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"A lovely sense of detail and vibrancy" -Burghound
2019 Bachelet Côte de Nuits - Villages

The 2019 takes the stony core and builds a subtle soil inflected minerality that's rendering with incredible precision. There are ultra-clear layers of red fruits and a beautiful textural elegance.

Wine of the Year #3: Bobby's Pick
2020 Chacra Chardonnay

The combined efforts of Piero Incisa della Rochetta and Jean-Marc Roulot have really paid off. Hailing from Argentina's Patagonia region, the 2020 Chardonnay is simply a tour de force irrespective of geographic qualifiers. This is not great Southern Hemisphere Chardonnay. It's world-class Chardonnay.

Wine of the Year #2: Ian's Pick
2019 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-Montrachet

These are revelatory expressions of Burgundy. The amount of finesse and luminous mineral precision that they are able to tease out is astonishing. 

Wine of the Year #1 - Joe's Pick
2020 Stein Riesling Palmberg Kabinett Trocken

There's no way to adequately capture the importance of Ulli's wines. In a world where striving for greatness seems most important, these wines work on an entirely different and more humble wavelength. When Ulli hits the mark, there's something beautifully and quietly persuasive about the wines. The 2020 Palmberg Kabinett Trocken is an excellent example of this.

"This very powerful effort should be capable of rewarding up to a decade of cellaring"
2019 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

By all reports, Dauvissat's 2019 Forest is an epic bottle. The wine combines Forest's classic Chablisienne profile with an incredible scale. It's a very impressive combination. 

"This offers unusually good quality for a Gevrey villages."
2019 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

It exists on a special plane amongst villages bottlings. It shares this space with a few other bottles - Roumier Chambolle, Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée, etc.

Once and Never Again:
La Bota de Vinagre de Jerez Gran Reserva Bota No #106 Half-Bottle

Equipo Navazos and the La Bota series have changed the landscape of sherry. The #106 takes sherry vinegar to a whole new level.

Chianti Standard Bearer:
2015 Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva

This is Sangiovese as it should be: finessed, harmonious, and understated.

2017 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cerretta

No other producer that I've tasted reaches the level of gracefulness and precision that Conterno did in 2017. The Barolo Cerretta serves as a monument to what Conterno achieved in 2017.

2019 Dominique Lafon Meursault "Narvaux"

After decades of crafting some of the greatest white Burgundies, Dominique Lafon may be making the best wines of his illustrious career. It has been amazing to watch. 

2019 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Cherbaudes

Cherbaudes is one of the overlooked bottles in Fourrier's line-up.

2020 Emrich-Schönleber Grosses Gewächs: Frühlingsplätzchen & Halenberg

Have no doubt, 2020 is a profound vintage for Frank Schönleber.

"One of the most elegant and restrained wines of the year"
2017 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

Bartolo Mascarello's Barolos are legendary. They are some of the most soulful expressions of Nebbiolo that you'll ever taste.

Chinon "Grand Cru"
2019 Baudry Chinon Clos Guillot

When the Baudry family purchased Clos Guillot, they were confident that it would become their top site.

White Burgundy:
Carillon, Coche-Dury, Dauvissat, Lafon & More

German Elite, Part III:
2020 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felsenberg Grosses Gewächs

Schafer-Frohlich's 2020s perfectly encapsulate the pull-no-punches style. The 2020 Felsenberg GG has a staggering presence and brilliant clarity. 

"Beautifully long and balanced"
2014 Chevillon Nuits-St-George 1er Cru Les Cailles

The vintage's poise, clarity, and finesse is really compelling. With the possible exception of 2017, we have not seen a vintage of such levity and low-octane purity. 

Piedmont Rarity, Part II:
2017 Canonica Barolo Grinzane Cavour

There's something utterly captivating about the wines. The wines possess an intangible quality that fascinates. The texture, depth, and precision are mind-blowing.

"The airy finesse is simply stunning"
2020 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Kabinett

The 2020 Domprobst Kabinett offers serious cut and a lifted, finessed delicacy.

"One of Italy’s most iconic producers"
2017 Valentini Trebbiano D'Abruzzo

In Valentini's hands, the all-too-often innocuous Trebbiano grape becomes ridiculously complex, age-worthy, and just unforgettable.

Piedmont Rarity, 1.8ha:
2017 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

Canonica's wines have become some of the hardest to find in all of Piedmont. Canonica’s Barolo Paiagallo comes from a mere 1.8ha vineyard.

"Excellent"
2019 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts

Drouhin's Petits Monts is seamless, dripping with class, and presented with pitch-perfect harmony. 

Indescribable Magic:
2014 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Kabinett

Müller's Kabinetts are some of the great wines of the world and their track record for aging is second to none.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Magnum Edition:
2020 Tempier Bandol Rosé Magnums

Few rosés combine deliciousness and seriousness the way that Tempier's does. It also belongs to a very small class of rosés that really flourish in the cellar.