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Large Formats:
Allemand, Dauvissat, Lamy, Mascarello, Montevertine, Mugneret-Gibourg, Pierre Peters, Stella di Campalto & More

Hitting The Bullseye:
2017 Simon Bize Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses

Out of Simon Bize's Savigny wines, Vergelesses is always the most structured. Along with La Dominode, Vergelesses is Savigny's top site. It serves as the perfect summary of Bize's style: It has a mineral core, loads of finesse, and a touch of wildness.

Ballerina-Like Elegance:
2020 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca

At high altitudes, in the shadows of Mt. Blanc, on soil that's pretty much eroded rock, the grape assumes a level of finesse that's gorgeous and hauntingly singular.

"This is excellent" -Lowest Price:
2022 Ballot-Millot Meursault

This bottle punches well above its weight class. It boasts undeniable energy and detail without sacrificing richness. In any vintage, there's impressive drive and presence.

Recent Purchases:
Canonica, Collier, Foillard, Ganevat, Lalu, Montevertine, Suenen & More

Long-Haul Beaujolais:
2023 Roilette Fleurie Cuvée Tardive

Tardive has a tendency to shine in riper vintages. In 2023, the wine packs an enormous amount of complexity with a beautiful driving acidity.

"Impeccably balanced"
2020 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

We chase Mascarello's Barolos down every vintage. They are some of the most soulful expressions of Nebbiolo that you'll ever taste. Few wines deliver as much depth and mystery.

Classicism On Display:
2013 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino

As one of the great traditionalists of the region, Costanti’s Brunellos are the real deal. The wines are muscular and simultaneously elegant. Simply put, they're compelling.

Limestone Speaks - Cult Germany:
2022 Wasenhaus Weissburgunder Möhlin

However, the wines are jaw-droppingly good. People freak out over them once they've tasted them and enthusiastically spread the word. Now, finding the wines in quantity is almost impossible. 

Champagne!
Bérèche, Bouchard, Chartogne-Taillet, Egly-Ouriet, Fallon, La Rogerie, Salon, Savart, Taittinger & More

"I was knocked out by the quality"
2022 Roulot Meursault Villages

Jean-Marc Roulot is one of the masters of white Burgundy, and his 2022s are some of the most exciting wines that we've seen from him in years. 

Throwback Loire - Earth Saturated Finesse:
2021 Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée

The 2021 has an astonishing purity and a lovely buoyed lightness of crushed berry fruit and complex savory notes. There's herbs, spice, smoke, sandalwood, and violets all backed by a core of tensile saline minerality. 

"This is also quite lovely and in particular for the sense of harmony that is Zen-like"
2022 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is an incredible site. If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave, and silky in texture. 

A Perfect Match - Burgundy Go-To:
2022 Tessier Meursault 1er Cru Le Poruzot Dessus

Tessier makes sculpted and tension-filled Meursaults that have a captivating intensity. They serve as a great example of wines where terroir-soaked honesty can offer seemingly endless fascination in the glass. 

"Readers who want to enjoy a top-flight Champagne
without splurging will find so much to like here."
-2019 Pierre Peters l'Esprit

Pierre Peters has a fairly large and strong lineup, but when the l'Esprit hits the mark, it is one of our favorites. 

Lukas Hammelmann:
Mineral, Perfume, Rocket Ship

Lukas Hammelmann’s dry Rieslings represent the most mineral and ethereal expressions of Pfalz Riesling we’ve ever had.

White Burgundy:
Bernard-Bonin, Dauvissat, Dureuil-Janthial, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Pillot, Raveneau, Roulot & More

Burgundy As It Should Be - François Bertheau:
From Chambolle to Bonnes Mares

Hitting The Bullseye:
2021 Gonon Saint-Joseph

In the northern Rhône, the 2021 vintage is beautifully structured, vibrant, and precise. Gonon thrived in the vintage. 

"A beautifully seductive wine"
2020 Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

Oddero's 2020 Rocche dazzles. The wine explodes with finely delineated aromatics and has tremendous finesse and lift on the palate. It offers loads of textural appeal with floral and spice inflections. 

Dostert:
Limestone and the Forgotten Mosel

For those of you who do not know Dostert, the style is extreme: His 2022 Chardonnay is a treatise of limestone and flowers, with all the searing-mineral presence of a still Champagne Blanc de Blancs.

"This beautifully balanced effort is a Petits Monts of grace and class."
2022 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Drouhin's 2022s are stunning. They are beautifully refined and gorgeously textured. The 2022 Petits Monts is utterly pure, possessing a jaw-dropping length and impeccable breeding. 

Colin-Morey:
St. Aubin to Chevalier-Montrachet

There's no doubt that Pierre-Yves Colin is making some of the most compelling white Burgundies around.

Like No Other:
2022 Wasenhaus Weissburgunder

The density and lavishness of the Weissburgunder, its textural fineness, and the satiny, almost delicate oiliness remind us a little bit of Meursault. Yet their drive and the incisivineness of the wines gesture towards a cooler climate, something Chablisien.