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2019 Cecchi - Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG Famiglia
This has aromas of currants, peppercorns, toast and bay leaves. It’s medium-bodied with tight tannins and a linear, mineral finish. Try in 2024.
2021 Sottimano - Barbaresco Cotta Briche
The 2021 Barbaresco Cottá is one of the most forward wines in this range, as it so often is. Aromatically expressive and light on its feet, the 2021 delivers tons of flavor intensity, but without excess weight. A return to more traditional winemaking h...
2021 Tolaini - Toscana Rosso IGT Al Passo
Cassis, meat, leather and earth notes. Firm acidity and tannins with a chalky texture, a full body and supple fruit balancing the structure. Austere on the finish. Best after two to three years of aging.
2021 Sottimano - Barbaresco DOCG Basarin
The 2021 Barbaresco Basarin is a dense, rich wine. Macerated cherry, plum, lavender, rose petals, spice and new leather are all dialed up. The natural intensity of the year comes through in this decidedly dark, intense Barbaresco. A return to super-cla...
2021 Hartford Court - Chardonnay Sonoma Four Hearts
A rich golden hue with a slight haze, the 2021 Chardonnay Four Hearts Vineyards is a bit more inward aromatically at the moment but has a darker tone, with warming notes of toasted cedar, spice, and ripe, baked orchard fruits, Full-bodied, with a nutty te...
2022 Hartford Court - Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Pouring a deeper ruby/magenta color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is ripe and layered in the glass, with a generous, inviting, pure perfume of black cherries, cola, sweet baking spice, and forest floor. Medium-bodied, it has a lot of charm and...
2021 Sottimano - Barbaresco Pajore
The 2021 Barbaresco Pajorè is a wild, exotic wine that marries the intensity of the year with tons of classic structure. There's plenty of richness and body, but the Pajorè is pretty shut down today, as it almost always is at this stage. Sage, lavender...
2021 Castello di Ama - Chianti Classico DOCG
The 2021 Chianti Classico Ama is outrageously beautiful. Rich and sensual, with tremendous depth, the Ama shows just how important the vintage is. Readers who want to explore the house style will find a gorgeous wine with which to do that. Dark fruit, ...
2020 Tolaini - Toscana Rosso IGT Valdisanti Super Tuscan
The Tolaini 2020 Valdisanti is a 50-50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from a vineyard called Tenuta San Giovanni. This is an especially intense and smooth red blend that shows impressive and seamless integration. You get the dark intensity...
2021 Sottimano - Barbaresco Fausoni
The 2021 Barbaresco Fausoni is a wine for readers who appreciate the more linear, old-school style of Nebbiolo. Chalk, white pepper, mint, tobacco, cedar, blood orange and sweet red cherry fruit all race across the palate. The 2021 won't be ready any t...
2021 Ridge - Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Estate
Black currant, gun metal, dark chocolate and graphite shavings on the nose. Medium body, with fine tannins that frame this wine beautifully and also take you down a vertical path. Lovely nuanced character. And lightly austere in a really good way that mak...
2022 Henri Bourgeois - Sancerre La Cote Des Monts Damnes
The 2022 La Cotes des Monts Damnés is a ripe, full-bodied style with power and weight. It is pure, fragrant and attractive even in youth, with floral and richly fruity characters - all nectarine and pineapple flavors. Expect a concentrated, intense win...
2022 Louis Latour - Corton Charlemagne
Broad in profile and initially rich, with peach, pear, butterscotch and mineral flavors cut by lively acidity. This white seems to dissipate on the finish, only to return with toasted brioche and baking spice notes. Salty finish. Drink now through 2032. 3...
2023 Merlin Cherrier - Sancerre
The classique wine from this producer reflects Bué’s chalky terroir beautifully with its paradoxical generous precision (concentrated elegance might be a better way of saying this). This is a blend of parcels from both soil types totaling 11.16 hectares (27.5 acres). Production averages 7,000 cases in a normal year.
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2020 El Enemigo - Cabernet Franc
The 2020 Cabernet Franc incorporates a 10% touch of Malbec and originates from Gualtallary in the Uco Valley. It underwent a 15-month aging process in used foudres. It's a dark and intense purple color. The nose reveals notes of ashes and herbs, interw...
2022 Niepoort - Bairrada Nat'Cool Drink Me
Vineyards & Viticulture
Nat Cool is about producing low-intervention, terroir driven wines from indigenous varietals. Average vine age 40-100 years.
Soils
Calcareous clay
Harvest & Vinification
From various old vineyard blocks and was fermented in stainless steel for 5 weeks, with carbonic maceration. After undergoing malolactic fermentation and some ageing in these stainless steel tanks, the wine was bottled unfiltered.
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2017 Terra Costantino - Etna Bianco DOC Contrada Blandano
An attractive Etna dry white that shows what some bottle age can coax out of the carricante grape. The complex candied-orange, angelica and dried-herb nose leads you into the mellow and elegant palate with nice minerality at the long, dry finish. From org...
2023 Larkin - Pinot Noir Carneros Hyde Vineyard (PRE ARRIVAL)
2021 Ramon Canals - Cava Brut Reserva Especial
This amazingly soft, delightfully crisp Cava is produced from white grapes only and is made in the traditional "French method". It spends more than 24 months gaining complex flavors and aromas during secondary fermentation before being disgorged and finally corked just before bottling. Only the finest of French champagnes are bottled in this manner known as "RD".
The special way in which Ramon Canals Reserva Brut is produced gives the wine a very round, easy to enjoy flavor with notes of pear and tropical fruit. These charming flavors make it perfect as a starter with cheese and other light "finger foods" and as a lovely pairing with shellfish and other light seafood. For holiday entertaining, this moderately priced "sparkler" is a perfect choice.
2022 Jean-Claude Ramonet - Chassagne Montrachet Boudriotte (PRE ARRIVAL)
2022 Jean-Claude Ramonet - Chassagne Montrachet Ruchottes (PRE ARRIVAL)
2022 Jean-Claude Ramonet - Chassagne Montrachet (PRE ARRIVAL)
2022 Jean-Claude Ramonet - Puligny Montrachet (PRE ARRIVAL)
2022 Jean-Claude Ramonet - Bourgogne Cote d'Or Blanc (PRE ARRIVAL)
2021 Brady Vineyard - Zinfandel Paso Robles
Strawberry jam and cracked pepper aromas make for a straightforward nose. The palate picks up toasted oregano that gives depth to the slightly rustic red plum core.
2021 Brady Vineyard - Cabernet Franc Paso Robles
Tobacco and cigar box aromas give an aged spice to the berry extract scent on the nose. The palate is packed with dark cherry and chipped wood flavors.
2023 Weingut Keller - Kabinett Limestone
This wine is all in the name—Limestone—perfumed and delicate and an absolutely a salty, piquant delight of a wine.
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2023 Weingut Keller - Riesling RR
eller’s “RR” is one of those insider’s bottles. Normally, the wine is sourced from a rare red-soil parcel within the Kirchspiel. This cask rarely ferments totally dry and the Kellers have always enjoyed the natural balance of the wine. It’s what we’d call a “feinherb” – the wine is just a bit off-dry. Normally, you’ll see the bottle labeled as “Kirchspiel RR,” the “RR” denoting “Riesling” from the “Red” soil.
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2023 Weingut Keller - Vom Muscheligen Kalk
A silky and noble Cuvée by the Keller’s son Felix, of Pinot blanc, Chardonnay and great old Silvaner parcels.
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2023 Weingut Keller - Muskateller Trocken
With the first real harvest from these vines, they weren’t sure what to do. Julia had her ideas, KP his and Felix his. And so they tried different things. About a third was fermented on the skins, a third saw just a bit of skin contact, and roughly a third was direct pressed. Muskateller is fragrant and aromatic, it can be intense, it can be light or dense, airy or rather plush. In other words, it can be a lot of things and they wanted to learn about what this new parcel of Muskateller had to say.
2015 Louis Roederer - Champagne Brut Cristal
This mouthwatering Champagne has an ethereal quality, with a frame of chiseled acidity and focused precision to the pointillisme-like, vibrant mousse. Yet this shows depth and generous expression, with the finely spun notes of patisserie apple and blackbe...
2022 Fondreche - Cotes du Ventoux Rouge
Sebastian Vicente helms the purposeful Domaine de Fondrèche, which was founded in 1991. Located in Mont Ventoux, an area famous for the Tour de France, Sebastian continues the estate’s laser focus on preserving the vineyards and land that they own. Their goal has always been to minimize their impact to the environment, and they do so with zero use of herbicides, and an emphasis on using green fertilizers like various plants.
Tasting Notes: Pure and intense perfumed notes open quickly – black raspberries, blackberries, and fresh florals. Luscious fruits are tamed with a touch of smoky minerality with a long finish.
Serve With: Drink with roasted game, grilled meats and cured meats
2021 Pegau Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Maclura
Owned by the iconic winemaker, Laurence Féraud, Château Pegau is an exceptional terroir in Côtes du Rhône situated less than 4 miles southeast of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Loaded with classic Côtes du Rhône fruit and spice, the wines retain the hallmark stamp and identity of Pegau. “Maclura” is a type of Osage Orange tree (also known by the name Hedge Apple). This red cuvée is name after the Osage Orange trees that grow within the vineyard.
Tasting Notes: Intense aromas of cassis, blackberry, and spice, with soft, ripe, tannins on the palate and a lingering finish.
Serve With: Enjoy this versatile, food-friendly wine on its own, with red meats (grilled, roasted, charcuterie), or with hearty vegetarian far
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2023 Pegau - Cotes du Rhone Blanc Cuvee Maclura
Château Pegau is owned and managed by the iconic winemaker, Laurence Féraud. Located in exceptional terroir, situated less than 4 miles southeast of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Lône is named after the small stream that runs next to the 100+ acre estate and is an offshoot of the Rhône River. A classic Côtes du Rhône white that is a reflection of spring in the Rhône Valley.
Tasting Notes: Offers aromas of acacia, nectarines and pears on the nose, with a touch of exotic fruit. Bright and well-balanced on the palate, with a long finish.
Serve With: Enjoy as an aperitif or with a wide range of fish and shellfish.
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2022 Vincent Morey - Chassagne Montrachet Baudines (PRE ARRIVAL)
An opulent style, offering luscious flavors of peach, butter, pastry and oak spice. This sheds a bit of flesh down the stretch, gaining precision and length, with a lingering citrus note. Drink now through 2028. 100 cases imported.
2022 Vincent Morey - Chassagne Montrachet Vieilles Vignes (PRE ARRIVAL)
This is alluring for its peach, spiced apple and butterscotch flavors. Silky and fresh, offering a mineral element that mingles with baking spice accents on the long finish. Shows fine harmony and presence. Drink now through 2028. 90 cases imported.
2022 Domaine d'Ansignan - IGP Cotes Catalanes Les Grenadines
42% Grenache, 31% Syrah, 16% Carignan, 8% Lledoner Pellut, 3% Maccabeu
Domaine d’Ansignan is a partnership between vignerons, Sebastien Calduch and Jeff Carrel whose mission is to preserve the art and tradition of winemaking in harmony with nature. The estate is located at the very end of Occitania, high in the Pyrenees mountains. Domaine D’Ansignan delivers natural wines with great energy and balance.
Tasting Notes: Light cherry color. Redcurrant, pomegranate juice, and strawberry aromas. Fresh and bright palate.
Serve With: Serve with slight chill. Excellent with white meats such as pork and poultry. Perfect for drinking outside in warm weather or on gray afternoons to bring back the sun!
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2023 Fondreche - Cotes du Ventoux Blanc
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30% Grenache Blanc, 30% Clairette, 30% Roussanne, 10% Rolle Sebastian Vicente helms the purposeful Domaine de Fondrèche, which was founded in 1991. Located in Mont Ventoux, an area famous for the Tour de France, Sebastian continues the estate’s laser focus on preserving the vineyards and land that they own. Their goal has always been to minimize their impact to the environment, and they do so with zero use of herbicides, and an emphasis on using green fertilizers like various plants. Tasting Notes: Full of classic minerality meant for a hot day: grapefruit, a touch of white florals. Medium bodied with great texture and pure aromatics. -Importer notes |
2022 Charles Audoin - Marsannay Les Favieres (PRE ARRIVAL)
The 2022 Marsannay Les Favières unwinds in the glass with notes of wild berries mingled with orange zest, licorice, rose petals and spices. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's deep and racy, with a dense core of fruit framed by powdery tannins...
2022 Joseph Faiveley - Corton Clos des Cortons (PRE ARRIVAL)
The 2022 Corton Grand Cru Clos des Cortons Faiveley is also a real success, unfurling in the glass with rich aromas of cherries, berries, peonies, licorice and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated palate that's cool and stony...
2022 Coquard Loison Fleurot - Chambolle Musigny (PRE ARRIVAL)
Here the expressive nose is both more elegant and more floral-inflected on the spicy red cherry and plum scents. There is equally good vibrancy and better detail on the finer medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the youthfully austere f...
2022 Coquard Loison Fleurot - Morey St. Denis (PRE ARRIVAL)
Like last year, the 2022 Morey-Saint-Denis Village is more generous on the nose than the Chambolle Village: dark cherries and crushed violet scents - commendable purity. The palate is medium-bodied with a granular texture, black fruit with touches of b...
2022 Marc Morey - Chassagne Montrachet (PRE ARRIVAL)
The 2022 Chassagne-Montrachet Village has pleasing mineralité on the nose, almost making it worthy of a Premier Cru. It is very finely focused, with touches of hazelnut emerging with time. The palate is very well-balanced, with fine tension and poise. ...
2022 Joseph Drouhin - Morey St. Denis Clos Sorbe (PRE ARRIVAL)
2023 Clos Henri - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Otira Glacial Stones
2015 Moet & Chandon - Champagne Brut Dom Perignon
There's a well-spiced, zesty edge to the flavors of glazed apple, mandarin orange peel, pink grapefruit pith and crème de cassis as they ride the finely detailed mousse of this fresh, focused Champagne. This vivid display is enriched by notes of canelé pa...
2021 Tyler Winery - Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills
The 2021 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills has a medium ruby-purple color and scents of cranberry, raspberry and blueberry with pure wafts of tea leaves and violet. The light-bodied palate is delicate, bright and chalky with a core of perfumed fruit and an ether...
2006 Moet & Chandon - Champagne Brut Dom Perignon P2
The 2006 Dom Pérignon P2 is magnificent. Rich and soaring in its intensity, the P2 is absolutely stunning. What comes through most is the style of the year more than the style of the P2 series. Tangerine, apricot, mint, white pepper, passionfruit and s...
