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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 4-19-21

In Today’s Newsletter:

Classics from Chinon
New Wines from Bernard Baudry


Vocoret’s Delicious (and Affordable) Chablis

The Loire’s Best Natural Wine?
Phillipe Tessier


Spring Arrivals from Bordeaux
Including Cos d’Estournel’s 100-Point 2016


Recently Reduced Pricing
Guímaro’s World-Class Spanish Reds


Exceptional Rhône Values
All Under $25


Collector’s Corner
Oddero’s Majestic Barolo

 
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Classics from Chinon

New Wines from Bernard Baudry


“One of Chinon’s classic, benchmark producers, Bernard Baudry, somewhat surprisingly, only purchased his first two hectares in 1975. Now comprising 32 hectares, the estate is run by his son Matthieu, who joined his father in 2000. Organic since 2006, the Baudrys remain traditionalists, and are blessed with a diversity of terroir surrounding their village of Cravant-les-Coteaux: five vineyard sites variously endowed with clay limestone, sandy limestone, silex and gravel.
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Monday Newsletter 4-19-21

In This Newsletter:

New Arrival Special Feature
Envinate:
At The Forefront of “New Spain”


New Week – New Arrivals

New Review for Beaux Freres’ Second Cousin


Trending

Chateau Lilian Ladouys  & Castiglion del Bosco
Arriving ETA May
 


New Arrival Special Feature

Envinate:

At The Forefront of “New Spain”


Envinate is a small group of winemaking friends (Alfonso Torrente, José Ángel Martínez, Laura Ramos, and Roberto Santana) that seek to highlight the individual terroirs of the Canary Islands and Ribeira Sacra. The friends produce wines of purity with low-intervention winemaking and vineyard management using ancient vineyards.  

Envintage wines are highly sought after as authentic expressions of their terroirs and forerunners of the “New Spanish” wine movement. To quote wine writer Megan Krigbaum of Punch Magazine, “While winemaking driven by these ideals [of old-school and low-intervention management in the vineyard and winery] is commonplace in many parts of Italy and France—where the natural wine movement is manifest—Spain has been slower to adopt a less-is-more aesthetic over the ‘Big Flavor’ (i.e.
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Weekend VinopolPick 4-15-21

In Today’s Newsletter:


Jump Start Specials:
Dutton-Goldfield @ Pricing Too Low for Wine-Searcher
&
New Super Pricing on Day Momtazi Vyd PN!



Vie de Romans: Star Italian Whites

Staff Pick:
Classic Chinon Personified


First Offer: Vietti’s Landmark ’17 Barolos

Podere La Boncie – The New Montevertine

Roagna’s Stunning 2015 Barbarescos

Trending Wines

Collector’s Corner
Poderi Colla: One of the Piedmont’s Great Names


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Jump Start Specials

Dutton-Goldfield Chardonnay

at Pricing Too Low to List On Wine-Searcher

Dutton-Goldfield is one of the premier producers in the Russian River Valley—and we’re bringing you a deal on their Dutton Ranch Chardonnay that is so good, we can’t list it on wine-searcher. If you head to our webstore, you’ll see the single-bottle price—which is already the lowest in the country by $12—but our case price is even lower.
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Monday Newsletter 4-12-21

In This Newsletter:

Chateau Grand Corbin

New Week – New Arrivals

Hot Wine Alert!
G Borgogno’s Timorasso


Trending

Hundred Suns’ 2019 Pinot Noirs
 


Chateau Grand Corbin

Arriving Friday, April 16th


Chateau Grand Corbin, Saint-Emilion 2016 750ML ($49.95) $41.90 pre-arrival special
Case-6 Chateau Grand Corbin, Saint-Emilion 2016 750ML ($299.95) $239 pre-arrival special (that’s only $39.83/bottle!)
Case-12 Chateau Grand Corbin, Saint-Emilion 2016 750ML ($599.95) $449 pre-arrival special (that’s only $37.42/bottle!)
James Suckling 93 points
“Attractive dark-stone aromas with graphite and ripe dark berries sit fresh on the nose. The palate has a riper feel with very rich, dense fruit presence and a heavier, tannin line weight. Full body. Try from 2022.”
Antonio Galloni 92 points “The 2016 Grand Corbin has grown into a powerful, dense Saint-Émilion.
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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 4-12-21

In Today’s Newsletter:

New Arrivals from Mosel Superstar
Markus Molitor


Right Bank Roundup
Including James Suckling’s #7 Wine of 2019


Cayuse’s Horsepower
Restock Lands Friday


New Arrivals from France & Italy

Landing in June
New Wines from Bordeaux’s Left Bank


Staff Recommended Tuscan Wines
$25 – $35

 
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New Arrivals from Mosel Superstar
Markus Molitor


There may be no more ambitious winemaker in the world than Markus Molitor. His determination and drive to make the best possible wines has made him a towering figure in the Mosel, with an impressive, modern winery and holdings in almost every important vineyard in the region. This drive also means there are a lot of different bottlings—Molitor believes that every single sub-parcel and selective pick should be vinified to its utmost potential.
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