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Domaine Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Clos Vernay 2016, 0.75L
Gamay from Fleurie, Beaujolais
"The 2016 Fleurie Clos Vernay wafts from the glass with a nuanced bouquet of raspberries, wild plums, dark chocolate and loamy soil. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, tangy and quite concentrated, framed by elegantly fine-grained tannins that nevertheless suggest this is a wine that will go the distance, much like the family's Volnays." 93 Points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate
"A markedly more complex if not more elegant combination offers up notes of both red and dark raspberry that are cut with hints of earth and pepper. There is more volume and intensity to the concentrated and serious medium-bodied flavors that terminate in a mildly austere finish that is notably longer. This is excellent and well-worth considering." 92 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Benjamin Leroux Bourgogne Blanc 2018, 0.75L
Chardonnay from Bourgogne, Burgundy
"The 2018 Bourgogne Blanc reveals aromas of pear, mandarin and almond paste, followed by a medium-bodied and crisp but fruit-driven palate, underpinned by lively acids and concluding with chalky grip. Most of the fruit derives from the commune of Meursault, supplemented by some 10% from the Hautes-Côtes." William Kelley, The Wine Advocate
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Benjamin Leroux Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots 2020, 0.75L
Pinot Noir from Nuits St. Georges, Burgundy
"Background hints of wood and menthol are present on the super-spicy aromas of black cherry, raspberry and a plenitude of floral wisps. The sleek, intense and very rich medium weight plus flavors possess a caressing mouthfeel that possess notably better punch on the youthfully austere, balanced and impressively persistent finale. This is sufficiently compact that it's going to need at least a few years of keeping first." 92-94 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée 2017, 0.75L
Pinot Noir from Vosne Romanee, Burgundy
"Ben Leroux has produced a series of textbook wines in 2017, with clear differences between the terroirs and villages. This sees two-thirds whole-bunch fruit - the portion that comes from the Aux Ravioles lieu-dit close to the border with Nuits-St-Georges is destemmed - and is matured in one-third new oak. It's brimming with sappy, juicy red berry flavours and beguiling sweetness." 92 Tim Atkin MW, Decanter
"The 2017 Vosne-Romanée Village, one of Leroux’s largest cuvées at 31 barrels, a large proportion sourced from Flagey-Echézeaux, has a fragrant bouquet with white flowers complementing the red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit. The medium-bodied palate displays supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, silky-smooth texture and a tart red cherry and orange peel finish that is quite spicy on the aftertaste. Good potential. (Drink between 2021-2033)" 90-92 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous
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Bret Brothers La Soufrandiere Saint-Veran Cuvee La Combe Desroches 2020, 0.75L
Chardonnay from Saint-Véran, Burgundy
"Firm reduction renders the nose unreadable. More interesting are the refined and super-saline if not especially dense flavors that display fine depth and persistence on the balanced and refreshing finish. Lovely and understated." 89-91, Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Bret Brothers La Soufrandiere Saint-Veran La Bonnode Cuvee Ovoide 2019, 0.75L
Chardonnay from Saint-Véran, Burgundy
"The 2019 Saint-Véran Climat 'La Bonnode' Ovoïde is aged in concrete eggs for 12 months and six months in stainless steel vat. I actually discern more complexity on the nose compared to the regular cuvée with touches of white chocolate mixing with the yellow plum and orange zest, less menthol here. The palate is more tensile, lively and very focused - it seems to have more animation and energy on the finish. This is just sublime." 93 Neal Martin, Vinous
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Bret Brothers Pouilly Fuisse Terres De Vergisson 2019, 0.75L
from Pouilly Fuisse, Burgundy
"Aromas of ripe stone fruit, buttercups, lemons and some yoghurt. Full-bodied, supple and creamy with vibrant acidity. Delicious finish with excellent concentration. Drink now. " 93 Points, James Suckling
A firmly reduced nose reveals almost nothing except that the underlying fruit seems ripe. Otherwise there is both good verve and freshness to the delicious, round and rich medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by lemon-tinged acidity where a hint of citrus zest bitter arises. This lightly stony effort is quite good too and more classically styled. 90-92 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 2017, 0.75L
Pinot Noir from Pommard, Burgundy
"The 2017 Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux has gained in depth and dimension with élevage and showed very well from bottle, unfurling in the glass with an expressive, youthfully fruit-driven bouquet of raspberries, cherries, candied peel and rose petals, framed by a subtle touch of new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, velvety and fleshy, with succulent acids and elegant tannins. While this isn't as rich, muscular or gourmand as the 2018, it's an immensely seductive wine that will drink well comparatively young—though readers should still plan on exercising at least a decade's patience." 94 Points, William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Jean-Marc Bouley Volnay Clos de la Cave 2018, 0.75L
Pinot Noir from Volnay, Burgundy
"The 2018 Volnay Clos de la Cave is showing beautifully in bottle, and Bouley observes that the fact that—despite its prime exposition—this site is in the shade by around 6 p.m. every evening complements its calcium-rich soils to lend it a notably ethereal profile. Wafting from the glass with scents of sweet berries, peonies, mandarin rind, raw cocoa and spices, it's medium to full-bodied, supple and perfumed, with a bright spine of acidity, refined tannins and a lively, mineral finish." 92 William Kelley, Wine Advocate
"A cooler and airier nose is comprised primarily by various red berry scents, and in particular cherry, along with hints of violet and lilac. The racy and chiseled flavors seem to be poised on a base of wet stone that really comes to the fore on the linear and tightly wound finish. Even so I suspect this will blossom relatively quickly." 89-91 Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Hugues Godmé Champagne Grand Cru Fins Bois NV, 0.75L
Chardonnay from Verzenay, Champagne
"Subtle nuances of floral and yeast add breadth to the cool and pure green apple and lemon peel-inflected aromas. There is excellent vibrancy and freshness to the still very youthful flavors that are supported by a firm but fine effervescence on the bone dry but not austere finish. This is a complete baby and while it could be enjoyed now I would be strongly inclined to buy this and lay it away for anywhere from 5 to as much as 10 years as the development potential is clearly here." 93 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Pierre Gerbais Champ Viole NV, 1.5L
Chardonnay from Champagne, Champagne
"Aurélien Gerbais has just launched this range of new, single parcel bottlings, all based on a series of soleras he has begun for each wine . . . . with the perpetual reserve cuvées having been started several years before and added to the base year. Each bottling is also a single cépage, with the Champ Viole parcel being planted to chardonnay and the solera for this bottling started in 2011. The vins clairs for this wine were aged in cask . . . and finished with a dosage of three grams per liter. It delivers a splendid nose of pear, delicious apple, hazelnut, chalky soil tones, fresh-baked bread and just a touch of buttery oak. On the palate the wine is deep, pure and zesty, with a full-bodied format, a rock solid core of fruit, outstanding mineral drive and cut, snappy acids, pinpoint bubbles and a long, complex and very nicely balanced finish. This could do with a year or two in the cellar to let its acids relax a bit more, but in a pinch, it is already pretty tasty. A fine new range from Monsieur Gerbais." 92 John Gilman, View From The Cellar
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Domaine Rouchier Vin de France Syrah 2018, 0.75L
Syrah from France, France
Made from young-vine Syrah from the Cuvée Luc parcel in Saint Joseph.
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Croix & Courbet Savadonnay Cotes du Jura 2018, 0.75L
Chardonnay / Savagnin from Cotes du Jura, Jura
"70% Chardonnay, 30% Savagnin Terroir: A parcel selection from 4 ha total; vines planted between 1980 and 1989. The three parcels include: En Lya: western exposure, shallow clay-silt topsoil with limestone scree over a deeper layer of Liassic gray marl Au Calvaire: southeastern exposure on a gentle slope, tucked away in a valley, fine limestone scree and clay topsoil above gray marl Trémoulette: at the bottom of a west-facing slope, fine limestone scree and clay topsoil above gray marl Vinification: ** Whole bunches, gently pressed (pneumatic). Fermentation in in 228-liter barrels (5 to 6 year old), lasting about 3 months. Full malo, with first SO2 addition afterward. Aged 18 months in barrel, followed by another 18 months in tanks. Fined, lightly filtered." Winery Notes
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