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Class and Brilliance:
2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

The Côte des Blancs was the star of the 2004 vintage: the wines have an ultra-clear, super-fine chalky minerality and a gorgeous rigor - exactly what I look for in Champagne. The 2004 Comtes de Champagne exemplifies these qualities. Every bottle that we open is beautiful. 

"Villages-level wines rarely are as good as this"
2020 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

Bachelet's Gevrey is famous for boxing well above its weight class. However, the 2020 sets a new standard. 

"Lovely and one to look for"
2020 Vocoret Chablis Bas de Chapelot

Their 2020s represent yet another high-water mark. You don't have to look any further than Bas de Chapelot. It is a staggeringly good Chablis.

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

Revelatory Champagne:
Cuillier Chemin des Rois Brut Nature (2019)

The Chemin des Nature is a multifaceted triumph. Few Champagnes reach a similar level of energy, nuance, and precision. 

Grand Cru Emrich-Schönleber at 50% Off
Misunderstood and Rare

Make no mistake, these two bottlings are single-vineyard, Grand Cru dry Rieslings from Emrich-Schönleber.

They are something like the Grosses Gewächs at roughly half the price.

The Crown Jewel of the Northern Rhône
1995 Chave Hermitage Rouge

Chave's 1995 Hermitage is one of the examples of the wine that I'm especially fond of. It's certainly among my favorite vintages of Chave from the past few decades. 

Eye-Opening Burgundy - Refinement and Value:
2020 Fornerol Côte de Nuits - Villages Rouge

I have a soft spot for Côte de Nuits, mostly due to Bachelet's wines. Didier Fornerol takes Côte de Nuits to a level of class that I thought was impossible.

The Grand Cru of Vin Jaune:
1982 Macle Château-Chalon

With age Macle's Château-Chalon gets profoundly nuanced. At nearly forty years old, the 1982 is close to peak maturity and boasts all of the complexity and breeding that comes with it. 

"Airy, elegant, precise, and incredibly persistent"
2021 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

"Another reference point wine from Bessin"
2020 Bessin-Tremblay Chablis Grand Cru Valmur

We've been blown away by recent vintages. The wines combine honesty, polish, and intensity.

"What a great success!"
2021 Egon Müller Scharzhof QbA Scharzhof

The wines have a zippy, clear, and cool-toned profile that defies the recent string of ripe vintages. 

Honest, Untamed, Beautiful:
2019 Levet Côte-Rôtie Les Journaries

We love the wine's rugged honesty. They are a completely genuine expression of Syrah: unapologetically wild and complex.

1HA - Lapierre Côte du Py:
2021 Lapierre Cuvee Camille Bottles and Magnums

The 2021 Camille has a beautiful soaring verve and a gorgeously suave texture. There's a very bright and floral presentation of wild cherry and dark minerality. It delivers very appealing drinkability and levity.

Go-To Burgundy: Finesse & Understatement
2019 Jouan Morey St. Denis

The 2019 Morey is muscular, but miraculously remains fresh and has a vivid terroir imprint. The wine flaunts how Jouan's fine-tuned and graceful style really shines in warmer vintages.

Real Deal Sangiovese, Part II:
2019 Boncie Rosso di Toscana Chiesamonti

The 2019 Chiesamonti boasts a serious amount of punch and length. All of this intensity is delivered with refinement and grace. The overall harmony and clarity of expression is really impressive. 

Absolutely Spectacular:
Ulysses Collin Blanc de Blancs Les Pierrières Extra Brut (2016 Base, 48 Months)

The 2016 base of Pierrières is incisive, powerful, and complex. It covers an incredibly wide range, from layers of citrus to stone fruits, stony minerality, smoke, and herbs. There's an amazing radiant expansiveness to the wine.

Red Burgundy:
D'Angerville, Barthod, Dujac, Fourrier, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg & More

Burgundy Elite - Transcending The Category:
2019 Bachelet Bourgogne Aligoté

We've opened a few back vintages of Bachelet's Aligoté over the years, and we've always been impressed. With a few years of age, the inherent sharpness of Aligoté rounds out into something deeper.

"I was knocked out with the quality"
2020 Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé

I was seriously impressed by the 2020 white Burgundies when I tasted them this spring. Everything points to this being a very important vintage.

Rare Jamet:
2020 Jamet Côtes du Rhône

Jamet is one of the northern Rhône's famed domaines, and his Côtes du Rhône is a sought-after rarity. This is a wine that rarely sees the light of day.

2021 Lapierre Morgon Magnums

Their Morgon serves as an archetype of purity and deliciousness. Few wines offer so much joyful drinking. These qualities make magnums essential.

Real Deal Sangiovese
2019 Boncie Rosso di Toscana Le Trame

It's this beautifully composed combination of intensity and finesse that defines the Le Trame. It's very easy to imagine Le Trame aging amazingly well for decades.

“One of the wines of the vintage"
2013 Chave Hermitage Rouge

The Chave family has been making wine on the slopes of the northern Rhône for over 500 years and Hermitage Rouge is their flagship bottling. Chave allows Hermitage to shine in all of its majestic nobility and ageworthiness.