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2010 Germany: Extremely Something

Germany’s 2010ers are extreme.

At the Rudi Wiest tasting in New York I was poured an Auslese from the Pfalz harvested at a simply ludicrous ripeness level. The wine felt like molasses on speed frazzled by battery acid. I stepped back and stumbled to catch my balance. I felt like someo

Egon Muller Spatlese Auction

Egon Müller Auction
2000 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spatlese
Auction Bottling #6

This is a sort of ridiculous price for an Auction bottling by Egon Müller.

And really, there's one reason for this price - the vintage.

FX Pichler: Mineral, Delicacy, Fine-ness (Under $60)

My Favorite 2009 FX Pichler Riesling
2009 FX Pichler Riesling Steinertal Smaragd

I have always loved Pichler's Steinertal (for that matter, I've always loved Alzinger's Steinertal). I love the delicacy, the fine-ness, the minerality that is somehow both a

2007 Raveneau Chablis (Under $60 - First-Ever Vintage)

Above Average / Below $60
2007 Raveneau AC Chablis
Premiere Vintage of Raveneau's "Simple" Village Wine

There's not much we can say that we haven't already said about Raveneau.

If you're reading this then you are a fan of Chablis

Elegance, Purity, Finesse... in a Tequila?

Enter the Dragones
Casa Dragones Tequila Joven
A Premium Sipping Tequila Leading La Revolución

Elegance, Purity, Finesse...
Could we really be talking about tequila?

We recognize that the

Summer Mixed Case: Our Favorites at 20% Off

Summer Mixed Case
A Fresh Mix of our Favorites for Summer
BIG SAVINGS: Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

July 4th is just around the corner - how did that happen? With the green market exploding with summer vegetables, we figured it was time to assem

Breaking Tradition: 07 Macle Chardonnay Ouille - The First Ever

The Jura Master Breaks with Tradition
2007 Macle Côtes du Jura du Jura Chardonnay Ouille
Non-Oxidative, Absolutely Jura

Macle's Vin Jaune is the benchmark of Château-Chalon, Jura's most illustrious appellation. So when word got ou

Roederer Brut Premier

Summer Champagne Steal
NV Roederer Brut Premier Champagne
BACK UP THE TRUCK for Prestige Bubbles

Roederer Brut Premier is wide

Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck GG

The Greatest Dry German Riesling of 2010?
2010 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck GG
*Special Futures Pricing Good Until Monday Only*

I have never before experienced such gushing and unanimous praise for a single bottle of wine.

I think

Cedric Bouchard 2008 Ursules

A Risen Star from Champagne's Deep South
2008 Cedric Bouchard Les Ursules Blanc de Noirs

Cedric Bouchard is one of Champagne's newest stars, anointed by Galloni's incredible reviews.

It was an incredible introduction, a producer few had ever

2008 Sassicaia: Italy's "First Growth"

The Original. The Only.
2008 Sassicaia

Italy's "First Growth" at the most compelling price in the nation.

When it was first released to the public in 1968, Sassicaia sparked a revolution and spawned a riot of imitators - and thus an entire genre

Rosé Esoterica: Clos Cibonne Vignettes

Vinous, Serious, Singular, Cerebral Ros&eacute
2009 Clos Cibonne Ros&eacute des Vignettes

This is extraordinarily interesting wine, forget the fact that it is a ros&eacute .

Let's face it: There's schism in the rosé world.

On the one

02 Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux: Watershed Vintage, All But Immortal

All But Immortal
2002 Domaine Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux
Watershed Vintage - Perfectly Proportioned Chenins

Even those who didn't really care about Loire Chenin were forced to sit up and pay attention when the 02 Huets came out.

2002 was

2010 Dönnhoff Grand Cru Dry Wines: German Futures Continue...

Grand Cru Dry Wines of Helmut Dönnhoff
2010 Dönnhoff "Grosses Gewächs"
Hermannshöhle - Felsentürmchen - Dellchen
Special German "Futures" Pricing

"This is a very, very strong vintage for this consistently exc

Sandrone 2006: Cannubi and Le Vigne together

"Unqualified Successes"
2006 Sandrone Barolo
Le Vigne and Cannubi Boschis

"Sandrone's 2006 Barolos are among the unqualified successes of the 2006 harvest." -Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Each vintage, we become more and more impressed with the w

04 Taittinger Comtes Rose: MAGS Mean MORE

MAGS Mean MORE: Rarity, Longevity, Value
2004 Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne Rosé Magnums
The Only Magnums in the Country:
with No Upcharge for the Format

Every year, Taittinger's Comtes Rosé is one of our favorite rosé C

2009 Fevre Les Preuses: Intensity and Precision to Thrill and Sustain

To Thrill and Sustain
2009 Fèvre Les Preuses
"Rich, intense, pure and admirably precise..."
-Burghound

In his tasting note for the 09 Preuses, Allen Meadows hits on exactly what Fèvre winemaker, Didier Seg

2010 Schloss Lieser Grosses Gewachs: EXTREMELY LIMITED

ELECTRICITY
2010 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden GG
Extremely Limited

In the past decade, Schloss Lieser has gone from a small, rather unknown estate to a full fledged cult producer.

The problem is the estate is still small.

The Clarity of Chateauneuf: Charvin... LIMITED

The Clarity of Châteauneuf
2009 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The Lowest (Only) Price in the Nation

This might be our favorite Châteauneuf, for two reasons: clarity and structure.

Charvin's Châteauneufs are almost startli

Benoit Lahaye: The Grower Everyone in Champagne is Talking About

Big Success in an Unforgiving Genre
Benoît Lahaye Brut Nature
Chalk-Imbued, Tension-Filled Non-Dosé Champagne
(and the Only Bottles in the U.S.)

"Lahaye is rapidly becoming one of the top grower-producers in the Montagne de

Ransom, Birdcages, Clay Pots: 06 Vodopivec Vitovska Amphora

Jarring In Its Complexity
2006 Vodopivec Vitovska Amphora
Orange Wine Steeped in Rock: Obscurity Be Damned

This is a freaky wine. There's no other way to say it.

It’s from the obscure Vitovska grape. From vineyards with birdcages. It

Clos, Transcended: 2009 Fevre

Clos Transcended
2009 Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru "Les Clos"
Muscle Definition, Intensity, Focus.... VALUE

"This is seriously impressive in absolute terms but especially so in the context of the vintage." -Burghound

Th

2010 Schafer-Frohlich: EXTREME! German Futures Program

Extreme
2010 Schäfer-Fröhlich
Bockenauer Kabinett - Felseneck Spätlese

Absolutely superb.

I don't know what else to say; how else to introduce the 2010ers of Tim Fröhlich. They are brilliant - perhaps his best

02 Bollinger Grande Annee: One for the Ages

Raw Power, Harmonized
2002 Bollinger Grande Année

In great vintages, Bollinger's Grande Année is one of the Champagnes I clear room for in my cellar.

For the 2002 Grande Année, I cleared double.