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Barnard Griffin Bob’s Red Blend 2021
$19.00Add to cartNestled in Washington State’s Columbia Valley, Barnard Griffin Winery has been a pioneering force in the region’s wine industry since 1983 under the guidance of winemaker Rob Griffin. Bob’s Red Blend 2021 pays tribute to the late Bob Griffin, whose passion for winemaking continues to inspire the next generation of winemakers.
Bob’s Red Blend has aromas of rich red fruits, baking spices, and olive tapenade, a jolt of acidity, and a palate that is rich, velvety, and balanced.
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Ben Marco Malbec Valle de Uco 2021
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Broadside Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
$20.00Add to cartSince 2006, Broadside has crafted wines that embody the pioneering spirit of Paso Robles. These certified sustainable wines are bold and expressive and made with a blend of new and used oak. This wine opens with a beautifully perfumed bouquet that teases hints of violets, black cherry, and cedar. Balanced acidity and fine tannins provide the right support and structure to showcase the rich flavors of blackberry, hints of cola, and subtle notes of vanilla on the palate.
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Calluna Vineyards CVC Calluna Vineyards Cuvee Chalk Hil 2018
$43.00Add to cartCalluna Vineyards Cuvée (CVC) is meant to be an expression of hte Chalk Hill appellation where great sunlight and a cool climate produces intense fruit in a wine with balancing acidity, round tannins and moderate alcohol levels.
The wine takes a cue from the Right Bank of Bordeaux and is built primarily on Merlot with a bit of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
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Cappellano Barbera d’Alba 2021
$70.00Add to cartThe wines from Cappellano are highly revered and sought after by collectors, but this Barbera is how you can get in on the ground floor. The grapes for this wine are grown by a longtime friend of the Cappellano family and come in minuscule quantities. While some Barberas are just simple, this wine spends a little more time in the cellar to give it that extra oomph. A delicious, fun, and complex offering.
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Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2019
$109.00Add to cartThis is a great entry into the 2019 vintage that can be enjoyed now, but will also be great laid down for a few years. It has the heft that some seek, but there’s plenty of nuance that comes from their deft balance between the wildness of the grapes and the slickness of the cellar hand.
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Castello Di Ama Chianti Classico 2021
$43.00Add to cartHailing from the hills north of Siena, the goal of Castello di Ama is to have each bottle of express the uniqueness of the terroir, and be an authentic expression of the vintage. This is a juicy and easy drinking Sangiovese full of notes of big fruit and fresh violets.
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Chateau Bardins Pessac Leognan 2018
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Chateau Beausejour Puisseguin Saint-Emilion Cuvee Speciale 2021
$36.00Add to cartThe Dupuy family has been in Puisseguin since the Middle Ages. Marceau Dupuy, a doctor and politician, bought Chateau Beauséjour in 1934. It is still 40 acres of vineyard planted mostly with Merlot and a bit of Cabernet Franc on the clay and limestone terrain of Saint Emilion. This wine is opulent and has beautiful Bordeaux flavors for a great price.
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Chateau Gruaud Larose 2005
$250.00Add to cartThis wine is in its prime drinking window. Now is the time to discover why we love Bordeaux with a bit of age.
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Chateau La Rame Cadillac Rouge La Charmille 2018
$30.00Add to cartChâteau La Rame is among the oldest and most renowned properties in the Sainte Croix du Mont appellation on a hill overlooking the Garonne river. For over a hundred years La Rame has been lauded for the quality of its wine, and today it stands as a testament to the value that can still be found in Bordeaux, even in a time when so many other regions are getting inordinately expensive.
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Chateau Puygueraud Cotes de Bordeaux Rouge 2015
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Comte Armand Pommard Clos des Epeneaux 1er Cru 2022
$299.00Add to cartA monopole from a fantastic producer. This Pommard is a gem of the Cote de Beaune. While it’s young, there is complexity already. It has ripe fruit and enough earthy spice that this is going to mature into a beautiful wine.
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Conundrum Red Wine 2020
$22.00Add to cartAn easy red blend designed to appeal to a broad range of palates.
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Domaine Eden Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$69.00Add to cartIn the heart of the Santa Cruz mountains Domaine Eden is growing some great fruit. While they produce Pinot and Chard the Cabernet is special with critics like Antonio Galloni saying, “This might very well be the best value in artisan, high-end California Cabernet.”
It’s full of dark fruits and is classic Santa Cruz with huge gobs of black fruit and herbs that aren’t over heavy. It will improve with age but is a delight now.
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Durigutti Malbec 2021
$16.00Add to cartThe Durigutti wines come from the cradle of Argentine winemaking: Mendoza. This regions which sits in the shadow of the Andes is the reason that we still enjoy Malbec. Until it garnered popularity in Argentina, the French were ripping out their vineyards. Today we get to enjoy both.
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E Pira Chiara Boschis Barolo Mosconi 2020
$144.00Add to cartThis is a single vineyard Barolo offering that offers a deep savoriness alongside the more classic red fruit, rose petals, and earth.
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Eric Texier, Brezeme Cote du Rhone, 2022
$42.00Add to cartFrom the slopes of one of the great AOCs of the Rhône that has been forgotten to time comes a delicious organic Syrah from Eric Texier. The wine is old school and minimalist in just about every way that counts, but it’s still big in flavor and texture.
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Giacomo Conterno Barbera d’Alba Vigna Francia 2021
$99.00Add to cartThis is a Barbera (which often plays second fiddle in the Piedmont) from one of the regions greatest producers. The Barbera has great fruit but lighter tannins than their Nebbiolos, but given its pedigree it still has a definite heft. We think this is a true value wine to taste one of the greats.
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Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture Gricos 2020
$29.00Add to cartAfter a stint in Tuscany the couple behind Grifalco decided to decamp for a new project somewhere else in Italy. In Basilicata they found terroir and untapped potential that they were excited to explore, particularly in the shadow of the Vulture volcano where stellar Aglianico grows. This wine is their entry level bottling and it is a delightful look at what the grape can be.
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Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain 2021
$45.00Add to cartThis is the flagship wine of the Hedges family property and it comes from all biodynamically farmed grapes. The blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Franc, Merlot and Syrah play together very well in a wine that is ultimately low alcohol (for the region) and terroir driven.
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Kanonkop Kadette 2021
$24.00Add to cartThis “Cape Blend” is a mixture of Pinotage, Cab Sav, Merlot and Cab Franc and tastes exactly as it should. There’s big South African fruit, earth, and an alcoholic oomph. The structure is rich with a punch of acid and grippy tannins.
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Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 2018
$79.00Add to cartA gorgeous Sangiovese from a boutique producer in Montalcino. For the Brunello curious this wine offers a great value and a precise mineral driven wine. This is a cult wine that sells every time a collector in the know walks in the shop.
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Luigi Voghera Basarin Barbaresco 2019
$48.00Add to cartThe Voghera family have been farmers in Neive in Barbaresco for time out of mind but the modern estate was born in 1974 when Luigi converted the farm to make wine exclusively. Today Livio follows his father’s old school methods to create wonderful estate bottles that offer a fantastic value.
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Matt Taylor Komorebi West Sonoma 2016
$135.00Add to cartDavid has called this new-to-him find as “one of the more delicate and ethereal Pinots I have ever tasted from California.” A resounding endorsement!
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Monteraponi Chianti Classico 2022
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Monteraponi Chianti Classico Riserva Il Campitello 2020
$122.00Add to cartWe love the wines of Monteraponi. There’s a lightness to them that can transcend some of the heft that comes with wines out of this part of italy. That’s not to say that they aren’t controversial. They produce wines are typically more Burgundian or even (gasp) Piedmontese than some of their neighbors but that doesn’t make them any less delightful. They retain acidity, florals, minerality, and a restrained elegance that lifts the palate.
This is their take at classic Chianti Classico. It’s mostly Sangiovese with a touch of Canaiolo and Colorino,and it’s delicious while still being light on its feet (for Riserva Chianti).
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Montevertine Montevertine Rosso 2020
$117.00Add to cartThe story of the legendary Montevertine estate in Radda-in-Chianti begins in 1967, when Sergio Manetti purchased the property and planted two hectares of vines with the modest intention of making wine to share with his family and friends. It turns out he had a knack for the craft, and word swiftly spread in the area about the quality of wine Montevertine was creating from their excellently situated high-altitude vineyards.
The wines have been classified as “Rosso di Toscana” since 1981 due to their strong belief that Trebbiano should not be included in their wines—even though, ironically, they have always been, among the purest expressions of Chianti Classico.
Their vineyards are worked without chemicals; grapes are hand-harvested; fermentations are spontaneous; no stainless steel exists at the estate—only cement and old wood; sulfur is applied conservatively, and only at racking; and neither fining nor filtration are employed.
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Montevertine Montevertine Rosso 2020 Magnum
$250.00Add to cartThe story of the legendary Montevertine estate in Radda-in-Chianti begins in 1967, when Sergio Manetti purchased the property and planted two hectares of vines with the modest intention of making wine to share with his family and friends. It turns out he had a knack for the craft, and word swiftly spread in the area about the quality of wine Montevertine was creating from their excellently situated high-altitude vineyards.
The wines have been classified as “Rosso di Toscana” since 1981 due to their strong belief that Trebbiano should not be included in their wines—even though, ironically, they have always been, among the purest expressions of Chianti Classico.
Their vineyards are worked without chemicals; grapes are hand-harvested; fermentations are spontaneous; no stainless steel exists at the estate—only cement and old wood; sulfur is applied conservatively, and only at racking; and neither fining nor filtration are employed.
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Red Hook Winery Gaia North Fork White 2019
$42.00Add to cartSince 2008 Red Hook Winery has been a fun urban winery just across the water from Manhattan. They source grapes from all over for their wines but this one comes from the North Fork of Long Island.
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Ridge Three Valleys Sonoma County 2021
$45.00Add to cartIs Ridge the best American producer? Maybe, the Montebello is a truly transcendent bottle of wine.
The Three Valleys bottling is the perfect intro to Zinfandel. It’s big and plummy and generous. It’s a fun, full-bodied bottle that showcases what Zin can be in the right hands.
This is a perfect choice if you are happy with the warmer weather but still want something dark and even a little brooding. It’s like curling up with a good crime drama. I’d recommend pairing it with Elaine May’s Mikey & Nicky.
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Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 2018
$150.00Add to cartA legendary name in Barolo that was borne out of dedication to craft, not inherited vineyards. Luciano Sandrone was the son of a carpenter who grew from a small plot in Cannubi to one of the most respected names in the region. He innovated while retaining classic elements threading the needle between modern and traditional during the Parker days. This 2018 Le Vigne is a wine to set in your cellar and forget about for the next decade.
