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Echézeaux as it Should Be:
2017 Mugneret-Gibourg Echézeaux

Above all else, Mugneret-Gibourg's Echézeaux is soulful. There's a depth here that you can never quite get your finger on.

Champagne!
Brochet, Collin, Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Krug, Selosse, Taittinger & More

"Readers who want to explore Sangiovese at its finest must put Le Boncie at the top of their lists."
2023 Boncie Rosso di Toscana Chiesamonti

The 2023 Chiesamonti shows that the wines are getting more finely tuned with each vintage.

"This is pretty much textbook Côte de Léchet"
2024 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet

Tribut’s 2024 Côte de Léchet has a gripping, tactile, and saline minerality that's absolutely thrilling. It offers up lots of brightness and refinement. You're left with the impression of classic Chablis with the volume turned up slightly.

"A total knock out."
2021 Cappellano Barolo Pie Rupestris

The 2021 is a stunning example of the wine. It flaunts all the complicated nuances that the bottle is capable of. There's an intricate and finely tuned structure that promises that it will age magnificently.

PYCM Magic:
2023 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

Simply put, there's no doubt that Pierre-Yves Colin is making some of the most compelling white Burgundies in existence. We include this domaine along with Coche, Lafon, Leflaive, and Roulot at the pinnacle of white Burgundy producers.

Argentinian Game-Changer:
2023 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco

As it turns out, Patagonia’s Río Negro region is perfect for producing high-quality Pinot Noir. The region’s unique climate, with warm days and cool nights, produces complex and highly finessed wines.

"Laval fans will freak out over the 2021 Hautes-Chèvres"
2021 Laval Brut Nature Les Hautes-Chèvres

This bottling is notorious for its transparency and nuance. The 2021 doesn't disappoint in this regard. It's concentrated, packed with nuance, and has tension-filled verve. It's a Champagne that seems to hit the palate from nearly every angle.

"Though it's hardly news at this point, the domaine has been on a roll over the last 5-ish years"
2023 Leflaive-Dom Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

The 2023 Pucelles possesses a riveting grandeur and supreme elegance. The depth, clarity, and overall completeness is captivating. The breeding, detail, and complexity are just that great.

"Readers who want to explore Sangiovese at its finest must put Le Boncie at the top of their lists."
2023 Boncie Chianti Classico Le Trame

White Burgundy Magnums:
Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Ramonet, Raveneau, Roulot & More

One of Burgundy's Best Village Wine - Back Vintages:
2016 & 2019 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

For over a decade, Mugneret-Gibourg's Vosne-Romanée has been one of the red Burgundies that I drink most often.

"If you aren't familiar with the wines, do yourself a favor and find a few bottles to try - you'll thank me."
2024 Tribut Chablis

The 2024 Chablis has a dazzling seabreeze minerality that has a gripping palate presence. There's a really appealing rush of ripe citrus. Overall, the wine has a striking purity, focus, and finely tuned balance. 

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2019 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

What makes Fourrier's Gevrey so special is its pristine expression, precise finesse, and ultra-seductive mineral-laden texture.

Red Burgundy Magnums:
Barthod, D'Angerville, DRC, Dujac, Jouan, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

The First-Ever Vintage:
U.S. Premiere from Germany

Leipold's 2023 Riesling Lump has a monumental force, a grandiosity that recalls, in some ways, the GGs of his famous mentor Keller. A rushing array of stone fruit is enlivened and energized by fine edges of citrus fruit, lime zest, and green herbs.

"This is Zen-like in its sense of harmony"
2023 Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

If Les Clos is all muscle and force, Les Preuses will beguile with its finesse. It's a wine of supreme length and clarity; it is a fine-tuned expression of Chablis.

"One of the finest renditions of this cuvée that I've ever tasted."
2023 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos "Tri de Chavigne"

The 2023 is utterly pristine with a finely woven electric core of chalk. For all of its detail and precision, it is a bold wine boasting staining intensity and multidimensional complexity. Most importantly, not one single element seems out of place.

The Magic of Jouan:
2024 Jouan Clos St-Denis

The Grand Cru Clos St-Denis is celebrated for its grace, class, purity, and simultaneously, for its intensity.

"This seemingly always boxes above its weight and it has done so again in 2022."
-2022 Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre

Lafon's 2022s are beautiful. They combine power and a suave joyfulness with painstaking rigor and tension.

Wasenhaus:
From Sekt to Kanzel

Large Formats:
Allemand, Chave, Conterno, Cristal, Keller, Krug, Mascarello,
Montevertine, Mugneret-Gibourg, Muller, Raveneau, Roulot, Selosse & More

Singular and Captivating:
2022 Georges Laval Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Les Chênes

What's so thrilling about Laval is how he combines so much intensity with purity and poise.

Firing On All Cylinders:
2023 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-Montrachet

It is an exciting village-level white Burgundy. It combines seriousness with an irresistible deliciousness that's rarely encountered in white Burgundy.