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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.

Texier in Burgundy w/ 100-Year-Old Vines: 2008 Macon-Bussiere

Texier in Burgundy with Ancient Vines
2008 Texier Mâcon-Bussières Très Vieilles Vignes
"All About Minerality."

Eric Texier may be best known for producing superbly balanced and elegant Rhône wines, but he was origina

Champagne on the Rocks? Moet Ice Imperial Party Pack

Champagne on the Rocks?
Moët et Chandon Ice Impérial
Three Bottles - Six Goblets - One Ice Bucket
(Lounge Chair Not Included)

We love Champagne dearly, but frosty frozen drinks have tended to win out over bubbles on those sco

2009 Clos des Papes: "A Beautiful Success"

"The 2009 is a beautiful success."
2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing!
Lowest Pricing in the Nation

Today's pricing puts the 2009 Clos des Papes at about a 50% discount as compared to the 2

08 Macle Cotes du Jura: "Under Veil," but No Longer Under the Radar

"Under Veil" but No Longer Under the Radar
2008 Macle Côtes du Jura
Jura's Pinnacle of Elegance and Refinement

Since we first started offering Macle's Côtes du Jura - four vintages ago! - we've loved witnessing this wine go from relative obscu

Extraordinary elixir promises to be one of the high points of its vintage - 09 Chidaine Les Lys Moelleux

Epic Chenin with Guts, Vigor to Go for 25+
2009 Chidaine Montlouis Les Lys Moelleux
A Fair Rival to Huet Cuvée Constance

"Silken in texture and seamlessly long, this is ethereal rather than confectionary and preserves a marvelous - given its ri

Metras Part II: VV Magnums and Ultime

Metras Part II
2010 Yvon Métras Fleurie
l'Ultime in 750 & MAGS - VV in MAGS
Rarities in Beaujolais

In this case, "buyership has its privileges" - you get the first look at some of the rarest and gr

2010 METRAS: The Only Bottles in the Country

Concentration - Completeness - Elegance
2010 Yvon Métras Fleurie
Cuvée Printemps & Vieilles Vignes

Yvon Métras is the cult producer of Beaujolais. And while these wines aren't inexpensive, they're cheaper than flying to Paris to

01 Bonneau Chateauneuf: Renegade Genius

The Mystery and Allure of Henri Bonneau
2001 Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
CLASSIC VINTAGE - SPECIAL PRICING

Henri Bonneau is without a doubt a member of the old-school, Southern Rhône eccentrics...

...right up there with the late

88 Henriot Enchanteleurs in JEROBOAM

A Personal Recommendation
1988 Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs: JEROS
Recently Released from Henriot
The Only 88 3-Liters in the US

"This is a sort of Champagne of Champagnes - a more classic, typical representative of this type o

Cotat Les Monts Damnes

A Vintage of Balance & Finesse
2010 François Cotat Sancerre Monts Damnes
One Small Parcel - Special Pre-Arrival Pricing

Yes, there are Sancerres that can age, that in fact deserve to be cellared.

The marathon Sancerres of

Baby Grand Cru - 2009 Fevre 1er Vaulorent

No Longer a Secret
2009 Fèvre 1er Cru Vaulorent
The Chablis Value of the Vintage

Winemaker Didier Séguier calls the Vaulorent their "baby Grand Cru."

This isn't hyperbole; the fact is Vaulorent is tucked right against the Grand C