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"Nothing short of magnificent"
2008 Dom Pérignon

The 2008 delivers a laser-like focus and impeccable class. The balance and harmony flirts with perfection. There's a regal intensity and exhilarating tension.

Lapierre Rarity:
2019 Lapierre Morgon Sans Soufre

2015 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

Without Peer:
2019 Pascal Cotat Chavignol Rosé

Pascal Cotat's Rosé is in many ways without peer.

It is one of the most ageworthy and compelling rosés in existence.

"Outstanding definition"
2018 Gonon Saint-Joseph

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

2019 Wittmann Grosses Gewächs:
Aulerde, Kirchspiel, & Brunnenhauschen

Wittmann's 2019 GGs are absolutely radiant with a tactile mineral tension and serious length, finesse, and definition. 

Transcending Its Appellation:
2018 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

When you catch Bachelet's Gevrey in the right vintage, the wine can simply floor you. It has a class and complexity that village-level wines pretty much never have. The first Bachelet that drove this point home was a bottle from 1990 opened nearly twenty years after the vintage.

Jamet: From VdF to Côte Brune

The heights that Jean-Paul Jamet reaches has few peers in the entire northern Rhône.

Rare Lamy Magnums:
2014 Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru Chateniere & En Remilly Magnums

The 2014 vintage produced simply extraordinary white Burgundies. It's one of the best young white Burgundy vintages that I've tasted. There's an impression of completeness and elegance to the wines that's special.

"Baby" Grand Cru Steal:
2019 Emrich-Schönleber "Mineral" Trocken

Along with bottlings like Keller's "von der Fels" or Lauer's "Senior," it's a wine with an undeniable Grand Cru pedigree. It is, by all standards, simply a declassified Grand Cru.

Roussillon Revelation:
2018 Danjou-Banessy Côtes du Roussillon Rouge Roboul

Danjou-Banessy's Roboul delivers a freshness and overall drinkability that's very rarely seen in Southern France. It's a bottle that offers equal parts fascination and delightful drinking. 

Sheer Magnificence:
2002 Roederer Cristal

Cristal's 2002 flaunts a combination of sleek finesse and layered, multifaceted complexity that's absolutely magical.  

Brilliant Bourgogne:
2018 Pierre Boisson Bourgogne Blanc

There are very, very few wines at this level that deliver so much for the money. 

"Iron hands in velvet gloves"
2018 Lambrays Clos des Lambrays

It's clear that Clos des Lambrays is at the top of their game, and seeing Lambrays hitting on all eight cylinders is really exciting.

The Master of Morgon:
2019 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py Magnums

Foillard captures Côte du Py's wild cherry, mineral, and floral-tinged quality with incredible sensitivity and precision. 

A Study in Grace and Understatement Revisited:
2017 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

Bertheau's are some of the Burgundies that I'm most fond of. They thrive on nuance and understatement.

The King of Chardonnay’s Cult Pinots:
2005 Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-du-Milieu

Lafon's whites get so much attention, especially his rare Montrachet, that most people overlook his work in Volnay.

Ulysse Collin Blanc de Noir Les Maillons Extra Brut (2016 Base)

The wines of Ulysse Collin are individual and intense, working on a grandness of scale that can nearly overwhelm the senses.

"The Brut Réserve is a real rock star"
Bérèche Brut Reserve (2018)

Bérèche is one of our favorite producers in all of Champagne. Everything that he turns out is shockingly good. 

2018 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

They are long-standing benchmarks of the northern Rhône. They hit a level of Burgundian-like finesse that is almost without peer. 

The Master of Morgon:
2019 Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

Foillard's Côte du Py captures the wild cherry, mineral, and floral-tinged quality of the vineyard in an unparalleled way.

Force and Finesse:
2010 Gouges Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets St. Georges

The 2010s have an electric purity with punch, and incredible finesse. This explains why the vintage immediately became a favorite of ours.

A Legendary Grézeaux In The Making - Magnum Edition:
2018 Baudry Chinon Les Grézeaux Magnums

We always expect a lot from Baudry's Grézeaux, but simply put, the 2018 Grezeaux is stunning. It's a vintage where magnums are essential. 

"Positively brilliant"
2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Magnums

Taittinger's 2007 CdC is a really compelling example of the wine's incredible breeding. It's such a clear expression of the wine's signature. In magnum, the 2007 promises to be so utterly refined that it will amaze you.