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Some of the most brilliant, textured wines from Montalcino.

"Giancarlo Pacenti continues to make some of the most brilliant, textured wines in Montalcino. His 2006s are superb." - Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate 

2007 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia

What Happens without Monfortino?
2007 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing - Lowest in the Nation

Roberto Conterno is one of the world's great winemakers.

And his epic Barolos are wi

2008 Lafon Santenots: Cult Pinot from Master of Montrachet

The King of Chardonnay's Cult Pinot
2008 Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru
Santenots du Milieu
Nearly 20% Off the Lowest Price in the Nation

For most, Comtes Lafon is defined by their epic whites, the $1,000+ Montrachet and Meursault 1er Crus.

09 Janasse Chateauneuf VV: "A Candidate for Wine of the Vintage"

In Pursuit of the 2007...
2009 Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape VV
...but well under half the 2007's price

"A candidate for the wine of the vintage in this appellation."
- Robert Parker

Domaine de la Janasse is no small, under-the-radar house. T

Sublime Wine of the Highest Level: 2006 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello: A Quest for Soul
2006 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino
The Lowest Pricing in the U.S.

"This is a totally mesmerizing, sublime wine of the highest level."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Galloni published tho

04 Macle Chateau-Chalon: Pinnacle of an Illustrious Appellation

One of the Most Compelling Vinous Experiences on Earth
2004 Macle Château-Chalon
"Yellow Wine" at Its Most Elegant and Ageworthy

"One of those wines that seems to riffle through a repertoire of the natural world as you sniff and sip."

The Long, Lonely Journey of Vin Jaune

Vin Jaune flies in the face of viticultural orthodoxy.

It is a rebel, a wine that somehow miraculously weathers the slings and arrows of time to gain a depth and complexity that makes it unlike any other wine on Earth. Though the most obvious comparison is with Spain's oxidized Sherry, Vin

96 Joly Coulee de Serrant: Forever Plus 5 Years

Historic Joly from a Single Cellar in Europe
1996 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
The Lowest (the ONLY) Pricing in the Nation

Joly's Coulée de Serrant is reference-point dry Chenin Blanc. It's also one of the most

1988 Krug Clos du Mesnil: Unprecedented

Provenance is everything. Let’s be honest: If you’re going to buy old Clos du Mesnil, you'd better know that the stock is pristine.

Raveneau: The Newest Addition to the Stable

Simple is a Relative Term
2008 Raveneau Chablis
The Second Vintage of this New Raveneau Bottling

"Flavors that are rich, dense and serious while culminating in a racy, detailed, austere and persistent finish. Terrific quality at this level." -

2009 Clos des Lambrays: Grand Cru Renaissance

Grand Cru Renaissance
2009 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays
One of the Grand Cru Values of 2009

"The 2009 Clos des Lambrays is a brilliant example of the vintage and is destined to be one of the reference point grand crus of the vintage."

2008 Zilliken AUCTION: "an utterly refined bottle of Spatlese"

Powerful Restraint
2008 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Spätlese AUCTION
Rare Auction Bottlings from the Ruthless 2008 Vintage

Can you say "Versteigerung?"

This is the German word for "auction" and if you're talking abo

99 Bouchard l'Enfant Jesus: 12 Years YOUNG

Vigne de l'Enfant Jésus
1999 Bouchard Beaune Grèves "Baby Jesus"
Here Today...
and at this Price, Gone Before Tomorrow

Strangely enough, from a house that makes wine from Grand Crus Montrachet, Bonnes Mares, Echézeau

Scotch Esoterica: Ardbeg, Macallan, Glen Scotia, Arran, Jura...

A Carefully Curated Collection of Scotch
Rare bottlings from Macallan to Drumguish

A spirits enthusiast's devotion can be mercurial in nature, as anyone who's seen at least one episode of Mad Men can affirm.

With all of the spectacular and diverse ways that dist

2010 Roilette Cuvee Tardive: Cult Beaujolais

Coudert's Cult Fleurie
2010 Clos de la Roilette Cuvée Tardive
The New Release of the Beaujolais Icon

Alain Coudert's Cuvée Tardive is a serious contender for the most ageworthy and profound Beaujolais.

I do n

Rare Nebbiolo from Piedmont's Northern Reaches: 89 Conti Boca

Library Release Northern Nebbiolo
1989 Castello Conti Boca
Age and Altitude Unlock Perfume, Poise, Mineral

Past Barolo and Barbaresco, in the cooler and higher elevations of Northern Italy, beautiful and haunting things happen to Nebbiolo...

Northern Nebbiolo a.k.a. Spanna, Picoutener, Chiavennasca... Say what?

While Piedmont's Langhe superstars Barolo and Barbaresco hog much of the spotlight, Nebbiolo grows and makes good - even great - wines under various aliases throughout Northwestern Italy. The wines may lack the muscle of Barolo and Barbaresco, but they make up for it in perfume, nervosity and del

Angerville Ducs

Volnay Cellar Treasure
1999 Angerville Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs
Small Parcel at the Lowest Price in the World

For the Burgundy lover, to say nothing of the Volnay specialist, this is one of those wines that will sell itself.

After

Dry Riesling at its Most Intellectual / Wild: 2009 Rebholz

Riesling at its Most Intellectual / Wildest
2009 Rebholz "Grand Cru" Dry Rieslings
Special Pre-Arrival Offer on the 2009 Grosses Gewächs

Hansjorg Rebholz is one of the quietest, most unassuming men in the world of German wine.

Trimbach Madness Part II: 2002 Freddy Emile Fifths and MAGS

Trimbach Madness Continues
2002 Cuvée Frédéric Emile 750mls and 1.5Ls
Straight from the Maison: Bottles and RARE Magnums

"Here is a wine to strain through your teeth... possessed of vivacious, ripe acids, lemon, grapefruit and faintly

Austria Grand Cru Gruner: 45% Off and the End of an Era

Melusine: The Final Vintage
2007 Melusine Grüner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner at its most Forceful, most Burgundian

Marion Ebner's cult Grüner Veltliner project comes to an end with the beautiful 2007 vintage.

Today we offe

1999 Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot: Modern-Day Legend

What Clos Vougeot Can Be
1999 Mugneret-Gibourg Clos Vougeot
At the Intersection of Geek and Collectible

This is one of the finest examples of Clos Vougeot, one of the finest examples of what the Mugneret sisters are capable of.

Clos Vougeo

2009 Lapierre Morgon Magnum & Double-Magnum: The Chef d'Oeuvre

The Chef d'Oeuvre
2009 Marcel Lapierre Morgon: MAGS & D-MAGS
An Aptly Grand Tribute to a Beaujolais Torchbearer

It's impossible to overestimate Marcel Lapierre's impact on Beaujolais.

The torchbearing vigneron died last October, but no

Ultra-Rare MAGNUMS: 2002 Dom Perignon

Greater Heights, More Intensity
RARE 2002 Dom Pérignon MAGNUMS
Possibly The Greatest DP Yet
and at the Lowest Price in the U.S.

"Extraordinarily firm, confident, intense nose... Nothing remotely sweet or fat - though it's as inte