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At The Top of Their Game:
2014 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc

Across the board, they have show-stopping elegance, real impact and complexity, and serious cut and structure.

Cult Loire - Rare:
2018 Bernaudeau Vin de France Les Nourissons

Les Nourissons is one of the most thrilling and unique expressions of Chenin Blanc. It has an intense core of minerality that's backed by a nice raciness. I like how it combines delicacy with punch, texture, and length.

"It is a magical bottle."
2004 Krug Vintage Brut

Krug represents one of the pinnacles of not just Champagne, but all of wine. Krug can be simply profound in its depth of complexity and finesse.

"Superbly chiseled and precise"
2021 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett

Red Burgundy 1990-2021:
Bachelet, Barthod, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Rouget, Roumier, Rousseau & More

"The Rocche is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine"
2019 Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione

It seems that with each vintage, Oddero's wines get stronger and stronger. Oddero is making some of the most compelling wines in all of Piedmont. The 2019 Rocche is a testament to the superlative work.

"They are seriously good and particularly so if classic old school Chablis is your passion."
2021 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

The 2021 Forest is an epic edition of this wine. There's a full-throttle intensity to it. The wine is a masterpiece of sculpted purity, defined by subtlety, balance, and a keen, almost surgical precision. You’ll find notes of moss, briny sea foam, yellow-green fruit, and chalky, etched minerals.

"I very much like the focused power... "
2020 Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre

Have no doubt about it, while the Montée de Tonnerre is technically a 1er Cru vineyard, the wine has a density and size to it that humbles most of the Grand Crus. 

"This is an excellent Nuits villages and very much worth your attention."
2020 Chevillon Nuits-St-George Vieilles Vignes

The domaine is one of the most reliable producers in all of Burgundy. They are simply bulletproof. They are also some of the most honest, terroir-specific wines I know.

Utterly Magical:
Selosse Brut Rosé

Champagne expert Peter Liem has written the following about Selosse: "It’s rare to find a champagne, or indeed, a wine of any kind, as profound in its expression." The rosé is an incredibly compelling example of just how complex and moving Selosse can be. 

"This is a fabulous Kabinett."
2021 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Kabinett

The 2021 Domprobst Kabinett delivers clarity, snap, and classic proportions. It has extraordinary cut and a lifted, finessed delicacy. There's an incredible persistence and precision to the wine and the lithe frame is packed with lots of nuanced complexity.

Hitting On All Cylinders:
2020 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

Seasoned Burgundy buyers have long sought out En Remilly for the ridiculous quality-to-price ratio it delivers. Colin-Morey's wines from En Remilly are stunning. They serve as exemplars of Colin-Morey's incredible ability to render the Chardonnay grape with such purity and riveting intensity.

"This beautiful effort is packed with development potential and is very classy"
2020 De Montille Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret Magnums

De Montille Cailleret's greatness isn't widely known, but it is consistently one of the most exciting bottles of white Burgundy that we taste.

"What a total delight this is"
2019 Oddero Barolo

Oddero is making some of the most compelling wines in all of Piedmont. They are turning out classically styled Nebbiolos of incredible purity and detail.

A New Name To Know:
2021 Domaine des Closiers Saumur-Champigny Les Closiers

The depth and textual fascination of Closiers' wines make it clear that the combination of terroir and talent is really paying off. 

Burgundy Elite - 0.44ha, Vines Planted in 1907:
2001 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin

It is a larger-than-life wine. It's wickedly complex, deeply mysterious, and insanely powerful, yet manages to maintain an ultra-clear, super-elegant balance.

Unmistakable Brilliance Revisited:
2021 Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett

The 2021 Kabinett has an amazing lithe density while boasting a laser beam of cutting acidity. This is a decidedly bright expression of Riesling: A core of energetic slate-y minerality is complemented by a silky layer of gossamer citrus and white flowers. 

Trebbiano Benchmark - Don't Miss Abruzzo:
2021 De Sterlich Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Mostly based on examples from Valentini, but also Amorotti and Pepe, we believe that in the right hands, the Trebbiano grape can produce very serious white wines. 

Champagne:
Collin, Fallon, Krug, Pierre Peters, Prevost, Savart, Selosse, Taittinger & More

"Baby" Grand Cru Steal:
2022 Emrich-Schönleber Mineral Trocken

The equation is direct, and the value is obvious: 80-90% of the raw material at 50% of the price. With Keller’s “von der Fels” now being a tightly allocated rarity, we are basically left with only "Mineral" and "Senior". 

1HA - Lapierre Côte du Py:
2022 Lapierre Morgon Cuvée Camille

Lapierre's calling card is the sheer gulpability of his Beaujolais. Camille takes these traits and increases the structure and breeding to a compelling level.

Bulletproof - Lowest Price In the Nation:
2020 Chevillon Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Chaignots & Les Roncières

The 2020 is a great vintage for the wine. It's a total package of power, texture, and finely etched drive. It has a meaty and mineral signature with an element of gracefulness that nicely complements the wine's wilder elements. 

In Prime Form - Elusive Piedmont:
2018 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

The 2018 shows Paiagallo in prime form. The aromatics are explosive and incredibly precise. In many ways, this is the Platonic ideal of Barolo. There are notes of roses, spice, tar, and earth wrapped around a core that's both stern and finessed.

"Irresistible intensity and feather-lightness"
2021 Lauer Neuenberg

Lauer first bottled Neuenberg separately in 2010 and it has very quickly become one of the top bottlings in the Lauer collection.