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Loire Royalty: Baumard Library Friday Steals

Loire Royalty, for a Song
A Library of Baumard's Epic Chenin Blancs
Savennières - Coteaux du Layon - Quarts de Chaume
1992 - 1995 - 1999 - 2001 - 2002

The legendary sweet and dry Chenin Blancs of Baumard cast a long shadow across

The Return of Rayas: Profound Chateauneuf-du-Pape

2005 Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape
The Greatest, Most Collectible Chateauneuf?
The Mystique, the Magic of Rayas is Back

"The 2005 is clearly the greatest wine made at this estate since the 1995...utterly profound Chateauneuf du Pape."
Robert P

Sweet (Friday) Steal: BA at a Shocking Price

2003 Bert Simon Serrig Herrenberg BA
The Noble Art of the BA at an Extraordinary Price
Full 750ml Bottles for as Low as $38.50!

Producing a BA involves risk, patience and painstaking selection. They are among the greatest expressions of sweet wines in the world

The Most Seductive Chardonnay: 1998 Dom Ruinart

1998 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
The Most Seductive Side of Chardonnay...
at least north of Montrachet

"The 1998 Dom Ruinart is simply gorgeous."
- Wine Advocate

Dom Ruinart has a serious reputation for

2005 Monprivato Pre-Arrival Deal

2005 G. Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
Rich Monprivato Echoes the Powerful 1999
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing...

"The best 2005s are exceptional and aren't too far off the levels top producers achieved in 2004."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine A

2007 Hajszan Weissleiten Gemischt Satz Gruner Veltliner

2007 Hajszan "Gemischter Satz" Weissleiten
"Gemischter Satz" hits the New York Times!
Vienna's Traditional Field Blends on the World Stage

"My favorite gemischter satz is the 2007 Weissleiten from Stefan Hajszan, a gorgeous wine that is both

Burgundy 1990-2003: Friday Steals

Burgundy 1990-2003
Bachelet, Barthod, Chevillon, Drouhin, Faiveley, Jadot, Rousseau and more...
Special Pricing on Back-Vintage Burgundy

FRIDAY STEALS!

Today we present a special collection that we've spent some time putt

Traditional Soul of 07 Chateauneuf: Vieille Julienne

2007 Vieille Julienne Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Tradition and Soul in Chateauneuf
Sharp Pricing on a Star from this Top Vintage

"Always one of my favorite Chateauneuf-du-Pape estates to visit, proprietor Jean-Paul Dauman has made Domaine de la Vieille

2007 Dauvissat Chablis Friday "Steel"

Yes, "painfully intense" is a good thing. A very good thing.

Chablis, more than any other region, can push writers over the edge in search of that perfect phrase to describe the essentially indescribable. It's not by accident that both Alan Meadows and St

Shocking Value from the South: Dom. Perrieres

2005 Dom. Perrieres Costieres de Nimes
Marc Kreydenweiss' Southern Exposure
"Chateauneuf's Little Brother" - A Shocking Value

"...beefy flesh and power of better-than-ordinary Chateauneuf."
- Andrew Jefford, The New France

Andrew Jefford, in his quote above,

Experience: The World of Fine Wine - Special Offer!

Experience: The World of Fine Wine
An Integral Part of the Connoisseur's Library
*Special* Subscription Rates for Crush Customers

"When your brain grows numb reading endless tasting notes and point-scores...it's more than refreshing

Sexy and Sappy - 2001 Meo-Camuzet Echezeaux

2001 Méo-Camuzet Echezeaux
"Sexy and Sappy" - Burghound
A Rare Grand Cru Coming into Perfect Focus...Now

Is it too heavy handed, too dramatic, to bring up the formidable specter of Henri Jayer and his daunting influence at Méo-Camu

Prager 2001: Back-Vintage Find

2001 Prager Riesling Klaus Smaragd
Magical Austrian Combination: Prager & 2001
Rare Back-Vintage Riesling for 20% Less than Original Price...

If I were to script the craziest "Friday Steal" I could think of, it'd probably look something like

20% Off! Fall Mixed Case

Fall Mixed Case
BIG Savings on our Autumnal Sampler
Favorites for Fall - Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

Fall has arrived!  It seems like almost overnight shorts, t-shirts, and sandals disappeared and out came the jackets, boots and even scarves. These harbingers of c

Soul of Sangiovese: 2006 Pergole Torte

2006 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
The Soul of Sangiovese
in One of Tuscany's Greatest Vintages
*Special Pricing*

"Run, don't walk - this is breathtaking juice no one who loves Italian wine will want to be without."
Anto

Trapet: Real Gevrey, 20-40% Off

Jean et Jean-Louis Trapet
A Small Parcel of Back-Vintage Burgundy

"Good stuff here built on finesse, not power."
-Burghound

2007 Huet Le Mont Demi: Vouvray Defined

Huet: Outstanding Chenin at a Sharp Price
The Majestic 2007 Le Mont Demi-Sec
One of Huet's finest efforts over the last 10 years

In the right hands, Chenin Blanc produces one of the most regal, versatile, and ageworthy wines in the world.

The Best "Barolo Riserva" You've Never Heard Of

2004 Ferrando Carema Black Label
Black is the New Black
Mountain Nebbiolo, Built for the Long Haul

"When I am asked which wine would I choose were I to be restricted to a single one, my answer is: Carema."
- Neal Rosenthal

The quote above fr

Cedric Bouchard: Champagne Shock Waves Continue...

Cedric Bouchard
The Champagne Shock Waves Continue...
New Releases including *Rare* Magnums and
100% Pinot Blanc Cuvee "Boloree"

"The explosive, kaleidoscopic Champagnes of Cedric Bouchard are some of the most compelling wines coming out

New Zealand "Sancerre" Special: Mount Nelson

New Zealand "Sancerre" Back Up the Truck!
2008 Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc
Our Most Popular Sauvignon Blanc is BACK!
*Special Pricing this Week*

An old-world take on electrifying New Zealand "Zing."
An elegance and finesse put the

THE German Discovery of the Year: Lauer

INTRODUCING: Weingut Peter Lauer
Dry, Mineral Rieslings of Precision and Finesse
EASILY the Greatest Germany Discovery of the Year

Peter and Florian Lauer make uncompromising wines from one of the Saar's greatest sites. We've bee

04-05 Dauvissat Preuses Half-Bottles: RARE

Vincent Dauvissat 2004 and 2005
Rare Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses Half-Bottles
Special Offer for Chablis Fans - 48 Half-Bottles Available

Burghound
2004: "...akin to having a vinous bomb go off in your mouth."
2005: "Trust me, this

Obscurity has its Privilege: Full Bodied Value from the Southwest

2006 Plageoles Duras
France's Wild, Wild (South)West
Obscurity has its Privileges: VALUE!

"A mind-challenging exercise in aroma and flavor archaeology, rather than ... simple hedonistic appeal."
-Andrew Jefford, The New France

If we were to pick one French re

2008 Keller: The Greatest Dry Rieslings in Germany?

2008 Keller Riesling Kirchspiel GG
This is a serious question: Is anyone making a better dry Riesling in Germany?

"If I had to choose one wine to show how great dry German Riesling can be I would choose a Keller Riesling. Those wines are the German Montrachets."