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Midweek Vinopolpick Addition 8-23-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

The Remarkable 2017 Domaine Huet Vouvrays
August Clearance Sale Highlight:
Gobelsburg
The Dark Side of Rosé

OG Cult Cabernet –
The Diamond Creek Single Vineyards

T,T,T,Treennnnddiiiiiiinnnng!
Smart Money Burgundy: Collotte’s 2015’s
The Taste of Latour For Under $100
Bosquets on the Rise
2016 Burgundy Super Stars
August Clearance Sale Roundup

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The Remarkable 2017 Domaine Huet Vouvrays

Arriving September 14th
Huet makes some of the most undervalued great wine in the world.  Take any metric you’d use to adjudicate greatness (complexity, age-worthiness, aromatic intensity, etc) and Huet’s Vovray is on the list, at prices far below almost anything else in the world of wine. They own some of the greatest vineyards in the Loire and make sure that they reach their potential year in and out.
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Midweek VinopolPick 8-21-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

El Enemigo’s Emerging Voice
Phelps’ Insignia at Fantastic Pricing
Staff Pick – Southern Rhone Restraint
Excellence through Adversity: Artuke’s Flagship Rioja
Hot Wines of the Week
Old School and Elegant: the Rayas of Bordeaux
The Many, Many Deals of the August Sale

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El Enemigo

A Powerful New Voice in Argentina
What if we told you that the longtime winemaker for Catena had his own project?  That he wanted to push the limits of what was possible for Argentine wine? That somehow, despite this, the wines remain under the radar and undervalued?  If you’re searching for the pinnacle of South American wine, look no further—these are the wines you need to be buying next.

Alejandro Vigil is the winemaker for El Enemigo, his winery named for the struggle against complacency, and was the winemaker at Catena for 17 years.

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Weekend VinopolPick 8-17-18

In Today’s Newsletter:Sehr Gut Gobelsburg!
Best Whites in Napa? Majestic Massican

New Arrivals:
Ulysse Collin, Baudry, Patricia Green, Produttori +More!

Trending Wines of the Week
Two Classics from Spain’s Most Important Winemaker
Coolest of the Cool (Climate) – A Incredible Deal on Matello Syrah
Magical Muller Catoir
Clos des Fées – Roussillon’s Finest
Halfway Done with the August Sale

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Sehr Gut Gobelsburg!Newly Arrived August Clearance Sale Wines

Schloss Gobelsburg makes some of the top wines in Austria.  They operate in a style that promotes complexity and vivacity for some of the best values in the wine world (especially at the high end).  The single vineyard wines are generally raised in a mixture of stainless and cask and are powerful, forthright expressions of some of the best terroirs in Austria.  

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Midweek VinopolPick 8-14-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

New Vinous Rosé Reviews
Staff Pick: Not-Pinot from the Willamette
Marques de Caceres – A Wine Spectator Top-20 Wine
Trending Wines of the Week
The Taste of Latour, Under $100
2013 Barolo – A Tipping Point Vintage
The Rarest Chartogne-Taillet?
La Gerla: No Brainer Brunello
First Offer! 2015 Opus One
Highlights of the August Sale

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New Rose Reviews

From Josh Raynolds of Vinous
“This summer gave me an opportunity to sample a number of high-quality Rosés, wines that are ideal companions to hot-weather food or for just enjoying by themselves. But don’t be in a hurry as their adaptability at the table often makes them year-round drinking options.

“I tasted a pleasantly high number of excellent, even outstanding, pink wines since we began our coverage of this year’s new releases in June.

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Monday Newsletter 8-13-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

The Best Value in the Shop?
Muga Reserva 2013

#Trending

Staff Pick

Rosé of the Day

Who Wore It Better?
2006 v 2008 Barolo
Elio Grasso Runcot Riserva

Chapoutier’s Ermitage Le Pavillon
“The Star of the Show”

August is for Austria

Call the Doctor!
2017 Thanisch is Inbound

Dujac 2016s

August Clearance Sale Recap

The Best Value in the Shop?

Muga Reserva 2013

This wine is an aberration—proof that to find the best deals in the wine world, you need to zag a bit while everyone else is zigging.  Sometimes the place to look isn’t in the best vintages, or in the worst vintages, but rather in the ‘in between vintages.’ 2013 in Rioja is an in between vintage.
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