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Midweek Vinopolpick 9-17-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Rare and Excellent: Heidsieck’s Blanc de Millenaires

The Hottest German Pinot Noir Producer is in the House

Trending Wines

Stocking Up on Tuscan Classics

…Wait, They Make Rose?

Dagueneau’s Finest Vintage?

Gaja’s Brunello at National-Best Pricing

Jaboulet’ s Stellar 16’s

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Rare and Excellent

Heidsieck’s Blanc de Millenaires

Charles Heidsieck might be the most picky great house in Champagne.  Their top wine, the Blanc de Millenaires, has been released only five times in the last forty years.  Even the most selective of the other great names declare 4-5 vintages a decade (and then there’s Dom Perignon, which skipped only ’01 and ’07 so far in the aughts), but Heidsieck will only release this wine under the most perfect of circumstances (the last vintage released was the epic 1995).  
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Midweek Addition 9-11-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

A New Vintage of Rioja Alta 904

Two Exceptional Bordeaux Values
Chateau Carignan and the Return of L’Hetre

New Reviews from Wine Spectator and Grapelive
Plus Bonus Rosé Picks!

Trending Wines

Return of a Vinopolis Classic CdP: Olivier Hillaire

Some of Fourrier’s Rarest Wines

 
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Just Arrived

A New Vintage of Rioja Alta 904

We’ve been selling the wines of La Rioja Alta like hotcakes the past few weeks—especially the 2010 vintage of their top of the line “904” Grand Reserva.  These are excellent wines top to bottom, but there’s something about the 904 that seems to capture the imagination and palate.  As a result, we’ve just brought in the outstanding 2009 vintage in—an earlier drinking companion (at a lower price) to the structured 2010.
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Midweek Vinopolpick 9-10-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Highlights from Jorge Ordonez Imports

Trending Wines

What We Talk About When We Talk About Rosé

Two Top Right Bank 2016 Bordeaux

New 2017’s from Maximin Grunhaus

The Impressive ’13 Mauro Molino Barolo

New Grapelive Reviews

New Chateauneuf Reviews from Wine & Spirits

New ’17 Vintage Port Reviews from Wine & Spirits Magazine

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Jorge Ordonez Imports 

New Reviews from Jeb Dunnuck

& New Hot Offers from Vinopolis

Jorge Ordonez is one of the most important importers of Spanish wine to the US.  From traditional Rioja producers like Muga to estates he owns, like Vatan or his wines from the nearly-extinct Malaga DO, Ordonez is responsible for bringing in some of the finest wines from Iberia to our shores.  
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Vinopolis Midweek Addition 9-4-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Stars of Tuscany
2016’s from Isole e Olena and Felsina

de Montille: Pride of the Cote de Beaune

Gimonnet’s Secret Upgrade

New Grapelive Review for a Classic Burgundy Producer

The White Whale Tete de Cuvee

A US Exclusive Offer for a German Riesling Star

Rosé Picks for Fall Drinking

Meyney Returns

 
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Stars of Tuscany

2016’s from Isole e Olena and Felsina

Antonio Galloni recently published his report on the 2016 vintage in Chianti, confirming the greatness we’ve been tasting in these wines!  He said “I can’t remember the last time I was this excited about Chianti Classico and its wines”—ecstatic praise from someone who’s been covering Italian wines for as long as he has.  He declared that “[t]he top 2016s have turned out to be just as extraordinary as I had hoped.”
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Midweek VinopolPick 9-3-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

New Cayuse Arrivals

High Scoring Cabs from Bevan Cellars

Grapelive Reviews a Under the Radar Chablis Find

Voguë Grand Cru, Ex-Cellar, Library Wines

Rare Library Old School Barolo

Collector’s Corner

End of Summer Rose Picks

New Southern Rhone Wine Advocate Reviews

William Kelley Raves about Ulysse Collin

First Offer: 2016 Lapostelle “Le Petit Clos”

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New Cayuse Arrivals

Just Arrived, In Stock Now:

Only two bottles available
Cayuse Vineyards Armada Vineyard Syrah, Walla Walla Valley 2015 750ML ($179.95) $149 special
Wine Advocate 97 points “The 2015 Syrah Armada Vineyard is superb, wafting from the glass with a complex and savory bouquet of dark chocolate, peat, candied violets, plums and marinading meat. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and layered, with a deep core of sapid fruit framed by powdery, fine-grained tannins and concluding with a saline finish.

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