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Piero Busso - Barbaresco "Gallina" 2007
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Our Price: $79.00
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The 2007 Barbaresco Gallina is a more muscular, dense barbaresco. It presents a richly-textured core of dark red fruit and strawberry framed by sweet toasted oak, along with notes of smoke, tobacco and licorice that emerge with air. The finish reflects the ripe tannin and earthy notes with mushroom and smoke. This is a distinctly large-scaled Barbaresco from Piero Busso. 70 cases made.
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Domaine Porte Rouge - Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Magnum) 2007
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Our Price: $89.00
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Reflective of the great 2007 vintage. Nose has dark fruit and grenache richness blended with a little toast from oak aging. Mouth coating with lots of flavors fighting for dominance. Finish is soft, round, a little dusty to let you know it's Chateauneuf-du-pape. The finish is lingering and strikes a balance with strength and refreshing zip. Enjoy now or for the next 5-7 years with braised meats, bleu cheese, and game.
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Domaine Michel Bouzereau et Fils - Puligny-Montrachet "Le Cailleret" 1er Cru 2008
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Our Price: $89.00
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A strikingly complex nose that becomes more complex as it opens with breadth of aromas including pear, flower, spice, and apple that complement its perfection. The rich and mouth coating flavors are built on a base of fine minerality and, coming from vines just 50 meters from the hallowed Le Montrachet vineyard, this is not a wine that disappoints. Will drink best from 2013-2016+.
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Maison Alex Gambal Vineyards - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2007
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Our Price: $125.00
Sale Price: $95.00
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From Alex Gambal Vineyards:
Our Corton Charlemagne arrives at the end of the harvest so that we have good ripeness. Its power is always there however, it is simply a question that the vintage decides when it wants to show it all off. The 2007’s purity and linear nature is classic; it will need at least 5-7 years to open. 50% new oak.
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Domaine de l'A - Côtes de Castillon 2008 (1.5 L)
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Our Price: $98.00
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This fresh, focused, medium-bodied red is supple and polished, with black cherry and currant fruit. The toasty oak is well-integrated in this harmonious wine, as are the light, firm tannins. Serve with lean cuts of beef, pasta, or roasted pork. Drink now after a decanting or cellar through 2016.
Note: This is a 1.5L Magnum
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Château Rol Valentin - St. Emilion Grand Cru 2008 (1.5 L)
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Our Price: $105.00
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The 2006 Rol Valentin requires patience. I suspect that for the next 12-24 months the wine will taste like a very young Bordeaux when the bottle is first opened: some oak, loads of tannin and just a little fruit. However, after 2-4 hours in the decanter (translate to 3-5 years in the cellar) the game is changed. The nose becomes inviting with notes of berry, cigar and spice. The mid-palate is deep and complex. The flavors of the bouquet are augmented by a mineral component that speak to the quality of much heralded vineyard. The finish is long and gripping with tannin, spice and seriousness that one expects from a top right bank producer. Serve with an elegant full flavored beef dish as the wine can stand up to significant richness. 2,000 cases produced and will cellar well for 15+ years without worry.
From Wine Spectator
Dense, chunky, and muscular, but not revealing much delineation, precision, or character, I suspect this wine is just finishing malolactic. A blend of 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc made from low yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare, it is a full-bodied, but rustic, disjointed effort.
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Jean-Michel Gerin - Côte-Rôtie "Les Grandes Places" 2004
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Our Price: $115.00
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Jean-Michel Gerin - Côte-Rôtie "Les Grandes Places" 2004
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Bodega Uribes Madero - Gran Calzadilla 1.5L Magnum 2006
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Our Price: $115.00
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Ripe fruit aromas of raspberry and cherry with tobacco and minerals. It has some appealing notes of aromatic plants such as rosemary and thyme completed with some toast. The Cabernet Sauvignon shows through the Tempranillo to provide the wine a familiar tone and structure. The balance of French and American oak serve to add interest, while the long aging in the bottle at the winery enables earlier drinking for the wine enthusiast. Elegant fine tannins lead to a blockbuster finish of cherry and cigar box flavors. Production: 1,100 cases. Will continue to improve through 2015, but drinks wonderfully now.
Note: This is the 1.5L Magnum
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Chappellet - "Pritchard Hill" Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
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Our Price: $118.00
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The prodigious 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill Estate showcases this extraordinary area. Blue fruits intermixed with black raspberries, black currants, blackberries, camphor, spring flowers, and a forest floor-like character contribute to the complex aromatics. Opaque purple-colored, full-bodied, and seamlessly constructed with superb integration of wood, tannin, alcohol, and acidity, this beauty will be even better with 5-7 years of bottle age, and should last 30 or more years.
Robert Parker: 96 Points
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Maison Alex Gambal Vineyards - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2004
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Our Price: $119.00
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Maison Alex Gambal Vineyards - Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2004
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Bodega Uribes Madero - CS 1000 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 - Magnum (1.5L)
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Our Price: $119.00
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This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine is named for the elevation of the estate's small cabernet vineyard, which is at almost exactly 1,000 meters above sea level. The wine is dark, almost black in the glass. A bold nose of black cherry and vanilla are immediately present joined by tobacco and spice after the wine has a moment to open. Huge impact on the palate with stick to your teeth dark fruit flavors. The finish is full of ripe, but present, tannin and great balance that allows the wine to stay with you for some time. Given the structure of this wine, it should age wonderfully for another 10+ years, but it's drinking very well know after just a quick decanting. Enjoy with full flavored roasted meats. 75 cases produced.
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Jean-Michel Gerin - Côte-Rôtie "Les Grandes Places" 2007
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Our Price: $125.00
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Another big wine and great example of Côte-Rôtie with 100% syrah. Note is powerful with notes of violet, currant and anise with plenty of smokey minerals. The wine is full and powerful and will stand-up to full flavored meats, mushrooms and game. The layered flavors attach the palate and the finish is long with smoke, olives and ripe tannin. This is a wine for the cellar as it will age well for 15+ years. However, it's drinking very well now due to the ample fruit in the ripe vintage. 325 cases produced.
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Piero Busso - Barbaresco "San Stefanetto" 2007 - 1.5L Magnum
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Our Price: $129.00
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True to the typical San Stefanetto cuvee, the 2007 vintage is a firm, yet generous wine endowed with notable purity and depth in its dark, ripe and abundant fruit flavors. Truffles, worn-in leather, spices and cherry round out this harmonious, beautifully balanced Barbaresco. Though undeniably drinkable today, the wine will benefit from time in bottle to help soften the ripe but firm tannins. 480 cases made.
Note: This is the 1.5L Magnum
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Quintodecimo - Vigna Quintodecimo "Reserva" 2004
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Our Price: $140.00
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The wine is best described as intense, concentrated, layered and balanced. Flavors on the nose of cherry, flowers, plum and spice persist from beginning to end. Flawless finish that is structured but round and memorable. Drink now for special occasions after a decanting or cellar for 10+ years. Serve with full flavored, but elegant dishes of sauced lamb, duck or beef.
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Piero Busso - Barbaresco "Gallina" 2007 - 1.5L Magnum
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Our Price: $149.00
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The 2007 Barbaresco Gallina is a more muscular, dense barbaresco. It presents a richly-textured core of dark red fruit and strawberry framed by sweet toasted oak, along with notes of smoke, tobacco and licorice that emerge with air. The finish reflects the ripe tannin and earthy notes with mushroom and smoke. This is a distinctly large-scaled Barbaresco from Piero Busso. 70 cases made.
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Chappellet White & Red Duo (6-bottle Sampler)
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Our Price: $195.00
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This half-case includes:
3 bottles - Chappellet - Chardonnay 2005
3 bottles - Chappellet - Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
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