Wednesday Newsletter 3-5-25 PM

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Arriving Friday
White Walnut: It’s all about the Energy

New Arrivals
Kelley Fox, Nervi-Conterno, Domaine Champet, Cedric Bouchard, Louis Boillot, Telmo Rodriguez, and more!

Special Collector’s Pre-Arrival
The original Napa Cult Cab… landing soon at Vinopolis
 
Arriving Friday
 
Oregon
 
White Walnut Estate
 


It’s all about the energy.
 
When Chris Mazepink, former winemaker of local favorites Archery Summit, Shea Wine Cellars, and Benton Lane, first encountered the deserted, overgrown Walnut orchard that would soon become his estate, he could feel it was a special place… very good vibrations. Carefully clearing it of bracken by hand (but leaving the walnut trees untouched) he dedicated himself to a full biodynamic makeover and becoming a “conduit of the energies present in the vineyard” in his clonal selections and winemaking.
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Von Winning Sale 3-5-25

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Von Winning Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Ameztoi Rubentis

 
Dry, Exquisite, and Deeply Mineral
 
Stock Up & Save On
 
Von Winning

 
Von Winning makes some of the most profound white wines on the planet. As a founding member of the VDP, you know quality terroir is a prime focus. The combination of old and incredible vineyard sites, meticulous winemaking and a commitment to producing only the finest wines yields exactly what you’d hope: dry, white wines of depth and complexity, with grace and mineral power. The Rieslings offer floral and mineral flavors that are both intense and furtive.
 
But Riesling isn’t the only focus. Von Winning is one of the preeminent producers of Sauvignon Blanc in the world. Germany is not where you’d expect to find great Sauvignon Blanc, but the wines will make a believer out of anyone.
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Barolo Trio Sale 3-4-25

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Grasso, Cogno, & Einaudi Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Barr-Eden

 
A Few of Our Favorites Sale
 
Stock Up & Save On

 
Elio Grasso, Elvio Cogno, & Luigi Einaudi

 
Elio Grasso
 
“…As has been the case for a number of years, Grasso’s Barolos sit at a very high level within the hierarchy of Piedmont’s top estates… There seems to be no limit where this small family-run estate can go from here.” – Antonio Galloni, Vinous
 
The wines that Elio Grasso’s son, Gianluca, has been making over the last decade and a half have catapulted the estate into the very top tier of Piemontese producers.  These are Barolos that are compelling, thrilling wines; made in a style which combines modern and traditional techniques into something very much the estate’s own.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 3-3-25 PM

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Arriving Tomorrow
Motor City Kitty

New Arrivals
Justin Vineyards, Giacomo Conterno, Gurrieri, Beronia, Veramonte, and more!
 
 
Arriving Tomorrow
 
 
Washington
 
K Vintners
 

#7 TOP 100 WINE OF 2024-JAMES SUCKLING
Charles Smith K Vintners ‘M.C.K. Motor City Kitty’ Syrah, Yakima Valley 2021 750ml $39 special, 22 bottles available
James Suckling 99 Points “The aromas leap out of the glass. Wet earth, tapenade, green peppercorns, volcanic ash and tea leaves. Hints of orange peel. It’s electric on the palate, so savory, so earthy and so minerally, with stemmy and tea-like tannins. The freshness and energy are astounding, and the finish just keeps going. Delicious Syrah. Drink or hold.”
 
New Arrivals
 
 
California
 
Justin Vineyards
 

 
Founded in 1981 to bring old world inspired, hand-made, Napa quality Cabernet and Bordeaux blends to Paso Robles.
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Domaine Huet Sale 3-3-25

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Domaine Huet Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Armand Rousseau

 
Explore the Affordable Luxuries of Domaine Huet

A pioneer in biodynamic viticulture, Domaine Huet is the most sought-after Vouvray producer. They craft producing wonderful and empirically age-worthy wines not to be overlooked: affordable, benchmark luxuries.
 
Today, horses still plough between the rows of their three vineyards, considered some of the greatest terroir in all of the Loire. These vineyards have very distinct personalities worth exploring. Wines from Le Haut-Lieu are their most approachable, offering softer and younger-drinking wines. Le Mont wines are dense, chock-full of minerals (or should we say chalk-full?), and the most age-worthy, per insiders. Clos du Bourg wines lie somewhere in between the others in terms of youthful approachability and minerality.
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