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Averaen Pinot Noir 2022
$30.00Add to cartAveraen Winery, from Oregon’s Willamette Valley, focuses on crafting expressive and terroir-driven Pinot Noir wines. The Pinot Noir 2022 reflects Averaen’s commitment to sustainability and stewardship of the land, with grapes sourced from cool-climate vineyards that capture the essence of Oregon’s unique microclimates.
This Pinot showcases aromas of black tea, dark berries, forest floor, and subtle floral notes, with a palate that is elegant and refined. Rooted in the belief that great wine begins in the vineyard, Averaen invites enthusiasts to experience the beauty and complexity of their land in this Willamette Pinot Noir.
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Barone di Villagrande Etna Rosso 2020
$24.00Add to cartWith roots dating back to the 18th century, Barone di Villagrande Winery is one of the oldest estates on the slopes of Mount Etna, embodying centuries of winemaking tradition. With aromas of red berries, wild herbs, and a hint of smoke, Etna Rosso 2020 offers a palate that is elegant, structured, and finely balanced, shaped by the temperate climate and volcanic influences of the 2020 growing season. The vintage experienced a temperate growing season marked by mild temperatures and gentle breezes, allowing for optimal fruit development and balanced acidity in the grapes.
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Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022 750ml
$72.00Add to cartA staff favorite at its price point. This is what good West Coast Pinot should taste like! Three generations of Bergstrom have worked on these wines into something really beautiful. Named after the road the family grew up on in Portland, Oregon, the Cumberland Reserve is a blend of the finest barrels from their five estate-farmed vineyards, carefully combined to give a picture of Oregon Pinot Noir at its best. Drink now or hold for a few years.
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Boasso Barolo Gabutti 2018
$55.00Add to cartA rich Nebbiolo from one of Barolo’s most delicious crus where the fruit is picked, pressed and fermented before aging in new oak for three years. This is a wine that is never filtered and is left to age further in bottle before release where the flavors have time to harmonize. Boasso is a smaller producer and this wine offers a great value in Barolo that will develop more complexity with age.
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Bodega Rolland Mariflor Malbec 2021
$39.00Add to cartA classic Argentine Malbec in the Rolland house style. It’s big, boisterous, and fruit forward with some apparent oak.
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Bodegas Riojanas Monte Real Crianza 2019
$19.00Add to cartA classic Crianza with all the trimmings: medium-bodied with black fruits like blackberry and plum that mingle with oaky vanilla and dusty tannins.
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Brezza Barolo Classico 2019
$68.00Add to cartBrezza, a very traditional Barolo maker, has been on the up-and-up for the past few years as drinkers swing back to expressiveness and terroir over simple power.
This Barolo is a blend of four sites that marry togther to create a beautifully balanced wine.
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Brovia Barolo 2019
$85.00Add to cartIn 1863 Giacinto Brovia founded the Brovia estate in the village of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo district. The family has been continually engaged in the growing of grapes and the production of wine since that time. Today they are practicing organic but still working in a very classic style.
This cuvée is a blend of the younger vines found across their various plots in Barolo. It’s straightforward and lean with balance at the heart of the bottling. Tannins and minerals on the palate mingle with the aromas of roses and cherries. Delightful.
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Brovia Barolo 2020
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Calea Nero d’Avola 2023
$14.00Add to cartA joint venture from Polaner Selections and Botter winery that is designed to be fun, food friendly, and value friendly. Calea’s sleek and modern package combines elements from Sicily’s rich architectural traditions, and colors that call to mind the bright sunlight and burnished earth of this ancient crossroads of the Mediterranean.
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Carabella Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022
$47.00Add to cartCarbella is a dedicated Pinot specialist that has focused on one rocky and volcanic site for their grapes. The resulting wines are lively, with good complexity and supple fruit character. Its tangy cherry flavors blend into the supple tannins.
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Chateau de Chaintres Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes 2020
$31.00Add to cartWe love the Loire, it’s the garden of France, and the wines almost across the board retain a beautiful earthiness. While the Tigny family has owned this 17th century chateau since the 1930s it was the addition of cellar master Jean-Philippe Louis that they really stepped up their game, converting the estate to biodynamics, hand picking, and allowing for spontaneous fermentation.
The vines that plunge the deepest into the tuffeau soils of the vineyards range from 50 to 80 years of age. Despite the concentration and structure a sense of freshness permeates this wine—making it “très digeste”. Graceful tannins and an assertive underlying minerality contribute a salty-savory edge to the fruit.
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Chateau Haut-Segottes Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020
$45.00Add to cartMme. Meunier, “vigneronne extraordinaire”, is the fourth generation of her family to oversee this estate situated in the heart of the Saint Emilion appellation. Her dedication to her vineyards enables Madame Meunier’s Haut Ségottes to produce exceptional quality year-in and year-out.
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Chateau Tronquoy LaLande Saint Estephe
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Cooper Hill Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2022
$28.00Add to cartA certified organic and biodynamically farmed pinot noir from one of the pioneering family wineries in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Established on the outskirts of Portland in the late 1970’s, the winery began as and remains a family endeavor, with two generations of the Gross family guiding Cooper Mountain. Since 2004 winemaker Gilles de Domingo has been overseeing all winemaking.
This wine has notes juicy red fruit, dark berries, and a bit of earthiness.
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Cristom Vineyards Mt. Jefferson Cuvee Pinot Noir 2022
$45.00Add to cartThis is an excellent entry level Pinot from a serious west coast producer. It’s beautifully rich with delicious complexity and great acid. This is a daily drinker for Oregon Pinot fans.
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DeForville Langhe Nebbiolo 2022
$24.00Add to cartThis wine is definitely a store favorite! A great entry level Nebbiolo that is perfect for pairing with dinner.
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Domaine Alain Voge Saint-Joseph Les Cotes 2020
$65.00Add to cartAlain is a legend in the Rhône. He rewrote the rule book on what great wines from southern France could be. Today led Alberic Mazoyer (who worked for Chapoutier) who still makes incredibly dense and layered wines using organic and biodynamic viticulture. This wine comes from a steep parcel of land in Mauves that has produced a delicious Syrah that has all the layers of fruit, spice, and flowers you could want.
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Domaine des Marechaux Bordeaux Superieur 2020
$17.00Add to cartThis is a fresh take on Bordeaux – has all of the dark fruit you want out of Merlot and a touch of spice, without being overly oaked or tannic. Supple enough to drink on its own or to cut through fatty meats at the table. Definitely over delivers for the price point! – Ben
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Domaine Dubost Moulin-a-Vent en Brenay 2021
$36.00Add to cartPracticing biodynamic gamay from a fourth generation estate—it doesn’t get more classically Beaujolais than this.
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Domaine Faiveley Mercurey Vielles Vignes 2022
$62.00Add to cartAn old vine Pinot from one of Burgundy’s most reliable producers. Faiveley is one of the largest producers in Burgundy, but don’t let that make you think their wines are sub-par. They take their experience and apply it to make terroir driven expressions of all their various holdings. Mercurey is on village on the Cote Chalonnaise which takes its name from the god Mercury (God of trade). The wine is concentrated and structured, aromatic, and full of deep red berries and a bit of vanilla.
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Domaine Les Aphillanthes Cotes du Rhone Tradition 2021
$18.00Add to cartA biodynamic value stunner from sites near-by Gigondas. They have a smattering of wines that are all delicious, but we find that even at $18 the entry level is a fantastic buy.
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Domaine Parent Bourgogne Rouge Selection Pomone 2022
$86.00Add to cartThis is a wine that punches above it’s weight class. Two sisters Catherine and Anne, helm the Domaine and lead with a lot of heart. The resulting wines are delicious and easy to get into. They are made to be enjoyable now, but will develop for the next five years.
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Dorli Muhr Carnuntum 2020
$29.00Add to cartDorli Muhr (along with Dirk van der Niepoort – one of Portugal’s finest winemakers) are two of the larger names responsible for the popularity of Carnuntum Blaufrankish, which comes from a mere 9 miles from the Slovakian capital Bratislava and the southern reaches of Niederösterreich.
Low yields from organic vines make the resulting Dorli Muhr wines something special to behold. Concentration with a light body is the balance that they seek, and it is made easier with the limestone soil beds.
This wine is silky but still powerful. The color shines and echoes the ripe cherry and wild berry flavors, but the fresh bouquet of herbs and flowers dances off the mineral core and keeps us coming back for another sip. This is a wine that is light enough on its feet to be delicious today but can definitely stand some aging.
Pair it with wild game, charcuterie, or sausages.
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Erggelet Brothers Contra Costa County Zinfandel 2019
$43.00Add to cartWe don’t often reach for Zinfandels, but this one was a delight. Made by two German brothers who ended up in California and who are harnessing the freshness and lightness that they knew from back home. While many Zins live in the heavy section, this one is medium-light and deliciously lifted.
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Foxen Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir 2020
$50.00Add to cartFoxen is a legend in Santa Barbara wine country. Founded by Dick Doré and Bill Wathen in the late 70s it wasn’t until the late 80’s that they got their license (the 13th in the region which now is home to over 200). They work with some of the best fruit in the region where winemaker David Whitehair seeks to express the fruit cleanly. This fruit comes from the cooler pinot plots of Santa Maria which is closer to the coast than Foxen Canyon. The wine is a delightful pinot with all the hallmarks of fruit that benefits from a big shift between the night and day temperatures, and like all great Santa Barbara wines there’s a distinct tell of salinity.
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Francois Labet Bourgogne Pinot Noir Vielles Vignes 2022
$41.00Add to cartThis is a delicious example of a young Burgundy. It’s from a family that works some of the most esteemed vineyards in the region organically and focuses on purity of flavors in the bottle. Francois’s son Edouard has taken over winemaking in recent years and has lightened the wines a bit. The wine is supple, almost taut, but still has a generosity of flavors, especially bright red berries, which grow with exposure to air. Sweet earth and a little white pepper spice glide around the rich core of strawberries and raspberry fruit, all framed by well-integrated tannins that give it a firm but polite grip. This is a sophisticated wine that way over-delivers at its price point.
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Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Langhe Nebbiolo 2023
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Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2019
$109.00Add to cartA bold Brunello from exceptional terroir in Montalcino. This is what Sangiovese from the right soils, and with the right winemaker, can do over the long term. It’s intense but balanced.
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Ioppa Balsina Ghemme 2017
$66.00Add to cartAzienda Agricola Ioppa was established in 1852 on the banks of the Sesia River. The stunning view of Mount Rosa makes it impossible to forget that the Alps play a major role in this unique region. The wines are made traditionally with long maceration, light extraction, and are aged in a large cask which results in an expression that has the fully captured the floral side of Nebbiolo.
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Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
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Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2021
$135.00Add to cartThis is a producer that is famous for its bold Pinots, and this particular Pinot is perfect for lovers of the classic big and bold California style. It’s rich and fruity but has flavors of cedar and herbs to complete the palate and keep it from being a simple fruit bomb.
