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Rugged Majesty Revisited:
2017 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche

Compared to these, Lignier's Clos de la Roche is the most unmediated rendering of the Grand Cru. It's this quality that really wows. It's a wine of class and elegance, without artifice. 

Saving The Best For Last:
2014 Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru En Remilly Magnums

En Remilly is one of the best sites of Saint-Aubin. It is the go-to site for Burgundy lovers.

"Absolutely Beautiful"
1996 Roagna Barolo La Pira Riserva

The 1996 Riserva is thrilling. While it is showing beautifully right now, it's abundantly clear that the wine's architecture will allow it to age incredibly well. There's a subtlety, nuance, and savory muscle to the wine that harkens back to the Barolos of the 70s.

2018 Dauvissat Chablis

Dauvissat produced an amazing cast of 2018s. They combine power and richness with snap, tension, and Chablisien minerality. 

Brilliance in the Saar:
2019 Lauer Kupp GG & Feils GG

Lauer's 2019 GGs are grand, soaring, vivid, and lifted.  Both GGs are brilliantly clear and have a finely tuned balance.

Without Peer, Part II
Selosse Aÿ La Côte Faron Brut NV

His lieux-dits are nothing short of magical. They take the ridiculous resonance, the breadth of complexity, and the finesse that are Selosse's calling cards to the extreme. The Côte Faron may very well lead the pack when it comes to marrying depth and finesse.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2018 Roulot Bourgogne Blanc

Roulot's Bourgogne Blanc may be the most loved and sought after wine in the category. I can't think of a parallel. The closest you could come to a peer might be Mugneret-Gibourg.

An 11th Century Clos - Loire Elite:
2016 & 2017 Roches Neuves Saumur Blanc Clos Romans

Clos Romans is one of the most important wines of the Loire. Many tasters compare it to Corton-Charlemagne. That helps convey the amount of regal complexity and soaring tension that it offers.

The Pinnacle - 0.36ha:
2019 Jouan Clos Saint-Denis

Jouan’s wines are famous for possessing a captivating mixture of perfume and delicacy.

"Some of the most compelling wines"
Ulysse Collin Les Maillons Rosé de Saignée (2014)

Collin makes some of the most breathtakingly unique wines in all of Champagne.

We love his wines for their fascinating depth, incredible intensity, and sheer beauty.

Roumier:
Chambolle, Bussière, Combottes, & Cras

His wines are just so fine, complex, and transparent. There's an undeniable magic to them.

"I very much like the underlying sense of tension"
2014 Lamy St. Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard Magnums

Out of Lamy's impressive lineup of Saint Aubin, 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard is the most incisive and tensile. The wines possess a screaming mineral character that we love.

Without Peer:
Selosse Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos NV

His lieux-dits are nothing short of magical. They take the ridiculous resonance, the breadth of complexity, and the finesse that are Selosse's calling cards to the extreme.

Morstein meets 2019 - Old-Vine Rarity:
2019 Seehof Morstein Weissburgunder "R"

If Klaus Peter Keller placed Morstein on the world stage, then his brother-in-law, Florian Fauth at Weingut Seehof, has given us another treatise in the simply awesome potential of this vineyard. Fauth has shown that the vineyard can turn out singular and rivetingly chiseled Pinot Blanc.

Old School Legend:
2015 Château Pradeaux Bandol

“Refinement and Purity”
2017 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Taillepieds

They are some of Burgundy’s longest-lived wines; I've tasted bottles from the 60s that were mind-blowing.

The Cult Meunier:
Prévost Les Beguines Extra Brut (2018)

There's an incredible amount of excitement surrounding the 2018 vintage in Champagne. The neat summary is that it's a riper and very clear vintage where Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier thrived. We're expecting the 2018 Prévost to be an especially stunning vintage for the wine. 

"Simply on another planet"
Miani 2019 Whites

Miani makes dramatic, flamboyantly rich, ruthlessly driven, and powerful wines. But somehow, they carry all their muscle and velvet with elegance.

"This boxes well above its weight"
2016 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

If you're looking for evidence of the perfectionism that animates this estate, you don't have to look any further.

Flirting With Perfection:
2010 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino

The 2010 Cerbaiona is an otherworldly wine, and quite possibly one of the greatest Brunellos ever made.

Loire Aristocrat - Century Old Vines
2016 & 2017 Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Les Mémoires

Roches Neuves is one of the Loire's elite estates. For many people, Mémoire is the top wine.

"This is a bona fide 'wow' wine"
2017 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses

Amoureuses is Grand Cru in all but name.

The 1er Cru is priced higher than many Grand Crus, and Burgundy fanatics chase down the wines from here with a singular fervor. 

"Beguiling"
2019 Arnot-Roberts Trousseau North Coast

For many years, Arnot-Roberts has been producing some of the most exciting wines in the New World. They are delicate, fresh, nuanced, and utterly unique.

"A wine of tremendous breadth"
Ulysse Collin Les Enfers Extra-Brut (2014)

Ulysse Collin's Les Enfers has mind-boggling complexity and profound depth.