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Thursday VinopolPick 2-8-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Marvelous Mascarello Monprivato
New February Sale Additions
Library Releases from Castel’in Villa
Puech Haut’s Powerful Languedocs
Stonestreet and JJ Prum Get Scores
New Reviews for Old School Barolo
Coulee de Serrant – Wine of Kings
Clos St Jean’s Powerful Chateauneuf
95 Points, Under $20 : Feudi San Gregorio’s Rubrato

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Arriving Friday

Magnificant Mascarello Monprivato

“Monprivato is distinguished by its intensely floral aromatics, fine, chalky tannins, red-toned fruit, saline minerality and ability to age…The personality of this hillside site comes through consistently, making Monprivato one of the greatest sites in Italy, and the world.”– Antonio Galloni

The release of Giuseppe Mascarello’s Monprivato is always one of the highlights of the vintage in Barolo—a monument to the glory of Nebbiolo.  

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Vinopolis Tuesday Newsletter 2-6-18

New to Our February Clearance Sale: Ingrid Groiss & Ramey Chards; Emmanuel Darnaud: Trending & Restocked; Looking for Love In All the Right Places: Grand Champagnes / Grand Marques; A Sweet Secret for Your Sweetie: Declassified d’Yquem; Arriving in March: Drouhin’s Oregon Project: 2015 Zephirine; What’s the Most Exciting Set of Wines Arriving This Spring? Produttori del Barbaresco 2013 Crus; February Clearance Sale: Philippe Foreau

Keeping Up With Clearances

New to Our February Clearance Sale

Weingut Ingrid Groiss ‘Pankraz’ Gruner Veltliner Reserve 2015 750ML ($59.95) Was $49, Now $39 special, 5 bottles in stock now
David Schildknecht–Vinous 90-91 points “From old vines on a site near the Schablau, and featuring a similarly complex mix of sand, gravel, conglomerate and marl, this first-time Groiss offering was raised in older 500-liter Austrian oak barrels, with nearly one-third of the fruit having been destemmed by hand and its berries incorporated intact in the fermentation.
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Monday Newsletter – 1-29-18

February Clearance Sale: Sweet Pricing on Fab Foreau & California Clearance; #Trending: Big, Bold Red Edition; January Clearance Highlight: Produttori del Barbaresco; Avignonesi Vin Santos; Domaine du Vissoux – Pierre-Marie Chermette: Over Delivering, Under the Radar; 2014 Domaine Philippe Charlopin-Parizot; Arriving Friday from Delas Freres & Domaine Durand

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New Additions to Our February Clearance Sale:

Foreau

I Sing of Chenin Electric

Vouvray was granted AOC status in 1936; landmark estates as Foreau and Huet have endured since those early days, producing wonderful and empirically age-worthy wines not to be overlooked. Philippe Foreau is the third generation of his family to run the Domaine du Clos Naudin, which was founded by his grandfather in 1923 and is just up the narrow, winding street from Domaine Huet.

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Weekend VinopolPick 1-26-18

Getting Started with the February Clearance Sale; New Arrivals from Bedrock, Palacios and Dow, plus Back Vintage Dom. Solitude—and more!; #Trending Spotlight on Argentina; New Reviews for Faiveley’s Outstanding 2016’s; Last Chance at January Clearance Sale Prices

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The February Clearance Sale BeginsFeaturing FX Pichler, Conterno,

Ramey and La Jota

It may technically still be January, but that’s no reason we can’t kick off some February sales!  We’re starting off with some big names—FX Pichler, G. Conterno, Ramey and La Jota.  All of these were at great prices, now they’re even better.  
Giacomo Conterno ‘Cerretta’, Barolo DOCG 2012 750ML ($249.95) Was $199, Now $169 special
Wine Spectator 96 points “A wealth of cherry flavor is surrounded by cut grass, tar, tobacco and iron notes in this complex, intense red.
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Monday Newsletter 1-22-18

Huet 2016s: Arriving Wednesday; #Trending – Belle Pente 2014s; Bernard Moreau: Chassagne Excellence in Red and White; 2015 FX Pichler; Arriving Wednesday: Paul Jaboulet, Pio Cesare, Armando Parusso, Tua Rita Giusto di Notri & Vina Almaviva; Arriving Friday: Cameron & Arrowood; On the Subject of Jaboulet…; Top of the Line 2013 Tuscan Sangiovese

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Huet 2016s

Arriving Wednesday

Has any other winery and vintage ever generated this level of review praise across a range of eleven wines? Perhaps the only thing close is Huet’s 2015 wines…

Arriving Wednesday

Domaine Huet Vouvray ‘Clos du Bourg’ Demi-Sec, Loire 2016 750ML ($59.95) $46 pre-arrival special
Case-6 Domaine Huet Vouvray ‘Clos du Bourg’ Demi-Sec, Loire 2016 ($299.95) $249 pre-arrival special (that’s only $41.50/bottle!)
Wine Spectator 95 points “Gorgeous, with creamy-edged nectarine, yellow and green apple, pear and quince flavors that are brightly defined from start to finish, flecked with verbena and honeysuckle hints and backed by a off-dry edge on the finish.… Read the rest