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Red Burgundy: D'Angerville, Bachelet, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau & More

This is an exciting list of red Burgundy.

In Peak Form, Part Two:
2020 Brovia Barolo Villero

The Brovia style isn't shy on power, but what makes the wines so impressive is their finesse and nuance. The 2020 vintage dovetails beautifully with their signatures.

2022 Foillard Morgon Classique
Where Deliciousness and Value Intersect

The 2022 vintage allowed Foillard to produce a layered and powerful cast of Morgon. There's a freshness and a snappy backbone of minerality.

Rare Germany, Part Two:
2022 Wasenhaus Spätburgunder Kalk

When we first offered Wasenhaus in 2019, we had no idea how it would blow up.

Finding the wines has become nearly impossible. 

"This is a lovely Puligny villages and worth considering."
-2022 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

The wines of Jacques Carillon may keep a lower profile than some others in Burgundy, but they are no joke. You'd be hard-pressed to find Burgundies as carefully crafted as Carillon's.

"A strong contender for Kabinett of the vintage."
-2023 Vollenweider Kabinett: Goldgrube & Goldgrube "Wurzelecht"

Moritz Hoffmann's 2023 collection at Vollenweider is nothing short of a revelation.

White Burgundy:
Dauvissat, Lafon, Lamy, Raveneau, Roulot & More

Dynamite Back-Vintage Burgundy, Part Two:
2009 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

In 2009, the natural volume and amplitude of the vintage marries perfectly to the jewel-box fruit quality that Drouhin somehow also manages to tease out, without losing any clarity, any sparkle.

"I was seriously impressed by the quality I found here, and these are wines to search out."
-2022 Berthaut-Gerbet Côtes de Nuits Villages Rouge

We are seriously impressed with Amélie Berthaut's wines. As we've written before, they possess startling clarity, precision, and intricate delicacy.

Utter Brilliance:
2014 Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes

Lafon's 2014s were so impressive that they were impossible not to notice.

If it wasn't already obvious that things were starting to click into high gear at this Meursault benchmark, the 2014 drove this point home unequivocally. 

Dynamite Back-Vintage Burgundy:
2010 Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is a very special 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.

Magical Balance:
2021 Keller Riesling RR

The 2021 is a thrilling example of the wine. It is laser-focused with loads of finesse. It's a wine of amazing length and chiseled minerality.

The Benchmark Muscadet in Magnum:
2022 Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Clos des Briords Magnums

The 2022 Briords is a deeply layered expression of the wine. Underneath the stone fruits and ripe citrus is a core of Briords' piercing minerality.

The Master of Morgon:
2022 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

The 2022 vintage allowed Foillard to produce a layered and powerful Côte du Py with a vibrant core. We love the underlying structure that pulls everything together with its stony minerality. The wine is powerful and downright gulpable at the same time. 

Rare, Grand Cru Sherry:
2016 Valdespino Manzanilla La Especial Miraflores

The 2016 Miraflores marks the second release of a single vintage from the Miraflores. Valdespino has beautifully captured the ocean-tinged minerality, subtlety, and elegance of the great Miraflores vineyard. To the lithe and sleek framework, they've added some serious intensity.

"Crystalline precision and fabulous depth"
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé Magnums

Few wines marry opulence with rigor so seamlessly as the Comtes de Champagne Rosé. I can't tell you how many times I've been blown away by bottles of Comtes de Champagne Rosé.

“Who would have known that such a hot and dry vintage could lead to such beautifully ethereal and balanced wines?"
2022 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Kabinett

Out of Schaefer's Kabinetts, Domprobst is the most yellow-fruited and layered. It also has the most complexity and the greatest aging capabilities.

Uncompromisingly Original:
Ulysse Collin

"This is an excellent group of 2022 whites and worth your interest" Part Two:
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny

The 2022 has the wine's signature of gentle citrus-infused minerality that's delivered with luminous precision. It's tense and electric. I like the wine's pointed drive and high-toned finesse.

Red Burgundy:
Bizot, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

PYCM Magic - Extreme Purity:
2021 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

The 2021 Clement et Emma takes these qualities to the extreme. Expect all of the soaring brilliance that you've come to expect from PYCM along with an extra dose of verve and stoniness. It explodes with citrus, stone fruits, spice, and minerality. The total package is riveting. 

In Peak Form - Don't Miss:
2020 Brovia Barolo

The Barolo normale is a blend of younger vines from Brovia's impressive Cru holdings. In any vintage, the wine has a shocking clarity of expression of minerality, herbs, floral notes, and spice.

Cult Chablis:
2022 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

Tribut's 2022s have an incredible amount of punch and finesse.

Unlikely Brilliance:
2021 Mas Jullien Vin de Pays de l'Herault Blanc

Mas Jullien's 2021 Blanc is show-stoppingly beautiful. It's driven, long, elegant, and supremely clear. It's impossible not to imagine the 2021 aging amazingly well.