Updated for Fall Sale 2025
Red Wines
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Rhone
6 bottles(s) of Andre Francois 2021 Cote Rotie Gerine for $44.99 per bottle (SKU6575) This is our best value Côte Rotie. If one has opened the 2015 Peintre Côte Rotie from Andre Francois that is a superstar wine and exhibits the kinky, exotic and rich side of the vintage countered by the superb freshness that 2015 brings. This is more rocky, more gravelly, more geeky and just so wonderful.
2 bottles(s) of Compagnie de lHermitage 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan for $88.99 per bottle (SKU6515) Closed aromatically, the 2021 Châteauneuf Du Pape Lieu-Dit Pignan nevertheless has a generous, medium to full-bodied, concentrated style that carries black raspberry and blackberry fruits, some ground pepper and spring flower nuances, beautiful mid-palate depth, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It’s an incredible effort in a challenging vintage (the south was slightly more successful than t
2 bottles(s) of Compagnie de lHermitage 2018 Cote Rotie Lieu Dit La Brocarde for $129.99 per bottle (SKU4615) La Brocarde is an amazing site and these are very old vines from the best parcel in Georges opinion. George knows his stuff and has tasted, walked these vineyards for decades. It is extraordinary and profound Côte Rotie of the highest degree but man does this wine need time
2 bottles(s) of Compagnie de lHermitage 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan for $87.99 per bottle (SKU5836) Its an incredible effort in a challenging vintage (the south was slightly more successful than the north in 2021) and will drink beautifully over the coming decade. – 94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
3 bottles(s) of Cuchet Beliando 2017 Cornas for $99.99 per bottle (SKU6615) Cuchet-Beliando isn’t just another Cornas. It’s a complete rethink of what the appellation can be. It has the wildness, yes, the meat, the iron, the game, but also a lightning-bolt clarity. Granite tension. Crystalline dark fruit. Structure and elegance in perfect suspension.
5 bottles(s) of Cuchet Beliando 2020 Cornas for $104.99 per bottle (SKU6735) Cuchet-Beliando isn’t just another Cornas. It’s a complete rethink of what the appellation can be. It has the wildness, yes, the meat, the iron, the game, but also a lightning-bolt clarity. Granite tension. Crystalline dark fruit. Structure and elegance in perfect suspension.
3 bottles(s) of Domaine du Tunnel 2021 Cornas Vin Noir for $87.99 per bottle (SKU5200) The 2021 Cornas Vin Noir is even better and clearly a candidate for the wine of the appellation. Ripe blackberries, smoked herbs, cured meats, iron, and spice all flow to a medium to full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, balanced Cornas offering ripe, velvety tannins, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. Bravo. – 93-95 Jeb Dunnuck
3 bottles(s) of Domaine du Tunnel 2022 Cornas for $58.99 per bottle (SKU6670) The 2022 Cornas brings another level of density and depth, and while tasting it, you feel like you’re eating a raw piece of meat given its bloody, meaty profile. Dense purple-hued, with notes of blueberries, roasted herbs, iron, and ground pepper, this beauty is full-bodied, has a silky, layered mouthfeel, fine tannins, and a great finish. It’s a big, powerful Cornas, yet it still shows the focuse
5 bottles(s) of Domaine Michellas St Jemmes 2020 Cornas Terres dArces for $74.99 per bottle (SKU5364) Glass-staining violet color. Expansive, finely detailed aromas of blackberry and boysenberry, with exotic spice, floral oil, olive and sandalwood nuances building in the glass. Deep but energetic on the palate…… – 94 VINOUS
4 bottles(s) of Emmanuel Verset 2022 Cornas Signature Verset for $82.99 per bottle (SKU6351) The wines of Emmanuelle Verset (Alains daughter) are exceedingly rare. Emmanuelle has single handedly put this estate on her back and raised its profile. This is the best Cornas estate you dont know about.
1 bottles(s) of Gerard Courbis 2023 St. Joseph Vieilles Vignes for $49.99 per bottle (SKU6728) 2023 Gerard Courbis St. Joseph VV – As. Close to pre-2007 Gonon As Well Ever Get
2 bottles(s) of Gerard Courbis et Fils 2023 Cornas for $66.99 per bottle (SKU6661) This wine blows me away. The 2023 Ludovic Courbis Cornas is one of the most remarkable expressions of terroir I have ever had from young(ish) vines. It proves, beyond any doubt, that terroir is king
5 bottles(s) of Guillaume Gilles 2021 Cornas for $89.99 per bottle (SKU5850) This is all Chaillot which really shows. Its got a gorgeously mineral nose with granite and really shows the mineral side of Cornas which is why it reminds me of a small scale Fauterie.
4 bottles(s) of Guillaume Gilles 2023 Cotes du Rhone Les Peyrouses for $51.99 per bottle (SKU6716) This isn’t Côtes du Rhône. It’s a wolf in CDR clothing. The 2023 Peyrouses has the same intensity, the same vinification, the same soul as Gilles’ legendary Cornas Chaillot, but it comes from two parcels in the flatlands just outside the official Cornas zone. One is 67 years old. The other is over 100.
1 bottles(s) of Jacques Lemenicier 2020 Cornas Pere Laurier for $87.99 per bottle (SKU5972) Blackberry, smoke, granite, flowers. blueberry, such huge minerality. Stunningly expansive nose, woodshop, just insanely complex, campfire, camphor. Raspberry cake, elegant and Burgundian and so supple and what a stunning texture. Amazing wine. –Lyle Fass, 9.8 Delectable
1 bottles(s) of Jacques Lemenicier 2021 Cornas for $51.99 per bottle (SKU5998) These are stunning examples of Cornas in a beautifully elegant silky style that is Chambolle-like or Volnay-like but with micro production Pomerol fruit quality. Truly extraordinary stuff.
1 bottles(s) of Jean Michel Stephan 2020 Cote Rotie Coteaux du Bassenon for $154.99 per bottle (SKU5135)
4 bottles(s) of Julien Barge 2023 Cote Rotie Couer de Combard for $124.99 per bottle (SKU6739) This is not just Barge’s most refined bottling, it’s one of the most aromatically singular wines in all of Côte-Rôtie. Let’s be clear: nothing smells like this. Not Allemand. Not Clape. Not Gilles. Not even Jamet at its most lifted. This is an alien transmission coming through volcanic soil, filtered through wild Syrah, and translated by a winemaker who now speaks this site’s dialect fluently.
4 bottles(s) of Julien Barge 2022 Cote Rotie Les Cotes for $78.99 per bottle (SKU6593) This is a blend of Le Combard, Lancement and Côte Blonde in 2022 and a few other less famous parcels. The first time I offered this wine I had not tasted it yet as I didnt know it even existed. I talked to Juliens wife about the wine back then and she said its the best wine Julien has ever made.
4 bottles(s) of Julien Barge 2023 Cote Rotie Les Cotes for $91.99 per bottle (SKU6740) If 2022 felt like the breakthrough moment, 2023 is the deep breath after — confident, assured, utterly composed. The frame is finer, the aromatics more cut and dimensional, the whole wine moving with the kind of measured precision that only the most complete Côte?Rôties manage.
2 bottles(s) of Julien Barge 2016 Cote Rotie Le Combard for $99.99 per bottle (SKU6624) First of all this wine has a $500 nose. It is a unique aroma as for this newish cuvee (2010 was the first vintage) the soils are mostly volcanic which is unique in Cote-Rotie. This is downright Burgundian in all the best ways. The 2016 vintage is very overlooked and thats a shame as its neck and neck with 2015, especially in Cote Rotie
3 bottles(s) of Ludovic Courbis 2020 Cornas (5223) for $67.99 per bottle (SKU5223) This is one of the most remarkable wines Ive ever had from young (ish) vines and it proves that terroir is truly the great difference maker rather than vine age. Well at least in this instance.
6 bottles(s) of Ludovic Courbis 2022 Cornas for $67.99 per bottle (SKU6267) And for me, this has always been the heir apparent to the now, extinct greats, Fauterie, Louis Sozet. It has everything those wines had: precision, depth, and an almost Burgundian exactitude that makes it stand out from so many other Cornas. It’s traditional to the core.
3 bottles(s) of Luyton 2022 Hermitage Rouge for $61.99 per bottle (SKU6275) This is her best regular Hermitage since the 2015, and before that the 2013, which is a very underrated vintage. What we do know is the 2022 is a great vintage and Michelles 2022 is the best value by far in Hermitage. For the 10th year in a row.
22 bottles(s) of Lyle Fass Charalambos Lelektsoglou 2019 VDF Cuvée Ariane for $28.99 per bottle (SKU6520) The palate is lush and fruity but with a background of a firm mineral spine and the finesse is something else. Like one will not believe how elegant this wine is which I attribute to the old vines and extra aging in cement. So meaty, so stoney and I mean great stoniness and as long as the day in Iceland in late June.
2 bottles(s) of Maison Alexandrins 2021 Cornas (GCP) for $42.99 per bottle (SKU6145) This is as good if a bit richer than the great Hermitage they make. Its in the same style we all know and love at Alexandrins.
3 bottles(s) of Maison Alexandrins 2018 Cornas (3451) for $57.99 per bottle (SKU3451) Such a sleeper Cornas. So rich and granite driven. Always better on day 2.
3 bottles(s) of Maison Alexandrins 2021 Cornas for $42.99 per bottle (SKU6056) That is an insane QPR. This is as good if a bit richer than the great Hermitage they make. Its in the same style we all know and love at Alexandrins.
2 bottles(s) of Nicolas Champagneaux 2021 Cote Rotie Les Grands Palaces for $109.99 per bottle (SKU5796) I love its purity of fruit, and it has a focused, chiseled texture and outstanding length. – 91 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
8 bottles(s) of Nicolas Champagneaux 2021 Cote Rotie La Dedicace for $67.99 per bottle (SKU5840) Its 100% Syrah and shows what Nicolas can do in an utterly classic vintage. 2021 has gotten better and better since theyve been bottled and some seem to be really good young. This is 100% from Les Grandes Palaces. Vines are 33 years old. 100 cases total production.
2 bottles(s) of Vincent Paris 2021 Cornas Granit 60 for $45.99 per bottle (SKU6142) Theres less baby fat here, so the tannins feel more present, yet it has good concentration, and I suspect it will gain richness over the course of its élevage. – 90-92 Pts, Jeb Dunnuck
Italy
6 bottles(s) of Arpepe 2019 Grumello Rocca de Piro Valtellina Superiore for $53.99 per bottle (SKU6807) There’s still that otherworldly Chambolle/Volnay tension, light frame, immense resonance, but 2019 dials up the crystalline fruit and tension even more. I’ve rarely tasted a Nebbiolo with such uncanny precision of structure and sweetness of fruit. It reads like a poem written in sapphires.
11 bottles(s) of Cecllia Monte 2013 Barbaresco Serracapelli for $50.99 per bottle (SKU5265) I have not hard his as we started with the winery with the 2014 vintage but given her style and the character of the vintage, I had to sell it.
3 bottles(s) of Cesare Bussolo 2021 Barolo La Serra for $154.99 per bottle (SKU6272) This is a dark, masculine, focused Barolo, concentrated, structured, yet defined by rose tones that stretch from entry to finish. It’s grippy, but not punishing. The structure is enormous but it doesn’t shout. There’s inner-mouth sweetness, a touch of cedar, pipe tobacco, dried cherry, mint, all cascading like a silk scarf unfurling in slow motio
3 bottles(s) of Cesare Bussolo 2020 Barolo La Serra for $154.99 per bottle (SKU5610) This is the second vintage of this wine and Cesare is making a top cru that is more focused on elegance and balance. This is an established stunner for fans of Roberto Voerzio. While obviously young this is an incredible young wine.
1 bottles(s) of Cesare Bussolo 2021 Barbera d Alba Roscaleto for $124.99 per bottle (SKU6257) Palate is super concentrated but light as feather and has unreal fruit. Maybe the most elegant and balanced Barbera Ive ever had. Remarkable. So elegant, pure and concentrated with just absolutely thrilling fruit
3 bottles(s) of Cesare Bussolo 2021 Barolo del Comune di La Morra for $105.99 per bottle (SKU6389) I think Cesare is the Italian Zeireisen or Brisset. He cannot miss. So haunting. This is like old school elite Volnay. What texture
1 bottles(s) of Cesare Bussolo 2023 Dolcetto dAlba San Bartolomeo for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6230) Its one of the best and basically the most elegant Dolcetto Ive had. Think a Dolcetto made in the style of old school Barbaresco and you get an idea. I’ve got a bit more than last time I sold it so I can hyperbolize a bit more. This is the best Dolcetto I have ever had. It has elite aromas, florals and so much finesse it’s like Grand Cru Dolcetto.
10 bottles(s) of Quazzolo 2020 Barbaresco Ovello for $45.99 per bottle (SKU5956) This is simply stunning. It comes from one of the coolest sites in Barbaresco.
7 bottles(s) of Quazzolo 2020 Barbaresco for $37.99 per bottle (SKU5955)
1 bottles(s) of Rattalino 2016 Barbaresco Riserva Sel. 45 for $57.99 per bottle (SKU6023) This is just at the beginning of its drinking window and has the structure to age and improve for a decade or more. The finish is endless, fresh, energetic with just too top delineation. This is a classic wine and just brilliant.
3 bottles(s) of Sergio Barbaglia 2021 Colline Novaresi Croatina for $22.99 per bottle (SKU6260) The age is great as it seemed to harmonize all the parts to it. Its really something and a tremendous wine. It has ripe and juicy tannins and if one has to compare it to anything please let it be traditional old school Dolcetto from Dogliani from the standpoint of pure enjoyment.
2 bottles(s) of Tenuta col Falco 2019 Montefalco Rosso for $19.99 per bottle (SKU6676) This is essentially a baby Montefalco di Sagrantino, same soul, same intensity, just in a more accessible package. But don’t mistake baby for soft as this thing has real grip. It demands a 2-hour decant, which is not something you expect from a $19.99 wine. But here we are. Welcome to Fass Selections.
1 bottles(s) of Vietti 2019 Barolo Cerequio for $296.99 per bottle (SKU5319)
8 bottles(s) of Vini Chiussima 2022 Carema for $56.99 per bottle (SKU6751) We chased these wines for years. YEARS. And when I finally tasted them, I just laughed. That quiet laugh you let out when something completely overdelivers in a way you didn’t even know to expect. These wines are a secret. But they won’t be for long. And yes, Carema ages like Barolo. But unlike Barolo, Carema does not insist. It seduces. Gently. Silently. Power wrapped in lace.
Bordeaux
2 bottles(s) of Chateau Samion 2022 Bordeaux for $37.99 per bottle (SKU6618) This is mythical and it seems the perfect expression of what Jean-Claude Berrouet has been trying to achieve. Even eclipsing the magnificent 2019 and 2020, but Pomerol and Lalande-de-Pomerol where Samion hails from are the star appellations of a historically great vintage in Bordeaux.
4 bottles(s) of Vieux Chateau St. Andree 2020 Vieux Chateau St. Andre for $33.99 per bottle (SKU5222) This is a much more accessible version from the same guy who brings you Samion, in that it can be drunk now. It is not a glugger by any means but just because of where it comes from, it is ready to go with a 30 minute decant right out of the gate
3 bottles(s) of Vieux Chateau St. Andree 2022 Vieux Chateau St. Andre for $33.99 per bottle (SKU6619) This is a much more accessible version from the same guy who brings you Samion, in that it can be drunk now. It is not a glugger by any means but just because of where it comes from, it is ready to go with a 30 minute decant right out of the gate.
6 bottles(s) of Vieux Chateau St. Andree 2020 Vieux Chateau St. Andre for $34.99 per bottle (SKU5878) This is a much more accessible version from the same guy who brings you Samion, in that it can be drunk now. It is not a glugger by any means but just because of where it comes from, it is ready to go with a 30 minute decant right out of the gate.
Beaujolais
9 bottles(s) of Chateau Thivin 2023 Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Zacharrie for $53.99 per bottle (SKU6669) And if you’ve ever tasted this cuvée, you already know, this isn’t just Thivin’s top wine, this is the pinnacle expression of granite, Gamay, and time honored Beaujolais craftsmanship, a wine that legitimately belongs in the conversation with great red Burgundy.
24 bottles(s) of Chateau Thivin 2023 Cote de Brouilly Les Griottes de Brulhie for $36.99 per bottle (SKU6356)
2 bottles(s) of Chateau Thivin 2021 Cote de Brouilly Cuvee Zacharrie for $52.99 per bottle (SKU5133)
2 bottles(s) of Domaine du Vissoux 2019 Fleurie Poncie for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6130)
18 bottles(s) of Lafarge Vial 2019 Fleurie La Joie du Palais for $37.99 per bottle (SKU6132) Medium to full-bodied, lively and saline, its a vibrant, mineral wine with upside for those with a little patience. As readers may remember, this 1.5-hectare parcel of steeply sloping decomposed pink granite was planted in the 1950s. 94, WA, William Kelley
10 bottles(s) of Lafarge Vial 2019 Fleurie Clos Vernay for $37.99 per bottle (SKU6131) The most structured Fleurie in the range is the 2019 Fleurie Clos Vernay, a medium to full-bodied, elegantly muscular wine evocative of plums, sweet wild berries, orange rind and spices. – 94+, WA William Kelley
9 bottles(s) of Raphael Chopin 2019 Regnie Les Braves for $34.99 per bottle (SKU4335) Very elegant Regnie bursting with fruit and planted on the special pink granite that is unique to this area of Regnie.
5 bottles(s) of Yvon Metras 2022 Beaujolais Villages for $46.99 per bottle (SKU6636) Métras wines are magical, but magic isn’t always easy to find. This is the first time I’ve been able to sell Métras since maybe the first or second year of my company
Switzerland
1 bottles(s) of Daniel And Monika Marugg 2023 Merlot/Malbec for $40.99 per bottle (SKU6462) I was completely captivated by the elegance, depth, and nimbleness of this wine. It was refined, sleek, and showcased some of the purest Merlot/Malbec fruit I’ve ever encountered. What made it even more striking was the unmistakable Swiss Alpine character woven into the win
3 bottles(s) of Mohr-Niggli 2021 Pinot Noir Mainefeld Pilgrim for $56.99 per bottle (SKU5638) This excellent Pinot is from 30- to 40-year-old vines (Swiss clones) planted on several spots in an around Maienfeld (crus Stellibofel, Felder and Pilger). 13% stated alcohol. Natural cork. – 93+, WA. Stephan Reinhardt
1 bottles(s) of Mohr-Niggli 2023 Pinot Noir Mainefeld Pilgrim for $60.99 per bottle (SKU6598) The 2023 Pilgrim has some of the prettiest, silkiest, limber, nimble, satin-like Pinot Noir textures in any Pinot Ive ever had. It is just ridiculous what this wine does with texture. It is so so delicate yet it has incredible palate presence. Just really starts with you but its so skeletal and precise. What makes it special is the delicacy.
12 bottles(s) of Mohr-Niggli 2023 Pinot Noir Graubunden for $38.99 per bottle (SKU6623) I missed 2020 as that was a short vintage and I did not reserve on time but 2023 is here and this represents one of the best Swiss Pinot values we will sell.
9 bottles(s) of Pircher 2022 Pinot Noir Statdberg for $48.99 per bottle (SKU6700) The palate? Wow. Dense cherry fruit, spice, structure. Blind, you’d call old vines in two seconds. There’s this whisper of chocolate that rounds it out. The texture is insanely silky. Burgundian earthy sweetness, but with a structure and purity that feels more like early 2000s Dujac.
4 bottles(s) of Spreccher Von Bernegg 2023 Pinot Noir Lindenwingert for $45.99 per bottle (SKU6401) Such cut and the finest most beautiful tannins cut from a silken thread. It melts in your mouth once it gets going. Thats the magic of Spreccher Von Bernegg. Right there. Impressive. Insane perfumed inner mouth aromas that do not quit. So expansive, they almost violate the laws of physics. Terrific density and just the top 0.001% of purity. Perfect zen-like balance.
Loire
5 bottles(s) of Domaine des Roches Neuves 2022 Clos de lEchelier Saumur Champigny Rouge for $59.99 per bottle (SKU5937) The 2020 Clos de lEchelier is a focused style of wine hailing from limestone that has a sense of tenderness through the mid-palate, while the sinew moves forward incessantly along the palate. It has a fine sense of spice and fruit-led fragrance on the long length. Very convincing.- 93 Points, VINOUS (2020)
2 bottles(s) of Domaine des Roches Neuves 2022 Franc de Pied Saumur Champigny for $56.99 per bottle (SKU5577) This is, and I hate to use the word, but it really applies here, Burgundian to the max. Even more reason to be swooped by bitter, priced out Burg drinkers. It is so elegant, ripe, pure and just plain thrilling wine. Nimble.
6 bottles(s) of Domaine des Roches Neuves 2022 Franc de Pied Saumur Champigny for $58.99 per bottle (SKU5940) This is, and I hate to use the word, but it really applies here, Burgundian to the max. Even more reason to be swooped by bitter, priced out Burg drinkers. It is so elegant, ripe, pure and just plain thrilling wine.
6 bottles(s) of Domaine des Roches Neuves 2021 Franc de Pied Saumur Champigny for $48.99 per bottle (SKU5468) The 2020 Franc de Pied is incredibly reductive when it was first opened and needed a lot of time and a swirl with a copper coin. If you can be patient (5 minutes with a penny in your glass, or your currencys equivalent), its worth the wait. It reveals itself to be a richly fruited, savory style that fills the mouth with a balloon of chalky silkiness. The limestone element really shows itself on th
2 bottles(s) of Domaine des Roches Neuves 2021 Les Memoires Saumur Champigny Rouge for $52.99 per bottle (SKU4974)
Germany
7 bottles(s) of Enderle & Moll 2022 Bundsandstein for $51.99 per bottle (SKU6112)
8 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2023 Kestener Herrenberg Pinot Noir for $29.99 per bottle (SKU6718) For a Mosel pinot noir this is so powerful and earthy you could mistake it for a Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru. Stacks of forest berry and baking spice aromas. The ample tannins are already beautifully integrated, but this wine was built for the long term and that’s something one should respect. Very long, savory and earthy finish. 95 Points, Stuart Pigott
5 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2021 Alter Satz for $22.99 per bottle (SKU6691) This wine is peak wine geekery. I mean, this is as obscure as it gets, a field blend of Hartblau, Süßschwarz, Schwarzblauer, Affenthaler, Schwarzurban, and Fränkischer Burgunder, which, unless you are a historian of pre industrial viticulture, I guarantee you have never heard of.
1 bottles(s) of Jurgen Von der Mark 2022 Je Marche Seul Pinot Noir for $54.99 per bottle (SKU6034) They are wispy and sneakily dense plus the Grand Cru wines have that trademark JVDM (Jürgen Von der Mark) for short. These are genius wines of the highest degree and made lovingly in small batches with the knowledge and experience of a master of wine.
4 bottles(s) of Jurgen Von der Mark 2022 Je Marche Seul Pinot Noir for $54.99 per bottle (SKU6524) I am offering this again as it was the first bottle I had from the new shipment and it blew my socks off and was the finest bottle I have ever had from Jürgen Von der Mark. But it really only got there after 24 hours when it had depth and sweetness I have never experienced ever in German wine. It reminded me of 90’s Burgs. I was speechless at how insane it was.
18 bottles(s) of Juwel 2021 Alsheim Spatburgunder for $28.99 per bottle (SKU6460) It has a medium body feel to it in the mouth but is still nimble and most importantly it had the transparency her beautiful Rieslings have. Silky and tense yet inviting, this is a wine that is impossible to hate and easy to like, and easier to love.
3 bottles(s) of Martin Muellen 2022 Trarbacher Ungsberg Spatburgunder for $38.99 per bottle (SKU6603) It’s elegant but you can really feel the power in this wine. Some big spice that’s really a great counterpoint to the cherries. You also get a hint of sensualness. A bit savory as well in a restrained way.
1 bottles(s) of Martin Muellen 2021 Trarbacher Ungsberg Spatburgunder for $41.99 per bottle (SKU6086)
3 bottles(s) of Richard Ostreicher 2017 Merlot for $42.99 per bottle (SKU6554) It’s a throwback, a Time Machine Merlot reminiscent of Bordeaux from 40 years ago. It’s grown on shell and limestone soils, adding a distinct mineral character. And it has an elegance that is rare in any wine today, let alone a Merlot.
12 bottles(s) of Thorle 2022 Saulheim Spatburgunder Kalkstein for $34.99 per bottle (SKU6525) The spice of this great German pinot noir is off the scale. Fantastic combination of concentration and fine tannins, with notes of cloves, licorice, dried rosemary, sage and raw meat on the medium-bodied palate. Wonderful freshness in the long, delicately chalky finish. From organically grown grapes. – 96 Points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Weingut Achim Durr 2022 Tom Pinot Noir for $41.99 per bottle (SKU6705) This wine should not exist. Let’s just start there. A German Pinot from a producer most of you have never heard of, made in the middle of nowhere, that manages, no, dares, to channel the exact emotional and tactile blueprint of a Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru.
5 bottles(s) of Weingut Achim Durr 2021 Syrah for $36.99 per bottle (SKU6587) Cotie-Rotie brought to you via our local Baden genius. A stunner.
3 bottles(s) of Weingut Achim Durr 2020 Pinot Noir Hard 200 for $38.99 per bottle (SKU6500) YOU ALL NEED TO BACK UP THE TRUCK. THIS IS Apple Inc at $10! This is such a massive opportunity and it also is eerlily similar to Mobitz in that I will always be the only one to sell it because he is a friend and was introduced to me via a friend, Sven Enderle.
2 bottles(s) of Weingut Josef Walter 2020 Pinot 274 for $99.99 per bottle (SKU6651) But what is this mythical creature? Oh, just my Franken dream come to life, something so mind-bendingly good that I knew it had to exist, but only Christoph had the cojones to make it. This is 40% Spätburgunder and 60% Frühburgunder. Read that again. Let it sink in.
5 bottles(s) of Weingut Josef Walter 2008 Spatburgunder J Centgrafenberg for $44.99 per bottle (SKU6695) This is a wine that redefines how you think about German Pinot. It’s structured, powerful, concentrated, but with the lift and delicacy of great Burgundy. There’s so much detail here, such freshness and clarity, it’s absolutely breathtaking. This wine isn’t just aging, it’s ascending.
11 bottles(s) of Ziereisen 2022 Rhini Blauer Spatburgunder for $39.99 per bottle (SKU6736) Rhini is elite Premier Cru territory, think Clos Saint-Jacques, Les Petits Monts, Caillerets. You get the full silhouette: silk and spine, fruit and frame. It’s almost confusing how complete it is for the price.
Southwest
33 bottles(s) of Familie Jouffreau Clos de Gamot 2021 Cahors Clos Gamotine for $21.99 per bottle (SKU6243) This is a wine that I feel is necessary to sell now as many of you have tons of the two higher bottlings in the cellar and need something young, charming and crunchy to drink.
2 bottles(s) of Familie Jouffreau Clos de Gamot 2022 Cahors Vignes Centenaires for $45.99 per bottle (SKU6638) Gamots Centenaires is pretty shocking, though. The first thing you notice when you finally sit down and take it in is that it gives you a luxe experience more like a Bordeaux super-second than anything youve had out of a Cahors bottle.
1 bottles(s) of Familie Jouffreau Clos de Gamot 1986 Cahors for $159.99 per bottle (SKU5545)
10 bottles(s) of Familie Jouffreau Clos de Gamot 2022 Cahors for $24.99 per bottle (SKU6640) I can’t think of any red wine under $30 from anywhere that ages this well. And it’s legit. It’s got the structure of elite Bordeaux. Think Rauzan-Segla, think Grand Puy Lacoste or think Canon. How else is this wine going to age 30+ years? This might be the best insider wine/QPR we have sold.
2 bottles(s) of Familie Jouffreau Clos de Gamot 2020 Cahors for $26.99 per bottle (SKU6146)
Burgundy
1 bottles(s) of JJ Girard 2023 Savigny Les Beaune Rouge for $31.99 per bottle (SKU6703) That’s village-level Burgundy for under $30. You can barely get Bourgogne Rouge at that price anymore, let alone something this good
1 bottles(s) of Julien Cruchandeau 2023 Beaune Les Bons Feuvres for $34.99 per bottle (SKU6597) Really clean and well made. A wonderful new addition to the lineup. This is not the most complex wine but it has such amazing fruit texture and minerality. It’s so suave and refined for a Beaune wine which can be a bit dense and tannic.
4 bottles(s) of Julien Cruchandeau 2023 Beaune Les Bons Feuvres for $35.99 per bottle (SKU6483)
5 bottles(s) of Maison Brisset 2021 Bourgogne Cote d Or for $39.99 per bottle (SKU6506) The only vintage made. Air for 50 minutes or so then its a masterclass in Brisset finesse and transparency.
1 bottles(s) of Remi Poisot 2021 Pernand Vergelleses 1er Cru En Carradeaux for $55.99 per bottle (SKU5389)
1 bottles(s) of Sarl Garaudet Pere et Fils 2022 Monthelie 1er Cru Les Riottes for $49.99 per bottle (SKU6206)
11 bottles(s) of Sarl Garaudet Pere et Fils 2021 Monthelie 1er Cru Les Champs Fulliot for $47.99 per bottle (SKU6553) The wine drinks you. VIVID in all caps is what describes the fruit on this wine to a T.
6 bottles(s) of Sarl Garaudet Pere et Fils 2022 Volnay Vieilles Vignes for $53.99 per bottle (SKU6547) Garaudet’s wines are about purity of fruit and an imposing finesse and elegance while also being muscular. Wines of contrast but most notably for me the big leap he made is in purity of fruit, finesse and even better fruit quality and definition. The new ritzy terroir must help but his older wines that we used to sell are just amazing.
6 bottles(s) of Sarl Garaudet Pere et Fils 2021 Volnay Vieilles Vignes for $54.99 per bottle (SKU5910) His 21s are poetic and lyrical wines. So light in color was ephemeral with drop dead purity and transparency. Theres nimbleness and compelling fruit and some elegant muscularity as well.
5 bottles(s) of Sarl Garaudet Pere et Fils 2021 Pommard Vieilles Vignes for $54.99 per bottle (SKU6135) There is a stunning balance between fruit and tannin. Dense and tannic but extraordinarily pure. Powerful (but not heavy), fruity and elegant with a dash of mineral now. Extraordinary density and length
USA
1 bottles(s) of Martin Woods 2022 Pinot Noir Jessie James Vineyard for $61.99 per bottle (SKU6709) . . .the 2022 Pinot Noir Jessie James Vineyard is beautiful in the glass, with a floral and ripe perfume offering notes of framboise, light herbal notes, wild fresh herbs, and a touch of dark black fruit coming through, with black raspberries and dark stones. On the palate, it has a rich tannin structure, a ton of clarity, and a long finish. – 98 Points, Audrey Frick
White Wines
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Rhone
4 bottles(s) of Bernard Gripa 2023 St Joseph Le Berceau Blanc for $69.99 per bottle (SKU6601) Made from 100% Marsanne and aged in 228-liter barrels with some lees stirring, the 2023 Saint Joseph Le Berceau Blanc reveals honeyed stone fruits, crushed stone, and ripe citrus, with beautiful minerality. Clean, pure, and balanced, with integrated acidity, medium body, and impressive length on the palate, this gorgeous white is best enjoyed over the coming 7-8 years, although it will evolve for
2 bottles(s) of Bernard Gripa 2022 St Joseph Le Berceau Blanc for $72.99 per bottle (SKU5888) It needs air to show at its best and is medium to full-bodied, has a layered, flawlessly balanced mouthfeel, integrated acidity, and sensational length on the finish. – 95+ Points, Jeb Dunnuck
1 bottles(s) of Domaine des Pierres Seches 2023 St. Joseph Blanc for $34.99 per bottle (SKU6799) The 2022 St. Joseph Blanc is also from the steep craggy cliffs of St. Epine and also contains a considerable amount of old vines. White St. Epine is very rare. This is more by the river and gets more breezy and it not in St. Epine proper. Not much but a bit more and a little wind can change things for the better.
2 bottles(s) of Gonon 2022 St. Joseph Blanc Oliviers for $134.99 per bottle (SKU6231)
2 bottles(s) of Guillaume Gilles 2023 St. Peray for $59.99 per bottle (SKU6475) Amazing freshness and acids gives these wine insane lift. This is a blend of 67% Marsanne and 33% Roussanne from many massale, hand grafted vines. Usually the blend is 80% Marsanne and 20% Roussanne due to low Roussanne yields
4 bottles(s) of Jacques Lemenicier 2022 St. Peray Cuvee Elegance for $41.99 per bottle (SKU5864) This sees 1/3 new wood and is as ambitious a St. Peray as Ive ever tasted. Its 50% Marsanne and 50% Roussanne and some of the Marsanne is from the 1930s. 90+ years old.
5 bottles(s) of Julien Barge 2021 St. Joseph Blanc for $43.99 per bottle (SKU5621) This This when gets better and better every vintage and out of all the St. Joseph Blancs we work with this drinks the best young and also ages without a problem.
11 bottles(s) of Maison Alexandrins 2021 Hermitage Blanc (GCP) for $57.99 per bottle (SKU6143) The terroir Les Roucoles is the best for Marsanne in the whole world. This is from Les Roucoles and Maison Blanche. That is some tip top terroir. I mean top top. The price for this wine cannot be beat.
14 bottles(s) of Maison Alexandrins 2022 Hermitage Blanc for $57.99 per bottle (SKU5901) The terroir Les Roucoles is the best for Marsanne in the whole world. This is from Les Roucoles and Maison Blanche. That is some tip top terroir. I mean top top. The price for this wine cannot be beat.
5 bottles(s) of Mikael Bourg 2021 St. Peray for $44.99 per bottle (SKU5449) Its a masculine and very structured St. Peray. Classic and traditional with some nice gras, fat and opulence but also intriguing granite-like minerality.
1 bottles(s) of Mikael Bourg 2022 St. Peray for $45.99 per bottle (SKU6215)
Chablis
5 bottles(s) of Daniel-Etienne Defaix 2014 Chablis Les Lys for $59.99 per bottle (SKU6781) What you get in the glass is acid + minerality + time in a love triangle so tight it could cut glass. The wines snap. They shimmer. They don’t walk into a room, they carve their initials into the floorboards.
5 bottles(s) of Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet for $51.99 per bottle (SKU6424) 2012 is so good as it has a compactness to it that I have always appreciated and loved.
2 bottles(s) of Jean Dauvissat Pere & Fils 2023 Chablis Mont-Mains Sourdelle for $34.99 per bottle (SKU6754) From 44-year-old vines in the commune of Beines, just across from the Vau de Vey Premier Cru, this is a lieu-dit wine masquerading as something far grander. The depth and concentration are almost chewy, unmistakably Chablis, yet sculpted with shocking precision.
Burgundy
3 bottles(s) of Domaine Berlancourt 2022 Cuvee La Demoiselle for $51.99 per bottle (SKU6653) The Demoiselle is basically a less powerful Champans with more finesse and elegance. It still has that density, but its more of the coiled density type as opposed to the mouth filling psychotic type.
8 bottles(s) of JJ Morel 2018 Bourgogne Blanc for $29.99 per bottle (SKU3688) Its not a particularly complex wine but it has more soul than a shoestore.
7 bottles(s) of Julien Cruchandeau 2023 Hautes Cotes de Nuits Blanc VV for $27.99 per bottle (SKU6419) It is from two parcels where the average age of the vines is 50 years. Like a Millet painting. Awesome terroir. Compare at $33-$40 for the 2020.
3 bottles(s) of Julien Cruchandeau 2023 Bouzeron Cuvee Massale VV for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6418) It follows in the footsteps of the terrific 2021 with its incredible laser-focused acidity and beautiful pure tart lime-lemon fruit. But it also has wonderful body, a hint of opulence and insane freshness on the finish.
Germany
2 bottles(s) of Dr Wehrheim 2022 Weissburgunder Mandelberg GG for $57.99 per bottle (SKU6326) A very deep and complex dry pinot blanc with everything from fresh nuts and butter to ripe pear and a touch of flint. As focused and precise as it is concentrated and structured this is a giant in every way except stature. The interplay of intense chalky minerality, delicate creaminess and incredible vitality makes the finish shine like a newborn star. – 98 Points, Stuart Pigott
3 bottles(s) of Dr Wehrheim 2023 Weissburgunder Birkweiler Rosenberg El for $36.99 per bottle (SKU6327)
1 bottles(s) of Enderle & Moll 2021 Weißburgunder / Pinot Blanc Sphere for $40.99 per bottle (SKU5532) This is made the exact same way as the Grauburgunder except the vines are older (60-70 years) and the plot is bigger at 1.5 hectares. Harmonious and impressive wine, build to age long, even if already enjoyable.
6 bottles(s) of Enderle & Moll 2021 Weißburgunder / Pinot Blanc Sphere for $42.99 per bottle (SKU6234)
2 bottles(s) of Enderle & Moll 2021 Muller Thurgau Pur for $20.99 per bottle (SKU4929) This is from low yielding Müller-Thurgau vines and is unfiltered and the minimum amount of sulfur is added to make the wine stable.The maceration is very long and the subsequent skin contact gives this Müller Thurgau its own touch.
16 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2023 Piesporter Domherr Kabinett for $24.99 per bottle (SKU6612) Incredible peachy finesse and a balance that makes this really compelling. So elegant and refined that you don’t think about the power that’s below the waterline. You can feel some natural grape sweetness, but the slatey acidity sings the solo, and who can resist that? Extremely limited production. Drink or hold.- 96 points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2023 Wintricher Ohligsberg Rondel for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6673) This powerful and complex dry Mosel riesling is still very youthful, but the abundance of spicy and smoky nuances already makes it very fascinating. Terrific concentration and richness for a non-GG wine. Long, dry but creamy finish with just a hint of floral honey. Drink or hold. Screw cap. – 96 Points, Stuart Pigott
7 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2024 Piesporter Treppchen Kabinett for $29.99 per bottle (SKU6724) This is one of the most crystalline, acid ripped, mineral-drenched Kabinetts I’ve tasted in years. This wine is pure lightning. We’re talking 10 grams of acidity. 2010-level voltage. You could power a small city off this bottle.
21 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2023 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett for $23.99 per bottle (SKU6277) Here is a beautiful and very classic riesling Kabinett from this very famous site. Elegance, silkiness and purity all converge in this delicate and light-bodied masterpiece. Then comes the fantastic interplay of juiciness and savoriness in the very long, beautifully balanced finish! 95 SP
1 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2022 Piesporter Grafenberg Kabinett for $22.99 per bottle (SKU6089) Very exciting interplay between racy acidity and concentrated and juicy fruit on the sleek palate. 94 Points, Pigott
3 bottles(s) of Gunther Steinmetz 2023 Brauneberger Juffer Kabinett for $23.99 per bottle (SKU6399) A very great Kabinett with a sensational interplay of restrained stone fruit aromas and vitality on the barely medium-bodied palate. So much wet stone freshness and such a crystalline purity in the extremely long, straight finish. – 97 Points, SP
4 bottles(s) of Gut Hermannsberg 2022 Traiser Bastei GG (2) for $88.99 per bottle (SKU6637) A mineral giant with a ton of smoke, wild herb and bergamot complexity. Enormous concentration and energy with racy and extremely stony acidity. And the sweet fruit complements this beautifully at the very long and complete finish. From organically grown grapes with Fairn Green certification. Drink or hold. – 98 Points Stuart Pigott (2021)
3 bottles(s) of Gut Hermannsberg 2021 Felsenberg Schlossböckelheim GG for $59.99 per bottle (SKU5685) The touch of grapefruit-pith bitterness on the finish only adds to the vitality. From organically grown grapes with Fairn Green certification. Drinkable now, but best from 2023. – 96 points, Stuart Pigott
7 bottles(s) of Gut Hermannsberg 2019 Niederhausen Hermannsberg GG Reserve for $74.99 per bottle (SKU6287) This maturing dry riesling masterpiece has a fantastic elegance and stunning concentration. Please give it some air in the decanter and glass, because it becomes fresher with more air. Terrific slatey minerality and candied citrus character, the herbal and mineral energy driving the very long, complete finish. Decades of further aging potential. – 97 SP
22 bottles(s) of Laible 2023 Durbacher Plauerlain Klingelberger 1782 Riesling Spatlese Trocken for $29.99 per bottle (SKU6496) Ive tasted a lot of young Klingelberger by Laible before but nothing prepared me for the 2023. It was mindblowing. It was maybe the greatest young Laible wine Ive had of all the wines. It took my breath away. It is the most balanced, refined, textured, elegant and pure Klingelberger so far.
3 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2020 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett Gold Cap for $27.99 per bottle (SKU5817) Full-bodied, crystalline and fresh on the palate, this is a pure, saline and terribly fresh but mouth-watering ZSU Kabinett with fine and precise acidity and a tight and tensioned finish that needs some years to refine. 7.5% stated alcohol. 95 Points, WA, Stephan Reinhardt
13 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2020 Urziger Wurzgarten Spatlese Gold Capsule for $28.99 per bottle (SKU5818) The wine is filigreed, refined and saline and shows crystalline, ripe acidity. This is a highly delicate Spätlese that needs some time to open up its nose as well, but its a long-distance runner anyway. 7.5% stated alcohol. – 95 Points, WA, Stephan Reinhardt
2 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2021 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Auslese * Green Capsule for $37.99 per bottle (SKU5290)
2 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2021 Zelitnger Schlossberg Riesling Auslese*** Gold Cap for $89.99 per bottle (SKU5530)
4 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2022 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese*** Gold Capsule for $97.99 per bottle (SKU6451) The 2022 Riesling Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is very clear, refined and elegant on the nose that shows perfectly ripe fruit reminiscent of lush peaches. Intense yet crystalline and thus refined and uplifted, this is a very elegant yet tensioned and stimulatingly frisky Auslese with precise and savory fruit. There is great finesse and weightlessness here. – 98 WA, Reinhardt
2 bottles(s) of Markus Molitor 2020 Wehlener Klosterberg Auslese*** (Yellow Capsule) Pinot Blanc for $50.99 per bottle (SKU5808) Aged in noble Burgundy barrels for 18 months, the 2020 is going to be bottled in August this year and will need 6–10 years to become the show stopper the wine already pretends to be. Definitely a wine to pre-order. Release date: unknown. Tasted as a still-to-be-filtered sample in July 2022. – 96-98 Points, Stephan Reinhardt, WA
3 bottles(s) of Martin Muellen 2023 Trarbacher Huhnerberg Auslese Schmoll for $78.99 per bottle (SKU6614) It’s amazing how the aromas of caramelized mandarin oranges and apricots roll over you in one huge wave. Dense and succulent, this great Auslese has fantastic aromatic sweetness. Good freshness and dynamism are married to great richness. So beautifully balanced as a result. Very limited production. Drink or hold.- 97 Points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Martin Muellen 2023 Trarbacher Huhnerberg Spatlese Trocken** for $48.99 per bottle (SKU6605) Welcome to the heavenly paradise of the peach and apricot. Gigantic concentration and precision are married to totally profound slatey minerality. Still only medium-bodied and with extraordinary harmony for a wine of this caliber at this very early stage. – 98 Points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Richard Ostreicher 2021 Chardonnay Rossbach for $67.99 per bottle (SKU5865) The best comparison I can make is Elite Grand Cru Chablis but maybe with a touch of very good 1er Cru St. Aubin and some Ostreicher magic.
2 bottles(s) of Schloss Johannisberg 2023 Rosalack Auslese for $77.99 per bottle (SKU6310) Fabulous peachy finesse that makes me think of the pink shimmer on the skin of a beautiful white peach. Delicacy, delicacy, delicacy. And no less finesse. Extremely long, filigreed finish with an underlying wet stone character that electrifies this masterpiece of purity. – 99 points, SP
4 bottles(s) of Selbach-Oster 2023 Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Anrecht for $38.99 per bottle (SKU6564) What an incredible interplay of golden fruit aromas and fantastic spicy complexity this enormously concentrated and creamy Mosel riesling has. Not analytically dry, but with spot-on balance, and everything is perfectly integrated on the medium-bodied palate. An extremely long, caressing finish makes you forget all your troubles. – 98 Points Stuart Pigott
13 bottles(s) of Spater-Veit 2023 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Kabinett Armes for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6720) You don’t sip this wine. You drift inside it. One glass becomes two, becomes half the bottle, and you don’t even notice. Because this is that rare Kabinett that defies gravity, a wine of such balance and ease it practically levitate
34 bottles(s) of Sven Enderle 2022 Muller Thurgau for $23.99 per bottle (SKU6282) This is so good and a very new style for Sven. It’s less “natural” and in future vintages will be less and less natural as he will decrease the skin contact.
6 bottles(s) of Sven Enderle 2022 Muller Thurgau for $23.99 per bottle (SKU6721) This is a wine for people who think they’ve outgrown Müller-Thurgau. For people who forgot what summer wine can really do. This is Müller-Thurgau in high resolution. And it’s just the beginning.
3 bottles(s) of Thorle 2023 Reserve Chardonnay for $37.99 per bottle (SKU6545) The complex nutty and smoky aromas are what make this great German chardonnay stand out. Stunning concentration with chalky and salty complexity on the compact, medium-bodied palate. I love the way the restrained orange fruit slowly unfurls in the glass. Fantastic energy in the long, driving yet precise finish. – 95 points, Stuart Pigott
1 bottles(s) of Thorle 2023 Kalk/Kriede Premier Cru Trocken for $24.99 per bottle (SKU6544) Chardonnay lovers, this cuvee of your favorite grape with pinot blanc is a beauty. You could easily mistake this for a village wine from one of the cooler areas in Burgundy. Terrific balance of ripe, concentrated citrus fruit, creaminess from maturation on the lees and cool, chalky minerality. Quite soft acidity, but a lovely minty freshness. – 94 Points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Thorle 2023 Schlossberg Riesling for $44.99 per bottle (SKU6730) This amazing dry wine describes precisely the point when beautifully ripe riesling grapes tip over into the beginning of exotic overripeness. Lovely succulence with a touch of creaminess on the mid-palate, then the mineral acidity comes through and builds at the long, very pure and elegant finish. – 96 Points, Stuart Pigott
2 bottles(s) of Thorle 2023 Holle Riesling Trocken for $54.99 per bottle (SKU6742) This great Rheinhessen dry riesling has everything that a really great dry white wine needs: depth and structure, minerality and vibrancy. But you can also find aromas from oyster shells to jasmine via delicate peachy notes. Incredibly fine texture as well as a wonderful saltiness right through the extremely long finish. 98 Points Stuart Pigott
1 bottles(s) of Ziereisen 2022 Jaspis GrauBurgunder Wurmlin Alte Reben for $59.99 per bottle (SKU6629) From vines planted in the late 1950s, the intensely golden-yellow colored 2021 Jaspis Grauer Burgunder Würmelin is incredibly deep, intense and complex on the nose, and I am sure none of you readers have had a deeper, more multilayered or at least fascinating Pinot Gris ever, no matter if dry or sweet. – 98 Points. Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (2021)
Savoie
3 bottles(s) of Gilles Berlioz 2023 Resilience Chignin Bergeron for $62.99 per bottle (SKU5935) This is a combo of all the Rousannes as they had so mich damage. Really insane wine considering the conditions.
Switzerland
3 bottles(s) of Sprecher Von Bernegg 2022 Completer for $57.99 per bottle (SKU6432) The flavor profile of Completer tends to be full bodied wines, with intense flavors of nuts, honey and dried fruits. But when it ages watch out as it gets aromas of truffle, dried apricots and spices. There is nothing like smelling an aged completer. Completer also has incredibly high acidity and extraordinary concentration which makes it an ideal candidate for long aging.
2 bottles(s) of Weingut Familie Hansruedi Adank 2023 Chardonnay Am Berg for $154.99 per bottle (SKU6633) Let’s not dance around it: this is not just the best Swiss Chardonnay I’ve ever tasted. It is one of the greatest Chardonnays Ive had full stop. Anywhere. From anyone.
Italy
10 bottles(s) of Vini Chiussima 2023 Erbaluce Pajarin for $25.99 per bottle (SKU6752) There’s energy here. There’s acid. But none of it pokes. It flows. Seamless. Vivid. The inner-mouth florals are faint but moving, hawthorn, linden, dried chamomile. The finish echoes with rock dust, white grapefruit, cold steel, lemon oil. It just keeps going. And it keeps tightening. As if the wine gains tension with air rather than relaxing.
Sparkling Wines
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Champagne
26 bottles(s) of Caillez-Lemaire NV Eclats Extra Brut for $42.99 per bottle (SKU6578) This is just eerily beautiful and amazingly delicious wine that grabs your attention. Almost like a GG Champagne. Mosel meets Damery.
18 bottles(s) of Marie Demets NV Couer de Saignee for $39.99 per bottle (SKU6627) This isn’t rosé as afterthought. This isn’t strawberry soda. This isn’t a house’s third-label sparkling wine dyed pink to meet demand. This is rosé as philosophy, rosé as provocation, rosé as one of the great forms of Champagne.
12 bottles(s) of Marie Demets NV Tradition Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut for $37.99 per bottle (SKU6686) This is the greatest $33 Champagne I have ever tasted. It is not close. This is a door into a whole new era at Marie Demets. It is as ultra-serious a Champagne as there ever was. 100% Pinot Noir from the 2020 and 2021 vintage, disgorged on April 4, 2023, with just 4 grams of sugar.