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Classic Volnay: 2009 Lafarge

The Lafarge M.O.
2009 Domaine Lafarge
Volnay and Volnay Vendanges Sélectionées
"Ultra-elegant... lilting... classic Volnay of charm and grace." - Burghound

Does Lafarge epitomize Volnay? Or is it the other way arou

Ilarria Irouleguy: Wild Card Win, Half-Bottle Value

La Bota

Equipo Navazos
The story of Equipo Navazos and their La Bota sherries is an unusual one, in that originally there was absolutely no commercial ambition behind the endeavor. This was simply an effort by two sherry-loving friends to get their hands on some extraordinary amont

La Bota Palo Cortado #21: Exceedingly Rare, Mind-Bendingly Complex

The Rarest Sherry of Them All
Equipo Navazos La Bota Palo Cortado #21
141 Cases for the World; the Only Bottles in the Country

Palo Cortado is pretty much a freak of nature, confounding sherry's neat categories. It comes with the snappy steel

Half-Bottle Overachiever: 2001 Trimbach Freddy Emile at $22

Half-Bottle Overachiever
2001 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile 375ml
Sized and Priced to Drink with Reckless Abandon

"These 01 Freddy Emiles are still fierce, electric, bolting across the palate with dried citrus ze

Luscious, Beautiful Pommard: Domaine de Courcel Grand Clos de Epenots

Luscious (Beautiful) Pommard
2006 Domaine de Courcel
Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Epenots
Rethinking Pommard at Less $ than You Think

Pommard is Volnay's neighbor, which is sort of surprising.

The wines these neigh

Loire Rising Star, Recommended by Ganevat

A Loire Rising Star
2009 Marula Le Haut Midi Touraine Rouge

There are a handful of producers whose wines are so good, whose palates are so sharp and personalities so forthright that, when they speak, we listen.

So when Jean-Francois Ganevat tells us his favorite

SERIOUS Half-Bottles on Special: Leflaive, Trimbach, Faiveley, Müller and more...

SERIOUS 375ml
Dönnhoff, Faiveley, Leflaive, Egon Müller, Rieussec, Sine Qua Non, Trimbach...
Special Pricing Today Only!

The half-bottle gets its due.

Today's collection represents some serious 375mls -

Salivary gland-massaging, palate-awakening, and mind-expanding Riesling.

Two is Better than One
2009 Willi Schaefer Domprobst Spätlesen

Details matter and today we zero in on the bottom edge of what has to be one of the best labels in all of Germany.

On the Willi Schaefer label, this is where the AP number lives,

The Undeniable 2009 Drouhin Clos de Bèze

Undeniable Bèze
2009 Drouhin Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Gevrey-Chambetin Soars in 2009

One of the best bottles of Burgundy I've ever had was a '71 Drouhin Clos de Bèze.

The 2009 Drouhin Bèze, even

When Being Overshadowed is a Very Good Thing: 09 Janasse Chaupin

THE RHONE VALUE
2009 Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape "Chaupin"
One Tiny Parcel - Incredible Savings

With prices on Janasse's 2007 Chaupin going up to and beyond $150 a bottle, we're scratching our heads a bit.

Because,

2010 Keller Von der Fels and Surprise from Klaus-Peter

The $30 Cult Wine from Keller...
(And a Surprise - RARE!)
2010 Riesling Von der Fels & 2010 Scheurebe Spätlese

"One of the finest vintages of 'von der Fels' that I can recall tasting." -John Gilman, View from the Cellar

1998 Angerville 1er Clos des Ducs: Lowest Price in the Nation

"Silk and lace in a glass."
1998 Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs
Drinking Now - and at the Lowest Price in the Nation

Today's offer is a quick sell out.

Let us count the reasons.

First, this is a ben

THIS is Vosne-Romanee: Mugneret-Gibourg

This is Vosne-Romanée
2008 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée
The Grand Finale - "Last Call" Pricing

Some bottles are just special.

And this is one of them; a lovely, thrilling, seductive, plush yet tense Vosne just

07 Monprivato Large-Format: RARE

Monprivato Large-Format
2007 G. Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
The Only MAGNUMS & DOUBLE-MAGNUMS in the Country

"The 2007 Barolo Monprivato is flat-out stunning. Deep, powerfully layered and totally impeccable, the 2007 possesses marvelous cla

Vilmart Cuvee Rubis Rose NV

"to make wines, not bubbles"
NV Vilmart et Cie Cuvée Rubis Rosé
Lowest Price in the Nation

"Vilmart & Cie. is not only one of the greatest grower-estates in Champagne, but one of the finest champagne producers of any type in the r

2010 Prum: Icons of the Mosel

2010 J.J. Prüm
Special Futures Pricing on Middle Mosel Icon
Prices Valid Until Friday Only!

The estate of J.J. Prüm occupies a rather curious space in the world of German wine.

For the younger generation, the sto

JEROBOAMS: 09 Drouhin Chambolle 1er

Drinking Window: Now - 2050+
2009 Drouhin Chambolle 1er: JEROBOAMS
The Only 3.0 Liters in the World

If this is a wine that can easily last 15-25 years in 750ml, you can guess what that might mean for a format that is four times that

2010 Pepiere Clos des Briords MAGS: The Benchmark Muscadet

The Benchmark Muscadet - in MAGNUM
2010 Pépière Clos des Briords 1.5Ls
Unrivaled Clarity, Luminosity and Mineral Depth

There may be bigger Muscadets. There may be more elegant Muscadets - but there are none as transparent, as br

The 2007 Barolo Monprivato is flat-out stunning.

One of Barolo's Greatest
2007 G. Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
$10 Below the Only Other Pricing in the Nation

"I have made many mistakes with Monprivato over the years; they have all involved not cellaring enough of the great vintages." -Antonio

2004 G. Mascarello Barolo Villero: The Only Bottles in the U.S.

The Muse for the Mascarello Geeks
2004 G. Mascarello Barolo Villero
The Only Bottles Available in the U.S.

Mauro Mascarello is one of Piedmont's greats, a peer of Bruno Giacosa, Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello. And while his Monprivato i

06 Costanti Brunello: "One of the Wines of the Vintage" (1/2 Off Its Peers)

A "Wine of the Vintage"
(Around Half the Price of Its Peers)
2006 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino
How Many Accolades Can You Fit in a 92-Word Review?

"A dazzling wine. The aromatics alone are haunting...nearly indescribable elegance.

2010 Willi Schaefer Futures: Attention to Detail

2010 Willi Schaefer: Attention to Detail
Kabinett to Spätlesen to Auslesen

"Overall, this is a fine, fine group of 2010ers that will make the fans of this estate very happy indeed."
- John Gilman, View from the Cellar

The more I drin

08 C. Bouchard Val Vilaine: One Final Parcel, Lowest Price in Nation

A Special Summer Party Favor
2008 Cedric Bouchard Inflorescence Val Vilaine
Blanc de Noirs
One Last Parcel of the Fantastic 2008
at the Lowest Price in the Nation

Cedric Bouchard's Val Vilaine has to be one of the fastest m