Krug Brut 1998 #412045
$2999 (3.0L) In Stock - Buy Now
98 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 95 VM / 19.5 JR
This harmonious Champagne offers luxurious texture and powerful, focused acidity, showing aromatic accents of spring blossom, crushed thyme and chai, with rich notes of lemon meringue, hazelnut, black currant and fresh porcini mushroom. The full package. Impressive. Drink now through 2028. - Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator
2014 Tenuta Nozzole Chianti Classico Riserva
$89.99 (3.0L) In Stock - Buy Now
This opens with aromas of black-skinned berry, scorched earth, and cooking spice. The lively palate doles out raspberry, black pepper and licorice alongside fine-grained tannins. - Kerin O'Keefe, Wine Enthusiast
2016 de Montille Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
$209.99 (750ML) | $959 (3.0L) All In Stock - Buy Now
93-95 WA / 92-94 BH
The 2016 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru is one-third whole cluster, less than in recent years according to winemaker Brian Sieve, with almost 50% new oak. It has a beautiful bouquet with scents of blackberry, raspberry coulis, crushed strawberries and seams of wet limestone underneath. The oak is seamlessly integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very focused and taut with pure black cherry and crushed strawberry on the tensile finish. This is a very stylish, quite ambitious Clos de Vougeot. Excellent. Neal Martin – The Wine Advocate
2020 Jean Foillard Morgon Cote du Py
$199 (3.0L) In Stock - Buy Now
95 JS / 95 WA
Racy wild strawberries and raspberries with white pepper, agave and dried herbs. Fresh, medium-bodied palate with silky, refined tannins spreading evenly across the palate. Juicy and bright finish with lovely, herbal allure. Extremely drinkable now, but will hold, too.-James Suckling
2019 Paul Jaboulet Aine Hermitage la Chapelle
$389.89 (1.5L) | $798.89 (3.0L) | $1698 (6.0L)
98+ WA / 97 JD / 95 JS
Last year, I giddily speculated whether the 2019 Hermitage La Chapelle would warrant a 100-point score. While close...I wouldn't completely discount it reaching that pinnacle in another decade or two...It boasts exciting aromas of roasted meat, mocha, crushed stone, plum and cassis on the nose. It's full-bodied, concentrated, richly tannic and velvety in texture. It's long and complex on the finish, adding hints of cracked pepper and salted licorice. --Joe Czerwinski, The Wine Advocate
2019 Les Carmes Haut Brion
$186.98 (750ML) | $1,999.00 (6.0L) All In Stock - Buy Now
98 JD / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 WA / 17.5+ JR
I wasn't able to taste the 2019 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion from barrel, but it certainly brings the goods from bottle. Deep ruby/purple-hued, with a smorgasbord-like array of red, blue, and black fruits as well as violets, candied flowers, tobacco, and sappy herbs, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, concentrated mouthfeel, flawless balance, and that rare mix of power and elegance that truly great Pessac can deliver. Showing the more elegant style of the vintage, it checks in behind the magical, perfect 2018 but is very much in the style of the 2016. Readers will love having this beauty in the cellar, and it will evolve for 40-50 years if stored correctly. Hats off to winemaker Guillaume Pouthier for another thrilling wine. - Jeb Dunnuck
$259 (375ML) | $516.67 (750ML) | $2500 (3.0L) - All In Stock
$13,975.00 (15.0L) - 7-14 Days ETA
98+ WA / 98 DE / 96 JA / 96 WS / 95 VM / 17.5 JR
Pale to medium gold colored, the 2007 d'Yquem delivers powerful scents of tropical fruits—dried mangoes and pineapple paste—accented by acacia honey, toasted almonds and woodsmoke with hints of chalk dust, kettle corn and lime blossom. The palate reveals one of those vintages that shape-shifts into an apparently drier style than it is, largely thanks to its uber-racy backbone of freshness and layered mineral-inspired flavors, finishing with a regal, satin-textured savoriness. Difficult to resist now, this will be one of those Rip Van Winkle vintages that can be predicted to cellar not just for decades but for generations. For number crunchers: 14.2% alcohol, 137 grams per liter residual sugar, and total acidity is 3.7 grams per liter H2SO4. - LPB, Wine Advocate
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