Vinopolpick Weekend 6-5-20
In Today’s Newsletter:
Featured New Arrival:
Fondreche’s Ventoux Stunners
Save $20 per Bottle!
Library Owen Roe Single Vineyard Syrah
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Mix, Match and Save
A 2×94 point Priorat at 47% Off
Staff Pick:
We Still Have Willi Schaefer ’16’s?
Trending Wines
Collector’s Corner
Vajra’s Epic 2016’s
Featured New Arrival
Fondreche’s Ventoux Stunners
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Fondreche’s Ventoux Stunners
Save $20 per Bottle!
Library Owen Roe Single Vineyard Syrah
Subscriber Special
Mix, Match and Save
A 2×94 point Priorat at 47% Off
Staff Pick:
We Still Have Willi Schaefer ’16’s?
Trending Wines
Collector’s Corner
Vajra’s Epic 2016’s
Featured New Arrival
Fondreche’s Ventoux Stunners
If you love big, powerful red wines and you’ve never had the top wines of Domaine de Fondreche, you need to rectify that situation soon. These are some of the gutsiest, most expressive wines in the Rhone, with incredible critical praise and a price tag that’s equivalent to mid-tier CdP. From their mostly Syrah “Divergente,” which puts a lot of $80 Hermitage to shame, to their “Il Etait Une Fois,” a Chateauneuf destroyer, their wines represent excellent values and compelling drinking experiences.
Marcus Goodfellow is one of the premier winemakers in Oregon. He founded Matello wines, his original label, in 2002 and hasn’t looked back since, making wines that have continually improved—both in bottle and from vintage to vintage. These are profound wines, both white and red, that are made in a style that’s distinctly savory—no fruit bombs here. Rather, we love them for their coiled power and Burgundian structure.
We saw overwhelming demand for the 2016-base V&S Fidele. If you’re not familiar with the producer, a long-time favorite at the shop, here’s your quick primer: After some gentle nudging from Anselme Selosse, Champagne grape grower and recent convert to biodynamics, Bertrand Gautherot, decided to produce estate Champagnes from his vineyard holdings. The main wine of the estate is Fidele.