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Although the vines in this old Vinsobres estate were planted in the 1960’s, the viticultural history of the site dates back to Gallo-Roman times built upon limestone marl soils originating in the Pliocene era. Spread between 72 hectares it is also the site of three lieu dits: “Guerin,” “Les Cotes,” and “Les Crottes.” Louis Barruol, the 14th generation owner of the the winery Saint Cosme, was a long-time admirer of the finesse and elegance of Chateau de Rouanne’s wines, purchasing it in 2019 and has been crafting wines of undeniable power and terroir since.
Muga Anden La Estacion Rioja Crianza 2018 750ml
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Newsletter 5/26/23
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Domaine Simon Bize is a substantial estate by Burgundian standards, with 22 hectares mainly in the appellation of Savigny Lès Beaune including six very diverse 1ers Crus and two fine Grands Crus parcels in Corton Charlemagne and Latricières Chambertin. Just like DRC, the domaine has continued the traditional practice of working with whole bunches during the vinification.
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Newsletter 5/24/23
In This Newsletter:
Arriving Friday
Vega Sicilia, Opus One, and more
Staff Pick
Tutti Frutti
Featured Winery
Equipo Navazos
Arriving Friday
Vega Sicilia, Opus One, and more
Staff Pick
Tutti Frutti
Featured Winery
Equipo Navazos
May Sale- Rhone Wines
Final week to stock up on your favorites Rhones
June Sale- Spanish Wines
June savings– starts NOW
The Collectable Oregon
Arterberry Maresh and Tan Fruit- Wines built to last
“Vega Sicilia”
“Domaine Denizot”
Discount does not apply to pre-arrival wines or case discounts.
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Each 1.5L (Magnum) bottle will be counted as 2 bottles when applied to the discount.
Each 3.0L bottle will be the equivalent of 4 bottles.
6.0L bottles will be counted as 8 bottles.
This is first come / first served and limited to stock on hand.
Clos Du Caillou Chateauneuf Tradition 2017 750ml $39 special, 36+ bottles available
Vinous 91-92 Points “Glistening ruby-red. Pungent cherry pit and black currant aromas, along with hints of licorice, musky herbs and cracked pepper. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering slow-to-open bitter cherry and dark berry flavors braced by an undercurrent of juicy acidity. Shows firm tannic grip on the persistent finish, which leaves suggestions of candied licorice and cherry preserves behind.”
Domaine De Fondreche Divergente 2016 750ml $59 special, 36+ bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 97 Points “Reminding me of one of the Sélections Parcellaires Hermitage from Michel Chapoutier, the 2016 Ventoux Divergente is 90% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre that was mostly destemmed and brought up in foudre. Crème de cassis, black raspberries, peppered meats, graphite, and liquid rock notes all flow to a fat, unctuous, sexy Syrah that has beautiful acidity, fine tannin, and a huge finish. It’s a true “Wow” wine that needs to be tasted to be believed. Put this in a blind lineup of top Hermitage and shock all your friends.”
Duclaux Cote Rotie Maison Rouge 2018 750ml $79 special, 36+ bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “From arguably the most famous lieu-dit in the southern portion of the appellation, the Duclaux brothers’ 2018 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge is a showstopper. Scents of violets, stone fruit, anise-like spice and mixed berries combine to create a complex nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is concentrated yet supremely silky, smooth and charming, ending long and elegant.”
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Arriving May 26th
Spain
Spain
“Vega Sicilia”
Vega Sicilia Pintia Toro 2018 750ml $79 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95 Points “The nose is very expressive, with bright cherry fruit, and the wine is fresher than the norm in the region, with integrated alcohol and oak, reflecting a very cool year, floral and perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals very fine and elegant tannins. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Pintia.”
Vega Sicila-Benjamin Rothschild Macan Rioja 2018 750ml $99 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94+ Points “The 2018 Macán has moderate alcohol (14%) and more freshness (pH 3.69), reflecting a cooler and rainier year that forced them to fine-tune the sorting and selection of the grapes, which fermented with selected yeasts. The élevage was in barrel (55%) and larger foudres for 16 months. 2018 was quite different from 2019, as it was cooler and rainier. The wine is serious and harmonious, which was a challenge, and winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga told me that they had to be very careful and sort and select the grapes. It’s textured and elegant, a style that follows the path of the 2016; it’s elegant but with depth, managing the élevage in foudre better, which was a learning process they started in 2016. 74,570 bottles, 2557 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled
in September 2020.”
Vega Sicila-Rothschild Macan Rioja Clasico 2019 750ml $59 special, 24 bottles available
Wine Advocate 93+ Points “The second wine in the Bordeaux sense is the 2019 Macán Clásico, a more concentrated and powerful wine cropped from a warmer and drier year that was saved by the 80 liters of rain in the first half of September. It fermented in stainless steel with 10% of their own yeasts, and the élevage was 22% in stainless steel and the rest in new and used oak barrels, mostly French but with around 5% of them American, and lasted 12 months. It has a moderate 14% alcohol, mellow acidity and good freshness and balance. 2019 was a dry and warm year when they did a soft vinification to avoid harsh tannins. The nose is ripe without excess, and the oak is neatly integrated. The palate is juicy and round, with fine tannins and a velvety texture.”
Wine Advocate 95 Points “The nose is very expressive, with bright cherry fruit, and the wine is fresher than the norm in the region, with integrated alcohol and oak, reflecting a very cool year, floral and perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals very fine and elegant tannins. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Pintia.”
Vega Sicila-Benjamin Rothschild Macan Rioja 2018 750ml $99 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94+ Points “The 2018 Macán has moderate alcohol (14%) and more freshness (pH 3.69), reflecting a cooler and rainier year that forced them to fine-tune the sorting and selection of the grapes, which fermented with selected yeasts. The élevage was in barrel (55%) and larger foudres for 16 months. 2018 was quite different from 2019, as it was cooler and rainier. The wine is serious and harmonious, which was a challenge, and winemaker Gonzalo Iturriaga told me that they had to be very careful and sort and select the grapes. It’s textured and elegant, a style that follows the path of the 2016; it’s elegant but with depth, managing the élevage in foudre better, which was a learning process they started in 2016. 74,570 bottles, 2557 magnums and some larger formats produced. It was bottled
in September 2020.”
Vega Sicila-Rothschild Macan Rioja Clasico 2019 750ml $59 special, 24 bottles available
Wine Advocate 93+ Points “The second wine in the Bordeaux sense is the 2019 Macán Clásico, a more concentrated and powerful wine cropped from a warmer and drier year that was saved by the 80 liters of rain in the first half of September. It fermented in stainless steel with 10% of their own yeasts, and the élevage was 22% in stainless steel and the rest in new and used oak barrels, mostly French but with around 5% of them American, and lasted 12 months. It has a moderate 14% alcohol, mellow acidity and good freshness and balance. 2019 was a dry and warm year when they did a soft vinification to avoid harsh tannins. The nose is ripe without excess, and the oak is neatly integrated. The palate is juicy and round, with fine tannins and a velvety texture.”
France
“Domaine Serol Eclat”
Tucked into the foothills of the Côte Roannaise, this iconoclastic Loire specializes in red wines made from Gamay St Roman, a clone of Beaujolais’ Gamay Noir, a rather delicious alteration of Gamay Noir. The Gamay St Roman grape from Domaine Serol has tones that combine Burgundy’s Pinot Noir and North Rhone’s Syrah, along with the parent, Gamay Noir. These wines are unique and delicious.
Domaine Serol Eclat De Granites Cote Roannaise 2021 $21.90 special, 24 bottles available
Domaine Serol Eclat De Granites Cote Roannaise 2021 $24 special, 36 bottles available
Domaine Serol Les Millerands Cote Roannaise 2021 $31.90 special, 12 bottles available
Domaine Serol Perdriziere Cote Roannaise 2021 $39 special, 12 bottles available
Domaine Serol Eclat De Granites Cote Roannaise 2021 $21.90 special, 24 bottles available
Domaine Serol Eclat De Granites Cote Roannaise 2021 $24 special, 36 bottles available
Domaine Serol Les Millerands Cote Roannaise 2021 $31.90 special, 12 bottles available
Domaine Serol Perdriziere Cote Roannaise 2021 $39 special, 12 bottles available
“Domaine Denizot”
Domaine Denizot Sancerre Blanc 2021 750ml $24 special, 18 bottles available
Importer’s Notes: “A blend of Lieu Dits such as les Bouffants, Cote de l’Epée
and Monts Damnés. Pneumatic pressing and gravity fed into concrete vats for
fermentation over indigenous yeasts. Aged in concrete on fine lees.
Domaine Denizot Sancerre Pinot Noir 2021 750ml $28 special, 6 bottles available
Importer’s Note: From old vine Kimmeridgean grapes, Denizot Sancerre Rouge is elegant and juicy with pleasant notes of fresh red fruits (strawberries, cherry stones). Finesse and depth combine perfectly, bringing balance and voluptuousness to this Pinot Noir. Racked and fined, but bottled unfiltered.
Vinopolnote: “100% Sangiovese, aged new french oak.”
Importer’s Notes: “A blend of Lieu Dits such as les Bouffants, Cote de l’Epée
and Monts Damnés. Pneumatic pressing and gravity fed into concrete vats for
fermentation over indigenous yeasts. Aged in concrete on fine lees.
Domaine Denizot Sancerre Pinot Noir 2021 750ml $28 special, 6 bottles available
Importer’s Note: From old vine Kimmeridgean grapes, Denizot Sancerre Rouge is elegant and juicy with pleasant notes of fresh red fruits (strawberries, cherry stones). Finesse and depth combine perfectly, bringing balance and voluptuousness to this Pinot Noir. Racked and fined, but bottled unfiltered.
Italy
“La Fortuna”
La Fortuna Fortunello Rosso Toscana IGT 2020 750ml $16 special, 36+ bottles available“La Fortuna”
Vinopolnote: “100% Sangiovese, aged new french oak.”
California
“Two Cali Classics”
“Two Cali Classics”
Opus One Proprietary Red Napa Valley 2019 750ml $349 special, 6 bottles
Vinous 97 Points “The 2019 Opus One is a dense, beautifully layered wine, but it is also quite restrained. That should serve it well in time. Tasted next to the 2018, the 2019 possesses a bit more textural nuance and body, yet it has all the classicism that is such an Opus One signature. Bright floral accents linger on the sublime finish.”
Wine Advocate 97-99 Points “Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Opus One leaps from the glass with notes of Black Forest cake, Morello cherries, mulberries and fresh blackcurrants plus hints of licorice, wilted roses, Sichuan pepper and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with juicy black, blue and red fruits, framed by velvety tannins and background freshness, finishing on a compelling earthy/mineral note. Tasted as a barrel sample, this is a truly magnificent Opus One in the making!”
Wine Advocate 97-99 Points “Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Opus One leaps from the glass with notes of Black Forest cake, Morello cherries, mulberries and fresh blackcurrants plus hints of licorice, wilted roses, Sichuan pepper and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with juicy black, blue and red fruits, framed by velvety tannins and background freshness, finishing on a compelling earthy/mineral note. Tasted as a barrel sample, this is a truly magnificent Opus One in the making!”
Marietta Cellars Christo Rhone Blend 2019 750ml $21.90 special, 36 bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “A blend of Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah and Viognier, the 2019 Christo has a deep ruby-purple color and alluring scents of blueberry jam and cassis with accents of loamy earth, violet, coffee beans and iron. The full-bodied palate is powerful yet silky, with seamless acidity and gobs of pure violet perfume on the long, layered finish. It’s easy to drink now but offers a decade or more of cellaring potential.
Wine Advocate 96 Points “A blend of Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah and Viognier, the 2019 Christo has a deep ruby-purple color and alluring scents of blueberry jam and cassis with accents of loamy earth, violet, coffee beans and iron. The full-bodied palate is powerful yet silky, with seamless acidity and gobs of pure violet perfume on the long, layered finish. It’s easy to drink now but offers a decade or more of cellaring potential.
Staff Pick
Faugeres
Faugeres
Chateau Liquiere Tutti Frutti Rouge 2020 750ml $14 special, 20 bottles available
“Don’t worry, it doesn’t taste like candy or fruit juice. Instead, this is a serious wine with a playful edge. A cofermentation of even parts Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and Carignan this has lovely notes of purple fruit and meat, mild tannins, and good acidity. This is perfect for a casual night in or for your next barbecue.”
“Don’t worry, it doesn’t taste like candy or fruit juice. Instead, this is a serious wine with a playful edge. A cofermentation of even parts Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and Carignan this has lovely notes of purple fruit and meat, mild tannins, and good acidity. This is perfect for a casual night in or for your next barbecue.”
-Tracy
Featured Winery
Equipo Navasos
Equipo Navasos
Most Sherry today is made on an industrial scale with a mind to consistency above all else, but Equipo Navazos revels in the ultra-specificity of each treasure they unearth and guide into bottle. In effect, theirs is the exact inverse of the consistency model, as every release—numbered in succession as “La Bota # …”—has its own origin story and its own indelible personality, and their offerings encompass a staggering stylistic range. In addition to working with Palomino Fino grown in the Sherry Triangle (primarily with bodegas in Jerez de la Frontera and Sanlúcar de Barrameda), the group also has partnerships to the north in Montilla-Moriles, a warmer zone renowned for Pedro Ximénez in both dry and sweet forms.
Equipo Navazos was born out of a group of friend’s passion to share the authentic, traditional wines of Jerez with each other. They select special casks of sherry from the most prestigious bodegas in the region to age. When their “Bota de No 7” release was declared the best Spanish wine of 2008 by one of Spain’s top wine magazines, their small club became an overnight phenomenon with accolades from top critics like Robert Parker (see reviews below).
If you’re a sherry afficionado these should appeal to you immediately, but if you’re a novice there’s no better place to start than with these top notch bottlings.
Equipo Navazos #100 Bota Manzanilla Pasada 500ml $99 Special, 4 bottles available
Robert Parker 97 Points “The next of the single-cask Manzanilla Pasada (80, 60, 50, 40 and 20) is the NV La Bota de Manzanilla Pasada 100 Botas NO, selected from three butts (botas, in plural) to have more volume of the wine number 100. It’s a bottling that always had more demand than supply. So, they made more bottles—2,700 half-liter ones and some larger formats. It was bottled in October 2020. Like in previous bottlings, it’s bottled at 16.5% alcohol at an estimated average age of 15 years, the first 10 years under flor and the subsequent five with the barrels fully topped up, following an oxidative aging. This has more concentration and extract than the 110 I tasted next to it, but I favored the elegance and finesse of that other one. Still, it’s a stratospheric wine, an explosion of concentration, flavors and minerality, a little more oxidative.”
Equipo Navazos #110 Bota Manzanilla Pasada 750ml $69 special, 4 bottles available
Robert Parker 98 Points “The new bottling of the extraordinary saga of old Manzanilla Pasada 10, 30, 59 and 90 is the NV La Bota de Manzanilla Pasada 110 Capataz Cabo, from a solera filled with wine from Sanlúcar, mostly from the Pago Miraflores, that averages 10 years under flor and a further five years topped up with wine taken from all or most of the barrels in the solera. This bottling has resulted in a very balanced wine with intensity, freshness, complexity and drinkability, very difficult attributes to combine. This is the most complex and nuanced of Manzanilla Pasada before turning into Amontillado. It has gobsmacking precision and purity, defined and clean, laser cut like a diamond. This could be the most elegant and precise of all the bottlings of this wine. Cuts like a knife? No, cuts like a scalpel!”
Equipo Navazos #85 Bota De Fino Amontillado 750ml $69 special, 6 bottles available
Robert Parker 96+ Points “The extraordinary NV La Bota de Fino 85 “Un fino que va para amontillado…” is not a wine from Jerez but from Montilla-Moriles in the province of Cordova, an appellation where the majority of vines are Pedro Ximénez and the wines produced are similar to Jerez wines. In fact, Amontillado means “in the style of Montilla,” because the style originated there … Produced exclusively from Pedro Ximénez grown in the white chalk soils of the Montilla ridge and hand-harvested at 15% alcohol, #85 sports an average wine age of 12 to 14 years, with a bottled alcohol level of 16% owing to a slow oxidation that marks the onset of the amontillamiento process. A cousin of sorts to the manzanilla pasada “Capataz Cabo” (see La Bota #110), this bottling offers the brisk, direct, salty freshness of a fino alongside the more mysterious murmurings of an amontillado on a frame of impressive concentration and tunneling length. [NOTE: While “fino amontillado” is not allowed on the label, the phrase “un fino que va para amontillado” is utilized to capture the wine’s spirit.] Bottled in October 2018.”
Equipo Navazos #117 Bota De Amontillado Nv 750ml $79 Special, 6 bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “The NV La Bota de Amontillado Montilla 117 is a new Amontillado from Montilla-Moriles that was never bottled before. Selected from the cellars of Pérez-Barquero, the wine is between 25 to 30 years of average age, not fortified but bottled at 20% alcohol from pure concentration from evaporation, as the Fino that is the base for this wine was never fortified, which is the tradition in Montilla. It’s a medium-age Amontillado with textbook characteristics and the evolution of the Fino Amontillado but with some 10 to 12 years more. It’s nutty, pungent, intense and sapid, with a saline, iodine twist. This is a bottling from the summer 2022.”
Equipo Navazos #109 Bota De Amontillado Nv 375ml $99 special, 4 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98 Points “The NV La Bota de Amontillado Bota Punta 109 is a very old wine they selected from the cooperative of Trebujena that had never been bottled before. The cooperative was created in 1970, but one of the members had these butts from before; their history was really unknown, but the wine has a profile of coastal Amontillado (from Sanlúcar or Trebujena) with less glycerin, sharp and saline, not as sharp or as bitter as the iconic NPI but with crazy numbers—alcohol, acidity, dry extract and everything. It’s very intense but very balanced. An amazing wine that should live forever. It was bottled into 1,200 half bottles (one bota) in October 2021.”
Equipo Navazos #108 Bota De Oloroso Nv 375ml $119 special, 4 bottles available
Robert Parker 97 Points “As they run out of 98 pretty quickly, they soon bottled a similar NV La Bota de Oloroso Bota NO 108, another butt from the same group, which has a more civilized nose, with hints of orange and somehow gentler (relatively speaking) and polished. Each barrel is different and the wines are so old, so this specific one seems to have a softer personality but is still pungent and powerful. These wines, as they are aged in Trebujena, cannot be labeled as sherry, but in the future that should change. They filled 1,200 half bottles in October 2021.”
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Clos Du Caillou Chateauneuf Tradition 2017 750ml $39 special, 36+ bottles available
Vinous 91-92 Points “Glistening ruby-red. Pungent cherry pit and black currant aromas, along with hints of licorice, musky herbs and cracked pepper. Chewy and focused on the palate, offering slow-to-open bitter cherry and dark berry flavors braced by an undercurrent of juicy acidity. Shows firm tannic grip on the persistent finish, which leaves suggestions of candied licorice and cherry preserves behind.”
Domaine De Fondreche Divergente 2016 750ml $59 special, 36+ bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 97 Points “Reminding me of one of the Sélections Parcellaires Hermitage from Michel Chapoutier, the 2016 Ventoux Divergente is 90% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre that was mostly destemmed and brought up in foudre. Crème de cassis, black raspberries, peppered meats, graphite, and liquid rock notes all flow to a fat, unctuous, sexy Syrah that has beautiful acidity, fine tannin, and a huge finish. It’s a true “Wow” wine that needs to be tasted to be believed. Put this in a blind lineup of top Hermitage and shock all your friends.”
Duclaux Cote Rotie Maison Rouge 2018 750ml $79 special, 36+ bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “From arguably the most famous lieu-dit in the southern portion of the appellation, the Duclaux brothers’ 2018 Cote Rotie Maison Rouge is a showstopper. Scents of violets, stone fruit, anise-like spice and mixed berries combine to create a complex nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is concentrated yet supremely silky, smooth and charming, ending long and elegant.”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2019 | Graillot Domaine Des Lises Crozes-Hermitage 750ml | Vinous 92-94 Points | $34.50 special, 36+ bottles available |
| 2017 | Grand Veneur Chateauneuf Pape Miocene Rouge 750ml | Wine Advocate 93 Points | $36 special, 34 bottles available |
| 2020 | St Damien Gigondas Souteyrades VV 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 Points | $36 special, 36+ bottles available |
| 2019 | Domaine Ferrand Chateauneuf Du Pape 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 Points | $59 special, 36+ bottles available |
| 2016 | Courbis Cornas Les Eygats 750ml | Wine Advocate 96 Points | $69 special, 20 bottles available |
| 2019 | Delas St Joseph Sainte Epine 750ml | Wine Spectator 94 Points | $79 special, 35 bottles available |
We have dozens more Rhone wines to choose from on our website
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This is first come / first served and limited to stock on hand.
Nin-Ortiz Planetes Classic 2017 750ml $49 special, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95 Points “The 2017 Planetes de Nin comes from the four hectares of 20-year-old Garnacha and 11-year-old Cariñena in the Planetes vineyard in Porrera at 450 meters in altitude. It’s 60% Garnacha (some of it Peluda) and the rest Cariñena, harvested early. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in 3,200-liter oak vats and one 1,000-liter amphora for 17 months. It has depth and harmony, and the vines are getting older and seem to be better and better balanced. This is not that different from the 2016; it feels quite stable and has its style and character, especially since the 2015 vintage. 9,704 bottles were filled in April 2019.”
Espectacle Del Montsant 2018 750ml $119 special, 17 bottles available
Wine Spectator 98 Points “As with other wines, I also tasted the 2018 Espectacle del Montsant next to the 2017 to catch up, as I last tasted the region some 16 months ago. 2018 was a cooler year of slow ripeness, and the grapes achieved an amazing 16% alcohol. The wine is truly spectacular, true to its name. It has tons of violet notes and aromatic herbs, the palate is gentler, and the tannins are rounder, polished and elegant. It has full body but isn’t heavy. There is a lot of complexity, and the wine developed slowly in the glass, showing nuances of cereals, kirsch, orange peel and lots of spices and herbs. It’s opulent and full, deep and complex.
Terroir Al Limit Les Tosses Priorat 2014 750ml $219 special, 7 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98 Points “Already bottled in June 2016, slightly earlier as it usually spends two years in foudre to avoid excessive fatigue because of too much oxygen in the wine, the 2014 Les Tosses is pure Cariñena from an old vineyard on slate soils at some 650 meters altitude. There is none of the rusticity I often link to the grape, this is extremely floral and perfumed, with plenty of violets, a little earthy too. The palate is extremely balanced, and I don’t remember tannins as elegant as these in a Cariñena before. There is length, freshness and a very, very long finish. This might very well be the best vintage of Les Tosses so far.”
Pingus Dominio De Pingus 2019 750ml $1199 special, 3 bottles available
Wine Advocate 99 Points “I tasted the bottled 2019 Pingus two weeks after bottling. Even at this early stage and after the operation, the wine is super harmonious and elegant. They really outdid themselves here and produced an amazingly fresh, aromatic and harmonious wine in a warm vintage. It’s incredibly textured, with refined, very fine-grained and chalky tannins. It’s very balanced, and there’s no excess of anything; it has 14% alcohol, perfect ripeness and a velvety mouthfeel. It gets more floral with time in the glass, getting nuanced and really interesting. It delivers what the barrel sample promised one year ago, when the wine already surprised me. I think the word that best describes this wine is precision—it’s clean, focused, balanced and delineated. Bravo!”
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June Sale- All Spanish Wines
Get a jump on next month’s savings!!!
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Get a jump on next month’s savings!!!
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Ends June 30th at 6pm… the best selection is NOW!
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Nin-Ortiz Planetes Classic 2017 750ml $49 special, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95 Points “The 2017 Planetes de Nin comes from the four hectares of 20-year-old Garnacha and 11-year-old Cariñena in the Planetes vineyard in Porrera at 450 meters in altitude. It’s 60% Garnacha (some of it Peluda) and the rest Cariñena, harvested early. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in 3,200-liter oak vats and one 1,000-liter amphora for 17 months. It has depth and harmony, and the vines are getting older and seem to be better and better balanced. This is not that different from the 2016; it feels quite stable and has its style and character, especially since the 2015 vintage. 9,704 bottles were filled in April 2019.”
Espectacle Del Montsant 2018 750ml $119 special, 17 bottles available
Wine Spectator 98 Points “As with other wines, I also tasted the 2018 Espectacle del Montsant next to the 2017 to catch up, as I last tasted the region some 16 months ago. 2018 was a cooler year of slow ripeness, and the grapes achieved an amazing 16% alcohol. The wine is truly spectacular, true to its name. It has tons of violet notes and aromatic herbs, the palate is gentler, and the tannins are rounder, polished and elegant. It has full body but isn’t heavy. There is a lot of complexity, and the wine developed slowly in the glass, showing nuances of cereals, kirsch, orange peel and lots of spices and herbs. It’s opulent and full, deep and complex.
Terroir Al Limit Les Tosses Priorat 2014 750ml $219 special, 7 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98 Points “Already bottled in June 2016, slightly earlier as it usually spends two years in foudre to avoid excessive fatigue because of too much oxygen in the wine, the 2014 Les Tosses is pure Cariñena from an old vineyard on slate soils at some 650 meters altitude. There is none of the rusticity I often link to the grape, this is extremely floral and perfumed, with plenty of violets, a little earthy too. The palate is extremely balanced, and I don’t remember tannins as elegant as these in a Cariñena before. There is length, freshness and a very, very long finish. This might very well be the best vintage of Les Tosses so far.”
Pingus Dominio De Pingus 2019 750ml $1199 special, 3 bottles available
Wine Advocate 99 Points “I tasted the bottled 2019 Pingus two weeks after bottling. Even at this early stage and after the operation, the wine is super harmonious and elegant. They really outdid themselves here and produced an amazingly fresh, aromatic and harmonious wine in a warm vintage. It’s incredibly textured, with refined, very fine-grained and chalky tannins. It’s very balanced, and there’s no excess of anything; it has 14% alcohol, perfect ripeness and a velvety mouthfeel. It gets more floral with time in the glass, getting nuanced and really interesting. It delivers what the barrel sample promised one year ago, when the wine already surprised me. I think the word that best describes this wine is precision—it’s clean, focused, balanced and delineated. Bravo!”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2018 | Muga Anden La Estacion Rioja Crianza 750ml | Vinous 90 | $19 special, 46 bottles available |
| 2019 | Alvear 3 Miradas Vino De Pueblo 750ml | Vinous 91 | $20.90 special, 10 bottles available |
| 2020 | Gramona Mart Rosat Xarel-Lo Vermell Penedes 750ml | $24 special, 15 bottles available | |
| 2019 | Scala Dei Priorat Escaladei Black Slate 750ml | $24 special, 10 bottles available | |
| 2019 | Pingus Psi Ribera Del Duero 750ml | Wine Advocate 93+ | $28 special, 32 bottles available |
| 2021 | Envinate Palo Blanco Canary Islands 750ml | $54.50 special, 10 available | |
| 2005 | Lopez Heredia Tondonia Reserva Rioja 750ml | Decanter 96 | $69 special, 24 bottles available |
The Collectable Oregon
Arterberry Maresh and Tan Fruit- Wines built to last
“Arterberry Maresh”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2021 | Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 | $33 special, 36+ bottles |
| 2021 | Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Old Vines 750ml | Wine Advocate 98 | $56.50 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Arterberry Maresh Chardonnay Maresh Vineyard 750ml | Wine Advocate 96 | $72 special, 36 bottles available now |
| 2021 | Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard 750ml | Wine Advocate 98+ | $72 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard 750ml | Wine Advocate 97+ | $72 special, 22 bottles available now |
“Tan Fruit”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Cuvee Tan Fruit Chardonnay 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 | $39 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Oak Grove Chardonnay 2021 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 | $59 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Sophie’s Vineyard Chardonnay 750ml | Wine Advocate 93 | $59 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Tank Fruit Chardonnay 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 | $59 special, 36+ bottles available now |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Maresh Vineyard Chardonnay 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 | $59 special, 36+ bottles available |
| 2021 | Tan Fruit Fairview Chardonnay 750ml | Wine Advocate 95 | $66 special, 17 bottles available now |
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Newsletter 5/22/23
In This Newsletter:
Arrivals
Arterberry Maresh Dundee Hills, Terre Nere, and Arnauld Lambert
Staff Pick
David + Veronica
Arrivals
Arterberry Maresh Dundee Hills, Terre Nere, and Arnauld Lambert
Staff Pick
David + Veronica
May Sale- Rhone Wines
Our highest rated Rhone wines
June Sale- Spanish Wines
June savings– starts NOW
Hidden Gems
A Devilish sparkler, a perfectly priced Willamette mainstay, and Barolo’s quiet neighbor
“Arterberry Marsh”
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Each 1.5L (Magnum) bottle will be counted as 2 bottles when applied to the discount.
Each 3.0L bottle will be the equivalent of 4 bottles.
6.0L bottles will be counted as 8 bottles.
This is first come / first served and limited to stock on hand.
Our highest rated Rhone wines
June Sale- Spanish Wines
June savings– starts NOW
Hidden Gems
A Devilish sparkler, a perfectly priced Willamette mainstay, and Barolo’s quiet neighbor
New Arrivals
Italy
Italy
“From the ashes of Etna: A volcanic triumph for Italian wine lovers”
Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2021 750ml $24 special, 36+ bottles available
Vinopolnote “One of our favorite Italian red blends. Made from 95% Nerello mascalese and 5% Nerello Cappuccino grown in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. Red fruits with complex herbaceous and mineral notes on the palate alongside polished, but firm tannins combine for a very satisfying finish. Bottled un-filtered.”
Vinopolnote “One of our favorite Italian red blends. Made from 95% Nerello mascalese and 5% Nerello Cappuccino grown in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. Red fruits with complex herbaceous and mineral notes on the palate alongside polished, but firm tannins combine for a very satisfying finish. Bottled un-filtered.”
France
“The Re-Arrival of two Favorites”
Arnaud Lambert Clos De Midi Saumur Blanc 2021 750ml $21.90 special, 36 bottles available
No review available for the 2021 vintage. 2019 review provided for reference
Wine Spectator 93 Points “This offers an expressive mix of yellow apple, persimmon and Meyer lemon flavors infused with light notes of hazelnut and hints of smoke. The acidity is electric, giving this plenty of verve and carrying all the elements to the long and seductive, lightly floral finish. Best from 2022 through 2034.”
Louis Roederer Brut Collection 243 NV 750ml $59 special, 18 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 93 Points “The NV Champagne Collection 243 Brut is the third release and is based on the 2018 vintage, with the addition of 30% of the perpetual reserve started in 2012 and 10% reserve wine that has been aged in oak. It is ripe and balanced, with yellow flowers, honeycomb, and plum, and it has elegant concentration and underlying tension, precise mousse, and rich salinity, with lingering notes of croissant and delicate smoke. This will be an exciting wine in the range to follow. Drink 2022-2037.”
No review available for the 2021 vintage. 2019 review provided for reference
Wine Spectator 93 Points “This offers an expressive mix of yellow apple, persimmon and Meyer lemon flavors infused with light notes of hazelnut and hints of smoke. The acidity is electric, giving this plenty of verve and carrying all the elements to the long and seductive, lightly floral finish. Best from 2022 through 2034.”
Louis Roederer Brut Collection 243 NV 750ml $59 special, 18 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 93 Points “The NV Champagne Collection 243 Brut is the third release and is based on the 2018 vintage, with the addition of 30% of the perpetual reserve started in 2012 and 10% reserve wine that has been aged in oak. It is ripe and balanced, with yellow flowers, honeycomb, and plum, and it has elegant concentration and underlying tension, precise mousse, and rich salinity, with lingering notes of croissant and delicate smoke. This will be an exciting wine in the range to follow. Drink 2022-2037.”
Arriving May 26th
“Arterberry Marsh”
The response to Wine Advocate’s recent Arterberry Maresh and Tan Fruit reviews have been huge! We immediately sold out of their Dundee Hills Pinot Noir, but don’t worry if you weren’t able to snag a bottle, we’re bringing in more later this week. Don’t miss out!
Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 2021 750ml $33 special, 36+ bottles available
Wine Advocate 97 Points “The 2021 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills offers quality that sits well above its modest price tag with its pairing of concentrated flavors and a weightless frame. Medium ruby, it features cranberry sauce, pomegranate and rhubarb fruit with accents of tea leaves, lavender, bitter orange and amaro. The light-bodied palate is silky and seamless with an incredible core of flavor and a very long, bitters-laced finish. I would be excited to drink this wine any night of the week!”
Wine Advocate 97 Points “The 2021 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills offers quality that sits well above its modest price tag with its pairing of concentrated flavors and a weightless frame. Medium ruby, it features cranberry sauce, pomegranate and rhubarb fruit with accents of tea leaves, lavender, bitter orange and amaro. The light-bodied palate is silky and seamless with an incredible core of flavor and a very long, bitters-laced finish. I would be excited to drink this wine any night of the week!”
Staff Pick
Oregon
Oregon
Championship Bottle David + Veronica White 2021 750ml $19.50 special, 23 bottles available
Yes! Nothing cuts through the heat quite like a lean, clean white wine. A blend of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay, this is a killer deal for a crisp, northern Italian style wine. The Pinot Blanc (about 60%) gives this wine great acidity and presence, while the chardonnay (about 30%) gives the mouthfeel a perfect amount of roundness.
-Tracy
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Clos Erasmus Priorat 2019 750ml $228 special, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98+ Points “The serious and powerful 2019 Clos Erasmus feels quite classical Priorat, with notes of graphite, black fruit and licorice; it’s a solid Priorat with weight, concentration and clout. There are still some smoke, toast and spice notes from the élevage—100% in barrel, some 40% of them new, for around 18 months—and the wine always needs a little bit of time in bottle. Despite the 15.5% alcohol, the wine comes through as balanced and with freshness, there is no heat or sensation of alcohol; you need the tannins and acidity to counterbalance the alcohol, and they are doing that here. This is more balsamic, aromatic and exuberant. It’s showy, hedonistic and rich, a solid Erasmus. The tannins are still quite present and need some more time to be resolved. 3,300 bottles were filled in May 2020.”
Comando G Bruja De Rozas Sierra De Gredos 2020 750ml $29 special, 9 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94 Points “The first red to be bottled and sold is the 2020 La Bruja de Rozas, which feels a little more reductive this year. The grapes were picked before the torrential rains, so the wine shows a little riper than the wines that were picked after (the single vineyards). It’s flinty and with a note of struck match, with good ripeness at 14.5% alcohol. This is always aromatic and floral, pale and surprisingly ethereal and expressive, a very pleasant and surprising wine that tends to please most people. This is the wine that I buy in volume, as it’s a superb introduction to the Comando G portfolio and style at a very good price. Even though the nose is never short of spectacular, to me the signature here is the super fine grainy tannins from the decomposed granite soils. This goes back to the freshness of 2016 and 2018, perhaps a little rounder and less herbal, somewhere in between the two vintages. 43,175 bottles were filled in late August and early September 2021.”
Cvne Contino Gran Reserva Rioja 2016 750ml $59 special, 13 bottles available
Wine Spectator 91 Points “A graceful red, well-defined by sleek, taut tannins and bright citrus peel acidity, this is tightly meshed at first but notes of black raspberry, cherry reduction, eucalyptus, graphite and anise unfurl on the palate and linger on the finish. Tempranillo, Graciano, Grenache and Viura. Drink now through 2030. 2,147 cases made, 300 cases imported.”
Vinedos Paganos El Puntido Rioja Gran Reserva 2008 750ml $69 special, 19 bottles available
Wine Advocate 97 Points “I was greatly impressed by the 2008 El Puntido Gran Reserva, a wine with a more traditional profile than the majority of wines from the Eguren family. At age 14, the wine is glorious, still young and with a mixture of primary and more developed notes. It goes more in the direction of the old wines, with balsamic notes of incense and cedarwood, mushrooms and some berries and herbs. It’s complex and elegant, with fully resolved tannins. This was bottled back in May 2011, so it’s been in bottle for over a decade, and the texture shows it. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.55. This matured in brand-new French oak barrels for 28 months, and the wine has absorbed the oak completely.”
Yes! Nothing cuts through the heat quite like a lean, clean white wine. A blend of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay, this is a killer deal for a crisp, northern Italian style wine. The Pinot Blanc (about 60%) gives this wine great acidity and presence, while the chardonnay (about 30%) gives the mouthfeel a perfect amount of roundness.
-Tracy
June Sale- All Spanish Wines
Starts Today!!!
Buy 6-11 bottles for a 5% discount
Buy 12+ bottles for a 10% discount
Starts Today!!!
Buy 6-11 bottles for a 5% discount
Buy 12+ bottles for a 10% discount
Ends June 30th at 6pm… the best selection is NOW!
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This is first come / first served and limited to stock on hand.
Clos Erasmus Priorat 2019 750ml $228 special, 15 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98+ Points “The serious and powerful 2019 Clos Erasmus feels quite classical Priorat, with notes of graphite, black fruit and licorice; it’s a solid Priorat with weight, concentration and clout. There are still some smoke, toast and spice notes from the élevage—100% in barrel, some 40% of them new, for around 18 months—and the wine always needs a little bit of time in bottle. Despite the 15.5% alcohol, the wine comes through as balanced and with freshness, there is no heat or sensation of alcohol; you need the tannins and acidity to counterbalance the alcohol, and they are doing that here. This is more balsamic, aromatic and exuberant. It’s showy, hedonistic and rich, a solid Erasmus. The tannins are still quite present and need some more time to be resolved. 3,300 bottles were filled in May 2020.”
Comando G Bruja De Rozas Sierra De Gredos 2020 750ml $29 special, 9 bottles available
Wine Advocate 94 Points “The first red to be bottled and sold is the 2020 La Bruja de Rozas, which feels a little more reductive this year. The grapes were picked before the torrential rains, so the wine shows a little riper than the wines that were picked after (the single vineyards). It’s flinty and with a note of struck match, with good ripeness at 14.5% alcohol. This is always aromatic and floral, pale and surprisingly ethereal and expressive, a very pleasant and surprising wine that tends to please most people. This is the wine that I buy in volume, as it’s a superb introduction to the Comando G portfolio and style at a very good price. Even though the nose is never short of spectacular, to me the signature here is the super fine grainy tannins from the decomposed granite soils. This goes back to the freshness of 2016 and 2018, perhaps a little rounder and less herbal, somewhere in between the two vintages. 43,175 bottles were filled in late August and early September 2021.”
Cvne Contino Gran Reserva Rioja 2016 750ml $59 special, 13 bottles available
Wine Spectator 91 Points “A graceful red, well-defined by sleek, taut tannins and bright citrus peel acidity, this is tightly meshed at first but notes of black raspberry, cherry reduction, eucalyptus, graphite and anise unfurl on the palate and linger on the finish. Tempranillo, Graciano, Grenache and Viura. Drink now through 2030. 2,147 cases made, 300 cases imported.”
Vinedos Paganos El Puntido Rioja Gran Reserva 2008 750ml $69 special, 19 bottles available
Wine Advocate 97 Points “I was greatly impressed by the 2008 El Puntido Gran Reserva, a wine with a more traditional profile than the majority of wines from the Eguren family. At age 14, the wine is glorious, still young and with a mixture of primary and more developed notes. It goes more in the direction of the old wines, with balsamic notes of incense and cedarwood, mushrooms and some berries and herbs. It’s complex and elegant, with fully resolved tannins. This was bottled back in May 2011, so it’s been in bottle for over a decade, and the texture shows it. It has 14% alcohol and a pH of 3.55. This matured in brand-new French oak barrels for 28 months, and the wine has absorbed the oak completely.”
May Sale- All Rhone Wines
Final Few Days
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Buy 12+ bottles for a 10% discount
Final Few Days
Buy 6-11 bottles for a 5% discount
Buy 12+ bottles for a 10% discount
Ends May 31st at 6pm… the best selection is NOW!
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Each 3.0L bottle will be the equivalent of 4 bottles.
6.0L bottles will be counted as 8 bottles.
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St Damien Vacqueyras 2021 750ml $24 special, 36+ bottles available available
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 Points “The 2020 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is more structured, with notable acidity as well as tannins. Full-bodied aromas and flavors of blackberries, cassis, ground pepper, and violets give way to a rich, concentrated, focused Gigondas that’s going to benefit from a handful of years in the cellar. All of these 2020 barrel samples are brilliant.”
Pesquie Cuvee Ascensio Ventoux 2016 750ml $79 special, 3 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 95 Points “Mostly Grenache (5% Syrah) made with 30% stems, brought up all in concrete, the 2016 Ventoux Ascensio sports an inky purple color as well as sensational notes of blackberries, plums, licorice, violets, and crushed rocks. It’s deep, full-bodied, pure, and primordial, with ample tannin and a great finish. It needs 2-3 years of bottle age but is blockbuster stuff.”
Saint Damien Gigondas Souteyrades VV 2019 750ml $34.50 special, 36+ bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 96 Points “Lastly, the 2019 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is more classic, with pure dark, peppery fruits as well as garrigue, cedar, and leather notes. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and perfectly balanced, it has impressive tannins and will benefit from short-term bottle age. As with the other Gigondas here, you should expect 10-15 years of prime drinking. This cuvée is 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre, aged all in foudre.”
Domaine Gourt De Mautens Vaucluse IGP 2015 1.5L $199 special, 3 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 97 Points “The Chambolle-Musigny of the Rhône, the 2015 IGP Vaucluse from Jerome Bressy is a totally sensational blend of 50% Grenache and the balance a mix of Mourvèdre, Carignan, Counoise, Vaccarèse, Cinsault, Syrah, and Terret Noir (we’re getting close to all the varieties). Aged in a mix of concrete tanks, foudre, demi-muids, and barrels, bottled unfined and unfiltered, this naked beauty has just about everything you could want from a bottle of wine.”
Henri Bonneau CDP Celestins 2012 750ml $419 special, 4 bottles available
Wine Spectator 97 Points “This defines old school, with savory detail and notes of roasted chestnut, fresh tobacco leaf, cedar and brick dust leading off, backed by a core of currant, cherry and plum fruit flavors that is lightly dried yet nonetheless fresh and racy in feel. Singed juniper and bay leaf hints score the finish. Likely to hold just like this for some time. Best from 2020 through 2040.”
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 Points “The 2020 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is more structured, with notable acidity as well as tannins. Full-bodied aromas and flavors of blackberries, cassis, ground pepper, and violets give way to a rich, concentrated, focused Gigondas that’s going to benefit from a handful of years in the cellar. All of these 2020 barrel samples are brilliant.”
Pesquie Cuvee Ascensio Ventoux 2016 750ml $79 special, 3 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 95 Points “Mostly Grenache (5% Syrah) made with 30% stems, brought up all in concrete, the 2016 Ventoux Ascensio sports an inky purple color as well as sensational notes of blackberries, plums, licorice, violets, and crushed rocks. It’s deep, full-bodied, pure, and primordial, with ample tannin and a great finish. It needs 2-3 years of bottle age but is blockbuster stuff.”
Saint Damien Gigondas Souteyrades VV 2019 750ml $34.50 special, 36+ bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 96 Points “Lastly, the 2019 Gigondas Les Souteyrades is more classic, with pure dark, peppery fruits as well as garrigue, cedar, and leather notes. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and perfectly balanced, it has impressive tannins and will benefit from short-term bottle age. As with the other Gigondas here, you should expect 10-15 years of prime drinking. This cuvée is 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre, aged all in foudre.”
Domaine Gourt De Mautens Vaucluse IGP 2015 1.5L $199 special, 3 bottles available
Jeb Dunnuck 97 Points “The Chambolle-Musigny of the Rhône, the 2015 IGP Vaucluse from Jerome Bressy is a totally sensational blend of 50% Grenache and the balance a mix of Mourvèdre, Carignan, Counoise, Vaccarèse, Cinsault, Syrah, and Terret Noir (we’re getting close to all the varieties). Aged in a mix of concrete tanks, foudre, demi-muids, and barrels, bottled unfined and unfiltered, this naked beauty has just about everything you could want from a bottle of wine.”
Henri Bonneau CDP Celestins 2012 750ml $419 special, 4 bottles available
Wine Spectator 97 Points “This defines old school, with savory detail and notes of roasted chestnut, fresh tobacco leaf, cedar and brick dust leading off, backed by a core of currant, cherry and plum fruit flavors that is lightly dried yet nonetheless fresh and racy in feel. Singed juniper and bay leaf hints score the finish. Likely to hold just like this for some time. Best from 2020 through 2040.”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2020 | Saint Cosme St Joseph 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 91-93 Points | $39 special, 54 bottles available |
| 2020 | St Damien Gigondas Clovis Saurel 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 94-97 Points | $44 special, 4 bottles available |
| 2019 | St Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 96 Points | $31.90 special, 21 bottles available |
| 2018 | Monteillet Condrieu Chanson 750ml | Decanter 96 Points | $69 special, 16 bottles available |
| 2018 | Domaine Du Tunnel Cornas 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 95-97 Points | $69 special, 33 bottles available |
| 2017 | Domaine Grand Veneur CDP Vielles Vignes 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 97+ Points | $75 special, 19 bottles available |
Hidden Gems
Cave Mont Blanc Caronte Rosato Xbrut NV 750ml $26 special, 23 bottles available
Vinopolnote “Made in the Aosta Valley, the region of north-western Italy that borders the French and Swiss Alps. Produced in the Champagne method from the indigenous Petite Rouge grape, Cave Mont Blanc is a cooperative winery, founded in 1983, with a focus on the region’s ancient viticultural traditions and this wine, Caronte (Charon in English), the “ember-eyed” ferryman of greek myth and notably, Dante’s Inferno. Let this beautiful, high-altitude sparkling wine ferry you to heaven with its delicate perlage, exceptional crispness, fresh red fruit flavors, and a hint of toast.
Vinopolnote “Made in the Aosta Valley, the region of north-western Italy that borders the French and Swiss Alps. Produced in the Champagne method from the indigenous Petite Rouge grape, Cave Mont Blanc is a cooperative winery, founded in 1983, with a focus on the region’s ancient viticultural traditions and this wine, Caronte (Charon in English), the “ember-eyed” ferryman of greek myth and notably, Dante’s Inferno. Let this beautiful, high-altitude sparkling wine ferry you to heaven with its delicate perlage, exceptional crispness, fresh red fruit flavors, and a hint of toast.
Lundeen Estate Pinot Noir “Mon Pere” 2021 750ml $26 special, 36 bottles available
Winemaker’s Note “Meaning “My Father” in French, “Mon Pere” is meant to honor my father and fathers everywhere while providing tremendous value in a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir. As such, it is the flagship bottling and largest production wine Lundeen makes to be able to reach far and wide with the message of valuing family, integrity, and stewardship. The creation of the wine always begins with grapes from the Lundeen Estate vineyard on which I am a 3rd generation Lundeen raising a 4th. Beyond this estate, the “Mon Pere” bottling contains wines from various vineyards I farm throughout the northern Willamette Valley. As it is broadly sourced as well as hand-crafted, “Mon Pere” always has complexity beyond what is typical at its price point.”
Cantalupo Ghemme Anno Primo 2015 750ml $39 special, 12 bottles available
Vinopolnote “The regions around and to the north of Barolo and Barbaresco just don’t get enough attention. Places like Ghemme and Gattinara have been growing nebbiolo for hundreds of years and as slightly cooler climates, they require more maceration time, resulting in somewhat lighter styles that still feature great concentration.”
Vinous “The 2015 Ghemme Anno Primo is a powerful, bold wine. Muscular tannins wrap around a core of red cherry, spice, mint, new leather, licorice, blood orange, dried flowers and earthy notes. There is quite a bit of depth here, but also some elements of rusticity that are likely to remain. This powerhouse Ghemme needs quite a bit of air, and food to match!”
Vinopolnote “The regions around and to the north of Barolo and Barbaresco just don’t get enough attention. Places like Ghemme and Gattinara have been growing nebbiolo for hundreds of years and as slightly cooler climates, they require more maceration time, resulting in somewhat lighter styles that still feature great concentration.”
Vinous “The 2015 Ghemme Anno Primo is a powerful, bold wine. Muscular tannins wrap around a core of red cherry, spice, mint, new leather, licorice, blood orange, dried flowers and earthy notes. There is quite a bit of depth here, but also some elements of rusticity that are likely to remain. This powerhouse Ghemme needs quite a bit of air, and food to match!”
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Newsletter 5/21/23
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The Neri family has two new wines to present. The biggest news is the introduction of the top-shelf Brunello Di Montalcino Giovanni Neri. The wine—and the vineyard site—is named after Giacomo Neri’s dad, and fruit comes from a seven-hectare vineyard that was planted in 1973 by a farmer named “Tocci.” After many, many failed attempts, the Neri family was finally able to buy this gem in 2017, despite claims by the old farmer that “he would never sell.” Thankfully, he changed his mind.
One of the most coveted and storied producers in all of France is soon to reach our shelves! If you haven’t experienced Domain Tempier before then this is your chance round out a benchmark piece of your wine education, and if you have experienced it…..it’s time to stock up!
This domaine, run by two brothers, has tapped into the future by looking to the regions past.
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