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"The 2013 simply has it all" -Antonio Galloni
2013 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

Loire Royalty - In Top Form
2019 Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc Clos de l'Échelier

The l’Échelier Blanc is always the most incisively mineral of Roches Neuves' whites. Clos de l’Échelier is a 1.8ha clos (a walled vineyard) that has hard limestone soils.

In Top Form Revisited
2017 Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet

The 2017 Puligny is a really beautiful vintage for the wine. It is vibrant, finely etched, and supremely elegant. It's very rare that a villages wine has this much class and sophistication.

Lowest Price: 2019 White Burgundy Sweet Spot
2019 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon

By all accounts, Leflaive's 2019s are some of the top white Burgundies of the vintage. The wines have showstopping elegance, incredible complexity, and serious cut and structure. The total package is jaw-dropping.

Sub-$25 2019 Red Burgundy Revisited:
Trousselle Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune En Cre

Since discovering the wines last year, Trousselle has been our go-to producer for everyday Burgundy. The quality that he turns out for the price is beyond astonishing. 

Confounding Greatness:
2018 Simone Palette Blanc

Simone Blanc confounds expectations. From deep within sun-soaked Provence comes this white wine of shocking verve, aristocratic breeding and, the capacity to age for decades.

"Marries power with refinement"
2018 Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche

The sun-soaked 2018 vintage produced wines of uncommon power, which blends seamlessly with the crystal clear style of Drouhin. This is a wine that will inspire awe in its youth and age gracefully for decades. 

Back Up The Truck - Piedmont Edition:
2017 Produttori Carema Carema Classico

The 2017 Carema is a wine of shocking energy and purity. The wine has incredible agility, but also length and presence. There's a beautiful and radiant delicacy.

The Cult Meunier - Rare:
Prevost Fac-Simile Rosé (2017)

Fac-Simile is one of the rarest and most hunted wines in all of Champagne. The quantities that we find are always very modest.

Untamed Côte-Rôtie - Revisited:
2018 Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche

The 2018 Chavaroche is a powerhouse boasting a serious mineral streak and sauvage imprint. It's amazing that a wine with so much unhinged intensity manages to maintain a sense of purity and verve. There's berries steeped in herbs, stones, and spice along with beautiful floral top notes. 

Magic in Meursault:
2019 Pierre Boisson Meursault Les Criots

The wine debuted in 2017 and now, in its third vintage, it's clear that the Criots is a dynamite bottle of Meursault.

Without Artifice - 0.66ha:
2019 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes

"Crystalline precision and fabulous depth"
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé

Few wines marry opulence with rigor so seamlessly as the Comtes de Champagne Rosé.

Bulletproof White Burgundy:
2019 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.

Allemand Cornas: 1998-2018

Red Burgundy:
Barthod, Dujac, Mugneret-Gibourg, Rousseau, & More

Single Barrel La Bota - Manzanilla Pasada "Bota NO" #83

Both bottlings take a profound solera and focus on superlative barrels within the solera. In the case of the #83, a mere 900 500ml bottles were produced.

Hitting On All Cylinders:
2019 Colin-Morey St. Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Nicholas et Mathis

It wouldn't be out of line to say that Pierre-Yves Colin's work in St. Aubin has been crucial in establishing the domaine's cult status. This speaks volumes about how impressive his work in St. Aubin is. 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.

"Excellent" - 2019 Vocoret Chablis Le Bas de Chapelot

In the past few vintages, the wines have been stunning. As good as their early efforts were, the trajectory of the domaine is astonishing. They are currently one of my favorite addresses for riveting Chablis. 

Cotat Rarity
2019 François Cotat Chavignol Rosé

For many rosés, there's a race to drink them within the first year of release. In contrast, Cotat's is in prime form after 6-10 years of age.

Don't Miss Under-The-Radar Barolo Traditionalist
2016 Cascina Fontana Barolo del Comune di Castiglione Falletto

The Other Foillard - Enter Agnès and Nadine
2018 Foillard Morgon Elles

Like so many others, we find Foillard's wines totally irresistible. The Morgon Elles is yet another entry of Foillard's that we love to drink, but there's a twist.

Marquis D'Angerville: 2006-2018

Whether it's the stony and intricate raciness of Taillepieds or the singular combination of intensity and breeding of Clos des Ducs, d'Angerville's wines possess a captivating silkiness, finesse, and excellent transparency.

Transcending Its Category
2020 Egon Muller Riesling QBA Scharzhof

Müller's QbA is sourced from vines in Wiltinger Braunfels, Oberemmeler Rosenberg, and Saarburger Rausch. The combination of top vineyards and Müller's intense dedication and spare-no-expense winemaking leave an obvious mark on the wine.