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PERROT-MINOT NUITS SAINT GEORGES 'LA RICHEMONE' VIGNES CENTENAIRE ULTRA 1ER CRU 2013

Article code VF9840

$339.00

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92-95 Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous: "The 2013 Nuits-Saint-Georges La Richemone Cuvée Ultra is magnificent. This is the first vintage in which Christophe Perrot-Minot vinified the grapes with the jacks attached (pedicelles), which, along with the late

OLIVIER LEFLAIVE BATARD MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2012

Article code VF9822

$499.00

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94 Points - Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate: "Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2012 tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Bâtard Montrachet Grand Cru from Olivier Leflaive sports a pleasant reduction on the nose. This is very well defined, nicely focused and give these

OLIVIER LEFLAIVE PULIGNY MONTRACHET 2018

Article code VF9819

$115.00

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“The Leflaive family has been rooted in Puligny Montrachet since 1717. In 1984 Olivier Leflaive launched his own company Olivier Leflaive Frères with the help of his uncle Vincent and his brother Patrick. He quickly established his own reputation amongst

LAMARCHE LA GRANDE RUE (MONOPOLE) GRAND CRU 2014

Article code VF0327

$625.00

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93-95 Points - Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate - “ The 2014 La Grande Rue Grand Cru has a wonderful bouquet similar to the Grands Echézeaux, though at the moment albeit without the same degree of complexity. Perhaps this is just more backward at the momen

DOMINIQUE LAFON VOLNAY 'LES LURETS' 1ER CRU 2011

Article code VF9330

$104.00

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89 Points - Allen Meadow's Burghound.com: "This is similar in fruit profile to the straight Volnay though it's a shade more elegant and is followed by round, lush and refined middle weight flavors that are really quite forward. This delicious effort is ve

NICOLAS MARIOTTI BINDI ROUGE 'PORCELLESE' VIEILLES VIGNES 2012

Article code VF9477

$42.00

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“100% old-vine niellucciu. The grapes are fermented whole-cluster in concrete tanks after a two-day cold soak. Daily pump-overs maintain the finesse of the tannins. It is then aged for 24 months in concrete before bottling unfined and unfilitered. Only a

DOMAINE DE LA GARRELIERE 'CINABRE' 2011

Article code VF9738

$24.00

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"A fuller, bolder style of Cabernet Franc from the Loire Valley. Winemaker Francois Plouzeau holds back the harvesting of his fruit for maximum ripeness. The resulting wine is deep with classic, rusty red Cab Franc fruit and a beautiful, rich and silty mo

CHATEAU OLLIEUX ROMANIS 'CUVEE ATAL SIA' 2009

Article code VF8909

$39.00

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“Bright ruby in color,
offering a complex nose of spices,
mocha, cocoa, blackberry, and
blackcurrant. The palate is fresh and
elegant, with full fruit and earth flavor
and harmonious balance.”

DOYARD 'CUVEE VENDEMIAIRE' BRUT CHAMPAGNE NV

Article code VF10065

$49.00

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"Charles Doyard started working full-time with his father Yannick in 2006, who himself began making wine in 1979. Today he farms old vine sites in the finest terroir of the Côtes des Blancs: Vertus, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize and Cramant. A tradition

DOMAINE DE L'ECU MUSCADET DE SEVRE ET MAINE 'ORTHOGNEISS' 2016

Article code VF0772

$23.00

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"Nose is subtle and elegant with the zest of citrus fruits, white flowers, spices such as ginger and cumin, and notes of flint, dried fruits and toasted almonds. The attack is sharp and focused, with great purity and elegance on the palate. Finishes with

DOMAINE DE COURCEL POMMARD 'LES RUGIENS' 1ER CRU 2010

Article code VF8084

$195.00

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94 Points - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media: "Bright medium red, a bit less saturated than the Grand Clos des Epenots. Terroir-driven nose offers raspberry, cherry, iron, minerals and earth tones. Utterly seamless grand cru texture, but with the wine's prec

DOMAINE DE COURCEL POMMARD 'LES FREMIERS' 1ER CRU 2010

Article code VF8083

$113.00

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91 Points - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous - “(these 2010s were bottled in September of 2012): Medium red. Sexy, soil-inflected aromas of raspberry and earth. Smooth, sweet and deep, with lovely juicy acidity and smoky minerality giving lift and shape to the mid

BERECHE ET FILS BRUT 'REFLET D'ANTAN' CHAMPAGNE NV

Article code VF8584

$140.00

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ChampagneGuide.net: "This is rich and voluptuous, as is typical for this cuvée, yet its base vintage of 2008 is clearly felt in the concentration of flavor, as well as in the fresh, lively acidity. The aromas show a lot of dimension and finesse, with gold

VOUETTE ET SORBEE EXTRA BRUT 'FIDELE' CHAMPAGNE NV [2009] 1.5L

Article code VF8539

$199.00

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** - Peter Liem = ChampagneGuide.net: "This is notably more open and accessible than previous editions of this cuvée have been at the same stage, even with a relatively recent disgorgement in October of 2011. It shows a voluptuous texture and a rich depth

BRUNO CLAIR GEVREY CHAMBERTIN 'CAZETIERS' 1ER CRU 2014

Article code VF0331

$185.00

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91 Points - Vinous Media: "Medium red. Sexy aromas of strawberry and earthy underbrush. Juicy and alive in the mouth, with its wild red berry flavors complicated by herbs and pepper. Conveys good energy for its relatively high pH, as well as noteworthy de

LAMARCHE CLOS VOUGEOT GRAND CRU 2010

Article code VF0326

$245.00

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91-93 Points - Allen Meadow's Burghound.com: "A very fresh nose of red currant, earth and soft floral aromas merges into cool, precise and utterly delicious medium weight plus flavors that possess a mouth coating and moderately austere finish. This has fi

FONS SANATIS "SENESCAL" 2009

Article code VF2245

$27.00

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“The most complex wine from the Fons Sanatis estate, made from old Aramon vines. Fauve is the first impression, a wine that must be learned to tame, powerful spices, black fruits, a rare density. A frank attack, powerful and rich but not austere tannins.”

HUBERT LIGNIER MOREY SAINT DENIS 'LES CHAFFOTS' 1ER CRU 2009

Article code VF0476

$155.00

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91 Points - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous - "(13.6% alcohol): Good deep red. Bright, deep, very ripe nose combines cherry and espresso. Sappy, ripe and deep, with a fine-grained texture to the flavors of red cherry, menthol and spices. Finishes fresh and long,

HUBERT LIGNIER NUITS SAINT GEORGES 'LES DIDIERS' 1ER CRU 2009

Article code VF0473

$149.00

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90-92 Points - Antonio Galloni - Vinous Media: "The 2009 Nuits St. Georges Les Didiers is a beautiful, dense wine loaded with dark red fruit. It shows fabulous persistence through to the generous finish. Quite powerful and very nicely done, this is purcha

PHILIPPE FOREAU VOUVRAY 'CLOS NAUDIN' MOELLEUX 1999

Article code VF8170

$53.00

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"The Moelleux cuvées are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar. Botrytis sometimes occurs but it is not necessary in order to declare a Moelleux. Conditions of “passerillage

PIERRE GAILLARD 'ASIATICUS' 2013

Article code VF8113

$59.00

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"Fleshy, strong and very elegant. This wine reflects its terroir of slopely schist facing south on the left bank of the Rhône. During the Roman era, this area used to produce the reputed wines of Terres de Viennae."

HENRI GOUGES NUITS SAINT GEORGES 'LES SAINT GEORGES' 1ER CRU 2012

Article code VF1117

$189.00

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88 Points - Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate: "Tasted blind at the annual "Burgfest" tasting in Beaune. The 2012 Nuits St Georges 1er Cru les St Georges from Henri Gouges was showing a fair amount of wood on the nose that at the moment occludes the terroir

CH MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 1982 (OWC-CASE ONLY)

Article code VF0893

$22,400.00

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100 Points - The Wine Advocate: "This wine remains one of the legends of Bordeaux. It has thrown off the backward, youthful style that existed during its first 25 years of life, and over the last 4-5 years has developed such secondary nuances as cedar and

CH CHEVAL BLANC 1978 1.5L

Article code VF6370

$1,475.00

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89 Points - Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate - “The 1978 Château Cheval Blanc, which was served from magnum, has an endearing and you could almost describe it as "dainty," iron-scented nose with undergrowth and just a speck of Moroccan spice coming through