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Mastering The Sparkle:
2019 Les Capriades Pet-Sec

Pét-Nat is almost their sole focus. When you taste Capriades, it's very difficult not to be impressed by their meticulousness and skill. When it comes to Pét-Nat, Capriades is simply way ahead of the pack. 

Chinon Benchmark:
2017 Baudry Chinon La Croix Boissée

I've bought and cellared every vintage for over a decade and have never been even mildly disappointed by the wine. There are very few wines with this level of consistency.

Purity In Chablis Magnum Edition:
2017 Tribut Chablis 1er Beauroy Magnums

"Simply breathtaking"
2008 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

In 2008, Comtes de Champagne has an explosive minerality, incredible detail, and a nearly unrelenting length.

Lamy Rarity:
2014 Hubert Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Magnums

For the past few years, we've been beating the drum for Lamy. The wines are profoundly exciting.

Unterstenberg Revolution - The Razor's Edge:
2019 Lauer Unterstenberg Fass 12

Always a powerful wine, for 2019 Lauer's Unterstenberg is not only layered and complex, but it flaunts an uncommon, and truly unprecedented structure.

"Genuinely Great"
2017 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc

Mouches' sheer complexity and confounding nature make it one of my favorite Burgundies. Accordingly, I chased after the 2017 white with serious determination. For white Burgundy, 2017 is a vintage of supreme balance and seldom seen clarity and energy.

2017 Dujac Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Gruenchers

The wines are ruthlessly intense and yet, ethereal, perfumed, and incredibly finessed. This is something that only the truly great producers achieve.

Don't Miss - White Burgundy Value:
2016 Lamy Bourgogne Blanc Les Chataigners

You'd be hard-pressed to find a white Burgundy at this price point that competes with Lamy's Bourgogne Chataigners.

Back-Vintage Clape: 1999 Clape Cornas

I was really excited to have landed these wines. Clape with age is stunning, and the parcel included great vintages - 98, 99, and 01. 

The Greatest $32 Grower Champagne?
Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs NV

Grand Cru Icon:
2017 Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche

Drouhin's Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche is one of the great historic wines of Burgundy.

Transcending Its Appellation:
2018 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin VV

Bachelet's Gevrey exists on its own plane.

On paper, it's a village-level wine. In reality, it radically transcends the category.

"Lovely classic Brunello" - 2013 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino

Val di Suga drives homes what's essential about Brunello.

1997 Raveneau Chablis Les Clos

The 1997 Clos is a soaring and powerful example of the Grand Cru. It offers a beguiling saline inflected texture. The palate offers up a silky rush of minerals, stone fruits, and spice. This is a large-scaled Clos for sure, but the rigor of its grand architecture really stands out. 

The Rhône's Old Guard - Final Vintage:
2015 Juge Cornas

Marcel Juge is part of the same generation as Verset, Gentaz, and Trollat. He is in his eighties and up until the 2015 vintage continued to make wine. Each vintage, he produced around 150 cases as a hobby. 

Thriving on Grace - Revisited:
2017 Jouan Clos St-Denis

The Grand Cru Clos Saint-Denis is celebrated for its class, purity, feminine grace, and simultaneously, for its intensity. It’s a perfect match for Jouan.

Hiding In Plain Sight:
2017 Pierre Boisson Auxey Duresses 1er Cru En Reugne

We've been beating the drum for Boisson's wines for a while. They are the most exciting white Burgundies around.

Pommard at its Most Profound:
2010 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos Des Epeneaux

The 2010 is one of those vintages. In general, it's a vintage that I love for its clarity, concentration, and snappy radiance. 

"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. 

"This is the address to head for"
2018 Picq Chablis Dessus la Carrière

For us, Dessus la Carrière is always the top choice. Simply put, it's everything that you could want from a villages Chablis and then some.

"This is a wine of finesse with knockout length"
2018 Roulot Meursault 1er Cru Clos des Bouchères

As the Burghound quote above makes clear, Clos des Bouchères is a profound example of Roulot's amazing 2018 collection. 

"No stone should be left unturned... "
2019 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spätlese #10

Schaefer's 2019s seem destined to join the best vintages that this great estate produced over the past few decades.

"One of Champagne's most dynamic young growers”
Savart Premier Cru Bulle De Rosé

The champagnes of Fred Savart have become some of our favorites.

It's clear that we're not alone. Savart is among our most popular Champagnes.