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FAIVELEY CORTON-CLOS DES CORTONS FAIVELEY GRAND CRU 2015
Article code VF0545
$270.00
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95-97 Points - Stephen Tanzer - Vinous Media: "(entirely destemmed, as these thick-skinned grapes were extremely high in tannins and total polyphenols): Saturated dark red-ruby. Distinctly dark aromas of black cherry, licorice and violet convey an impress
CHATEAU SIMONE PALETTE ROSE 2018
Article code VF0000
$59.00
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“The Château Simone Rosé is a wine that belies the notion that rosés are simple wines to be drunk up young. We have marveled at the tenacity, vibrancy and complexity of this very serious wine. The blend is identical to the rouge: 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèd
ABBATUCCI CUVEE COLLECTION 'GENERAL DE LA REVOLUTION : JEAN-CHARLES ABBATUCCI' BLANC NV
Article code VF1564
$105.00
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In the colorful, picturesque city of Ajaccio, capital of Corsica, you can’t get very far without seeing the name Abbatucci. There are streets, monuments and plazas that carry the name, which is normal given that General Jean-Charles Abbatucci from Ajaccio
CH LATOUR 1990 5L
Article code VF6308
$11,985.00
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95+ Points - Robert M. Parker Jr.’s The Wine Advocate - “This is one of the more perplexing Latours to evaluate. It has plenty of sweetness as well as a gorgeous, rich fruitiness, but it lacks the firmness one finds in more recent great vintages such as 1
RENARDAT-FACHE CERDON DE BUGEY SPARKLING ROSE 2018
Article code VF4453
$25.00
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“70% Gamay/30% Poulsard. The certified-organic fruit is picked by hand, pressed and fermented in cold vats until it reaches about 6% alcohol. After a light filtration that leaves most of the active yeast in the unfinished wine, it is bottled and continues
DOMAINE DES BILLARDS “SAINT-AMOUR” 2018
Article code VF4424
$22.00
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"The Beaujolais region is finally getting the recognition it deserves and the Barbets are a perfect example of why; these are impressive wines with surprising complexity and elegance. They would not be out of place in any collector’s cellar nor on the tab
CH HAUT BRION BLANC 2005
Article code VF5056
$1,685.00
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95+ Points - Robert M. Parker Jr.’s The Wine Advocate - “While not as concentrated or monumental as this estate’s 1989, the 2005 is a fleshy, racy, hypothetical blend of the 1994 and 1998 Haut-Brion, only better. It boasts a gorgeous perfume of citrus oil
CH LAFITE ROTHSCHILD 1990 1.5L
Article code VF5480
$3,200.00
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96 Points - Robert M. Parker Jr.’s The Wine Advocate - “Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still buttoned down, tight, and even with extended decanting was not showing as much as I
REGIS FOREY CLOS DE VOUGEOT GRAND CRU 2016
Article code VF0126
$180.00
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92-94 Points - Allen Meadows’ Burghound.com - “Producer note: Régis Forey describes the 2016 vintage as "a massive struggle for the first half of the season and one of cautious optimism for the second. We got killed by the frost in most if not all of our
AGRAPART ET FILS EXTRA BRUT 'TERROIRS' BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE NV
Article code VF0169
$89.00
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94 Points - Antonio Galloni’s Vinous - “The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Terroirs is positively brilliant. Citrus, white flowers, crushed rocks and mint are all finely sketched in this super-expressive Champagne from Agrapart. Readers who want
CH SIMONE PALETTE ROUGE 2011
Article code VF1209
$71.00
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“Those of you who know Simone realize that the red, a tenacious but ultimately elegant wine, is an equal, rather than dominant, partner to the striking rosé and the sublime white. Like the rosé, it is a blend primarily of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Cinsault
CH SIMONE PALETTE BLANC 2012
Article code VF2098
$62.00
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“The white from Simone is a truly unique creation based primarily on Clairette that is supplemented with Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc and a touch of Muscat Blanc. The white, brisk in its youth, animated by a bouquet of pine-resin, evolves slowl
AUGUSTE CLAPE CORNAS 'CUVEE RENAISSANCE' 2015
Article code VF0659
$92.00
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92 Points - Joe Czerwinski - The Wine Advocate - “The 2015 Cornas Renaissance is a blend of two young-vine (under 25 years of age) parcels with a bit of Sabarotte to bind them together. It’s fruit-forward and verging on jammy in this hot vintage, but it h
ANDRE PERRET CONDRIEU 'COTEAU DE CHERY' 2007
Article code VF8030
$70.00
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“This Condrieu with the golden yellow dress
Tastefully combines elegance with power.
This strong character is confirmed by the exhibition
exceptional of its hillside and the age of its vines.
Its bouquet composed of citrus,
violets and peach-apricot confe
Tastefully combines elegance with power.
This strong character is confirmed by the exhibition
exceptional of its hillside and the age of its vines.
Its bouquet composed of citrus,
violets and peach-apricot confe
PHILIPPE COLIN CHEVALIER MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2006
Article code VF0853
$259.00
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93+ Points - Vinous Media: "Aromas of pineapple, ginger, crushed stone and vanillin, spicy oak. Wonderfully sweet on entry, then stony and tactile in the mid-palate, with penetrating stone fruit and quinine flavors and a very long, palate-dusting back end
DUBLERE CORTON CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2008
Article code VF4184
$150.00
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“Blair Pethel, formerly a Washington DC-based political and economic journalist, first stumbled across Burgundy in the late 1980s. He was working and living in London at the time, but quickly made it a point to return to this fascinatingly complex region
S.A. HUET VOUVRAY 'CUVEE CONSTANCE' MOELLEUX 1995 1.5L
Article code VF5491
$425.00
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“Since 1989, the estate has also produced this magical, botrytized dessert wine selected from one, two or all three vineyards. When made, the Cuvée Constance (named for Gaston’s mother) ranks among the world’s greatest dessert wines.”
PONSOT GRIOTTE CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2006 1.5L
Article code VF6330
$495.00
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93 Points - David Schildknecht - The Wine Advocate: "From Ponsot's site worst-hit by hail and from some of his youngest vines, a 2006 Griotte-Chambertin betrays neither of these facts in the glass. Ripe plum and black raspberry mingle with wood smoke in t
CH PRIEURE LICHINE 1978 6L
Article code VF6302
$1,195.00
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86 Points - The Wine Advocate: "One of the best efforts from Prieure-Lichine, the 1978 is fully mature and exhibits a ripe, rather rich, fruity, oaky bouquet, with meaty and leathery flavors, good concentration, melted tannins, and a long, satisfying fini
JOSE DHONDT BRUT BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE NV
Article code VF3326
$63.00
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José Dhondt's roughly 15-acre estate split between the Côte des Blancs and Côte de Sézanne is worthy of further exploration, not to mention of consumer attention. Based 70% on vintage 2010, the Dhondt NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Disg. 2/2013 deftly combines a
PIERRE PETERS 'CUVEE RESERVE' CHAMPAGNE NV
Article code VF3151
$64.00
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89 Points - Stephen reinhardt - The Wine Advocate: ‘This NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Cuvée de Réserve (disgorged in December 2017) is sourced from 67 different parcels of the Côte des Blancs (Mesnil, Oger, Avize and Cramant) and is composed of the v
PERROT-MINOT CHAMBERTIN-CLOS DE BEZE GRAND CRU 2004 1.5L
Article code VF6303
$485.00
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“Deep medium red. More exotic on the nose than the Chambertin: raspberry, strawberry, dried rose, mocha and brown spices. Wonderfully sweet, layered and lush, offering terrific sappy richness with restraint. Broader and more pliant than the Chambertin-per
PATRICK JASMIN COTE-ROTIE 2006 1.5L
Article code VF0062
$99.00
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92 Points - Josh Raynolds - Vinous - “Vivid red color. Impressively complex bouquet of spicy red berries, kirsch, potpourri, Asian spices and minerals. In the mouth, the spice and mineral quality complement the wine's sweet raspberry, candied cherry and c
MARQUIS D'ANGERVILLE VOLNAY 'FREMIETS' 1ER CRU 2013
Article code VF0090
$105.00
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90-92 Points - Antonio Galloni's Vinous - "The 2013 Volnay Fremiets is one of the more floral, mid-weight wines in this lineup. Cherry pit, crushed flowers mint and white pepper all take shape in the glass. A bit more pliant on the mid-palate than the aro
