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Holiday Special Edition 12-13-17

Miraculous Best Price Deal: Perrier-Jouet Belle Epoque 2008: $99!; Holiday #Trend Setter: Petalos; Rodney Strong’s Crown Jewel; Highly Anticipated Release: Marques de Caceres 2012 Arriving Friday; Colgin Sale of the Season

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Miraculous Best Price Deal!

champagne-glasses-public domainPerrier-Jouet Belle Epoque – Fleur de Champagne Brut Millesime 2008 750ML ($149.95) $99 pre-arrival special
Decanter 93 points “Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque 2008 reminds me somewhat of the grace of the exceptional 1995, Cellarmaster Hervé Deschamps’ first solo vintage and still one of his best. Though the two vintages 13 years apart share the same grace and class, the 2008 is more mineral, reflecting a quite sunless summer season. Only the return of warmer weather at the start of September imbued the vintage with a freshness of great Chardonnay in tune with the subtly restrained power of Pinot Noir and a soupçon of rounded Meunier – that final little touch making the wine more pleasurable to drink soon, unlike other wines from the Champagne 2008 vintage, which need a lot more time.… Read the rest

Vinopolis Tuesday Telegraph 12-12-17

Pian dell’Orino’s Brilliant Brunello; Clouet for the Holidays; German Riesling End of Bin Sales; Rinaldi’s Incredible 2013 Barolo Crus; Karthauserhof’s Lean Mean Riesling

The Next Legendary Brunello Producer

Pian dell’Orino’s Monumental 2011

Soldera. Biondi Santi. The two giants of Brunello. Pretty soon it looks like we might be able to add Pian dell’Orino to that list. Brunello insiders have known about the wines for several years now, but the secret seems to be getting out. We don’t get a lot of these wines, but we have enough to offer them today and we’re really excited to share them with you.

Piano dell’Orino combines two things that make great wine estates: good land and obsessive ownership. Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrik Erbach, the owners and driving force behind these wines, have a take-no-prisoners approach to ensure that they make the finest wines in Brunello.  

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Vinopolis Monday Newsletter 12-11-17

New Arrivals From Goodfellow, Westrey, Longshadows, Thivin, Pepiere and More!; Old and Rare Special Sale (featuring Colgin); New Champagne Reviews from Antonio Galloni; Staff Pick—Catalan Pride; Rare Library Wines from Castell’in Villa

New Week – New Arrivals

Oregon
Goodfellow Family Cellars Chardonnay, Willamette Valley 2015 750ML ($24.95) $21.90 special
VinopolNote “While the 2014 version of this was good, the 2015 represents a step up in the quality (and value) of this offering.  This has held its own in blind tasting against good, village level Meursault and emulates that style—a discreet kiss of wood and bright acidity.”

This is the only listing in the USA today!

Goodfellow Family Cellars Durant Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2015 750ML ($47.95) $39 special

VinopolNote “Durant is a historic site in the Dundee Hills, first planted in the ‘70’s. 

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Tuesday VinpolPick 12-5-17

Rostaing Ampodium; Batard-Montrachet Under $150; Terlato Angel’s Peak; Our Favorite Budget Champagnes; New Cepparello Release; Staff Pick: Cameron Nebbiolo; New Grapelive Reviews; Charles Smith Does It Again; Joseph Swan—California Icon

2014 Rostaing Ampodium

A Excellent Deal Gets Better

2014 is an excellent year to buy Rene Rostaing’s Ampodium Cote Rotie, and not just because we’ve dropped the price on it to make it an even better deal.

No, 2014 was a very good year in Cote Rotie, qualitatively, but yields were way down—60% off of normal in the case of Rostaing.  As a result, he made only one Cote Rotie, declassifying the Landonne and Cote Brune into the Ampodium bottling (which used to be known as “Classique” if you’ve been following the wines for a while).  

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Monday Newsletter – 12-4-17

New Arrivals; Featured New Arrival: Daniel Bouland 2016; Veuve La Grande Dame: Arriving Tomorrow; #Trending; New Grapelive Review; Michel Juillot’s Masterful Mercurey; Long Shadows Vintners Collection – Arriving Friday; Domaine Auguste Clape – Legendary Cornas; Vietti Castiglione – Late Breaking News

New Arrivals

Oregon
Failla Seven Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills 2015 750ML ($69.95) $59 special
Wine Spectator 93 points “Plump, ripe and richly structured, with expressive blackberry and blueberry flavors accented by smoky anise and dark tea notes. The tannins are big but refined. Drink now through 2024.”
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
The average price is $62
California
Failla Chuy Vineyard Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley 2015 750ML ($69.95) $57 special
Antonio Galloni 94 points “Once again, the Chardonnay Chuy is one of the most intriguing and unique wines in the Failla range.
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