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Weekend VinopolPick 3-24-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Ciacci Piccolomini’s Brilliant Brunello
Big Scores from Vinous for 2016 Beaujolais
New: Flat Rate Shipping to DC Through April!

New Arrivals From:
Montevertine, AJ Adam, Orin Swift and More
—plus the start of Rosé Season!

(Ye) Old (Very Old) Dessert Wines
One Week Left for the March Clearance Sale!

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Featured New Arrival

The Brilliant 2011 Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello

Ciacci Piccolomini is a top tier Brunello producer—there’s no doubt about that.  They produce wines that are sought after by serious connoisseurs—they have power, grace and ageability (in short, all the things you would look for in good Brunello).  That’s without regard to price, as well—even if the cost of the bottles doubled overnight, there would still be significant demand for the wines.  

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Monday Newsletter – 3-19-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Caparzo 2013 – Our Favorite Value Brunello
March Clearance Sale: Ciacci Piccolomini
Value in Traditional Barolo? Yes!
#Trending
Sec It To Me – Our Best Dry Chenin Hits
Montevertine
Didier Dagueneau: The Beauty of Terroir
Rosé Colored Glasses
Altesino 2013: New Wine Spectator Reviews

What’s Our Favorite Value in Brunello? 

The 95 Point, Under $40

Caparzo 

Arriving Friday

Caparzo never fails to offer up some of the best Brunello for the money. We’re thrilled to see the 2013 get well-deserved high praise from Wine Spectator. But they don’t let it go to their head (or their price)!

Arriving Friday, March 23rd:

Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany 2013 750ML ($44.95) $36 pre-arrival special
Wine Spectator 95 points “This cuts more of a broad swath than its peers, yet remains graveful, evoking strawberry, cherry, tobacco and stony mineral flavors.

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Tuesday VinopolPick 3-13-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Moet’s Grand Vintage Value
The Montrachet of Germany: Keller’s Abst Erde and More!
Montevertine is Now in the March Clearance Sale
A New York Times Inspired Trio of Rosso di Montalcino
Glantenay Volnay: An Up and Coming Producer Makes His Mark in ‘15
Trending Wines from the Weekend
Bousquet’s 2016 Gigondas—Forces of Vinous Nature

Top VinopolPick

For Champagne Value
 

Moet’s Grand Vintage bottling sits a tier below Dom Perignon and above their ubiquitous NV bottlings.  Despite the incredible jump in quality from the low-end stuff, it’s much less expensive than Dom.  The price we were able to secure on this was incredible, as well, compounding the relative value of the bottling.  For not much more than the Imperial, you can enjoy the Grand Vintage, at least until we run out—we’re not likely to score this sort of pricing again any time soon!
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VinopolPick Weekend 3-2-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

E Pira’s Barolos: In Stock and On Sale

New Arrivals Featuring:
Freemark Abbey, Lapierre, Vega Sicilia and More!

Appellations of the Northern Rhone: St. Joseph
In-A-Gaja-Da-Vida: Last Chance at Great Gaja Pricing
The Hottest Rioja of 2018: Muga’s Prado Enea
New Wine Advocate Reviews for Donnhoff
Grand Cru Priorat—Terroir al Limit

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Just Arrived

Already In the March Clearance Sale

E. Pira & Figli Chiara Boschis Dolcetto d’Alba, Piedmont 2014 750ML ($21.95) $14 March Clearance Sale special, only 13 bottles available!
VinopolNote
: Serious Dolcetto – 100% from Barolo Cru vineyards in Monforte d’Alba: Ravera (15 yr old vines), Le Coste (25 yr old vines), and Mosconi (50 yr old vines).
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
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Thursday VinopolPick 3-1-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Clos Sainte Magdeleine Rosé
Anakota Cabernet – Great Name, Big Points
Wine Spectator With New Reviews For 2015 Reynvaan
Appellations of the Northern Rhone: Cornas
#Trending March Clearance Sale Wines
2014 Charlopin: Under the Radar in Gevrey-Chambertin
Truly Super Tuscans (At Super Prices)
Lapierre’s Last Tranche
Cornas, Continued (The Pre-Arrivals)

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Arriving Next Friday

The 94 Point Clos Sainte Magdeleine Rosé

We get into the mood for rosé at the first sign of spring (which is usually the release of Ameztoi Rubentis).  We’re getting the superlative Clos Sainte Magdeleine rosé in next Friday and we couldn’t be more excited.

If you’ve been to Cassis, you know the vineyard—a peninsula of vines that juts out into the bay of Cassis.  

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