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Red Burgundy 2005-2023:
Barthod, Dujac, Fourrier, Lafarge, Mugneret-Gibourg, Mugnier, Roumier, Rousseau & More

"Warmly Recommended"
2022 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

The 2022 Vosne 1er Cru has beautiful spice and high-toned notes. It also has a really impressive velvety texture. It is strikingly regal with a beautiful mineral spine. 

Rare, Single Vineyard Sherry Magnums
Valdespino Fino Inocente En Rama Magnums

Inocente shows a very unique, distinctly chalk-imbued power married to lovely elegance. There are clear saline notes and a citrusy acidity that courses through the sherry along with almond aromas and flavors.

Forgotten Spain - Not To Be Missed Value:
2022 Llamalo X Vestigium Monastrell Tierra de Castilla

However, this bottle was one of the stars of a recent tasting of over 25 wines. It was pure, layered, and had a captivating impression of honest drinkability.

Back Up The Truck: Orange Wine Edition - 50% Below Market:
2017 Vodopivec Vitovska Bianco

This is a wine we first fell in love with in late 2007. There is no other way to present the bottle than by stating flatly that it is absolutely gorgeous and completely bewildering.

"Terrific"
2021 Jérôme Galeyrand Fixin Le Champs des Charmes

Jérôme Galeyrand is crafting utterly breathtaking red Burgundy.

Single Vineyard Splendor:
2019 Chartogne-Taillet Blanc de Blancs Cuvee Heurtebise Extra Brut

The 2019 has an impressive purity, harmony, and an energetic structure. The richness of Heurtebise makes the wine especially delicious in 2019.

"This is a quality Bonnes-Mares of grace"
2019 Bertheau Bonnes-Mares

Bonnes-Mares' power is on display, but it's rendered with a startling amount of subtlety and energy. For all of its restraint, there's an explosive aroma of dark red fruits, floral notes, and orange peel.

Méo-Camuzet:
Brûlées, Cros Parantoux, Richebourg & More

Mind-Bending:
2022 Arnot-Roberts Sauvignon Blanc
Randle Hill Vineyard Yorkville Highlands

For many years, Arnot-Roberts has been producing some of the most exciting wines in California.

Loire Rarity - Lowest Price:
2022 Pascal Cotat Chavignol Rosé

The 2022 rosé is an especially punchy and deeply powerful vintage.

Rhône Royalty:
2021 Chave Saint-Joseph

Chave's ability to render Syrah with depth, detail, and sophistication is without parallel. Their Saint-Joseph showcases the heights that the appellation can reach in a way that very few other wines do.

"This is lovely"
-2021 Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru 5 Climats

Due to the small quantities, Lafarge made the decision to blend his five 1er Cru vineyards into a single wine. This is the first time ever that Lafarge has blended these sites, and this is a long established domaine. 

The Perfect Storm: 2021 Vetter Sylvaner "Muschelkalk"

Truly, the wines closest to this particular Sylvaner in terms of style come from other brisk, limestone-riddled places. Think of the most incisive examples of Chablis. 

Head-Turning:
2018 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo

The 2018 Barolo is beautifully graceful and nuanced. It offers up plenty of detail and elegance along with soaring aromatics.

"Captures all the pedigree of this great vintage"
2013 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

In 2013, Comtes de Champagne has beautiful incisive elegance with loads of silky texture and refinement. The wine is a study in nuance and detail.

White Burgundy 2010-2022:
Bernard-Bonin, Carillon, Coche-Dury, Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Dureuil-Janthial, Lafon, Leflaive & More

The Everyday Grand Cru:
2023 Lauer "Senior"

The 2023 edition simply explodes from the glass, with a thrilling tension between an exuberant ripeness and a brisk structure. This is one of the most dry "Seniors" Lauer has ever made, clocking in right around ten grams of residual sugar.

2021 Gonon Saint-Joseph:
Soulfulness and Delicacy in Saint-Joseph

It's no surprise that Gonon made some of our favorite wines of the vintage. A couple weeks ago, we tasted both Gonon's white and red Saint-Joseph, and they showed beautifully.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2023 Lapierre Morgon Sans Soufre

The Sans Soufre takes Lapierre's signatures of deliciousness and purity to the next level.

"Brilliant... this is a magical young wine from Dauvissat"
2019 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.

An Essential:
2022 Fornerol Côte de Nuits-Villages Rouge

Fornerol's time-capsule Burgundies excel at gracefulness and terroir-soaked lightness.  They are clearly wines of the old school.

The Real Deal:
2021 Gilles Cornas

Of the new generation of Cornas producers, Guillaume Gilles stands out.

The Genuine Article:
2021 Podere le Boncie Rosso di Toscana Le Trame

The 2021 Le Trame is a wine of spectacular aromatics and energy. You get plenty of finesse. You get a really impressive presentation of honesty, complexity, and purity of terroir.