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"Explosively long" - 2016 Trapet Chambertin

There is likely no grander, more soaring expression of red Burgundy than Chambertin. Few wines have blown my mind the way Chambertin consistently has.

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Defying Expectations : 2016 Clape Cornas Cuvée Renaissance

The 2016 Cuvée Renaissance is poised to be one of the best vintages of the wine that we've tasted in the past decade. Clape is one of the benchmarks of Cornas, renowned for his bone-crushing and long-lived style.

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Implausible Harmony:
Selosse Cuvee Initial Blanc de Blancs NV

This is the bottle of Selosse that I reach for most often. Initial highlights the magic of Selosse - it's a Blanc de Blancs of seemingly implausible harmony, combining outrageous purity with enveloping power. Its energy and punchy minerality are endlessly appealing.

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"Excellent delineation and punch"
- 2016 Jacques Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières

Carillon stands as one of the great, time-tested domaines of Puligny. The wines may keep a lower profile than some others in Burgundy, but they are no joke. You'd be hard pressed to find Burgundies as carefully crafted as Carillon's.

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Stand Alone Loire:
2015 Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny Clos de l'Echelier

L'Echelier is a standout expression of Cab Franc. There's a unique haunting perfume, a lifted brightness and energetic minerality to the wine that overturns what you think is possible from the grape.

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Piedmont Rarity, 1.8ha: 2014 Canonica Barolo Paiagallo

Last week, we offered Canonica's Langhe Nebbiolo and it sold out in less than two hours. Today, I'm happy to offer Canonica's rarely seen 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.

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Rarely Seen Jamet: 2016 Jean-Paul Jamet Côtes du Rhône

This is an offer that I frankly never imagined being able to do. It's always been extremely difficult to find Jamet's Côtes du Rhône in quantity.

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"The 2017 collection by Willi Schaefer is awe-inspiring and possibly the finest ever"
- 2017 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Spätlese #5

We'll keep this brief. Willi Schaefer is one of the most beloved producers in all of Germany. The 2017s are simply stunning and their production was down 50%. For a small estate where demand very often outstrips supply, this is an ugly combination.

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The Greatest Riesling Event on Planet Earth:
Rieslingfeier 2019 - Saturday, January 19th

Rieslingfeier 2019 - Saturday, January 19th featuring Keller, Egon Müller, Dönnhoff and more...

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Legendary Van Winkle Bourbons

Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year Pappy Van Winkle 15 Year Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year Pappy Van Winkle 23 Year These are easily the most sought-after American Whiskeys. With each passing year, getting my hands on these Bourbons gets exponentially harder. I'm happy to offer everything from the 10 Year to the 23 Year. Everything is in stock.

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Rare Sighting: 2016 Canonica Langhe Nebbiolo

For their sheer purity and soulfulness, Giovanni Canonica's wines have a cult following. The amount of textural complexity and clarity that Canonica coaxes out of Nebbiolo is mind-blowing.

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The Best of I'll Drink to That! Ten Highlights from 2018

The IDTT episodes from this year have delighted us: we'd say that the best of 2018 are also among the best in the entire seven year history of the show.

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Rare Tribut Chablis:
2016 Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy & Côte de Léchet

For years, Tribut's wines have been an insider's secret, snapped up by collectors before they saw the light of day. Slowly word has gotten out (the wines are too compelling to remain a secret), but that's only made finding the wines more difficult. In 2016, the dramatically reduced yields made a tough situation into something painful. Production was down by 50% or more.

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The Master of Hermitage: 2012 Chave Hermitage Blanc

Chave's Hermitage is one of the great wines of the world. His red Hermitage assumes a looming presence, but his white is simply profound. Today, we pay homage to Chave's extraordinary Hermitage Blanc.

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"Lovely stuff" - 2016 Bachelet Côte de Nuits - Villages

Bachelet is one of my favorite producers in all of Burgundy. For me, it's the Côte de Nuits where the greatest value is.

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"Utterly thrilling" -1999 Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Monprivato

For me, 1999 Monprivato is one of the most magical vintages of the wine. Mascarello’s Monprivato is one of the great monuments of Piedmont.

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Without Peer: 1976 Château d'Yquem

The lifespan of d'Yquem is as shocking as the wine itself. There's an abundance of stories of Yquems that have seen their 100th birthday. Today, I'm very happy to offer one of the most profoundly deep and enveloping vintages of Château d'Yquem of the past fifty years.

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"Tightly coiled and chiseled" - 2016 Heitz-Lochardet Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières

It’s rare that a new Burgundy domaine causes us to stop in awe. That’s exactly how we felt tasting Heitz-Lochardet for the first time. These are intense, focused and painstakingly refined white Burgundies. There’s a striking complexity of minerality and racy brightness with layers of citrus and flowers. The combination of depth and poise is extraordinary.

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The Greatest $35 Grower Champagne?
Back Up The Truck Holiday Edition
- Bazin Champagne Blanc de Blancs l'Unanime NV

This Champagne is beyond compelling, the price is beyond belief. The fact that the bottle can come to market as low as $35 is simply absurd. It is a serious, small-grower Champagne, easily holding its own with many bubbles at $50 and above.

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A Study in Grace and Understatement:
2016 Jouan Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Clos Sorbé

Jouan's Clos Sorbé gets to the beating heart of the domaine like no other wine in the incredibly strong lineup does. Jouan's wines are all about subtlety and a mysterious quiet depth. The Clos Sorbé captures this signature with heartbreaking beauty.

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Wine of the Year Revisited:
2015 Roches Neuves Les Mémoires

In 2016, I named Roches Neuves Les Mémoires my wine of the year. The wine really made it clear that things had clicked into high gear at Roches Neuves.

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“Simply one of the world’s elite wines”
Montevertine Le Pergole Torte

The wines of Montevertine reach a level of nobility, elegance and age-worthiness that's simply extraordinary. In Montevertine’s hands, the Sangiovese grape reaches an unparalleled level of incisive class. Le Pergole Torte represents the pinnacle of Montevertine's incredible lineup.

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A Winter Essential: Cappellano Barolo Chinato 750ml

There are few better things to end a meal with—or simply meditate over— than Cappellano’s Chinato. For us, it’s an indispensable part of our cold weather drinking arsenal.

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Firing On All Cylinders - Lowest Price:
2016 Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux

It's been over three years since we've been able to offer Bachelet's Corbeaux. Bachelet is a tiny 4ha estate with an outsized reputation. Everything that Bachelet touches is special.

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