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Roumier:
From Bourgogne Rouge To Grand Crus

"This is excellent, indeed examples of Bourgogne are rarely better"
-2022 Fichet Bourgogne Blanc VV

Fichet's Bourgogne Blanc VV has long been one of the secrets of Burgundy fanatics.

"With exceptional balance, the 2020 is a striking, captivating wine that captures the best the vintage had to offer.” -2020 Brovia Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

Rocche is a key site for Brovia. Not only does Brovia have a very choice parcel in the vineyard, but it’s their oldest holding and home to their oldest vines. If we were to tally up our favorite bottles of Brovia, ones from Rocche would dominate.

Keller Rarities:
Kabinetts, Magnums, and Much More

2023 Lauer:
Greatest (and Rarest) Single-Vineyard Kabinetts

If this is a vintage to be very selective about, and it is, these are both among the vintages' best and simply rare trophies of the Saar.

"I'm convinced La Rogerie is set for overnight stardom."
La Rogerie Le Bourg Sud Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV

It is a stunning Blanc de Blancs with incredible purity and finesse. The wine is simultaneously piercing and ethereal. The combination is thrilling. 

Transcending The Category:
2022 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

The combination of straight-up deliciousness with breeding and clarity is hard to resist.

Extreme Purity Revisited:
2021 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

Colin has holdings in Grand Crus and top 1er Crus yet savvy buyers hunt the En Remilly bottlings down with the same fervor as the Chevalier-Montrachet.

Chinon Sweet Spot:
2021 Baudry Chinon Clos Guillot

When the Baudry family purchased Clos Guillot, they were confident that it would become their top site.

2023 Lapierre Morgon MAGNUMS

Their Morgon serves as an archetype of purity and deliciousness. Few wines offer so much joyful drinking. These qualities make magnums essential.

"This is an excellent group of 2022 whites and worth your interest."
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Maranges 1er Cru La Fussière Blanc

The 2022 Fussière Blanc boasts an incisive minerality. I love how it combines sunny citrus notes with a gripping and penetrating stoniness. The total package is really impressive. 

Red Burgundy: D'Angerville, Bachelet, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau & More

This is an exciting list of red Burgundy.

"This is an excellent Chambolle villages"
2022 Roumier Chambolle-Musigny

What's extraordinary about 2022 is how it's both powerful and at the same time lacy, tensile, and beautifully finessed.

In Peak Form, Part Two:
2020 Brovia Barolo Villero

The Brovia style isn't shy on power, but what makes the wines so impressive is their finesse and nuance. The 2020 vintage dovetails beautifully with their signatures.

2022 Foillard Morgon Classique
Where Deliciousness and Value Intersect

The 2022 vintage allowed Foillard to produce a layered and powerful cast of Morgon. There's a freshness and a snappy backbone of minerality.

Rare Germany, Part Two:
2022 Wasenhaus Spätburgunder Kalk

When we first offered Wasenhaus in 2019, we had no idea how it would blow up.

Finding the wines has become nearly impossible. 

"This is a lovely Puligny villages and worth considering."
-2022 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

The wines of Jacques Carillon may keep a lower profile than some others in Burgundy, but they are no joke. You'd be hard-pressed to find Burgundies as carefully crafted as Carillon's.

"A strong contender for Kabinett of the vintage."
-2023 Vollenweider Kabinett: Goldgrube & Goldgrube "Wurzelecht"

Moritz Hoffmann's 2023 collection at Vollenweider is nothing short of a revelation.

White Burgundy:
Dauvissat, Lafon, Lamy, Raveneau, Roulot & More

Dynamite Back-Vintage Burgundy, Part Two:
2009 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Rouge

In 2009, the natural volume and amplitude of the vintage marries perfectly to the jewel-box fruit quality that Drouhin somehow also manages to tease out, without losing any clarity, any sparkle.

"I was seriously impressed by the quality I found here, and these are wines to search out."
-2022 Berthaut-Gerbet Côtes de Nuits Villages Rouge

We are seriously impressed with Amélie Berthaut's wines. As we've written before, they possess startling clarity, precision, and intricate delicacy.

Utter Brilliance:
2014 Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes

Lafon's 2014s were so impressive that they were impossible not to notice.

If it wasn't already obvious that things were starting to click into high gear at this Meursault benchmark, the 2014 drove this point home unequivocally. 

Dynamite Back-Vintage Burgundy:
2010 Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches Rouge

Simply put: Clos des Mouches is a very special site. If Beaune is known for being somewhat sturdy and rustic, Clos des Mouches is something of an anomaly; the wine is strikingly elegant, suave, and silky in texture.

Magical Balance:
2021 Keller Riesling RR

The 2021 is a thrilling example of the wine. It is laser-focused with loads of finesse. It's a wine of amazing length and chiseled minerality.