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The Venerable 2006 Clape Cornas

The Origin of Syrah
2006 Clape Cornas

"There should be a stone to Auguste Clape in the northern Rhône. A stone would suit more than a statue - it would be more fundamental and less prete

04 Pascal Cotat Sancerre "Monts Damnés" - Transcending Sauvignon Blanc

Transcending the Sauvignon Blanc Category
2004 Pascal Cotat Sancerre "Les Monts Damnés"
The Only Bottles Available in the World

"Very impressive as well as highly distinctive Sancerre."
- Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cell

MAGS: 1993 de Montille Volnay 1er Mitans - Only 1.5Ls in the Country

de Montille MAGNUMS
1993 Hubert de Montille Volnay 1er Mitans 1.5L
"Edgy, elegant and fine." - Burghound

There's not a lot more to say: great Volnay vintage, classic producer, awesome format, drinking gorgeously now.

2003 Clos Ste. Hune: Lowest Price in the World

The Legend of CSH, Renewed Yet Again
2003 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune
Lowest Price in the World...
and the '03 represents the last CSH to be priced at this level

True story: We'd just received a delivery of Trimbach's 2003 Clos Ste. Hune at

02 Chiquet Blanc de Blancs d'Ay MAGS: Terroir Reigns.

Epic Chardonnay from Pinot's Grand Cru Turf
2002 Gaston Chiquet Blanc de Blanc d'Aÿ MAGS
Terroir Reigns: Richness, Harmony, Detail

"What I'm tasting [in Chiquet's lineup] are wines of pure terroir. They are, in effect, anti-varietal. Eve

RARE: 88 Puffeney Vin Jaune - The Only Bottles Available in the World

RARE: Aged Vin Jaune
1988 Puffeney Arbois Vin Jaune
The Only Bottles Available in the World
Released After 13 Years in Barrel Under Flor

Vin jaune is surely the crown jewel of the Jura. It delivers a level of complexity and a si

09 Corton-Charlemagne: Bouchard's Winning Streak Continues...

No Excuses, Just Nailing It
2009 Bouchard Corton-Charlemagne
Consistency, Persistency, Concentration, Class

For the last six years, this has been the great Grand Cru Burgundy value, and one of the most consistent whi

Beaujolais' New Name to Reckon With: 2010 Bouland Morgon Delys

Beaujolais' New Name to Reckon With
2010 Bouland Morgon "Delys"
Bold, Unabashed, Polished, Powerful

"It's clear by now that Daniel Bouland is one of Beaujolais's major as well as most consistent talents." - David Schildknecht

2009 Comte Armand - Stars Align: Vintage, Terroir, Winemaker

2009 Comte Armand
Pommard 1er Clos des Epeneaux,
Volnay 1er Frémiets, Auxey-Duresses 1er, Volnay
Pommard of Finesse and an All-Star Supporting Cast

Allen Meadows has called Benjamin Leroux, winemaker at Comte Armand, "one

2009 Dauvissat Les Clos: Not to Be Denied

Not to Be Denied
2009 Vincent Dauvissat Les Clos
Let Terroir Ring - in the Face of the Vintage

"The wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and absolute rock solid at the core, with a very racy chassis of acidity, laser-like focus and a brilliant, sn

Surprising, Sleeper Hit Out of Sicily: 08 Terzavia Occidens

Surprising, Sleeper Hit from Sicily
2008 Terzavia Occidens
Fascinating Texture, Freshness, Salinity and Soul

At the end of a recent staff tasting, we went around the table to hear everyone's favorites. This is the wine that won: a gr

2001 Prager Riesling Klaus Smaragd

As Good As It Gets: Prager + '01
2001 Prager Riesling Klaus Smaragd
The Only Bottles in the Country... and at Release Pricing

Today we combine two of my all-time favorite things: Prager and the 2001 vintage in Austria.

Seriously,

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