Category Archives: Wineries We Cherish

Pinnacle Level Burgundy: Armand Rousseau: January 2019

Pinnacle Level Burgundy

In Stock Now from Armand Rousseau

The wines of Domaine Armand Rousseau have no peer in Gevrey-Chambertin. No other grower has produced wines with their level of profundity and a similar track record over the decades. From top to bottom, they are the class of the village. We are always on the hunt for their wines—as you’d expect they’re maddeningly scarce and correspondingly expensive, but we recently hit the jackpot.  No fewer than twenty different bottlings just arrived from the master of Chambertin and its surrounds. With vintages going back to 1999 and all of the best vineyards represented, this is a do-not-miss chance for Burgundy lovers.  Click here to shop the entire list!

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Clos de Tart 2016: Legendary Offer: January 2019

Clos de Tart 2016

A Legendary Offering

A Wine for the Heart & Mind

Clos de Tart LabelFor a fraction of the price of DRC, experience the Clos de Tart: a single-vineyard Burgundian monopole in the village of Morey-St-Denis that dates back to 1141. 2016 was a gloriously classic vintage, one in which securing the best of the best will reward savvy buyers for decades to come.

This otherworldly pricing on a six-pack puts our already lowest-in-the-country price at an incredible $110/bottle below the national average! Where else could you find such acclaimed pedigree, history and profundity?

In Stock Now:

Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart’ Grand Cru Monopole, Cote de Nuits 2016 750ML ($699.95) Buy Now: $519 special
Case-6 Domaine du Clos de Tart ‘Clos de Tart’ Grand Cru Monopole, Cote de Nuits 2016 750ML ($3,999.95) Buy Now: $2,999 special (that’s only $499.83/bottle!)Read the rest

2016 JJ Prum: New to the January 2019 Sale!

Click here to see all 14 of the 2016 Prum wines in our January Sale in our web store.

joh. jos. prum wehlener sonnenuhr spatlese 2016 mosel germanyManfred and Katarina Prum make some of the finest and most sought after wines of the middle-Mosel. We’re adding a number of these great wines to our January sale, all from the excellent 2016 vintage.  2016 is a fantastic vintage to stock up on.  We’ve bought a bunch and you should, too—it’s a perfect counterpoint to the ageworthy 2015’s and the somewhat inconsistent (and expensive) 2017’s that are in the pipeline.

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Special Deal: Dom Perignon 2009

Thursday, December 27th, 2018

Electrifying Deal on Dom Perignon Re-Arriving Monday!

dom perignon 2009 labelJust in time for New Year’s we’re bringing in a limited supply of six-packs of the Dom Perignon 2009 and offering it to you at an incredible deal.

Re-Arriving Monday:

Case-6 Dom Perignon Millesime Brut, Champagne 2009 750ML ($999.95) Buy Now: $769 pre-arrival special (that’s only $128.17/bottle!)
Case-3 Dom Perignon Millesime Brut, Champagne 2009 750ML ($499.95) Buy Now: $399 pre-arrival special (that’s only $133/bottle!)
James Suckling 97 points “This is a DP that shows the ripeness of the 2009 vintage yet remains full of energy. Gorgeous aromas of cream, apple, mango, honeysuckle, and chalk follow through to a full body and super fine, tight texture. Dense and agile. Vinous. It’s like a top grand cru white Burgundy.… Read the rest

Averaen: December 2018

A New Project from Baron Ziegler, One of the Founders of Banshee

averaen focusWe’re pleased to welcome the exceptional wines of Averaen to Vinopolis—at more than exceptional pricing. If you’re unfamiliar with these wines, you’d be excused—2016 is only the label’s second year in existence, but they’ve already established themselves as a top producer of rich, terroir-driven Pinot Noir in Oregon.

Averaen is a project of Baron Ziegler, one of the founders of Banshee wines, and liketheir Cali-counterparts, the Averaen wines deliver exceptional value—a hard thing to do in Pinot Noir.  These are exceptionally made, well reviewed single vineyard wines (and one Willamette blend) that are a steal for the prices we’re offering them at.

Averaen Croft Vineyard Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2016 750ML ($49.95)  Buy Now: $36 special
Josh Raynolds 93 points “(50% whole clusters and 50% new French oak) Brilliant red.… Read the rest