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07 Fevre MDT: Punching Above Its Weight

Punching Above Its Weight Class
2007 Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Sporting Grand Cru Weight and Depth, But Not Price

"...rich, full, concentrated and almost painfully intense flavors that explode like a vinous bo

Jean-Paul Brun

Finding Jean-Paul Brun wasn’t easy.

I was at Pierre Chermette just prior. I typed “Charnay, Crière” into the GPS, and fifteen minutes later, Voil&agrave! I was in Crière. There are maybe a dozen and a half homes in the hamlet. I then spent twenty-f

Jean-Paul Brun: "This is the best quality I've ever seen... nearly perfect."

Burgundy Collectors Take Notice: Part II
2009 Jean-Paul Brun Moulin-à-Vent
The "King of Beaujolais" in the Grandeur of 2009

At my first stop in Beaujolais, 2009 was compared to the legendary vintages of 1947, 49 and 76.

My second

2009 Beaujolais: Concentrated, Elegant, Complete Wines

It seems like 2009 may be the year that Beaujolais overcomes its perennial image problems and finally gets some of its due respect.

Indeed, from our vantage point, real Cru Beaujolais is at the tipping point. While the top wines have been sought out by wine geeks for years, this spring has

2007 Jean-Louis Chave St-Joseph

The Real St-Joseph, Please Stand Up
2007 Jean-Louis Chave St-Joseph
The Complement to Hermitage,
Less Than a Third of the Price

"The issue is that St-Joseph as an appellation doesn't mean much..." - Jean-Louis Chave

Except

1985 Huet Moelleux: The Noble Sweets of Vouvray, Age 25...

Silver Anniversary, Gold Standard
1985 Domaine Huet Vouvray
Le Mont & Clos du Bourg Moelleux
Blue-Chip Vouvray, Ready to Drink Today...
$50 Below the Lowest Price in the World

In The New France, Andrew Jefford writ

The Rarest Wine in Germany?

The Rarest Wine in Germany?
TRUE German Kabinett
Willi Schaefer 2008 Kabinett DEAL

I'm not being as provocative as you think. With increasing temperatures and bountiful ripeness, the fleshy opera-singer Auslesen, BAs and TBAs are no lon

The Greatest Briords?

The Greatest Briords?
2009 Pépière Clos des Briords MAGNUMS
Concentration, Vigor, Complexity

Word on the street is that Marc Ollivier believes that the 09 Clos des Briords may be his best to date. Given this legendary Muscadet's

White Dog

Insert Dog Joke Here

It’s not uncommon to finish off an eight-course Italian meal with a little glass of grappa. With all that garlic, onions, tomato, and cheese kicking around, and the copious red wine to wash it down, sometimes you need the bulldozing effect of a pure, high

Flat out stupendous - 2005 Bouchard

Beyond Premier Cru
2005 Bouchard Les Suchots and Les Cailles
"The 05s are flat out stupendous." - Burghound

Today's offer doesn't need a grand introduction - you already know the vintage, the top-notch sites, that Bouchard has been g

06 Billaud-Simon Vaillons: 1er Cru Chablis, Under $30

Chablis vs. July
2006 Billaud-Simon Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons
Small One-Time Parcel at 35% Off

Billaud-Simon airily calls their Vaillons a wine of celebration. But they're underrating it. This is Vaillons with classic Chablis raciness

Without Compromise: 02 Soldera Case Basse Riserva

Montalcino, Without Compromise
2002 Soldera Case Basse
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Brunello at Its Most Enlightened, Precise and Transparent

"...a firm, classic Brunello that will thrill those who appreciate traditionally made wines. In 200

Willi Schaefer History: 09 Himmelreich Grosses Gewächs

Willi Schaefer History: The New Dry Side
2009 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich GG
The First Ever "Grand Cru" Dry from Willi Schaefer!

One lonely, solitary fuder, with wine sourced from a low-yielding parcel in the Himmelreich: Thi

04 Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or

Grand Cellar, Gold Standard
2004 Vilmart et Cie Grand Cellier d'Or
Cult Grower Champagne

Here's an enigmatic Champagne, where the high-yield vintage didn't affect outstanding quality, where oak treatment never overwhelms delicate acidity, whe

Vilmart et Cie Rosé: "...a marvelous contrast of silky refinement and brooding vinosity."

Outclassing Its Class
NV Vilmart et Cie "Cuvée Rubis" Rosé
Cult Grower Rosé Champagne, Under $50

"...boldly fragrant but also tightly controlled, with all the components falling impeccably into place... a marvelo

07 Chevillon: NSG As It Should Be, But So Rarely Is

"As It Should Be, But So Rarely Is..."
2007 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Crus
Les Cailles and Les Vaucrains
Nuits-St-Georges Benchmark
Lowest Price in the Nation

Matt Kramer in Making Sense of Burgundy says Chevillon is ho

Lapierre Morgon 2009

Burgundy Collectors Take Notice
2009 Lapierre Morgon
Superb Ripeness, Density, Extract, Elegance...

Last winter there were rumblings that something very special had happened in Beaujolais with the 2009 vintage. We've seen stellar Bea

Keller: Back-Vintage Grosses Gewachs

Kirchspiel at a Tender Four Years of Age
2006 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel GG
Small Back-Vintage Tranche - Near-Release Pricing

In a short, short time the "Grand Cru" dry Rieslings of Klaus-Peter Keller have become among the most co

A Stone's Throw from Richebourg: Drouhin Petits Monts

A Stone's Throw from Richebourg
2007 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée
1er Cru Les Petits Monts
20% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

This is one of those wines that, frankly, elicits a little bit of geek drool from collectors. Like Les Cr

2009 Fritz Haag & Zilliken: German "Futures" Continue...

The Crush 5th Annual
German "Futures" Campaign Continues...
2009 Zilliken - 2009 Fritz Haag
Special "Futures" Pricing Ends Wednesday, July 7th

"The 2009ers from Hanno and Dorothy Zilliken are absolutely monumental and st

1996 Lanson Gold Label: Sub-$60, Sublime

Shine, Shine On
1996 Lanson Gold Label Brut
[Awesome] Vintage Champagne, Under $60

"I can't think of a better wine that will simultaneously thrill even the choosiest Champagne connoisseur, delight your drinking buddies and impress your wine geek

The 1995 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque

1995 Transformed: This is the Point of Oeno The 1995 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque A Monumental Metamorphosis "This mind-bending, kaleidoscopic Champagne possesses all of the qualities of profoundness... and the potential to acquire even more depth

Grand Cru Beaune? 07 Drouhin Clos des Mouches Blanc

Finding the Elite Values in White Burgundy
2007 Drouhin Beaune "Clos des Mouches" Blanc
On the Short List of Top White Burgundy Collectors

Summer Mixed Case: 20% Off

Summer Mixed Case
A Fresh Mix of our Favorites for Summer
BIG SAVINGS: Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

The third "official" day of summer and already our first scorcher is here... It seemed like the perfect time to get a summer mixed ca