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Magical Red Burgundy - 0.36ha:
2023 Jouan Clos St-Denis

The 2023 Clos St-Denis delivers both finesse and concentration. There's a lovely, radiant, almost vaporous quality that lifts the incredible aromatics and intricate dark red fruits. 

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2024 Tempier Bandol Rosé

It belongs to a very small class of rosés that really flourish in the cellar. It shares this unique status with wines like Château Simone, Cotat, and Valentini's Cerasuolo. Catching a Tempier with 5 or more years of age is delightful.

"The 2022 Montevertine is a total stunner"
2022 Montevertine Rosso di Toscano

Montevertine is in Radda, one of the coolest, highest-altitude spots in the Chianti Classico zone. It is here, and in Montevertine's hands, that Sangiovese reaches an unparalleled level of nobility.

White Burgundy:
Bernard-Bonin, Carillon, Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Guffens-Heynen, Lafon, Leflaive, Raveneau & More

From Rocket Ships to Diamonds:
Hammelmann's Brilliant Sparkling Wines

They have perhaps the finest perlage of any German sparkling wines we've had, creating a luxurious mid-palate, buoyed by Hammelmann's almost famous energy and acidity.

"This is an excellent Nuits villages and recommended."
2022 Chevillon Nuits-St-George Vieilles Vignes

The 2022 is a perfumed and profoundly exciting NSG. There's a brightness and clarity that perfectly complements Chevillon's slightly wild, intense style. For all of its grip and detail, there's a lift and class that's dazzling.

Dynamite and a Provençal Aristocrat:
2022 Domaine de Trévallon IGP Alpilles

Trévallon flaunts the nobility that France's south can display. The 2022 really highlights the fineness, elegance, and harmony that Trévallon can achieve

"My answer is: Carema"
2021 Ferrando Carema Etichetta Bianca

What's so exciting about the 2021vintage is how it produced cool-toned and elegant wines with plenty of concentration. It's pretty much a dream brew of well-defined aromatics, snap, and focus.

"The 2013 Cristal is a stunner."
2013 Roederer Cristal Magnums

The 2013 Cristal captures much of what we love about the vintage: a vintage of finesse, subtlety, and incredible purity.

Red Burgundy:
Bachelet, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

St. Aubin Benchmark:
2023 Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru Clos de la Chatenière Vieilles Vignes

Every vintage, I put in a lot of effort hunting down Lamy's Chatenière. The 2023 makes clear why I put so much effort into finding this wine. 

"This is a fantastic Jamet not to be missed by anyone fortunate enough to latch into a bottle."
2022 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

Firing On All Cylinders:
2023 Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères

The purity and detail really impress. The 2023 Bouchères makes clear that this domaine is firing on all cylinders. 

"Lovely"
2022 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

Lightning Strikes Twice, Thrice... 2024 Lauer Senior

As with the 2008 and the 2021, there is a fierce briskness, a live-wire of slate that ripples through the wine's focused core, shocking the palate with green citrus, herbs, and a saline minerality.

"The 2014 Comtes de Champagne is pristine"
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"Sleek and tension-filled"
-2020 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny

Roumier's Chambolle is dangerously close to the platonic ideal of the appellation— perfumed, texturally beguiling, and beautifully finessed.

2022 Jamet Côte-Rôtie MAGNUMS

It's pretty much that simple. They are amazingly elegant, precise, and clear.

"What a spectacular wine in the making!"
2015 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

The Utter Brilliance of PYCM:
2022 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

Large Formats:
Allemand, Conterno, Cristal, Dauvissat, Foillard, Lafleur, Mugneret-Gibourg, Raveneau, Stella di Campalto & More

"This feels harmonious, lovely, poised and pure... Superb."
2022 Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Porusots

The 2022 Porusots has an incredible refinement. There's beautiful verve and structure, along with a profound textural complexity.

"The 2014 Comtes de Champagne is pristine
2014 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

The wine can show its share of richness, but its hallmark is one of elegance and impeccable class and breed. What makes me so excited about the 2014 is how outrageously pure and detailed this vintage is.

Hidden Gem of Gevrey - Lowest Price:
2023 Duroché Gevrey-Chambertin Le Clos

The 2023 "Clos" offers up delightful drinking, but also some serious depth and complexity. This is one of the reasons that this bottle has become one of our go-to bottles.