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1990 Egon Müller Spatlese Auction

German Royalty - German Rarity
1990 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese
AUCTION BOTTLING

It's a curious situation, sending out an offering for a German Riesling this rare... and yes, this expensive.

In fact, this has to be one of the mo

Soldera: $100 Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

2003 Soldera Case Basse
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
$100 BELOW the Lowest Price in the Nation

We lined our cellars with the 2004.

Then we wondered, "What can we drink in the meantime?"

Therein lies the beauty

1977-1988 Stag's Leap Cellar: Make Your Own Judgement

Make Your Own Judgement
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars 1977-1988
A perfectly stored collection
of one of Napa's legendary wineries.

Forever immortalized by the 1976 Judgement of Paris tasting, Stag's Leap wines of the 70s and 80s repr

Montrachet Double-Magnums: 07 Drouhin Marquis de Laguiche

Montrachet Double-Magnums
2007 Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche
Exceptional Pricing for a Serious Rarity

It's sort of hard to find the right words to discuss bottles this big - literally and figuratively. It deserves reverence and a

2008 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

Sharp Pricing on a Gateway Burg
2008 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

This is a serious "gateway Burg," so be careful.

You might think, it's no big deal, I'm just gonna order up a 4-pack of this Gevrey, just to have some good Burgundy around the house...

Rock Star Wine... Must-Have - 2007 Montevertine Pergole Torte

The Heights Sangiovese Can Reach
2007 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing on this Parcel

"The 2007 Le Pergole Torte is a rock star wine, and then some. The sheer integrity and purity of the fruit is breathtaking, as is fran

Pinot Noir from Where? Lahaye Bouzy Rouge

Delicate, Graceful Pinot Noir,
from Champagne
2007 Benoît Lahaye Bouzy Rouge
Non-Sparkling, Red, Champagne

Five or ten years ago, it would have been impossible to imagine repeated customer inquiries about the rare, ethereal reds

The Deal of the Year? 2001 Trimbach Frederic Emile Back Up the Truck!

The Greatest White Wine Value of 2011?
2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
OUTRAGEOUS BACK UP THE TRUCK PRICING AT $33.33!

This is, frankly, an outlandish value.

At nearly 20% below the lowest pricing in the wo

Austrian Rarities Part II: Alzinger 2007 - Hohereck, Loibenberg, Liebenberg...

Austrian Rarities: Part II
2007 Alzinger Riesling Smaragds
Hohereck - Loibenberg - Liebenberg

Last week we offered out a small parcel of 2006 Alzinger Riesling Hohereck Smaragd.

Today we present the grand (petite) finale.

A

A STEAL on 08 Bouchard Le Corton MAGS: Only 1.5Ls in the Country

GRAND CRU MAGS WELL UNDER $200
2008 Bouchard Le Corton MAGNUMS
Simply Extraordinary Pricing on the PERFECT Format

Now this is an interesting phrase:
"Value Burgundy Grand Cru Magnums."

It's an unlikely phrase, a word

04 Soldera Brunello Riserva: The Legend Begins...

The Legends of 2004
2004 Soldera Case Basse
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
15% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

"At their best, these are some of the most profound wines being made anywhere on the planet."
- Antonio Galloni,

La Bota Sherry: One of the Most Compelling Projects in the World of Wine

Just What is Sherry Capable Of?
La Bota Manzanilla #22, Fino Amontillado #24
One of the Most Intriguing, Dynamic, Compelling Projects in the World of Wine

"There is no gastronomic justification for the price of Montrachet being five times that o

Sherry Glossary...or, What's a Butt?

Bodega: a generic term for a winery or cellar. In Sherry, the bodega is thought to have its own unique terroir. 

Solera: a succession of barrels, each one of which is filled with wines of different ag

Balance in Puligny-Montrachet: 2008 Carillon

"This is a seriously good family domaine."
2008 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Crus
Perrières - Combettes - Champs Canet

These are magical white Burgundies.

Yet, the magic with Carillon is more charming than dazzli

Is this the Rarest Bottle in Austria? (Alzinger Hohereck)

Austrian Rarity
2006 Alzinger Riesling Hohereck Smaragd

Is this the rarest bottle in Austria?

Eh... probably not.

BUT, to me, it certainly feels like one of the rarest bottles out there. It's a wine that I've been trying and tryi

In the School of Soldera (but 1/2 the price): 2006 Cerbaiona Brunello

Tradition in Tuscany
2006 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino
THE LOWEST PRICING IN THE NATION

"If forced to drink only one wine from Montalcino, I might very well choose Diego Molinari's sumptuous Brunello..."
-Antonio Galloni, Wine Ad

Cult Drouhin in 750ml, 1.5L and 3.0L - Clos des Mouches

One of the Secrets of Burgundy
2008 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru
Clos des Mouches Rouge and Blanc
Regular Bottles, Magnums and Double-Magnums!

Unlike Vosne-Romanee or Puligny-Montrachet, Beaune has little of the obvious cachet, the easy name-r

Complicated Greatness: Chateau Simone

One of the World's Great White Wines
2007 Château Simone Blanc
The Mysterious Soul of Provence
Lowest Price in the Nation

Tricky greatness. Sneaky greatness. Complicated greatness.

There's a difference between

Egon Müller Scharzhofberger 1995-1997

From a Cold Cellar in Germany
Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese
1995 - 1996 - 1997
Rare Treasures of the Saar in PERFECT Condition

I wish I could write an email like this every week.

It would go like this: "

2007 Giacosa Barolo Falleto (White Label: Overachiever)

New-Release Barolo Falletto
2007 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto (White Label)
"The 2007 Baroli are some of the most viscerally thrilling young wines I have ever tasted."

"An overachieving wine, even at this high level."
-Antonio Gallo

if you admire both the intellectual and the savage Levet Côte-Rotie

Rigor, Discipline and Tradition in Côte-Rôtie
2007 Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche

"There is no more consistently great wine in our portfolio than Levet's La Chavaroche... If you want the truest of Côte-Rôties... if you admire bo

2008 Coche-Dury Meursault: Embarassing Many a Grand Cru

All Meursault is Not Created Equal
2008 Coche-Dury Meursault
"The Meursault by which all others are measured."
- Andrew Jefford

This has to be one of the most expensive village-level wines in Burgundy.

This is one of

Pegau Does It Again...

The Queen of the House of Popes
2009 Domaine du Pegau
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
New Release Contains Cuvée de Capo Juice!

It's worth starting with this small, but important fact: The 20

Yquem 1989, 90, 95, 2005 - Sauternes Without Rival

Sauternes Without Rival
Château d'Yquem 1989, 1990, 1995, 2005
Historical Vintages Ready for the Table,
the Cellar... or the Next Century

Yquem has no peers.

There are few names in the world of fine wine that conjure up the g