Vinopolis Newsletter 1-29-25 PM

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Special Arrivals
Carl Loewen

New Arrivals
Paris Simoneau, Ridge, Patz & Hall, and more

Collector’s Corner
98 Point Ports from Dow, Quinta do Noval, and more!
 
Special Arrival
 
 
Carl Loewen


In the 1980’s and 90’s when the German wine industry was still in terrible disarray, the Loewen family began buying up the steepest, most dilapidated, and unwanted vineyards in Mosel and rehabilitating them. In addition, many of these vineyards still retained super low-yielding, ungrafted, plantings up to 120 years old!
 
These wines present an authenticity that simply cannot be found from younger plantings or upstart wineries still trying to find their sea-legs.
 
This Riesling is named for the year of its vineyard’s planting, 1896, making these vines 127 years old when they were picked.
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Exceptional Wine from Exceptional Folks: Stock Up & Save On Weingut Gunther Steinmetz 1-29-25

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Steinmetz Sale
Close-Out Featurette: GD Vajra & Luigi Baudana

 
Exceptional Wine from Exceptional Folks:
 
Stock Up & Save On
 
Weingut Gunther Steinmetz

 
Stefan and Sammie Steinmetz’s excellent cuvees first landed on our shelves in 2022. As purveyors of one of the largest, deepest, and finest collection of German Rieslings in the United States, it’s pretty hard to impress us. But impress, they did.
 
Their wines are from incredibly steep terrain along the banks of the Mosel on vines grown without fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides. Their environmentally-friendly mindset is carried into the winery, where the wines are fermented with naturally occurring yeasts and without additives or animal proteins (often found in fining agents). Their commitment to organic viticulture on challenging, steep slopes and minimal intervention winemaking yields wines of extraordinary concentration and breathtaking character.
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Race on over for our Racines sale! 1-28-25

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Racines Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Daterra

 
Race On Over for Our Racines Sale!
 
One of the preeminent names in Burgundy, Étienne de Montille of Domaine de Montille, sought out land on the West Coast of America to craft Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. He approached the new project with a Burgundian sensibility, so it was only natural that he focused on the Santa Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County. (Oregon was probably his next stop.) The Santa Rita Hills region seems to pull at French hearts, as it did with the late Philippe Cambie in his joint project with Adam Lee of Siduri, named Beau Marchais.
 
And draw even more French folk, it did. Étienne shared the news with his friend Rodolphe Péters of Champagne’s top-class grower estate, Pierre Péters, who quickly signed on and became the sparkling wine consultant for the project.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 1-27-25 PM

In This Newsletter:

Wine of the Week
The Wine Advocate: “You can’t beat this value”

Special Arrivals
Domaine Lafage

New Arrivals
Lingua Franca, Domaine Renardat, Ridge, and more

Featured Close-outs
Gaja: Barbaresco, Barolo, and Beyond

Wine of the Week
 
 
#9 IN WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100
 
 
“You can’t beat this value.” –Monica Lerner, Wine Advocate

G.D. Vajra Albe, Barolo DOCG, Italy 2020 750ml $39 special, 36+ bottles available
Wine Spectator 94 Points “This effusive red displays cherry, raspberry, rose, iron, juniper and hay flavors, underscored by vibrant acidity. Harmonious and supple in texture, with a long aftertaste of red fruit, mineral and floral elements. Best from 2028 through 2049. 7,000 cases made, 3,500 cases imported.”
 
Special Arrivals
 
France
 
Domaine Lafage
 
Boasting seven generations of winemaking experience in the Côtes de Catalanes sub region of the Languedoc-Roussillon.
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January Rosé Sale 1-27-25

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Rosé Sale
Close-Out Featurette: de Venoge Champagne

 
What’s delicious, pairs with anything, and is on sale now?
 
You guessed it:

 
Stock Up & Save On Rosé!
 
We have fifty in-stock options to choose from, including picks from our favorite Provence producer, Peyrassol, local options like Arterberry Maresh and Goodfellow, plus cult classics from Turley and PYCM. Shop ‘em now on our webstore or browse highlights below.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Rosé
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of Rosé

 
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Sale ends Thursday, January 30th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer fifty in-stock rosé options on sale now, including:
 
Oregon
 
Arterberry Maresh Rosé of Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2023 750ml Displayed Price: $14, that’s $13.30 at 5% off and $12.60 at 10% off, 21 bottles in stock now
Winery Note
“About half Pinot and half Chardonnay picked early for Rose.
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