Wines
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- Grivault Meursault 2010 Product #26144 (In Stock)
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“Baby Meursault” is good, but the “real deal” is better yet! The aromatics here are rich and toasty, with green and golden apple, roasted nuts, and a whiff of fresh butter mingling nicely. On the palate, the big, rich flavors of cultured butter, golden apples, and pineapple, are balanced by wonderful, lifted acidity, and plenty of minerality. The finish goes on and on with lingering notes of yellow fruits, fresh mint, and toasted nuts. Delicious!
- Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2006 Product #26707 (In Stock)
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The silver-label Alexander Valley Cab is Silver Oak’s biggest production wine, but the flagship black-label Napa Valley Cabernet is a big, big, step up in intensity, polish, flavor – and, usually, price. So, when you have a chance to get Silver Oak Napa for the same price (or less!) and the Alexander Valley wine? That’s what we call “a buying opportunity”!
From the winery: "The 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a complex and refined wine that develops beautifully in the glass to reveal multilayered nuances of aromas. It has a dark ruby color and an enticing nose of cassis, black truffles and violets. On the palate, the wine has an elegant attack and bursts with flavors of fresh forest fruit, potpourri and Asian spices. It has a long finish with smooth, well-integrated tannins. With proper cellaring, it should give drinking pleasure through 2026. Composition: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot." - Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Toscana 2008 Product #25046 (In Stock)
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Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Fontodi was already one of Chianti’s most outstanding producers, but was frustrated by the region’s regulations that required Chianti to contain inferior grapes blended with the estate’s great Sangiovese. The family crated Flaccianello as a “super-Tuscan’ in 1981 to show the world how great a 100% Sangiovese, oak-aged, wine could be. One of the first all-Sangiovese super-Tuscans, and still among the best wines in all of Tuscany.
“The pureness of fruit is so intense here. It’s also so clean and beautiful. The wine shows fabulous aromas of flowers, blueberries, and raspberries. It’s full-bodied, with chocolate, licorice, and plums. The texture is very velvety. This is a wine in near perfect proportions.” James Suckling 97 Points.
- Ch Leoville Poyferre St Julien 2006 Product #25714 (In Stock)
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A bit of a monster now, but getting close to showing the complexity burried within. Give it another few years and then watch it sing!
"Full ruby-red. Ripe aromas of currant, milk chocolate and smoky oak. Lush, sweet and full, with superripe yet backward flavors of dark berries, dark chocolate and minerals. Wonderfully layered, structured wine whose excellent vinosity and firm tannins call for several years of patience."International Wine Cellar 91 points
"Dense ruby/purple, with sweet blackberry and black currant fruit with hints of smoke, espresso roast, and new saddle leather, this is another impressively endowed but tannic, backward style of wine. The concentration, brightness, and depth are all present, but I can't see it being even approachable in less than 5-7 years. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2028."Wine Advocate 91 points
- Ch Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc 2010 Product #26469 (In Stock)
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Complex and very, very, long.
"The 2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc (80% Roussanne and 20% Grenache Blanc vinified in tank) exhibits very good acidity along with a lighter, more delicate style than previous vintages (malolactic is now totally blocked), and restrained orange peel, tangerine oil, white peach, honeysuckle and candle wax notes. This medium to full-bodied, zesty, fresh wine is still backward and unevolved, so cellar it for 1-2 years and drink it over the following 10+."Wine Advocate 90 points
"Juicy up front, with lively star fruit, peach and yellow apple fruit, this turns plush and languid, with alluring grilled hazelnut, sweetened butter and warm piecrust notes filling in on the finish. Sneakily long, thanks to the nicely integrated acidity. Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Picardan, Clairette and Bourboulenc. Drink now through 2015."Wine Spectator 93 points
- Ch Beaucastel Chneuf Du Pape 2010 Product #26496 (In Stock)
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"Interestingly enough, even though many of the 2010 Perrin et Fils selections from the southern Rhone were scheduled to be bottled right after my visit, the 2010 Beaucastel had already been put in bottle. This is a gorgeous wine, a classic blend of 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah, 10% Counoise and the balance the other permitted varietals in the appellation. Deep purple, with loads of bouquet garni, beef blood, blackberry, kirsch, smoke and truffle, this wine is full-bodied, rich and showing even better than it did last year. I still think it needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and it should last for 25-30 years, as most of the top vintages of Beaucastel do."Wine Advocate 95 points
- Dom Leflaive Puligny Montrachet 2010 Product #26437 (In Stock)
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"A classic Puligny nose is both fresh and ripe with citrus, floral and white-fleshed fruit aromas where there is added nuance in the form of smoke and menthol hints. There is a lovely sense of refinement and energy to the silky and pure middle weight flavors that possess fine precision as well as faultless balance on the lingering finish. Good stuff for a villages level effort."Allen Meadows 89-91 points
"The 2010 Puligny-Montrachet caresses the palate with soft, expressive fruit. This beautiful, open Puligny villages will delight readers pretty much upon release. Hints of smoke, slate and crushed rocks are layered into the textured, inviting finish. It is another terrific entry-level offering from Leflaive. Anticipated maturity: 2012+."Wine Advocate 90 points
- Eric Rodez Empreinte De Terroir 1998 Pinot Noir Product #21270 (In Stock)
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Extremely Limited! Eric Rodez's top wines - the Empreinte de Terrior - are intended to showcase the distinctive quality and character of his Grand Cru Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards. This wine is 100% Pinot Noir grown by Eric on a small plot of vineyards in the middle of the hill of Ambonnay. It is very serious fizz - every bit the equal of Tete de Cuvee wines from Champagne’s most famous winemakers but at a fraction of the price.
The wine shows a copper-tinged color with extremely fine bubbles. Aromas of cherries, red flowers, and toast explode from the glass. In the mouth it’s extremely deep, rich, and robust with complex flavors of red fruits, graphite and baked bread. The flavors drive to a seemingly endless finish as hints of red raspberry and toast linger. While fascinating to drink on its own, this would pair wonderfully with duck or any dish featuring wild mushrooms. Distinctive and delicious. - Grivault Meursault 1er Cru Clos Des Perrieres 2007 Product #22932 (In Stock)
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Every year, this wine makes the case that - whatever the official classifications say - there is Grand Cru terroir in Meursault. Focused minerality over rich fresh butter, nuts, mint, and orchard fruits with a delicious salty caramel note on the finish. Today this is verging on an oily texture and shows a lot of ripe fruit, especially for 2007. Give it 7 or 8 years and it will gain complexity, energy and - oddly enough - freshness to go with the deep, rich, flavors. Magnificent wine.
- Grivault Meursault 1er Cru Clos Des Perrieres 2008 Product #23798 (In Stock)
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If Perrieres is the best site in Meursault, Domaine Albert Grivault’s small walled vineyard of Clos des Perrieres is the best of the best. Like almost all of the great Grand Cru vineyards of the Cote de Beaune, this sits on the break between the granite upthrust of the Cote and the finer limestone and clay soils below. In 2008, the wine’s texture is rich, almost unctuous, and the flavors are very intense. The flavors and aromas feature citrus, tropical fruit, grilled nuts, fresh cream butter, and brilliant fresh mint. Lots of richness, but balancing bright acidity as well and plenty of Meursault’s classic mineral character. A lovely wine to cellar for a while and drink over 10-15 years.
- Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2008 Product #26382 (In Stock)
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Pre-Arrival; Wine Arrives Late October 2012
"Sandrone’s 2008 Barolo Le Vigne is a wine of breathtaking textural finesse and elegance. Nothing really stands out, so phenomenal is the wine’s balance and sense of harmony. This is the kind of wine that is easy to overlook because it doesn’t ask for attention and isn’t showy. Instead, everything is simply in the right place. The finest, most silky of tannins support a core of sweet red berries, flowers, mint and spices, all of which are woven together with total refinement. The eternal, nuanced finish bodes very well for the future. This is a dazzling effort from Luciano and Luca Sandrone."Wine Advocate 97 points
- Maillard Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2008 Product #26601 (In Stock)
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With all the fuss over the super-ripe 2009s, it's easy to miss out on the classic structure, balance, and charm of bottles like this fine Grand Cru 2008. This year's model shows off plenty of the animal, earthy, aspect of Corton Renardes but still has a nice core of pretty Pinot fruit. It's unusually elegant for Corton Renardes, but still packs a punch of powerful flavors and has the perfect balance of fruit, tannin and acid to develop well in cellar for a decade or more. Or, drink it now with earthy foods and mushrooms!
- Dom Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg 2010 Magnum Product #26626 (In Stock)
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A breathtaking example of Alsace Pinot Gris, rich but with the sweetness cut by laser-beam acidity. Brilliant.
"Bright yellow. Wild, exotic aromas of tropical fruits, apricot, caramelized pear and cinnamon apple. Silky, fat and sweet on entry, then racy acidity gives the mid-palate a firmer feel and more tension than the Cuvee Ste. Catherine bottling. Very concentrated pinot gris with a tactile, umami-like texture. A high-wire act of substantial sweetness (31.3 g/l) and brisk acidity (8 g/l). Finishes very long and pure, gaining in firmness with air."International Wine Cellar 91 points
"Layered flavors of apricot, almond, star fruit, spice and grapefruit zest mix in this silky white. It leans toward off-dry, but firm, well-meshed acidity and a zesty undercurrent of minerality keep it fresh and focused. Drink now through 2025."Wine Spectator 92 points
- Dom Weinbach Gewurztraminer Altenbourg 2010 Magnum Product #26627 (In Stock)
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Hand crafted wine bottled in magnum by hand to our order. As far as we know, the only example you'll find in the USA!
"Full yellow-straw. Piquant spicy lift to the aromas of peach, honey and botanical herbs. Quite sweet and silky but not at all heavy thanks to harmonious acidity. Expands impressively in the mouth, spreading out to saturate the palate. In a very mellow style and not at all exaggerated, with a positive hint of finishing bitterness providing grip on the spicy, rising finish."International Wine Cellar 92 points
"A subtle note of white truffle adds depth to flavors of dried papaya and apricot, smoke, candied citrus peel and beeswax, while zesty acidity provides fine structure and focus, leading to a long, mineral-tinged finish. Drink now through 2025."Wine Spectator 93 points
- Maillard Corton Renardes Grand Cru 2006 Product #24541 (In Stock)
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In January 2011, a group of us sat around a table over a long dinner in Puligny-Montrachet blind tasting Burgundies at virtually every level imaginable. In the middle of a flight of Grand Cru reds from some of Burgundy’s biggest names, a decanter of this made its appearance. Immediately, there was much snorting, sighing, and delight everywhere, and someone looked at Pascal Maillard, sitting to my left, and said, “Pascal, I think this could be your Corton-Renardes.” Pascal’s eyebrows shot up and he snorted, “This is not my wine. My wine is not this good.” Another sniff and sip: “If this is my wine, I’m not charging enough!”
The wine was, of course, Pascal’s 2006 Corton-Renardes Grand Cru, and it was easily the red wine of the night. Pascal thought it was Clos Vougeot from high on the hill, and there’s something to that comparison. The aromas are super lush and generious, full of sweet black cherry, blood orange, browned shitake mushroom, and smoky stones. In the mouth its rich and full; dark cherry, spiced raspberry, coffee, and smoked meat flavors all appear along with a feral note that marks this as Corton-Renardes. Very long in the mouth, the sweet spiced fruit gains support from super ripe, sweet, tannin and a little raspberry juice lingers on the finish. Pascal does, in fact, charge too little for a wine of this quality, so enjoy it before he comes to his senses! - Veuve Clicquot Yellow Nv Brut 1.5 Liter Product #14672 (In Stock)
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Even more fun in Magnum!</b> America's best-selling Champagne blends Chardonnay and Pinot Noir base wines to create a rich, robust, sparkling wine perfect for most any occasion. "Clicquot's Yellow label is consistently on of the best non-vintage Bruts from the major houses in Champagne. WN 92
- Ch Montelena Cabernet Estate 2009 Product #26917 (In Stock)
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A benchmark for great Napa Valley Cabernet.
"Highly perfumed aromas of black cherry and menthol lifted by rose and spice oils. Suave, pure and vibrant, with red berry and spice flavors lifted by a pungent minty quality. Nothing black fruit about this vintage. Finishes with fine-grained, rather silky tannins and terrific energy. Less forbidding at this young stage than many recent vintages of this wine, and in a distinctly food-friendly style. This wine benefited dramatically from its final months in barrel."International Wine Cellar 93 points
"Montelena’s 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate wraps around the palate with serious depth. Even with all of its intensity, the 2009 has a silkiness that makes it incredibly delicious at this early stage. Red berries, flowers, tobacco and sweet herbs all flesh out on the generous, radiant finish. While many 2009s are a bit tight today, Montelena’s 2009 Estate is showing very nicely, although it is keeping some cards close to the vest. I imagine the 2009 will start to enter its prime drinking window around age 8-10 and drink well for at least another decade beyond that. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2029."Wine Advocate 93+ points
- Guillon Grand Cru Clos Vougeot 2010 Product #26746 (In Stock)
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Majestic, but very limited.
"From 40+ year old vines and whole cluster fermentation, fermented entirely in a small 100% new wood tank. This is notably riper with even more complex and very fresh aromas of spiced plum and an intense earthiness that also characterizes the delicious, dense and very serious flavors that also exhibit a high degree of phenolic maturity. There is wonderful energy to the balanced and superbly long finish that displays a bit less youthful austerity than I usually find with this wine."Allen Meadows 92-94 points
- Valdicava Brunello Di Montalcino 2007 Product #26669 (In Stock)
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"The 2007 Brunello di Montalcino is gorgeous. Dark red cherries, plums, spices, leather and tobacco wrap around the palate as this dense, powerful wine starts to open up. Expressive aromatics are woven throughout, giving the 2007 a measure of polish and sophistication that is not always present in this wine when it is young. Finessed, suave tannins reinforce an impression of elegance. The 2007 can be enjoyed with minimum cellaring, but it will also age gracefully for many years. Readers who want to try the 2007 today should give the wine plenty of air, as the more refined qualities only emerge over time. When tasted next to the 2006, the 2007 shows redder tonalities of fruit and less sheer muscle. Hints of tobacco, crushed flowers and spices wrap around the sensual finish. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2027."Wine Advocate 95 points
- Maillard Corton Renardes Grand Cru 1993 Product #26602 (In Stock)
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Just what you'd expect and hope for in a mature Grand Cru red Burgundy from an outstanding site, winemaker, and vintage. Black berries and plum fruit, dusky earth, roasted meat, and earthy mushroom all show on the complex nose and palate. Still weighty and powerful - it is Grand Cru, after all - but with a sense of seamless elegance and grace as well. Hard to describe, easy to drink. Very limited.
