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Two remarkable, classic producers from the Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits. Both Bitouzet Prieur and Jean Chauvenet have historic, blessed holdings in their respective regions and their wines are the benchmark to which all should strive. These are wines that truly lift our spirits and sing the promise that Spring is Coming!

White Wine from Cote de Beaune
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2011 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrieres $447 6pack
Magnums $162 each
“Sweet Spot Outstanding”—Burghound, 92 Points AG

Perhaps the consistently greatest white wine from Bitouzet-Prieur, the “Perrieres” is firmly mineral, quite spicy elegant; a great wine of class and breed with remarkable density and a wine of extraordinary potential.  Two barrels are reserved for the US market; magnums are rare!

Red Wine from Cote de Nuits

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2012 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St Georges $336 6pack
Magnums $130 each
“Outstanding Top Value”—Burghound

A classic version of the appellation.  The average age of the vineyards that compose this cuvee is 45 years. A deeply colored wine with vivacity; somewhat stern in its youth but with excellent balance and black fruit flavours. Our advice is to grab some magnums fast!!!

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2012 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St Georges Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Les Perrieres
$588 6pack
“Outstanding” —Burghound

We have the pleasure of accessing wine from the regal cru of “Perrieres”, a profoundly stony site that produces a wine of great breed and class, a wine with a fine capacity to age. One of the most elegant and intellectual wines of this part of the Cote de Nuits.

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2012 Domaine Jean Chauvenet Nuits St Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
$720 6pack
“Outstanding”—Burghound

The “grand cru” of this domaine; recognized as one of the most glorious sites within the appellation, the Chauvenet holdings here are old and produce a wine that embodies all of the wonders of Nuits Saint Georges; there is a deep fruitiness with both black and red fruits on exhibit, an earthiness that manages to be compelling and also elegant, all set upon a background of robust tannins that support a weighty but athletic wine; a wine that rewards substantial cellaring.

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Meo Camuzet!

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Méo-Camuzet is one of the most celebrated domaines of the Côte d’Or, located in the heart of prestigious Vosne-Romanée. The domaine boasts some of the most spectacular appellations and crus of Burgundy. By 1985, in lieu of continuing to rent out their highly-pedigreed vineyards, the winery made the bold decision to slowly start reclaiming the land for their own bottlings. As Henri Jayer had spent over forty years farming parcels from Méo-Camuzet under his own label, the domaine called upon him for guidance. For three years, he mentored Jean-Nicolas Meo during the transition and the rest is history!

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Jean-Nicholas Méo calls 2012 a “very elegant vintage where good vineyard work was indispensable. The growing season was a bit like that of 2010 but in the end it has more acidity and the wines are more tightly knit.”

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2012 Domaine Meo-Camuzet Corton Perrieres Grand Cru $275 bottle

94 Antonio Galloni “The 2012 Corton Perrieres pulses with pure energy and brilliance. Dark red stone fruits, crushed rocks, spices and wild flowers are some of the many notes that meld together in the glass. Though medium in body, the 2012 finishes with substantial understated power and intensity. I wouldn’t expect the 2012 to drink at its finest anytime soon.” Drink 2022-2042

2012 Domaine Meo-Camuzet Echezeaux Les Rouges du Bas Grand Cru $375 bottle

96 Antonio Galloni “A wine of extraordinary beauty and finesse, the 2012 Echezeaux is simply stunning. Black fruit, iron, cloves, new leather and licorice all burst from the glass. There is plenty of underlying structure, but the fruit is so deep and intense the overall impression is one of seamlessness. Asian spices, tar and star anise add compelling dimensions of exoticism on the close. In 2012, the Echezeaux is cool, sophisticated and full of promise. Readers who can find the 2012 should not hesitate, it is stunning.” Drink 2024-2042

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Top Wines Under $20!

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Subzero temperatures mean cooking at home and drinking wine, lots of wine! Stock up today on this impressive “Barolo of the South” that is fresh, graceful and aromatic and won’t break the bank.

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2010 Salvatore Molettieri Irpinia Aglianico Cinque Querce $216 case

“I love aglianico, the great red grape of Campania and Basilicata, but I don’t drink the wines nearly as often as I wish. This dense, powerful wine is tannic and structured, with spicy flavors of dark fruits. Drink with plenty of red meat.” – Eric Asimov “Worth the Search, 20 Wines Under $20” January 2015

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Show Off Your Magnum Size Love This Valentine’s Day!

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You will definitely get lucky holding a sexy Trimbach Torpedo!

2007 was a miracle vintage for Trimbach: a warm spring and a beautiful harvest season resulting in top, dry, precise wines. Pierre Trimbach (11th generation to continue the purist vision for this exceptional terroir) considers this vintage one of the best ever produced in Alsace.

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Magnums 2007 Riesling Cuvee Frederic Emile $140 each

Dry, bone dry, precise, pure, with some beautiful ripe fruits. Let’s say a true Frédéric Emile as you love it! Start to drink it or keep it for ages. 18/20 Jancis Robinson

Magnums 2007 Riesling Clos Ste Hune $440 each

is more than promising: it is already gorgeous and giving a lot. Deep intensity with some mineral shades, characteristic from the wine. It’s a Riesling for aging and for gastronomy, it will be at the top in a few years from now…19/20 by Jancis Robinson

96 Points Wine Advocate

“Trimbach’s 2007 Riesling Clos Ste-Hune displays genuine intrigue in its array of floral, mineral and animal shadings focusing on narcissus, musk, shimmering crystalline stoniness, alkalinity, and savory salinity. Grapefruit and orange are tinged with juniper berry, quinine, as well as hints of white truffle that enhance the resemblance to 1996 (although Trimbachs compare this with their 2001). And while less austere than the corresponding Frederic Emile, this is no less penetratingly or exhilaratingly long. An amazingly extract- and energy-rich, kaleidoscopically multi-faceted Ste-Hune, it should be absorbing to follow for a quarter century or more. I cannot recall a collection at this address that was more consistently fine.”

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The much anticipated 2010 Brunellos are starting to trickling in!

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Wines of traditional elegance that are aged exclusively in large Slavonian oak. Even diehard Burgundy lovers will fall to the charms of this Brunello made by Paolo Vagaggini, one of the most sought after monologists in Tuscany!

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2010 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino

$360 6pack

95 Points James Suckling

“The aromas of iron, burnt orange, and dried cherry are compelling. Mineral undertones as well. Meat, earth. This is full body, firm and lightly toasty. Structured. This needs at least three years to soften. Muscular style as always but succulent too. Best ever from here!”

Nebbiolo Never Tasted So Good!

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From the greatest vintage in Barolo in decades, the Master Blaster Angelo Gaja has created two wines for the Ages!!

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2010 Gaja Conteisa Nebbiolo $1530 6pack
97 Points Wine Advocate

“The 2010 Conteisa is a stunner with all the overwhelming elegance that is inherent to this vintage. It opens steadily to reveal red flower, cassis, baking spice, anisette and tobacco. The aromas are expressive and deep with enduring richness. The tannins are slightly sweet and already soft. This is a collectors’ choice. Drink: 2018-2040.”

2010 Gaja Sperss Nebbiolo $1650 6pack
97 Points Wine Spectator “Collectibles”
96 Points Wine Advocate

“The 2010 Sperss delivers a broad approach to the bouquet with bold flavors of red fruit, spice and milk chocolate that caress the palate. The wine sports a broad frame with beautiful fruit filling at its core. The tannins in Sperss are very firm and structured and this wine won’t be ready for five to ten more years. Drink: 2018-2040.”

Be Ready for Valentine’s Day!

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With over 250 years of history and experience behind it, Lanson knows how to deliver a truly remarkable champagne experience at a price we like! We guarantee these bubbles will melt your Valentine’s Heart!
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Lanson Black Label Brut Champagne $252 6pack
91 Points Wine Spectator

“The Lanson Black Label Champagne (pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend) is an elegant, berry and citrus-infused bubbly, very fresh and lively, with an intensity that carries through to the long, long finish.”

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We can’t pronounce it but we LOVE it!

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Who Loves Blaufränkisch?! We do!!!Blaufränkisch
2012 Uwe Schiefer Blaufränkisch “K” Konigsberg $252 case
Sudbergunland, Austria

Lovely, bright and fresh with balanced berry and mineral flavors.

Schiefer’s principle: “Less is more” is his aim to genuine winemaking. He produces unfiltered wines in a very puristic style focusing on naturalness and is working biodynamically. The Südburgenland is Austria’s smallest wine producing province and straddles the border with Hungary. This rich terroir coupled with Uwe’s traditional wine-making style produces stunning Blaufränkisch!

And we are not alone talking about this grape. Read more below about this flavorful, spicy grape!

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The Best Price in town! Magnums Available!

Along with D’Angerville, Gouges, and Rousseau, Tollot-Beaut was a pioneering Burgundian who started producing and bottling their own wines in the early part of the 20th Century, their first domaine bottling being 1921. Natalie is the fifth generation to run the cellars that are over 250 years old.

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2010 Domaine Tollot Beaut Beaune Greves Premier Cru $360 6pack

92 Points Bruce Sanderson WIne Spectator “The high quality can be attributed to the high proportions of old vines from the Pinot Fin strain, a very old and delicate Pinot Noir variety considered the most desirable for quality…Rich andopulent for the vintage, showing black cherry, blackberry and spice flavors. Picks up a mineral accent as the vibrant acidity focuses the finish, with an aftertaste of oak spice. Open and racy. Best from 2016 through 2030. Only 45 cases imported!”

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Super rare in magnum size. Bottled exclusively for us!

2 magnums 2010 Tollot Beaut Beaune Greves Premier Cru $165 each

5 magnums 2009 Tollot Beaut Beaune Clos du Roi Premier Cru $175 each

3 magnums 2010 Tollot Beaut Beaune Clos du Roi Premier Cru $175 each

3 magnums 2010 Tollot Beaut Corton Bressandes Grand Cru $225 each

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Magnum Fever Continues!

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Fabulous Magnums to Enjoy for Many Years to Come! Ex-Chateau, original wood cases

 

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2006 Chateau Lynch Bages $2340 case / $390 magnum

94+ Wine Advocate “Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. I have always felt that the Lynch Bages ’06 was one of the real treasures of the vintage and this blind tasting verifies that belief. It is ripe and very pure on the backward nose with subtle touches of tobacco and cigar box. Refined and understated. The palate is full-bodied, very well balanced, toasty new oak but there is sufficient ripe black tarry fruit to support it. Great weight and persistency on the structured, dense, masculine, edgy finish. Excellent. Returning after 15 minutes I find this so elegant and brimming with tension. Do not under-estimate this Lynch. Tasted January 2010.” Drink 2014-2039

 

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2005 Chateau La Lagune $1320 case / $220 magnum

95 Points Robert Parker “This is the finest wine made at this estate since 1982, and possibly the greatest La Lagune of all time. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by an exquisite bouquet of spice box, incense, sweet unsmoked cigar tobacco, black cherry liqueur, forest floor, and subtle toasty oak. Reminiscent of a Cote de Nuits grand cru blended with a top-notch Bordeaux, this beauty possesses silky tannins, a broad, savory, expansive mouthfeel, and intrinsic precision as well as elegance. Moreover, this fabulous wine is a relative bargain for the vintage. Seamless and prodigious! Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.”

 

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