Donnhoff: The One And Only 8-19-24

Donnhoff: The One and Only
 
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The Nahe is Germany’s most compelling regions despite its small size. Combining the heft of the Rheingau with the elegance and minerality inherent in the Mosel, the region offers something no other can boast: winemakers Helmut and Cornelius Dönnhoff. That’s a lot of faith we place on the shoulders of this family, but anyone who knows the wines knows that it is well deserved.

Dönnhoff is one of our favorite German producers, and one we stock by the pallet-load. And we’re not the only ones obsessed. So often, folks tell us that a bottle of aged Hermannshohle GG or the humble yet delicious Estate Trocken or the fiercely mineral and refined Oberhauser Brucke Spätlese was THE Riesling that sparked their passion for German terroir (that last was mine).
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Bordeaux Beauties of the Left Bank Sale! 8-18-24

 
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Chateau Mouton Rothschild in the Left Bank

Somewhere in the last 10 years we started to forget about Bordeaux. Maybe it was the advent and rush of the natural wine movement and ‘new school’ wines , or perhaps it was the increase in perceived luxury following the legendary 09′ and 10′ vintages. It could even have been a slow shift in perception towards the idea that Bordeaux is less of a wine to drink and more of a collectible to be boasted about. The likely truth is that all of these factors have influenced the new and old American wine enthusiast to overlook some of the greatest wine made on the planet.

That is nowhere near an exaggeration. In case you haven’t noticed, Cabernet, Merlot, and the usual Bordeaux blend suspects are capable of making absolutely stunning wines all over the world.
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Lonardo Sale: Our Favorite Campanian 8-17-24

Lonardo: Our Favorite Campanian
 
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“… you only have to taste the wines of Contrade di Taurasi/Lonardo, Guastaferro, and Mastroberardino, for example, to realize that world-class wines could be made with the Aglianico grape” – Ian D’Agata, Vinous
 
The wines that Sandro Lonardo makes are some of the best values in powerful, Italian red wine. Based in Taurasi, he works primarily with the local Aglianico grape to produce wines that combine power and intensity with site-specific nuance that rivals the best wines in Barolo and Tuscany. Were we to transplant these wines to Tuscany or the Piedmont, you’d be looking at a triple-digit bill per bottle, but instead they’re the price of a mid-tier producer’s cru wines.
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Know Your Knoll Sale 8-15-24

Weingut Knoll
 
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“Despite the tenaciously held stereotype of riesling as sweet, Austrian rieslings are almost always dry. They tend to be fuller-bodied than German rieslings but are often steelier and more lively than rieslings from Alsace. They can display gorgeous fruit and herbal flavors as well as great minerality, that catchall term often used to describe stony, rocky, earthy flavors.” – Eric Asimov
 
Knoll sale at Vinopolis Located in the town of Unterloiben in the Wachau of Austria, Weingut Knoll occupies some of Austria’s most celebrated vineyards. As a leading member of the Wachau Nobilis Districtus (an illustrious organization of the top Wachau winemakers), the winery is heralded by critics, somms, and collectors as one of the finest estates in the region.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 8-14-2024 PM

 In This Newsletter:

Special Arrival Friday
Hofgut Falkenstein

New Arrivals
Flight of the Felsinas

Wine of the Week
A Natural Advantage
Arriving Friday
 
 
Falkenstein, I presume?
 
 
 
It’s not presumptive to say that Hofgut Falkenstein is the Cult Wine from the Saar to beat. In fact, there’s two types of wine aficionados out there: those who don’t understand the hype for these Rieslings and those who have tried them.
 
Nestled in the heart of the Saar region, the Falkenstein winery crafts Rieslings that are authentic and extraordinary. Hofgut Falkenstein is your personal wormhole to a bygone era of German winemaking.
 
Fermented with indigenous yeasts in ancient oak barrels within a cool, subterranean cellar, their wines develop into elegant expressions of the Saar terroir.
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