VinopolPick Thursday Edition 2-15-18
In Today’s Newsletter:
Notable New Arrivals (Featuring ’15 La Chapelle)
Truly Super Tuscans
The New York Times Goes to Barbaresco
#Trending: Hot Wines
White Rhones for your Table and Cellar
New to the February Clearance Sale
Screaming Eagle (Enough Said)
Wine Enthusiast Flips Out for 2013 Produttori
Nahe Reviews from Stuart Pigott
Dom. Bosquets: “Everything You Could Want In Wine”
Notable New Arrivals
The hill of Hermitage was the home of a knight seeking solace from the horrors of the Crusades upon his return home. He built a chapel to pray in and that building, the Chapel of Saint Christopher, is the defining marker of the hillside. Jaboulet’s “La Chapelle” is likewise the defining wine of Hermitage for many.
The 100 Point 2015 Hermitatge La Chapelle
The hill of Hermitage was the home of a knight seeking solace from the horrors of the Crusades upon his return home. He built a chapel to pray in and that building, the Chapel of Saint Christopher, is the defining marker of the hillside. Jaboulet’s “La Chapelle” is likewise the defining wine of Hermitage for many. 
The release of Giuseppe Mascarello’s Monprivato is always one of the highlights of the vintage in Barolo—a monument to the glory of Nebbiolo. 
David Schildknecht–Vinous 90-91 points “From old vines on a site near the Schablau, and featuring a similarly complex mix of sand, gravel, conglomerate and marl, this first-time Groiss offering was raised in older 500-liter Austrian oak barrels, with nearly one-third of the fruit having been destemmed by hand and its berries incorporated intact in the fermentation.
When discussing the wines of the Cote de Nuits it is hard not to mention Domaine Faiveley. Founded in 1825, with its seventh generation now at the helm, Faiveley carries a long-standing tradition of winemaking in the Cote d’Or. But the domaine also believes in progress: pre-sorting of all grapes, long low-temperature fermentations, barrel ageing in the family’s 19th century vaulted cellar. From red and white regional Bourgogne and village-level cuvees, to the estate-farmed 62 acres of Premier Cru and 25 acres of Grand Cru, Faiveley makes wine like a small, quality-driven producer.