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Our White Wine of the Year – Dauvissat’s 2022 “Bas de Fourchaume” – Now Firmly in the Top 3 and a Ridiculous Value

by admin | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog

The “Burgundification” of Chablis – Raveneau Basic Chablis – $250 – Vincent Dauvissat Basic Chablis – $100 – Top Producer Prices Are Now in Line with Top Cote d’Or Bourgogne Blancs Fabien Dauvissat – Now Firmly in...

An Old School Fass Selections Producer – With Revirand – Top 10 in St. Joseph, 96 Points (2019) – The Elegant, St. Epine Style

by admin | Nov 26, 2023 | Blog

2021 Domaine des Pierres Seches St. Joseph Rouge “Revirand” – A Brand New Wine (3rd Vintage) – I Gave This a 9.8 on Delectable – Compare Gonon (9.5-9.7), Fauterie (9.6), Gripa (9.6) – 96 Points (2019, Jeb Dunnuck) – The 2021 Is Much...

My First Fass Selections Wine – A Collaboration with Charlie – The Apogee of Fassiness, Of Course, One of the Great Values We’ve Sold

by admin | Nov 25, 2023 | Blog

What I Wanted to Accomplish  – First, A Wine that Exemplifies the Fass Style – Under $30 So Everyone Can Buy It – Quality in the $50+ Range – A Definitive Distinctiveness -2018 Lyle Fass/Charalambos Lelektsoglou VDF “Cuvée Ariane”...

Small Allocations: Ziereisen Chardonnay (94+ Points) and Pinot Gris (95 Points)

by admin | Nov 24, 2023 | Blog

Hanspeter Ziereisen – Is He the Most Talented Winemaker in Europe? – Elite Level Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Gutedel, Pinot Blanc – That’s 6 Grapes – More Grand Cru Grapes than any Winemaker in Europe – He Can Make...

The Pinot Noir for a Price You Don’t Have to Think About for Any Wine You’ll Ever Buy – Enderle & Moll’s Basis

by admin | Nov 23, 2023 | Blog

The 2022 Vintage at Enderle & Moll  – “Mr. X” Has Had More Enderle & Moll Than Any Collector on Earth  – He Says That 2022 Is Their Best Vintage Yet – I Agree!  – It Still Has The Magic Wonder of Enderle & Moll  –...

German Selosse is Back! – Late Disgorged Aufricht – The Most Elegant German Sparkling Wine I’ve Ever Had

by admin | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog

“from-zero-to-top producer” Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate 2020 Aufricht Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature OCTOBER 2023 Disgorgement – Micro Production – Champagne Geeks Are Going to Go Crazy Over This Wine – Brut Nature – Remarkable...

How The Heck Do You Make a Wine That Tastes Like 1er Cru Puligny in the Macon? Terroir and Technique – Under $32, Should Be $100+

by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Blog

What I Needed to Sell a Macon Estate – Verve – Balance – Brightness – Seriousness – Something That Tastes Like It Could Be from the Cote d’Or Pierreclos – The Best, Most “Burgundian/ Cote d’Or” Village in the...

Perhaps Stefan’s Most Elegant Wine: A Jewel of a Micro Parcel in Piesporter Goldtropfchen Plus 92 Point Geeky Red

by admin | Nov 19, 2023 | Blog

Stefan Steinmetz’s Rieslings  – Top 5 in the Mosel  – Top 10 in Germany  – Tasted His Lineup and Have Been Blown Away  – Teeming with Energy and Shimmer like Diamonds 2022 Günther Steinmetz Piesporter Goldtropfchen “GP” – The Most...

Christoph Walter’s Clos St. Jacques – “The Second Best Wine I Ever Made” – 2018 Spätburgunder Centgrafenberg “J*

by admin | Nov 18, 2023 | Blog

2018 Josef Walter Spätburgunder Centgrafenberg “J” – His Clos St. Jacques – Quality Has Been Improving for This Bottling – Now it Is Right Behind Hundsruck in Quality – Glorious and Nuanced Nose – Off the Charts Complexity – Spice,...

Flexing like a Wine Professional – 2 Discoveries from Lesser Known Regions That Rock the QPR Hierarchy – Taurasi and a Stunning Greco Riserva

by admin | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog

2018 CaLaFe Taurasi   – Under $40 – Amazing Value for Such a Beautiful Wine  – Almost Volnay-like in Aromatic Impact, Balance and Weight  – No Idea How He Does This   – Nose: Incredibly Complex and Gorgeous  – Beautiful Plum Flowers...
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