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Sparkling Wine
BRUNDLMAYER RIESLING SEKT BRUT, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2007 86
CONTRATTO MILLESIMATO BRUT, OLTREPO PAVESE, ITALY 2007 77
R. DUMONT BRUT ROSE, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE NV 84
DOMAINE COLLIN CREMANT DE LIMOUX, FRANCE NV 33
LEGRAS ET HAAS BLANC DE BLANCS, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE NV 88
JACQUES COPINET BLANC DE BLANCS, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE NV 88
FERRARI PERLE, TRENTINO, ITALY 2006 74
SYNCLINE 'CELILO' SCINTILLATION, BLANC DE BLANCS, COLUMBIA GORGE, WASHINGTON 2009 79
Chardonnay
MAISON CHAMPY RULLY, COTE CHALONNAISE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 29
PAUL PERNOT BOURGOGNE BLANC, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 64
ROULOT BOURGOGNE BLANC, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 79
COMTES LAFON MACON-VILLAGES, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 48
PATRICK PIUZE CHABLIS DECOUVERTE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2011 62
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘NARVAUX,’ BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 93
GANEVAT 'CHALASSES' VIEILLES VIGNES, JURA, FRANCE 2008 99
HAMILTON RUSSELL, HEMEL-EN-AARDE VALLEY, SOUTH AFRICA 2010 59
BUTY CHARDONNAY ‘CONNER LEE,’ COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2011 81
EFESTE CHARDONNAY LOLA 'EVERGREEN VINEYARD,' COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 59
EVESHAM WOOD PUITS SEC, EOLA-AMITY HILLS, OREGON 2009 46
CROWLEY, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 54
J.K. CARRIERE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2008 76
J.K. CARRIERE LUCIDITE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2010 67
WESTREY, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 38
WESTREY CHARDONNAY RESERVE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2008 50
HAMACHER CUVEE FORET DIVERSES, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2007 68
BERGSTROM OLD STONES, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 56
SANDHI 'SANFORD & BENEDICT,' STA. RITA HILLS, CALIFORNIA 2009 87
HUGE BEAR, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 2008 57
RADIKON SLATNIK, FRUILI-VENEZIA-GIULIA, ITALY 2009 64
Sauvignon Blanc
HUGE BEAR, SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 2009 37
PONT DE CHEVALIER, KNIGHTS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 2008 47
SERGE DAGUENEAU POUILLY FUME LES PENTES, LOIRE, FRANCE 2011 50
VACHERON SANCERRE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2011 66
Riesling
PEWSEY VALE, EDEN VALLEY, AUSTRALIA 2011 34
WEINGUT HIRSCH ZOBING, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 34
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER ‘HERRENBERG’ KABINETT, RUWER, GERMANY 2007 53
DONNHOFF 'OBERHAUSER BRUCKE' SPATLESE, NAHE, GERMANY 2010 77
LONG SHADOWS POET'S LEAP, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 38
LONG SHADOWS POET'S LEAP, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2011 33
EFESTE 'EVERGREEN,' COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 31
LOVE AND SQUALOR, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 34
LOVE AND SQUALOR FANCY PANTS, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 56
BERGSTROM, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2009 36
"SPRING MARKET LIST” - WHITE WINES
Pinot Gris
PONZI PINOT GRIS, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2012 38
SCARPETTA PINOT GRIGIO, FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY 2010 34
JEAN SIPP 'CLOS RIBEAUPIERRE' ALSACE, FRANCE 1998 59
Gruner Veltliner
EVESHAM WOOD, EOLA-AMITY HILLS, OREGON 2010 29
WIENINGER, VIENNA HILLS, AUSTRIA 2010 29
PRAGER 'HINTER DER BURG' FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU, AUSTRIA 2010 54
BRUNDLMAYER ‘BERG VOGELSANG,’ KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2008 57
HIRSCH NUMBER ONE, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 33
NIGL 'KREMSER FREIHEIT,' KREMSTAL 2009 41
Sommelier Select
ANDRE BREGEON MUSCADET SUR LIE, SEVRE ET MAINE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2002 64
BREGEON MUSCADET SUR LIE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2010 34
A. ET.P DE VILLAINE ALIGOTE, BOUZERON, COTE CHALONNAISE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 54
DOMAINE DES CROIX PICPOUL DE PINET, COTEAUX DU LANGUEDOC, FRANCE 2011 28
JORGE ORDONEZ BOTANI MOSCATEL, MALAGA, SPAIN 2009 36
GUIDOBONO, ARNEIS, ROERO, PIEDMONT, ITALY 2011 32
CARAVAGLIO MALVASIA, SALINA, SICILY, ITALY 2011 31
PIEVALTA VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI, MARCHE, ITALY 2009 27
DOMAINE SKOURAS MOSCHOFILERO, MALANDRENI, PELOPONNESE, GREECE 2010 33
QUINTA DOS ROQUES ENCRUZADO, DAO, PORTUGAL 2008 31
HERRI MINA PETIT MANSENG IROULEGUY BLANC, FRANCE 2006 49
MOVIA RIBOLLA GIALLA, BRDA, SLOVENIA 2008 61
GANEVAT SAVIGNIN 'CHALASSES' MARNES BLEUES, JURA, FRANCE 2008 96
DOMAINE DE BELLIVIERE CHENIN BLANC PREMICES, JASNIERES, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2010 40
VEIGAS DE PADRINAN ALBARINO, RIAS BAIXAS, SPAIN 2011 46
EVESHAM WOOD BLANC DE PUITS SEC, EOLA-AMITY HILLS, OREGON 2010 29
DOMAINE DE FORGE BRANCHEREAU SAVENNIERES, LOIRE VALLEY 2010 49
HESTIA CHENIN BLANC, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2011 29
AMAURICE VIOGNIER, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2009 50
AMAURICE VIOGNIER, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 49
AMAURICE VIOGNIER SPARROW, WALLA WALLA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2011 76
WATERS ROUSSANNE/VIOGNER PRELUDE, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2011 61
TRANCHE ROUSSANNE SLICE OF PAPE, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2009 51
J.L. CHAVE ROUSSANNE CELESTE, ST. JOSEPH, RHONE, FRANCE 2009 63
CHATEAU LANCYRE ROUSSANNE, LANGUEDOC, FRANCE 2011 47
YVES LECCIA VERMENTINU ILE DE BEAUTE, CORSICA, FRANCE 2011 51
DOMAINE LECCIA VERMENTINU, PATRIMONIO, CORSICA, FRANCE 2010 89
Rose
WATERS, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2012 39
SYNCLINE ROSE, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 35
LA BASTIDE BLANCHE ROSE, BANDOL, PROVENCE, FRANCE 2012 41
JOSEPH ROTY MARSANNAY ROSE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 59
MARC PLOUZEAU ROSE 'RIVE GAUCHE' CHINON, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2012 29
LA SPINETTA IL ROSE DI CASANOVA, TUSCANY, ITALY 2012 39
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Gamay
GROFFIER PASSETOUTGRAIN, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 49
ROBERT SEROL VIEILLES VIGNES, COTE ROANNAIS, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2010 34
JEAN FOILLARD NOUVEAU, BEAUJOLAIS, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2011 49
DOMAINE DES TERRE DOREES, FLEURIE, BEAUJOLAIS, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 51
CHATEAU THIVIN, COTE DE BROUILLY, BEAUJOLAIS, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 51
MARCEL LAPIERRE CUVEE LAPIERRE, MORGON, BEAUJOLAIS, FRANCE 2011 92
Pinot Noir
TRISAETUM, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2011 46
DOMAINE SERENE EVANSTAD RESERVE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2007 99
GIANT STEPS 'SEXTON,' YARRA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA 2011 68
VACHERON, SANCERRE ROUGE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2007 86
MICHEL GANOUX BOURGOGNE ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 48
HUDELOT-NOELLAT BOURGOGNE ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 36
JOSEPH ROTY BOURGOGNE ROUGE CUVEE PRESSONIER, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 69
HENRI GOUGES BOURGOGNE ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 59
HUDELOT-NOELLAT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2009 86
MAISON L'OREE VIEILLES VIGNES, BOURGOGNE ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 49
BERTRAND AMBROISE COTE DE NUITS VILLAGES, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 53
MONGEARD-MUGNERET SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘LES NARBANTONS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 87
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY SANTENAY 'CEPS CENTENAIRES' VIEILLES VIGNES, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 78
MAISON CHAMPY VOLNAY, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 57
J.J. CONFURON HAUT-COTE-DE-NUITS 'VIGNOTTES,' BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 94
Syrah
LES VINS DE VIENNES HELUICUM, VDP RHODANIENNES, RHONE VALLEY, FRANCE 2009 79
W.T. VINTNERS GORGEOUS 'DESTINY RIDGE,' HORSE HEAVEN HILLS, WASHINGTON 2010 59
KEVIN WHITE SYRAH/GRENACHE EN HOMMAGE, YAKIMA VALLEY 2011 52
LUKE LAMBERT CRUDO, YARRA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA 2011 74
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc & Merlot
NORTHSTAR MERLOT, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2009 51
SANT'ELENA MERLOT, VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY 2000 41
NEYERS RANCH CONN VALLEY MERLOT, NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 2010 81
CADENCE CODA, RED MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON 2010 48
BAER ARCTOS, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2009 91
VA' PIANO CABERNET SAUVIGNON, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2008 79
JORDAN, ALEXANDER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 2008 96
SANT'ELENA ROS DI ROL, VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY 1997 74
MEERLUST RUBICON, STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA 2007 61
LEEUWIN ESTATE ART SERIES, MARGARET RIVER, AUSTRALIA 2006 88
PYRAMID VALLEY CABERNET FRANC HOWELL FAMILY, HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND 2007 74
Sommelier Select
BRUNDLMAYER ZWEIGELT, KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2010 1000 ml 36
BODEGAS ONTONAN RESERVA RIOJA, SPAIN 2004 46
BODEGAS ONTONAN RESERVA PRIVADA RIOJA, SPAIN 1995 94
BODEGAS ONTONAN RESERVA RIOJA, SPAIN 1996 89
MUGA RESERVA, RIOJA, SPAIN 2008 49
KERLOO TEMPRANILLO, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 68
COS, FRAPPATO DI VITTORIA, SICILY, ITALY 2010 52
SANDRONE DOLCETTO D'ALBA, PIEDMONT, ITALY 2011 47
FELSINA CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA, TUSCANY, ITALY 1995 99
CASANUOVA DELLE CERBAIE, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, TUSCANY, ITALY 2003 93
CHATEAU MUSAR HOCHAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 2007 54
IDILICO GARNACHA, WASHINGTON 2010 41
KEVIN WHITE GRENACHE BLEND LA FRATERNITE, YAKIMA VALLEY 2011 42
MARK RYAN DISSIDENT, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 64
MARK RYAN MOURVEDRE CRAZY MARY, RED MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON 2011 94
CHATEAU DE TOURS, COTES DU RHONE, FRANCE 2009 71
CUVELIER LOS ANDES MALBEC BLEND COLECCION, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA 2009 44
GROS ET TOLLOT MINERVOIS LA CIAUDE, LANGUEDOC, FRANCE 2009 87
MARCARINI 'LA SERRA' BAROLO, PIEDMONT, ITALY 2007 78
DOMAINE SKOURAS SAINT GEORGE AGIORGITOKO, NEMEA, GREECE 2010 34
KARYDAS XINOMAVRO, NAOUSSA, GREECE 2007 56
HOMETOWN HERO - LONG SHADOWS
WASHINGTON’S WINE INDUSTRY IS IN ITS INFANCY. HOWEVER, IN LESS THAN 50 YEARS OF QUALITY WINE PRODUCTION WE HAVE LEAPT ONTO THE WORLD’S FINE-WINE STAGE. EACH MONTH WE ARE HONORED TO SHARE WITH YOU A WINERY WE BELIEVE ITS SETTING A NEW STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND CHAMPIONING WINES THAT SHOWCASE WASHINGTON’S DIVERSE TERROIR.
LONG SHADOWS BRINGS SEVEN HIGHLY ACCLAIMED VINTNERS FROM THE MAJOR WINE REGIONS OF THE WORLD TO WASHINGTON STATE, EACH AN OWNER-PARTNER IN A UNIQUE WINERY DEDICATED TO PRODUCING COLUMBIA VALLEY WINES THAT SHOWCASE THE BEST OF THIS GROWING REGION. FOUNDED IN 2003, LONG SHADOWS IS THE BRAINCHILD OF WASHINGTON WINE LUMINARY ALLEN SHOUP. AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE AND ITS AFFILIATED WINERIES, ALLEN SPENT 20 YEARS BUILDING THE REPUTATION OF THE GROWING REGION, IN PART BY FORGING WINEMAKING PARTNERSHIPS THAT BROUGHT ITALY'S PIERO ANTINORI AND GERMANY'S DR. ERNST LOOSEN TO THE COLUMBIA VALLEY. AFTER LEAVING STE. MICHELLE IN 2000, ALLEN'S COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE COLUMBIA VALLEY REMAINED UNDAUNTED. HE SPENT THE NEXT THREE YEARS DEVELOPING LONG SHADOWS, A PROPOSITION THAT WAS AS SIMPLE AS IT WAS COMPLEX: RECRUIT A CADRE OF THE FINEST WINEMAKERS IN THE WORLD; GIVE EACH VINTNER ACCESS TO WASHINGTON STATE'S BEST GRAPES; AND OUTFIT A WINERY TO ACCOMMODATE A DIVERSE GROUP OF WINEMAKERS' EXACTING CELLAR SPECIFICATIONS. WITH THE VISION IN PLACE, ALLEN BEGAN BY INTRODUCING A DREAM TEAM OF CELEBRATED VINTNERS TO THE VINES AND WINES OF THE GROWING REGION. THE IDEA QUICKLY SOLD ITSELF; AND FROM THE BEGINNING, THE WINES HAVE ENJOYED CRITICAL ACCLAIM THAT HAS CONTINUED TO GROW, VINTAGE AFTER VINTAGE. AS THE PROJECT DEVELOPED ALLEN RECRUITED WINEMAKER GILLES NICAULT AS OVER SEE ALL SEVEN PROJECT AS WELL AS PARTNER WITH ALLEN ON CHESTER-KIDDER, A CABERNET-SYRAH BLEND.
LONG SHADOWS SYRAH SEQUEL, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2005 107
LONG SHADOWS SYRAH SEQUEL, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 103
LONG SHADOWS MERLOT PEDESTAL, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 104
LONG SHADOWS MERLOT PEDESTAL, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 101
LONG SHADOWS MERLOT PEDESTAL, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 111
LONG SHADOWS CABERNET SAUVIGNON-SYRAH CHESTER-KIDDER, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2004 106
LONG SHADOWS CABERNET SAUVIGNON-SYRAH CHESTER-KIDDER, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2005 99
LONG SHADOWS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON FEATHER, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 109
LONG SHADOWS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON FEATHER, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 106
LONG SHADOWS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON FEATHER, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 103
LONG SHADOWS CABERNET SAUVIGNON PIROUETTE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 101
LONG SHADOWS CABERNET SAUVIGNON PIROUETTE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 103
FEATURED WASHINGTON WINES
FOLLOWING THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES IN 1969 THAT ENCOURAGED FARMERS TO PLANT MORE VITIS VINIFERA VARIETALS, THE WASHINGTON WINE INDUSTRY HAS EXPLODED TO RANK SECOND LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY. EAST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAIN RANGE AND ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER VINIFERA VINES FLOURISH FROM A VAST NUMBER OF GRAPES AND STYLES. THERE IS DELICATE PINOT NOIR IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE, BOLD CABERNET AND SYRAH ON RED MOUNTAIN AND IN WALLA WALLA VALLEY. WASHINGTON IS QUICKLY BEING RECOGNIZED AROUND THE GLOBE AS A WORLD-CLASS PRODUCER OF WINE, ANCHORED BY A PIONEER SPIRIT AND DEVOTION TO QUALITY.
AMAURICE
AMAURICE IS A TRUE FAMILY WINERY. EACH MEMBER HAS BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART IN THE CREATION OF THIS RELATIVELY NEW BUT RISING STAR ESTATE ON MILL CREEK IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. THE YOUNG AND VIVACIOUS ANNA SCHAFER HONED HER TALENTS AS A WINEMAKER FOR PAUL HOBBES IN BOTH HEMISPHERES. SHE HAS DEVELOPED HER OWN STYLE THAT IS POLISHED, EXPRESSIVE AND CEREBRAL. THE WINES ARE STUNNING.
AMAURICE SYRAH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 79
AMAURICE SYRAH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 71
AMAURICE SYRAH FRED 'ESTATE,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 91
AMAURICE CABERNET BLEND CUMMINGS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 74
AMAURICE CABERNET BLEND NIGHT OWL 'ESTATE,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 94
AMAURICE CABERNET BLEND NIGHT OWL 'ESTATE,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 97
AMAURICE MALBEC, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 74
AMAURICE MALBEC, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 69
AMAURICE MALBEC AMPARO 'ESTATE,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 95
ANDREW WILL
WINEMAKER AND OWNER CHRIS CAMARDA HAS CRAFTED A RANGE OF FOCUSED CABERNET BLENDS FROM HIS VASHON ISLAND WINERY SINCE 1989. HE BELIEVES IN LETTING EACH VINEYARD REVEAL ITS SIGNATURE CHARACTER. AS PART OWNER OF THE COVETED 'CHAMPOUX' VINEYARD AND HIS ESTATE VINEYARD 'TWO BLONDES' IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY, CHRIS HAS ACCESS TO WASHINGTON'S MOST SOUGHT AFTER FRUIT AND PRODUCES SOME OF THE STATES MOST AGE WORTHY EXAMPLES OF WASHINGTON WINE.
ANDREW WILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON SORELLA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2003 145
ANDREW WILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON SORELLA, HORSE HEAVEN HILLS 2005 146
ANDREW WILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON SORELLA, HORSE HEAVEN HILLS 2006 154
ANDREW WILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON SORELLA, HORSE HEAVEN HILLS 2008 146
AVENNIA
A NATIVE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WINEMAKER CHRIS PETERSON BEGAN TO HONE HIS CRAFT AS THE FIRST GRADUATE OF WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S ENOLOGY AND VITICULTURE PROGRAM. NOW, WITH OVER A DECADE IMMERSED IN THE WASHINGTON WINE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING SEVEN YEARS WITH ICONIC DELILLE CELLARS, WINEMAKER CHRIS PETERSON PARTNERED WITH FORMER MICROSOFT EXEC MARTY TAUCHER TO FORM AVENNIA. INSPIRED BY THE ROMAN NAME FOR THE CITY OF AVIGNON, AVENNIA IS MAKING WINES THAT EVOKE CLARITY OF PLACE, CLARITY OF TYPE, AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE. THEY BELIEVE THIS IS BEST EXPRESSED BY USING THE CLASSIC FRENCH VARIETALS AND BLENDS, WITH METHODS PASSED DOWN OVER GENERATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF WASHINGTON’S VINEYARDS AND TERROIR.
AVENNIA SYRAH PARAPINE, YAKIMA VALLEY 2010 69
AVENNIA CABERNET BLEND SESTINA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 99
BAER WINERY
WINEMAKER LANCE BAER FOUNDED BAER WINERY IN 2000 WITH A SINGLE PASSION—TO BRING SOMETHING UNIQUE TO WOODINVILLE. AFTER YEARS OF WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS WINERIES IN WASHINGTON, LANCE WANTED TO TAKE HIS WINEMAKING SKILLS IN HIS OWN, CREATIVE, DIRECTION. LANCE SUCCEEDED IN HANDCRAFTING BLENDS DISTINCTLY HIS OWN, AND IN APRIL 2003 THE WINERY’S SIGNATURE BLEND, URSA, WAS RELEASED. URSA, A FEMININE EXPRESSION OF RED WINE, PREDOMINANTLY MERLOT AND CABERNET FRANC, WAS SOON FOLLOWED BY ARCTOS, A BOLDER CABERNET SAUVIGNON-BASED BLEND. SADLY, LANCE PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY IN 2007. THE WINERY AND LANCE’S VISION CONTINUES WITH THE HELP OF HIS SISTER LISA AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WINEMAKER ERICA ORR, AS CONSULTING WINEMAKER, ENSURES THAT BAER’S BORDEAUX VARIETAL DRIVEN WINES CONTINUE TO BE BENCHMARKS FOR WASHINGTON WINE.
BAER URSA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2004 104
BAER URSA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2005 102
BAER URSA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 101
BAER URSA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 99
BAER URSA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 79
BAER ARCTOS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 105
BAER ARCTOS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 107
BAER ARCTOS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 99
BAER ARCTOS, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 92
BAER MAIA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 119
BALBOA WINERY
IN 1998, TOM GLASE BEGAN HIS WINEMAKING CAREER BY WORKING HARVEST FOR MARTY CLUBB AT L’ECOLE NO. 41 WINERY, THE THIRD OLDEST WINERY IN THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. HE SPENT FOUR YEARS HONING HIS CRAFT AT L’ECOLE AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE STATE’S GREATEST WINEMAKERS AND GRAPE GROWERS. OUT OF THAT FOUNDATION CAME A PARTNERSHIP WITH VINEYARD MANAGER TOM WALISER. CURRENTLY TOM MANAGES 550 ACRES OF VINEYARDS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA VALLEY AS WELL AS HIS OWN VINEYARDS – YELLOW JACKET AND WALISER. TOM FIRMLY BELIEVES IN SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE, AND HE FOCUSES HIS EFFORTS ON SOIL HEALTH AS A MEANS TO HEALTHIER, STRONGER VINES AND HIGHER-QUALITY FRUIT. BALBOA WINERY CAME TO LIFE IN 2005 WITH THE RELEASE OF 2003 CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND 2004 SAUVIGNON BLANC. AS THE FOUNDER OF BALBOA, TOM HAS DEDICATED HIMSELF TO MAKING WINES THAT ARE TRUE TO THE VARIETAL, TERROIR, AND VINTAGE.
BALBOA RED BLEND MITH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 83
BALBOA RED BLEND MITH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 81
BALBOA RED BLEND MITH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 82
BALBOA RED BLEND MITH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 81
BETZ FAMILY
AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS AT CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE, BOB BETZ - MASTER OF WINE, CREATED HIS OWN LABEL AND RELEASED HIS FIRST VINTAGE IN 1997. HE AND HIS FAMILY HAD A SINGLE GOAL: CRAFTING COMPELLING WINES THAT SHOWCASE WASHINGTON AS ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE WINE REGIONS IN THE WORLD. BOB CREATES WINES THAT EXPRESS THE BEST CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH NEW AND OLD WORLDS, OFFERING RIPE INTENSE FRUIT AND STRUCTURE FOR LONGEVITY.
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA SERENNE, YAKIMA VALLEY 2009 117
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA SERENNE, YAKIMA VALLEY 2010 126
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA COTE ROUSSE, RED MOUNTAIN 2010 121
BETZ FAMILY MERLOT-CABERNET CLOS DE BETZ, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 121
BETZ FAMILY CABERNET SAUVIGNON PERE DE FAMILLE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 149
CADENCE
CADENCE IS DEDICATED TO SHOWCASING THE DISTINCT TERROIR OF WASHINGTON'S RED MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS THROUGH ITS BORDEAUX STYLE BLENDS. IN 1998, AFTER RECEIVING SEVERAL YEARS OF ACCOLADES AS AN AMATEUR WINEMAKER WITH BOEING’S WINE CLUB, ENGINEER-TURNED-WINEMAKER BEN SMITH GAVE UP THE SAFETY OF A 9 TO 5 JOB TO PURSUE WINEMAKING FULL TIME. IN 1997, BEN AND HIS PARTNER GAYE MCNUTT HAD A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A SMALL PIECE OF SCRUB LAND ON RED MOUNTAIN ABUTTING SOME OF WASHINGTON’S MOST PRIZED VINEYARDS. NAMED AFTER THEIR DAUGHTER, 'CARA MIA,' THE ESTATE VINEYARD BECAME A REALITY WITH THE PLANTING OF THE FIRST VINES IN 2004.
CADENCE ‘TAPTEIL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2003 86
CADENCE ‘TAPTEIL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2005 104
CADENCE ‘TAPTEIL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2006 104
CADENCE ‘TAPTEIL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2007 89
CADENCE ‘TAPTEIL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2008 94
CADENCE ‘CIEL DU CHEVAL,’ COLUMBIA VALLEY 2000 116
CADENCE ‘CIEL DU CHEVAL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2006 104
CADENCE ‘CIEL DU CHEVAL,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2007 96
CADENCE CAMERATA, RED MOUNTAIN 2001 121
CADENCE CAMERATA, RED MOUNTAIN 2004 114
CADENCE CAMERATA 'CARA MIA,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2006 123
CADENCE CAMERATA 'CARA MIA,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2007 111
CADENCE CAMERATA 'CARA MIA,' RED MOUNTAIN 2008 129
CADENCE BEL CANTO, RED MOUNTAIN 2003 114
CADENCE BEL CANTO, RED MOUNTAIN 2006 123
CADENCE BEL CANTO 'CARA MIA,' RED MOUNTAIN 2007 113
CADENCE BEL CANTO 'CARA MIA,' RED MOUNTAIN 2008 116
CAYUSE VINEYARDS
AFTER STUDYING VITICULTURE IN CHAMPAGNE AND BURGUNDY, WINEMAKER CHRISTOPHE BARON REALIZED HE WASN'T YET READY TO ENTER THE FAMILY BUSINESS AND GAVE IN TO THE URGE TO TRAVEL. AN UNEXPECTED INTERNSHIP AT A WINERY BROUGHT CHRISTOPHE TO THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY IN 1993. WHILE OTHERS SAW A ROCKY TEN ACRES AS WALLA WALLA'S WORST FARMLAND, CHRISTOPHE DISCOVERED A TERROIR MUCH LIKE THE COBBLESTONES OF CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE. HIS 'FOOLISH GAMBLE' ON THAT FIELD OF STONES CONTINUES TO REWARD YEAR AFTER YEAR: CAYUSE PRODUCES SOME OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED WINES IN THE NATION.
CAYUSE GOD ONLY KNOWS GRENACHE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 226
CAYUSE GOD ONLY KNOWS GRENACHE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 241
CAYUSE 'CAILLOUX' SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 188
CAYUSE 'CAILLOUX' SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 199
CAYUSE 'EN CERISE' SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 197
CAYUSE 'EN CHAMBERLIN' SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 187
CAYUSE 'EN CHAMBERLIN' SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 189
COL SOLARE
COL SOLARE IS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS: TUSCANY’S MARCHESI ANTINORI AND WASHINGTON STATE’S CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE. FROM ITS INAUGURAL 1995 VINTAGE, COL SOLARE’S MISSION HAS BEEN TO UNITE THESE TWO UNIQUE VITICULTURAL AND WINEMAKING CULTURES TO PRODUCE A WORLD-CLASS CABERNET SAUVIGNON-BASED RED WINE FROM THE VERY BEST WASHINGTON FRUIT. WITH OPENING OF A NEW WINERY AND PLANTING OF THE ESTATE VINEYARD ON RED MOUNTAIN IN 2007, THAT VISION HAS EVOLVED TO FOCUS ON SHOWCASING THE CABERNET SAUVIGNON OF THIS UNIQUE AVA AND, ULTIMATELY, THE SPECIFIC FRUIT OF THE COL SOLARE ESTATE VINEYARD.
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2002 147
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2003 149
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2004 152
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2005 141
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 123
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 99
COL SOLARE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 119
CORLISS ESTATE AND TRANCHE CELLARS
AT THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATE VINEYARD SITS TRANCHE CELLARS, WHERE THE BUCOLIC TOWN OF WALLA WALLA BLENDS INTO THE GENTLE MOUNTAINS FORMING THE EASTERN BORDER OF THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. THROUGHOUT THEIR ESTATE VINEYARDS, GRAPES NATIVE TO FRANCE’S ARE GROWN IN HOMAGE TO THE WINES OF THE SOUTHERN RHONE VALLEY AND BORDEAUX. WINEMAKING AT CORLISS IS THE RESULT OF TEAMWORK AND PATIENCE. MICHAEL CORLISS HAS, FROM THE BEGINNING, BEEN AT THE CENTER. HE IS ENGROSSED IN EVERY DETAIL AND HAS GUIDED THE WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY. SURROUNDING MICHAEL IS A TALENTED STAFF OF WINEMAKING PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING A TALENTED ON-SITE WINEMAKING TEAM OF ANDREW TRIO AND GRIFFIN FREY AS WELL AS PHILIPPE MELKA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HIGHLY REGARDED WINEMAKING CONSULTANTS. TOGETHER, THEY STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST ACTUALIZATION OF MICHAEL'S VISION.
TRANCHE GRENACHE BLEND SLICE OF PAPE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 69
CORLISS SYRAH, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 108
CORLISS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2007 147
DELILLE CELLARS
DELILLE CELLARS, FOUNDED IN 1992 IN WOODINVILLE, WASHINGTON, FOCUSES ON BORDEAUX AND RHONE VARIETAL WINES THAT ARE FRUIT DRIVEN AND TRUE TO THEIR ORIGIN. DELILLE HAS BECOME AN ARCHETYPE FOR WASHINGTON WINE, SOURCING FRUIT FROM SEVERAL OF THE OLDEST AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER VINEYARDS IN THE STATE. IN 2000, WITH COLLABORATION FROM JIM HOLMES OF CIEL DU CHEVAL FAME THEY PLANTED AN ESTATE VINEYARD - GRAND CIEL. WINEMAKER CHRIS UPCHURCH TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THIS FANTASTIC RAW MATERIAL AND CRAFTS WINES THAT ARE NOW WASHINGTON BENCHMARKS.
DELILLE CELLARS SYRAH DOYENNE, SIGNATURE COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 82
DELILLE DOYENNE SYRAH-CABERNET AIX, RED MOUNTAIN 2010 77
DELILLE CELLARS 'HARRISON HILL,' SNIPES MOUNTAIN 2010 157
DELILLE CELLARS CHALEUR ESTATE, RED MOUNTAIN 2010 156
EFESTE
IS PRONOUNCED F-S-T, A PHONETIC SPELLING OF THE FIRST INITIALS OF THE WINERY'S THREE OWNERS - FERRELLI, SMITH, TAYLOR. EFESTE PRODUCES A HANDFUL OF WINES USING YEASTS THAT WINEMAKER BRENNON LEIGHTON CALLS 'FERAL' OR WILD, INSTEAD OF USING COMMERCIAL YEASTS. THE WINERY’S AMBIENT YEASTS ARE COMPRISED OF THOSE FROM THE PREVIOUS WINERY AS WELL AS OTHER NATIVE STRAINS, ALL WORKING IN CONCERT TO CREATE WINES OF GREAT INTENSITY AND SENSE OF PLACE.
EFESTE SYRAH JOLIE BOUCHE 'BOUSHEY,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2010 83
EFESTE SYRAH CEIDLEIGH, RED MOUNTAIN 2010 83
EFESTE CABERNET SAUVIGNON BIG PAPA, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 103
FJELLENE CELLARS
FJELLENE CELLARS (PRONOUNCED FYEL-LAY-NUH) IS DEDICATED TO CRAFTING DISTINCT, VARIETAL-SPECIFIC WINES FROM WASHINGTON STATE WITH SUSTAINABILITY IN MIND. FJELLENE CELLARS WAS FOUNDED BY MATTHEW ERLANDSON IN 2008. BEFORE MOVING TO WALLA WALLA, MATTHEW WORKED AS AN OUTDOOR EDUCATOR AND MOUNTAIN GUIDE FOR THIRTEEN YEARS BOTH IN THE STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. WHILE THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES WAS ALWAYS CONSIDERED HOME, TRIPS HAVE TAKEN HIM TO MOUNTAINS, SHORELINES, AND RIVERS ACROSS THE GLOBE. ALTHOUGH MATTHEW STILL HAS A TRUE PASSION FOR OUTDOOR EDUCATION, HIS FAMILY AND NEW CAREER CONSUME THE BETTER PART OF HIS FREE TIME.
FJELLENE SYRAH 'YELLOW JACKET,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 61
FJELLENE SYRAH 'LES COLLINES,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 62
FJELLENE CABERNET FRANC 'TWO BLONDES,' RATTLESNAKE HILLS 2010 59
FJELLENE CABERNET FRANC 'WALISER,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 59
FJELLENE CABERNET FRANC BLEND EASTERN APPROACH 'WALISER,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 68
FJELLENE CABERNET BLEND NORTH COL. WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 66
FJELLENE CABERNET BLEND SOUTH COL. COLUMBIA VALLEY 2008 67
FJELLENE CABERNET/SYRAH RESERVE 'YELLOW JACKET,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 104
GRAMERCY CELLARS
OWNER / WINEMAKER GREG HARRINGTON - MASTER SOMMELIER, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND BUSINESS PARTNER PAM HAD A REVELATORY TASTING OF WALLA WALLA WINES THAT INSPIRED THEM TO LEAVE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF NEW YORK CITY TO CHASE A DREAM IN BUCOLIC WALLA WALLA. GRAMERCY WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 AND NAMED AFTER THE NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THEY LIVED. YOU WILL FIND HERE PERHAPS WASHINGTON’S MOST 'EARTH DRIVEN' WINES. THEIR FOCUS IS TO EXPRESS THE VINEYARD SOURCE THROUGH RESTRAINED USE OF NEW OAK AND MINIMAL INTERVENTION IN THE WINERY.
GRAMERCY CELLARS TEMPRANILLO INIGO MONTOYA, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 112
GRAMERCY CELLARS GRENACHE THE THIRD MAN, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 106
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2005 124
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 117
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH LAGNIAPPE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2005 114
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH LAGNIAPPE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 119
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH LAGNIAPPE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 116
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH JOHN LEWIS, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 163
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH JOHN LEWIS, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 164
GRAMERCY CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2006 121
LEONETTI
TRULY ONE OF THE FOREFATHERS OF WASHINGTON WINE, THE FIGGINS FAMILY’S FIRST COMMERCIAL VINTAGE WAS IN 1978. IN 1981 WINE & SPRITS MAGAZINE RECOGNIZED THAT FIRST VINTAGE OF CABERNET SAUVIGNON AS THE 'BEST IN NATION' IN A BLIND TASTING. ROOTED IN TRADITION, SECOND-GENERATION WINEMAKER CHRIS FIGGINS IS CRAFTING WINES FROM THEIR ESTATE VINEYARDS IN WALLA WALLA WITH THE SAME PASSION AND INTENSITY THAT FUELED THE WINERY'S INCEPTION.
LEONETTI SANGIOVESE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 139
LEONETTI MERLOT, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 154
LEONETTI MERLOT, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2011 162
LEONETTI CABERNET SAUVIGNON, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 191
LEONETTI RESERVE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 299
OWEN ROE
DAVID O'REILLY, A NATIVE OF IRELAND, HAS BEEN IN THE OREGON WINE SCENE SINCE THE MID '90s WORKING FOR GREAT ESTATES SUCH AS ELK COVE AND SINEANN. HE FELL IN LOVE WITH WINE WHILE STUDYING PHILOSOPHY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE HE VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME AT A SMALL WINERY. HE MAKES WINE FROM BOTH WASHINGTON AND OREGON THAT HAVE RICH FRUIT AND SUPPLE TEXTURES.
OWEN ROE SYRAH CHAPEL BLOCK 'RED WILLOW,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2008 119
OWEN ROE SYRAH CHAPEL BLOCK 'RED WILLOW,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2009 114
OWEN ROE SYRAH CHAPEL BLOCK 'RED WILLOW,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2010 116
OWEN ROE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 'DUBRUL VINEYARD,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2004 149
OWEN ROE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 'DUBRUL VINEYARD,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2005 161
OWEN ROE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 'DUBRUL VINEYARD,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2006 155
OWEN ROE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 'DUBRUL VINEYARD,' YAKIMA VALLEY 2008 149
PEPPER BRIDGE
PEPPER BRIDGE BOASTS TWO EXTREMELY WELL ESTABLISHED ESTATE VINEYARDS IN WALLA WALLA WITH VINES THAT DATE BACK TO 1981. 'SEVEN HILLS' VINEYARD & 'PEPPER BRIDGE' VINEYARD FOCUS ON BORDEAUX VARIETIES. THEY PRODUCE RICH, TEXTURED WINES WITH TREMENDOUS ABILITY TO MATURE WITH BOTTLE AGE. WINEMAKER JEAN-FRANCOIS PELLET EARNED HIS STRIPES IN NAPA VALLEY AT HEITZ CELLARS.
PEPPER BRIDGE MERLOT ESTATE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 108
PEPPER BRIDGE CABERNET SAUVIGNON ESTATE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 116
PEPPER BRIDGE CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2007 149
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS WAS FOUNDED IN 2004 IN WALLA WALLA BY MIKE AND GALE REYNVAAN. TWO ESTATE VINEYARDS REPRESENT EACH END OF THE WALLA WALLA TERROIR SPECTRUM. ON THE VALLEY FLOOR IS THE COBBLESTONE LADEN ‘IN THE ROCKS’ VINEYARD ALONG WITH THE SECOND VINEYARD ‘FOOTHILLS IN THE SUN’ AT THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATION SITES IN WASHINGTON. WINEMAKER MATT REYNVAAN TENDS TO THE VINEYARDS AND CRAFTS TERROIR DRIVEN, RHONE STYLE WINES THAT EXPRESS VINEYARD CHARACTER.
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH IN THE ROCKS, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 114
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH IN THE ROCKS, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2008 105
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH THE UNNAMED, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 113
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH THE UNNAMED, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 114
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH THE CONTENDER, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 133
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH THE CONTENDER, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 131
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH STONEESSENCE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2009 149
REYNVAAN FAMILY VINEYARDS SYRAH STONEESSENCE, WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 147
SLEIGHT OF HAND CELLARS
IN 2002, JERRY AND SANDY SOLOMON WERE AT THE SUN VALLEY WINE AUCTION, ENJOYING THE WONDERFUL WEATHER AND TASTING SOME INCREDIBLE WINES. THEY HAPPENED UPON A TABLE THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY NONE OTHER THAN TREY BUSCH, WHO WAS THEN MAKING THE WINES FOR A SMALL WALLA WALLA WINERY. LAUNCHED IN 2007, SLEIGHT OF HAND CELLARS HAS BUT ONE FOCUS, AND THAT IS TO CRAFT EXCEPTIONAL WINES FROM EXCEPTIONAL VINEYARDS HERE IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
SLEIGHT OF HAND SYRAH LEVITATION, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 89
SLEIGHT OF HAND CABERNET FRANC BLEND ARCHIMAGE, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 109
SLEIGHT OF HAND CABERNET SAUVIGNON ILLUSIONIST, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 111
WATERS
WATERS WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 BASED ON THE INDELIBLE BELIEF THAT WALLA WALLA VALLEY TERROIR IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DISTINCTIVE RED WINES THAT RIVAL THE FINEST OF OLD AND NEW WORLD REGIONS ALIKE. WATERS PRODUCES JUST A FEW THOUSAND CASES OF SMALL LOTS EACH YEAR, AIMED AT REFLECTING AN UNDERLYING SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE. WINE FROM THEIR ESTATE VINEYARD 'FORGOTTEN HILLS' IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE AND COMPLEX EXPRESSIONS OF SYRAH IN WASHINGTON. A RECENT COLLABORATION BETWEEN WATERS, ARTIST MAKOTO FUJIMURA AND GRAMERCY CELLARS LED TO THE STUNNING 21 GRAMS PROJECT.
WATERS SYRAH TREMOLO, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2010 79
WATERS SYRAH 'LOESS,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2006 99
WATERS SYRAH 'LOESS,' WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2010 91
WATERS SYRAH ‘PEPPER BRIDGE,’ WALLA WALLA VALLEY 2006 94
WATERS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, COLUMBIA VALLEY 2009 99
FEATURED OREGON WINES
BETWEEN 1965 AND 1968, DAVID LETT, CHARLES COURY AND DICK ERATH INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE RURAL NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND ESTABLISHED VINEYARDS. SOON AFTER, ADELSHEIM, PONZI, AND SOKOL BLOSSER ALL PLANTED ROOTS IN THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY. IN 1979 DAVID LETT OF EYRIE VINEYARDS ENTERED HIS PINOT NOIR INTO THE GAULT-MILLAU FRENCH WINE OLYMPICS AND WON TOP HONORS AGAINST FRANCE’S BEST WINES. IT WAS THEN THAT THE WORLD BEGAN TO TAKE NOTICE OF OREGON AS A SERIOUS WINE GROWING REGION. IN JUST 40 YEARS OREGON HAS EVOLVED INTO A WORLD CLASS WINE GROWING STATE WITH 15 DEMARCATED WINE GROWING REGIONS AND MORE THAN 300 WINERIES PRODUCING WINE FROM 72 GRAPE VARIETIES. AS A WINE REGION, OREGON CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, BUT IT WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE WHERE SMALL, HAND CRAFTED WINES REIGN AND WHERE COLLABORATION AND COMMUNITY ARE KEY.
BETHEL HEIGHTS
BETHEL HEIGHTS PINOT NOIR ESTATE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2010 113
BETHEL HEIGHTS PINOT NOIR CASTEEL RESERVE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2007 90
BERGSTROM
BERGSTROM CHARDONNAY SIGRID, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2009 114
BERGSTROM PINOT NOIR WHOLE CLUSTER, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2005 182
BOEDECKER
BOEDECKER CELLARS PINOT NOIR ‘ANDERSON,’ WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2007 89
BOEDECKER PINOT NOIR ATHENA, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2007 66
CRISTOM
CRISTOM PINOT NOIR ‘JESSIE,’ EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2010 99
CRISTOM PINOT NOIR ‘LOUISE,’ EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2007 95
CRISTOM PINOT NOIR SIGNATURE CUVEE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2005 216
DOMAINE DROUHIN
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2006 116
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2007 122
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2009 92
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LAURENE, DUNDEE HILLS 2005 168
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LAURENE, DUNDEE HILLS 2006 168
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LAURENE, DUNDEE HILLS 2007 168
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2000 191
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2001 198
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2002 214
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2003 214
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2004 214
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2005 226
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2006 226
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2007 226
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS 2008 231
EVENING LAND VINEYARDS
EVENING LAND VINEYARDS CHARDONNAY 'SEVEN SPRINGS' SUMMUM, EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2008 237
EVESHAM WOOD
EVESHAM WOOD PINOT NOIR 'LE PUITS SEC,' EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2010 64
EVESHAM WOOD PINOT NOIR 'MAHONIA,' WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2010 66
EVESHAM WOOD PINOT NOIR 'ILLAHE,' WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2010 62
EVESHAM WOOD PINOT NOIR 'LE PUITS SEC' CUVEE J, EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2010 89
J.K. CARRIERE
J.K. CARRIERE PINOT NOIR, WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2006 99
J.K. CARRIERE PINOT NOIR ‘ANDERSON FAMILY,’ WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2006 118
J.K. CARRIERE PINOT NOIR ‘GEMINI,’ WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2006 120
J.K. CARRIERE PINOT NOIR 'SHEA,' WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2006 115
SCOTT PAUL
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR LES GOURMANDISES, DUNDEE HILLS 2010 81
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR AUDREY, DUNDEE HILLS 2005 151
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR AUDREY, DUNDEE HILLS 2006 154
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR AUDREY, DUNDEE HILLS 2007 139
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR AUDREY, DUNDEE HILLS 2008 182
SCOTT PAUL PINOT NOIR AUDREY, DUNDEE HILLS 2009 129
SOTER VINEYARDS
SOTER BRUT ROSE, YAMHILL-CARLTON 2006 133
SOTER PINOT NOIR 'MINERAL SPRINGS,' YAMHILL-CARLTON 2008 177
SOTER VINEYARDS PINOT NOIR 'MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH,’ WILLAMETTE VALLEY 2009 99
WESTREY
WESTREY PINOT NOIR ‘JUSTICE,’ EOLA-AMITY HILLS 2009 59
WESTREY PINOT NOIR ‘ABBEY RIDGE,’ DUNDEE HILLS 2010 77
WESTREY PINOT NOIR ‘ORACLE,’ DUNDEE HILLS 2009 61
HALF BOTTLES
CHAMPAGNE
PAUL BARA BRUT NV 76
DIEBOLT-VALLOIS BLANC DE BLANCS NV 59
SAINT-CHAMANT MILLESIME BLANC DE BLANCS 1998 89
WHITE
FONTAINE-GAGNARD BOURGOGNE BLANC, BURGUNDY 2007 31
FONTAINE-GAGNARD BOURGOGNE BLANC, BURGUNDY 2008 33
MARC COLIN SAINT-AUBIN 'EN REMILLY' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 33
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT MEURSAULT, BURGUNDY 2010 53
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT MEURSAULT ‘LES CHARRONS,’ BURGUNDY 2009 57
BALLAND-CURTET MEURSAULT 'LES NARVAUX,' BURGUNDY 2008 139
RAMONET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, BURGUNDY 2009 42
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, BURGUNDY 2010 59
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘LE TREZIN,’ BURGUNDY 2008 43
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘LE TREZIN,’ BURGUNDY 2009 42
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'ANCEGNIERES,' BURGUNDY 2008 51
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘ANCEGNIERES,’ BURGUNDY 2009 39
MARC COLIN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'ENCEGNIERES,' BURGUNDY 2008 41
MARC MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CHENEVOTTES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 54
BERNARD MOREAU CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET, BURGUNDY 2009 39
THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT MEURSAULT-BLAGNY 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 67
THEIRRY & PASCAL MATROT MEURSAULT 'LES CHEVALIERES,' BURGUNDY 2009 39
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MALTROIE’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 57
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MALTROIE’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 52
MARC MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'VIRONDOT' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 52
MARC MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CAILLERETS' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 63
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CAILLERETS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 66
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CLOS DES MUREES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2007 56
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CLOS DES MUREES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 65
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CLOS DES MUREES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 57
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS ST. JEAN’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 65
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS ST. JEAN’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 57
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘VERGERS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2007 52
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘VERGERS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 54
THOMAS MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘EMBRAZEES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 56
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'MORGEOT' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2007 53
RAMONET CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'MORGEOT' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 76
RAMONET CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘BOUDRIOTTES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2008 67
BLAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'MORGEOT' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 53
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 119
FONTAINE-GAGNARD 'LE MONTRACHET' GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY 2007 327
HALF BOTTLES WHITE cont'd
FORSTREITER GRUNER VELTLINER GRAND RESERVE, KREMSTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 demi 24
HIRSCH GRUNER VELTLINER 'HEILIGENSTEIN,' KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 demi 34
DONNHOFF RIESLING 'OBERHAUSER BRUCKE' AUSLESE, NAHE, GERMANY 2001 demi 92
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' GOLD KAPSULE FUDER #9 AUSLESE, MOSEL, GERMANY 2001 demi 99
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' FUDER #10 AUSLESE, MOSEL, GERMANY 2001 demi 79
ZILLIKEN 'SAARBURGER RAUSCH' AUSLESE, MOSEL, GERMANY 1990 demi 99
SCHLOSS LIESER 'BRAUNEBERGER JUFFER SONNENUHR,' AUSLESE, MOSEL 2005 demi 76
DELAPORTE SANCERRE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2011 demi 31
VACHERON SANCERRE, LOIRE, FRANCE 2010 demi 36
MERRY EDWARDS SAUVIGNON BLANC, RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 2010 demi 49
RED
JOSEPH ROTY MARSANNAY ‘OUZELOY,’ BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 43
JOSEPH ROTY GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘FONTENYS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2006 110
JOSEPH ROTY ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ TRES VIEILLES VIGNES GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 180
F. ESMONIN GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘ESTOURNELLES-SAINT-JACQUES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 46
F. ESMONIN GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘ESTOURNELLES-SAINT-JACQUES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 52
F. ESMONIN ‘RUCHOTTES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 104
F. ESMONIN ‘MAZY-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 99
DENIS MORTET GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2007 101
HUDELOT-NOELLAT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 1998 58
MONGEARD-MUGNERET CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 57
JOSEPH ROTY ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU TRES VIEILLES VIGNES, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 321
DROUHIN-LAROZE ‘LATRICIERES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 93
DOMAINE DUJAC MOREY ST. DENIS, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 83
HUDELOT-NOELLAT VOSNE-ROMANEE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 1996 39
GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 61
MONGEARD-MUGNERET VOSNE-ROMANEE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 56
MONGEARD-MUGNERET VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘LES ORVEAUX,’ BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 76
GROS FRERE ET SOEUR RICHEBOURG GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 404
MONGEARD-MUGNERET NUITS-ST-GEORGE ‘LES BOUDOTS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2006 96
MONGEARD-MUGNERET NUITS-ST-GEORGE ‘LES BOUDOTS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 83
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘CLOS DE VOUGEOT’ GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 131
HALF BOTTLES RED cont'd
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON' GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 1999 71
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON' GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2002 66
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON-GRANCEY' GRAND CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2005 97
MONGEARD-MUGNERET SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 43
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 71
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 77
TOLLOT-BEAUT CHOREY LES BEAUNE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 41
FAIVELEY POMMARD 'LES VAUMURIENS,' BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 52
FERNAND & LAURENT PILLOT POMMARD 'RUGIENS' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2003 57
FERNAND & LAURENT PILLOT POMMARD 'CHARMOTS' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 46
FERNAND & LAURENT PILLOT POMMARD 'RUGIENS' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 60
HENRI BOILLOT VOLNAY 'LES CHEVRETS' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2006 71
FONTAINE-GAGNARD VOLNAY 'CLOS DE CHENES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 67
FONTAINE-GAGNARD VOLNAY 'CLOS DES CHENES' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 93
RAMONET CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ROUGE, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 31
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS ST. JEAN’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 37
FONTAINE-GAGNARD CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'MORGEOT' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2008 39
JEAN-MARC PILLOT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CLOS ST. JEAN' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2009 49
CHATEAU CANTEMERLE, HAUT-MEDOC, BORDEAUX 5EME CRU, FRANCE 2008 63
EVENING LAND PINOT NOIR 'SEVEN SPRINGS' LA SOURCE, EOLA-AMITY HILLS, OREGON 2009 59
LARGE FORMATS
WHITE
HIRSCH RIESLING 'HEILIGENSTEIN,' KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 magnum 214
HIEDLER RIESLING ‘HEILIGENSTEIN,’ KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 magnum 200
DONNHOFF RIESLING 'OBERHAUSER BRUCKE' SPATLESE, NAHE, GERMANY 2008 magnum 227
CLOS SAINT MAGDELAINE CASSIS BLANC, PROVENCE, FRANCE 2009 magnum 145
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'REMILLY' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 magnum 289
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'REMILLY' 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2009 jeroboam 642
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2010 magnum 321
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘GENEVRIERES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2010 magnum 341
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2010 magnum 459
RED
WESTREY PINOT NOIR RESERVE, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON 2006 magnum 119
DOMAINE DROUHIN PINOT NOIR LOUISE, DUNDEE HILLS, OREGON 2004 magnum 478
MARCEL LAPIERRE, MORGON, BEAUJOLAIS, FRANCE 2011 jeroboam 294
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE 2010 magnum 291
BALLOT-MILLOT POMMARD ‘PEZEROLLES’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 magnum 249
BALLOT-MILLOT VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY, FRANCE 2010 magnum 249
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS CHAILLOTS, RHONE, FRANCE 2007 magnum 432
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS CHAILLOTS, RHONE, FRANCE 2008 magnum 422
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS REYNARD, RHONE, FRANCE 2008 magnum 509
DOMAINE GERARD CHARVIN CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, RHONE VALLEY, FRANCE 2009 magnum 299
GRAMERCY CELLARS SYRAH, WALLA WALLA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2008 jeroboam 556
BETZ FAMILY GRENACHE BESOLEIL, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 magnum 194
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA COTE ROUSSE, RED MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON 2009 magnum 238
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA COTE ROUSSE, RED MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON 2010 magnum 241
BETZ FAMILY SYRAH LA SERENNE, YAKIMA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 magnum 241
BETZ FAMILY MERLOT-CABERNET CLOS DE BETZ, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2009 magnum 227
BETZ FAMILY MERLOT-CABERNET CLOS DE BETZ, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 magnum 233
BETZ FAMILY CABERNET SAUVIGNON PERE DE FAMILLE, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2010 magnum 299
CHATEAU LEOVILLE-BARTON, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU, BORDEAUX, FRANCE 1966 magnum 1098
CHATEAU TROTANOY, POMEROL, BORDEAUX, FRANCE 1962 magnum 1838
SANT'ELENA CABNERNET SAUVIGNON, VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY 2005 magnum 66
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“THE COLLECTION”
CHAMPAGNE
LITERALLY TRANSLATED AS ‘OPEN LANDSCAPE’, IS NOT JUST ANY SPARKLING WINE. IT IS A WINE PRODUCED FROM THREE SPECIFIC GRAPE VARIETIES: CHARDONNAY, PINOT NOIR, AND PINOT MEUNIER USING THE ‘CHAMPAGNE METHOD’ FROM THE PROVINCE OF THE SAME NAME. ALTHOUGH SPARKLING WINE IS PRODUCED ALL OVER THE WORLD, IT CAN ONLY BE CALLED ‘CHAMPAGNE’ IN THIS HEAVILY REGULATED WINE DISTRICT.
ROSÉ
CEDRIC BOUCHARD ROSES DE JEANNE 'CREUX D'ENFER' ROSE, CELLES-SUR-OURCE 2007 420
EGLY-OURIET GRAND CRU BRUT ROSE, MONTAGNE DE REIMS NV 251
LAURENT-PERRIER ROSE, TOURS-SUR-MARNE NV 177
COTE DES BLANCS
COQUILLETTE CARTE D'OR BRUT, CHOUILLY 1ER CRU NV 109
DIEBOLT-VALLOIS BLANC DE BLANCS, CRAMANT NV 104
GROGNET CARPE DIEM EXTRA BRUT, ETOGES NV 112
LARMANDIER-BERNIER BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT, CRAMANT NV 113
PIERRE PETERS CUVEE DE RESERVE BLANC DE BLANCS, OGER NV 114
SALON CUVEE S BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT, LE MESNIL SUR OGER 1999 599
JACQUES SELOSSE INITIALE, BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU, AVIZE NV 299
JACQUES SELOSSE INITIALE, BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU, AVIZE [D. 2011] NV 344
JACQUES SELOSSE SUBSTANCE, BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU, AVIZE NV 574
JACQUES SELOSSE MILLESIME, BLANC DE BLANCS GRAND CRU, AVIZE 2002 598
VALLE DE LA MARNE
LAHERTE FRERES LES CLOS 7 CEPAGE, CHAVOT NV 148
LAHERTE FRERES EXTRA BRUT LES VIGNES D'AUTRFOIS BLANC DE NOIRS, CHAVOT 2007 139
LAHERTE FRERES LES EMPRIENTES, CHAVOT NV 147
LAURENT-PERRIER GRAND SIECLE, TOURS-SUR-MARNE NV magnum 398
GEORGES LAVAL CUVEE LES CHENES BRUT NATURE PREMIER CRU, CUMIERES 2004 321
VILMART & CIE GRAND CELLIER, RILLY NV 129
VILMART & CIE CUVEE CREATION, RILLY 1998 magnum 721
MONTAGNE DES REIMS
EGLY-OURIET LES VIGNES DE VRIGNY, AMBONNAY NV 137
JEROME PREVOST LA CLOSERIE 'BEGUINES,' BLANC DE NOIRS, GUEUX 2009 196
JEROME PREVOST LA CLOSERIE FAC SIMILE, ROSE EXTRA BRUT, GUEUX 2009 267
VEUVE-CLICQUOT LA GRANDE DAME, REIMS 2004 277
AUBE
CEDRIC BOUCHARD ROSES DE JEANNE 'HAUT LEMBLEE' BLANC DE BLANCS, CELLES-SUR-OURCE 2007 224
CEDRIC BOUCHARD INFLORESCENCE 'BECHALIN' BLANC DE NOIRS, CELLES-SUR-OURCE 2004 199
LASSAIGNE 'LE COTET' BLANC DE BLANCS, MONTEGUEUX NV 156
CHARDONNAY
BURGUNDY
OFF THE PATH...
VISITORS TO BURGUNDY SELDOM HAVE TIME TO GET "OFF THE BEATEN PATH" OF GRAND CRU VINEYARDS AND EXPLORE THE LESSER-KNOWN APPELLATIONS OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY THE REPUTATIONS OF THEIR FAMOUS NEIGHBORS. TUCKED BEHIND OR BETWEEN, ABOVE OR BELOW THE FAMOUS APPELLATIONS ARE VINEYARDS SHARING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GEOGRAPHY WITH THE GRANDEST OF GRAND CRU PRODUCERS. GRAPES FROM THESE VINES CAN RESULT IN VERY FINE WINES, THOUGH SELDOM KNOWN OUTSIDE THE AREA. GENERALLY SOFT AND EASY TO DRINK, THESE WINES OFFER VERY GOOD VALUE FOR A BURGUNDY.
A. ET P. VILLAINE BOURGOGNE BLANC 'LES CLOUS' 2008 51
A. ET P. VILLAINE BOURGOGNE BLANC 'LES CLOUS' 2010 74
A. ET P. VILLAINE BOUZERON 2008 38
A. ET P. DE VILLAINE, BOUZERON, COTE CHALONNAISE 2010 59
A. ET P. VILLAINE RULLY 'LES SAINT JACQUES' 2010 86
MAISON CHAMPY RULLY 2009 31
CHANSON PERNAND-VERGELESSES 'CARADEUX' 1ER CRU 2005 108
COCHE-DURY BOURGOGNE BLANC 2008 144
COCHE-DURY BOURGOGNE BLANC 2010 174
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY SAINT-AUBIN 'EN REMILLY' NICHOLAS ET MATHIS 1ER CRU 2010 109
DEUX MONTILLE BOURGOGNE BLANC 2008 36
DEUX MONTILLE AUXEY-DURESSES 2008 68
DEUX MONTILLE PERNAND-VERGELESSES 2008 72
DEUX MONTILLE POUILLY-FUISSE ‘VERGISSON’ 2008 63
DEUX MONTILLE RULLY 2008 54
DEUX MONTILLE SAINT-AUBIN 'SUR GAMAY' 1ER CRU 2008 78
DEUX MONTILLE SAINT-ROMAIN 2008 62
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU 2006 116
THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT BOURGOGNE BLANC 2008 41
THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT SAINT-AUBIN ‘FLEURS DE COTEAUX’ 1ER CRU 2009 67
THOMAS MOREY SAINT-AUBIN ‘COMBES’ 1ER CRU 2009 86
VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY BOURGOGNE BLANC 2009 42
VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY SAINT-AUBIN ‘CHARMOIS’ 1ER CRU 2009 89
HENRI PERRUSSET MACON-VILLAGES, BURGUNDY 2009 38
PAUL PERNOT BOURGOGNE BLANC 2008 64
PAUL PERNOT BOURGOGNE BLANC 2009 67
DOMAINE PONSOT MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 'CLOS DES MONT LUISANTS' MONOPOLE 2009 259
JOSEPH ROTY BOURGOGNE BLANC 2008 48
ROULOT BOURGOGNE ALIGOTE 2009 53
ROULOT BOURGOGNE BLANC 2007 59
ROULOT BOURGOGNE BLANC 2010 89
ETIENNE SAUZET BOURGOGNE BLANC 2009 69
CHABLIS
EVEN THOUGH THE WINES TAKE A LONG TIME TO AGE, THERE IS A UNIQUE FLAVOR IN THE YOUNGER WINES. THE OAK-AGED WINES SEEM TO HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT TEXTURE AND AGING CURVE (NOT MEANT FOR OYSTERS). THEY ARE LEMON CUSTARD-LIKE IN THEIR YOUTH, BUT WITH AGE THEY BECOME EXTREMELY BUTTERY AND HONEY LIKE. ‘CLOS’ (WHICH IS THE BEST WINE) IS BIG, RICH AND LUSCIOUS WITH GREAT FINESSE AND BALANCE. ‘BLANCHOT’ IS THE MOST DELICATE AND AROMATIC GRAND CRU. ‘VALMUR’ IS VERY SIMILAR TO ‘CLOS’ IN POWER, BUT HAS THE PERFUME LIKE ‘BLANCHOT’. ‘MONTÉE DE TONNERRE’ IS CONSIDERED THE BEST PREMIER CRU. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE RAVENEAU, LOUIS MICHEL AND DAUVISSAT.
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'FOREST' 1ER CRU 2009 126
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'FOREST' 1ER CRU 2011 129
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'SECHET' 1ER CRU 2011 126
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'VAILLONS' 1ER CRU 2009 124
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'VAILLONS' 1ER CRU 2011 132
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2011 211
RENE ET VINCENT DAUVISSAT CHABLIS 'LES PREUSSES' GRAND CRU 2011 209
BERNARD DEFAIX CHABLIS 'VAUDESIR' GRAND CRU 2006 107
BERNARD DEFAIX CHABLIS 'BOUGROS' GRAND CRU 2006 107
WILLIAM FEVRE CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2006 138
FREDERIC GUEGUEN PETIT CHABLIS 2009 31
DOMAINE DES MALANDES CHABLIS 'FOURCHAUME' 1ER CRU 2010 54
LOUIS MICHEL CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2009 141
LOUIS MICHEL CHABLIS 'GRENOUILLES' GRAND CRU 2009 141
LOUIS MICHEL CHABLIS 'VAUDESIR' GRAND CRU 2009 139
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'VAILLONS' 1ER CRU 2010 229
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'BUTTEAUX' 1ER CRU 2007 209
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'BUTTEAUX' 1ER CRU 2009 262
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'BUTTEAUX' 1ER CRU 2010 231
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'FORET' 1ER CRU 2009 231
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'MONTEE DE TONNERE' 1ER CRU 1996 321
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'MONTEE DE TONNERE' 1ER CRU 2000 298
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'MONTEE DE TONNERE' 1ER CRU 2002 322
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'MONTEE DE TONNERE' 1ER CRU 2004 337
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'MONTEE DE TONNERE' 1ER CRU 2010 277
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 1999 399
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2001 387
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2002 1299
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2003 366
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2004 598
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2010 421
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'VALMUR' GRAND CRU 1996 526
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'VALMUR' GRAND CRU 2007 359
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'VALMUR' GRAND CRU 2010 334
RAVENEAU CHABLIS 'BLANCHOTS' GRAND CRU 1996 372
SERVIN CHABLIS 'LES CLOS' GRAND CRU 2009 139
LAURENT TRIBUT CHABLIS 2011 66
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE
DUE TO THE VARIATION IN SOIL COMPOSITION, THE WINES OF CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE ARE QUITE DIFFERENT- VARYING FROM LIGHT AND LEAN TO RICH AND VISCOUS, WITH BUTTERSCOTCH AND PINEAPPLE-LIKE FLAVORS. PARTS OF THE VINEYARDS THAT ARE FURTHER DOWN-SLOPE, THE SOIL IS DARKER, PRODUCING A RICH AND DENSE WINE. THE WINES FROM THE TOP PART OF THE HILL ARE MORE AUSTERE AND STEELY, REQUIRING FIVE TO TEN YEARS TO UNFOLD INTO HONEY AND PRALINE-LIKE FLAVORS. AMONG THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE COCHE-DURY, LOUIS LATOUR, LOUIS JADOT, BONNEAU DU MARTRAY AND TOLLOT-BEAUT.
MAISON CHAMPY 'CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE' GRAND CRU 2009 174
MAISON CHAMPY 'CORTON CHARLEMAGNE' GRAND CRU 2010 196
COCHE-DURY 'CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE' GRAND CRU 2005 1661
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ GRAND CRU 2007 207
DEUX MONTILLE ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ GRAND CRU 2008 266
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE 'CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE' GRAND CRU 2006 349
DOMAINE LEROY ‘CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE’ GRAND CRU 1999 633
MEURSAULT
MEURSAULT IS MOST KNOWN FOR ITS WHITE WINE MADE FROM CALCAREOUS SOIL RICH IN IRON AND MAGNESIUM. THE BEST VINEYARD IS ‘PERRIÈRES’ FOLLOWED BY ‘GENEVRIÈRE’ AND ‘CHARMES’. THE SOIL IN ‘PERRIÈRES’ IS THE LIGHTEST AND STONIEST, THEREFORE THE WINES ARE VERY MINERALLY AND LONG LIVED. THE WINES FROM ‘CHARMES’ ARE CONSIDERED THE FATTEST AND RICHEST. THESE WINES ARE VERY FRAGRANT AND DRINK WELL IN THEIR YOUTH. ‘GENEVRIÈRE’ HAS THE OPULENCE OF ‘CHARMES’ AND SOME OF THE STEELINESS OF ‘PERRIÈRES’. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE COMTES LAFON, COCHE-DURY, MATROT, AND JEAN MARC ROULOT.
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT 2007 74
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT 2010 77
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘CRIOTS’ 2010 85
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘NARVAUX’ 2008 74
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER CRU 2010 154
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘GENEVRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2007 147
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘GENEVRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 131
BALLOT-MILLOT MEURSAULT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 144
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT MEURSAULT ‘CHARRONS’ 2009 101
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 2008 375
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 2009 353
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 2010 351
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 'ROUGEOTS' 2005 582
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 'CAILLERETS' 1ER CRU 2008 419
COCHE-DURY MEURSAULT 'CAILLERETS' 1ER CRU 2010 481
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY MEURSAULT 'CHARMES' 1ER CRU 2010 182
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY MEURSAULT 'GENEVRIERES' 1ER CRU 2010 224
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY MEURSAULT ‘PORUZOTS’ 1ER CRU 2010 159
VINCENT DANCER MEURSAULT 'CORBINS' 2009 68
VINCENT DANCER MEURSAULT 'TETE DU CLOSIER' 2009 128
HENRI DARNAT MEURSAULT 'CLOS RICHMONT' 1ER CRU 2009 159
DEUX MONTILLE MEURSAULT ‘VIREUILS’ 2008 111
VINCENT GIRARDIN MEURSAULT VIEILLES VIGNES 2009 59
LATOUR-GIRAUD MEURSAULT 'NARVAUX' 2009 97
LATOUR-GIRAUD MEURSAULT 'CHARMES' 1ER CRU 2009 143
LATOUR-GIRAUD MEURSAULT 'GENEVRIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 149
ANTOINE JOBARD MEURSAULT 'EN LA BARRE' 2007 126
ANTOINE JOBARD MEURSAULT 'PORUZOTS' 1ER CRU 2007 191
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT 2010 229
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT 2009 241
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER CRU 2008 362
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER CRU 2009 499
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT ‘CHARMES’ 1ER CRU 2010 423
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT ‘CLOS DE LA BARRE' 2009 311
COMTES LAFON MEURSAULT ‘CLOS DE LA BARRE' 2010 279
LEROY MEURSAULT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 1990 598
MEURSAULT cont'd
THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT MEURSAULT ‘CHEVALIERES' 2009 84
THIERRY & PASCAL MATROT MEURSAULT-BLAGNY 1ER CRU 2009 129
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET MEURSAULT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 168
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET MEURSAULT ‘PORUZOTS’ 1ER CRU 2010 144
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET MEURSAULT ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2010 179
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘BOUCHERES’ 1ER CRU 2007 390
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘TESSONS CLOS DE MON PLASIR’ 2007 268
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘VIREUILS’ 2007 197
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘VIREUILS’ 2009 183
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘VIREUILS’ 2010 216
ROULOT MEURSAULT ‘TESSONS CLOS DE MON PLASIR’ 2010 276
PULIGNY-MONTRACHET
PULIGNY-MONTRACHET IS THE GREATEST WHITE WINE-PRODUCING COMMUNE IN THE WORLD. THE GREATEST VINEYARD LIES AT THE SOUTHERN END OF THE TOWN, OVERLAPPING CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET. EVEN THOUGH THE VINEYARDS ARE SMALLER COMPARED TO CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET AND MEURSAULT, IT IS A PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR MANY WINE LOVERS AND CHARDONNAY PRODUCERS WHO TRY TO IMITATE PULIGNY'S TERROIR. THE BEST PREMIER CRUS ARE ‘PUCELLES’, ‘REFERTS’, AND ‘FOLATIÈRES’. THE FLAVOR PROFILES ARE RIPE PEAR, TROPICAL FRUITS, AND COCONUT. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE DOMAINE LEFLAIVE, PAUL PERNOT, AND CARILLON.
GUY AMIOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'DEMOISELLES' 1ER CRU 2007 141
HENRI BOILLOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'CLOS DE LA MOUCHERE' 1ER CRU 2006 119
MAISON CHAMPY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2010 69
LOUIS CARILLON PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘CHAMP CANET’ 1ER CRU 2008 199
LOUIS CARILLON PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 188
COCHE-DURY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'ENSEIGNERES' 2008 517
COCHE-DURY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'ENSEIGNERES' 2010 401
DOMAINE LEFLAIVE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2009 164
DOMAINE LEFLAIVE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'COMBETTES' 1ER CRU 2009 316
DOMAINE LEFLAIVE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'FOLATIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 321
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘CAILLERET’ 1ER CRU 2008 266
VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘TRUFFIERE’ 1ER CRU 2009 177
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2007 84
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS DE LA GARENNE’ 1ER CRU 2009 141
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘CLOS DE LA GARENNE’ 1ER CRU 2007 146
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘FOLATIERES’ 1ER CRU 2007 136
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘FOLATIERES’ 1ER CRU 2009 134
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘PUCELLES’ 1ER CRU 2007 196
PAUL PERNOT PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘PUCELLES’ 1ER CRU 2009 188
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2008 116
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2010 124
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'LES FOLATIERES' 1ER CRU 2007 209
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'CHAMP CANET' 1ER CRU 2010 256
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'CHAMP GAIN' 1ER CRU 2010 196
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘GARENNE’ 1ER CRU 2008 159
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘FOLATIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 193
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'FOLATIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 163
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘FOLATIERES’ 1ER CRU 2010 256
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2008 173
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 'PERRIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 226
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘PERRIERES’ 1ER CRU 2010 226
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘REFERTS’ 1ER CRU 2008 173
ETIENNE SAUZET PULIGNY-MONTRACHET ‘REFERTS’ 1ER CRU 2009 226
MONTRACHET
FOR CENTURIES THE SINGLE GREATEST WHITE WINE IN THE WORLD, LE MONTRACHET, HAS COME FROM A SMALL HILLSIDE IN BURGUNDY (JUST UNDER 20 ACRES) WITH DAWN TO DUSK SUNSHINE, GREAT NATURAL IRRIGATION AND A MYSTERIOUS MIX OF CHEMICALS IN THE SOIL. THE MYSTIQUE OF THESE CHARDONNAYS COMES FROM THE MAGICAL NATURAL SETTING PLUS THE SUPERB CARE INVOLVED IN EVERY STAGE OF THEIR MAKING. THEIR HALLMARK IS AN EXTRAORDINARY FINESSE AND COMPLEXITY ALLIED WITH A GREAT CONCENTRATION WITH VIRTUALLY IMPECCABLE TYPICITY, BALANCE AND FABULOUSLY SEDUCTIVE RICHNESS. WHEN FULLY MATURE (PERHAPS TEN YEARS) THE PROFUNDITY AND COMPLETENESS OF FLAVOR IS STUPENDOUS--MIGHTY POWER COMBINED WITH CENTURIES OF THOROUGHBRED CLASS. LE MONTRACHET IS ALWAYS UNMISTAKABLY THE GRANDEST OF ALL GRAND CRU.
ETIENNE SAUZET ‘MONTRACHET’ GRAND CRU 2008 980
CHEVALIER MONTRACHET
THIS IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST GRAND CRUS. DUE TO ITS HIGH ELEVATION (UP-SLOPE FROM ‘MONTRACHET’) AND CHALKY SOIL, ‘CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET’ IS FIRM AND MASCULINE, WITH FRAGRANT FLAVORS OF MINERALS AND HONEYSUCKLE. THESE WINES ARE COMPACT AND TENSE IN THEIR YOUTH, BUT AFTER TEN TO FIFTEEN YEARS THE TRUE ETHEREAL FLAVORS (OF CHARDONNAY AND LIMESTONE) EMERGE IN THEIR PURE FORM- “PERFUME AND POWER ALL IN ONE”. THE BEST EXAMPLES CAN AGE AS LONG AS ‘MONTRACHET’. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE DOMAINE LEFLAIVE, MICHEL NEILLON, LOUIS JADOT AND RAMONET.
DOMAINE LEFLAIVE ‘CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET’ GRAND CRU 1999 998
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET IS THE LAST GREAT COMMUNE IN THE CÔTE D'OR. WHITE WINES FROM THIS COMMUNE DEMAND HIGHER PRICES THAN ANY OTHER. THE WINES FROM CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ARE THE MOST DISTINCTIVE. THEY ARE BOLD AND POWERFUL LIKE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET, BUT HAVE A SOFTER AND ROUNDER TEXTURE. THE BEST VINEYARDS (‘LES CHENEVOTTES’, ‘CAILLERETS’, ‘VERGERS’, ‘MORGEOT’ AND ‘RUCHOTTES’) ARE ON THE UPPER SLOPES OF CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET. ‘MORGEOT’ IS CONSIDERED MASCULINE AND ASSERTIVE, WHEREAS ‘CAILLERETS’, ‘VERGERS’ AND ‘RUCHOTTES’ ARE SOFTER AND FEMININE. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE DOMAINE RAMONET, NIELLON, BERNARD MOREY AND JEAN NOËL GAGNARD.
BALLOT-MILLOT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MORGEOT’ 1ER CRU 2010 128
MAISON CHAMPY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2010 59
BRUNO COLIN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'REMILLY' 1ER CRU 2006 138
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘ANCEGNIERES' 2007 89
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘BAUDINES’ 1ER CRU 2007 145
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘BAUDINES’ 1ER CRU 2008 119
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'BAUDINES' 1ER CRU 2009 121
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CAILLERETS’ 1ER CRU 2007 119
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CHAMPS GAINS' 1ER CRU 2009 107
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CHENEVOTTES’ 1ER CRU 2007 141
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘CHENEVOTTES’ 1ER CRU 2008 124
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MALTROIE’ 1ER CRU 2008 101
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘EMBRAZEES’ 1ER CRU 2007 148
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘EMBRAZEES’ 1ER CRU 2008 124
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'EMBRAZEES' 1ER CRU 2009 136
PIERRE-YVES COLIN-MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'REMILLY' 1ER CRU 2009 139
VINCENT DANCER CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'LA ROMANEE' 1ER CRU 2009 128
HENRI DARNAT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'CHAMP GAINS' 1ER CRU 2009 154
VINCENT GIRARDIN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET VIEILLES VIGNES 1ER CRU 2009 66
SYLVAIN LANGOUREAU CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'PERCLOS' 2009 64
THOMAS MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘MORGEOT’ 1ER CRU 2009 126
THOMAS MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘LES DENTS DE CHIEN’ 1ER CRU 2008 166
VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ‘EMBRAZEES’ 1ER CRU 2009 122
DOMAINE MOREY-COFFINET CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 'LES DENTS DE CHIEN' 1ER CRU 2010 207
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2008 101
BATARD MONTRACHET
DOWN-SLOPE FROM ‘MONTRACHET’, THIS GREAT GRAND CRU CAN OFTEN PRODUCE WINES OF GREAT DENSITY AND POWER. LIKE THE SOIL, THESE WINES ARE FAT AND RICH WITH EXOTIC FLAVORS OF HONEY, BUTTER AND POPCORN. THE WINES AGE MORE QUICKLY (THAN ‘CHEVALIER-MONTRACHET AND ‘MONTRACHET’) AND ARE OFTEN BEST CONSUMED WITHIN FIVE TO FIFTEEN YEARS. DOMAINE LEFLAIVE, RAMONET, PERNOT, MICHEL NEILLON, AND JEAN-NOËL GAGNARD ARE AMONG THE BEST PRODUCERS.
FONTAINE-GAGNARD BATARD-MONTRACHET 2009 425
VINCENT & SOPHIE MOREY 'BATARD-MONTRACHET' GRAND CRU 2009 408
ETIENNE SAUZET ‘BIENVENUES-BATARD-MONTRACHET’ GRAND CRU 2009 667
CHARDONNAY - CALIFORNIA
ARNOT-ROBERTS 'WATSON RANCH,' NAPA VALLEY 2010 69
AU BON CLIMAT 'SANFORD & BENEDICT VINEYARD,' SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2001 82
AU BON CLIMAT 'SANFORD & BENEDICT VINEYARD,' SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2002 79
AU BON CLIMAT 'SANFORD & BENEDICT VINEYARD,' SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2003 77
AU BON CLIMAT 'SANFORD & BENEDICT VINEYARD,' SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2004 74
AU BON CLIMAT 'SANFORD & BENEDICT VINEYARD,' SANTA YNEZ VALLEY 2006 71
AU BON CLIMAT CLENDENEN FAMILY, 'LE BON CLIMAT VINEYARD,' SANTA MARIA VALLEY 2006 106
AU BON CLIMAT CLENDENEN FAMILY, 'LE BON CLIMAT VINEYARD,' SANTA MARIA VALLEY 2007 101
LOIRE VALLEY
SAUVIGNON BLANC
DIDIER DAGUENEAU SILEX, POUILLY-FUME 2009 276
DIDIER DAGUENEAU SILEX, POUILLY-FUME 2010 282
DIDIER DAGUENEAU BLANC DE POUILLY, POUILLY-FUME 2009 177
DIDIER DAGUENEAU BLANC DE POUILLY, POUILLY-FUME 2010 163
DIDIER DAGUENEAU PUR SANG, POUILLY-FUME 2010 222
EDMOND VATAN SANCERRE 'CLOS LE NEORE' 2011 138
CHENIN BLANC
CHATEAU D'EPIRE SAVENNIERES 1998 109
CLOS ROUGEARD 'BREZE,' SAUMUR 2007 177
CLOS ROUGEARD 'BREZE,' SAUMUR 2008 167
RIESLING
FRANCE
TRIMBACH, ALSACE, FRANCE 2007 38
TRIMBACH CLOS ST. HUNE, ALSACE 1989 402
GERMANY
MOSEL
A.J. ADAM 'DHRONER HOFBERG' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2010 108
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2005 73
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' GOLD KAPSULE AUSLESE, MOSEL 1990 295
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' GOLD KAPSULE FUDER #9 AUSLESE, MOSEL 2001 174
FRITZ-HAAG 'BRAUNENBERGER-JUFFER' GOLD KAPSULE FUDER #9 AUSLESE, MOSEL 2005 147
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'ABTSBERG' SUPERIOR DRY, RUWER 2007 96
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'HERRENBERG' SPATLESE, RUWER 2009 48
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'ABTSBERG' AUSLESE, RUWER 1989 161
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'ABTSBERG' AUSLESE, RUWER 1990 177
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'HERRENBERG' #44 AUSLESE, RUWER 2005 76
IMMICH-BATTERIEBERG 'BATTERIEBERG' AUSLESE, MOSEL 1991 93
DR. LOOSEN KABINETT 'BERNKASTELER LAY,' MOSEL 2009 50
EGON MULLER, SCHARZHOF QBA, SAAR 2006 51
EGON MULLER 'SCHARZHOFBERGER' SPATLESE, SAAR 1990 414
J.J. PRUM KABINETT, MOSEL 2008 49
J. J. PRUM 'BERNKASTLER-BADSTUBE' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2009 59
J. J. PRUM 'GRAACHER HIMMELREICH' KABINETT, MOSEL 2009 57
J. J. PRUM 'GRAACHER HIMMELREICH' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2008 63
J. J. PRUM 'GRAACHER HIMMELREICH' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2009 63
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' KABINETT, MOSEL 2008 64
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' KABINETT, MOSEL 2009 65
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' AUSLESE, MOSEL 1988 168
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' AUSLESE, MOSEL 1990 345
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' AUSLESE, MOSEL 2001 111
J.J. PRUM 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' AUSLESE, MOSEL 2005 92
WILLI SCHAEFER 'GRAACHER DOMPROST' KABINET, MOSEL 2010 63
WILLI SCHAEFER ‘GRAACHER HIMMELREICH’ KABINETT, MOSEL 2010 63
WILLI SCHAEFER 'WEHLENER SONNENUHR' SPATLESE, MOSEL 2010 83
SCHLOSS SAARSTEIN SPATLESE, SAAR 2006 48
DR. H. THANISCH 'BERNKASTELER BADSTUBE' KABINETT, MOSEL 2007 38
ZILLIKEN 'SAARBURGER RAUSCH' AUSLESE, MOSEL 2005 116
RHEINGAU
SCHLOSS SCHONBORN 'RUDESHEIMER BERG SCHLOSSBERG' SPATLESE, RHEINGAU 1997 71
ROBERT WEIL HALBTROCKEN, RHEINGAU 2008 71
ROBERT WEIL TRADITION, RHEINGAU 2008 51
ROBERT WEIL 'KIEDRICH GRAFENBERG' AUSLESE, RHEINGAU 2001 demi 117
RHEINHESSEN
WITTMAN WESTHOFENER, RHEINHESSEN 2008 74
NAHE
SCHLOSSGUT DIEL KABINETT, NAHE 2009 48
SCHLOSSGUT DIEL 'DORSHEIMER GOLDOCH' KABINETT, NAHE 2009 71
DONNHOFF ‘OBERHAUSER LEISTENBERG’ KABINETT, NAHE 2010 54
DONNHOFF 'NIEDERHAUSER HERMANNSBERG' SPATLESE, NAHE 2001 114
HEXAMER 'MEDDERSHEIMER RHEINGRAFENBERG' QUARTZIT, NAHE 2009 43
HEXAMER ‘MEDDERSHEIMER RHEINGRAFENBERG’ KABINETT, NAHE 2009 49
HEXAMER 'MEDDERSHEIMER RHEINGRAFENBERG' KABINETT, NAHE 2010 56
HEXAMER ‘MEDDERSHEIMER RHEINGRAFENBERG’ SPATLESE, NAHE 2009 69
RIESLING - AUSTRIA
HIEDLER 'GAISBERG,' KAMPTAL 2009 67
HIEDLER 'STEINHAUS,' KAMPTAL 2009 48
HIEDLER 'URGESTEIN,' KAMPTAL 2009 48
HIRSCH 'HEILIGENSTEIN,' KAMPTAL 2009 99
PICHLER-KRUTZLER 'LOIBENBERG,' WACHAU 2009 99
PICHLER-KRUTZLER 'IN DER WAND,' WACHAU 2009 71
F.X. PICHLER 'DURNSTEINER HOLLERIN' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 108
F.X. PICHLER 'DURNSTEINER KELLERBERG' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 176
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER BERG' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 78
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER BURGSTALL' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 81
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER OBERHAUSER' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 99
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER STEINERTAL' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 127
F.X. PICHLER 'URGESTEIN TERRASSEN' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 104
RUDI PICHLER TERRASSEN SMARAGD, WACHAU 2010 51
PRAGER 'KLAUS' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2010 74
PRAGER 'STEINRIEGL' FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU 2010 57
GRUNER VELTLINER
AUSTRIA
NIGL 'SENFTENBERGER PIRI,' KAMPTAL, AUSTRIA 2009 52
NIGL ALTE REBEN, KREMSTAL 2009 66
NIGL PRIVAT, 'SENFTENBERGER PELLIGEN,' KREMSTAL 2009 86
NIKOLAIHOF HEFEABZUG, WACHAU 2009 52
NIKOLAIHOF IM WEINGEBIRGE FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU 2009 65
NIKOLAIHOF VINOTHEK, WACHAU 1993 326
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER FRAUENWEIGARTEN' FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU 2009 71
F.X. PICHLER 'LOIBNER KLOSTERSATZ' FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU 2009 77
F.X. PICHLER M SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 176
F.X. PICHLER 'DURNSTEINER KELLERBERG' SMARAGD, WACHAU 2009 176
RUDI PICHLER FEDERSPIEL, WACHAU 2010 36
RUDI PICHLER TERRASSEN SMARAGD, WACHAU 2010 51
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PINOT NOIR
BURGUNDY
OFF THE PATH...
VISITORS TO BURGUNDY SELDOM HAVE TIME TO GET "OFF THE BEATEN PATH" OF GRAND CRU VINEYARDS AND EXPLORE THE LESSER-KNOWN APPELLATIONS OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY THE REPUTATIONS OF THEIR FAMOUS NEIGHBORS. TUCKED BEHIND OR BETWEEN, ABOVE OR BELOW THE FAMOUS APPELLATIONS ARE VINEYARDS SHARING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GEOGRAPHY WITH THE GRANDEST OF GRAND CRU PRODUCERS. GRAPES FROM THESE VINES CAN RESULT IN VERY FINE WINES, THOUGH SELDOM KNOWN OUTSIDE THE AREA. GENERALLY SOFT AND EASY TO DRINK, THESE WINES OFFER VERY GOOD VALUE FOR A BURGUNDY.
A & P VILLAINE LA DIGOINE, COTE CHALONNAISE 2010 91
A & P VILLAINE LES MONTOTS, MERCUREY, COTE CHALONNAISE 2010 101
A & P VILLAINE LA DIGOINE, COTE CHALONNAISE 2009 81
A & P VILLAINE LA FORTUNE, BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2010 76
BOUCHARD SANTENAY 'LA COMME' 1ER CRU 1985 156
CAMUS-BROCHON SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘GRANDS LIARDS’ VIEILLES VIGNES 2010 73
CAMUS-BROCHON SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘LES LAVIERES’ 1ER CRU 2010 81
CAMUS-BROCHON SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘PIMENTIERS’ VIEILLES VIGNES 2009 77
CAMUS-BROCHON SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘PIMENTIERS’ VIEILLES VIGNES 2010 72
MAISON CHAMPY BOURGOGNE ROUGE SIGNATURE 2010 29
MAISON CHAMPY CHOREY-LES-BEAUNE 2010 31
MAISON CHAMPY PERNAND VERGELESSES 'LES-FICHOTS' 1ER CRU 2010 48
MAISON CHAMPY SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 2009 39
MAISON CHAMPY SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 2010 36
CHANDON DE BRIAILLES PERNAND-VERGELESSES ‘LES VERGELESSES’ 1ER CRU 2010 83
CHANDON DE BRIAILLES SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE ‘LES LAVIERES’ 1ER CRU 2010 95
COCHE-DURY MONTHELIE 2008 216
JOSEPH DROUHIN RULLY, COTE CHALONNAISE 2010 56
JOSEPH DROUHIN CHOREY-LES-BEAUNE 1978 189
JOSEPH DROUHIN MONTHELIE 1978 188
CAMILLE GIROUD SANTENAY 'CLOS ROUSSEAU' 1ER CRU 2009 98
GROFFIER PASSETOUTGRAIN 2009 47
GROFFIER BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2009 77
LOUIS JADOT SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 'CLOS DES GUETTES' 1ER CRU 2002 74
COMTES LAFON MONTHELIE ‘LES DURESSES' 1ER CRU 2003 134
COMTES LAFON MONTHELIE ‘LES DURESSES' 1ER CRU 2009 129
COMTES LAFON MONTHELIE ‘LES DURESSES' 1ER CRU 2010 129
MONGEARD-MUGNERET BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2010 49
MONGEARD-MUGNERET SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 2010 77
BERNARD MOREY SANTENAY 'PASSETEMPS' 1ER CRU 1999 129
BERNARD MOREY SANTENAY 'GRAND CLOS ROUSSEAU' 1ER CRU 1993 93
BERNARD MOREY SANTENAY 'GRAND CLOS ROUSSEAU' 1ER CRU 1996 91
BERNARD MOREY SANTENAY 'GRAND CLOS ROUSSEAU' 1ER CRU 2002 86
DOMAINE PARENT MONETHELIE 'LES DURESSES' 1ER CRU 2005 83
MICHEL PICARD ST. AUBIN 'LE CHARMOIS' 1ER CRU 2009 57
JEAN-MARC PILLOT BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2009 36
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET MONTHELIE 2010 59
ROULOT BOURGOGNE ROUGE 2010 84
ROULOT AUXEY-DURESSES 2010 134
ROULOT MONTHELIE 2010 111
TOLLOT-BEAUT SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE 'LAVIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 109
GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN
THE HISTORIC TOWN OF GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN IS KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE MOST POWERFUL WINES IN BURGUNDY. POWER, MUSCLE, AND RICH, JAMMY FRUIT – TENDING TO START COMPACT AND NEEDING TIME TO UNFOLD BROADLY – CHARACTERIZE THESE WINES. IN RECENT YEARS THIS COMMUNE HAS SEEN A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT “NEW” DOMAINES. SOME OF THESE NEW PRODUCERS INCLUDE DENIS MORTET, AND CLAUDE DUGAT. WHILE THESE YOUNG PRODUCERS HAVE TAKEN A MODERN STEP IN WINEMAKING, THE OLD-TIMERS HAVE ALSO LEARNED TO KEEP PACE. PRODUCERS LIKE DOMAINE ARMAND ROUSSEAU AND JOSEPH ROTY (MAKING WINE SINCE 1710) RECENTLY HAVE BEEN PRODUCING SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING AND LONG-LIVED WINES FROM THEIR PRIME VINEYARDS.
DOMAINE ARLAUD GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2009 107
DOMAINE ARLAUD GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 'AUX COMBOTTES' 1ER CRU 2003 267
DOMAINE ARLAUD GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 'AUX COMBOTTES' 1ER CRU 2009 184
MAISON CHAMPY GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN VIEILLES VIGNES 2010 63
MAISON CHAMPY GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘LES CAZETIERS’ 1ER CRU 2010 136
CLAUDE DUGAT GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2009 152
DUJAC FILS ET PERE GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2010 129
DOMAINE DUJAC GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘AUX COMBOTTES’ 1ER CRU 2010 351
FREDERIC ESMONIN GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘ESTOURNELLES ST. JACQUES’ 1ER CRU 1969 804
DOMAINE FOURIER GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 'LES GOULOTS' 1ER CRU 2003 189
GROFFIER GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2008 111
PASCAL MARCHAND GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘LES CAZETIERS’ 1ER CRU 2009 99
PASCAL MARCHAND GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘LA COMBES AUX MOINES’ 1ER CRU 2009 103
PASCAL MARCHAND GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘RONCEVIE’ 2009 63
MONGEARD-MUGNERET GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2010 112
JOSEPH ROTY GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘CHAMPS CHENYS’ VIEILLES VIGNES 2009 171
JOSEPH ROTY GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN ‘FONTENYS’ 1ER CRU 2009 291
ARMAND ROUSSEAU GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 2009 246
ARMAND ROUSSEAU GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN 'CLOS ST. JACQUES' 1ER CRU 2009 621
RUCHOTTES-CHAMBERTIN
FREDERIC ESMONIN ‘RUCHOTTES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 196
CHAMBERTIN-CLOS-DE-BEZE
DROUHIN-LAROZE ‘CHAMBERTIN-CLOS DE BEZE’ GRAND CRU 1978 851
FREDERIC MAGNIEN 'CHAMBERTIN-CLOS-DE-BEZE' GRAND CRU 2009 401
ARMAND ROUSSEAU 'CHAMBERTIN-CLOS DE BEZE' GRAND CRU 1999 1379
ARMAND ROUSSEAU 'CHAMBERTIN-CLOS DE BEZE' GRAND CRU 2009 808
MAZI-CHAMBERTIN
MAISON CHAMPY ‘MAZIS-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2008 276
MAISON CHAMPY ‘MAZIS-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 217
MAISON CHAMPY ‘MAZIS-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2010 241
FREDERIC ESMONIN ‘MAZY-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 186
JOSEPH ROTY ‘MAZIS-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 521
ARMAND ROUSSEAU ‘MAZY-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 414
CHAPELLE-CHAMBERTIN
DOMAINE PONSOT 'CHAPELLE-CHAMBERTIN' GRAND CRU 2009 716
GRIOTTE-CHAMBERTIN
DOMAINE DES CHEZEAUX 'GRIOTTE-CHAMBERTIN' GRAND CRU 2006 231
DOMAINE PONSOT ‘GRIOTTES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 1999 1839
DOMAINE POSNOT 'GRIOTTES-CHAMBERTIN' GRAND CRU 2009 801
JOSEPH ROTY ‘GRIOTTES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 688
CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 1985 223
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 1989 191
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 1990 202
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2009 403
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ GRAND CRU 2010 421
FREDERIC MAGNIEN 'CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN' GRAND CRU 2009 279
JOSEPH ROTY ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ TRES VIEILLES VIGNES GRAND CRU 1993 921
JOSEPH ROTY ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ TRES VIEILLES VIGNES GRAND CRU 2008 347
JOSEPH ROTY ‘CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN’ TRES VIEILLES VIGNES GRAND CRU 2009 676
MOREY SAINT DENIS
THE WINES FROM THE VILLAGE OF MOREY-ST.-DENIS ARE OFTEN DESCRIBED AS BEING LIGHTER THAN GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN AND FIRMER THAN CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY, DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE OF THE VILLAGE THE VINEYARD IS LOCATED. GEOLOGICALLY THESE VINEYARDS ARE VERY RICH IN MINERALS. THE GRAND CRU VINEYARDS, MOVING SOUTHWARDS FROM THE BORDER WITH GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN, INCLUDE CLOS DE LA ROCHE, CLOS ST.-DENIS, CLOS DES LAMBRAYS AND CLOS DE TART. FINE WINES FROM DOMAINE DUJAC, HUBERT LIGNIER, AND CHRISTOPHE ROUMIER ARE GIVING MOREY THE RECOGNITION IT HAS LONG MERITED.
DOMAINE ARLAUD MOREY-ST-DENIS 2009 104
DOMAINE ARLAUD MOREY-ST-DENIS 'AUX CHEZEAUX' 1ER CRU 2009 173
DOMAINE ARLAUD MOREY-ST-DENIS 'MILLANDES' 1ER CRU 2009 167
DOMAINE ARLAUD MOREY-ST-DENIS 'LES RUCHOTS' 1ER CRU 2009 215
DUJAC FILS ET PERE MOREY-SAINT-DENIS 2010 129
DOMAINE DUJAC MOREY-ST-DENIS 2010 154
DOMAINE DUJAC MOREY ST. DENIS 1ER CRU, BURGUNDY 2010 274
DOMAINE FOURRIER MOREY-ST-DENIS 'CLOS SOLON' 2008 119
MICHEL GROS MOREY-ST-DENIS 'RUE DE VERGY' 2007 108
JEAN RAPHET MOREY-ST-DENIS VIEILLES VIGNES 2009 118
CLOS-DE-LA-ROCHE
DOMAINE ARLAUD 'CLOS DE LA ROCHE' GRAND CRU 2009 299
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 1989 191
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 1996 579
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2006 461
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2009 491
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2010 518
PASCAL MARCHAND ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU 2009 157
PONSOT ‘CLOS DE LA ROCHE’ GRAND CRU VIEILLES VIGNES 1999 2069
CLOS-SAINT-DENIS
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER ‘CLOS SAINT-DENIS’ GRAND CRU 1985 223
DOMAINE DUJAC 'CLOS SAINT-DENIS' GRAND CRU 1996 581
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS SAINT-DENIS’ GRAND CRU 2006 460
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘CLOS SAINT-DENIS’ GRAND CRU 2009 499
PASCAL MARCHAND ‘CLOS SAINT-DENIS’ GRAND CRU 2009 159
CLOS-DE-TART
MOMMESSIN ‘CLOS DE TART’ GRAND CRU 2005 920
CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY
CHAMBOLLE HAS A RICH, VELVETY ELEGANCE THAT RIVALS THE FINESSE OF VOSNE ROMANÉE OR THE POWER OF GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN. THERE ARE ONLY TWO GRAND CRUS (BONNES-MARES AND MUSIGNY) IN THIS VILLAGE, AND SOME EXCEPTIONAL PREMIER CRUS (LES AMOUREUSES AND LES FUÉES) WORTHY OF PROMOTION. THESE CHALKY VINEYARDS GIVE THE WINES HIGHER ACIDITY AND ELEGANCE, WHICH EXPRESSES ITSELF IN AROMATIC PURITY AND FINESSE WITHOUT THE POWER. A FINE RED MUSIGNY “IS A COMBINATION OF SEDUCTIVE POWER AND UNREPENTANT ARISTOCRACY WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY SPECTRUM OF AROMAS…CRUSHED STRAWBERRIES AND LIQUORICE.” FULLY MATURE AFTER 10-15 YEARS, IT IS OFTEN THE QUINTESSENCE OF FINESSE, AND--FROM A GREAT VINTAGE--AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. BONNES-MARES IS CONSIDERED THE STEPBROTHER OF MUSIGNY; IT IS OFTEN STURDIER AND LESS GRACEFUL THAN MUSIGNY. THE TOP PRODUCERS ARE COMTE GEORGES DE VOGÜÉ, DOMAINE DUJAC, CHRISTOPHE ROUMIER, LEROY, JACQUES-FRÉDÉRIC MUGNIER, AND GHISLAINE BARTHOD.
DOMAINE ARNOUX-LACHAUX CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2009 111
DOMAINE BERTHEAU CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2009 87
BOUCHARD CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1985 199
DUJAC FILS ET PERE CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2010 133
DOMAINE DUJAC CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2009 151
DOMAINE DUJAC CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2010 148
DOMAINE DUJAC CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY ‘LES GRUENCHERS’ 1ER CRU 2006 299
DOMAINE DUJAC CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY ‘LES GRUENCHERS’ 1ER CRU 2009 362
DOMAINE DUJAC CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY ‘LES GRUENCHERS’ 1ER CRU 2010 369
HUDELOT-NOELLAT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1991 169
HUDELOT-NOELLAT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2008 91
PASCAL MARCHAND CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2009 71
PASCAL MARCHAND CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY ‘LES FEUSSELOTTES’ 1ER CRU 2009 101
MEO-CAMUZET CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 'LES FEUSSELOTTES' 1ER CRU 2008 311
DEUX MONTILLE CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 'BABILLERES' 1ER CRU 2007 102
JACQUES-FREDERIC MUGNIER CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 2006 271
JACQUES-FREDERIC MUGNIER CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1999 377
DOMAINE PONSOT CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 'LES CHARMES' 1ER CRU 2009 311
LOUIS REMY CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 'LES FREMIERES' 1999 96
LOUIS REMY CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 'LES FREMIERES' 2000 99
BONNES-MARES
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘BONNES-MARES’ GRAND CRU 1997 804
FREDERIC MAGNIEN 'BONNES MARES' GRAND CRU 2009 363
VOUGEOT
CISTERCIAN MONKS ESTABLISHED THE GRAND CRU VINEYARD CLOS DE VOUGEOT IN 1100. THE CLOS’ FIFTY HECTARES ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF 82 DIFFERENT OWNERS. CLOS DE VOUGEOT IS ONE OF THE FEW GRAND CRUS WHERE THE LOCATION OF THE VINES WITHIN THE VINEYARD REALLY MATTERS. AMONG THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE LEROY, JEAN GRIVOT, ANNE GROS, LOUIS JADOT, AND DOMAINE DE LA VOUGERAIE.
DOMAINE CASTAGNIER 'CLOS DE VOUGEOT' GRAND CRU 1990 202
ANNE GROS 'CLOS DE VOUGEOT, LE GRAND MAUPERTUI' GRAND CRU 2008 303
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR 'CLOS DE VOUGEOT' GRAND CRU 2010 244
HEAGELEN-JAYER CLOS DES VOUGEOT GRAND CRU 1991 361
MONGEARD-MUGNERET VOUGEOT ‘LES CRAS’ 1ER CRU 2010 129
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE 'CLOS DE VOUGEOT' GRAND CRU 2009 376
VOSNE-ROMANEE
PERHAPS THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLES OF PINOT NOIR IN THE WORLD COME FROM THIS COMMUNE. STYLISTICALLY THE WINES LIE BETWEEN THE STURDY GEVREY AND THE DELICATE CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY. THESE WINES ARE OFTEN DESCRIBED AS OPULENT, SILKY, AND SATINY. VOSNE’S GRAND CRUS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUINTESSENTIAL BURGUNDIES WITH AMAZING DEPTH AND REFINEMENT. THE GRAND CRUS RANGE FROM ROMANÉE ST.-VIVANT, THE LIGHTEST IN BODY BUT VERY AROMATIC, TO RICHEBOURG, THE MOST MASSIVE AND RICH. DOMAIN DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI OWNS THE VINEYARDS OF LA TACHE, ROMANEE-CONTI, AND PARTS OF ÉCHEZEAUX, GRAND ÉCHEZEAUX, ROMANEE ST.-VIVANT, AND RICHEBOURG. THESE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SOME OF THE MOST LONG-LIVED WINES IN BURGUNDY. EVEN THOUGH MOST OF THESE GRAND CRU VINEYARDS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, THE FLAVOR PROFILES VARY WIDELY. AMONGST THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE DOMAIN DE LA ROMANÉE-CONTI, HENRI JAYER, DOMAINE LEROY, SYLVAIN CATHIARD, ANNE GROS, EMMANUEL ROUGET, AND JEAN GRIVOT.
DOMAINE ARNOUX-LACHAUX VOSNE-ROMANEE 'HAUT MAZIERES' 2009 126
DOMAINE BOUCHARD VOSNE-ROMANEE 'AUX REIGNOTS' 1ER CRU 1990 369
DOMAINE CACHEUX VOSNE-ROMANEE 'AUX REAS' 1ER CRU 2009 128
MAISON CHAMPY VOSNE-ROMANEE 2010 79
MAISON CHAMPY VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘SUCHOTS’ 1ER CRU 2010 146
MAISON CHAMPY VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘SUCHOTS’ 1ER CRU 2008 184
MAISON CHAMPY VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘SUCHOTS’ 1ER CRU 2009 131
DOMAINE DUJAC VOSNE-ROMANEE 'AUX MALCONSORTS' 1ER CRU 2009 451
DOMAINE DUJAC VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘AUX MALCONSORTS’ 1ER CRU 2010 438
DOMAINE DUJAC VOSNE-ROMANEE 'LE BEAUX MONTS' 1ER CRU 2009 386
DOMAINE DUJAC VOSNE-ROMANEE 'LE BEAUX MONTS' 1ER CRU 2010 356
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE 2010 116
MICHEL GROS VOSNE-ROMANEE 'AUX BRULEES' 1ER CRU 2007 269
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE 1ER CRU 2010 171
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE 1ER CRU 2008 117
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR VOSNE-ROMANEE 'LES CHAUMES' 1ER CRU 2010 198
MICHEL GROS VOSNE-ROMANEE 'CLOS DES REAS' 1ER CRU 2007 273
HUDELOT-NOELLAT VOSNE-ROMANEE 1981 158
LOUIS JADOT VOSNE-ROMANEE 'LES ROUGES' 1ER CRU 1999 195
PASCAL MARCHAND VOSNE-ROMANEE 2009 71
PASCAL MARCHAND VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘LES SUCHOTS’ 1ER CRU 2009 124
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOSNE ROMANEE 'AUX MALCONSORTS' 1ER CRU 2009 466
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOSNE ROMANEE CUVEE CHRISTIANE 'AUX MALCONSORTS' 1ER CRU 2009 654
MONGEARD-MUGNERET VOSNE-ROMANEE 2010 111
GILLES NOBLET VOSNE-ROMANEE 1991 271
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI VOSNE-ROMANEE 1ER CRU CUVEE DUVAULT BLOCHET 1999 1149
EMMANUEL ROUGET VOSNE-ROMANEE ‘CROS PARANTOUX’ 1ER CRU 2005 2952
ECHÉZEAUX
DANIEL BOCQUENET 'ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2000 221
DANIEL BOCQUENET 'ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2005 228
DOMAINE JACQUES CACHEUX 'ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2009 187
MAISON CHAMPY 'ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2009 211
MAISON CHAMPY ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2010 248
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2006 414
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2009 459
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR 'ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2010 243
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2010 199
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU VIEILLES VIGNES 2009 247
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU VIEILLES VIGNES 2010 246
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 1996 1381
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2009 1057
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2010 1062
GRANDS-ECHEZEAUX
DOMAINE GROS FRERE ET SOEUR 'GRANDS ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2010 536
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘GRANDS ECHEZEAUX’ GRAND CRU 2009 1711
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI 'GRANDS ECHEZEAUX' GRAND CRU 2010 1656
RICHEBOURG
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 1999 1149
MONGEARD-MUGNERET ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2010 577
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 1996 3221
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2005 4988
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘RICHEBOURG’ GRAND CRU 2010 2646
ROMANEE-SAINT-VIVANT
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘ROMANEE ST. VIVANT’ GRAND CRU 2007 1379
DOMAINE DUJAC ‘ROMANEE ST. VIVANT’ GRAND CRU 2008 1494
DOMAINE DUJAC 'ROMANEE ST. VIVANT' GRAND CRU 2009 1328
FOLLIN-ARBELET 'ROMANEE ST. VIVANT' GRAND CRU 2009 742
HUDELOT-NOELLAT ‘ROMANEE ST. VIVANT’ GRAND CRU 1999 1149
HUDELOT-NOELLAT ‘ROMANEE ST. VIVANT’ GRAND CRU 2005 1034
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘ROMANEE ST. VIVANT’ GRAND CRU 2010 2706
LA TACHE
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘LA TACHE’ GRAND CRU 2010 3857
ROMANEE-CONTI
DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE CONTI ‘ROMANEE-CONTI’ GRAND CRU MONOPOLE 2010 13131
NUITS SAINT GEORGES
NUITS-ST.-GEORGES IS THE LONGEST COMMUNE IN THE CÔTE D’OR, EXTENDING FOR SOME FIVE KILOMETERS. MANY TASTERS CHARACTERIZE NUITS AS “EARTHY” AND “RUSTIC.” THERE IS OFTEN A GRANULAR FEEL ABOUT FINE, YOUNG NUITS. THEY MIGHT HAVE A TOUCH OF THE MAVERICK, BUT THE ROBUST CHARM OF LEATHER AND GAMY FLAVORS ARE NO LESS ALLURING. THE GREAT PRODUCERS ARE HENRI GOUGES, CHEVILLON, DOMAIN DE L’ARLOT, AND LEROY.
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'AUX SAINT JULIEN' 1ER CRU 2009 129
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'AUX SAINT JULIEN' 1ER CRU 2010 122
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'AUX THOREY' 1ER CRU 2010 174
DOMAINE FOREY NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'LES PERRIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 136
HUDELOT-NOELLAT NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES ‘AUX MURGERS’ 1ER CRU 2003 113
HUDELOT-NOELLAT NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'AUX MURGERS' 1ER CRU 2009 124
PASCAL MARCHAND NUITS-ST-GEORGE ‘LES DAMODES’ 1ER CRU 2009 102
MEO-CAMUZET NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2008 189
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU 2009 121
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU 2010 104
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'CLOS DE GRANDES VIGNES' 1ER CRU 2009 161
CHATEAU DE PULIGNY-MONTRACHET NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 'CLOS DE GRANDES VIGNES' 1ER CRU 2010 137
CORTON
THE WINES OF CORTON ARE THE BIGGEST WINES IN THE CÔTE-DE-BEAUNE. THESE WINES ARE FAT AND RICH, BUT OFTEN HAVE AN AUSTERE EDGE IN THEIR YOUTH (THOUGH IN RIPE VINTAGES THE FRUIT SHOWS VERY WELL). THE BEST EXAMPLES ARE LONG-LIVED. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE TOLLOT-BEAUT, LOUIS JADOT AND BOUCHARD.
CHANDON DE BRIAILLES ‘CORTON-BRESSANDES’ GRAND CRU 2006 121
CHANDON DE BRIAILLES ‘CORTON-BRESSANDES’ GRAND CRU 2008 124
FAIVELEY ‘CORTON-CLOS DES CORTON’ GRAND CRU 1999 460
FOLLIN-ARBELET 'CORTON-BRESSANDES' GRAND CRU 2009 236
LOUIS JADOT 'CORTON-POUGETS' GRAND CRU 1999 171
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON' GRAND CRU 1990 363
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON' GRAND CRU 1999 131
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON' GRAND CRU 2002 127
LOUIS LATOUR 'CHATEAU CORTON-GRANCEY' GRAND CRU 2005 173
LOUIS LATOUR 'CHATEAU CORTON-GRANCEY' GRAND CRU 2002 151
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON-CLOS DE LA VIGNE AUX SAINT' GRAND CRU 2002 133
LOUIS LATOUR 'CORTON-CLOS DE LA VIGNE AUX SAINT' GRAND CRU 2003 191
PASCAL MARCHAND ‘CORTON’ GRAND CRU 2009 106
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE 'CORTON-CLOS DU ROI' GRAND CRU 2006 168
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE 'CORTON-CLOS DU ROI' GRAND CRU 2009 329
COMTE SENARD 'CORTON-CLOS DU ROI' GRAND CRU 1999 269
BEAUNE
BEAUNE IS THE WINE NERVE CENTER OF BURGUNDY. THE WINES RANGE FROM LIGHT AND FRUITY TO DENSE AND JAMMY. ‘GRÈVES’, ‘MARCONNETS’, AND ‘TEURONS’ ARE CONSIDERED SOME OF THE BEST SITES. THE BEST PRODUCERS ARE BERNARD MOREY, LOUIS JADOT, ALBERT MOROT, JOSEPH DROUHIN AND BOUCHARD.
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT BEAUNE 'EPENOTTES' 1ER CRU 2009 84
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT BEAUNE 'MONTREVENOTS' 1ER CRU 2009 83
CAMUS-BRUCHON BEAUNE ‘CLOS DU ROI’ 1ER CRU 2010 91
MAISON CHAMPY BEAUNE VIEILLES VIGNES 2010 34
MAISON CHAMPY BEAUNE ‘CHAMP PIMONT’ 1ER CRU 2010 54
MAISON CHAMPY BEAUNE 'LES REVERSEES' 1ER CRU 2010 46
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU 1985 399
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU 1993 266
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE 'CLOS DES MOUCHES' 1ER CRU 2009 143
JOSEPH DROUHIN BEAUNE HOSPICE DU BEAUNE, CUVEE MAURICE DROUHIN 1ER CRU 2009 132
MICHEL GANOUX BEAUNE 2009 74
DOMAINE GERMAIN BEAUNE 'BRESSANDES' 1ER CRU 2009 83
LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE 'BOUCHEROTTES' 1ER CRU 2002 84
LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE 'CLOS DE COUCHEREAUX' 1ER CRU 1990 271
LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE 'GREVES' 1ER CRU 2002 84
LOUIS JADOT BEAUNE 'THEURONS' 1ER CRU 2002 82
BERNARD MOREY 'GREVES,' BEAUNE 1ER CRU 1999 133
MONGEARD-MUGNERET BEAUNE ‘LES AVAUX’ 1ER CRU 2010 96
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE BEAUNE ‘SIZIES’ 1ER CRU 2009 121
BERNARD MOREY 'GREVES,' BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2002 134
BERNARD MOREY 'GREVES,' BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2005 136
ALBERT MOROT BEAUNE ‘BRESSANDES’ 1ER CRU 1999 288
PAUL PERNOT BEAUNE 'LES REVERSEES' 1ER CRU 2006 92
TOLLOT-BEAUT BEAUNE 'GREVES' 1ER CRU 2009 126
TOLLOT-BEAUT BEAUNE 'CLOS DU ROI’ 1ER CRU 2009 127
POMMARD
DUE TO THE SOIL COMPOSITION, THE WINES OF POMMARD ARE EARTHY AND MINERALLY. WINES FROM THE BEST VINEYARDS (‘RUGIENS’ AND ‘ÉPENOTS’) AND IN GREAT VINTAGES ARE AROMATIC, SPICY AND VERY LONG-LIVED. DE MONTILLE, POUSSE D’OR AND GANOUX ARE AMONG THE BEST PRODUCERS.
BALLOT-MILLOT POMMARD ‘PEZEROLLES’ 1ER CRU 2010 117
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT POMMARD 'JAROLLIERES' 1ER CRU 2009 117
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT POMMARD 'LES SAUCILLES' 1ER CRU 2009 121
MAISON CHAMPY POMMARD 2010 59
YVON CLERGET POMMARD 'RUGIENS' 1ER CRU 2002 101
CLOS DE LA CHAPELLE 'LES CHANLINS' VIEILLES VIGNES 1ER CRU 2010 99
MICHEL GANOUX POMMARD ‘RUGIENS’ 1ER CRU 1999 334
MICHEL GANOUX POMMARD 'RUGIENS' 1ER CRU 2003 179
MICHEL GANOUX POMMARD 'GRANDS EPENOTS' 1ER CRU 1999 204
MICHEL GANOUX POMMARD 'GRANDS EPENOTS' 1ER CRU 2002 161
MICHEL GANOUX POMMARD 'GRANDS EPENOTS' 1ER CRU 2003 171
A.F. GROS POMMARD 'LES PEZEROLLES' 1ER CRU 2002 131
A.F. GROS POMMARD 'LES PEZEROLLES' 1ER CRU 2003 126
LOUIS JADOT POMMARD 'RUGIENS' 1ER CRU 2002 139
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE POMMARD ‘PEZEROLLES’ 1ER CRU 2009 237
VOLNAY
VOLNAY IS THE MOST CHARMING AND DELIGHTFUL COMMUNE IN THE COTE D’OR. THE WINES ARE PERFUMEY, SOFT AND HAVE A SEDUCTIVE TEXTURE. THERE ARE MANY GREAT VINEYARDS AND (‘CLOS-DES-CHÊNES’, ‘SANTENOTS’, ‘CHAMPANS’ AND ‘CAILLERETS’) PRODUCERS THAT GIVE VOLNAY A GREAT REPUTATION. DE MONTILLE, POUSSE D’OR AND LAFARGE ARE AMONG THE BEST PRODUCERS.
COMTE ARMAND VOLNAY 'FREMIETS' 1ER CRU 2010 221
BALLOT-MILLOT VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 2010 117
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT VOLNAY 'PITURES' 1ER CRU 2009 116
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT VOLNAY 'LE RONCERET' 1ER CRU 2000 98
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT VOLNAY 'CARELLE SOUS CHAPELLE' 1ER CRU 2002 119
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT VOLNAY 'CARELLE SOUS CHAPELLE' 1ER CRU 2009 118
JEAN-MARC BOILLOT VOLNAY 'LE RONCERET' 1ER CRU 2009 113
DOMAINE BOUCHARD VOLNAY 'CLOS DES CHENES' 1ER CRU 2009 119
MAISON CHAMPY VOLNAY 'TAILLEPIEDS' 1ER CRU 2010 96
YVON CLERGET VOLNAY 'CAILLERETS' 1ER CRU 2002 86
YVON CLERGET VOLNAY 'SANTENOTS' 1ER CRU 2002 82
CLOS DE LA CHAPELLE 'CARELLE SOUS CHAPELLE' 1ER CRU 2010 83
CLOS DE LA CHAPELLE 'CLOS DE LA CHAPELLE' MONOPOLE 2010 114
FONTAINE-GAGNARD VOLNAY ‘CLOS DES CHENES’ 1ER CRU 2009 94
COMTES LAFON VOLNAY 2010 182
COMTES LAFON VOLNAY 2009 188
COMTES LAFON VOLNAY 'SANTENOTS-DU-MILIEU' 1ER CRU 2009 348
COMTES LAFON VOLNAY 'SANTENOTS-DU-MILIEU' 1ER CRU 2010 211
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 1999 518
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 2005 184
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 2007 225
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 2008 196
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘TAILLEPIEDS’ 1ER CRU 2009 241
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY 'CARELLE SOUS CHAPELLE' 1ER CRU 2002 166
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘CHAMPANS’ 1ER CRU 2008 169
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘MITANS’ 1ER CRU 2006 147
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY ‘MITANS’ 1ER CRU 2008 177
DOMAINE PARENT VOLNAY 'FREMIETS' 1ER CRU 2005 126
DOMAINE DE LA POUSSE D'OR VOLNAY ‘CLOS DES 60 OUVREES' 1ER CRU 1969 1264
DOMAINE DE LA POUSSE D'OR VOLNAY 'CLOS DES 60 OUVREES' 1ER CRU 2009 273
PINOT NOIR - CALIFORNIA
THIS GROWING GROUP OF PINOT PRODUCERS IS SEEKING A DIFFERENT DIRECTION WITH THEIR WINES, BOTH IN THE VINEYARD AND IN THE CELLAR. THIS DIRECTION FOCUSES ON BALANCE, NON-MANIPULATION IN THE CELLAR, AND THE PROMOTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL VARIETAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH MAKE PINOT NOIR GREAT. SUBTLETY, POISE AND THE ABILITY OF THIS GRAPE TO SERVE AS A PROFOUND VEHICLE FOR THE EXPRESSION OF TERROIR.
AU BON CLIMAT ISABELLE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2005 113
AU BON CLIMAT ISABELLE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2006 108
AU BON CLIMAT KNOX ALEXANDER, SANTA MARIA VALLEY 2006 99
AU BON CLIMAT KNOX ALEXANDER, SANTA MARIA VALLEY 2007 94
AU BON CLIMAT CLENDENEN FAMILY, 'LE BON CLIMAT,' SANTA MARIA VALLEY 2006 127
THOMAS FOGARTY ‘RAPLEY TRAIL VINEYARD,’ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 2008 64
THOMAS FOGARTY ‘RAPLEY TRAIL VINEYARD M BLOCK’ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 2008 97
THOMAS FOGARTY ‘RAPLEY TRAIL VINEYARD' B BLOCK, SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 2008 97
HIRSCH VINEYARDS EAST RIDGE, SONOMA COAST 2010 177
ICI/LA-BAS LES REVELES, 'ELKE VINEYARD,' ANDERSON VALLEY 2004 74
ICI/LA-BAS LES REVELES, 'ELKE VINEYARD,' ANDERSON VALLEY 2006 69
ICI/LA-BAS LES REVELES, 'ELKE VINEYARD,' ANDERSON VALLEY 2008 66
TOMARI, STA. RITA HILLS 2008 81
TOMARI, STA. RITA HILLS 2009 84
TOMARI, STA. RITA HILLS 2010 84
PINOT NOIR - NEW ZEALAND
DRY RIVER, MARTINBOROUGH 2007 211
CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT/CABERNET FRANC
BORDEAUX
OFF THE PATH...
VISITS TO BORDEAUX ARE OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY THE MOST FAMOUS CHATEAUX AND WELL KNOWN APPELLATIONS. VENTURING 'OFF THE BEATEN PATH' WE EXPLORE LESSER-KNOWN APPELLATIONS AND PROPERTIES OFTEN OVERSHADOWED BY THE REPUTATIONS OF THEIR FAMOUS NEIGHBORS. THESE PROPERTIES ARE OFTEN SMALLER THAN THEIR MORE FAMOUS NEIGHBORS, BUT SHARE WEATHER CONDITIONS, GEOGRAPHY AND WINEMAKING TRADITIONS WITH THE GRANDEST OF FIRST GROWTH PRODUCERS. THESE WINES OFFER VALUE AND QUALITY AS WELL AS UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS OF THE INFLUENTIAL AND EVOCATIVE BORDELAISE WINE CULTURE.
CHATEAU LARROQUE, BORDEAUX 1990 127
CHATEAU LATOUR-CARNET, HAUT-MEDOC 2006 93
CHATEAU LAROSE-TRINTAUDON, HAUT-MEDOC CRU BOURGEOIS 1983 116
CHATEAU LANESSAN, HAUT MEDOC 1955 603
CHATEAU LANESSAN, HAUT MEDOC 1959 573
CHATEAU LANNESAN, HAUT-MEDOC 2001 69
CHATEAU MOULIN DE LA LAGUNE, HAUT-MEDOC 2009 71
CHATEAU VERDIGNAN, HAUT-MEDOC 2003 77
CHATEAU CANTEMERLE, HAUT-MEDOC 5EME CRU 1996 126
CHATEAU CANTEMERLE, HAUT-MEDOC 5EME CRU 2006 113
CHATEAU CANTEMERLE, HAUT-MEDOC 5EME CRU 2009 104
SAINT-ESTEPHE
CHATEAU LES ORMES DE PEZ, ST. ESTEPHE 2001 119
CHATEAU MEYNEY, ST. ESTEPHE CRU BOURGEOIS 1985 148
CHATEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL, ST. ESTEPHE 2EME CRU 1959 1378
CHATEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL, ST. ESTEPHE 2EME CRU 1975 457
CHATEAU COS D'ESTOURNEL, ST. ESTEPHE 2EME CRU 1995 535
CHATEAU MONTROSE, ST. ESTEPHE 2EME CRU 1961 1867
CHATEAU MONTROSE, ST. ESTEPHE 2EME CRU 2005 391
CHATEAU CALON-SEGUR, ST. ESTEPHE 3EME CRU 2000 391
PAUILLAC
CHATEAU LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD, PAUILLAC 1ERE CRU 1990 3209
CHATEAU MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD, PAUILLAC 1ERE CRU 1955 3780
CHATEAU MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD, PAUILLAC 1ERE CRU 1990 863
CHATEAU MOUTON-ROTHSCHILD, PAUILLAC 1ERE CRU 2005 1587
CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE-BARON, PAUILLAC 2EME CRU 1962 596
CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE-COMTESSE DE LALANDE, PAUILLAC 2EME CRU 1947 3219
CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE-COMTESSE DE LALANDE, PAUILLAC 2EME CRU 1985 456
CHATEAU LYNCH-BAGES, PAUILLAC 5EME CRU 1959 1378
CHATEAU GRAND-PUY-LACOSTE, PAUILLAC 5EME CRU 2000 368
SAINT-JULIEN
CHATEAU TERREY GROS CAILLOUX, ST. JULIEN 1997 58
CHATEAU LA CROIX BEAUCAILLOU, ST. JULIEN 2005 161
CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 1982 1069
CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 2000 576
CHÂTEAU LEOVILLE POYFERRE, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 2006 184
CHATEAU DUCRU-BEAUCAILLOU, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 2005 529
CHATEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 2000 434
CHATEAU GRUAUD-LAROSE, ST. JULIEN 2EME CRU 2007 151
CHATEAU LANGOA-BARTON, ST. JULIEN 3EME CRU 2006 127
CHATEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU, ST. JULIEN 4EME CRU 1995 184
CHATEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU, ST. JULIEN 4EME CRU 2008 144
CHATEAU BRANAIRE-DUCRU, ST. JULIEN 4EME CRU 2009 207
CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE, ST. JULIEN 4EME CRU 2009 207
CHÂTEAU TALBOT, ST. JULIEN 4EME CRU 1959 573
MARGAUX
CHATEAU MARGAUX, MARGAUX 1EME CRU 1983 1151
CHATEAU MARGAUX, MARGAUX 1EME CRU 1985 989
CHATEAU RAUZAN-SEGLA, MARGAUX 2EME CRU 2009 276
CHÂTEAU PALMER, MARGAUX 3EME CRU 1961 2759
CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST. EXUPERY, MARGAUX 3EME CRU 1961 921
CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST. EXUPERY, MARGAUX 3EME CRU 2001 139
CHATEAU KIRWAN, MARGAUX 3EME CRU 2008 124
CHATEAU PRIEURE-LICHINE, MARGAUX 4EME CRU 2006 107
GRAVES
CHATEAU LES CARMES HAUT-BRION, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 2008 138
CHATEAU LA MISSION-HAUT-BRION, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 1966 757
CHATEAU LA MISSION-HAUT-BRION, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 1971 576
CHATAEU PAPE CLEMENT, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 1961 1379
CHATAEU PAPE CLEMENT, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 1986 444
CHATEAU PAPE CLEMENT, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 2009 368
CHATEAU HAUT-BAILLY, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 2001 253
CHATEAU LARRIVET-HAUT-BRION, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 2009 93
CHATEAU HAUT-BRION, PESSAC-LEOGNAN, GRAVES 1EME CRU 1966 921
SAINT-ÉMILION
CHATEAU FIGEAC, ST. EMILION 1953 1879
CHATEAU SOUTARD, ST. EMILION 1985 184
CHATEAU LA CONFESSION, ST. EMILION 2009 104
POMEROL
CHATEAU VIEUX CERTAN, POMEROL 1982 688
CHATEAU LA POINTE, POMEROL 2005 114
CHATEAU FUGUE DE NENIN, POMEROL 1999 92
CHATEAU PETITE VILLAGE, POMEROL 2009 138
CHATEAU LATOUR A POMEROL, POMEROL 2009 231
CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT/CABERNET FRANC cont'd
LOIRE VALLEY
CHARLES JOGUET 'CLOS DU CHENE VERT,' CHINON 2009 99
JEAN-MAURICE RAFFAULT 'LES PICASSES,' CHINON 2000 59
CLOS ROUGEARD CLOS, SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY 2008 139
CLOS ROUGEARD 'LES POYEUX,' SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY 2008 179
CLOS ROUGEARD 'LE BOURG,' SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY 2008 226
CHATEAU MUSAR
CHATEAU MUSAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 1997 183
CHATEAU MUSAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 1998 153
CHATEAU MUSAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 1999 137
CHATEAU MUSAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 2000 128
CHATEAU MUSAR, BEKAA VALLEY, LEBANON 2001 146
WASHINGTON
SEVEN HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON ‘KLIPSUN,’ RED MOUNTAIN 2005 97
UPCHURCH VINEYARD, RED MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON 2010 123
CALIFORNIA
HUGE BEAR, SONOMA COUNTY 2007 89
ARNOT-ROBERTS ‘BUGAY,’ SONOMA COUNTY 2008 186
ARNOT-ROBERTS ‘BUGAY,’ SONOMA COUNTY 2009 181
ARNOT-ROBERTS ‘CLAJEUX,’ CHALK HILL 2008 187
ARNOT-ROBERTS ‘FELLOM RANCH,’ SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS 2008 189
ACKERMAN FAMILY VINEYARDS, NAPA VALLEY 2004 192
ACKERMAN FAMILY VINEYARDS, NAPA VALLEY 2007 166
ARAUJO 'ALTAGRACIA,' NAPA VALLEY 2009 206
HEITZ ‘MARTHA’S VINEYARD,’ NAPA VALLEY 1970 1611
HEITZ ‘MARTHA’S VINEYARD,’ NAPA VALLEY 1985 518
HEITZ ‘MARTHA’S VINEYARD,’ NAPA VALLEY 1990 459
KNIGHTS BRIDGE, KNIGHTS VALLEY 2009 182
KNIGHTS BRIDGE ‘DR. CRANE VINEYARD,’ ST. HELENA 2009 206
KNIGHTS BRIDGE 'TO KALON,' OAKVILLE 2009 206
PONT DE CHEVALIER ‘TO KALON,’ NAPA VALLEY 2008 259
TOMARI CELLARS, NAPA VALLEY 2008 97
TOMARI CELLARS, NAPA VALLEY 2009 92
RHONE VALLEY
SYRAH - NORTHERN RHONE VALLEY
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS CHAILLOTS 2008 196
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS REYNARD 2007 256
THIERRY ALLEMAND CORNAS REYNARD 2008 246
AUGUSTE CLAPE CORNAS 2007 216
AUGUSTE CLAPE CORNAS 2006 212
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 1990 1227
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 1995 506
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 1998 368
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 1999 506
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2000 299
JEAN-LOUIS CHAVE HERMITAGE 2001 311
PIERRE GONON 'LES OLIVIERS' SAINT JOSEPH BLANC 2009 114
PIERRE GONON VIELLES VIGNES SAINT JOSEPH 2007 173
PAUL JABOULET 'LA CHAPELLE,' HERMITAGE 1990 920
JAMET COTE ROTIE 2007 216
MICHEL & STEPHANE OGIER COTE ROTIE 2006 198
GEORGE VERNAY LA BLONDE DU SEIGNEUR, COTE ROTIE 2007 168
LES VINS DE VIENNES CORNAS LES BARCILLANTS 2010 123
GRENACHE - SOUTHERN RHONE VALLEY & PROVENCE
CHATEAU DE FONSALETTE SYRAH, COTES DU RHONE 2007 226
LE CLOS DU CAILLOU RESERVE, CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2009 256
CHATEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2001 229
E. GUIGAL, CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1999 226
CHATEAU RAYAS PIGNAN, CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1999 338
CHATEAU RAYAS PIGNAN, CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2001 317
CHATEAU RAYAS PIGNAN, CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2007 279
CHATEAU RAYAS RESERVE, CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 1999 499
CHATEAU RAYAS RESERVE, CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2007 455
DOMAINE TEMPIER BANDOL ‘CABASSAOU’ 2008 201
DOMAINE TEMPIER BANDOL ‘LA TOURTINE’ 2008 139
DOMAINE TEMPIER BANDOL ‘MIGOUA’ 2008 141
SYRAH - NEW ZEALAND
CRAGGY RANGE LE SOL, HAWKES BAY 2007 159
DRY RIVER SYRAH 'LOVAT,' MARTINBOROUGH 2006 139
SWEET WINES
OFF THE PATH
BRAIDA BRACHETTO D'ACQUI, PIEDMONT, ITALY 2011 58
LONG SHADOWS RIESLING, ICE WINE, COLUMBIA VALLEY, WASHINGTON 2008 163
MCKINLEY SPRING CHENIN BLANC [HEAVENS REWARD, LATE HARVEST, WASHINGTON 2007 demi 33
CHAMBERS MUSCADELLE, RUTHERGLEN, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA NV demi 31
FRANCE
PIERRE BONIFACE CAPRICE DE ROCAILES, SAVOIE NV 41
PATRICK BOTTEX ROSE LA CUEILLE BUGEY-CERDON, FRANCE NV 44
MARGAINE DEMI-SEC, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE NV demi 57
TRIMBACH GEWURZTRAMINER VENDAGE TARDIVE, ALSACE, FRANCE 1998 77
TRIMBACH RIESLING CUVEE FREDERIC EMILE VENDAGE TARDIVE, ALSACE, FRANCE 2001 116
HUET CUVEE CONSTANCE, VOUVRAY, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2003 500 ml 167
DOMAINE DES BAUMARD QUARTS DE CHAUME, LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE 2004 76
DIDIER DAGUENEAU LES JARDINS DE BABYLONE, JURANCON, FRANCE 2008 500 ml 294
DIDIER DAGUENEAU LES JARDINS DE BABYLONE, JURANCON, FRANCE 2009 500 ml 277
SAUTERNES
CHATEAU CLIMENS SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1986 186
CHATEAU CLIMENS SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1988 211
CHATEAU CLIMENS SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1989 168
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1979 demi 399
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1981 demi 357
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1983 691
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1985 demi 391
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1986 demi 459
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1990 demi 396
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1997 demi 329
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1988 747
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1989 demi 368
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1990 805
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1988 demi 414
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1998 demi 337
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 1999 demi 368
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 2000 459
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 2001 1150
CHATEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES, FRANCE 2001 demi 543
ROUMIEU-LACOSTE, SAUTERNES, FRANCE 2001 demi 49
ROUMIEU-LACOSTE, SAUTERNES, FRANCE 2001 77
GERMANY & AUSTRIA
SCHLOSS LIESER 'NIEDERBERG HELDEN,' BEERENAULESE, MOSEL 2005 demi 138
KARTHAUSERHOF RIESLING EITELSBACHER KARTHAUSERHOFBERG BEERENAUSLESE #32, RUWER, GERMANY 2005 473
FRITZ HAAG RIESLING BRAUNEBERGER JUFFER-SONNENUHR, BEERENAUSLESE, MOSEL 2001 demi 230
MAXIMIN GRUNHAUSER 'HERRENBERG' BEERENAUSLESE, RUWER 2005 188
ZILLIKEN 'SAARBURGER RAUSCH' BEERENAUSLESE, SAAR 2005 demi 138
ZILLIKEN LONG GOLD CAPSULE 'SAARBURGER RAUSCH' BEERENAUSLESE, MOSEL 2005 magnum 1541
PORT
QUINTA DO INFANTADO, DOURO, PORTUGAL 2003 demi 31
DOW'S , DOURO, PORTUGAL 1994 demi 63
FONSECA, DOURO, PORTUGAL 1977 287
FONSECA, DOURO, PORTUGAL 1994 demi 93
GRAHAM'S , DOURO, PORTUGAL 1994 demi 67
TAYLOR FLADGATE, DOURO, PORTUGAL 1963 460
TAYLOR FLADGATE, DOURO, PORTUGAL 1994 demi 114
TAYLOR FLADGATE 'QUINTA DE VARGELLAS,' DOURO, PORTUGAL 2007 99
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