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Back-Vintage Ampeau: A Different Logic

Marching to His Own Beat
Back-Vintage Ampeau
1982 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Combettes
1990 Meursault 1er Perrieres
1991 Meursault 1e

Nipping at the Heels of the 2002 Monfortino...

Risk vs. Reward
Roagna Barolo/Barbaresco 1996-2007
Only 10 Mixed Cases Available

Nipping at the heels of the 2002 Monfortino.

Luca Roagna

Quintarelli Tribute: 2000 Amarone

Final Tribute to the Master
2000 Quintarelli Amarone
Lowest Price in the Nation

Early this year, the wine world lost a visionary and an icon. Amarone, as we h

Valdespino Amontillado Tio Diego: Cut and Class-Only Bottles in U.S.

Wine of the Year Follow-up
Valdespino Amontillado Tio Diego

Here is an Amontillado with chalk imbued fineness and cut. Tio Diego is fascinating in how it thrives on a knife-like incisiveness, fin

Revolution/Tradition in Brunello:
New-Release Stella di Campalto Brunello di Montalcino

"A visit to this small cellar is a must for anyone who wants to understand the potential of Sangiovese in Montalcino, especially in regards to finesse and elegance." -Antonio Galloni As we wrote last year, we don't think it's really news that this is a region that has been a bit confused as of late. 

Angerville LARGE-FORMAT: Burg Rarities

Volnay Blows Up:
Magnums and Double-Magnums
Angerville Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs
A Small Parcel of BIG Bottles

If it's a we

Blue-chip Burgundy in a different realm: Bachelet

Singular, Humble, Extraordinary
2007 Bachelet Côte de Nuits
Small Production - Huge Following

"The Denis Bachelet style is for wines of intensity, great eleg

Pacalet 2010: Burgundies of Poise, Purity, and Substance

Burgundies of Poise and Substance
2010 Pacalet
Gevrey - Chambolle - Nuits St. Georges
Echézeaux - Ruchottes-Chambertin

Pa

Lauer: Fireworks from the Cellar...

Freshness from 2006
2006 Lauer Riesling "Fass 7"
One Small Parcel Direct from Lauer's Cellar

A small gift, from Mr. Florian Lauer.

While 2006 is

Côte du Py, Complicated: 2010 Foillard

Latest Edition from Morgon Master
2010 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py
Côte du Py, Complicated

There's very little to be said about Jean Foillard, perhaps the mo

Winter Mixed Case: Lowest Pricing on Every Bottle!

Winter Mixed Case
Big Savings on our Winter Favorites
Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

While there hasn't been a big chill here in NYC, we

1996 Huet Haut Lieu Moelleux: $10 Below Lowest Price in U.S.

Sweet Back-Vintage Vouvray Deal
1996 Huet Le Haut Lieu Moelleux
$10 Below the Lowest Price in the U.S.

Huet's Moelleux are without a doubt in the category of

The Most Famous Bottle in Loire History? 1947 Huet Haut Lieu Moelleux

History in the Loire
1947 Huet Le Haut Lieu Moelleux
The Region's Most Famous Bottle?

"1947 is generally credited as being the Loire's best post-war vintage..

Loire Tasting

The Riches of the Loire Valley
FREE Loire tasting this Thursday, January 26th,
5:30-7:30pm
Please RSVP!

There is likely more grape diversity in the Loir

2010 Belluard Le Feu: "The Fire" in Savoie

Reveling in the Obscure
Part II: "The Fire" in Savoie
2010 Domaine Belluard Le Feu
Belluard's Magnum Opus

Last week we ann

09 Bachelet Charmes: "Buy It If You Can Find It."

"Buy it if you can find it."
2009 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin
100-Year-Old Vines
180 Cases for the WORLD

This has to be on

2002 Clos des Goisses: "Champagne's Most Renowned Site"

"Champagne's Most Renowned Vineyard Site"
2002 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses
The Lowest and Only Price in the Nation

"Clos des Goisses is consistently one of

85 and 97 Trapet Chambertin: Old School Grand Cru

Gevrey from the Old School
Domaine Louis Trapet Chambertin: 1985, 1997
Small Parcel, Grand Cru, Great Value

Sometimes it's nice to offer a little something to

The Greatest Value Blue-Chip Burgundy Premier Cru?

VALUE in Volnay
2008 d’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru
Premier Cru - Second to None

"This is worth a look." -Burghound

Our obsession with this produc

Bara is a Legend in Champagne - 00 Comtesse Marie de France

"The Gem to Search For"
2000 Bara Comtesse Marie de France
$20 Below Lowest Price in the Nation

"Paul Bara is a legend in Champagne... it is incomprehensible

Clape Cornas: Why Everyone Wants the 2009 - Why No One Should Ignore the 2008

A Turning Point for the Northern Rhône Traditionalists?
2009 Auguste Clape Cornas
2008 Auguste Clape Cornas
Why Everyone Wants the 2009

Wine Spectator #4: Lowest Price in the Nation

One of the Best of 2011...
2006 Campogiovanni
Brunello di Montalcino
Wine Spectator #4 - Lowest Price in the Nation

"I th

Obscure and Compelling (East Coast Debut!) 2010 Belluard Les Alpes

2010 Domaine Belluard Les Alpes
Reveling in Obscurity

In all likelihood, you've never heard of "Ayse" or its local, rather obscure "Gringet" grape... after all, there are only 22 hectares of it

2001 Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

Lucidity via Leflaive
Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 2001

"An absolutely gorgeous wine that has it all." -Burghound

Leflaive hardly needs an introduction; the estate is near