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Weekend VinopolPick 3-19-21

In Today’s Newsletter:


Featured New Arrival
Hundred Suns’ 2019 Pinot Noirs


Galerie: Stunning Cabernet with 100-Point Pedigree

Poderi Colla: One of the Piedmont’s Great Names

Just Arrived:
Two Great Deals on Half Bottles of Top Napa Cabernet


Trending Wines

Clos Mogador
Priorat Star, Now Making Stunning Monstant


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Featured New Arrival

Hundred Suns’ 2019 Pinot Noirs


Grant Coulter is one of the Pacific Northwest’s rising stars. The former assistant winemaker at Beaux Frères (under tutelage of the legendary Mike Etzel), Grant’s made a name for himself as Flâneur’s Head Winemaker, as well as with his own label: Hundred Suns. Anyone who loves the Beaux Frères or Flâneur wines needs to be paying attention to what Grant is doing.

Hundred Suns represents one of the most exciting new labels in Oregon and we’ve struggled to keep the wines in stock ever since they first arrived last summer.
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Vinopolpick Mid-Week 3-17-21

In our originally published newsletter, we listed the Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova at the wrong price. It is $119/btl. We regret the error.

In This Newsletter:

Two Great Deals on Half Bottles of Top Napa Cabernet

Champagne Marguet
A Leading Voice in Sustainable Farming


Featured Pre-Arrivals
High-Scoring Brunello from Casanova di Neri & Talenti


Smart Buys from Spain
From $20 – $30


New Arrivals from Leonetti
Landing this Month


Delicious Sub-$20 Chianti Classico Riserva

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Two Great Deals on Half Bottles of Top Napa Cabernet


For those looking to experience what the ‘Luxury’ category of Napa Valley Cabernet tastes like but aren’t interested in forking over the typical toll, half bottles provide a great hack. They’re perfect for weeknights, when quality is often valued over quantity.
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Vinopolis Tuesday Newsletter 3-16-2021

In Today’s Newsletter:


New Arrivals from Cave Mont Blanc
Perfect for Spring


Featured Pre-Arrival
San Polino’s Impressive Brunello


Re-Pricement!
Castello Di Camigliano Poderuccio


Your Backyard BBQ Red
Les Vignerons de Tautavel Silex


Chateau Ste. Michelle Eroica Riesling
Lands Friday


Great Spanish Values
All $10 – $20


Washington Insider’s Pick
B. Leighton


We’ve Reached the Champagne Summit
Prestige Bottles $175+



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New Arrivals from Cave Mont Blanc

Perfect for Spring



Cave Mont Blanc was founded in the early 1980s with the stated purpose of reviving abandoned vineyards within Italy’s picturesque Valle d’Aosta. Located in the shadow of Mont Blanc, the area features some of the highest elevation vineyards in all of Europe. Few machines are capable of working such extreme topographies – needless to say, they’re seldom employed within the region.
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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 3-15-21

In Today’s Newsletter:


Weeknight Right Bank Bordeaux
Esprit de Pavie


Featured Pre-Arrival
La Fortuna’s Epic 2016 Brunello


Saint Cosme’s 2019 Single Vineyards
First Offer


New Wines Landing Friday
From Italy & France


Top Champagne Picks $99 – $169

Clos Mogador
A Name to Watch in Monstant


Staff Recommended Bubbles
All $10 – $20


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Weeknight Right Bank Bordeaux

Esprit de Pavie


A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a healthy splash of Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2015 Esprit de Pavie is a classically framed Right Bank red. Approachable in its youth, this is Bordeaux that doesn’t require decades of patient, offering immediate rewards -especially when paired with grilled meats and other hearty dishes. The product of what many consider to be Bordeaux’s finest vintage of the decade, this is a no-brainer for anyone looking for a new weeknight red.
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Monday Newsletter 3-15-21

In This Newsletter:

New Piedmont Arrivals

New Week – New Arrivals

Arnot-Roberts:
Vanguard of the “New California”

Trending

10 Top Champagne Picks: $76-$95


Collector’s Corner:
Dow


Single Vineyard Talenti Brunello



New Piedmont Arrivals

The Piedmont region in Italy is a joy to explore. Here one finds everyday drinkers that have been enjoyed by the locals for centuries grown alongside the serious and cellar-worthy wines. Food friendly these wines are in spades. So buy a case or two of the week day wines to enjoy while you wait for the special occasion bottles to mature.

Luigi Baudana ‘Dragon’ Langhe Bianco, Piedmont 2019 750ML ($19.95) $16 special
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 89 points
“The Luigi Baudana 2019 Langhe Bianco Dragon is a blend of 46% Chardonnay, 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 24% Nascetta and 5% Riesling.
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