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Comte Lafon: Meursault to Volnay

2012 Jamet Côte-Rôtie

The 2012 Côte-Rôtie makes very clear why Jamet is the benchmark of the appellation. 

The First and Only "Reserve"
Weiser-Künstler

This is the first and only time this tiny estate has ever produced a "Reserve" bottling at all, let alone from the famous Ellergrub vineyard, one of the greatest sites of the Mosel.

Lafarge 2005-2018:
From Bourgogne Rouge to Clos des Chênes

Champagne!
Bérêche, Clos des Goisses, Dom Pérignon, Fallon, Peters, Suenen & More

"Unusual in every respect"
2017 Château Simone Palette Rouge

Compared to the rest of the Provençal wines, Chateau Simone stands out for its balance, refinement, and poise.

St. Aubin Benchmark in Magnum:
2014 Hubert Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 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.

2019 Jamet Côtes du Rhône

It's a wine that shows a lot of poise and detailed expressions of minerals, herbs, spice, savory elements, and florality. The aromatics simply soar.

The Shimmering Beauty of Côte-Rôtie:
2009 & 2012 Benetiere Côte-Rôtie Cordeloux

Côte-Rôtie is famous for being the most Burgundian expression of Syrah. Bénetière highlights these qualities with its lithe frame of jet-black minerals, floral notes, and dark fruits.

Long-haul Beaujolais - Clos de la Roilette Fleurie:
2019 Cuvée Tardive & 2018 Griffe du Marquis

Alain Coudert set out to make the anti-nouveau, a bottle to showcase Beaujolais' aging potential. He definitely proved his point - Tardives with 10 or 15 years of age can be shockingly good.

2015 Willi Schaefer Auslesen:
Graacher Himmelreich Auslese #4 & Graacher Domprobst Auslese #11

Unbeatable White Burgundy Value:
2019 Thierry Pillot Bourgogne Blanc

Everything that Pillot produces is shockingly pure, precise, and tension-filled. The incredible quality across the entire range is impressive. 

"Without question the finest wines I have ever tasted... "
2016 Produttori Barbaresco Montestefano Riserva

Montestefano is one of the great sites of Barbaresco. It's a wine that soars with tightly coiled finesse.

White Burgundy:
Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Lafon, Roulot, & More

Authentic Bordeaux In Full Glory:
2016 La Fleur Garderose Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

La Fleur Garderose's 2016 is a shocking bottle. It boasts incredible completeness. There's beautiful detail, focus, and subtle complexity.

The Crown Jewel:
2019 Pascal Cotat Sancerre La Grande Côte

Grande Côte is one of the grandest, most profound, and longest-lived Sancerres on earth.

"Crystalline precision and fabulous depth"
2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé

I can't tell you how many times I've been blown away by bottles of Comtes de Champagne Rosé.

"The balance, focus and precision are perfect"
2008 Drouhin Grands Echezeaux

In a vintage defined by its purity of terroir expression, Drouhin's wines stand out for the pristine, soil-saturated clarity.

An Electric Overachiever - Lowest Price:
2018 Anne Boisson Bourgogne Aligoté

The Boisson family is making some of the most exciting wines in Burgundy. Their Aligoté highlights the incredible level of winemaking at Boisson. 

The Master of Morgon:
2019 Foillard Morgon Eponym

The Eponym really underscores just how attuned Foillard is to Morgon's different terroirs. 

"Super-elegant"
2015 Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

If Les Clos is all muscle and force, Les Preuses will beguile with its finesse. It's a wine of supreme length and clarity; it is a fine-tuned expression of Chablis.

"Simply fantastic wines"
2009 Simon Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses

2018 Roulot Auxey-Duresses Blanc

It's a bottle that I make an effort to buy every vintage. Recently, we opened a bottle of 2014 and it was a potent reminder of how much this bottle brings to the table. 

Under-the-Radar Chave:
2016 J.L. Chave Sélection Hermitage Blanc Blanche

On paper, the Hermitage Blanc Blanche is a negociant wine. In reality, the truth is much more complicated.