Category Archives: Newsletter Archive

Vinopolis Monday 2-21-22

In This Newsletter:

New Grapelive Review:
2017 Vietti Lazzarito 

Pride of Penedès:
Avinyo Sparklers 

Stellar Stellenbosch: 
Morgenster 

Kia Ora to North Canterbury’s Hermit Ram
 
Cellar Del Roure: Rarity of Valencia

Collector’s Corner 
California Collectibles 

 

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New Grapelive Review:
2017 Vietti Lazzarito  
 

*Edited for length with Full review available on Grapelive.com*

Grapelive 95 Points: Having tasted through most of the Vietti collection of Barolo wines, I find their Lazzarito cru bottling singular and iconic, it usually tops my list in their exceptional lineup. This 2017 vintage is proof of the quality here at Lazzarito, and it is not far off the brilliant 2016, one of my favorite years since the mighty 2010s and 2006s, and the Lazzarito impresses with every sip and will please Nebbiolo lovers for many years to come.
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Sunday Funday Newsletter 2-20-22

In This Newsletter:

The Vintage of the Century:
2008 Taittinger Comtes

Rocking Rhône
Chateau de Rouanne

New Weekend – New Arrivals
Emrich-Schonleber: Nahe Royalty

The Coin with two faces:
New Chateau Palmer arriving This March  

Collector’s Corner: 
Ar.pe.pe’s Alpine Treasure

The Vintage of the Century:
2008 Taittinger Comtes
2008 is considered one of the finest vintages in Champagne, though it did not begin auspiciously. What began as a cold, rainy growing season blossomed late into a warm, dry summer, with one of the longest recorded growing seasons. Producers brought in tiny harvests of highly concentrated fruit. Recognizing the quality, many held back their 2008 only to see releases interrupted by the pandemic and the resulting global shipping nightmare. Fourteen years on, we’re excited to announce the arrival of the 2008 Comtes from Taittinger. 
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February 18th Newsletter 2022

In This Newsletter:

Just announced: 
New Cavallotto Barolo Riserva en route! 

Friday, We’re in love:
New Arrivals

Producer Spotlight: 
Doyard 

Kruger-Rumpf:
Nahe Wine Royalty
   
Half-Bottle Bonanza:
Straight outta Napa 

Collector’s Corner: 
Pierre Morey: The Master of Meursault

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Just announced: 
New Cavallotto Barolo Riserva en route!


The 2015 vintage in Barolo has gone down as one of the best in the decade, with the best examples delivering the perfect balance of fruit, minerality and body. Cavallotto delivered in spades with their legendary house style coming through in the pervasive aromatics and secondary character. Bold but not brash, this is a classically styled Barolo from one of the most traditional houses on the market.
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February 16th Newsletter 2022

In This Newsletter:

Domaine Huet:
New Vintage arriving Friday, February 18th 

Staff Pick: 
Cogno Montegrilli 

New Bibi Graetz Wines:
Arriving this spring: 

Featured Newly Reviewed Wines from Lingua Franca: 
 
New Arrival Special Feature:
Felsina

New Grapelive Review for 2019 St. Damien

Staff Pick: Agape Cremant D’Alsace

Riesling Worthy of a Kaiser: 
Weingut Prinz

Arriving from the Iblei: 
Gulfi Wines arriving Late February

Giancarlo Pacenti: 
Arriving Late February
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Domaine Huet:
New Vintage arriving Friday, February 18th 
 
Domaine Huet, founded in 1928, makes one of the longest-lived, most balanced and expressive Chenin Blanc wines in all of France.
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February 15th Newsletter 2022

In This Newsletter:

New Deal: 
Raymond Usseglio & Fils Cuvee Girard
On-sale until February 21st, 2022 

Staff Picks: New School Grower Champagne 

New Arrivals from Poderi Aldo Conterno

New Oregon Arrivals
 
Producer Spotlight:
Cameron Wines

Titan of the Terrassenmosel: 
Heymann-Loewenstein

Montée de Tonnerre: Hill of Value 

Collector’s Corner: 
Opus One
 

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New Deal: 
Raymond Usseglio & Fils Cuvee Girard
On-sale until February 21st, 2022 
 
Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils was founded in 1948. In the intervening decades the estate has grown into one of the most respected in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Today the family farms its 60 acres biodynamically, which ensures a healthy crop of grapes and a close relationship between grower and vine.
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