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Tuesday Newsletter 9-22-2020

In Today’s Newsletter:

Paolo Scavino
Barolo’s Modern-ish Master

Back Vintages from a Washington Legend
Leonetti and Figgins

New Lower Prices on Cappellano’s Collectable Barolo

Trending

Featured Pre-Arrivals from Tuscany
Isole e Olena & Fontodi
 

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Paolo Scavino

Barolo’s Modern-ish Master

 
Scavino is one of the truly great estates in Barolo, a region with no shortage of famous names.  Despite a recent trend towards a more traditional approach, the wines still skew modernist.  Rich and powerful in their youth, their true greatness only reveals itself after time in the cellar -something that can’t be said about all of Scavino’s modernist peers.  Complex and nuanced upon release, the wines are built to age.  

With access to some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards, and a winemaking team that embraces the best of both modern and traditional techniques, the wines are arguably the smartest buys in Barolo today.  
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Midweek VinopolPick 9-1-20

In Today’s Newsletter:

First Offer, at National Best Pricing
Opus One Subscriber Special

Subscriber Special
Kruger-Rumpf: Nahe Riesling Sleepers

Staff Pick
The Most Undervalued White in France?

Mount Eden’s 93-Point, Under $20 Chardonnay

#Trending

Newly Arrived
Santa Duc’s Regal Gigondas and More
At National-Best Pricing

A New Review for Arterberry Maresh’s Old Vines Pinot

Collector’s Corner
The Best Ever from La Spinetta, Piedmont Icon

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Opus One Subscriber Special

Little introduction is needed for Opus One—one of the world’s most recognizable, iconic bottlings.  We’ve just locked up our allocation of the impressive 2017, which arrive in late September. Although the wine is getting harder and harder to source (there’s a lot of demand outside of the US now), we’re offering you some pretty impressive pricing on it—with the catch that it’s so good that we can’t list it online.  
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Vinopolpick Monday Bonus 8-31-20

In Today’s Newsletter:

Towering Barolo Ravera from Elvio Cogno

Ferrando Carema’s Profound Nebbiolo

Collector’s Corner
Cult Wines from Comando G / Daniel Landi

Trending

Staff Pick
Your New Pizza Wine

Produttori Subscriber Sale
Ends Tuesday

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Newly Arrived from Piedmont

Towering Barolo Ravera from Elvio Cogno

 
If you’ve heard about the Ravera cru in Barolo (see Vajra), you have Elvio Cogno to thank.  Born and raised in Novello, the village associated with the famous vineyard, he left his partnership with Marcarini in his sixties to start his namesake winery in 1990.  He purchased Cascina Nuova, an underperforming but historic estate, and started making wines under his own name from the Ravera cru.

The resulting wines have been stupendous ever since, prompting a rush on land in Novello (and Ravera in particular), but no wineries have surpassed the original master and his son-in-law (winemaker since ’96 Valter Fissore—who is arguably even more talented than Elvio).  
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Weekend VinopolPick 8-28-20

In Today’s Newsletter:

Subscriber Special:
Discounted Pre-Arrival Pricing on Domaine Dujac

Spanish Treasures, Just Arrived

New California Collectibles:
Hundred Acre, Eisele and Cliff Lede

Ends Soon!
Sequitur Chardonnay Subscriber Special

Just Arrived
Ciacci Piccolomini’s 100-Point Pianrosso!

The Best Price on the West Coast
For a Classic NW Value Chardonnay

Trending Wines

Torbreck’s Perfect, 100-Point RunRig Shiraz

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Subscriber Special:

Discounted Pre-Arrival Pricing on Domaine Dujac

“A vintage that will live in Burgundy folklore”

We don’t have to say too much about Dujac.  They’re undisputedly one of the top handful of producers of Burgundy and their collection of vineyards is impressive by any measure.  The wines are incredible—built to last and complex as the day is long.

The 2018 vintage represents a distinct triumph for Dujac—one that their winemaker described as “a vintage that will live in Burgundy folklore.”
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Midweek VinopolPick 8-26-20

In Today’s Newsletter:

German Icons Subscriber Special
Peter Lauer & J Christoffel Jr

Trending: Saint Cosme
Newly Arrived & Arriving Friday

A New Great Review
For a Piedmont Value Favorite

Featured New Arrival:
Vincent Wine Company
Willamette Pinots With “A Devoted Cult Following”

Oregon Case Specials

 
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German Icons Subscriber Special

Peter Lauer & J Christoffel Jr

5% Off Any Mix of 6-11 Peter Lauer and/or J. Christoffel Jr bottles
10% Off Any Mix of 12+ Peter Lauer and/or J. Christoffel Jr bottles
Peter Lauer and/or J. Christoffel Jr Subscriber Special only valid on in-stock wines
Subscriber Special Discount Will Not Display Online
We Will Manually Adjust Your Order Before Finalizing It
Discount Valid Until Friday, August 28th at 6 PM


Peter Lauer

If aren’t familiar with the Lauer wines, you owe it to yourself to try them.
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