The Grandes Marques’ Champagnes 12-30-23

 

In This Newsletter:

Grandes Marques Champagnes
 
We’re featuring some of our favorite Champagnes from the Big Houses, including:

Louis Roederer & Cristal
De Venoge & Louis XV
Pommery & Cuvée Louise
Andre Clouet & Un Jour de 1911 & Dream Vintages

and more!

 

Louis Roederer

One of the most esteemed Grand Marques of Champagne, Louis Roederer has become synonymous with quality and sustainability. Converting their estate vineyards to organic and biodynamic farming practices and high-density plantings, which all help lower yields and improve quality, these are meticulously farmed plots that are each vinified separately for precision blending. Favoring Chardonnay, the resulting wines are among the most age-worthy and elegant on the market.

Roederer’s Cristal is one most sought-after bottlings in Champagne—a tête du cuvée that always lives up to the (enthusiastic) hype.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Friday 12/29/2023

In This Newsletter:

Happy Holidays from Vinopolis!
 
We will be open our normal hours, 10-6pm, on New Year’s Eve
and we will be CLOSED on New Year’s Day

Special Arrival
Opus One
New Arrivals
Andre Clouet Dream Vintage, Felsina Chianti, Kellerei Kurtatsch, and more!
“The Garden of France”
Wines of The Loire Valley
Close-Out Sales
Last minute bottles to round out your New Year’s celebration!
Collector’s Corner
The best name in Port at the lowest price on the West Coast!
Special Arrival


 
“The Opus One 2017 offers a harmonious aromatic balance of rich dark fruit, stems of roses, and earthy forest floor. The juicy entry offers a round, silky mouthfeel with just enough acidity to complement the satin texture. This seductive wine shows flavors of black cassis, black cherry and a hint of cocoa powder.
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Small-Producer Champagnes 12-28-23

 
We’re featuring some of our favorite grower and small producers of Champagnes:

Andre Clouet, The Best Value in Bouzy
Benoît Déhu, Mastery of Meunier
Diebolt-Vallois, Budget-Friendly, Top-Quality Cote des Blancs
Gatinois, Opulence in Äy
Pascal Doquet, THE Farmer of Champagne
R. Dumont, Chablis-eque Soils, Champagne Spirit
RH Coutier, Beloved and Bold from Ambonnay

and more!

 
Andre Clouet:

The Best Value in Bouzy

“Clouet farms some incredible Grand Cru plots around his home village of Bouzy as well as in the famous and very coveted middle slopes of Ambonnay with many vines in the best lieux-dits in the Champagne region. While great for celebrating events and special occasions, this Andre Clouet Silver Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature, with its beautiful and vivid mouse, goes sublimely well with food and makes for a noble companion with any meal.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Wednesday 12/27/2023

 In This Newsletter:

Happy Holidays from Vinopolis!

We will be CLOSED New Year’s Day
and resuming our normal hours (10-6pm) January 2nd
 

New Arrivals
Clouet, Diebolt-Vallois, Saint Damien, Cascina delle Rose, Hermann Ludes, and more!
Featured Winery: Ar.Pe.Pe
You’ll be over the moon for these high altitude Nebbiolos!
Collector’s Corner
In the mood to celebrate?

 
New Arrivals
 
 
CHAMPAGNE
 
Andre Clouet: Life is a dream… 
 
“André Clouet is one of my favorite small domaines in Champagne. At their best, proprietor Jean-François Clouet’s wines are distinctive and full of character.”
-Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The Dream champagnes are a celebration of Clouet’s most accomplished vintages. They are 100% Chardonnay, bottled one year after harvest, and disgorged on order.

Andre Clouet Brut Dream Vintage 2006 750ml $75 special, 13 bottles available
James Suckling 95 Points “A rich and almost opulent champagne for lovers of mature chardonnay.
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Holiday Bordeaux for Any Budget 12-24-23

 
190+ Bordeaux Wine Tasting Stock Photos, Pictures & Royalty-Free Images - iStock

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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