Tuesday VinopolPick 3-13-18
In Today’s Newsletter:
Moet’s Grand Vintage bottling sits a tier below Dom Perignon and above their ubiquitous NV bottlings. Despite the incredible jump in quality from the low-end stuff, it’s much less expensive than Dom. The price we were able to secure on this was incredible, as well, compounding the relative value of the bottling. For not much more than the Imperial, you can enjoy the Grand Vintage, at least until we run out—we’re not likely to score this sort of pricing again any time soon!
… Read the rest Moet’s Grand Vintage Value
The Montrachet of Germany: Keller’s Abst Erde and More!
Montevertine is Now in the March Clearance Sale
A New York Times Inspired Trio of Rosso di Montalcino
Glantenay Volnay: An Up and Coming Producer Makes His Mark in ‘15
Trending Wines from the Weekend
Bousquet’s 2016 Gigondas—Forces of Vinous Nature
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Moet’s Grand Vintage bottling sits a tier below Dom Perignon and above their ubiquitous NV bottlings. Despite the incredible jump in quality from the low-end stuff, it’s much less expensive than Dom. The price we were able to secure on this was incredible, as well, compounding the relative value of the bottling. For not much more than the Imperial, you can enjoy the Grand Vintage, at least until we run out—we’re not likely to score this sort of pricing again any time soon!
The March Clearance Sale rolls on, with a special treat today—all three 2016 single vineyard Sec’s from Domaine Huet. These are some of the most profound dry white wines in the world and a bargain at full price. At these clearance prices, well…these are no-brainers if we ever saw them.
Grapelive 94 points “Mark Vlossak’s brilliant 2014 Freedom Hill Pinot is bursting with minty rose oil, Bing cherry and mineral tones. This bright and gripping wine is absolutely everything you’d want from an Oregon Pinot. In fact it’s very Volnay like in the glass with racy fruits, earth, spice and intense detail.
Domaine de Montille may be best known for their reds, but they’ve quietly been making some incredible whites from some of the best vineyards in the Cote d’Or. These are wines that have the minerality that you’d expect from the storied domaine. We just got a bunch of the reds in, as well, (just see the weekend newsletter) but wanted to highlight these new arrivals that tend to fly under the radar.