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Midweek Vinopolpick 3-26-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

2008 Dom Perignon – A Legend in the Making

Gerard Boulay’s Sancerre Mastery

No Girls Wines from Cayuse’s Christophe Baron

Paolo Bea: Icon of Umbria

Trending Wines

Staff Pick: A Beautiful Spring White

The Powerful and Complex Muller-Catoir ’17s 

A Fantastic Cotes du Rhone from the President of Latour

The Most Exciting Spanish Wines We’ve Tasted?

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2008 Dom Perignon

A Legend in the Making

“The 2008 Champagnes that have been released so far capture all the potential I sensed when I first tasted the young vins clairs right after harvest. The 2008s are racy, energetic and tense, in the style of cool years like 1996, but with more fruit depth and less austerity. At the top end, the finest 2008 Champagnes are viscerally thrilling, chiseled wines that will soon be recognized as modern-day icons.…Of

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Midweek Vinopolis Addition 3-21-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Last Chance at a 95 Point Oregon Chardonnay

Baby Sassicaia

2016 de Montille at National Best Pricing

New Grapelive Reviews for QPR Champs

#Trending Wines

Top Rosé Picks for the Beginning of Spring

New Vinous Reviews for 2017 Von Winning GG’s

First Offer! 2016 Tignanello

A Top Malbec Blend from Michel Rolland

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Last Chance at a 95 Point Oregon Chard

Hey, Hey, Hey, Here Comes Richard’s!

Marcus Goodfellow’s Matello and Goodfellow Family Cellars labels have been mainstays at the shop for some time now—wines that we carry regardless of vintage, scores or overall hype.  The wines are amongst the best in Oregon and consistently some of the most inspiring wines we taste.  When the Wine Advocate’s review for the 2014 Richard’s Cuvee Chardonnay came out, we can’t say we were particularly surprised – the praise is well deserved.

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Midweek VinopolPick 3-19-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Barthod’s Stellar, Limited 2016’s

Two Rare Coche-Dury Treasures

Sequitur Subscriber Special (Including the New 2017!)

Müller-Catoir’s Iconic 2017’s

Wine Spectator Advance Highlights Lambray’s 2016 Gem

Trending Wines of the Week

Perfect/Classic Clos Apalta

The Vineyard That Made Bernkastel Famous

More Top 2016 Port Arrives Tomorrow

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Barthod’s Stellar, Limited 2016’s

Domaine Ghislaine Barthod a the touchstone producer in Chambolle. Her estate was founded in the 1920s, and Ghislaine began working under her father in the 1980s. She farms just under six hectares of vines in and around Chambolle, with vines that average 30 years grown on limestone gravel soils. The wines are raised traditionally and thoughtfully, with a gentle and slow, hands-off approach. Her wines are well known for their elegance and finesse: these are ageworthy wines that are profoundly marked by their sense of place.
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Weekend VinopolPick 3-15-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

2016 de Montille at National Best Pricing

Two New Bionic Frogs

Lisini – Champion of Classic Brunello

The Most Old School Northern Rhones

Trending Wines of the Week

Perfect for Spring: Vocoret’s Classic Chablis

2006 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia

Sauternes Steals: Declassified Suduiraut

Stunning Rioja from Old Vine Garnacha

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2016 de Montille

At National Best Pricing

Just Arrived and Arriving Soon

The Côte de Beaune hardly hosts a better-known name than de Montille. It’s as if the family of archetypical Burgundian vignerons arose from the earth of Volnay centuries ago. The late Hubert de Montille helped make the domaine famous for its classic style of age-worthy Burgundy, and now his son and daughter make the wines. Low yields and partial whole-cluster fermentation remain the norm, but the modern de Montille reds have softer tannins, are more aromatic, and they don’t require as much cellar time as before.
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Midweek Vinopolis Addition 3-14-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

First Offer: 2016 Clos Erasmus + Laurel

The Pinnacle of Argentine Wine?

The Best Kept Secret in the Rhone?

The Beautiful Montsant Wines of Vinyes D’en Gabriel

Trending Wines

Selbach’s Understated Mastery

The Best Value in Mencia

Lewelling’s Bordeaux-Inspired, Culty Cabernet

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First Offer

2016 Clos Erasmus + Laurel

At National Best Pricing

Daphne Glorian, who was born in Switzerland, seems an unlikely figure to be a leading winemaker in Priorat.  However she fell in love with the region, moving there to help revive old vines and make the best wines she can and she’s now a rock star in the region on the level of Palacios and Barbier.

Clos Erasmus represents her finest wine and a truly spectacular example of what the region is capable of.  

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