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Vinopolis Monday Newsletter 2-13-17

New Week – New Arrivals; Top Champagne Pick, Top Scoring Champagnes In Stock; Trendy Robust Reds; Staff Pick: 2012 Selbach-Oster; Brovia; Off the Beaten Path Bubbles; Italian Magnums; Arriving This Week; Rose Sneak Peek

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New Week – New Arrivals

Oregon

Matello ‘Souris’ Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2011 750ML ($39.95) $28 super special
Winery Library Release
Josh Raynolds-Vinous 91 points “(from fruit grown in the Whistling Ridge and Durant vineyards; made with 55% whole clusters and raised in 40% new oak):  Vivid red.  Vibrant red berry and Asian spice aromas are given depth by notes of vanilla and licorice and pick up a minerally nuance with air.  Juicy raspberry and cherry-cola flavors tighten up in the mid-palate and show very good clarity.  … Read the rest

VinopolPick 2-6-17

Featured New Arrival: Vieux Telegraphe 2013; New Week – New Arrivals; Fidele for Your Valentine’s; Bedrock Wine Co.; Staff Picks; Bitouzet-Priuer: Volnay’s Last Best Kept Secret; Trending; When is a Christoffel a Prum?; Arriving Tomorrow & Friday: Gangloff/Reverdy/Yann Chave & more!

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Featured New Arrival

Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Chateauneuf-du-Pape La Crau, Rhone 2013 750ML ($69.95) $49 super special
Josh Raynolds – Vinous 92 points “Limpid ruby. A highly expressive bouquet evokes ripe red berries, potpourri and peppery spices, and a smoky mineral nuance gains strength as the wine opens up. Offers concentrated raspberry liqueur and spicecake flavors and deeper licorice and bitter chocolate flavors sharpened and given spine by juicy acidity. Effortlessly plays richness off elegance and finishes sweet, spicy and impressively long, with velvety tannins lending shape and grip.”… Read the rest

Mid-Week VinopolPick 2-1-17

Featured Wine: Donnhoff 2015 Spatlese; Agathe Bursin; Wind Gap: Old-New California; Great Greek Grape: 94 Pointer from Domaine Sigalas; 2009 Bordeaux; Spanish Case Specials; Arriving in February: Foillard/JM Pillot/Clape & more!; Arriving in March: Hirsch Single Vineyard GV – 94+ Points!; Produttori del Barbaresco – 2013 Crus on the Horizon –  an ‘epic vintage of classic proportions and superb pedigree’ -Antonio Galloni
Featured Wine Arriving Friday
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese, Nahe 2015 750ML ($59.95) $47 pre-arrival special
Wine Advocate 95 points “The 2015 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese opens with an aristocratic bouquet of coolish, flinty slate and citrus perfume along with concentrated Riesling flavors. There is great complexity and expression here! On the palate, this wine is highly elegant and its seamless, silky texture is like that of the Dellchen GG.… Read the rest

Saturday Newsletter 1-14-17

Best Regions for Best Values Edition

Beaujolais 2015: New Reviews from Josh Raynolds; Ayres: Proud Oregon Tradition; Domaine de l’Edre: Roussillon Delight!; New Wine Enthusiast Reviews for Louis Latour; Fougeray de Beauclair; Tissot Vin Jaune; Alto Piedmonte for the Win; Matt Kramer’s Pick: 2015 German Riesling

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Best Regions for Best Values

2015 Beaujolais and 2015 German Rieslings

The Unlikely Combination of “Richness and Energy”

from Two Overlooked Regions

Much like the 2015 vintage in Germany, the 2015 vintage of Beaujolais reflects a delightful combination of attributes: “richness and energy” to quote the Josh Raynolds of Vinous Media. We’re excited that these two oft overlooked regions are finally getting their due. So excited, in fact, we’re dedicating this newsletter to a celebration of these two regions.… Read the rest

VinopolPick Mid-Week 1-11-17

We have an exciting set of wines to offer today! Including:  Hot Rhones for Cold Weather, Value Classé Margaux, New Cameron Chardonnay, Two Titans of Barolo and some High Scoring Hispanic pre-arrivals (at amazing prices!).  We’ve also got some rare white Burgundy and John Gilman’s take on some Champagnes, Domaine Huet 2015’s and 2015 Beaujolais.  To wrap it all up, don’t miss the highlights of Oregon Syrah and their French counterparts, Domaine Clape and finally a few Frugal and Fruity picks for everyday drinking!


High-Value Rhone Wines

for Winter Weather Relief

Just Arrived
Chateau Pesquie Ventoux Terrasses, Rhone 2014 750ML ($17.95) $14 special, in stock
Wine Advocate 91 points “Always a terrific value, the 2014 Ventoux Terrasses is no exception and offers complex, classic southern Rhone notes of dried garrigue, pepper, spice-box, licorice and sweet cherry fruit.… Read the rest