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Tuscan Trove On Sale Now 7-13-25

Headlined by Tenuta Degli Dei
 

It’s hard not to be excited when talking about Tuscan wine. With a climate mirroring that of Napa Valley and a culture with roots that reach back to the time of the ancient Etruscans, Tuscany is truly a land of incredible food, history, and wine. It’s a region that both honors and challenges traditions. The fine-edged Sangiovese of Chianti and the plush reds of Montepulciano are next door to a more borderless zone where international varieties comingle. Welcome to the realm of the Super Tuscan. These wines emerged in the 1970s as a rebellious response to restrictive DOC regulations that prioritized local grapes over quality. Instead of conforming, visionary producers blended Sangiovese with international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, crafting powerful, age-worthy wines that captured global acclaim. If anything is true, it’s that the soil of Tuscany was born to make nuanced wine of many diverse styles.

One of the most captivating newer entries into Tuscany’s winemaking elite is Tenuta Degli Dei, the personal wine project of famed designer Roberto Cavalli and his son Tommaso. Located in the heart of Panzano in Chianti, the estate sits within the revered “Conca d’Oro” amphitheater, a natural cradle for quality viticulture. The Cavalli family has poured heart and precision into this estate since planting its first vines in the early 2000s, combining luxury sensibility with serious winemaking ambition.

The flagship wine, Tenuta Degli Dei, is a Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. It’s a study in finesse: layered, structured, and impeccably polished, with notes of cassis, cedar, tobacco, and Mediterranean herbs. The cooler microclimate of Panzano allows the grapes to ripen slowly, preserving acidity and nuance. These are wines that deliver power without excess—built for cellaring, but seductive in youth.

We have an AMAZING PRICE on the 2020 Tenuta Degli Dei for you this week. At $59, this wine is a 25% discount on the next best listed web offer in the United States. Not only that, but we’re offering this wine at further discount with the purchase of at least 3 Tuscan wines. You will not beat this deal anywhere else. While we have enough for those that act quickly, there’s likely to be little left after the sale ends.

Grab your stash of Degli Dei today before the opportunity slips through your fingers. 
 
5% off any 3-5 of these Tuscan wines
10% off any 6 or more of these Tuscan eines

 
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Sale ends Wednesday, July 16th at 9 am Pacific.

Cavalli Tenuta Degli Dei Toscana IGT Tuscany 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Vinous 96 points “The 2020 Tenuta degli Dei is wonderfully poised and vibrant. Cavalli’s blend of (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Petit Verdot and 15% Cabernet Franc) stands out for its precision. The heaviness of some previous years thankfully belongs to the past. Bright acid lift a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, licorice and espresso. The 2020 might be the best vintage yet for this wine.”
 
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!

The next best price is $15 more!
 
Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $245, that’s $232.75 at 5% off and $220.50 at 10% off, 8 bottles in stock now
Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT 2021 1.5L Displayed Price: $625, that’s $593.75 at 5% off and $562.50 at 10% off, 1 bottles in stock now
Vinous 98+ points  “The 2021 Le Pergole Torte is a real stunner. Rich, deep and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2021 is captivating from the very first taste. In bottle, this is quite a bit more reticent than it was as a barrel sample, which, in my view, is a positive. Even so, readers should be prepared to cellar the 2021 for a number of years at a minimum.
Wine Advocate 97 points “Beautifully saturated and rich in terms of complexity (but not in extraction), the Montevertine 2021 Le Pergole Torte remains focused and elegantly streamlined with a very bright-red cherry element that defines this classic vintage. There are tart fruit flavors to close, followed by firm but silky tannins. A hint of the skins also comes through on the bouquet and adds a little more weight and substance. This wine (which is worked in cement vats, oak cask and Allier barrique) finishes with polished slate-like mineral nuances. This is a 29,000-bottle release.”

Bibi Graetz Testamatta Toscana IGT 2018 750ml Displayed Price: $89, that’s $84.55 at 5% off and $80.10 at 10% off, 18 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 97 points “Very attractive combination of dried fruit and spices with black cherries and plums. Aromas of flowers and sandalwood, too. Full-bodied and very refined, yet intense, with plush, velvety tannins that are wonderfully integrated and intertwined with the fruit. Ripe center palate. Tight at the end, suggesting the need for some serious bottle age. Very structured. Try after 2025.”
Decanter 96 points “The 20th anniversary bottling of Testamatta made, from the 2019 vintage, in brand new winemaking facilities in Florence. This just shines from the moment it’s poured. Layered and complex this is a gem of a wine filled with cherry, raspberry, damson and caramel notes alongside a savoury edge that makes it so moreish. Tannins that support but don’t overwhelm give a nice overall weight to the palate while the flavous linger on the long finish. Made from old vines on stony soils on the Tuscan hilltops. Grapes are selected and sourced from the best five vineyards, which are divided into parcels and harvested up to eight times. Fermentation is in open-top barriques for the smaller parcels and in barrels or stainless steel for the larger ones without any temperature controls. Maceration for 7-10 days then moved into old barriques for 20 months. Drinking Window 2024 – 2045.”
Wine Advocate 94 points “A pure expression of Sangiovese, the Bibi Graetz 2019 Testamatta is a wine in constant evolution. Bibi has added 17 more hectares of vineyard to the program, with 12 hectares in Fiesole (north of Florence) and 5 hectares in San Donato in Colle (south of Florence) with 70-year-old vines. The base of the wine sees fruit from old vines planted in the 1950s in the cool-climate Lamole subzone of Chianti Classico. These new terroirs bring a lot more aromatic nuance and complexity to the wine with perfumed blue flower, candied orange peel, wet earth and plumy black fruit. White Alberese soils add a strong chalky mineral signature to the finish of this elegantly streamlined and linear Tuscan red.”

San Giusto a Rentennano ‘Percarlo’ Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $199, that’s $189.05 at 5% off and $179.10 at 10% off, 5 bottles in stock now
Vinous 99 points “The 2016 Percarlo captures all of the beauty it has always shown in the cellar. Pliant, silky and exceptionally polished, the 2016 simply has it all. Freshly cut flowers, rose petal, mint, spice and blood orange add striking aromatic nuance to a core of brilliant Sangiovese fruit. Powerful and ample, with superb aromatic lift, the 2016 Percarlo is exceptionally beautiful and moving from the very first taste. A whole range of floral and mineral notes extend the finish effortless. The tannins need time to soften, so readers should plan on at least a few years of cellaring. In a word: compelling.”
Wine Advocate 98+ points “The iconic San Giusto a Rentennano 2016 Percarlo is a gorgeous expression, opening slowly to reveal black fruit, blue flowers, lilac, honey, potting soil and a touch of fragrant porcino mushroom. These are stunning results, with a soft and contoured mouthfeel followed by elegant tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish that wraps over the palate with silky intensity. Keep the wine in your cellar for a few more years, allowing it to take on extra complexity and volume. In a sense, Percarlo transcends Sangiovese. Not only does it deliver the classic characteristics of the variety, it does so with a touch of magic, transforming the grape into an ethereal and soulful expression of Tuscany.”

Mazzei Castello di Fonterutoli ‘Siepi’ Toscana IGT 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $99, that’s $94.05 at 5% off and $89.10 at 10% off, 6 bottles in stock now
Vinous 99 points “The 2019 Siepi continues a trend towards greater finesse and nuance in this wine. Crème de cassis, lavender, spice, licorice and plum meld together effortlessly in the glass. Dense and layered, with striking detail, the 2019 is so impressive. The flavors are bright, bold and punchy. An exceptionally beautiful and riveting wine, the 2019 is rich and concentrated, but not at all heavy. What a total knock-out.”
James Suckling 98 points “This is a really racy and fine Siepi with currant, black-cherry and dark-chocolate character. It’s medium-to full-bodied with very long, intense tannins that are linear and fine-textured. Really builds on the palate. Super structure. Finesse with power. Try after 2024 and onwards.”
Wine Spectator 96 points “Perfumed and elegant, this red features vibrant cherry, black currant and blackberry flavors allied to a supple texture. Offers mineral, tobacco, wild herb and spice accents that add detail, with lively acidity keeping it all defined and persistent. Harmonious, with excellent finesse and a long aftertaste. Sangiovese and Merlot. Best from 2025 through 2043. 2,917 cases made, 250 cases imported.”

Donnhoff Sale 7-12-25

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Dönnhoff Sale
Rosé of the Day


 
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Stock Up & Save On:

 
Dönnhoff

 
Weingut Dönnhoff is one of our favorite German producers. We stock their wines by the pallet-load. And we’re not the only ones obsessed. Folks frequently tell us that a bottle of aged Hermannshohle GG (with its “Grand Canyon-like depths”) or the humble yet delicious Estate Trocken (“Fantastic brilliance”!) or the fiercely mineral and refined Oberhäuser Brücke Spätlese was THE Riesling that sparked their passion for German terroir (it’s a bit like drinking Alpine snow).
 
Despite their extensive lineup, there’s rarely a wine made here that isn’t the finest of its type and terroir each vintage.
 
Even the entry-level wines are nothing to shrug at, offering unrivalled complexity for a modest entry fee. From there, they produce dozens of options from their vineyards ranging from bone dry to nobly sweet, ethereal to luscious, and austere to hedonistic. The dry options top out at the GG, short for Grosses Gewächs, which is a powerful, bone-dry wine from one of Germany’s elite Grand Cru vineyards.
 
These are wines for any occasion, at prices that still suggest the producer inhabits that weird status of insider secret despite receiving heaps of praise, massive scores, and a devote following for over a decade.
 
Stock up and enjoy, you’ll be in good company, especially during out three-day sale.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Dönnhoff
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of Dönnhoff

 
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Sale ends Tuesday, July 15th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer 59 in-stock Dönnhoff options on sale now, including:
 
Grosses Gewachs:
 
Weingut Donnhoff Dellchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $95, that’s $90.25 at 5% off and $85.50 at 10% off, 25 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Dellchen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 1.5L Displayed Price: $219, that’s $208.05 at 5% off and $197.10 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 98 points
“What an exquisite stone fruit nose this super-fine and filigree dry riesling has! Yes, it is also very concentrated, but this and the power are completely underplayed. The result is an almost weightless palate that hangs like a white cloud in the still air. Extraordinary purity and precision at the almost endless finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair’n Green certification. Drink or hold.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Hollenpfad Im Muhlenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 14 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Hollenpfad Im Muhlenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 1.5L Displayed Price: $199, that’s $189.05 at 5% off and $179.10 at 10% off, 3 magnums in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 97 points
“What a dramatic wine this is, at once ripe and austere, super-stony and super-herbal with a touch of peppermint. Compact core in spite of the sleek and very focused body. Electric freshness at the vibrant finish although the acidity is anything but dominant. From organically grown grapes with Fair’n Green certification. Drink or hold.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Hermannshohle Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $104.50, that’s $99.28 at 5% off and $94.05 at 10% off, 21 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Hermannshohle Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 6L Displayed Price: $1099, that’s $1044.05 at 5% off and $989.10 at 10% off, 1 six-liter in stock now (in-store pick up only; shipping not available)
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 100 points
“Incredibly refined and precise, yet with Grand Canyon-like depths and layers, this incredible dry riesling has a horizon-to-horizon spectrum of stone fruit, citrus and wild berry aromas, plus a touch of dusty hot soil as rain starts to fall on it. On the compact, medium-bodied palate, this side of the wine builds and builds to a giant crescendo in the almost endless finish. Drink or hold.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 31 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2022 1.5L Displayed Price: $199, that’s $189.05 at 5% off and $179.10 at 10% off, 3 magnums in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 95 points
“Ripe and concentrated, but also quite austere with stacks of spice and grapefruit character; everything from the juice to the pith and zest! A seriously dry riesling, but with moderate acidity. Long crushed rock finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair’n Green certification. Drink or hold.”

Weingut Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $79,that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 24 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 1.5L Displayed Price: $179, that’s $170.05 at 5% off and $161.10 at 10% off, 3 magnums in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Felsenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2023 3L Displayed Price: $389, that’s $369.55 at 5% off and $350.10 at 10% off, 1 three-liter in stock now
Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous 96-98 points
“The 2023 Riesling Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Felsentürmchen Grosses Gewächs is picked in the fully south-facing site of porphyry and melaphyr. Cornelius Dönnhoff says this is the most challenging site to work, simply because the stones are so hard and unforgiving, retaining almost no water. Thus, a year like 2023 was brilliant for this site. It is always the first GG site to be harvested because the rock retains heat from the day. Tender reduction still casts a flinty spell on the nose. Lovely savor implies crushed citrus foliage merged into iron oxide on the nose. The palate is taut, citric, bright with immense linearity, moving with absolute ease and direction, with energy and punch, towards a zesty, cool finish, long, sustained, all with savor and saltiness. The 2023 is a total joy of clarity, direction and stony poise. This is so elegant, so slender, so powerful, and no, this is not a contradiction. (Bone-dry).”

 
Varietal & Other Dry Wines:
 
Weingut Donnhoff Grauburgunder Trocken 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $27, that’s $25.65 at 5% off and $24.30 at 10% off, 28 bottles in stock now
No reviews for the 2022 vintage. 2021 review provided for reference.
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 90 points “The 2021 Grauburgunder Trocken offers a fully ripe and elegant bouquet with flinty and refreshing stony notes spicing the fully ripe and generous but pure and elegant fruit. Medium to full-bodied, this is a round and elegant, finely fresh, persistently saline and structured Pinot Gris with a long and stimulating finish. 12% stated alcohol. Screw cap. Tasted in July 2022.”
Skurnik Wines Importer Note “Varietal: Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris). Soil Type: Loess, loam. Fermentation & Élevage: Large used barrel, then maturation in a classic large barrel made of local oak.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $26, that’s $24.70 at 5% off and $23.40 at 10% off, 28 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Estate Riesling Trocken 2023 1.5L Displayed Price: $75, that’s $71.25 at 5% off and $67.50 at 10% off, 3 magnums in stock now

Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 93 points “Fantastic brilliance and a wealth of delicate stone-fruit and citrus aromas, also floral notes! Barely medium-bodied, but with all the attributes that make a dry Nahe riesling a thing of beauty to behold. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Weissburgunder Trocken 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $24, that’s $22.80 at 5% off and $21.60 at 10% off, 24 bottles in stock now
No reviews for the 2022 vintage. 2020 review provided for reference.
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 91 points “Excellent interplay of citrus and pear fruit with some nice creaminess on the medium-bodied palate, all this supported by a touch of tannin. Nice citrusy freshness at the bright, elegant finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair’n Green certification. Drink now. Screw cap.”
Skurnik Wines Importer Note “Varietal: Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc). Soil Type: Weathered volcanic soil and loess loam. Fermentation & Élevage: Fermentation in large used barrel, then 4 months maturing in a classic large barrel made of local oak.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $33, that’s $31.35 at 5% off and $29.70 at 10% off, 27 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Tonschiefer Riesling Trocken 2023 1.5L Displayed Price: $84.50, that’s $80.28 at 5% off and $76.05 at 10% off, 1 magnum in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 94 points
“The vibrant aromas of white peaches and white blossoms are married to an intense slatey minerality in this sleek and precise dry Nahe riesling. Quite some structure, although it is barely medium-bodied. Wonderful stony intensity at the very long, bright finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Roxheimer Hollenpfad Riesling Trocken 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 21 bottles in stock now
Grapelive 94 points
“The pristine and steely medium bodied palate shows of lime blossom, green apple, tart apricot, quince and tangerine, along with quinine, chamomile, almond, herb, flinty mineral spice, wet rock, lemon oil and saline. Zingy and youthfully energetic this Riesling also has the signature purity and elegance you’d expect of a Dönnhoff and it is complex enough to thrill the most jaded of Riesling lovers. There’s more to come with patience I believe and while I might be hard pressed not to enjoy this one right away, there should be extra rewards for those who wait, it should get another few years in bottle to fully express itself.”
 
 
Kabinett:
 
Weingut Donnhoff Kreuznacher Krotenpfuhl Riesling Kabinett 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $31.90, that’s $30.31 at 5% off and $28.71 at 10% off, 30 bottles in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 93 points
“Brimming with tart-peach, ripe-gooseberry and lemon aromas, this is such a fresh and delightful Kabinett. Who could resist? Sleek and light in body with stunning freshness and purity that pulls you back for more. From the cool plateau of this site, which is within the town of Bad Kreuznach. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Leistenberg Riesling Kabinett 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $33, that’s $31.35 at 5% off and $29.70 at 10% off, 17 bottles in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 96 points
“A stunningly elegant and vibrant riesling Kabinett that is packed with white peach and honeysuckle aromas. Succulent on the front of the light-bodied palate, then with a crystalline purity at the finish that takes your breath away. This is not analytically dry, but plenty of enthusiastic wine drinkers will say that is exactly what it is. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”
 
 
Spätlese:
 
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 28 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese 2023 1.5L Displayed Price: $145, that’s $137.75 at 5% off and $130.50 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous 97 points
“The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese, grown on shale, has equal notions of moss and lemon. More air makes this smell simply of wet stone. The palate carries gentle sweetness but is absolutely precise and slender. Citrus frames everything with the clearest precision. Everything is serene, zesty, tender, yet so very serious. The 2023 is glorious in its lightness and disarming in its elegance. (Sweet) (Drink between 2034-2070).”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $39, that’s $37.05 at 5% off and $35.10 at 10% off, 18 bottles in stock now
Wine Enthusiast 92 points
“There is a whiff of pine that is followed by juicy nectarine and macerated apricot notes in this lush spätlese. It’s balanced and very expressive, with prominent acidity that flows authoritatively, but it is well merged with the rest of the elements. — Aleks Zecevic”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 28 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 2023 1.5L Displayed Price: $99, that’s $94.05 at 5% off and $89.10 at 10% off, 3 magnums in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 98 points
“When worlds collide. The tension between the cool, dark side (think Darth Vader) and the enormous brightness of the stone fruit (think Luke Skywalker) makes this astonishing riesling Spatlese extremely compelling. The most beautiful pineapple and grapefruit aromas. Fabulous freshness at the stunningly straight and pure finish. Drink or hold.”
 
Reserve bottling – winery-cellared release!
Weingut Donnhoff Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Spätlese “R” 2018 750ml Displayed Price: $57.50, that’s $54.63 at 5% off and $51.75 at 10% off, 34 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Spätlese “R” 2018 1.5L Displayed Price: $139, that’s $132.05 at 5% off and $125.10 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 97 points
“Here’s a breathtakingly vivid riesling Spatlese for the hot and sunny 2018 vintage, that’s just beginning to pick up some toasty complexity from bottle age, but also notes of dried flowers and herbs plus hints of licorice and candied citrus. It expands and expands with aeration. Staggering grapefruit and lime zest freshness at the very long smoky finish. From organically grown grapes with Fair’n Green certification. Drink or hold.”
 
 
Auslese:
 
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $119, that’s $113.05 at 5% off and $107.10 at 10% off, 8 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese 2023 375ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 6 half-bottles in stock now
Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous 96 points
“The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Auslese was selected at the same time as the Spätlese. Dönnhoff says that for him, Auslese is merely a more concentrated Spätlese. He notes that passerillage also plays a part here. Slight smoke and Reine Claude plum compote on the nose continue straight to the palate, edged with beautiful lemon brightness. The 2023 shows gorgeous depth, deep lemon and gentle sweetness. A touch of herbal tisane adds a minty edge, exquisitely light, precise and sweet. This wine is a paradigm of lightness and elegance. (Sweet).”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese 2018 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese 2018 375ml Displayed Price: $41.90, that’s $39.81 at 5% off and $37.71 at 10% off, 7 half-bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 96 points
“The 2018 Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese is perfectly clear and fresh but still intense and concentrated on the spicy and complex nose. Lush and piquant on the palate, this is a fresh, stunningly pure and playful Brücke that is singing and dancing on the knife’s edge. Fabulous in its purity, tension and finesse. Nevertheless, there is the ripeness you can expect from an Auslese. Tasted in July 2019.”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $99, that’s $94.05 at 5% off and $89.10 at 10% off, 10 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Auslese 2023 375ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 5 half-bottles in stock now
Anne Krebiehl MW-Vinous 96 points
“The 2023 Riesling Oberhäuser Brücke Auslese is made from mostly highly ripe grapes with around 10-15% of botrytized fruit, all pressed in a basket press, slowly, over hours, drip by drip is extracted, without rupturing the grape skins. The tender nose is not obvious; it shows distant notions of iced Reine Claude compote with an overtone of passion fruit foliage; all is lemony and tender. The palate is sweet, bright and concentrated, but it has a slender, taut footprint. Extreme elegance is the name of the game, and the tenor is still of fresh lemon juice and zest. Restraint and elegance are exemplified here. (Sweet).”
 
Weingut Donnhoff Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $99, that’s $94.05 at 5% off and $89.10 at 10% off, 5 bottles in stock now
Weingut Donnhoff Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese 2021 375ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 2 half-bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 96 points
“Pressed with whole bunches in a basket press for about five hours and vinified in a single halbstück (650 liter), the 2021 Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Auslese is one of the rare botrytis wines of the vintage, and it opens with a clear, precise and aromatic bouquet with candied pink grapefruit aromas. Lush and round on the palate, this is an intense, generous and salty, piquant and delicate yet also rich and sweet but light and lifted Auslese with great balance and elegance. A fabulous, delicate and fine, juicy and filigreed Auslese. 8% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in July 2022.”
 
Shop our 59 Dönnhoff selections now!



Rosé of the Day:
 
2024 Oregon Rosés

 
The 2024 vintage has reviewers and producers excited. Though July and August brought the heat we’ve come to expect in our dry summers, September was usually cool. This slowed ripening, giving the grapes more time to develop those complex aromas we all seek out. The results are rich fruit and spice profiles with plenty of supporting acidity and fine tannins. Get an early look at this epic vintage with our rosé selections from some of our favorite estates.
 
In Stock Now:
 
This is the only listing in the USA today!
Bethel Heights Vineyard Estate Rosé, Eola-Amity Hills 2024 750ml $29 special, 12 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“Fruit for our Estate Rosé is picked early, whole cluster pressed to avoid extraction of tannin, and fermented cool in stainless steel to preserve aromatics. We inhibit malolactic in our Rosé program to maintain bright acidity and freshness on the palate. The resulting wine is floral, showcasing the fruits of summer with balancing acidity drifting to a long, harmonious finish.”
 
This is the only listing in the USA today!
Bow & Arrow Rosé of Gamay Noir, Willamette Valley 2024 750ml $21.90 special, 15 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“This year’s rosé is a short maceration of Gamay from the organically farmed Rooker Vineyard in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA. Natural as can be! It’s a stainless steel fermented study on wet rocks and perhaps a border skirmish between watemelon Jolly Ranchers and Grapefruit Jarritos. Unyeasted, unfiltered, unfined and unmanipulated. Only made in years that lend themselves to making quality rose. Our smallest production.”
 
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Illahe Estate Tempranillo Rosé, Willamette Valley 2024 750ml $21.90 special, 12 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“Oregon’s best rosé of tempranillo is ready to delight again after its trip through stainless tanks and neutral oak barrels. This year’s offering has notes of strawberry, blood orange, guava, mango, and watermelon rind with crisp, refreshing acidity. It is produced in 25% neutral barrel, 75% stainless steel, and directly pressed. The acidity keeps this wine fresh and alive, but the barrel fermentation helps to balance the mouth and keep it rich.”
 
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Sivilli Wine Co. Poubelle Rosé, Willamette Valley 2024 750ml $16.50 special, 28 bottles in stock now
VinopolNote:
This is a less austere interpretation of Pinot Noir Rosé than we often see in the Willamette. There is a welcoming whiff of fresh strawberry on the nose, with a soft (but nicely balanced) mouth feel, stone-fruit notes on the palette, and tart raspberry on the finish. This is the bargain Rosé of the summer!
 
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Huet & Vouvray
 
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Vouvray Sale 7-11-25

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Vouvray Sale
Collector’s Corner: Pape Clement


 
White Wines for the Ages
 
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Vouvray, Featuring Domaine Huet

 
Vouvray: one of the world’s most complex, age-worthy, terroir-driven, aromatically intense, and praised white wines. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more wildly expressive and flexible grape than the Chenin Blanc that composes practically all white wines from Vouvray. Esteemed for its profundity at all sweetness levels, Vouvray ranges from bone-dry (Sec), lightly- to medium-sweet (Demi-Sec), and dessert style (Moelleux).
 
Granted AOC status in 1936, this commune in the Loire Valley is home to a landmark estate that has endured since those early days. Domaine Huet produces glorious, age-worthy wines not to be overlooked.
 
Domaine Huet is the most sought-after Vouvray producer, at least according to Wine-Searcher data, but that has never surprised us. This is one of France’s pioneers in biodynamic viticulture, modernizing only in the most conscientious way. Today, horses still plough between the rows of their three vineyards, considered some of the greatest in all of the Loire. Le Haut-Lieu is their most approachable, offering softer and younger-drinking wines. Le Mont is dense, chock-full of minerals (or should we say chalk-full?), and the most age-worthy, per insiders. Clos du Bourg lies somewhere in between the others in terms of youthful approachability and minerality.
 
In the winery, the recipe remains relatively simple. Fermentation takes place half in stainless steel, half in old oak, without malolactic fermentation. After only six months, the wines are bottled and then laid to age in a cellar dug from tuffeau rock, no air conditioning required. From here the Huet work is done: the rest is up to nature, and what eventually tastes like divine intervention.
 
Huet offers opulent and flamboyant wines that are packed with fruit—they’re easy to love and the complexity is obvious. If you’re interested in exploring our additional Vouvray offerings, now’s the chance. Every bottle of Vouvray in our shop is on sale now. No matter what you pick, you’re in for a treat—these are some very special wines.
 
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We offer nineteen in-stock Vouvray options on sale now, including:
 
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Philippe Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin Vouvray Moelleux 2015 750ml Displayed Price: $66, that’s $62.70 at 5% off and $59.40 at 10% off, 12 bottles in stock now
Neal Rosenthal Tasting Note
“The 2015 Moelleux is really a step up in concentration and complexity from the Sec and Demi-Sec. It is at this level where the ultimate potential of Vouvray begins to reveal itself. The dense aromas lean bitter, with notes of pear, pit fruits, and fresh honey. On the palate, the fruit is warm and leans toward plum and quince, with an undercurrent of sea foam and Indian spices. Wearing 70 grams of sugar, this wine’s intense minerality keeps it fresh and structured, which adds to its incredible persistence and surprisingly dry finish.”
 
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Domaine Perrault-Jadaud ‘Bacchanales’ Vouvray (Moelleux/‘Liquoreux’) 2018 500ml Displayed Price: $33, that’s $31.35 at 5% off and $29.70 at 10% off, 10 500ml-bottles in stock now
Wine Terroirs Note
“…120 grams of residual sugar. Elevage in barrels. 11 % alcohol. Bottled in 50 centiliter bottles. Golden color, the maturity, and oxidation as well, ans as Anne-Cécile reminds me, the negligible doses of sulfites (high dosages of sulfites gives you colorless whites, that’s why commercial sweet wines are mostly colorless, it’s because of excessive SO2). Excellent wine which remains fresh in the mouth even with this sugar, there an acidulous feel which is very enjoyable. Anne-Cécile says that the fermentation stops by itself at one point, they don’t have to do anything. They often sell this wine in the wine fairs they attend in november or december, when people presumably look for wines to pair with foie gras and other Christmas/New Year delicacies. For me it’s a good apéritif wine as well, by itself.”
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $39, that’s $37.05 at 5% off and $35.10 at 10% off, 11 bottles in stock now
Rebecca Gibb MW-Vinous 93 points
“The 2023 Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu is a pure, refined, seamless style with pear, pineapple and nectarine flavors. It boasts excellent clarity and refinement, with lovely freshness hailing from calibrated acidity that bursts through this blossoming wine. Considering this was only bottled three weeks before tasting, I’m very encouraged by the results. (Drink between 2024-2033).”
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $45, that’s $42.75 at 5% off and $40.50 at 10% off, 10 bottles in stock now
Rebecca Gibb MW-Vinous 95 points
“The 2023 Vouvray Sec Le Mont is precise, upright and flinty. It’s less immediately charming than the styles we’ve seen in recent warmer vintages, but it was only tasted three weeks after bottling—this is one to revisit. There’s just the right amount of juicy, peachy flesh within this light-bodied yet concentrated wine. It has the potential to charm but does so without showing off. Flinty and tightly sewn together, it has curves in the right places, but you’re just going to have to wait for it to take shape. (Drink between 2026-2038).”
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 11 bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 94 points
“Firmly structured and elegant, this is a demi-sec but supremely food-friendly and balanced, with subtle sweetness deftly offset by savory power and mineral notes. Plush and generous, with flavors of honeycomb, ripe apple and heather that are all tightly hemmed in with plum skin acidity and apple seed tannins. Green almond bitterness and hints of fleur de sel mark the complex finish. Drink now through 2037. 490 cases made. –KB”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Demi-Sec 2015 750ml Displayed Price: $44.50, that’s $42.28 at 5% off and $40.05 at 10% off, 9 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 96 points
“The 2015 Vouvray Le Mont Demi-Sec is deep, rich and flinty on the nose, with caramel and vegetable flavors indicating a great complexity. Full-bodied, dense and powerful, this is highly complex and persistent, yet refreshing and transparent Chenin with a juicy fruit and lots of grip, energy and tension. Rather demure at the moment, this enormously structured wine has a great aging potential and I recommend to store it for 6-10 years, at least.”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $49, that’s $46.55 at 5% off and $44.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 95 points
“Gorgeous crystallized ginger, dried quince, glazed pear and warm persimmon notes are seamlessly interwoven here, gliding through a lengthy finish that picks up a lilting green tea accent. Frankly off-dry but wonderfully pure. Drink now through 2035.”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 35 bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 97 points
“A stunner, with beautiful pear, green fig, yellow apple and quince notes that are creamy and flirtatiously sweet, yet seamless and refined in feel. The extremely long finish lets honeysuckle and verbena notes dance throughout, with a light echo of white ginger at the very end. Best from 2020 through 2040.”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 96 points
“Bright, even exuberant in feel, with a parade of Jonagold apple, green melon, Bosc pear and quince flavors streaming through, gilded with heather, honeysuckle and verbena notes on the long, lithe finish. Remarkably elegant despite the off-dry style. Drink now through 2035.”
 
Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $46, that’s $43.70 at 5% off and $41.40 at 10% off, 19 bottles in stock now
Rebecca Gibb MW-Vinous 96 points
“There are many shouty wines in the world, but the 2020 Le Mont Moelleux is understated, which is highly attractive. There’s finesse and elegance to this sweeter style (49g/L). Delicate exotic characters such as dried papaya and pineapple sit alongside floral notes. While there’s excellent concentration, this remains delicate. The finish is appetizing thanks to fine acidity and phenolic structure, which hold the mouth reassuringly on the finish. An excellent wine that offers real drinkability in youth thanks to its appealing primary fruit, but there’s no hurry at all to drink. A smidgen more length would take it into even higher realms (although, let’s be fair, it’s not far off as good as it gets).”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Premiere Trie Moelleux 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 96 points
“This is ripe and broad, taking a slightly more power-driven approach, with a mix of tropical mango and papaya fruit, backed by orchard fruit accents of yellow apple and peach. The long, heather honey–accented finish has light piecrust and crystalized ginger hints. Best from 2020 through 2035.”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 97 points
“The 2016 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie opens with a very clear, deep and flinty/herbal bouquet of ripe concentrated stone fruits intermixed with chalky/smoky aromas, very complex and truly exciting! Light, fresh and tensioned on the palate, that is very pure and salty but also tight and concentrated. The 2016 Le Mont reveals crystalline acidity, delicate but serious tannin grip and a long, complex, stimulating finish. This is Chenin Blanc full of energy and aging potential, provided with concentration, lingering salinity and vibrancy. This is a fascinating Le Mont, surely the top wine of Huet’s excellent 2016 series. Bottled with 92 grams of residual sugar, it tastes less sweet than the corresponding Clos du Bourg. Tasted February 2018.”
 
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $66, that’s $62.70 at 5% off and $59.40 at 10% off, 14 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 97-98 points
“The intensely yellow colored 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is highly concentrated and complex on the nose that exhibits candied lemon zest and chutney aromas along with calcareous and walnut notes. Sweet (really sweet!) yet refined and elegant on the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich and generous yet piquant and firmly structured, greatly tensioned and salty 1ère Trie with pineapple flavors on the finely tannic and energetic, very sustainable finish. The 2020 has great aging potential, and I would never serve it too young. When will it really start to show its best? I don’t know, but you can’t go wrong to check the wine again after 10 years. Tasted as a final sample shortly before bottling in May 2021.”
 
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Collector’s Corner:
 
Pape Clement

 
Château Pape Clément’s Blanc is a classic blend of aromatic white Bordeaux varieties. To call the estate historic is almost an injustice: founded in the 13th century, Château Pape Clément is easily one of Graves’, and Bordeaux’s, oldest. This deeply colored gem almost looks like a Sauternes in the glass, but it is bone-dry with a bright spine of acidity to lift the full-bodied heft. You will find voluptuous, honeyed aromas of yellow fruits and pale flowers alongside intriguing whispers of vanilla and oak. Pour this with your favorite poultry dishes, seafood paella, or richly-spiced vegetarian stews.
 
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Chateau Pape Clement Blanc, Pessac-Leognan 2012 750ml $189 special, 9 bottles in stock now
Robert Parker – Wine Advocate 96 points
“I am not sure what the exact blend is for the 2012 Pape Clément, but it has a light gold color and is a gorgeously full-bodied, multi-dimensional wine with great texture in its notes of rose petal, honeysuckle, crystallized/caramelized tropical fruits, mandarin orange and honeyed lemon. Aged 15 months in mostly new French oak, this is another brilliant achievement for proprietor Bernard Magrez from this tiny white wine vineyard, although I would rate it slightly below his perfect 2009. Anticipated maturity: now-2030.”
45% Sauvignon Blanc, 44% Semillon, 6% Muscadelle & 5% Sauvignon Gris
 
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Paolo Scavino
 
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Mid-Week Newsletter 7-10-25

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Arterberry Maresh
Molitor in Urzig
Trending White Burgundy
Grape of the Week: Muscat
Siro Pacenti


 
Arterberry Maresh:
 

Grand Cru Oregon Wines
 
The Dundee Hills are a hallowed place in Oregon wine. Though we’d never attempt to pick favorites among the classic Willamette Valley AVAs, Dundee Hills holds a special place for good reasons. It’s home to some of the oldest Pinot Noir producers in the state and home to some of the finest vineyards in the entire United States. “It started here for a reason,” is their slogan, after all.
 
Though the AVA has only formally been on the books for twenty years, it holds over sixty of history. Abbey Ridge, Archery Summit, Domaine Drouhin, Durant, Résonance, White Rose… the list goes on. Even the road where many of these vineyards dot is famous: Warden Hill Road. You’ll find Cameron Winery here, Winderlea, Holloran, Alexana, Erath, and more. It’s a bustling place. But long before these folks stuck their shovels in the ground, there was Arterberry Maresh.
 
In 1959, the Maresh family purchased a hilltop farm a little west of downtown. Dundee was a tiny town and still is, despite the steady line of traffic on the state highway running through it. When the Maresh family bought up additional parcels of surrounding farmland, Dick Erath convinced them to plant some to Pinot Noir, and Oregon’s fifth-oldest vineyard was born.
 
Today the estate is run by third-generation owner and winemaker, Jim Maresh. And the wines “are some of the most impressive wines I’ve tried anywhere—not just in the US”, per Erin Brooks of the Wine Advocate. They’re classics with deep roots and old vines, but they’re as fresh and fascinating as any newcomer. These benchmark wines somehow capture Jim’s easy-going yet seriously-nerdy-under-the-skin personality. We love them, we love the prices, and we know you’ll love them, too.
 
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Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2023 750ml $30.90 special, 36+ bottles in stock now
Wine Spectator 93 points
“Dynamic yet sleek, with brisk acidity framed by vibrant cherry, cranberry, green tea and dusky spice flavors that zip along the snappy finish. Drink now through 2023.”
 
Arterberry Maresh Old Vines Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2022 750ml $54.50 special, 25 bottles in stock now
Eric Guido-Vinous 94 points
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Old Vines is remarkably pretty, cascading up from the glass with a vibrant blend of minty herbs and crushed cherries complemented by hints of cola and spice. This has energy to spare, silken in feel with ripe red berry fruits that envelop the senses. It takes on a darker shade toward the close as tactile minerals saturate. A bump of juicy acidity enlivens the finish as sweet tannins tug at the senses and notes of blood orange slowly fade. The 2022 is like a well-muscled dancer. It’s already so likable that many collectors may not have the patience to watch it fully mature. The Dundee Hills Old Vines is sourced from vines that average 41 years old, all Pommard clones, sourced from 75% Maresh and 25% Weber Vineyard.”
 
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Arterberry Maresh ‘Maresh Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2018 750ml $59 special, 8 bottles in stock now
Erin Brooks-Wine Advocate 95+ points
“The 2018 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard is an incredible wine. It opens slowly to an arresting perfume of dusty earth, dried rose petals, tea leaves, licorice and amaro with a wealth of bright red berry fruit at the core. The palate is elegant, supple and juicy, with an expansive fan of layered, spicy flavors and a very long finish. It’s hard to resist now, but it will have more to offer with time in bottle.”
 
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Arterberry Maresh ‘Maresh Vineyard’ Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2022 750ml $64.50 special, 20 bottles in stock now
Decanter 97 points
“The Maresh is a combination of 1970 and 1974 planted vines. Mouthfuls of complexity and elegance. High-toned red fruits and forest-driven umami character, pine bough, blood orange and spice. Long hang times for 2022, the low alcohol is evocative of Old World Pinot Noir. There is a darkness and complexity of the wine, with an intensity of flavour, only 5% new oak, 20 months in barrel. Spiced cinnamon, fresh red strawberries, savoury clove and smoked sea salt, bring an intensity, and a crushed stone minerality finishes this beautiful wine. Silken elegance and intensity combine in a gorgeous wine.”
 
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Arterberry Maresh Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2021 750ml $64.50 special, 14 bottles in stock now
Erin Brooks-Wine Advocate 97+ points
“Out of curiosity, winemaker Jim Maresh and I re-tasted the 2019 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard to compare to the recently bottled 2021s. (Weber Vineyard was previously owned by Jim’s grandfather and part of the Maresh Vineyard.) It’s beginning to curl inward, taking plenty of time to blossom from touches of iodine and flint to wild blackberries, tea leaves, lavender, salted licorice and candied orange peel. The medium-bodied palate is powerful and refreshing, with youthfully latent fruit and a long, spicy finish. Purchasers can look forward to an exciting evolution as this matures over the next 10-15 years.”
 
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Arterberry Maresh Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2022 750ml $64.50 special, 31 bottles in stock now
Eric Guido-Vinous 94 points
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard bursts from the glass without even a swirl, displaying an exuberant bouquet of black cherry sauce, rum cake, autumnal spice and hints of balsam herbs. This is a beast, succulent and fleshy in feel yet elegant to the core, with depths of ripe red berry fruits that drench the palate in primary concentration. Minty herbs mix with steeped plums through the dramatically long finale, leaving a subtle collection of grippy tannins to linger on. There’s so much depth and power under the hood here. Although the 2022 has a more immediate feel, it also has a deep complexity that keeps me coming back.”
 
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Molitor in Urzig
 
After 35 years at the helm of the family business, Markus Molitor remains one of the most respected winemakers in the world. With broad holdings, Molitor crafts dozens of wines each vintage. He believes that every single sub-parcel and selective pick should be vinified to its utmost potential. What results is a deeply rewarding if sprawling portfolio.
 
Where to start other than the incomparable Ürziger Würzgarten? No other vineyard in the Mosel results in wines so intensely spicy, earthy and so richly tropical. The lightness and elegance of the fruit is impossible to replicate. The vineyard is famous for the high percentage of iron in the soil in addition to its blue and gray slate, contributing a spicy characteristic that proves its name (Ürziger Würzgarten translates to “the spice garden of Ürzig”). Molitor’s wines in particular rank among the best examples from the vineyard. His holdings include those of the former Jos. Christoffel Jr., whose estate dates to the 12th century.
 
Despite their sheer deliciousness of these wines in their youth, do try to be patient: the return on investment could not be greater. The citrus and honeyed white fruit, the pure mineral backbone, and the fountain of youth-like freshness that accompanies these bottles is without compare. Fortunately, for you, these wines are ridiculously undervalued and will provide decades of delight to come for such a small tariff.
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Trocken (White Capsule) 2018 750ml $28 special, 36+ bottles in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 92 points
“Very fresh lemon-balm and blossom nose with no hint of the opulence of the vintage. Excellent balance of bright lemon and white-peach fruit with silky acidity and a whisker of unfermented grape sweetness that smoothes the touch of tannin. Drink or hold.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spatlese Trocken (White Capsule) 2019 750ml $29.90 special, 11 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 93+ points
“The 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese (White Capsule) already shows on the nose its perfect ripeness and elegant richness in a highly refined and enormously flinty, even tannic manner. The palate is very elegant, lush and ripe yet most of all vibrantly fresh and salty-piquant, revealing a salivating, firmly structured and tannic finish. This is a Würzgarten to keep for at least 3-4 years before opening. Tasted in May 2021.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese ** Trocken (White Capsule) 2019 750ml $54.50 special, 12 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 96 points
“The 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese ** (White Capsule) is deep, pure, fresh and flinty as well as floral on the dense and complex nose. Round, lush and elegant on the palate, this is a salty, piquant and textural Würzgarten with dramatic tension and grip. This is a gorgeous, highly potential dry Riesling with lingering salinity and serious tannin grip. I highly recommended cellaring this for 5-10 years. Tasted in May 2021.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett Feinherb (Green Capsule) 2019 750ml $28 special, 31 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 94+ points
“Molitor’s 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett (Green Capsule) opens pure and flinty on the deep and complex, very intense yet bright and fascinating, seductive and terroir-driven nose. Lush and round on the palate yet with salty-piquant and vibrantly fresh acidity, this is a structured, even somewhat tannic Kabinett to cellar for at least 2-3 more years. Very long and endlessly salty. Tasted in May 2021.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett (Gold Capsule) 2019 750ml $26 special, 10 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 92 points
“From the higher parts of the cru, the 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett (Golden Capsule) is clear, bright, intense and fruity on the elegant, slatey nose. The palate is lush, round and aromatic as well as refined, and the sweetness is balanced by the delicate, vivid, crystalline acidity. The finish is stimulatingly salty. A lovely wine that I would keep for some years, though the 2019 already drinks very well. Tasted in May 2021.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Spätlese (Gold Capsule) 2017 750ml $39 special, 13 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 95 points
“The 2017 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Spätlese (Golden Capsule) is complex and mineral on the densely woven yet fresh and crunchy-herbal nose. It’s a dense, concentrated, piquant and structured Spätlese with lush and ripe fruit whose sweetness is nearly completely absorbed by the Würzgarten raciness and iron-rich terroir character. This is a fabulous Spätlese! Tasted in April 2019.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese ** (Gold Capsule) 2019 750ml $49 special, 24 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 95 points
“The 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese ** (Golden Capsule) is another absolutely brilliant Riesling that opens incredibly pure and coolish with a perfume of crushed slate and lemon verbena notes on the dense, stony and herbal nose. Succulent yet refined and elegant on the superbly balanced and seamless palate, this is a generous yet refined Auslese with subtle yet sustainable mineral finesse and energy. Stimulatingly salty and crystalline on the airy finish. Tasted from AP 89 20 in May 2021.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese *** (Gold Capsule) 2017 750ml $119 special, 19 bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 98+ points
“The 2017 Riesling Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese *** (Golden Capsule) is a very intense and concentrated yet pure and fruity Auslese provided with refreshing crunchy, herbal and iron-rich, clayey slate aromas. This displays perfect botrytis on a bright, pure, fresh and delicate bouquet full of ripe stone and citrus fruits as well as notes of crushed stones. It is fascinatingly fresh and salty-piquant on the palate, with pronounced acidity; this is a sweet but weightless Auslese with acidity that cuts through fruit and slate and tickles the tongue. This is a highly stimulating and crystalline Auslese that is impossible to spit out. Simply amazing! Tasted at the domain in April 2019.”
 
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Markus Molitor Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Beerenauslese 2019 375ml $79 special, 10 half-bottles in stock now
Stephan Reinhardt-Wine Advocate 94 points
“The 2019 Ürziger Würzgarten Beerenauslese is clear, fresh and very delicate on the subtle yet complex nose that reveals white tea aromas along with lemon-scented notes of crushed stones. Round and filigreed on the palate, this is a light and delicate, finessed yet intense and salty BA whose sweetness is well captured by mineral grip and tension. This is a really excellent, frisky and digestible BA for aperitifs, entrées and desserts. 6% alcohol. Tasted in May 2021.”


#Trending White Burgundies
 
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Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Bourgogne Aligoté 2022 750ml $36 special, 4 bottles in stock now
Rosenthal Wine Merchant Note
“Jean-Marc owns a parcel of Aligoté in the village of Remigny planted in 2000. Vinified and aged entirely in stainless steel, this humble Bourgogne delights with brisk acidity and pure, tensile flavors of preserved lemon, sage, and musk melon. Nimble and easy-drinking, it nonetheless displays a modest degree of complexity for its variety, as well as a mouthwatering saline edge.”
 
Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc 2021 750ml $149 special, 13 bottles in stock now
Burghound 87-90 points
“A deft but still easily perceptible dollop of wood sets off cool, airy and attractively fresh aromas of various white orchard fruit and just sliced lemon. There is excellent volume to the medium-bodied and sappy flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the beautifully long, balanced, dry and complex finale. This is an excellent and ageworthy Bourgogne and worth checking out.”
 
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Domaine des Heritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon-Uchizy Les Maranches 2022 750ml $39 special, 6 bottles in stock now
Neal Martin-Vinous 90 points
“The 2022 Mâcon-Uchizy Les Maranches has a more austere bouquet demanding some coaxing from the glass. The palate is well-balanced with a saline entry and fine weight in the mouth. Not complex per se, yet it feels quite long and spicy on the finish. Fine. Drink: 2023-2030. (Jan 2024)”
 
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Domaine Berthelemot ‘Sous Fretille’, Pernand-Vergelesses Premier Cru 2019 750ml $59 special, 8 bottles in stock now
Decanter World Wine Awards 89 points
“Perfumed stone fruit and nectarine nose. Nicely judged oak with intense freshness and a saline finish.”
 
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Joseph Drouhin Perrières, Meursault Premier Cru 2019 750ml $124.50 special, 8 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“A complex and generous wine, with a rare elegance. The colour is extraordinarily luminous. On the nose, a palette of interesting and varied aromas: syrup, grilled almond, preserved fruit. In the mouth, a silky and ample texture which does not exclude freshness or lightness. Long on the palate, with flavours recalling grilled bread and fruit jam. Always a consummate example of a white Burgundy, this wine is perfection!”
 
Domaine Pierre Morey Perrières, Meursault Premier Cru 2022 750ml $319 special, 3 bottles in stock now
Importer Note
“Southern end of Meursault, in “Perrières Dessous”: lower part, sheltered from wind, rocky soil. Gentle pneumatic pressing, 12 to 24 hours settling of must, alcoholic fermentation on fine lees in barrel (20-50% new oak). Aged for 16 to 20 months, fined/ filtered if necessary, bottled by gravity.”
 
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Thomas Pico Domaine Pattes Loup Vaillons, Chablis Premier Cru 2019 750ml $79 special, 5 bottles in stock now
No reviews for the 2019 vintage. 2018 review provided for reference.
William Kelley-Wine Advocate 93 points “Pico produces his 2018 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons from certified organic fruit in the climat of Séchet. Unwinding in the glass with notes of crisp green orchard fruit, almond paste, white flowers and orange oil, it’s medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive, with an ample core of fruit, chalky structuring extract and a long, saline finish.”
 
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Domaine Pinson Freres Mont de Milieu, Chablis Premier Cru 2021 750ml $56.50 special, 22 bottles in stock now
Neal Martin-Vinous 91 points
“The 2021 Chablis Mont de Milieu 1er Cru is the largest cuvée from Pinson thanks to their 4.5-hectares of vines planted between 18 and 40 years ago. Fermented in 10% new oak and then aged in barrel, it has an expressive bouquet, outlined with lemon peel, clementine and light pear aromas. The palate is well-defined with a crisp line of acidity, taut and fresh with a saline finish, I would just like a little more persistence to develop during its élevage. Fine.”
 
Louis Jadot Domaine des Heritiers Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2016 750ml $249 special, 6 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 97 points
“Wow. This is so rich and exotic on the nose with green-mango, papaya, lemon and peach aromas. Full-bodied, layered and extremely powerful and dense. Deep and thought-provoking. Try after 2023, but already a joy to taste.”
 
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Grape of the Week:

Muscat
 
Muscat seems to be a love it or hate it variety. Like Gewurztraminer it’s produced in a range of styles from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. Like Gewurztraminer, too, it has a powerfully heady perfume of fresh flowers and candied citrus. According to Wine-Searcher, Muscat has a “higher-than-average presence of monoterpenes (aroma compounds),” giving rise to the intense and distinctive aromatics.
 
It’s a bit confusing, too, since the term covers a range of cultivars with varying levels of quality (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is generally considered the finest), and the French (Muscat), Italian (Moscato), Spanish (Moscatel), and German (Muskateller) names are all commonly used.
 
But it’s worth a second chance. In its Moscato d’Asti form, you’ll find a lovely fragrant number with gentle sweetness and soft bubbles. It’s phenomenal with fruit-based desserts and custards. Prefer bone-dry? Take any of our German or Austrian selections for a test drive if you prefer light and restrained, or sample our Spanish Moscatel for intensity without the sugar. Prefer Muscat as a spice and not the main course? Cameron Winery has a gorgeous Friuli-inspired blend that pairs with just about any lighter fare.
 
It’s a flexible grape with fragrance to spare. So, set down your Chardonnay for now and give the explosively delicious Muscat a swirl!
 
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Cameron Winery Giuliano White Blend, Dundee Hills 2024 750ml $36 special, 4 bottles in stock now
Varieties:
Auxerrois, Friuliano, Moscato, Pinot blanc, Pinot grigio, Ribolla Gialla
Winery Note “Giuliano is our field blend of 6 Italian varieties from Clos Electrique and Abbey Ridge. The rich palate is loaded with an awesome texture and notes of lemon curd, grapefruit and peaches. This is a nuanced, flavorful and food-friendly white. On the nose and palate, you’ll notice notes of pear, citrus, almond, and kaffir lime with a hint of flintiness and balanced acidity. Drink it with just about anything including sushi, grilled vegetables, chicken, and all sorts of seafood dishes. Only two barrels made, so quite limited.”
 
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Bodegas Ordonez Botani Old Vines Moscatel, Sierras de Malaga, Spain 2023 750ml $18 special, 24 bottles in stock now
Joaquin Hidalgo-Vinous 93 points
“The 2023 Moscatel Old Vines Botani was sourced from the villages of Almáchar and El Borge in Alta Axarquía, Sierras de Málaga, overlooking the Mediterranean. This bright yellow wine offers aromas of roses, herbs and lychee, along with iron and yeasty notes. Dry, refreshing and vibrant on the palate, it lingers with a joyful, savory finish. This solar wine was harvested at the perfect time.”
 
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Weingut Keller Muskateller Trocken, Franken, Germany 2023 750ml $51.90 special, 8 bottles in stock now
Importer Note
“Bone dry, and clocking in at only 10% alcohol, the wine is racy, bouncy, needle-fine and incisive, superbly detailed with citrus and a sweet-spicy florality, like orange blossoms and lavender, freshly cut tulip stalks and lilac. Yet the wine has restraint, focus, a lovely and polished mineral spine, even a good amount of salinity crackling around.”
 
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Muller-Catoir Haardter Muskateller Trocken, Pfalz, Germany 2018 750ml $21.90 special, 36+ bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“Charisma and the purest aromas of fresh, green apples and a cool hint of nutmeg characterise this Haardt Muskateller with its elegant acidic structure and lively juicy succulence.”
 
Familie Saahs Nikolaihof Gelber Muskateller, Wachau, Austria 2021 750ml $44.50 special, 12 bottles in stock now
Stuart Pigott (Suckling) 89 points
“This Austrian dry muscat has restrained aromas and is on the lean and tart side. Very straight and clean, but lacks a bit of the expressiveness we associate with this grape and producer. Might improve with a bit more bottle age. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”
 
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G.D. Vajra Moscato d’Asti DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 2024 750ml $16 special, 32 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“With only 5.5% alcohol and a generous, creamy mousse, the 2024 Moscato d’Asti DOCG beautifully expresses the pure essence of fresh, sun-ripened grapes. The palate is lively and layered, unfolding an elegant floral bouquet interwoven with notes of golden apple, apricot, and candied peach. The finish is long, vibrant, and clean—inviting yet another joyful sip.”
 
Vietti Cascinetta, Moscato d’Asti DOCG, Piedmont, Italy 2023 750ml $19 special, 11 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“Bright straw-yellow color with slightly shimmering hints of gold. Intense aromas of ripe yellow fruit (peach, apricot), floral notes (rose petal) and hints of ginger. Sweet and delicate on the palate, with modest acidity, and good balance and complexity. Hints of fresh apricot on the finish. Drink as an aperitif, perfect accompaniment to Pan-Asian cuisine and lobster as well as pastry, fruit based and creamy desserts and blue cheeses.”


 
Siro Pacenti
 
“Giancarlo Pacenti is by far the leading exponent of the modern school of Brunello di Montalcino.  No other producer has succeeded in crafting wines of this much textural beauty and refinement.” – Antonio Galloni
 
If you prefer your Tuscan reds to lean modern stylistically, think Altesino or Casanova di Neri, then we have a producer that deserves your attention. These are wines that have power and richness, but a deft hand in the cellar keeps the elegance of the Sangiovese grape intact. We offer three vintages of the old-vine bottling in stock. Sourced from 40- to 60-year-old vines from the Pelagrilli and Piancornello vineyard, these are concentrated beauties that will unfurl majestically in your cellar or decanter.
 
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Siro Pacenti PS Vecchie Vigne, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 750ml $99 special, 9 bottles in stock now
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 94 points
“The Siro Pacenti 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne shows an extra degree of concentration and thickness thanks both to the vintage (this hot and dry growing season produced darker, more intense berries) and the older vines that also work toward greater fruit weight. The Vecchie Vigne shows lots of depth and textural weaving with dark berries and oak spice. In fact, the oak (and that big 15% alcohol) is more prominent in this 18,000-bottle release. It offers long-lasting notes of smoke, sweet cedar and woodshop.”
 
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Siro Pacenti PS Vecchie Vigne, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018 750ml $99 special, 8 bottles in stock now
Eric Guido-Vinous 94 points
“The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne opens with hauntingly dark florals and balsamic tones, as swirling bring about hints of black currant and crushed stone. This is supremely soft-textured, yet lifted by cooling minerality and bright acidity that guides its crunchy wild berry fruits across the palate. It tapers off with amazing length and potency, drenching the senses with primary concentration, as a framework of fine tannins gently tug at the cheeks. The 2018 Vecchie Vigne is a radiant Brunello in need of cellaring to fully blossom. That said, I don’t remember ever tasting a VV from Siro Pacenti with this much energy. I’m very eager to taste this again with some bottle age. “
 
Siro Pacenti PS Vecchie Vigne, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 750ml $113.50 special, 7 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 99 points
“Black cherries, lavender, black mushrooms, lead pencil and violets on the nose. Full-bodied with a powerful and polished tannin structure that follows through to the very end. Pure, silky texture. Fascinating aftertaste of ripe fruit, yet it’s fresh and tense. Some orange peel, too. Glorious at the end. So well crafted and pointed. This needs another three to five years to integrate but already extremely impressive.”
 
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Scavino Sale 7-9-25

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Paolo Scavino Sale
Nerd Alert Featurette: Lopez de Heredia



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Paolo Scavino

 
In Barolo, an estate offering both high quality and affordable pricing is a rarity. One such estate is Paolo Scavino. With access to some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards and a winemaking team that embraces the best of both modern and traditional techniques, the Scavino wines are arguably the smartest buys in Barolo today.
 
Rich and powerful in their youth, the wines are built to age. Their true greatness develops after time in the cellar – something that can’t be said about all of Scavino’s modernist peers.

Today, his daughters, Elisa and Enrica, oversee the winery, ensuring its continued legacy of quality. They vinify each parcel separately and age the Barolos in large casks. Any grapes or wine that don’t meet their high standards are sold off in bulk, which can be up to 30% of their production in a given vintage.
 
The 2021s just landed and are worth thoughtful consideration. The Wine Advocate describes the 2021 vintage in Barolo as “extraordinary,” ranking it as on par with the notable 2016 vintage. If you’ve been waiting for a top vintage to invest, now is the time.
 
It would be difficult to find a Barolo producer that offers a better value: Paolo Scavino’s rigorous quality standards seem ludicrous when the costs are considered, especially during our three-day sale.
 
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We offer twenty-three in-stock Paolo Scavino options on sale now, including:
 
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Paolo Scavino Bricco Ambrogio, Barolo DOCG 2017 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 4 bottles in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 94 points
“Located in Roddi, the 2017 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is marked by perfume of chalky earth, violets, and kirsch. The palate moves into dark fruits, with ripe currant, sweet tobacco, and tannins that emerge on the finish. Hold for 2-4 years and drink 2024-2042. Helmed by fourth generation winemaker Elisa Scavino, the estate owns and manages 30 hectares spanning eight of the 11 communes of the Barolo region and is based in Castiglione Falletto. Since 2007, they have implemented the use of a netted, submerged cap cylindrical system developed by Elisa’s father, Enrico, which achieves a delicate extraction during fermentation. They have moved to slower, longer fermentation periods, and as of 2018 will only be utilizing large casks. In the vineyard, there is great attention to the compression of the soils, creating a healthy ecosystem rich in oxygen and microorganisms and a sustainable approach.”
 
Paolo Scavino Bricco Ambrogio, Barolo DOCG 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 7 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 95 points
“This is more open than other single vineyard releases from Scavino with plum, raspberry and black cherry aromas with hints of honeysuckle. Some wet earth. Full-bodied with chewy tannins on the palate. Hints of citrus skin. Pure. Needs time to soften. “
 
Paolo Scavino Bricco Ambrogio, Barolo DOCG 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $59, that’s $56.05 at 5% off and $53.10 at 10% off, 4 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 95 points
“The 2020 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is a complex, alluring wine. Dried herbs, menthol, licorice, sage, mocha and lavender play off a core of purplish/black fruit. Dark and sensual, but not at all heavy, the 2020 has a ton to offer in a plush, immediate style. This is a very sexy Barolo.”
 
Paolo Scavino Bricco Ambrogio, Barolo DOCG 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 6 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 97 points
“This shows balsamic, sandalwood, rose petals and a touch of red fruit on the nose. The palate is tight, with precise chewy tannins, tight fruit and a compact finish. A solid, exceptional Barolo that will need about three years to soften.”
 
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Paolo Scavino Bric del Fiasc, Barolo DOCG 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $94.50, that’s $89.78 at 5% off and $85.05 at 10% off, 6 bottles in stock now
Paolo Scavino Bric del Fiasc, Barolo DOCG 2019 1.5L Displayed Price: $249, that’s $236.55 at 5% off and $224.10 at 10% off, 4 magnums in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 98 points
“The 2019 Barolo Bric del Fiasc is the hallmark wine of the estate, and it shows. Taking on more concentration, it is pure and generous with kirsch, star anise, nutmeg, and menthol and moves impressively to the palate with ease and nobility. It offers fantastic depth while remaining true to the vintage and propels forward through an arch of acidity, while having grounded notes of Earl Grey tea, black cherry, and crushed stones as well as ripe tannins. Drink 2026-2046.”
 
Paolo Scavino Bric del Fiasc, Barolo DOCG 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $115, that’s $109.25 at 5% off and $103.50 at 10% off, 5 bottles in stock now
Decanter 97 points
“With holdings in Fiasco since 1910, the Scavino family considers this wine their flagbearer. First produced separately in 1978, it is crafted from three southwest-facing plots on a mix of sandstone and limestone. A profound, mineral-laden nose brings in supporting accents of pepper and raspberry. Elegant in weight yet commanding in delivery, enveloping tannins suggest some richness with an innate sense of balance prevailing. Coming together admirably, this is captivating and energetic through to the crushed stone and iron finish. (Drink between 2028-2043).”
 
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Paolo Scavino Monvigliero, Barolo DOCG 2017 750ml Displayed Price: $66, that’s $62.70 at 5% off and $59.40 at 10% off, 8 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 94 points
“The 2017 Barolo Monvigliero is classy and polished right out of the gate. Sweet dark cherry, rose petal, mint and cinnamon are some of the nuances that open in the glass. Even with all of its immediacy, the 2017 has plenty of tannin. I would prefer to cellar it for at least a few years. The 2017 is undoubtedly an attractive wine, but its best days lie ahead.”
 
Paolo Scavino Monvigliero, Barolo DOCG 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 7 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 93 points
“Scavino’s 2020 Barolo Monvigliero is bright and aromatically effusive, as Barolos from this site tend to be, but on the palate, it is quite a bit more reserved – Dried fruit, tobacco, mint and worn-in leather linger. Ideally, I would like to see more Monvigliero sensuality here.”
 
Paolo Scavino Monvigliero, Barolo DOCG 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $89, that’s $84.55 at 5% off and $80.10 at 10% off, 5 bottles in stock now
James Suckling 96 points
“This has aromas of tar, violets, cherries, orange rind and a touch of aniseed. Medium- to full-bodied with a firm tannin structure that seems to recede toward the finish. The fruit is juicy, tender, pretty and refined. It should be more evident once the tannins mellow out. Exciting. Better from 2030.”
 
Paolo Scavino Prapo, Barolo DOCG 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 9 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 95 points
“The 2020 Barolo Prapò is another impressive wine from the Scavino family in this vintage. Dark and somber, with plenty of Serralunga tannin, the 2020 impresses with its superb balance and class. Dark fruit, iron, leather, menthol and espresso build as this dramatic, wonderfully resonant Barolo shows off its stylish personality. Elegance and power.”
 
Paolo Scavino Prapo, Barolo DOCG 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $85, that’s $80.75 at 5% off and $76.50 at 10% off, 6 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 96 points
“The 2021 Barolo Prapò is fabulous. It offers up an exotic mix of dark fruit, lavender, graphite, plum and scorched earth, with firm, muscular Serralunga tannins to back it all up. Readers will have to be patient with the 2021. It’s a superb wine in the making, but very much a Serralunga Barolo that needs time to blossom. (Drink between 2028-2041).”
 
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Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG 2017 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 10 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 96 points
“The 2017 Barolo Ravera is dazzling. Deep, potent and virile, the 2017 has a lot to say, but it won’t be ready to drink anytime soon. Black cherry, graphite, licorice, smoke, game, lavender and licorice convey a real impression of gravitas that is reinforced by the wine’s overall feel. This powerhouse Barolo is magnificent today in a sort of old-school meets new-school style.”
 
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Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG 2018 750ml Displayed Price: $69, that’s $65.55 at 5% off and $62.10 at 10% off, 12 bottles in stock now
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 93 points
“Moving over to Novello, the Paolo Scavino 2018 Barolo Ravera is slightly more simplistic in this vintage with a tart cherry element that opens loud over the bouquet. You might also notice crushed white pepper, salty limestone and crushed earth. The wine remains subtle in texture with silky tannins and medium weight. Some 6,500 bottles were made.”
 
Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG 2019 750ml Displayed Price: $75, that’s $71.25 at 5% off and $67.50 at 10% off, 12 bottles in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 95 points
“Aromatically more expressive and ripe with red flowers and fruits, the 2019 Barolo Ravera is more exuberant and open at this stage, with candied cherry, menthol, and sweet balsamic herbs. The palate takes a more savory and coiled stance at this youthful stage, with iron-rich earth, grenadine, and salted orange. Building tannins are in concert with a persistent spine of acidity that will need time to loosen its grip, but this is a fantastic wine to hold and drink 2026-2046.”
 
Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $79, that’s $75.05 at 5% off and $71.10 at 10% off, 9 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 94+ points
“The 2020 Barolo Ravera is sleek, elegant and polished. It offers a captivating mix of the savory/mineral intensity of this site and the slightly smaller-scaled structure of the year. Black cherry, lavender, sage, coffee, mint and gravel abound. Elisa Scavino has done a terrific job softening the potent Ravera tannins. I can’t wait to see how this ages.”
 
Paolo Scavino Ravera, Barolo DOCG 2021 750ml Displayed Price: $85, that’s $80.75 at 5% off and $76.50 at 10% off, 9 bottles in stock now
Audrey Frick-Jeb Dunnuck 96 points
“The 2021 Barolo Ravera has a jeweled ruby hue and is gorgeous and pure on the nose, with aromas of raspberry liqueur, sweet tea leaf, pressed flowers, and fresh sage. It’s elegant and refined on the palate, with a seamless and even feel, silky, ripe tannins, refreshing acidity, and a long, graceful finish. It’s a fabulous wine to taste now but offers a wide window for enjoyment over the coming 20 or so years. (Drink between 2025-2045).”
 
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Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva DOCG 2016 750ml Displayed Price: $299, that’s $284.05 at 5% off and $269.10 at 10% off, 3 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 97 points
“The 2016 Barolo Riserva is a dense, dark, towering wine. A rush of plum, pomegranate, spice, espresso, cloves and licorice saturates the palate. This sumptuous, full-throttle Barolo has a ton to offer. The interplay of textural richness and structure is compelling. This is a fabulous wine with great purity of fruit, depth and intensity. Scavino lovers will be delighted.”
 
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Paolo Scavino Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva, Barolo DOCG 2013 750ml Displayed Price: $199, that’s $189.05 at 5% off and $179.10 at 10% off, 3 bottles in stock now
Monica Larner-Wine Advocate 97 points
“The 2013 Barolo Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva was released in January of 2019, and once again it looks to be a top prize. Licorice and flowers dominate the bouquet, and its beautiful red fruit is generous throughout. This wine has always been a beauty and consistently has had a high price tag to reflect that quality, going back to the first vintages of the 1990s. It has regularly sold for about $200 every year for the last decade. These vines are old, some of them very old (reaching the ripe age of 60 years old in 1990s, when many of them were replanted with carefully selected clones), producing an elegance and concentration that brings intensity and a high standard of aromas. This Barolo without a doubt shows its pedigree and a quality of noble perfumes that demonstrate characteristics of the greatest Nebbiolo vintages, all delivered with excellent concentration. The magic lingers on the palate, right up to the finish.”
 
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Paolo Scavino Rocche di Castiglione, Barolo DOCG 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $135, that’s $128.25 at 5% off and $121.50 at 10% off, 3 bottles in stock now
Antonio Galloni-Vinous 96 points
“The 2020 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a new wine in the range. It takes the place of the Carobric, which was a blend of Cannubi, Rocche di Castiglione and Bric del Fiasc. A few years ago the Scavinos lost their lease on Cannubi, which impacted their ability to continue to make Carobric with the customary blend. That may have turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as the new Rocche di Castiglione is off the charts. Silky, aromatic and pliant, with striking textural depth, the 2020 is immediately captivating. The purity of flavors is just breathtaking. What a wine!”
 
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Nerd Alert!
 
Lopez de Heredia

 
Lopez de Heredia is one of the world’s elite wine estates. Perched on a bend in the Rio Ebro, in the town of Haro, Bodegas Lopez de Heredia reigns over the heart of Spain’s Rioja wine region and its traditions. Founded in 1877, Lopez de Heredia boasts classic late-19th century architecture, but the dug-out cellars below impress even more. Here, Tempranillo and other grapes ferment in giant oak vats before ageing for several years in American and French oak. The estate holds the wines in bottle for many more years, building the complexity only time can offer. Finesse, fragrance, balance, and beauty like this can only be achieved with patience and experience.
 
Still a family-run operation (now managed by Maria José and Mercedes Lopez de Heredia), Lopez de Heredia continues to produce some of Spain’s, and the world’s, most extraordinary wines. The reds drink like the Bordeaux and Burgundies of before: lighter in body than most of today’s Rioja, extremely aromatic, capable of long cellaring, and uniquely individual. Anyone with a love for Riojan wine, or for Spanish history, ought to snag a few bottles of Lopez de Heredia.
 
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R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja DOCa 2011 750ml $56 special, 17 bottles in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 94 points
“The 2011 Viña Tondonia Reserva is darker and shows riper fruit, a rounder palate and some dusty tannins. A year of ripeness, concentration and tannin, the wine is powerful with the finesse of Tondonia. Tasting this next to the textbook 2010 Tondonia revealed how this has more muscle and a wider back and the 2010 epitomizes the finesse and elegance. 270,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2019.”
 
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R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia Gran Reserva, Rioja DOCa 2004 750ml $199 special, 1 bottle in stock now
Luis Gutiérrez-Wine Advocate 98 points
“The 2004 Viña Bosconia Gran Reserva is very open, expressive and aromatic right away–as soon as it was poured into the glass–while the Tondonia took time to open up. This has a very elegant nose, and despite having less Garnacha than the Tondonia, it has a more Garnacha nose, a little heady with notes of cherries in liqueur and iodine (think Rayas). It has an elegant texture, very fine tannins and pungent flavors, and it’s persistent and powerful while keeping balance and freshness. The Bosconia Vineyard is a cooler vineyard that delivers fresher wines; the grapes were picked quite late, from the 20th of October, later than the ones from the Tondonia vineyard. Only 6,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2019. Some of these vintages have had a much longer élevage, though not necessarily all in barrel, as the wines also spent time in the ancient oak vats.”
 
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