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The Benchmark Muscadet in Magnum:
2022 Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Clos des Briords Magnums

The 2022 Briords is a deeply layered expression of the wine. Underneath the stone fruits and ripe citrus is a core of Briords' piercing minerality.

The Master of Morgon:
2022 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

The 2022 vintage allowed Foillard to produce a layered and powerful Côte du Py with a vibrant core. We love the underlying structure that pulls everything together with its stony minerality. The wine is powerful and downright gulpable at the same time. 

Rare, Grand Cru Sherry:
2016 Valdespino Manzanilla La Especial Miraflores

The 2016 Miraflores marks the second release of a single vintage from the Miraflores. Valdespino has beautifully captured the ocean-tinged minerality, subtlety, and elegance of the great Miraflores vineyard. To the lithe and sleek framework, they've added some serious intensity.

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

Few wines marry opulence with rigor so seamlessly as the Comtes de Champagne Rosé. I can't tell you how many times I've been blown away by bottles of Comtes de Champagne Rosé.

“Who would have known that such a hot and dry vintage could lead to such beautifully ethereal and balanced wines?"
2022 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Kabinett

Out of Schaefer's Kabinetts, Domprobst is the most yellow-fruited and layered. It also has the most complexity and the greatest aging capabilities.

Uncompromisingly Original:
Ulysse Collin

"This is an excellent group of 2022 whites and worth your interest" Part Two:
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny

The 2022 has the wine's signature of gentle citrus-infused minerality that's delivered with luminous precision. It's tense and electric. I like the wine's pointed drive and high-toned finesse.

Red Burgundy:
Bizot, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

PYCM Magic - Extreme Purity:
2021 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

The 2021 Clement et Emma takes these qualities to the extreme. Expect all of the soaring brilliance that you've come to expect from PYCM along with an extra dose of verve and stoniness. It explodes with citrus, stone fruits, spice, and minerality. The total package is riveting. 

In Peak Form - Don't Miss:
2020 Brovia Barolo

The Barolo normale is a blend of younger vines from Brovia's impressive Cru holdings. In any vintage, the wine has a shocking clarity of expression of minerality, herbs, floral notes, and spice.

Cult Chablis:
2022 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy

Tribut's 2022s have an incredible amount of punch and finesse.

Unlikely Brilliance:
2021 Mas Jullien Vin de Pays de l'Herault Blanc

Mas Jullien's 2021 Blanc is show-stoppingly beautiful. It's driven, long, elegant, and supremely clear. It's impossible not to imagine the 2021 aging amazingly well.

Meursault Charmes At Its Best:
2022 Tessier Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus

A few years ago, a friend poured me a glass of Arnaud Tessier's Meursault AC, and I was immediately intrigued.

I've been buying the domaine's wines ever since. 

Today, I'm happy to present a stunning example of their work, the 2022 Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes Dessus. 

Chablisienne To The Extreme:
2021 Testut Chablis Grand Cru Grenouille

Finding Testut's Grenouille presents a challenge.

Their holdings in this tiny 10ha Grand Cru are a mere 0.32ha.

From their tiny parcel, they produce what is very easily my favorite example of Grenouilles (Testut uses the Grenouille spelling).

"The 2013 simply has it all"
2013 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo Magnums

This is a vintage of the wine that I absolutely love. The 2013 Barolo is a wine of devastating purity, beautiful precision, and finesse.

Champagne!
Agrapart, Bereche, Bouchard. Dom Pérignon, Fallon, Prevost, Selosse, Suenen & More

"This is an excellent group of 2022 whites and worth your interest."
2022 Bachelet-Monnot Chassagne-Montrachet

For the past decade, things have clicked into high gear at Bachelet-Monnot. Each vintage the wines seem to go from strength to strength. 

Don't Miss d'Angerville:
2020 Volnay 1er Champans & Volnay 1er Clos des Ducs

D'Angerville's 2020s  blew me away when I tasted them in 2022. They are wines of incredible freshness, depth, and class. In short, it's the total package.

A Master At Work - Value Edition:
2022 Dominique Lafon Bourgogne Blanc

While there's no way around the fact that Lafon's wines can hit high price points, it's not true that encountering Lafon's mastery comes at a cost. Today, we drive this point home in a big way. 

Not To Be Missed Red Burgundy Value:
2021 Berthaut-Gerbet Bourgogne Les Prielles

What's even more amazing is that these qualities carry across her entire range. It's a real testament to her winemaking that even at the Bourgogne level, the wines are so finely rendered. 

Jura: Cavarodes, Ganevat, Marnes Blanches,
Macle, Overnoy & More

To start with, Domaine des Cavarodes is situated just north of Arbois. Etienne Thiebaud's Domaine des Cavarodes produces some of Jura's hardest-to-find bottles. 

Supremely Graceful:
2022 Jouan Chambolle-Musigny

Few producers capture the imagination like Jouan. The wines are some of the most mysterious, beautiful, and subtle Burgundies I know.

White Burgundy:
Coche-Dury, Dauvissat, Dureuil-Janthial, Ente, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Raveneau & More

Like No Other:
2023 Tempier Bandol Rosé

It's hard to think of another rosé that pulls off structure and interest with joyful drinkability so well. It offers depth and power alongside a dazzling, bright backbone. The classic profile is on bold display - flowers, herbs, citrus, spice, and a subtle, scorched earth minerality.