Dehu – 2013 Base Arriving Tomorrow; New Arrival Highlight: Burgundy Best Buy (Ever?); This Red’s Gone Platinum – Vina Herminia Rioja; New Arrivals: Monica Larner’s Super (Duper) Italian Picks; Catena’s Epic Malbecs Are Here; Stephen Reinhardt’s #1 Best Value Wine is Here – Molitor’s Trocken Kabinett; Dressed to the Nines: Divine ’09 Wines Arriving in September; New Cayuse Offer (Widowmaker & Mag of Armada Syrah); Lost in the Dream: New Clouet Dream Vintages Arriving in September; Emmanuel Darnaud: Exploring the Terroir of Crozes-Hermitage

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Dehu

Arriving Tomorrow

Pinot Meunier is so frequently overlooked as the third grape of Champagne. At the hands of a rarified few (Prevost and Mignon come to mind alongside Dehu) the glory of this grape comes into its own.… Read the rest

2014 Opus One – Luxury at the Best Price!; Top Flight Spanish Wine: New La Rioja Alta Offer; New Weekend – New Arrivals – Joseph Phelps & Il Poggione Brunello; Lopez de Heredia – New Whites; Near Perfect Grapelive Score: Selbach-Oster; Staff Picks; Domaine Leflaive; It’s Back! The Early Contender for Vinopolis Wine of the Year: Saint Cosme Gigondas ’15; Opulent Rhone Whites Arriving Wednesday; Top Flight Spanish Wines: Arriving Wednesday; 2016 Donnhoff

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New Jump Start Offer

2014 Opus One

Best Price in the USA!

The Luxurious Pride of Napa, With the Medoc Soul

Wine Arrives in October

Opus One Proprietary Red Napa Valley 2014 750ML ($319.95) $289 pre-arrival special
James Suckling 97 points “Mesmerizing aromas of flowers, bark, currants and blackberries.… Read the rest

New Arrivals: Expressive Northern Rhones / Stupendous Burgundy – Latour-Giraud & Coch-Dury / Electric 2015 Beaujolais: Julie Balagny / Etna BioD Frank Cornelissen; Agathe Bursin: Secret Superstar of Alsace; Arriving Wednesday: Monica Larner – Wine Advocate Super Italian Picks / Catena’s Epic Malbecs / Burgundy Best Buy: Olivier Larochette / Best Value Wine of the Year from Molitor; Hot Picks – Limited Allocations

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Expressions of Terroir

New Northern Rhone Arrivals

Syrah for the long haul – hide them deep in your cellar for revelatory terroir experiences:

 “[Gilles’ wines are] second to none as expression of both site and tradition” –Rare Wine Company

Domaine Gilles Barge Cote Rotie Brune, Rhone 2012 750ML ($119.95) $89 special
Wine Spectator 93 points “Focused, with a supple beam of cassis and plum reduction notes lined with hints of anise, violet and incense.… Read the rest

Eric Solomon Selection: Languedoc Rock Star Puech-Haut; Spanish Case Deals; Staff Pick: Nicolas Chemarin’s 2014 Beaujolais; Expressions of Terroir: Jamet & Gilles Barge; New 2016 Donnhoff Wines; New Terry Theise Offer: Austria; Here At Last: ’02 Trimbach & ’10 Dal Forno

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New Eric Solomon Selection:

A Languedoc Love Affair

Rising (Rock) Star of the Region

Puech-Haut

Puech-Haut has been a critical darling for some time now, employing a string of renowned consultants from Michel Rolland to Philippe Cambie, who is there now.  The wines and winery are spared no expense and the result is a set of bottlings that are powerful and rich (though at very reasonable prices).  They’re made to impress, and impress they do.  Very few wineries in the Languedoc make wines this showy and powerful.… Read the rest