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1998 Vega Sicilia Unico (750ml)
Ruby-red. Exotic aromas of red and dark fruits, iron, dried flowers, cured meat and tobacco are strongly reminiscent of a top vintage of Chateau Haut-Brion. Luscious cherry and cassis flavors display a superb balance of depth and structure, offering no...
2019 Le Ragnaie - Brunello di Montalcino (750ml)
This red features a core of cherry and strawberry fruit, along with leafy underbrush and rosemary accents. Sinewy tannins take over midpalate, vying for attention with the fruit on the lingering, mineral-tinged aftertaste, yet this is elegant and balanced...
2020 Salcheto - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva (750ml)
Dusty rose and cedar shaving scents combine with worn leather and dried black cherry aromas as the 2020 Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva evolves in the glass. This displays silken textures and medium-bodied weight as a solid core of mineral-infused red ...
2021 Salcheto - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (750ml)
A lively, well-defined red, featuring cherry, raspberry, eucalyptus, iron and tobacco aromas and flavors. Linear and intense, this evolves to the long, savory finish. Best from 2026 through 2038. 12,500 cases made, 5,000 cases imported.
2020 Grimaldi, Bruna - Barolo Badarina (750ml)
The Bruna Grimaldi 2020 Barolo Badarina offers a rich quality of dark fruit that is especially indicative of its roots in Serralunga d'Alba. The wine opens to earthy sensations, dried autumnal leaf and plum. It shows great intensity over medium-plus richn...
2022 Voerziomartini- Langhe Arneis DOCG Bricco Cappllna(750ml)
2023 Laura Aschero - Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC Pigato (750ml)
2019 Uccelliera- Brunello di Montalcino (750ml)
The Uccelliera 2019 Brunello di Montalcino offers ripe fruit, a note of cooked blackberry and pomegranate juice. Along with oak spice and dried bay leaf, there is a spot of creaminess on the mid-palate that recalls cheese rind or aged chèvre with a crust ...
2024 Cuomo, Marisa - Costa d'Amalfi DOC Ravello Bianco (750ml)
2020 Einaudi - Barolo Ludo (750ml)
The Poderi Luigi Einaudi 2020 Barolo Ludo shows classic Nebbiolo aromas of roses and tar that are fleshed out in this case by redcurrant and cranberry. The fruit is bright and lively, not overripe, as we see in many other wines from this vintage, with a t...
2022 Einaudi - Dolcetto di Dogliani (750ml)
Attractive aromas of violets, raspberries and strawberries. It’s bright and fruity, with a medium body, powdery tannins and lively acidity. Deliciously pure and transparent dolcetto. Drink now.
2019 Speri - Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Monte Sant' Urbano (750ml)
A compelling bouquet of dusty dried violets, fresh coffee grounds, cocoa powder and dried black cherries makes the 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano impossible to ignore. This is wonderfully lifted and graceful in style, dense yet en...
2022 Vie di Romans - Friuli Isonzo DOC Flors Uis Bianco (750ml)
Understated yet beautifully refined, the 2022 Bianco Flors di Uis keeps the taster coming back to the glass with its pretty blend of lime sorbet, chamomile, spring flowers and white smoke. It flows across the palate with a sensation of liquid stone and...
2023 Cataldi - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Madonna Malandrino (750ml)
The 2023 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Malandrino entices with its mineraldrenched bouquet of crushed rock and smoke giving way to herbal-tinged blackberry. It sweeps across the palate with silken textures and ripe red and hints of blue fruits as a wave of co...
2020 Castorani - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Riserva Casauria (750ml)
Walnuts, raspberries and sour cherries on the nose. Licorice and some balsamic, too. It’s medium-bodied, juicy and creamy with powdery tannins and tasty spice undertones. Drink now.
2023 Domaine Jean Foillard - Beaujolais Villages (750ml)
Every so often, I take a sip of a “humble” regional wine that makes me question everything. With a glass of this in hand, I think to myself, who cares about grand cru Burgundy? Or, why would I ever drink anything else? Or, surely this is the bottle I’d choose to fill my cooler with if I were stranded on a desert island.
When I’m able to think rationally again, of course I’d pounce on a bottle of Taupenot-Merme’s grand cru Corton Rognet or the Perret family’s majestic Condrieu I write about in this month’s newsletter. And variety is everything, so I wouldn’t fill my island cooler with just Jean Foillard’s Beaujolais-Villages. But this kind of red makes you suspend reason for a moment and devote yourself to it, at least while the wine’s still in your glass.
After all, Beaujolais-Villages has no business being this good, but Jean Foillard is an extraordinary vigneron. A decade or so ago, Jean made Beaujolais Nouveau that he would expedite to us each November to meet the deadline of the worldwide Nouveau celebration. That Nouveau was outstanding and he didn’t need to change anything, but he had an epiphany that only the most ambitious sort of grower has: the grapes he was using were of high enough quality to make a cuvée with more depth and complexity, so he proposed taking his time to produce a Beaujolais-Villages instead of a hurried Nouveau.
Blending grapes from high-elevation, granite-heavy terroirs barely outside the region’s crus, and with a patient élevage that’s very close to that of his world-class Morgons, this wine is silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red fruit, pomegranate, and stones. With just the right amount of tannin and acidity, and lots of class, it is perfect for all occasions.
—Tom Wolf (Kermit Lynch)
2023 Evesham Wood Pinot Noir Willamette Valley (750ml)
The 2023 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley is understated and coy, with an enticing bouquet of dusty rose, crushed cherries and autumnal spice filling the glass. Silken and polished, it offers radiant red berry fruits and a gentle tug of crunchy minerals fo...
2019 Chateau Canon - St. Emilion (1.5L) MAGNUM
The 2019 Canon is creamy and layered. A wine of immense charm and sensuality, the 2019 is immediately appealing today, but also clearly has the potential to age for many decades. The 2019 is not as exuberant as most recent vintages, and yet its balance...
2015 Chateau Rauzan Segla - Margaux (1.5L) MAGNUM
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Rauzan-Ségla offers up an expressive nose of baked blackberries, kirsch, warm cassis and baked plums with hints of cigar box and tilled soil. Full-bodied, rich and expansive in the mouth, it has layer upon layer of bo...
2015 Chateau Clerc Milon - Pauillac (1.5L) MAGNUM
A blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Carmenere, the medium garnet-purple colored 2015 Clerc Milon opens with expressive crushed blackberries, red and black plums and cigar boxes notions with suggestions...
2015 Chateau Pichon Lalande - Pauillac (750ml)
A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot aged for 18 months in barrels, 60% new, the 2015 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande displays a medium to deep garnet-purple color and is elegantly fruited with crushe...
2011 Chateau Montrose - St. Estephe (750ml) EX CHATEAU
A fine and elegant robe, with beautiful intense and dark garnet
The nose, powerful and harmonious, is pleasantly woody. Aerated, it reveals lightly toasted aromas, followed with hints of ripe fruits and liquorice.
The palate is full and soft with tight tannins and a light sweetness.
The after-taste is long and harmonious.
-Chateau notes
2018 Chateau Gazin Pomerol (1.5L) MAGNUM
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Gazin (a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc) leaps from the glass with vibrant notes of warm plums, black raspberries and kirsch, plus suggestions of wild mushrooms, fragrant earth, Sichuan pepper and tree bark...
2020 Le Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou (750ml)
What can be thought of as the third wine of the château, the 2020 Le Petit Ducru De Ducru-Beaucaillou is mostly Merlot yet includes 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot. It's a legit wine and has classic aromatics of cassis, darker berries, violets,...
2010 Chateau D'Issan - Margaux (750ml)
A complete, medium to full-bodied, exquisite Margaux from this medieval, moat-encircled, compellingly beautiful estate in the southern Medoc, D’Issan’s 2010 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The deep, gravelly soils mixed with clay have...
2017 Chateau Rauzan Segla - Margaux (750ml)
This estate continues to fashion a complex, elegant, seamless style of wine. The 2017 Chateau Rauzan-Segla offers a deep purple color as well as gorgeous notes of cassis, crushed violets, tobacco, and leafy herbs. Pure Margaux on the palate with its mediu...
2019 La Croix de Ducru Beaucaillou (750ml)
The second wine of this great château is the 2019 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou, which is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot that was raised in 60% new barrels. It fits into the lineup beautifully and sits nicely between the Le Pet...
2016 Chateau Brane Cantenac - Margaux (750ml)
The 2016 Brane-Cantenac has been on a roll of late, under the watchful eye of Henri Lurton. This latest bottled vintage is superb. The divine, pure blackberry and bilberry bouquet develops touches of graphite in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied w...
2010 Chateau La Lagune - Medoc (750ml)
The 2010 La Lagune has more clarity and delineation than the 2009 on the nose: intense blackberry, briary, crushed stone and a touch of graphite. These are the best aromatics on a La Lagune…so far. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and a kee...
2016 Chateau Cantemerle - Medoc (750ml)
The 2016 Cantemerle has developed beautifully with élevage. Pliant, silky and exceptionally balanced, the 2016 has the pedigree and complexity to allow for a number of years of very fine drinking. Moreover, the 2016 delivers serious flavor intensity wi...
2009 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot - St. Emilion (750ml)
My favorite Beau-Sejour-Becot to date, this sumptuous, dense blue/purple-hued 2009 reveals a blockbuster nose of blueberry pie, black fruits, licorice, forest floor, spring flowers and a hint of mocha. A blend of 70% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and...
2009 Chateau Grand Mayne - St. Emilion (750ml)
The 2009 Grand Mayne has an opulent bouquet with well defined kirsch and red plum aromas, hints of cough candy emerge with time. It remains focused and precise. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, layers of candied red fruit laced with ora...
2021 Chateau Cos d'Estournel BLANC - St. Estephe (750ml)
The 2021 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is a big wine—rich, dramatic and expressive. Low yields in 2021 created a white that is deep, layered and quite potent in feel. Tangerine peel, citrus confit, marzipan and a touch of new oak give the 2021 a decidedly flam...
2023 Chateau G de Guiraud - Bordeaux Blanc (750ml)
A dry white wine made from a blend of equal parts of sauvignon and sémillon and aged on lees for 6 months, half in stainless steel vats and the other half in barrels used for the château’s Premier Cru dessert wine, G de Guiraud is a truly exciting wine.
-Chateau notes
2022 Rocca del Principe - Irpinia DOC Aglianico (750ml)
A superb example of southern Italy’s noble red grape. Rocca del Principe crafts their Irpinia Aglianico from high-elevation vineyards in Lapio, bringing uncommon freshness and finesse to this bold variety. The 2022 vintage shows deep black cherry and plum fruit layered with notes of spice, smoke, and dried herbs. Firm yet polished tannins frame a long, savory finish. A terrific value for lovers of structured, character-driven reds — perfect with grilled meats or hearty pastas.
2019 Rocca del Principe - Taurasi DOCG Aurelia (750ml)
The 2019 Taurasi Aurelia blossoms in the glass with an attractive mix of dusty rose and exotic spice, complementing medicinal blackberry and hints of dark chocolate. It smooths over the palate in silky waves, with ripe red and black fruits underscored ...
2022 Domaine du Cayron - Gigondas (750ml)
The 2022 Gigondas is gorgeous, bundling intense orange blossom, licorice, ripe strawberry, leafy tones and a touch of graphite on the aromatic composition. Tightly structured by ripe tannins and balanced by a lifting freshness, the full-bodied 2022 req...
2023 Michel Bouzereau - Bourgogne Cote d'Or Blanc Clos du Moulin (PRE ARRIVAL)
A serious white Burgundy that punches far above its humble appellation. Sourced from vines bordering Meursault, Bouzereau’s Clos du Moulin shows the precision and elegance that define this top estate. The 2023 offers vibrant citrus, white flower, and hazelnut aromas with a supple texture and mineral-driven finish. Beautifully balanced and classically styled, this is a baby Meursault in all but name — and an outstanding value from one of the Côte d’Or’s most respected producers.
2017 Capezzana Vin Santo DOC Carmignano (375ml)
This is an excellent Vin Santo with stunning, vibrant complexity and freshness. The nose shows lifted aromas of prunes, apricots and dates, dried figs and nuts, orange marmalade and a whiff of celery. Full-bodied and dense, oily and mellow, balanced by ze...
2024 Beaumont - Chenin Blanc (750ml)
Hats off to this informal and well-priced white. From a screw-cap bottle, the Beaumont Family Wines 2024 Cape South Coast Chenin Blanc is floral, fragrant and generally so expressive. It offers a pretty sense of transparency with the naked aromas of the g...
2020 Capezzana - Carmignano DOCG Villa de Capezzana (750ml)
Opening like a veritable spice box, the 2020 Carmignano Villa di Capezzana entices with its autumnal blend of allspice, clove, and star anise before giving way to steeped plums and sage. It’s silky and refined, with supple textures and ripe red and blu...
2023 Turley - Zinfandel Buck Cobb Vineyard Amador County (750ml)
The 2023 Zinfandel Buck Cobb Vineyard is bold, juicy and expressive. Dark cherry, plum, gravel, spice, herbs and lavender are front and center. This shows terrific depth and plenty of character to match its exuberant personality
2016 Ciacci - Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso Santa Caterina D'Oro (750ml)
Both fluid and concentrated at once, this exudes cherry, black currant, violet and mineral aromas and flavors. Saturated with ripe fruit, this has beautifully integrated acidity and tannins, with a racy profile that drives the superlong finish. The tannin...
2024 Pago de los Capellanes - O'Luar do Sil Godello (750ml)
Pago de los Capellanes started a 2nd winery in Valdeorras to specialize in white wines from the Godello grape. This wine is 100% Godello grown on granitic soils near the village of Codos de Larauco. All grapes are hand-harvested and undergo a cold maceration on the skins to retain optimal aromatics. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats after pressing and removal of the gross lees. When fermentation is complete the wine rests on its lees for 3 months with batonnage (lees stirring) to deliver richness, body and aromatic density.
2019 Ciacci - Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso (1.5L)
The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso opens to a wide and all-encompassing bouquet with dried cherry or cherry pie with the crust, plum tart and rose potpourri. There are evident oak tones, but they fold into underbrush, g...
2020 Chateau Pauillac de Latour - Pauillac (750ml)
Looking at the three releases from Château Latour, these are all powerful, concentrated, wines that are going to age gracefully. Starting with the 2020 Pauillac, it has ample cassis and darker fruits as well as attractively perfumed aromatics of violets, ...
2023 Ana Maria Cumsille - Lomas Coloradas Carignan (750ml)
Showcasing 80-year-old vines, the 2023 Lomas Coloradas leads with a compelling nose of fresh herbs, purple flowers and dark chocolate with a core of black and purple fruits. The palate is the perfect midpoint of rich, elegant and pure, closing with a rich...
2023 Envinate - Listan Prieto Tenerife Benje (750ml)
The bottled 2023 Benje, which has 9% Listán Blanco and 1% Tintilla grapes to complement the Listán Prieto, comes from a very warm and dry year in Santiago del Teide when the vines got blocked and suffered a lot, as they also did in 2019. With the experien...
2024 Adami - Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOCG Giardino (750ml)
Creamy mousse and delicate, long-lasting bead. Nose: Admirably rich, intense, and harmonious. Lovely, crisp spiciness with hints of apple and peach, plus wisteria and acacia blossom. Palate: Rich, forward fruitiness, with supple, velvety mouthfeel. Admirable fullness and length, closely mirroring the nose. A wine of great balance and elegance.
-Winery notes
2022 Verrazzano - Chianti Classico (750ml)
The 2022 Chianti Classico is a very pretty wine from this Greve estate. Aromatic and light on its feet, the 2022 is quite expressive in the early going. Crushed flowers, mint, spice, tobacco, new leather and dried autumn leaves are very nicely delineat...
2020 Chateau Marechaux - Bordeaux Superieur (750ml)
A dark, dry wine, the tannins are initially prominent. But there is a glint of juiciness as well that brings richness and black fruits. Drink the wine from 2024
2024 Chateau De La Roche Touraine Blanc (750ml)
New vintage! Back in stock-a DC area exclusive
Pale yellow and bright in color. The vines provide a complex wine on the nose, aromatic and mineral. Ripe fruits and citrus aromas, very subtle and delicate on the palate. Bright, crisp & complex.
The Château de la Roche is one of the oldest single estates of Loire Valley, planted mostly with Sauvignon Blanc. Anne Chainier has made it one of the most renowned Sauvignon Blanc estates from the Loire. Anne Chainier also breeds some of the finest French saddle horses in the world on the estate. She describes her work in two words: elegance and balance.
-Winery notes
2019 Chateau La Tour Figeac St. Emilion (750ml)
A wine of stature and finesse, the 2019 La Tour Figeac is regal in its bearing. An exotic mélange of dark red fruit, kirsch, mocha, dried herbs, licorice, spice and rose petal soars out of the glass. The Cabernet Franc is especially evident, just as it...
2010 Chateau Ferriere - Margaux Ex-Chateau release (750ml)
The 2010 Ferrière has a lovely bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, cedar and stewed tea scents, classic in style and nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, well judged acidity and a very cohesive, classically styled finish with...
2014 Chateau Haut Bailly - Pessac (750ml)
The 2014 Haut-Bailly has turned out beautifully. Dark, sumptuous and expressive, the 2014 exudes depth and finesse. Ample and resonant on the palate, with striking depth, the 2014 possesses exceptional balance and class. Hints of smoke, tobacco and lic...
2016 Chateau De Pez - St. Estephe (750ml)
The 2016 de Pez has turned out well. Iron, smoke, savory herbs, menthol and scorched earth all give Pez its distinctive feral, savory profile. The tannins are still a bit tough, but time will help, to some degree. It will be interesting to see what the...
Old Forester Barrel Strength STORE PICK Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
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Rare Character Presents S.B. MacArthur STORE PICK Bourbon 750ml
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Barrel # VEN-716 126.18 proof 8yr 9 mo