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Lukas Hammelmann:
Dissecting the Pfalz, a Grand Cru Survey

The Grand Cru Rieslings of Lukas Hammelmann have been compared to the best in the Pfalz (Rebholz), the Rheinhessen (Keller, Wittmann, pick your favorite), the Nahe (Schäfer-Fröhlich), and even a few producers in the Mosel and Saar (Lauer or Vollenweider).

Without Peer:
2019 Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino Large Formats

The intention with Monfortino has always been to stand on tiptoes and reach for the top. The results have been epic. It's easy to make the case that Monfortino is THE benchmark Barolo.

Red Burgundy:
D’Angerville, Bachelet, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

"Consistently the reference standard for the vineyard"
-2023 Raveneau Chablis Butteaux

Above all else, Butteaux is about being linear and saline. It's a high-tension Chablis.

Grand Cru In All But Name:
2014 Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St. Georges

If Nuits St. Georges had a Grand Cru, it would be Les St. Georges. It's the most complete, complex, and aristocratic of the Nuits 1er Crus.

Mugneret-Gibourg Trio

Across the range, the wines are texturally beguiling, transparent, and supremely elegant.

Wine of the Year #2:
Ian's Pick

When the 2008 Rosé was first released, we were all enamored by the wine, but our allocation was very modest. Today is the first time that we've been able to offer the wine to our email list.

Wine of the Year #1: Joe's Pick

There are a multitude of approaches I take to selecting my wine of the year. Here you have one of my favorite producers, whom I've worked with for seventeen vintages, simply nailing a wine from a top site.

"I'm convinced La Rogerie is set for overnight stardom."
La Rogerie Bourg Sud Reserve Perpetuelle NV (2018-2022)

These are Champagnes that people flip out over when they taste them. 

"The domaine almost never misses these days and 2022 is a brilliant vintage"
2022 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Les Caillerets

D'Angerville's Caillerets is Volnay at its most painstakingly precise. It does not lack in intensity or length but delivers these with a subtlety and a gorgeous, slow-to-unfold complexity.

Chardonnay Masterworks:
Very Limited Pierre Peters

The wines flaunt incredible refinement and mineral-inflected elegance.

Veuve Clicquot Taste Test
- The Wall Street Journal Winner is...

We've written about the Champagnes of Noël Bazin before.

There Is No Other, Part II:
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year & Old Rip Van Winkle 12 Year

The Master of Nuits-St-Georges:
2010 Chevillon NSG Les Vaucrains

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

Unbeatable Champagne Value:
Laherte Frères Ultradition Blanc de Blancs Brut (Base 2022)

Simply put, Ultradition is an irresistible Champagne that delivers serious value. It's an accessible Champagne, but also one of incredible balance and interest.

Sweet Spot: 2023 Drouhin Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru
Les Petits Monts Magnums

Drouhin turns out one of the best examples from this great site.

Hauntingly Beautiful:
2023 Jouan Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

Jouan's 2023s are a dream brew of elegance, concentration, and vibrant lift.

Unmistakable Brilliance:
2023 Lamy Puligny Montrachet "Les Tremblots Vieilles Vignes"

Lamy's Tremblots is one of the sleeper hits of our white Burgundy program. If you haven't tried the wine, I strongly suggest that you check it out. 

The Final Vintage: Enderle & Moll's Legendary "Liaison"

Red Burgundy:
Bachelet, Duroché, Dujac, Fourrier, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

The Final Vintage of a Cult Favorite:
Enderle & Moll

"Simply breathtaking"
2008 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

There Is No Other:
Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 15 Year