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Untamed Beauty:
2017 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains

The 2017 really highlights Chevillon's ability to combine muscle with finesse and purity.  It has a bone-crushing and brooding structure, but there's also a beautiful transparency and subtle complexity.

A Magical Combination:
2018 Heitz-Lochardet Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

Heitz-Lochardet's intense, focused and painstakingly refined white Burgundies have gained a serious following.

Unsurprisingly, Heitz-Lochardet's Perrières, along with their Chevalier-Montrachet, leads the charge.

"This is truly impressive"
La Bota De Manzanilla Pasada #90 Capataz Cabo

The Manzanilla Pasada bottlings from Equipo Navazos are some of the most profound wines that sherry country has to offer.

"Beautifully elegant"
2018 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Champans

Every time we've had the opportunity to drink old Champans, they've been amazing. We’ve had bottles with fifty years of age that were still gorgeously fresh and completely stunning.

Piedmont Elite, Rosé Edition:
2020 Nervi-Conterno Il Rosato

Roberto Conterno is an unrelenting perfectionist who makes world-class wines. When he applies this philosophy to rosé, good things happen.

"Outstanding definition"
2018 Gonon Saint-Joseph

The amount of gracefulness that Gonon is able to coax from the hills of Saint-Joseph is extraordinary.

Loire Royalty - Ungrafted and Profound:
2019 Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Franc de Pied

Roches Neuves produces some of the top wines of the Loire. Still, there's something special about the Franc de Pied. 

"Such a gorgeous wine"
2018 Verduno Barbaresco

In the right vintage, what Castello di Verduno delivers for the money is amazing. You get a really compelling combination of honesty and down to earth drinkability with a sneaky amount of structure and seriousness.

Jouan, The Smart Buy:
2018 Jouan Morey St. Denis

Jouan produces an outstanding lineup of wines, but we find ourselves reaching most often for his village-level wines.

Honest, Untamed, Beautiful:
2018 Levet Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries

The wines are simply unyielding in their untamed style.

A Perennial Overachiever:
2018 Tribut Chablis

The 2018 is a powerful example of the wine - deep, saturating, and mineral. It's a really exciting wine.

The Magic of Müller:
2020 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

Scharzhofberger Kabinetts, in any vintage, thrive on a steely finesse that's full of cut and mineral-drenched length that boasts the wine's nobility.

"A positively stellar wine in every way"
2016 Produttori del Barbaresco Ovello Riserva Magnums

Ovello always impresses with its tensile, energetic, and finely woven profile. However, as Galloni's note makes clear, the 2016 is something special. It's why purchasing magnums is a very smart decision. 

Supreme Elegance:
2008 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rosé

Billecart's rosé NV may be the most beloved rosé Champagne in the world. Their prestige rosé, Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon, takes things to a whole other level.

Northern Piedmont Benchmark:
2016 & 2017 Colombera & Garella Bramaterra

High up in the Alto Piedmont, no one does purity and refinement as well as Colombera & Garella.

Ever since their first vintage in 2010, Colombera & Garella has been a benchmark for the area. 

Red Burgundy 2002-2019:
Arnoux-Lachaux, Bachelet, Barthod, Dujac, Lafarge, Roumier, Rousseau & More

"This is already excellent and potentially outstanding."
2018 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

Chambolle is one of the most beautiful expressions of red Burgundy. For many years, Drouhin's 1er Cru has served as an archetypal Chambolle for me. It's a wine that's simply beguiling.

Outrageous Champagne Value Revisited:
Laherte Frères NV Brut Ultradition Blanc de Blancs

Ultradition is an irresistible Champagne that delivers serious value. It's an accessible Champagne, but also one of incredible balance and interest.

2020 Lapierre Morgon Magnums

Lapierre is one of the most beloved produces in Beaujolais and this is modest parcel of magnums will disappear quickly.

"There is a really lovely sense of verve"
2018 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Vincent Dauvissat compares the vintage to the legendary vintages of 1947 and 1959. 

The Genuine Article
2018 Gilles Cornas

Gilles produces real deal Cornas.

"This is lovely" - Burghound
2018 Lafon Meursault

Utter Brilliance:
2020 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese

It's hard not to be in awe of Egon Müller. From his Scharzhofberg vineyard, Müller crafts the most consistently magical Rieslings on the planet.

A Study in Grace and Understatement Revisited:
2018 Jouan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé