Category Archives: Special Features

The One Hundred Club 4-29-24

 In This Newsletter:

The One Hundred Club
Featuring Bibi Graetz, Chateau Smith Lafitte, Louis Roederer, Mouton Rothschild, and more!
 
100 Point wines for as little as 99 dollars
 

Bibi Graetz.
 
“From a medieval castle, Castello di Vincigliata, acquired by his parents over 60 years ago, winemaker Bibi Graetz crafts his wines on a hillside overlooking the great city of Florence. Beginning initially with only a small, 5-acre vineyard on this hillside in Fiesole, in little under two decades, Bibi has become one of Italy’s most ingenious winemakers adding “cult winemaker” in addition to “talented abstract artist” to his dossier.” –Folio Fine Wines
 
Bibi Graetz Testamatta Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy 2018 750ml $99 special, 12 bottles available
Jane Anson-Decanter 100 Points “Finely textured, with a nuanced perfume that fills the glass and takes you to the intense underbrush of Tuscany … Succulent and yet savoury, this has a lilting freshness that is overlaid with ripe berry fruits, sage and white pepper spice, and clear minerality in terms of its scraping texture that makes your mouth water on the finish … This is a great wine, with scope and imagination that doesn’t want to let you go.
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Vietti up to 10% Off (New 2020s available)! 4-28-24


It’s a great time of year when we get to offer new releases of Vietti. They’re simply one of the top producers in all of Piedmont if not all of Italy. Like 2019, 2020 is shaping up to be an absolutely incredible vintage, putting Barolos & Barbarescos in the market that display classic pedigree and great potential to age. Vietti’s estate has some of the most envious vineyard holdings to be found in all of Barolo and we’ve brought in practically all of their single vineyard bottlings for you to enjoy. This is no small opportunity for Piedmont fans as it provides an unmatched chance to taste all angles of the vintage in the distinct terroirs of the region.

The key to Vietti’s success has been the mastery over both modern and traditional approaches in winemaking.
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Kruger-Rumpf up to 10% Off! 4-21-24

Georg and Julia
Georg and Julia of Kruger-Rumpf

5% off any 3-5 in-stock Kruger-Rumpf wines
10% off any 6 or more in-stock Kruger-Rumpf wines
Sale ends Wednesday April 24th at 9AM PST
 
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Kruger-Rumpf is a top quality estate in the Nahe which lies between the Mosel and the Rhine rivers—sort of a halfway point between both, geographically and stylistically.  What I think I love most about this winery is the value that their bottlings offer in terms of price to quality ratio. It’s a shame really that I’m rejoicing that a winery doesn’t charge higher prices for their wines when they absolutely deserve to, but the benefit can’t be ignored.
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New Envinate Bottlings up to 10% Off! 4-14-24



 

5% off any 6-11 in-stock Envinate wines
10% off any 12 or more in-stock Envinate wines
Sale ends Wednesday April 17th at 9AM PST
 
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Four new exciting Envinate bottlings have hit our shelves! These wines will immediately be available for purchase at a 5% or 10% discount for half and full case purchases. The 2022 Palo Blanco is particularly exciting, having received 98 points from Wine Advocate upon review. I can tell you from personal experience that this bottling is very compelling, with exotic aromas of smoky candied lemon and delicate flowers that frame fine-boned acidity. A perfect white to open as the sun lingers longer and longer in the Spring.

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La La Land of Opportunity 4-7-24



    


Do you drink Brunello?

You should.



Last October we ran a feature on the wines of La Fortuna and La Gerla from Brunello that met great success. A great number of die hard fans were born for these wineries and the excellent value they represent. This week we’d like to double down by putting the remaining quantity of these wines on sale for those with the ambition to seize a deal on ageworthy and highly rated Brunello. Many of these wines are back vintages which have been acquired after gentle aging in the winery’s cellars, and have rested in our temperature controlled storage. You won’t find a better opportunity to drink immaculately aged Sangiovese Grosso at attractive pricing anywhere else. Our full write-up on these wines can be found below.
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