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Monday Newsletter 06-06-2022

In This Newsletter:

Subscriber Special: Les Vignerons de Tautavel

Sink into Soufrandiere’s Chardonnay

Featured New Arrival: 
Cameron Wines 

Bodegas Avancia:
Value and Old-Vines

The Don of Puente Alto: 
Don Melchor Cabernet 

Cellar Del Roure: Rarity of Valencia

Trending Rose: 
German Excellence 

Maloof Wines:
Oregon Revolution

Collector’s Corner
Priorat’s Crowning Glory:  
Clos Erasmus
 

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We’re Open for In-Store Shopping!

10AM – 6PM Daily
Properly worn masks are appreciated but no longer required.
We also offer Curbside Pickup
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Subscriber Special: Les Vignerons de Tautavel


Joe Czerwinski “A terrific bottle of Roussillon wine, with a long, elegant finish” Jeb Dunnuck “A powerful yet elegant red”

Les Vignerons de Tautavel Cotes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel Silex France  2017
Ownership: Coop Terres Plurielles
Jeb Dunnuck 93-95 points “The 2017 Cotes Du Roussillon Villages Tautavel Silex might end up matching (or even surpassing) the 2016.
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Sunday Night Newsletter 6-5-2022

 

In This Newsletter:


Featured New Arrival:
Yohan Lardy “Vieilles Vignes de 1903”

New Week – New Arrivals


Rose of the Day:
Domaine Lafage

New Reviews for West Coast Wines

Legendary Fashion to Legendary Wine: 
Tenuta Degli Dei

Italian Favorites Arriving Friday

  

Featured New Arrival:

Yohan Lardy “Vieilles Vignes de 1903”

Our best-selling Beaujolais in 2021 has returned, and the new vintage is better than ever!

“Yohan Lardy’s modestly sized domaine comprises seven organically farmed hectares of vines, many of them very old, in some of the best parts of Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie and Chénas. Yohan Lardy is a fifth-generation winemaker in Beaujolais, and son of Lucien [Lardy]. He completed viticultural studies at Beaune and followed that up with a working year in Chile, where he fell in with that country’s burgeoning biodynamic-focused, natural wine crowd.
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06-03-22 Newsletter

In This Newsletter:


Featured New Arrivals:
New Sake Selections  

New and Re-Arrivals 

Just Announced: 
New Cru Produttori 

Provencial Pink from Louis Roederer’s Domaine Ott 

Featured Re-Arrival
Royally Delicious Sparkling from Sforza

Producer Spotlight:
Mellen Meyer
 
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We’re Open for In-Store Shopping!
10AM – 6PM Daily
We also offer Curbside Pickup
Order Online / By Phone / By Email

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Featured New Arrivals:

New Sake Selections 

For those unfamiliar with Saké let us provide some context. Fundamentally different in production and classification than the wines that we carry, Saké is produced from milled rice that is then fermented with yeasts and fungi (Known as kōji). This process leads to higher levels of residual sugar on average, with lactic acid providing movement on the palate and lessening the perception of sweetness.
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06-01-22 Newsletter

In This Newsletter:

Sunny Sherries

Stellar Schaller

Müller? Müller? Müller?
The Princes of the Pfalz

Mosel Masterpieces by Dr. H. Thanisch

Trending Rose
 
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We’re Open for In-Store Shopping!

10AM – 6PM Daily

Masks are no long mandatory, but are appreciated!
We also offer Curbside Pickup
Order Online / By Phone / By Email

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Sunny Sherries
 
Sherry is one of the most underappreciated wine styles in the entire world, and is one of the best buys in the market as a result! After years of declining acerage being in production, the remaining vineyards are comprised almost entirely of chalk, or albariza as it’s called locally which imparts a distinctive, pervasive and saline minerality to the finished wine. What remains as far as vineyards go are the “Grand Crus” representing less than 25% of the original extent of Sherry country.
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05-31 Newsletter

Ygay? Okay! 

New Vintage of Marques De Murrieta incoming
 


Marqués de Murrieta is one of the great pillars of classical Rioja—a titan of the region that’s responsible for some of the greatest wines ever produced in Spain. They resemble more polished, powerful versions of López de Heredia while sharing their age-worthiness. However they also offer a distinctly more fruit driven profile in their youth. Murrieta’s wines have always been favorites amongst critics and consumers alike.

Marques Murrieta Riserva Arriving June 10th: 

Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja DOCa 2017 750ML ($29.95) $26 pre-arrival special
Case-6 Marques de Murrieta Reserva Rioja DOCa 2017 750ML ($179.95) $149 pre-arrival special, (That’s $24.83 per bottle!)   
James Suckling 96 points “Incredible depth and intensity on the nose with chocolate, walnut, blackberry and wet-earth aromas.
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