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The Other Side of Jamet: 2021 Jamet Cote-Rotie Fructus Voluptas

The intention was to significantly depart from the winemaking of the flagship Côte-Rôtie. Fructus Voluptas sees little to no stem inclusion and is sourced from younger vines. This yields a more fruit-driven and immediate lens to view Jamet's winemaking.

"This is also very good for its level" -2021 Ballot-Millot Meursault

The 2021 Meursault is very impressive. It's lifted and rich with a tactile minerality. Stylistically, Ballot-Millot falls between the reductive style of Coche and Roulot and the voluptuous, oily style of old-school Meursault producers.

Raveneau: 2008-2021

Below you'll find twelve different examples of Raveneau's Chablis covering everything from Petit Chablis to a serious array of vintages of Butteaux, Montée de Tonnerre, Clos and all points in between.

2022 Stein Palmberg-Terrassen Spätlese Trocken: Awe and Reverence

Yes, it's a profound bottling from a profound site - a terraced wall of a vineyard with ungrafted vines nearing and over a century old. It is a wine that easily trades in the most serious signatures of the Mosel: weight and depth with a riveting, crystalline energy.

Brilliance in the Côte des Blancs: 2017 Agrapart Minéral Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

It's Minéral's kinetic energy and finesse that make it one of our favorite grower Champagnes.

Back Up The Truck - Piedmont Edition 2021 Nicholas Altare Dogliani Dolcetto

The wine has a silken quality that's married to a thrilling alpine-like briskness.

An Ideal Platform: 2001 Côte-Rôtie

There's a punchy minerality with ultra-precise savory notes and bright red fruits.

2019 Serafino Rivella Barbaresco Montestefano

The 2019 is an absolutely brilliant example of the breeding and complexity that Montestefano achieves in Rivella's hands.

"Blind this could aromatically pass for a Vosne... Lovely and understated."
2021 Chevillon Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Chaignots

The 1er Cru Les Chaignots comes from the northern side of Nuits, abutting Vosne-Romanée. Here, Chevillon is a little less massive and muscular than typical. There's some of Vosne's spice and gentle richness of aroma on the nose.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: 2021 Roulot Bourgone Blanc

The calling cards of Roulot are incredible precision, length, and harmony, with a cutting elegance. Even at the Bourgogne level, Roulot delivers all of these qualities.

Piedmont: Canonica, Conterno, Ferrando, Mascarello, Oddero, Rinaldi, Roagna & More

The list below contains over fifty different wines from our favorite Piedmont producers. You'll find ten offerings from Roagna and six from Bartolo Mascarello, everything from Freisa to magnums of Barolo.

"I very much like the complexity and this beauty should age effortlessly"
2021 Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots

Mugneret-Gibourg's Chaignots may be the most elegant example of Nuits around.

On Surviving the 20th Century:
Durst Portugieser "P"

As we've written before: Durst's bottling is a most curious and soulful part of the greatness of old vines, of great terroir... of chance. Do not miss.

Red Burgundy 1993-2021:
D’Angerville, Bachelet, Dujac, Fourrier, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier & More

The Cult Wine of Envínate:
2022 Envínate Táganan Tinto

There's not much left to say. Envínate has long been one of the cult producers of Spain. It's great to see them nail a vintage. 

Watershed Vintage:
2021 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felsenberg Grosses Gewächs

It's very rare anywhere in the world of wine to get one of the top wines from a country's elite producer at a relatively gentle price point. In 2021 the Felsenberg is a not-to-be-missed value.

"This tension-filled effort is very good for its level and recommended"
2021 Tribut Chablis

When it comes to classic Chablis AC, Tribut is one of the most important names to know. Tribut's Chablis is, without a doubt, one of the best village-level wines in the region.

"The 2016 is lights out."
2016 Oddero Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva

Vigna Rionda is one of Barolo's great sites. It is a well-exposed, limestone-rich vineyard that has the potential to deliver epic Barolos.

"This is a terrific Chassagne villages. Highly recommended."
2021 Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet

As we've written before, Thierry Pillot is one of Burgundy's top talents, and there's no place where this is clearer than the Chassagne AC bottling.

"No estate in the entire Rhône Valley is making finer wines"
2020 Allemand Cornas Les Chaillot

Allemand's wines are very special. It's hard not to agree with the late Josh Raynolds when he wrote: "let me state unequivocally that there is no estate in the entire Rhône Valley making finer wines."

The Magic of Rousseau:
2021 Rousseau Gevrey-Chambertin

Some of my greatest wine experiences have been provided by Rousseau. The heights that Rousseau can achieve are simply magical.

Life, Death, Transition:
2022 Vollenweider

Mosel Fine Wines has written: "The remarkable 2022 collection makes us believe that the incredibly talented Moritz Hoffmann will be reaching exciting new heights in the years to come!"

White Burgundy:
Dauvissat, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Pillot, Ramonet,
Raveneau, Roulot, Tribut & More

"Beautifully harmonious"
2018 Lafarge Volnay

Lafarge is one of our favorite producers; there is just something about the delineation, the fine-ness, the purity, and the understated grace of these wines.