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The Other Side of Gonon - Lowest Price:
2021 Gonon St. Joseph Blanc "Les Oliviers"

The 2021 boasts a fascinating spectrum of citrus and orchard fruit, quince, smoke, honey, minerals, and flowers. While there’s great density and depth, it’s balanced by superb verve and refinement.

Vollenweider:
Rebirth, Renewal, Breakthrough...

Vollenweider's Goldgrube is sourced from old, ungrafted vines and the wine has a startling purity, a cool and incisive cut of mint and lime, a supreme detail of dried herbs, and a truly electric core of citrus oils. There is a profound clarity to the flavor and extraordinary length. 

"Among the most successful wines of the vintage."
-2019 Cappellano Barolo Pie Rupestris

In terms of longevity, Cappellano's Barolos boast structures that can keep stride with the great distance runners of Piedmont, like Conterno's Monfortino and Giacosa's Red Labels. 

Jamet's Côte-Rôtie, The Alternate Take:
2022 Côte-Rôtie Fructus Voluptas

Fructus Voluptas has Jamet's signature finesse but achieves this with darker fruits and more overt florality. There is a serious undercurrent of crushed rock, smoke, and herbal notes. The 2022 is especially concentrated with a vibrant core of savory minerality and energy. 

Rare Germany:
2022 Wasenhaus Spätburgunder

The 2022 Spätburgunder flaunts the finesse and pristine signature that Wasenhaus is famous for. It's really impressive how much radiance and detail they can tease out. 

"Readers who want to explore Sangiovese at its finest must put Le Boncie at the top of their lists."
-2021 Boncie Rosso di Toscana Chiesamonti

We've been working with the wines for eighteen years. They've always turned out Sangiovese exactly how we like it. The wines are structured, nuanced, and offer a beautiful combination of lift and depth.

"It belongs among Chablis's top half-dozen domaines." -Part Two:
2022 Bessin-Tremblay Chablis VV

Romain Bessin is making some of our favorite Chablis.

Red Burgundy 1999-2022:
Bachelet, Bizot, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg,
Roumier, Rousseau & More

The list below represents Burgundy's top talent and some of my favorites from our inventory. 

One Of Our Favorite Rosés That We Never Get To Offer:
2023 Baudry Chinon "Le Rosé"

The winemaking and farming at Domaine Baudry is some of the most conscientious that we know of. Across the range, the wines dramatize their careful approach. They are so clear and precise. 

Allemand Magnums:
2006-2018

Allemand crafts Cornas like no one else. There's a poise and detail to the wines that makes them utterly singular. 

The Loire Domaine To Watch:
2021 Domaine des Closiers Saumur-Champigny Les Coudraies

The depth and textual fascination of Closiers' wines make it clear that the combination of terroir and talent is paying off.

Corsican Discovery:
2022 Clos Venturi Brama Blanc

The wine combines beautiful composition with lots of complexity and mystery. There's a textual depth and jagged saline minerality that captured our attention.

Single Vineyard Splendor, Part Two:
2019 Chartogne-Taillet Blanc de Blancs Chemin de Reims Extra Brut

As Galloni's note makes clear, the Chemin de Reims is one of the stars of the collection. It's expansive, layered, and ultra-clear. The way it combines complex notes of herbs, stony minerality, and earth with a bright agility is thrilling. 

"A very beautiful, delicate wine that captures the best this vintage has to offer."
2019 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

The aging curve for Bartolo Mascarello's Barolos is epic. The 2019  will have no trouble seeing its 20th birthday.

Hitting The Bullseye:
2022 Domaine du Pélican Arbois Trois Cépages

For many years, Pélican Arbois Trois has been one of our go-tos.

"One of the most complete, most dazzling Champagnes I have ever tasted"
2008 Roederer Cristal

Cristal is one of the absolute highlights of the vintage. The combination of sleek elegance and layered, multifaceted complexity is magical. 

Large Formats:
Allemand, Canonica, Fourrier, Lafarge, Leflaive, Montevertine, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roulot, Schäfer-Fröhlich & More

The Stars Aligned:
2019 Génot-Boulanger Meursault 1er Cru Les Bouchères

With the 2014 vintage, Génot-Boulanger went from a virtually unknown domaine to one that collectors were suddenly talking about. 

Loire Benchmark:
2023 Pepiere Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine Clos des Briords

Clos des Briords takes Muscadet close to its Platonic ideal of jagged saline minerality.

The Magic of Dauvissat:
2010 Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

The 2010 Preuses is just incredible. There's such precision, finesse, and intensity. It's no wonder why this is a legendary bottle. 

Might and Mineral:
2023 Emrich-Schönleber Riesling Mineral Trocken

In this effusive vintage, Schönleber captures the expansive, juicy quality of the vintage without any of the weight. It's just a magical effect.

Nanclares y Prieto: 2019-2022

Nanclares y Prieto make some of the most stunning examples of the Albarino grape that we know.

In Peak Form:
2021 Lafon Meursault Clos de la Baronne

When it comes to Meursault, Lafon has few peers. You'd have to look towards Coche and Roulot.

"This too is a fine villages and in particular it has unusually good persistence"
2019 Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin MAGNUMS

I enjoy how Drouhin's 2019 combines Gevrey's soil-inflected muscle with the producer's refined and ultra-pure style. In 2019, you can expect everything to be magnified in a very flattering way.