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08 Macle Cotes du Jura: "Under Veil," but No Longer Under the Radar

"Under Veil" but No Longer Under the Radar
2008 Macle Côtes du Jura
Jura's Pinnacle of Elegance and Refinement

Since we first started offering Macle's Côtes du Jura - four vintages ago! - we've loved witnessing this wine go from relative obscu

Extraordinary elixir promises to be one of the high points of its vintage - 09 Chidaine Les Lys Moelleux

Epic Chenin with Guts, Vigor to Go for 25+
2009 Chidaine Montlouis Les Lys Moelleux
A Fair Rival to Huet Cuvée Constance

"Silken in texture and seamlessly long, this is ethereal rather than confectionary and preserves a marvelous - given its ri

Metras Part II: VV Magnums and Ultime

Metras Part II
2010 Yvon Métras Fleurie
l'Ultime in 750 & MAGS - VV in MAGS
Rarities in Beaujolais

In this case, "buyership has its privileges" - you get the first look at some of the rarest and gr

2010 METRAS: The Only Bottles in the Country

Concentration - Completeness - Elegance
2010 Yvon Métras Fleurie
Cuvée Printemps & Vieilles Vignes

Yvon Métras is the cult producer of Beaujolais. And while these wines aren't inexpensive, they're cheaper than flying to Paris to

01 Bonneau Chateauneuf: Renegade Genius

The Mystery and Allure of Henri Bonneau
2001 Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
CLASSIC VINTAGE - SPECIAL PRICING

Henri Bonneau is without a doubt a member of the old-school, Southern Rhône eccentrics...

...right up there with the late

88 Henriot Enchanteleurs in JEROBOAM

A Personal Recommendation
1988 Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs: JEROS
Recently Released from Henriot
The Only 88 3-Liters in the US

"This is a sort of Champagne of Champagnes - a more classic, typical representative of this type o

Cotat Les Monts Damnes

A Vintage of Balance & Finesse
2010 François Cotat Sancerre Monts Damnes
One Small Parcel - Special Pre-Arrival Pricing

Yes, there are Sancerres that can age, that in fact deserve to be cellared.

The marathon Sancerres of

Baby Grand Cru - 2009 Fevre 1er Vaulorent

No Longer a Secret
2009 Fèvre 1er Cru Vaulorent
The Chablis Value of the Vintage

Winemaker Didier Séguier calls the Vaulorent their "baby Grand Cru."

This isn't hyperbole; the fact is Vaulorent is tucked right against the Grand C

Some of the most brilliant, textured wines from Montalcino.

"Giancarlo Pacenti continues to make some of the most brilliant, textured wines in Montalcino. His 2006s are superb." - Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate 

2007 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

What Happens without Monfortino?
2007 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing - Lowest in the Nation

Roberto Conterno is one of the world's great winemakers.

And his epic Barolos are wi

2008 Lafon Santenots: Cult Pinot from Master of Montrachet

The King of Chardonnay's Cult Pinot
2008 Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru
Santenots du Milieu
Nearly 20% Off the Lowest Price in the Nation

For most, Comtes Lafon is defined by their epic whites, the $1,000+ Montrachet and Meursault 1er Crus.

09 Janasse Chateauneuf VV: "A Candidate for Wine of the Vintage"

In Pursuit of the 2007...
2009 Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape VV
...but well under half the 2007's price

"A candidate for the wine of the vintage in this appellation."
- Robert Parker

Domaine de la Janasse is no small, under-the-radar house. T

Sublime Wine of the Highest Level: 2006 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello: A Quest for Soul
2006 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino
The Lowest Pricing in the U.S.

"This is a totally mesmerizing, sublime wine of the highest level."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Galloni published tho

04 Macle Chateau-Chalon: Pinnacle of an Illustrious Appellation

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

"One of those wines that seems to riffle through a repertoire of the natural world as you sniff and sip."

The Long, Lonely Journey of Vin Jaune

Vin Jaune flies in the face of viticultural orthodoxy.

It is a rebel, a wine that somehow miraculously weathers the slings and arrows of time to gain a depth and complexity that makes it unlike any other wine on Earth. Though the most obvious comparison is with Spain's oxidized Sherry, Vin

96 Joly Coulee de Serrant: Forever Plus 5 Years

Historic Joly from a Single Cellar in Europe
1996 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
The Lowest (the ONLY) Pricing in the Nation

Joly's Coulée de Serrant is reference-point dry Chenin Blanc. It's also one of the most

1988 Krug Clos du Mesnil: Unprecedented

Provenance is everything. Let’s be honest: If you’re going to buy old Clos du Mesnil, you'd better know that the stock is pristine.

Raveneau: The Newest Addition to the Stable

Simple is a Relative Term
2008 Raveneau Chablis
The Second Vintage of this New Raveneau Bottling

"Flavors that are rich, dense and serious while culminating in a racy, detailed, austere and persistent finish. Terrific quality at this level." -

2009 Clos des Lambrays: Grand Cru Renaissance

Grand Cru Renaissance
2009 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays
One of the Grand Cru Values of 2009

"The 2009 Clos des Lambrays is a brilliant example of the vintage and is destined to be one of the reference point grand crus of the vintage."

2008 Zilliken AUCTION: "an utterly refined bottle of Spatlese"

Powerful Restraint
2008 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Spätlese AUCTION
Rare Auction Bottlings from the Ruthless 2008 Vintage

Can you say "Versteigerung?"

This is the German word for "auction" and if you're talking abo

99 Bouchard l'Enfant Jesus: 12 Years YOUNG

Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus
1999 Bouchard Beaune Grèves "Baby Jesus"
Here Today...
and at this Price, Gone Before Tomorrow

Strangely enough, from a house that makes wine from Grand Crus Montrachet, Bonnes Mares, Echézeau

Scotch Esoterica: Ardbeg, Macallan, Glen Scotia, Arran, Jura...

A Carefully Curated Collection of Scotch
Rare bottlings from Macallan to Drumguish

A spirits enthusiast's devotion can be mercurial in nature, as anyone who's seen at least one episode of Mad Men can affirm.

With all of the spectacular and diverse ways that dist

2010 Roilette Cuvee Tardive: Cult Beaujolais

Coudert's Cult Fleurie
2010 Clos de la Roilette Cuvée Tardive
The New Release of the Beaujolais Icon

Alain Coudert's Cuvée Tardive is a serious contender for the most ageworthy and profound Beaujolais.

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