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Cult Burgundy Brilliance: 2015 Boisson-Vadot Bourgogne Blanc

Boisson's are among the most exciting White Burgundies that we taste each year. The wines have developed an enormous following. At this point finding Boisson-Vadot in quantity is really difficult.

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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
2016 Tempier Bandol Rosé

Simply put, Tempier's Bandol Rosé is special. There are few rosés that serious wine collectors love as much as Tempier.

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Rhône Royalty, Back-Vintage Edition
2006 Chave Hermitage Rouge

There's simply no better expression of Syrah on the planet than Chave's Hermitage.

It's the crown jewel of the Northern Rhône.

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Loire Elite, The Smart Buy
2017 Thierry Germain Saumur Blanc Clos du Moulin

In a handful of years, Thierry Germain's Roches Neuves has been catapulted into elite status. They've become fixtures on the lists of 3-Star restaurants in Europe. At this point, it may very well be that their only rival in the Loire is the legendary Clos Rougeard. 

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Don't Miss Lapierre: 2017 Lapierre Morgon

For us, there may be no producer in Beaujolais who succeeds in ripe vintages like Lapierre.

As much as we love Lapierre, there are certain vintages that we get especially excited about and advise that you go deep on. Along with 2009, 2014 and 2015, 2017 is one of these vintages.

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The Noble and The Savage
2007 Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les St-Georges

Les St-Georges is the prize of Gouges’ stable. 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.

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A Game Changer - Best Yet:
2016 Bernhard Ott Grüner Veltliner Rosenberg

Bernard Ott renders Grüner Veltliners of incredible tension and brightness. In this regard, Ott may very well be without peer when it comes to Grüner.

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Montalcino Surprise: 2014 Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino

Sometimes the line between Rosso and Brunello di Montalcino is very thin. And when top Rossos are judged on their own terms, they can really hold their own. Poggio di Sotto is one of the profound instances of this.

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"I found the quality here to be outstanding." - Only Bottles in the U.S.
2016 Drouhin Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru

Drouhin produced dazzling 2016s. The Vosne 1er Cru is almost certainly where the greatest value is at. You don't have to look any further than the formidable sites to have a clear picture of what makes the Vosne 1er Cru special.

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Back-Up The Truck: Barolo Edition - 2013 Oddero Barolo

The 2013 vintage represents a high-water mark for Oddero. In recent vintages, we've been watching this traditionalist going from strength to strength. The wines have steadily grown more complicated and more detailed.

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The Wilds of the Mosel - A Rarity
2017 Stein Palmberg-Terrassen Kabinett

Spend even the briefest bit of time in the vertigo-inspiring and slate-riddled Palmberg-Terrassen with Ulli Stein and you immediately sense what a special place it is. This is an unknown vineyard, a forgotten curiosity even to most Mosel experts, yet the Stein family has spent the last 50+ years tending this vineyard, rebuilding its terraced walls.

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The Magic of Bea, Take Two:
2011 Bea Sagrantino Pagliaro

Bea has a unique touch with Sagrantino. In Bea's hands, the burly tannins and power of the Sagrantino grape assumes an astonishing nuance, delicacy and elegance For us, Bea's Sagrantino Pagliaro is one of the most compelling wines to be found in all of Italy. It's a view that seems to be widely shared. Every time that we offer Bea's Pagliaro, we brace ourselves for a flood of orders.

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Showstopping Meunier
2013 Laherte Frères Les Vignes d'Autrefois Extra Brut

At a recent tasting of over thirty wines, Laherte's 2013 Autrefois stole the show. It was sort of amazing. Among Cru Barolos and 1er Cru Burgundies, it was a Pinot Meunier Champagne that costs $59.95 in 4-packs that the entire staff was talking about.

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The Master of Morgon Revisited: 2016 Foillard Morgon Corcelette

When Corcelette is on, it's one of the most beguiling bottles of Beaujolais around. Foillard's Corcelette bottling has quickly become one of the Beaujolais that we reach for the most often.

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Dynamite and New Horizons
2015 Grange des Péres VDP l'Herault

In 1989 Grange des Péres' Laurent Vaillé bought land in the Languedoc and used dynamite to blast into rock hard limestone. Things were never the same.

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Bachelet Go-To: 2014 Bachelet Côte de Nuits - Villages

Bachelet's 2014 Côte de Nuits is a wine that I've drunk an embarrassing amount of. From their Aligoté to the epic Charmes-Chambertin, you can taste anywhere in the Bachelet range and be deeply impressed.

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Long-Haul Beaujolais:
2017 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Cuvée Tardive

Roilette's Cuvée Tardive is one of Beaujolais' longest lived and most profound wines. There are few bottles of Beaujolais that have the track record for aging, can deliver the incredible value and are as loved as Tardive. It is a wine that we buy in case quantities every vintage.

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PYCM In Prime Form Revisited:
2015 Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Abbaye de Morgeot Cuvée Clement et Emma

There may be no one in Chassagne making more compelling wines than Pierre-Yves Colin. His touch with Chassagne is masterful. Colin-Morey is mentioned in the same breath as Coche-Dury and Roulot. 

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A Near Quarter Century in the Cellar:
1996 Lauer Sekt Reserve

Lauer's Sekt Reserves are by far the greatest expressions of sparkling Riesling that we've tasted. They've redefined how we view the category.

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Yin and Yang Peters Style:
Pierre Peters Réserve Oubliée

Finding Pierre Peters' Oubliée in quantity can seem impossible. Pierre Peters is one of my favorite producers in all of Champagne. Since the first release of Oubliée, I've devoted a lot of effort to tracking down bottles.

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Hierarchies Crumble, Revisited:
2013 Coche-Dury Bourgogne Blanc

There's no getting around it... Coche is special. Even his Bourgogne Blanc works on an elite level. Recently, I was lucky enough to come across a small parcel of the 2013 Bourgogne Blanc. I'm very happy to have the opportunity to offer it again today. 

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The Perennial Overachiever:
2016 Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny

Bertheau's wines are archetypes of just how graceful and pure Burgundy can be. They are subtle, refined and gorgeously mineral.

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Sancerre Grand Cru: 2016 Boulay Sancerre La Côte

Among the vineyards of Sancerre, La Grande Côte is king. Gérard Boulay's Sancerres are some of my favorite expressions of the appellation. I was really excited in 2010 when Boulay debuted La Côte, which is from a choice parcel in Grande Côte. It immediately became one of the most impressive wines in Sancerre.

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2017 Lauer Senior: Our 10-Year Anniversary Bottle

Nearly a decade ago, we launched the first email about this estate we had just discovered: “Weingut Peter Lauer.” One of the first lines of our email, if not subtle, feels prescient now: “We declare, without hesitation, that Weingut Lauer is the most exciting German find in many years."

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