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Echézeaux as it Should Be - 07 Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux

Echézeaux as it Should Be
2007 Mugneret-Gibourg Echézeaux

Mugneret-Gibourg's Grand Crus seem to circulate through the world in parcels of 3-12 bottles at the most. When I saw a parcel of their

Sophisticated champagnes that deserve greater attention - 2004 Rodez Ambonnay

"Sophisticated champagnes that deserve greater attention"
2004 Rodez Brut Grand Cru Ambonnay

"Anyone who thinks that monocru champagne is incapable of complexity and completeness, or that gr

Free Tasting this Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm: Austrian & German Reds

Celebrating Austria & Germany's Red Wines
Free Tasting this Thursday, 5:30-7:30pm:
Austrian & German Reds
RSVP today!

2005 Conterno Barolo Monfortino - "Widely considered the greatest Barolo in the world"

Epic, Historic Greatness
2005 G. Conterno Barolo
Riserva Monfortino
Lowest Price in the Nation

"Widely considered the

Overdelivering in a Big Way: 06 Chevillon Bourgogne Rouge

Overdelivering in a Big Way
-Rare Aged Bourgogne Rouge
2006 Chevillon Bourgogne Rouge
Only Bottles in the U.S.

If a catego

2001 Prager Riesling Achleiten: Final Chance

Back-Vintage Rarity -
Perfect Provenance
2001 Prager Riesling Achleiten Smaragd
The Only Bottles in the Country

Prager

Mackmyra Swedish Whisky

Drop by on Friday, October 19th between 5:30 & 7:30.  We'll be pouring Mackmyra Swedish Whisky.  As always, the Friday Cocktail Hour tasting is free.  Hope to see you there!

Equal Parts Silk and Velvet: 09 D’Angerville 1er Cru Clos des Angles

A New Entry for Volnay Benchmark
2009 D’Angerville
1er Cru Clos des Angles
Equal Parts Silk and Velvet

"This is really q

Big News for Sherry & La Bota Revisited

Big News for Sherry
& La Bota Revisited
La Bota Fino #27
Manzanilla Pasada #30
& Sherry, Manzanilla & Montilla

Piedmont in Autumn: 96 Rocche Manzoni

Piedmont in Autumn
1996 Rocche dei Manzoni
Langhe Bricco Manzoni

"Rocche dei Manzoni remains less well known than it deserves to be" -Antonio Galloni

Crush's Fall Mixed Case: 20% OFF!

Fall Mixed Case
Big Savings on our Autumnal Sampler
Favorites for Fall - Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

As I write this, my market bag

Riesling Breathes, Part I: Weiser-Künstler "Grosse Eule"

Riesling Breathes: Part I
2010 Weiser-Künstler
Trabener Gaispfad "Grosse Eule"

This is a very different expression of Riesling.

The road to today

One of the most impressive young winemakers - 2011 Bedrock North Coast Syrah

North Coast meets Northern Rhone
2011 Bedrock North Coast Syrah
Lowest Price in the Nation

"Morgan Twain-Peterson is one of the most impressive young winemake

Zyr Russian Vodka

Stop in on Friday, October 12th between 6:30 & 8 to taste Zyr Russian Vodka. 

The Secret Within - Ponsot Value: 2010 Chezeaux Griotte (Ponsot)

The Insider's Secret - Ponsot Value
2010 Chezeaux (Ponsot)
Griotte-Chambertin
The Only Bottles in the Country - One Small Parcel Only!

1999 Salon MAGS: "I often wonder if we would hold Le Mesnil in such high esteem today if Salon did not exist."

"I often wonder if we would hold Le Mesnil in such high esteem today if Salon did not exist."
1999 Salon Magnums

"Salon is the quintessential Le Mesnil champagne, expressing the charact

You can’t really call it a vineyard, [it's] more like a hospital ward! - 01 Prager Gruner Veltliner Zwerithaler Smaragd

Crazy Cellar Find - Grüner Edition
2001 Prager Grüner Veltliner
Zwerithaler Smaragd
Bought on Release and Stored Perfectly

Standing Alongside Cotat, Valentini, Simone: 2008 Horiot Rose des Riceys "En Valingrain"

Rosé for All Seasons,
and for the Ages - France's Best?
2008 Horiot Rose des Riceys
"En Valingrain"

"Single-vineyard, bio

Lauer LARGE-FORMAT: Rarities for the Cellar

Lauer x2 = AWESOME
2011 Riesling Magnums
Senior | Unterstenbersch | Schonfels | Neuenberg

The two greatest wines out of magnum have to be Champagne and RIESLI

Cult Mountain Nebbiolo: 2008 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca & Nera

Cult Mountain Nebbiolo
2008 Ferrando Carema
Etichetta Bianca & Etichetta Nera

Carema is a tiny, obscure appellation in the backwoods of Piedmont. It amoun

Burgundy Steal - $12 half-bottles: 2008 Tollot-Beaut Chorey-les-Beaune

Burgundy Double-Whammy!
Everyday Burgundy - HALF-Bottle
2008 Tollot-Beaut Chorey-les-Beaune
Lowest Price in the Nation

Insiders know Poggio di Sotto is the real deal - 2007 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

The Real Deal Brunello
2007 Poggio di Sotto
Brunello di Montalcino
The Lowest Pricing in the U.S.

"Over the last decade or

More extract of Kimmeridgian stone than wine - 2007 & 2008 Fevre Chablis Les Clos

Going from Strength to Strength
2007 & 2008 Fèvre Chablis
Grand Cru Les Clos

"Today's Fèvre wines rank with those of Raveneau and Vincent Dauvissat

Nothing is out of place - 2000 Billecart-Salmon Nicolas Francois

"Models of Class and Complexity"
-Peter Liem
2000 Billecart-Salmon Nicolas François

"Nothing is out of place in this beautifully delineated, precise wine" -A