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Arriving Tomorrow
The Wines of Christophe Baron
March Magnum Sale
Collectors Corner:
Biondi-Santi Sale
Arriving Tomorrow
Domaine Garon
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Lancement, Rhone 2020 750ml $189 special, 6 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 95-97 points “The 2020 Côte Rôtie Lancement has more black fruits as well as some classic Côte Rôtie floral and mineral notes. This vineyard normally yields a more ethereal, feminine wine, but this is a powerful, dense, stacked barrel sample with plenty of fine grained tannins and a great finish.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Le Combard, Rhone 2020 750ml $99 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 points “The 2020 Côte Rôtie Le Combard is also terrific, revealing a powerful yet also pure and precise character. Both red and black fruits, spice, and flowery incense define the nose, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with terrific tannins and a great finish.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Les Rochins, Rhone 2020 750ml $119 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 96-98 points “Dramatically different, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Les Rochins is more meaty, bloody, and iron-driven aromatically, yet on balance it has beautiful finesse and elegance. This comes from the Côte Brune and has plenty of tannins, medium to full body, gorgeous balance, and one heck of a great finish. It’s not for the early crowd though.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Les Triotes, Rhone 2020 750ml $59 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 93-95 points “A step up, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Les Triotes has more of everything. Cassis, violets, flowers, and some graphite notes all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, incredibly layered, and seamless barrel sample.”
Domaine Garon Cotes du Rhone ‘La Part des Vivants’ 2021 750ml $19 special, 24 bottles in stock
Domaine Garon ‘Les Grandes Parcelles’ Syrah, IGP Collines Rhodaniennes 2021 750ml $27 special, 24 bottles in stock
The Wines of Christophe Baron
March Magnum Sale
Collectors Corner:
Biondi-Santi Sale
Arriving Tomorrow
Domaine Garon
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Lancement, Rhone 2020 750ml $189 special, 6 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 95-97 points “The 2020 Côte Rôtie Lancement has more black fruits as well as some classic Côte Rôtie floral and mineral notes. This vineyard normally yields a more ethereal, feminine wine, but this is a powerful, dense, stacked barrel sample with plenty of fine grained tannins and a great finish.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Le Combard, Rhone 2020 750ml $99 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 94-96 points “The 2020 Côte Rôtie Le Combard is also terrific, revealing a powerful yet also pure and precise character. Both red and black fruits, spice, and flowery incense define the nose, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with terrific tannins and a great finish.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Les Rochins, Rhone 2020 750ml $119 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 96-98 points “Dramatically different, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Les Rochins is more meaty, bloody, and iron-driven aromatically, yet on balance it has beautiful finesse and elegance. This comes from the Côte Brune and has plenty of tannins, medium to full body, gorgeous balance, and one heck of a great finish. It’s not for the early crowd though.”
Domaine Garon Cote Rotie Les Triotes, Rhone 2020 750ml $59 special, 12 bottles in stock
Jeb Dunnuck 93-95 points “A step up, the 2020 Côte Rôtie Les Triotes has more of everything. Cassis, violets, flowers, and some graphite notes all emerge from this medium to full-bodied, incredibly layered, and seamless barrel sample.”
Domaine Garon Cotes du Rhone ‘La Part des Vivants’ 2021 750ml $19 special, 24 bottles in stock
Domaine Garon ‘Les Grandes Parcelles’ Syrah, IGP Collines Rhodaniennes 2021 750ml $27 special, 24 bottles in stock
The Wines of Christophe Baron
We adore the wines from Christophe Baron. His cuvees have been some of the most allocated and in-demand wines from Walla Walla for over twenty years. Representing the pinnacle of the region’s reds, we’re never surprised when top notch scores are released, just pleased as punch that we continue to be able to offer you these mailing list-mostly gems. We’re also pleased to have one of the deepest allocations of Christophe’s limited release champagnes, a project that has taken him back to his family’s French roots and deep expertise in sparkling winemaking. These pinot meunier champagnes have received worldwide acclaim and we’re proud to offer them in magnum form. Tell me, what’s better than a bottle of champagne? A bigger bottle of it.While we have a wide variety of Christophe’s bottlings in stock today, these are going fast, so don’t miss out!
Here are the Cayuse wines we have in stock now:
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2019 | Cayuse Vineyards Armada Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 98 points | $149 special, 1 bottles in stock |
| 2018 | Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 97 points Wine Spectator 96 points |
$135 special, 1 bottles in stock |
| 2020 | Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Awaiting Review | $128 special, 4 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 points James Suckling 96 points |
$125 special, 2 bottles in stock |
| 2018 | Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 95 points Wine Spectator 95 points |
$125 special, 2 bottles in stock |
| 2020 | Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Awaiting Review | $125 special, 19 bottles in stock |
| 2020 | Cayuse Vineyards En Cerise Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Awaiting Review | $125 special, 12 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Cayuse Vineyards Impulsivo Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 95 points Wine Advocate 94 points |
$149 special, 3 bottles in stock |
| 2018 | Cayuse Vineyards Impulsivo Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 96 points | $129 special, 13 bottles in stock |
| 2019 | Cayuse Vineyards Impulsivo Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 96 points James Suckling 95 points |
$149 special, 3 bottles in stock |
| 2020 | Cayuse Vineyards Impulsivo Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Awaiting Review | $133 special, 27 bottles in stock |
| 2016 | Cayuse Vineyards God Only Knows Armada Vineyard Grenache, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 96 points Wine Advocate 95 points |
$149 special, 1 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Cayuse Vineyards God Only Knows Armada Vineyard Grenache, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | James Suckling 97 points Vinous 94 points |
$149 special, 3 bottles in stock |
| 2019 | Cayuse Vineyards Camaspelo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Vinous 95 points Wine Spectator 94 points |
$128 special, 2 bottles in stock |
| 2020 | Cayuse Vineyards Camaspelo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Awaiting Review | $119 special, 16 bottles in stock |
Here are the Horsepower wines we have in stock now:
“Located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley, Horsepower Vineyards is about tradition and history—and making history. It’s a connection between a vigneron and his roots. An homage to craft and family. An embrace of the earth that seems at once old-fashioned and new.
And at its simplest, it’s a man slowly working the vineyard with his horse, just like generations before him.”
“Located in the Stones of the Walla Walla Valley, Horsepower Vineyards is about tradition and history—and making history. It’s a connection between a vigneron and his roots. An homage to craft and family. An embrace of the earth that seems at once old-fashioned and new.And at its simplest, it’s a man slowly working the vineyard with his horse, just like generations before him.”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2016 | Horsepower Vineyards ‘The Tribe Vineyard’ Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 97 points James Suckling 96 points |
$169 special, 23 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Horsepower Vineyards ‘The Tribe Vineyard’ Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 97 points Wine Advocate 96 points |
$169 special, 11 bottles in stock |
| 2019 | Horsepower Vineyards ‘The Tribe Vineyard’ Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 97 points Vinous 96 points |
$179 special, 13 bottles in stock |
| 2019 | Horsepower Vineyards Fiddleneck Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Vinous 99 points Wine Advocate 98 points |
$199 special, 1 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Horsepower Vineyards ‘High Contrast Vineyard’ Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 96 points Wine Enthusiast 96 points |
$179 special, 6 bottles in stock |
| 2019 | Horsepower Vineyards ‘High Contrast Vineyard’ Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Vinous 97 points | $179 special, 2 bottles in stock |
Here are the No Girls wines we have in stock now:
“No Girls celebrates the belief that empowered women create empowered wine—and champions the many talented and independent women of this profession and beyond.
The wines are crafted by Elizabeth Bourcier, Resident Vigneronne for Cayuse Vineyards. After co-producing the first vintage with Cayuse Vigneronne Christophe Baron in 2008, she has had carte blanche on all aspects of the wine creation for the 2011 vintage and beyond. The wines have earned routinely high accolades, with Wine Spectator calling them “some of the best Washington wines ever rated” by the magazine.”
“No Girls celebrates the belief that empowered women create empowered wine—and champions the many talented and independent women of this profession and beyond.The wines are crafted by Elizabeth Bourcier, Resident Vigneronne for Cayuse Vineyards. After co-producing the first vintage with Cayuse Vigneronne Christophe Baron in 2008, she has had carte blanche on all aspects of the wine creation for the 2011 vintage and beyond. The wines have earned routinely high accolades, with Wine Spectator calling them “some of the best Washington wines ever rated” by the magazine.”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2016 | No Girls La Placiencia Vineyard Grenache, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Wine Advocate 96 points Jeb Dunnuck 95 points |
$114.50 special, 2 bottles in stock |
| 2016 | No Girls La Placiencia Vineyard Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 750ml | Jeb Dunnuck 97 points Wine Advocate 94 points |
$119 special, 12 bottles in stock |
Here are the Christophe Baron champagne magnums we have in stock now:
“With Pinot Meunier fruit harvested from old vines, tiny yields and a minimalist approach in the cellar, Champagne Christophe Baron creates wines of great depth, high complexity and intense minerality. The style is vinous, dry and gastronomic. No dosage is added, which allows the terroir to shine through.
Each parcel is vinified individually, and the wine crafting is as naturally non-interventionist as possible. Both the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are carried out with indigenous yeast, in a mix of demi-muids and barrels. The wines are neither fined or filtered, are disgorged with no dosage and are bottled only in magnums.
This dedication to purity and craft yields serious Champagnes that are highly singular and energetic. The wines offer a remarkable combination of power, structure and transparency, and a creamy finish adds further complexity.”
“With Pinot Meunier fruit harvested from old vines, tiny yields and a minimalist approach in the cellar, Champagne Christophe Baron creates wines of great depth, high complexity and intense minerality. The style is vinous, dry and gastronomic. No dosage is added, which allows the terroir to shine through.Each parcel is vinified individually, and the wine crafting is as naturally non-interventionist as possible. Both the alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are carried out with indigenous yeast, in a mix of demi-muids and barrels. The wines are neither fined or filtered, are disgorged with no dosage and are bottled only in magnums.
This dedication to purity and craft yields serious Champagnes that are highly singular and energetic. The wines offer a remarkable combination of power, structure and transparency, and a creamy finish adds further complexity.”
| Vintage | Wine | Points | Price/Quantity |
| 2016 | Christophe Baron ‘Les Alouettes’ Brut Nature, Champagne 1.5L | Antonio Galloni 94 points Wine Advocate 93 points |
$259 special, 5 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Christophe Baron ‘Les Alouettes’ Brut Nature, Champagne 1.5L | Antonio Galloni 95 points Wine Advocate 95 points |
$259 special, 8 bottles in stock |
| 2016 | Christophe Baron ‘Le Dessus du Bois Marie’ Brut Nature Millesime, Champagne 1.5L | Antonio Galloni 96 points Wine Advocate 95 points |
$279 special, 1 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Christophe Baron ‘Le Dessus du Bois Marie’ Brut Nature Millesime, Champagne 1.5L | Antonio Galloni 96 points Wine Advocate 95 points |
$259 special, 4 bottles in stock |
| 2017 | Christophe Baron ‘Les Hautes Blanches Vignes’ Brut Nature, Champagne 1.5L | Antonio Galloni 95 points Wine Advocate 94 points |
$269 special, 6 bottles in stock |
March Magnum Sale
We’re having a huge month long sale ending March 31st at 6pm.
5% off 3-5 Magnum bottles
10% off 6 or more Magnum bottles
A magnum is 1.5L. 3L bottles will be the equivalent of 2 bottles applied to the discount.
Champagnes are not included in this sale.
Discount will not display online, we will adjust your invoice before charging your card.
Discount does not apply to pre-arrival wines or to case discounts.
This is first come / first served and limited to stock on hand.
This sale applies to large format wines. That’s over 150 wines and thousands of bottles discounted! Here are a few recommendations to get you started.
Collectors Corner:
Biondi-Santi Sale
We’re holding a limited-time sale on the most prestigious producer in all of Brunello: Biondi-Santi.
Buy 1 or 2 bottles – we will apply a 5% discount
Buy 3 or more bottles- we will apply a 10% discount
Sale ends Sunday midnight.
Buy 3 or more bottles- we will apply a 10% discount
Sale ends Sunday midnight.