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2023 Il Monticello - Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino Groppolo (750ml)
2023 Manincor - Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Bianco La Manina (750ml)
2023 Manincor - Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Bianco La Manina (750ml)
2020 Zoppi Cristina - Ruche di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG (750ml)
2019 Cesari - Valpolicella Ripasso DOC Bosan (750ml)
Bosan is a single-vineyard Ripasso produced from 5 hectares of fruit grown in the prestigious Illasi Valley. Vinified using the Valpolicella’s exclusive Ripasso technique, the fresh wine was refermented on the pomace of the Bosan Amarone. Full-bodied in style with a velvety finish, the bouquet is complex, layered with red cherry and spice aromas. Produced in limited quantities in only the finest vintages, this wine is aged 12 months in French oak barrels, followed by 6 months in large Slavonian oak barrels.
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2000 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion (750ml)
Proprietor Alain Vauthier has produced a prodigious wine that captures the essence of Ausone's terroir. A saturated black/purple color is followed by sensational aromas of ink, cherries, blackberries, blueberries, and that wet stones/liquid minerality cha...
2000 Chateau Haut Brion - Pessac (750ml)
Tasted from an ex-château bottle in Bordeaux, I was not surprised to find the 2000 Château Haut-Brion flirting with perfection. The nose is simply breathtaking - quintessential Haut-Brion with ebullient red berry fruit, roasted herbs, gravel, terracotta t...
2023 St. Innocent - Pinot Blanc Freedom Hill (750ml)
The 2023 Pinot Blanc Freedom Hill Vineyard wafts with a nuanced blend of dried owers, nectarines and wet stones. It is round and soothingly pliant, with ripe orchard fruits oset by a distinct saline tinge. A bump of fresh acidity maintains energy as th...
2021 St. Innocent - Pinot Noir Momtazi (750ml)
The 2021 Pinot Noir Momtazi Vineyard shows the dark nature of the variety, mixing depths of crushed blackberry with hints of pine, rosemary and dusty earth. This is model of elegance on the palate, velvety in texture yet lifted in feel, with silken wil...
2023 St. Innocent - Pinot Noir Villages Cuvee Willamette Valley (750ml)
Winemaker's Notes: The Pinot noir, Villages Cuvée has robust sweet spice aromas with lovely black cherry, smoky berry and dark rose notes. Juicy and pungent flavors of dark cherry, wild strawberry, allspice, cinnamon with a touch of smoke fill your mouth. Beautifully balanced with soft tannins and fresh acidity, the finish slowly fades into supple dried fruit and spices. Still young now the wine will fill out through the winter and into the spring. This is my favorite wine for Thanksgiving and flavorful white meat dishes. It is just as good with burgers, brats and pizza. Enjoy now through 2030.
For the first time ever, our 2023 Villages Cuvée Pinot noir includes fruit from our estate, Enchanted Way Vineyard. This inclusion has elevated the flavor profile of the resulting wine, with the character of our estate vineyard dominating the nose and the palate.
Shea Vineyard 14%
Freedom Hill Vineyard 24%
Temperance Hill Vineyard 34%
Enchanted Way Vineyard 28%
2023 Mariotto - Colli Tortonesi DOC Timorasso Derthona (750ml)
2024 Kim Crawford - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough (750ml)
A crunchy and easy sauvignon blanc that delivers green-melon and apple aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied, lightly sweet and crisp at the end. Nicely done. Drink now. Screw cap.
2022 Torre A Cona - Chianti Colli Fiorentini Crociferro (750ml)
2023 Venica - Collio DOC Friulano Ronco delle Cime (750ml)
The Venica 2023 Collio Friulano Ronco delle Cime is a pretty white wine with a more neutral bouquet, certainly compared to the Sauvignon Blanc. Aromas of fleshy white fruits such as pear and quince cede to a mid-weight texture that supports fresh acidity ...
2023 Kuen Hof - Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Sylvaner (750ml)
2016 Cantina della Volta - Lambrusco Christian Bellei Brut (750ml)
2023 Sophie Schaal - Pinot Noir (750ml)
The 2023 Pinot Noir is also picked on Grand Cru Osterberg. The ferment contained 15% whole bunches “to pronounce the delicate nature of Pinot Noir,” as Sophie Schaal says. Extraction was just via wetting the cap until fermentation started, followed by a f...
2023 Julien Schaal - Riesling Calcaire Rosacker Grand Cru (750ml)
The 2023 Riesling Calcaire Rosacker Grand Cru was grown on Triassic limestone with some clay. The nose is alive with citrus, coolness and overtones of vivid lime, lemon zest and crushed citrus foliage. This is filigree, bright and delicate. It's so fine, ...
2024 Kellerei Eisacktaler - Alto Adige Valle Isarco DOC Kerner (750ml)
2021 Barone Ricasoli - Chianti Classico Riserva Rocca Guicciarda (750ml)
2023 St. Michael-Eppan - Alto Adige DOC Pinot Bianco Schulthauser (750ml)
2024 Chateau Pradeaux Bandol Rose (750ml)
I must confess that I still have a soft spot for Pradeaux's rosé, and the 2024 Bandol Rose is no exception. Unfurling in the glass with notes of red berries, spices, spring flowers and apricots, it's medium- to full-bodied, complex and elegant in profile,...
2024 Gerard Boulay Sancerre a Chavignol (750ml)
This family domaine of 9ha located in Chavignol can trace its history back to 1380. The land records for that year mention a Jean Boulay as owner of vineyards in Chavignol. At the time, the Clos de Beaujeu in Chavignol was already known for the quality of its white wine which is remarkable since Sancerre was known as a red wine area until after phylloxera invaded it. In the 14th century the Clos de Beaujeu supplied the Cathedral of Bourges with white wine.
Of the 9ha owned by Gerard Boulay, 8 of the hectares are on the slopes of Chavignol on Kimmeridgian or “terre blanche” soils (similar to the soils in Chablis), which he works manually and has farmed organically since 1990. The youngest vines at the domaine were planted by Mr. Boulay in 1972 and the average vine age is approximately 45 years old. The wines ferment naturally in tank and with the exception of the Chavignol tradition which is also aged in tank, the parcellaire wines are aged in in a mix of Foudres and used 300L barrels. Gerard adds no yeast and little to no SO2 during vinfication. He describes his role as one of “surveillance” to make sure nothing goes wrong. In general he works by instinct, “au feeling” because he wants to “let the wine live” and tries not to interfere with the natural process. “C’est la nature qui fait le vin” (Nature makes the wine). Boulay and Mother Nature team up to produce the following wines:
Sancerre Chavignol - Blend of young vine parcels on kimmeridgian slopes in the village of Chavignol.
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2017 Lopez de Heredia - Tempranillo Rioja Cubillo Crianza (750ml)
The super bargain of the portfolio has to be the red 2017 Viña Cubillo Tinto Crianza, which this year shows more development and faster aging, with more tertiary notes than the other reds from 2013 and 2014 that I tasted next to it. The frost of April 201...
2023 Failla Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (750ml)
This suave Pinot has a mulled edge to its raspberry, damson plum and blood orange notes, sparkling with savory and rose hip details. Ends with light-handed echoes of sandalwood and sous-bois. Drink now through 2030. 9,480 cases made.
2023 Turley - Zinfandel Napa Juvenile (750ml)
Brimming with verve, this Zin offers fresh flavors of black cherry, raspberry, briar patch and savory pepper that end with snappy tannins. Drink now through 2033. 20,000 cases made.
2022 Domaine La Roubine - Gigondas (750ml)
It was a first for me, as I had never tasted wines from this estate before, and the 2022 Gigondas is a real surprise—an outstanding wine. It evokes aromas of ripe dark berries, spices, garrigue and subtle earthy undertones, with a hint of smoke and licori...
2023 Domaine La Roubine - Vacqueyras (750ml)
Lots of uber-rich black cherries, melted licorice, and peppery notes emerge from the 2023 Vacqueyras, a ripe, medium to full-bodied, plush, nicely concentrated 2023.
2021 Brovia - Barolo DOCG Rocche di Castiglione (750ml)
The Brovia 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione takes us back to, again, one of my favorite sites in the appellation. I go crazy for wines from this MGA. This expression is extremely nuanced and delicate, especially at first. The wine builds intensity later....
2021 Brovia - Barolo Villero (750ml)
The Brovia 2021 Barolo Villero has that powdery or chalky element that I love so much from this site. It's like crushed chalkboard, and it frames other more fragrant aromas of sambuca, aniseed, blueberry and lilac. This wine is beautifully complex, and it...
2021 Brovia - Barolo Ca Mia (750ml)
The Brovia 2021 Barolo Brea Vigna Ca' Mia is another beauty from a stellar vintage. This expression is slightly more floral initially, in a playful way, but fruit is from Serralunga d'Alba, so you get the power and those characteristic notes of iron and c...
2020 Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf du Pape Papet (750ml)
Tasting Date 11/11/2022 Maturity 2026 - 2048 Reviewed By Jeb Dunnuck Source Southern Rhône 2020 & 2021 Print Review The 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape La Cuvée Du Papet is made in a more structured, age-worthy style and is 90% Grenache and 5% each ...
2018 Chateau Larrivaux - Medoc (750ml)
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Larrivaux rolls slowly, sensuously out of the glass with alluring notes of plum preserves, blueberry compote and crème de cassis with hints of candied violets, Chinese five spice and camphor. The medium to full-bodied...
2019 Chateau Gravette de Vieux Ch Certan - Pomerol (750ml)
The 2019 La Gravette de Certan, 100% Merlot in this vintage, is a total knock-out. Pliant and racy in the glass, with terric fruit density, the 2019 dazzles right out of the gate with its alluring personality. Bright acids and supple tannins add to its...
2022 Pierre Usseglio - Chateauneuf du Pape Premiere Pierre (750ml)
Macerated for 35 days and partly destemmed, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Première Pierre wafts from the glass with aromas of dark cherries, bay leaf, spices and dark wild berries mingled with menthol hints. Medium to full-bodied, enrobing and charming, it...
2023 Mas d'Amile - Le Petitou Terrasses du Larzac (750ml)
Originally, this was to be a rosé, but Amélie didn't like the result, so she decided to make a lighter, more elegant and refreshing red. The base of Grenache comes from an old hillside vineyard just behind their house and winery, which in turn is immediately south of the village of Montpeyroux, while the Syrah and Carignan come from nearby sites. The wine sings of its Mediterranean heritage, rich with licorice and tapenade in a long, lean, tension-filled profile. And check out its refreshingly low alcohol!
The grapes are de-stemmed and raised entirely in tank. The SO2 additions are minimal and done following devatting, then again during élevage, and a third time after blending. Typically the total amounts to 25 mg/l, which is less than Demeter's threshold for natural wines (Demeter's thresholds are 100 mg/l for organic wines; 70 mg/l for biodynamic wines; and 30 mg/l for natural wines).
The label was designed by her daughter Gabrielle and son Paul (then six and four respectively) with help from friends. That, plus the fact that the cuvée is the most recent in the domaine's range, accounts for the name Petitou--in spirit, the little one. Production averages 7,500 bottles.
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2022 Mas d'Amile - Les Clos Terrasses du Larzac (750ml)
Le Clos is an isolated 2.22 acre parcel of vines on a south-facing slope surrounded by forest. It's in the commune of Montpeyroux but Amélie labels the wine under the Terrasses du Larzac appellation to keep it separate from her Montpeyroux bottling, which comes from a number of different sites scattered about the commune and is given a different élevage.
Le Clos was planted in 2001 to 40% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre and 30% Syrah. That reflects more or less the blend in the bottle. All of the varieties are hand-harvested, but the Syrah inevitably is harvested and vinified first, while the Grenache and Mourvèdre are normally harvested later and together and are co-fermented. All ferments are native, and the wine is aged for ~18 months in 600L demi-muids, 20% of which are new. A normal year sees 300 cases.
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2023 Domaine de l'Aumonier - Touraine Sauvignon Blanc (750ml)
This comes from vines averaging 20 years old growing in the communes of Couffy, Seigy and Chateauvieux just south of the Cher River, a major tributary of the Loire. The Loire Valley is an open window to the Atlantic, blessing the region with clement weather. L’Aumonier’s soils range from tufa hillsides rich in clay and limestone to flatter sites of flint and clay, sand and clay, and silt and clay. Ferments are typically spontaneous (the occasional difficult tank may get a dose of neutral yeast) and the wine is raised in tank. There's no fining during élevage and only a light filtration at bottling. Production averages 8,500 cases.
Note that during warmer harvests, they do their harvesting at night to retain as much freshness in the grapes as possible. Certified organic and biodynamic
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Old Forester Barrel Strength STORE PICK Bourbon Whiskey 750ml
OF "store picks' are some of the hottest ticket items in the whiskey world. This is our second barrel and we like it even more than the first.
WHSE K Floor 8 132 proof
Rare Character Presents S.B. MacArthur STORE PICK Bourbon 750ml
Hot ticket item!
Barrel # VEN-716 126.18 proof 8yr 9 mo