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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

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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

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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

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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

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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..."

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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...

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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

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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.

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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

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Paul Beau Cognacs

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

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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

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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

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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."

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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

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Baudry and Their Vineyards

Bernard and Matthieu Baudry
In 1975, Bernard Ba

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Ruinart Blanc de Blancs: Limited Edition Nendo Gift Set

Ruinart with Nendo: Form, Function, Elegance
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Kotoli Gift Set
Extremely Limited Edition
Portion of Proceeds Benefits Earthquake/Tsunami Victims in Japan

"There are so many small '!' moments hidden in our e

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La Bota Fino #27: New Release from the Cult Sherry Team

Single Vineyard, Cult Sherry
La Bota de Fino "Macharnudo Alto" #27
This is Where the Sherry Re-Awakening Starts

#27 is the newest release from one of the most intriguing, most compelling projects in the world of wine...

And slowly - eve

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Back-Vintage Bordeaux Value: "Undeniably the Finest in 30-40 Years"

The Overlooked Bordeaux?
2000 Château Prieuré-Lichine
Pristine Bottles, Bought En Primeur, Professionally Stored

"Undeniably the finest Prieuré-Lichine in 30-40 years."
- Robert Parker

Bordeaux is

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an altogether superb effort that delivers knock-out quality - 2001 Jadot Clos de Beze

Grand Cru. Back Vintage. Ex-Cellar. Beautiful.
2001 Jadot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
The Only Pricing in the Country

"Robust, intense, broad-shouldered, supremely complex, solidly structured...An altogether superb effort that delivers knock-out qu

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Hudelot-Noellat: More 09 Red Burgundy Within Reach

2009 Hudelot-Noëllat
Clos Vougeot, Nuits St. Georges 1er Murgers,
Vosne-Romanée 1er Les Suchots, Vosne-Romanée
2009 Burgundy within Reach

"Hudelot-Hudelot-Noëllat deserves greater recognition."
-Cliv

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The Black Label: 07 Ferrando Carema - First Dibs

The Black Label
2007 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Nera
...My answer is: Carema." - Neal Rosenthal

If you think of the White Label as a Chambolle-Musigny - elegant feminine, eminently graceful, the Black Label is Bonnes Mares.

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2009 Bize Latricieres-Chambertin - "Two Words: Serious and Pure"

Grand Cru within Reach
2009 Simon Bize Latricières-Chambertin

"Two words: serious and pure."

That's how Patrick Bize summed up his wines from the 2009 vintage.

The Burghound echoes this sentiment: “the Bize 09s are sim

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99 Egly-Ouriet MAGS: Rare!

Back-Vintage, Grower Ambonnay MAGS
1999 Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru Millésime 1.5Ls
The Only Magnums in the Country

"You must first make a good wine before you can make a good Champagne. Making bubbles is a technical process. I

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2007 Ferrando White Label: Grace of Mountain Nebbiolo

The Grace of Mountain Nebbiolo
2007 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca
"When I am asked which wine would I choose were I to be restricted to a single one, my answer is: Carema." -Neal Rosenthal

Carema is the product of backbreaking work on steep, terra

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