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Argentinian Game-Changer:
2023 Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco

As it turns out, Patagonia’s Río Negro region is perfect for producing high-quality Pinot Noir. The region’s unique climate, with warm days and cool nights, produces complex and highly finessed wines.

"Laval fans will freak out over the 2021 Hautes-Chèvres"
2021 Laval Brut Nature Les Hautes-Chèvres

This bottling is notorious for its transparency and nuance. The 2021 doesn't disappoint in this regard. It's concentrated, packed with nuance, and has tension-filled verve. It's a Champagne that seems to hit the palate from nearly every angle.

"Though it's hardly news at this point, the domaine has been on a roll over the last 5-ish years"
2023 Leflaive-Dom Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

The 2023 Pucelles possesses a riveting grandeur and supreme elegance. The depth, clarity, and overall completeness is captivating. The breeding, detail, and complexity are just that great.

"Readers who want to explore Sangiovese at its finest must put Le Boncie at the top of their lists."
2023 Boncie Chianti Classico Le Trame

White Burgundy Magnums:
Colin-Morey, Dauvissat, Lafon, Lamy, Leflaive, Ramonet, Raveneau, Roulot & More

One of Burgundy's Best Village Wine - Back Vintages:
2016 & 2019 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée

For over a decade, Mugneret-Gibourg's Vosne-Romanée has been one of the red Burgundies that I drink most often.

"If you aren't familiar with the wines, do yourself a favor and find a few bottles to try - you'll thank me."
2024 Tribut Chablis

The 2024 Chablis has a dazzling seabreeze minerality that has a gripping palate presence. There's a really appealing rush of ripe citrus. Overall, the wine has a striking purity, focus, and finely tuned balance. 

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:
2019 Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin VV

What makes Fourrier's Gevrey so special is its pristine expression, precise finesse, and ultra-seductive mineral-laden texture.

Red Burgundy Magnums:
Barthod, D'Angerville, DRC, Dujac, Jouan, Mugneret-Gibourg, Roumier, Rousseau & More

The First-Ever Vintage:
U.S. Premiere from Germany

Leipold's 2023 Riesling Lump has a monumental force, a grandiosity that recalls, in some ways, the GGs of his famous mentor Keller. A rushing array of stone fruit is enlivened and energized by fine edges of citrus fruit, lime zest, and green herbs.

"This is Zen-like in its sense of harmony"
2023 Dauvissat Chablis Les Preuses

If Les Clos is all muscle and force, Les Preuses will beguile with its finesse. It's a wine of supreme length and clarity; it is a fine-tuned expression of Chablis.

"One of the finest renditions of this cuvée that I've ever tasted."
2023 Guffens-Heynen Mâcon-Pierreclos "Tri de Chavigne"

The 2023 is utterly pristine with a finely woven electric core of chalk. For all of its detail and precision, it is a bold wine boasting staining intensity and multidimensional complexity. Most importantly, not one single element seems out of place.

The Magic of Jouan:
2024 Jouan Clos St-Denis

The Grand Cru Clos St-Denis is celebrated for its grace, class, purity, and simultaneously, for its intensity.

"This seemingly always boxes above its weight and it has done so again in 2022."
-2022 Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre

Lafon's 2022s are beautiful. They combine power and a suave joyfulness with painstaking rigor and tension.

Wasenhaus:
From Sekt to Kanzel

Large Formats:
Allemand, Chave, Conterno, Cristal, Keller, Krug, Mascarello,
Montevertine, Mugneret-Gibourg, Muller, Raveneau, Roulot, Selosse & More

Singular and Captivating:
2022 Georges Laval Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Les Chênes

What's so thrilling about Laval is how he combines so much intensity with purity and poise.

Firing On All Cylinders:
2023 Bachelet-Monnot Puligny-Montrachet

It is an exciting village-level white Burgundy. It combines seriousness with an irresistible deliciousness that's rarely encountered in white Burgundy.

Our Go-To Chambolle, Back-Vintage Edition:
2015 Hudelot-Noëllat Chambolle-Musigny

Hudelot-Noëllat's Chambolle has become an essential part of our red Burgundy offers.

It captures everything we love about Chambolle: gorgeous finesse, seductive perfume, and silken elegance.

Champagne!
Bougy, Collin, Dom Pérignon, Krug, Prevost, La Rogerie, Selosse, Taittinger & More

Brilliance in Burgundy:
2010 Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots du Milieu & 2010 D'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs

For red Burgundy, the 2010 vintage is all about a marriage of terroir-saturated clarity and a weightless intensity. The wines have been captivating since day one, but the 2010s that I've recently tasted have been stunning.

"A ravishing beauty built for the cellar" -2023 Jamet Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune

If you love classic Côte-Rôtie, Jamet is the name to know. For decades, Jamet has been the benchmark for Côte-Rôtie.

Stein Pinot Noir Ultra-Light:
The Legend

Stein’s Pinot Noir “Red Light” has become an iconic bottling; it is a bright, red-fruited arrow, as sharp as the slate on which it is grown.

Chassagne Benchmark - Sharply Priced:
2024 Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos De La Maltroie

The 2024 Clos de la Maltroie flaunts a lifted, high-toned citrus profile.  It is beautifully clear, with radiant layers of stone fruits, spice, and wet stone. The overall impression is one of refinement and mineral persistence.