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2010 Raveneau Chablis:
Butteaux, Montée de Tonnerre & Valmur

"The 2020 Le Pergole Torte is a total stunner."
2020 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

The 2020 Pergole Torte dazzles with how it combines ripeness and concentration with drive, purity, and lift. As always, it offers up a beguiling set of aromatics with incredibly expressive notes of red fruits, herbs, spice, and floral notes.

Champagne!
Bérêche, Bouchard, Ulysse Collin, Dom Pérignon,
Ledru, Krug, Prevost, Savart, Selosse & More

This Champagne list covers a lot of ground and includes many rare bottles.

Back-Vintage Allemand: 2016 Allemand Cornas Reynard

As time has gone by, Allemand's 2016s have impressed us more and more.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice:
Michel Fallon Ozanne Blanc de Blancs (2018)

As a side project, Fallon makes a tiny amount of wine from his family's vineyard in Avize, Selosse's home turf. Production is somewhere around 1,000 bottles.

"Lovely juice"
2020 Picq Chablis Dessus la Carriere

For us, Dessus la Carrière is always the top choice. Simply put, it's everything that you could want from a villages Chablis and then some.

The Master of Nuits-St-Georges:
2010 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Perrières

"This is a quality Bonnes-Mares of grace" -2019 Bertheau Bonnes-Mares

Bertheau's 2019 Bonnes-Mares is simply profound.

White Burgundy:
Coche-Dury, Dauvissat, Dureuil-Janthial,Lafon, Leflaive, Benoit Moreau, Pillot, Ramonet, Tribut & More

Transcending the Category Revisited:
2016 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

Fourrier’s signature is precise finesse, dazzling clarity of expression, and an ultra-seductive texture. Few wines delight the senses from so many angles.

"The 2014 Cristal Rosé sizzles with energy."
2014 Roederer Cristal Rosé

In short, it is one of Champagne's greatest wines. Cristal Rosé delivers a jaw-dropping finesse, length, and intricate laciness.

"In a word, brilliant."
- 2019 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs

Clos des Ducs produces some of the most intense, mineral-driven, and deeply complex examples of red Burgundy.

"Positively stunning"
2019 Garrone Prünent Diecibrente

The 2019 Diecibrente dramatizes the heights that these wines can reach.

Elusive, Complicated Greatness:
2021 Château Simone Palette Blanc

Simone Blanc is a special wine. It's one of the rare wines that both creates its own category and shows an aristocratic breeding. The 2021 will go down as one of the best examples that we've seen of this wine.

Sub-$30 Red Burgundy:
2022 Trousselle Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune En Cre

It's rare to find this quality in red Burgundy at this price point, and even rarer for it to happen vintage after vintage.

"This is a quality Chambolle villages and worth a look."
2019 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

The way that the 2019 vintage dovetails with Bertheau's style is really amazing. The Chambolle is sleek and refined, but it possesses more punch and velvety texture than you typically encounter in the wine. 

"This is a very elegant and alluring style"
2022 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett

There's an incredible persistence and precision to the wine and the lithe frame is packed with lots of nuanced complexity.

Cult Burgundy Brilliance: 2020 Anne Boisson Meursault Chevalières

Chevalières is a tension-filled, elegant, and incredibly precise white Burgundy. It has no trouble competing with the top 1er Crus.

"Seriously good" -2021 Dauvissat Chablis

Dauvissat's 2021s are forces of nature. They are concentrated, tension-filled, and seriously mineral-laden. It's the sort of collection that we won't see again for many, many years.

Rare Bartolo Mascarello Chinato

I've been searching for it ever since. It's an exceedingly rare thing to find. The estate releases tiny quantities every few years.

Rare, Revelatory Loire: 2021 Bernaudeau Vin de France Les Onglés

The first time that I tasted Bernaudeau's Les Onglés, it was a revelation. The wines have a clarity, a deep mineral imprint, and liveliness that are fascinating and straight-up delicious.

"This is another stellar set of wines from Mariacristina and Isabella Oddero"
2019 Oddero Barolo Brunate

Everything is in place for the 2019 Brunate to age beautifully. It's rare that you find such precision and harmony in a wine. This should not be missed. 

The Master of Chinon:
2020 Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée

La Croix Boissée is one of the greatest expressions of Cabernet Franc in the entire Loire.

"This has the potential to be one of the wines of the vintage."
-2020 Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

Dauvissat's 2020s are really compelling. They offer up plenty of presence, but what really wins us over is their piercing minerality.