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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 4-19-21

In Today’s Newsletter:

Classics from Chinon
New Wines from Bernard Baudry

Vocoret’s Delicious (and Affordable) Chablis

The Loire’s Best Natural Wine?
Phillipe Tessier

Spring Arrivals from Bordeaux
Including Cos d’Estournel’s 100-Point 2016

Recently Reduced Pricing
Guímaro’s World-Class Spanish Reds

Exceptional Rhône Values
All Under $25

Collector’s Corner
Oddero’s Majestic Barolo

 
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Classics from Chinon

New Wines from Bernard Baudry


“One of Chinon’s classic, benchmark producers, Bernard Baudry, somewhat surprisingly, only purchased his first two hectares in 1975. Now comprising 32 hectares, the estate is run by his son Matthieu, who joined his father in 2000. Organic since 2006, the Baudrys remain traditionalists, and are blessed with a diversity of terroir surrounding their village of Cravant-les-Coteaux: five vineyard sites variously endowed with clay limestone, sandy limestone, silex and gravel.
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Weekend VinopolPick 4-15-21

In Today’s Newsletter:


Jump Start Specials:
Dutton-Goldfield @ Pricing Too Low for Wine-Searcher
&
New Super Pricing on Day Momtazi Vyd PN!


Vie de Romans: Star Italian Whites

Staff Pick:
Classic Chinon Personified

First Offer: Vietti’s Landmark ’17 Barolos

Podere La Boncie – The New Montevertine

Roagna’s Stunning 2015 Barbarescos

Trending Wines

Collector’s Corner
Poderi Colla: One of the Piedmont’s Great Names

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Jump Start Specials

Dutton-Goldfield Chardonnay

at Pricing Too Low to List On Wine-Searcher

Dutton-Goldfield is one of the premier producers in the Russian River Valley—and we’re bringing you a deal on their Dutton Ranch Chardonnay that is so good, we can’t list it on wine-searcher. If you head to our webstore, you’ll see the single-bottle price—which is already the lowest in the country by $12—but our case price is even lower.
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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 4-12-21

In Today’s Newsletter:

New Arrivals from Mosel Superstar
Markus Molitor

Right Bank Roundup
Including James Suckling’s #7 Wine of 2019

Cayuse’s Horsepower
Restock Lands Friday

New Arrivals from France & Italy

Landing in June
New Wines from Bordeaux’s Left Bank

Staff Recommended Tuscan Wines
$25 – $35

 
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New Arrivals from Mosel Superstar
Markus Molitor


There may be no more ambitious winemaker in the world than Markus Molitor. His determination and drive to make the best possible wines has made him a towering figure in the Mosel, with an impressive, modern winery and holdings in almost every important vineyard in the region. This drive also means there are a lot of different bottlings—Molitor believes that every single sub-parcel and selective pick should be vinified to its utmost potential.
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Weekend VinopolPick 4-9-21

In Today’s Newsletter:


Parusso: Iconoclastic Barolo Icon

Regal Regis Forey:
The Star Burgundy Producer’s 2018’s

Elvio Cogno’s Iconic Barolo

New Arrivals from St. Damien
Reference Point for Traditional Gigondas

Trending Wines

Collector’s Corner:
Napa’s Original ‘Cult’ Producer

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Parusso: Iconoclastic Barolo Icon

Armando Parusso is a Barolo winemaker who defies categorization while creating some of the most exciting wines in the Piedmont. A relentless experimenter who the Wine Advocate called “one of the most dynamic and out-of-the-box wineries in Barolo,” he nonetheless doesn’t hew to what’s usually considered “modernist ” in the Piedmont. Rather, Parusso remains devoutly inspired by Burgundy—and he’s worked tirelessly to make his bottles stand in the company of DRC, Dujac, and Leroy, whose bottles he adores.

That means he’s one of the rare producers who ferments his Barolo whole-cluster, with long macerations—up to 50 days on the skins (the antithesis of most modernist producers).
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Vinopolpick Mid-Week 4-7-21

In This Newsletter:

New Piedmont Wines Arrive Thursday
Elvio Cogno & Armando Parusso

Lucien le Moine’s Regal Chablis

Produttori’s Best Normale Ever?
2016 Returns Thursday

Smart Buys from Tuscany
All $20 – $25

Recently Reduced Pricing from France

Spotlight on German Magnums

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New Piedmont Wines Arrive Thursday

Including Elvio Cogno & Produttori


Elvio Cogno

Elvio Cogno was instrumental in putting the Ravera cru on the map. Born and raised in Novello, the village associated with the famous vineyard, he left his partnership with Marcarini in his sixties to start his namesake winery in 1990. He purchased Cascina Nuova, an underperforming but historic estate, and started making classically-styled wines under his own name from the Ravera cru.

The resulting wines have been stupendous ever since, prompting a rush on land in Novello (and Ravera in particular), but no wineries have surpassed the original master and his son-in-law (winemaker since 1996 Valter Fissore—who is arguably even more talented than Elvio).
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