershocks in Acidity...
2008 FX Pichler Riesling Kellerberg
Following Up on the Loibenberg Sell-Out
At the Lowest Price in the Nation

Gamay in Silk: Final Call for 2009 Foillard Corcelette

Magical Morgon
2009 Foillard Morgon Cuvée Corcelette
Reaching Another Level in 2009

When the Corcelette is on, it is among the most elegant renditions of Gam

Neither Raveneau nor Dauvissat: Piuze 2010 - Clos, Blanchots, MdT and Butteaux

2010 Patrick Piuze Chablis
Montée de Tonnerre | Butteaux | Blanchots | Les Clos
One Shot at the Daunting 2010s

Patrick Piuze is not Raveneau or Dauvissat - y

FX Pichler: This Wine Virtually Detonates (Revisiting 2007)

Austrian Intensity/Exuberance
2007 FX Pichler Loibner Berg
Riesling Smaragd
Among the Most Coveted Austrian Bottles,
at the Lowes