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VINTAGES
CLASSICS
COLLECTION
FINE WINE &
PREMIUM SPIRITS
FEBRUARY &
MARCH 2014
Harvesting Cabernet Sauvignon grapes in Bordeaux.
ON THE COVER: The 15th-century church of Sainte-Claire,
near the village of Précy in Chablis, sits surrounded by
Sauvignon Blanc vineyards.
February & March 2014
CLASSICS
COLLECTION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
February 2014 Collection
FEBRUARY 2014 COLLECTION
Italian wine lovers will be delighted to discover that
this edition of Classics includes a fine assortment from
Piedmont, including several examples of 2008 Barolo,
a vintage worthy of considerable attention. Fans of the
Rhône will take special note of the assortment from
the 2009, 2010 and 2011 vintages.
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FRANCE
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GERMANY
12
HUNGARY
12
ITALY
In the New World, we have a very exciting lineup highlighted by the 2003 Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain
Cabernet Sauvignon, which earned a rating of 95 points
from Robert Parker Jr., and the 2009 Shafer Hillside
Select Cabernet Sauvignon, which Antonio Galloni of
erobertparker.com awarded 98 points.
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PORTUGAL
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SPAIN
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AUSTRALIA
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USA
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FORTIFIED WINE
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SPIRITS
March 2014 Collection
At the heart of this edition, again from Italy, are the 2007
Brunellos. The 2010 Burgundies are here too, with a
selection of fine reds and whites. Take special care not
to miss the exquisite 2011 Quinta do Noval Nacional
Vintage Port, which earned a rating of 98-100 points from
erobertparker.com. There are also several exciting offerings
from Vega-Sicilia, including the Unico Reserva Especial.
MARCH 2014 COLLECTION
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FRANCE
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GERMANY
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ITALY
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SPAIN
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AUSTRALIA
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NEW ZEALAND
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SOUTH AFRICA
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USA
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FORTIFIED WINE
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DESSERT WINE
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SPIRITS
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PRODUCT SUMMARIES
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ORDERING INFORMATION
The New World makes a splash with a nice assortment
from California, including three 2009 wines from Vérité:
Le Désir, La Muse and La Joie.
These are but a few highlights. We invite you to explore
all of the outstanding wines waiting to be discovered
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VINTAGES
VINTAGE CHART
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vintages.com/vintagechart
tOPPOSITE: Morning mist burns off the
vineyards beyond the 13th-century
castle at Grinzane Cavour in Piedmont.
FEBRUARY
CLASSICS COLLECTION
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THE CLASSICS COLLECTION
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FEBRUARY 2014
FRANCE – BORDEAUX
FRANCE – BURGUNDY
WHITE WINE
CÔTE DE NUITS
RED WINE
CHÂTEAU COUTET 2007
AC Barsac, 1er Cru
TASTING NOTE: Offers fascinating
aromas of cooked apple, clove and
honey that follow through to a full body,
with superlively acidity and spicy
blanched almond and honey character
on the palate. Long and powerful,
showing amazing botrytis character,
with so much spice and richness,
yet also freshness. Even better than
the superb 2006. Best after 2015.
Score: 95 (James Suckling, winespectator.com, March 31, 2010)
248740
[S]
750 mL
$88
CHÂTEAU GILETTE
CRÈME DE TÊTE 1982
AC Sauternes
TASTING NOTE: Very roasted in profile,
with maple, date and green tea notes
and lots of crème brûlée, but it’s still
light and well-defined through the
finish, with a hint of dried orange peel
adding lift. Tasted non-blind at the
château. Score: 95 (James Molesworth,
winespectator.com, web only, 2012)
048975
4
[S]
VINTAGES
750 mL
$325
DOMAINE TAUPENOT-MERME
MOREY SAINT DENIS LA RIOTTE
1er CRU 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2011 Morey St.
Denis 1er Cru La Riotte, which comes
from a 0.56-hectare parcel, sports a
pretty, feminine bouquet with light
red cherry, fresh strawberry and dried
rose petal. The palate is mediumbodied with fine tannins and very good
focus. No, there is not the length of a
more benevolent season, but there is
great poise and tension allied with a
directness that would make it a superb
match at the dinner table. Drink
now-2017. Score: 90 (Neal Martin,
erobertparker.com, Aug. 2013)
42648
[XD]
750 mL
$138
TAUPENOT-MERME MAZOYÈRES
CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2011
Mazoyeres-Chambertin Grand Cru,
which is populated by 54-year-old
vines with a propensity for small berries
due to millerandage, has a fuller
and more aromatic bouquet when
compared directly against the
Charmes-Chambertin 2011, perfumed
with lascivious ripe strawberry and
cranberry aromas suffused with cold
stone. The palate is medium-bodied
with supple and fine tannins. It has a
pleasant build in the mouth and yet
the finish is understated, classic in style
and very refined. This is just a Mazoyeres that you will want to abscond
with. Drink now-2022. Score: 92
(Neal Martin, erobertparker.com,
Aug. 2013)
13854
[XD]
750 mL
$206
LOUIS JADOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE
GRAND CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Clos de
la Roche is dark, voluptuous and
seductive. Black cherries, mint, spices
and graphite flesh out on the midpalate and finish. The Clos de la Roche
boasts gorgeous inner sweetness and
perfume, with big, yet fine, tannins that
frame the fruit through to the finish.
The style is rather immediate, but I
don’t see anything wrong with that.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2035.
Score: 94-96 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)
344846 [XD]
750 mL
$235
MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE
CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: A reserved but quite
pretty and attractively layered nose
speaks of earth, fresh wild red berry
fruit and humus. The mouth feel is
rich, suave and refined thanks in large
part to the fine-grained tannins that
coat the palate on the moderately deep
but well-balanced and strikingly persistent finish. Note that while the tannins may be quite fine, they are dense
and this will certainly require ample
cellar time before it’s completely
ready for prime time. Drink 2025+.
Score: 91-94 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, April 2012)
343681 [XD]
750 mL
$170
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
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FEBRUARY 2014
WHITE WINE
RED WINE
DOMAINE FAIVELEY CLOS DES
CORTONS FAIVELEY CORTON
GRAND CRU 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: Good deep red. A bit
darker on the nose than the grand
crus from Gevrey-Chambertin, offering
explosive aromas of crushed raspberry,
black cherry, exotic spices and a touch
of smoke. Compellingly rich and seamless in the mouth, with terrific sappy
verve to the urgent flavors of red
berries, minerals and game. The very
long, slowly rising finish boasts outstanding energy and thrust and saturates the mouth with sweet perfume.
Score: 93-96 (Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, Jan./Feb. 2013)
722249 [XD]
750 mL
$209
LOUIS JADOT
BIENVENUES-BÂTARDMONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Bienvenues
Batard-Montrachet is a seriously
gorgeous wine. Endless layers of sweet,
perfumed white stone fruits caress
the palate in this utterly impeccable
Burgundy. The 2010 is all about
finesse and class. Light floral, honeyed
notes wrap around the weightless,
gracious finish. The Bienvenues simply
oozes with class, but it also closes
down quickly in the glass. Patience is
the key. Anticipated maturity: 2020.
Score: 96 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Aug. 2012)
340364 [XD]
750 mL
$358
LOUIS JADOT
BATARD-MONTRACHET
GRAND CRU 2009
AC
TASTING NOTE: Jadot’s 2009 BatardMontrachet is rich, layered, sensual
and totally beguiling. This is yet another
2009 Jadot white with stunning
vibrancy and freshness. Slate, smoke
and crushed rocks are some of the
notes that develop in the glass, adding
complexity to the highly expressive,
nuanced fruit. Anticipated maturity:
2014+. (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Aug. 2012)
635003 [XD]
750 mL
$357
VINTAGES
5
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FRANCE – BURGUNDY
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BROCARD
VAULORENTS CHABLIS 1er CRU
2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: An expansive nose
with a pronounced floral character is
trimmed in soft wood and sea shore
nuances. In contrast to the Montée
de Tonnerre, this is beautifully complex
with fine richness to the mouth coating, round and ultra-refined flavors that
possess a silky mouth feel before
terminating in a balanced, focused and
impressively persistent finish. Lovely
juice. Drink: 2015+. Special designation: Outstanding. Score: 92 (Allen
Meadows, burghound.com, Sept. 10,
2012)
CHABLIS
WHITE WINE
DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE
BOUGROS CHABLIS GRAND CRU
2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: This also displays
an abundance of classic Chablis
character with iodine, tidal pool and
ripe green fruit aromas that precede
dense, muscular and overtly powerful
flavors that culminate in a salineinfused and impressively persistent
finish where a touch of wood surfaces.
As Bougros typically is, this is a big wine
with almost painful intensity. While
this slightly smoky effort isn’t particularly
refined, it is certainly dramatic and
imposing. Drink: 2018+. Special designation: Don’t Miss! Score: 92-94
(Allen Meadows, burghound.com,
Sept. 10, 2012)
941229 [XD]
750 mL
$73
FEBRUARY 2014
581710 [XD]
VINTAGES
WHITE WINE
CHÂTEAU-FUISSÉ VIEILLES
VIGNES POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 ChateauFuisse Vieilles Vignes has an entrancing
bouquet with apricot, orange blossom,
cold stone and just a hint of licorice.
The palate is very well-balanced with
a generous aniseed-tinged opening.
There is certainly good weight in the
mouth, although personally I prefer
the tension demonstrated by the 2011.
Still, this is a magnificent wine that
will age with style. Drink 2015-2025.
Score: 93 (Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, Aug. 2013)
$40
947721 [XD]
JEAN-MARC BROCARD VALMUR
CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: Bright pale yellow.
Spicy, high-pitched aromas of peach,
crushed stone, quinine and wild herbs.
Concentrated, vibrant and sharply
delineated, conveying a strong soil
character to the high-pitched citrus,
floral and mineral flavors. Lovely harmonious acidity contributes to the
wine’s impression of energy. The long,
rising, perfumed finish is suave and
fine-grained. Score: 92(+?) (Stephen
Tanzer, International Wine Cellar,
July 2012)
206151 [XD]
6
750 mL
MÂCONNAIS
750 mL
$68
750 mL
$59
FRANCE – RHÔNE
NORTHERN RHÔNE
RED WINE
ALAIN VOGE VIEILLES VIGNES
CORNAS 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: A remarkable effort,
the 2011 Cornas Vieilles Vignes is
one of the stars of the vintage. Superbly
concentrated with an inky/purple
color and a layered texture, it reveals
copious aromas of blueberries, blackberries and spring flowers intermixed
with hints of pen ink, lavender and
graphite. Full-bodied as well as supple
and accessible, it should keep for
12-15 years. Score: 94-96 (Robert
Parker Jr., erobertparker.com,
Dec. 2012)
8177
[XD]
750 mL
$83
EPSILON HERMITAGE 2010
AC
(Cave de Tain)
TASTING NOTE: A brilliant offering
that could easily compete with the
best growers’ Hermitage is the 2010
Hermitage Epsilon. Perhaps the
greatest wine I have ever tasted from
a cooperative, it flirts with perfection.
An inky/black/purple color is accompanied by copious aromas of blackberries, creme de cassis, camphor,
charcoal, white flowers and toasty
oak. Packaged in a heavy duty glass
bottle with a wax capsule, this wine
should be reasonably drinkable in
7-10 years and should last for 25-30
years. Kudos to this coop. Score: 98
(Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com,
Dec. 2012)
352930 [XD]
750 mL
LAURUS HERMITAGE 2010
AC
(Gabriel Meffre)
TASTING NOTE: A broad, roasted,
smoky style, offering bay and chestnut
flavors up front, followed by notes of
singed cedar, warm currant confiture
and mulled blackberry. A bittersweet
cocoa note lingers on the muscular
finish. Best from 2014 through 2024.
Score: 93 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Oct. 15, 2012)
343665 [XD]
750 mL
$59
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FEBRUARY 2014
DOMAINE DU COULET
TERRASSES DU SERRE
CORNAS 2009
AC
TASTING NOTE: This really stands
apart from the crowd, with searingly
intense minerality cutting through a
massive core of pastis, plum sauce
and fig paste. Gorgeous violet and spice
notes fill in the background, while
charcoal and tar thunder through the
finish. Broad in scope, but still has
perfect focus. Best from 2013 through
2023. Score: 95 (James Molesworth,
winespectator.com, Oct. 15, 2011)
359620 [XD]
M. CHAPOUTIER MONIER DE LA
SIZERANNE HERMITAGE 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: Dark and mouthfilling, with gorgeous ganache and
espresso notes up front, followed by
vivid blackberry, boysenberry and
raspberry fruit. Dense and velvety
through the finish, with a smoldering edge that lingers wonderfully.
Best from 2014 through 2025.
Score: 95 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Oct. 31, 2012)
182725 [XD]
750 mL
750 mL
$90
FERRATON PÈRE & FILS
LES GRANDS MÛRIERS
CORNAS 2009
AC
TASTING NOTE: Hints of ripe figs,
blackberries, blue fruits, charcoal
and damp earth are present in the
dark purple-hued 2009 Cornas Les
Grands Muriers. This is a classic, old
style Cornas with relatively civilized
tannins as well as impressive purity.
Consume it over the next 10 years.
Score: 90-92 (Robert Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Feb. 2011)
340026 [XD]
750 mL
$50
$105
$295
VINTAGES
7
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FEBRUARY 2014
FRANCE – RHÔNE
SOUTHERN RHÔNE
FRANCE – ALSACE
RED WINE
NORTHERN RHÔNE
WHITE WINE
M. CHAPOUTIER
CHANTE-ALOUETTE
HERMITAGE BLANC 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: Possibly the finest
cuvee of this wine I have ever tasted,
the stunning, rich 2011 Ermitage
Chante Alouette comes from three
separate parcels on Hermitage Hill
(Meal, Les Murets and Chante Alouette)
and reveals plenty of white currant,
buttered citrus, tangerine oil and honeysuckle along with hints of such exotic
fruits as mango. It is a full-bodied,
Montrachet-styled, dry white. Score: 95
Dec. 2012)
140541 [XD]
750 mL
$80
BOSQUET DES PAPES CHANTE
LE MERLE VIEILLES VIGNES
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: Also beautiful, with
gorgeous raspberry, kirsch, licorice,
ground pepper and assorted Provencal
herbs, the 2011 Chateauneuf du
Pape Chante Le Merle Vieilles Vignes
(first introduced in 1990 and an old
vine blend of 85% Grenache and the
balance Syrah and Mourvedre) offers
a decidedly pretty (especially for this
cuvee), polished profile with full body
richness, excellent mid-palate depth
and a seamless, elegant texture that
carries through the blockbuster finish.
Up with the top wines in the vintage,
it is reasonably approachable now, yet
will evolve gracefully for 15+ years
given its balance and harmony. Drink
2015-2026. Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck,
erobertparker.com, Oct. 2013)
734244 [XD]
750 mL
WHITE WINE
DOMAINE WEINBACH
FURSTENTUM GEWURZTRAMINER
2010
AC Alsace Grand Cru
(Colette, Catherine et Laurence Faller,
Prop.-Vign.)
TASTING NOTE: Just off-dry, and lush
and silky, this features finely meshed
vibrant acidity enlivening flavors of
candied grapefruit zest, mango, orange
sorbet, crystallized honey and smoky
mineral. Lingering finish. Drink now
through 2025. Score: 94 (Alison
Napjus, winespectator.com, Oct. 31,
2012)
120691 [M]
750 mL
$80
$73
RENÉ MURÉ CLOS ST. LANDELIN
VORBOURG VENDANGES
TARDIVES GEWÜRZTRAMINER
2010
AC Alsace Grand Cru
TASTING NOTE: A hint of caramel
adds richness to the flavors of orange
granita, pink grapefruit candy, cantaloupe and pickled ginger found in
this off-dry and creamy wine. The finish
features the wine’s mouthwatering
acidity, along with echoes of the fruit.
Drink now through 2025. Score: 93
(Alison Napjus, winespectator.com,
Nov. 15, 2012)
163147 [M]
8
VINTAGES
500 mL
$42
DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER
CUVÉE ANNE SÉLECTION
DE GRAINS NOBLES
GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2009
AC Alsace
TASTING NOTE: There’s a melt-in-yourmouth creaminess to this lush version,
which shows a core of lychee, pink
grapefruit zest and mango flavors,
accented by orange blossom, honey,
chamomile and smoke. Vibrant, with
seamless integration and refined texture throughout. Drink now through
2029. Score: 94 (Alison Napjus, winespectator.com, Nov. 15, 2012)
343715
[S]
750 mL
$125
ROLLY GASSMANN KAPPELWEG
RIESLING 2009
AC Alsace
TASTING NOTE: The Rolly Gassmann
2009 Riesling Kappelweg Vendange
Tardive smells seductively and complexly of white truffle and fresh lime,
gardenia and acacia, overripe peach
and cyanic peach kernel. Its satiny,
expansive palate is persistently, sweetly,
and decadently perfumed with lily
and gardenia, while nut oils and honey
add a further dimension of richness.
This [soothes] and seduces in a lingering, multi-layered, truly nobly sweet
finish. Expect it to last for at least a
quarter century. Score: 92 (David
Schildknecht, erobertparker.com,
May 2011)
343756 [MS]
750 mL
$43
FRANCE – CHAMPAGNE
CHAMPAGNE
GASTON CHIQUET
GRAND CRU BLANC DE BLANCS
D’AŸ BRUT CHAMPAGNE
AC
TASTING NOTE: The estate’s NV Brut
Blanc de Blancs d’Ay is once again
simply striking. An exotic melange of
green pears, flowers, crushed rocks
and jasmine emerge gracefully from
this effortless, totally beguiling wine.
The 2004 has an inner perfume and
pure sweetness that is captivating.
Ay is much more famous for its Pinot
Noir, but Chiquet’s Chardonnay is
flat-out gorgeous. Disgorgement date:
February 2012. Anticipated maturity:
2012-2018. Score: 92 (Antonio
Galloni, erobertparker.com, Nov. 2012)
63768
[XD]
750 mL
$52
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FEBRUARY 2014
GOSSET GRAND ROSÉ
BRUT CHAMPAGNE
AC
The lot number for this product may
vary from the one reviewed by International Wine Cellar, but the winery
strives for a consistent house style
for its non-vintage Champagnes.
TASTING NOTE: (L202 9110): Bright
orange. High-pitched, floral-accented
aromas of citrus fruits, red berries and
toasty lees. Sappy, concentrated
strawberry and orange zest flavors are
firmed by a nervy spine of acidity
and gain weight with aeration. Taut and
focused, with noteworthy finishing
cut, thrust and length. Score: 92 (Josh
Raynolds, International Wine Cellar,
Dec. 2012)
989442 [D]
750 mL
$81
GOSSET GRANDE RÉSERVE
BRUT CHAMPAGNE
AC
Although Antonio Galloni is referring
to a different lot number, as with their
rosé bubbly above, the winemaker
strives to maintain a consistent house
style for its non-vintage Champagnes.
TASTING NOTE: The NV Brut Grande
Reserve opens with a bouquet of
chalk, slate and wet stones. It is a beautifully pointed, energetic wine endowed with gorgeous drive from start
to finish. Red berries, dried flowers
and mint are some of the nuances that
inform the finish.This is Lot # L0428123.
Score: 91 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Nov. 2011)
344945 [XD]
750 mL
$73
VINTAGES
9
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GOSSET CELEBRIS EXTRA BRUT
CHAMPAGNE 1998
AC
“I was extremely impressed with the
wines I tasted from Gosset. The
house style is one of finely-sculpted
wines that possess striking clarity
and precision. Gosset favors oak aging
for their top selections and malolactic fermentation is always blocked.
The top of the line Celebris range
sees very low dosage. From top to
bottom this is an exceptional lineup from one of Champagne’s most
historic houses.” (Antonio Galloni,
erobertparker.com, Dec. 2008)
BOIZEL JOYAU DE FRANCE
CHAMPAGNE 1996
AC
The 2010 Guide Hachette awarded
this wine a Coup de Coeur and its
highest rating of HHH, denoting an
Exceptional Wine.
TASTING NOTE: The 1998 Extra
Brut Vintage Celebris is a beautifully
focused, linear wine that sparkles on
the palate with the essence of white
peaches, pears, quince and flowers.
This medium-bodied yet structured
wine offers phenomenal persistence,
along with chalky, minerally notes that
give the wine its superb liveliness
and sense of freshness. Like many
wines in this line-up, the 1998 Extra
Brut Vintage Celebris is a beautiful,
contemplative wine that deserves
serious attention. This is a great effort.
The blend is 64% Chardonnay and
36% Pinot Noir. The cork is labeled
C 7202, and this bottle was disgorged early December, 2007. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2020.
Score: 96 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2008)
360461 [D]
CHAMPAGNE
VARNIER-FANNIERE CUVÉE
ST-DENIS BRUT CHAMPAGNE
AC
TASTING NOTE: This fresh, open-knit
version features a floral overtone to
the flavors of blackberry pâte de fruit,
bread dough, golden raisin and slivered
almond. Lightly spiced finish. Disgorged
May 2012. Drink now. Score: 90 (Alison
Napjus, winespectator.com, web only,
2013)
343673 [XD]
750 mL
$69
FEBRUARY 2014
344952 [XD]
10
VINTAGES
750 mL
$169
TASTING NOTE: 60% Pinot Noir, 40%
Chardonnay. Roasted hazelnuts and
biscuity aromas, quite a bit of earthy
character, chalk, wet pebbles, a little
bit of wild strawberries. Crisp, fine bubs,
great intensity. Long minerally finish.
Score: 93 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW,
erobertparker.com, March 2010)
750 mL
$135
•
FEBRUARY 2014
FRANCE – LOIRE
FRANCE – MIDI
FRANCE – SOUTHWEST
WHITE WINE
RED WINE
RED WINE
DOMAINE DES BAUMARD
QUARTS DE CHAUME 2009
AC
TASTING NOTE: Bold, lush and tropical in feel, with creamed papaya
and mango notes seamlessly gliding
together, while coconut, green plum,
ginger, quince and white peach flavors
fill in the background. Offers a succulent finish, but stays pure and steady
thanks to perfectly embedded acidity. Best from 2015 through 2030.
Score: 96 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Feb. 28, 2013)
CHÂTEAU SAINT-ROCH
KERBUCCIO 2011
AP Maury Sec
TASTING NOTE: The backside of this
region is Corbieres, but this opaque
purple-colored 2011 Kerbuccio would
blow away just about any Corbieres.
A wine of great intensity, it offers up
copious floral, blackberry and blueberry fruit intermixed with hints of charcoal, scorched earth and wet rocks.
Dense and full-bodied with tremendous
richness and supple tannins, this
beauty should drink well for 5-7 years,
possibly longer. Score: 95 (Robert
Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Dec. 2012)
CLOS TRIGUEDINA PROBUS
CAHORS 2008
AC
(Jean-Luc Baldès)
TASTING NOTE: There is great power,
yet balance here. The wine has firm,
rich fruits, with solid dark tannins to go
with layers of fresh acidity and a
dense texture. Obviously for aging, this
is an impressive statement of Malbec.
Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 15, 2010)
358622 [MS]
750 mL
$99
7260
[XD]
750 mL
$51
“One of the top wine values I have ever
tasted is from one of the newest
appellations in France, Maury Sec.
Maury produces abundant sweet
wines (largely from Grenache), but this
is a totally dry red made from 40%
Syrah, 30% Mourvedre and 30% Grenache aged in concrete tanks for
8 months, and bottled unfiltered. It
comes from the black schist soils
of this appellation.” (Robert Parker Jr.,
343731 [XD]
750 mL
$42
VINTAGES
11
•
FEBRUARY 2014
GERMANY –
MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER
HUNGARY
ITALY – PIEDMONT
WHITE WINE
RED WINE
ALANA TOKAJ TOKAJI
ASZÚESZENCIA 2006
Hungary
TASTING NOTE: Sweet, yet exceptionally bright, with juicy acidity lifting
the grapefruit, apricot and passion
fruit notes, as layers of honey, date and
spice roll on through the superlong
finish. Drink now through 2030.
Score: 94 (Nathan Wesley, winespectator.com, Feb. 29, 2012)
ANDREA OBERTO ALBARELLA
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Barolo
Albarella is a tasty, fleshy wine
graced with supple red fruit, flowers,
spices and licorice. It shows lovely
mid-palate juiciness and an approachable personality that makes it very
appealing today. The 2008 can be enjoyed with minimum cellaring or aged
for a few years. Sweet rose petals and
spices inform the generous finish.
The Albarella, from a site in Barolo,
was aged for six months [in] new
French oak barrels followed by 20 months in 16-hectoliter casks. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023. Score: 93
(Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com,
April 2013)
WHITE WINE
ZILLIKEN SAARBURGER RAUSCH
ERSTE LAGE RIESLING AUSLESE
2010
Gold Capsule, Prädikatswein
(Forstmeister Geltz)
TASTING NOTE: Figure on a good
four decades of high-quality life.
[Owner/winemaker Hanno] Zilliken’s
2010 Saarburger Rausch Riesling
Auslese gold capsule A.P. #4 was,
he assures me, rendered in a volume
closer to what would associate in
normal years with a Spatlese than with
even a regular Auslese. “Here there
was a lot more botrytis, yet the fruit was
lower in acidity” than for the “regular”
Auslesen, he notes by way of among
other things explaining this wine’s
caramel overtones and creaminess of
texture. The nobly fungal, carnal, and
musky notes that characterized the
A.P. #5 are present here in spades,
another obvious legacy of its advanced
botrytization. Ennobled richness of
caramelized peach and mango; concentrated lime and pink grapefruit;
honeysuckle, rowan and orange blossom; as well as creamy and caressing
textural allure improbable for this vintage (and given what is still extremely
high acidity) are here allied to the sort
of transparency to stony, saline,
smoky, and crystalline nuances that
was otherwise achieved in the present
collection only “way back” with the
Spatlese A.P. #8. This finishes with a
shimmering cascade of fruit essences
and mineral matter. I imagine it will
dazzle over the next half century.
Score: 97 (David Schildknecht, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)
345785
12
[S]
VINTAGES
375 mL
$75
346098
[S]
375 mL
$167
343699 [XD]
750 mL
$75
BORGOGNO FOSSATI
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
Fossati is my personal favorite thanks
to the stunning aromas that emanate
from this wine. I find those mineral
notes absolutely divine, they are chalky
without being dusty and so finely
etched and chiseled overall. They help
pull the aromas straight up and out
of the glass and are soon followed by
more substantial notes of pressed
blue flower, licorice, cola, tar and dried
ginger. It offers a vertical aromatic
delivery, in which each descriptor is
pulled from the bottle like a chain of
pearls, rather than a horizontal delivery
in which all the perfumes hit you at
once. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030.
Score: 95 (Monica Larner, erobertparker.com, June 2013)
367037 [XD]
750 mL
$62
•
FEBRUARY 2014
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO
VIGNA ENRICO VI BAROLO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: A seductive red,
complex and layered, beginning with
its eucalyptus and tobacco-scented
cherry to the rose petal and raspberry
notes that emerge along the way.
Harmonious yet firm, with a long aftertaste of sweet fruit and spice. Best
from 2014 through 2030. Score: 94
(Bruce Sanderson,
winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2012)
MOCCAGATTA BASARIN
BARBARESCO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: The emphasis is on
the fruit in this round, smooth red,
featuring cherry, plum, eucalyptus and
mineral flavors. The structure is
there, with the refined tannins covered
by fruit and flesh now. A hint of
oak graces the finish. Best from 2014
through 2027. Score: 94 (Bruce
Sanderson, winespectator.com,
April 30, 2012)
22020
342840 [XD]
[XD]
750 mL
$112
750 mL
$68
MASCARELLO MONPRIVATO
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: Detailed and fragrant,
offering floral, strawberry, cherry,
licorice and spice flavors, this is elegant and underlined by a strong
mineral streak. Well-proportioned,
picking up intensity and complexity
on the long, savory finish. Extremely
fresh and classy. Best from 2016
through 2035. Score: 95 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com,
April 30, 2013)
284323 [XD]
750 mL
$165
VINTAGES
13
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ITALY – PIEDMONT
CORINO VIGNA GIACHINI
BAROLO 2007
DOCG
Giachini opens with a beguiling, captivating bouquet redolent of tar, smoke,
French oak and wild cherries, all of
which come together in the finely-knit
voice that is unique to this La Morra
vineyard. The Giachini stands out for
its exceptional length, finely nuanced
fruit and lovely overall balance. Hints
of Pinot linger on the close. Anticipated
maturity: 2017-2027. Score: 94
Feb. 2011)
RED WINE
SEGHESIO VIGNETO LA VILLA
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
Vigneto La Villa emerges from the
glass with generous dark red fruit,
flowers, menthol, pine and licorice,
all supported by firm, massive tannins.
French oak gives the wine volume
and textural depth, but without being
intrusive. A plush, authoritative finish
rounds out this stylish, totally fabulous
Barolo. Anticipated maturity: 20182028. Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni,
erobertparker.com, April 2012)
341982 [XD]
750 mL
FEBRUARY 2014
297259 [XD]
750 mL
$60
LA SPINETTA VIGNETO CAMPE
VÜRSÙ BAROLO 2007
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: There is no doubt the
2007 Barolo Campe is impressive. It
is a beautifully balanced wine layered
with opulent, super-ripe fruit, new
leather and licorice. The French oak is
beautifully balanced in this broadshouldered Barolo, while the fruit avoids
the overripe tendencies of the past.
The wine holds up perfectly in the
glass, which hasn’t always been the
case. Tar, licorice and spices wrap
around the intense finish. This is
the finest vintage of Campe to date.
Kudos to Giorgio Rivetti and his team
for this fabulous effort. To be released
in 2012. Anticipated maturity: 20142024. Score: 95 (Antonio Galloni,
$65
343632 [D]
BATASIOLO VIGNETO
CORDA DELLA BRICCOLINA
BAROLO 2007
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: An alluring red, this
offers perfumed aromas of flowers,
cherry and tar followed by juicy cherry,
raspberry, licorice and spice flavors.
Flesh covers the structure well, but
could benefit from aging. Best from
2014 through 2030. Score: 95 (Bruce
Nov. 30, 2012)
992271 [XD]
14
VINTAGES
750 mL
$74
750 mL
$177
MASCARELLO SANTO
STEFANO DI PERNO BAROLO 2006
DOCG
Santo Stefano di Perno is a decidedly
more important and interesting wine
in this vintage. A fresh, vibrant hue
leads to glorious dark fruit, menthol,
spices and sweet medicinal herbs. Elements of classic austerity and ripeness
play off each other as this structured,
powerful Barolo opens up in the glass.
This is a fabulous vintage for the Santo
Stefano di Perno. Anticipated maturity:
2016-2031. Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni,
343749 [XD]
750 mL
$130
ITALY – TUSCANY
BRANCAIA ILATRAIA 2010
IGT Maremma Toscana
Ranked #86 in Wine Spectator’s
Top 100 Wines of 2012.
TASTING NOTE: This is pure and
oh-so-silky, featuring flavors of black
currant, violet and sweet spice, with
a hint of tobacco. The supple texture
is offset by refined tannins as this
cruises to a long aftertaste of black
currant and spice. Cabernet Sauvignon,
Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best
(Bruce Sanderson,
750 mL
$69
CASTELLO DI AMA L’APPARITA
2009
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 L’Apparita
(Merlot) wraps around the palate
with layers of fruit. The more seamless
side of Apparita is on display, yet at
the same time there is plenty of tannin
underpinning the fruit. Juicy dark
cherries, plums, flowers and tobacco
wrap around the finish. As always,
L’Apparita is one of the more interesting
Merlots in Tuscany. It is first and
foremost a wine of Chianti Classico.
Score: 95 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, June 2012)
39776
[XD]
750 mL
FEBRUARY 2014
DEI SANCTA CATHARINA 2009
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: A wine with lovely
ripe fruits such as strawberries and
cherries with hints of new wood. Full
and very velvety with a pretty balance
between fruit, wood and acidity. Always
excellent. Cabernet Sauvignon. Better
in 2014. Score: 94 (James Suckling,
jamessuckling.com, Aug. 29, 2012)
RED WINE
685230 [XD]
•
139410 [XD]
750 mL
$46
VIGNAMAGGIO CABERNET FRANC
2009
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: A bright, scented
red, exuding black currant and olive
aromas and flavors, with a touch of
graphite all wrapped in a supple texture. Balanced and solid, with a long,
mouthwatering finish. Best from 2013
through 2023. Score: 93 (Bruce
Oct. 15, 2012)
236190 [XD]
750 mL
$59
$215
VINTAGES
15
•
ITALY – TUSCANY
COL D’ORCIA POGGIO AL VENTO
RISERVA BRUNELLO
DI MONTALCINO 2004
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: The 2004 Brunello di
Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento
is developing beautifully. This is a
decidedly feminine, graceful style
of Poggio al Vento. The wine literally
floats on the palate with gracious
layers of fruit. Silky tannins support
sweet red berries, flowers and spices
on the mouthwatering finish. The 2004
is flat-out beautiful. This was a relatively generous harvest, and that comes
through in the wine’s medium-bodied
structure. Anticipated maturity: 20142044. Score: 95+ (Antonio Galloni,
erobertparker.com, May 2012)
RED WINE
TENUTA DI TRINORO 2008
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Tenuta di
Trinoro sweeps across the palate with
layers of beautifully articulated fruit,
violets, spices and minerals, while
avoiding the heaviness and overripeness that characterized some of the
wines of the past. The tannins and the
oak both need several years to fully
harmonize, but this is a soft, impeccably refined Tenuta to treasure over
the next two decades, perhaps longer.
The 2008 Tenuta is approximately
40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc, 15%
Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit
Verdot. Anticipated maturity: 20142028. Score: 96+ (Antonio Galloni,
MW, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2010)
343707 [XD]
750 mL
$359
FEBRUARY 2014
343640 [XD] 1500 mL
LAZZERETTI RISERVA
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2004
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: The layers of rich,
opulent fruit make you want to drink
this now. There’s so much berry, prune,
chocolate and coffee character, with
ripe, velvety tannins. All there. You can
open this now or hold on. Drink
now through 2018. Score: 95 (James
Suckling, winespectator.com,
Oct. 31, 2010)
241299 [XD]
16
VINTAGES
$285
750 mL
$96
ITALY – TRENTINO
RED WINE
SAN LEONARDO 2006
IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti
(Tenuta San Leonardo)
The 2013 Gambero Rosso guide
awarded this wine its highest
rating of BBB.
TASTING NOTE: The 2006 San Leonardo boasts striking inner perfume,
great purity and fabulous overall balance. A large, broad-shouldered red,
the 2006 shows off layers of expressive
dark fruit, grilled herbs, licorice and
new leather, all supported by firm yet
well-integrated tannins. The 2006 is
impressive today, but it is built to last
for decades. The flagship San Leonardo
is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30%
Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot aged
in French oak barrels. Anticipated
Feb. 2012)
32474
[XD]
750 mL
$74
ITALY – VENETO
RED WINE
INAMA BRADISISMO 2008
IGT Veneto
The 2013 Gambero Rosso guide
awarded this wine its BBB.
TASTING NOTE: Nose of spices and
chili aromas with hints of dried cherries
and currants. Full-bodied, with silky
tannins and a delicious finish. Hints of
caramel and toasted oak. Why wait?
This is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and
30% Carmenere. Score: 93 (James
Suckling, jamessuckling.com,
June 7, 2013)
CORTE SAN BENEDETTO
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA
CLASSICO 2007
DOC
Gold Medal winner at the 2012
Mundus Vini.
TASTING NOTE: (Barrel sample)
Deep black almandine with black reflections and cherry rim. Powerful
nose with a great deal of cedar, [which]
overshadows all else. On the palate
it’s ample and soft with plum prune
fruit supported by acidity that’s a
little cheekier than I expected, and by
tannins that have a youthful peppery
burr. (Kyle Phillips, Italian Wine Review,
March 4, 2011)
358523 [D]
732198 [XD]
750 mL
750 mL
$68
$47
•
FEBRUARY 2014
WHITE WINE
INAMA VIGNETO DU LOT
SOAVE CLASSICO 2010
DOC
TASTING NOTE: Aromas of very ripe
apple and tarte tatin. Full and rich
with layers of tropical fruit and toasted
oak. Oily. Yet balanced and long with
creamy, dried fruit flavors. Gorgeous.
Barrel fermented 30%. Drink now.
Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, June 7, 2013)
361535 [XD]
750 mL
$38
v
v
ZENATO SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA
CLASSICO 2007
DOC
TASTING NOTE: Mouthwatering,
with lush notes of black cherry coulis,
raspberry ganache, strawberry preserves, ground anise and espresso.
Fine-grained tannins frame this
vibrant, silky red, with smoke, dried
herb and spice notes echoing on
the lasting finish. Drink now through
2028. Score: 94 (Alison Napjus,
winespectator.com, Sept. 30, 2013)
132316 [XD]
750 mL
$75
VINTAGES
17
•
PORTUGAL
SPAIN
RED WINE
RED WINE
CV CURRICULUM VITAE 2010
DOC Douro
(Quinta Vale D. Maria)
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 CV is the
winery’s celebrated old vines (80+
years) blend, aged in a mixture of
new (75%) and old barriques for 22
months (meaning that this was just
bottled in August, 2012, making it a
big, young puppy). Happily (about a
full point) lower in alcohol than last
year’s version, this is well balanced
while once again being the deepest
wine in the lineup. If it does not quite
seem as fresh and elegant as the
Vale D. Maria, in its own right it is still
rather harmonious and a pleasure to
drink, a wine that makes its bones
with balance and concentration (relative to the vintage) rather than sweetness and power. It should become a
remarkably graceful CV in time. It is a
bit oak tinged at the moment, but
that should be absorbed well. This is
super and I think it is a big success,
especially in the context of this vintage. It should be approachable
young, but of course it will benefit
from a few years in the cellar to allow
it to develop some expressiveness. It
tightens noticeably with air. There
were 6,000 bottles produced, plus
some large format bottles. Drink
2015-2026. Score: 94 (Mark Squires,
ALVARO PALACIOS FINCA DOFÍ
2011
DOCa Priorat
TASTING NOTE: The 2011 Finca Dofi
is a blend of 95% Garnacha and 5%
Syrah. It has another exuberant bouquet, like the older sister of the 2011
Gatrallops, endowed with beautifully
defined floral aromas. There are
hints of broom and fennel infusing the
scintillating red fruit and a sorbet-like
freshness. The palate is medium-bodied
with a vibrant peppery entry, fanning
across the mouth with succulent red
currant and wild strawberry fruit.
The acidity maintains superb balance,
countering the 14.8% alcohol with
ease. There is a firm underlying structure that is only exposed towards
the long persistent, mineral-rich finish.
Wonderful. Drink 2016-2030+.
Score: 94-96 (Neal Martin, erobertparker.com, April 2012)
341974 [XD]
18
VINTAGES
750 mL
$115
FEBRUARY 2014
730184 [XD]
750 mL
$93
EMILIO MORO MALLEOLUS
DE SANCHOMARTIN 2008
DO Ribera del Duero
In 2012, Wine Enthusiast and Wine
Spectator awarded this wine scores
of 93 and 92, respectively.
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Malleolus
de Sanchomartin was also tasted
from a barrel sample. Deep purple in
color, it displays beautiful aromatics
that are very seductive. Elegant on
the palate with ample underlying
structure, this is a focused, intense
offering that will evolve for more than
a decade. Malleolus de Sanchomartin
is sourced from a vineyard planted in
1964 with cuttings grafted from the
Valderramiro vineyard. Alcoholic fermentation is with indigenous yeasts
with ML in barrel. The wine is then
aged for 22 months in French oak.
Score: 94-97 (Jay Miller, erobertparker.com, June 2010)
342907 [XD]
750 mL
$197
CONFESOR 2004
DOCa Rioja
(Bodegas Vinicola Real)
TASTING NOTE: The flagship 2004
Confesor comes from a two-hectare
plot of 73-year-old vines that yield 1kg
per vine, made from Tempranillo,
Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo. After
de-stemming and crushing, it is fermented in an open barrel where it is
raised over 14 months. It has a very
complex bouquet of effervescent redberry fruit, blood orange, chalk
and crushed stone that is beautifully
defined. The palate is very well-balanced with fine but grippy tannins. It
is very natural, with a rustic pedigree
and superb freshness and personality
towards the finish. Superb. Drink
2015-2025+. Score: 94 (Neal Martin,
342923 [XD]
750 mL
$171
AUSTRALIA
RED WINE
DOMAINE TOURNON
LADY’S LANE VINEYARD
SHIRAZ 2010
Victoria
Domaine Tournon is the Australian
home of one of the Rhône Valley's
most renowned producers, Michel
Chapoutier. The ancient red Cambrian soils of Heathcote are located in
one of Australia's most prized premium Shiraz regions. Little surprise then
that one of Rhône’s greatest voices
would want to explore the possibilities
offered by this region. The wines
created here, in what might be considered the second home of Shiraz,
are simply spectacular. Robert Parker
awarded Tournon's 2010 Lady’s Lane
a score of 95 points in December 2011,
though he did not include an accompanying review, allowing the M. Chapoutier name, and the 95 points,
to speak for themselves.
297465 [D]
750 mL
•
FEBRUARY 2014
FIRST DROP FAT OF THE LAND
EBENEZER SHIRAZ 2010
Barossa Valley, South Australia
TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple
in color, the 2010 Fat of the Land
Ebenezer Shiraz exudes blackberry tart,
crushed black currants and dried
mint aromas with an undercurrent of
forest floor, cedar and lavender. Fullbodied and tightly-knit with a crisp acid
line and firm, rounded tannins it is
finishing long and layered. Drink it from
2014 to 2024+. Score: 95+ (Lisa
Perrotti-Brown, MW,
erobertparker.com, Feb. 2013)
303339 [XD]
750 mL
$73
$70
v
VINTAGES
19
•
AUSTRALIA
PENFOLDS RWT SHIRAZ 2010
Barossa Valley, South Australia
in color, the 2010 RWT Shiraz is
a little closed showing intense and
youthful primary aromas of cassis,
kirsch, cedar, prunes and a touch of
mulberries. Rich, muscular, packed
with flavor, it is full-bodied, concentrated and finishes long with oak still
poking out. Very youthful still, it will
drink from 2014 to 2026+. Score: 93+
(Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2013)
RED WINE
PENFOLDS BIN 707
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2010
South Australia
colored, the 2010 Bin 707 Cabernet
Sauvignon is an earthier style displaying classic aromas of cassis, plum
and pencil shavings with some earth,
olives, spice box and cloves. Very
structured by firm, grainy tannins, it
is concentrated and muscular with
good acid freshness through the long
and layered finish. It needs 1-2 years
more of aging and will drink to 2030+.
Score: 95+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW,
414995 [XD]
v
20
VINTAGES
750 mL
$225
FEBRUARY 2014
564278 [XD]
750 mL
$150
WHITE WINE
LEEUWIN ESTATE ART SERIES
CHARDONNAY 2009
Margaret River, Western Australia
TASTING NOTE: A deftly balanced
Chardonnay of tremendous depth
without much weight, floating its pear,
quince, floral and orange marmalade
flavors through to the end. It’s the finish
that makes this special, balancing all
the elements effortlessly and lingering
on and on. Drink now through 2025.
Special designation: Highly Recommended. Score: 96 (Harvey Steiman,
winespectator.com, March 31, 2012)
619437 [XD]
v
v
750 mL
$93
USA – CALIFORNIA
RED WINE
CADE ESTATE
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
(PlumpJack)
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Cabernet
Sauvignon Estate Howell Mountain
stands out for its balance, a rare feat
on Howell Mountain in this vintage.
Mocha, chocolate, cloves, plums and
black cherries meld together effortlessly in this nicely balanced Cabernet
Sauvignon. The 2010 isn’t a blockbuster, but it is a solid effort for the year.
Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2012)
368035 [XD]
750 mL
$200
CONTINUUM ESTATE
PROPRIETARY RED 2010
Napa Valley
TASTING NOTE: This has been an
impressive, serious wine since the debut
vintage, and Tim Mondavi's estate
high on Pritchard Hill has fashioned
a 2010 blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 11%
Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot. Gorgeously ripe, intricate and nuanced,
with aromas of spring flowers and
red and black fruits, a stunning texture,
sweet tannin, a full-bodied mouthfeel,
and undeniable elegance and finesse,
this complex beauty cascades over
the palate without a hard edge to be
found. It is a tribute to Mondavi's
long resume of skillful winemaking.
Black currants, blueberries and a
touch of raspberries are all compelling
and persistent. Drink this gorgeous
Napa red now and over the next
15+ years. Score: 97 (Robert Parker Jr.,
206276 [XD]
750 mL
•
FEBRUARY 2014
DONUM PINOT NOIR 2010
Carneros, Napa Valley
TASTING NOTE: Offers ebullient raspberry and black cherry flavors that
are ripe and seductive, with spice, loam
and sandalwood details. Notes of
cassis, raspberry jam and red licorice
crescendo on the long finish, with
very refined tannins. Special designation: Highly Recommended. Drink
now through 2023. Score: 95 (MaryAnn
Worobiec, winespectator.com,
May 31, 2013)
279786 [XD]
750 mL
$90
$229
JANZEN BECKSTOFFER
MISSOURI HOPPER VINEYARD
Napa Valley
(Bacio Divino Cellars)
TASTING NOTE: This is a stunning
example of modern-day Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s soft, complex,
smooth and sweet, with a veneer of
smoky, caramelized oak coating the
flavors of ripe blackberry, black
cherry and crème de cassis. It’s really
delicious, and made all the more
appealing by a fine structure of tannins
and acids. Score: 94 (Steve Heimoff,
Wine Enthusiast, Sept. 2012)
342881 [XD]
750 mL
$105
VINTAGES
21
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USA – CALIFORNIA
STONESTREET BEAR POINT
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
Sauvignon Bear Point comes across as
dark and brooding. Espresso, graphite,
blackberries, cassis and spices emerge
from the glass as this dense, opaque
Cabernet Sauvignon shows off its pedigree. Layers of expressive perfume
are woven throughout the fruit in this
open, relatively accessible Cabernet.
This is another terrific effort from Stonestreet and winemaker Graham Weerts.
Score: 92 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)
DUNN VINEYARDS
HOWELL MOUNTAIN
Napa Valley
TASTING NOTE: Rich with surprisingly
soft tannin, this dense plum/ruby/
purple-colored 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits lots of briary mountain
fruit, blackberries, blueberries and cassis, outstanding purity, full-bodied
power and nicely integrated tannin.
There is no evidence of toasty oak to
be found in this beauty from Randy
Dunn. Drink it now or cellar it for
15+ years. It finished at 13.8% natural
alcohol. Score: 95 (Robert Parker Jr.,
erobertparker.com, June 2013)
252353 [XD]
193839 [XD]
RED WINE
SHAFER HILLSIDE SELECT
Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
Sauvignon Hillside Select is deep,
racy and layered from the very first
taste. A large-scaled, sumptuous wine,
the 2009 impresses for its exceptional
balance and pure pedigree. There is
plenty of flesh here, but also more than
enough tannin to help balance some
of the wine’s more overt tendencies. A
dazzling, utterly vivid finish rounds
things out in style. This large-scaled,
voluptuous Cabernet Sauvignon
should be at its finest between the
ages of 10 and 30. Anticipated
(Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2012)
735712 [XD]
750 mL
$299
FEBRUARY 2014
VINTAGES
$69
CORE MISTER MOREVED
ALTA MESA VINEYARD 2007
Cuyama Valley,
Santa Barbara County
TASTING NOTE: Almost identical to
the 37-Month aged cuvee, yet with
a touch more richness and depth, the
2007 Core Mister Moreved Alta Mesa
42-Months is showing every bit as well
as it did over a year ago, with savoury
aromas of meat, coffee, and graphite
that are supported by brilliant cassis
and blackberry styled fruits. Full-bodied,
mouth filling, and very rich, with
impeccable balance and a chewy, lengthy finish, this beauty could still
use another handful of years in the
cellar, and will drink well for 10-12 years
or longer. Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck,
therhonereport.com, Dec. 2011)
365429 [XD]
22
750 mL
750 mL
$54
750 mL
$129
WHITE WINE
FLOWERS VINEYARD
MOON SELECT
CHARDONNAY 2009
Camp Meeting Ridge Vineyard,
Sonoma Coast
TASTING NOTE: A delightfully fragrant,
rich, yet elegant and delicate expression of ripe peach, honeysuckle and
spice. Impressive for its lithe body,
persistence and depth. Fun and refreshing to drink. Drink now through
2018. Score: 94 (James Laube, winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2011)
750 mL
$95
FEBRUARY 2014
USA – OREGON
FORTIFIED WINE
RED WINE
PORT
REX HILL PINOT NOIR 2010
Willamette Valley
TASTING NOTE: Fresh and focused, with nice transparency to the
blackberry, licorice and floral flavors,
lingering enticingly on the deft finish.
(Harvey Steiman, winespectator.com,
Dec. 31, 2012)
KOPKE COLHEITA PORT 1975
DOC Douro
TASTING NOTE: This is a lovely
Colheita, gentle, yet complex and very
graceful, with a powerful nose in
the background, bright acidity and
considerable charm. It finishes
sweet and richer than the mid-palate
initially suggests as it has those concentrated flavors I adore in Colheitas.
It gather[s] steam and manages
to deliver intensity and concentration
while remaining elegant and balanced, with some brandy-laced bursts
of acidity dancing around. The good
acidity gives it a lively feel, but ultimately what makes this a beauty
is the combination of harmony and
intensity, as odd as that sounds.
There is some tannic pop on the finish
at times, too. It covers all the bases,
assertive without being obvious. The
more I drank this, the more I liked
it. At the price, it is a rather nice deal.
Score: 94 (Mark Squires, erobertparker.com, Nov. 2012)
275735 [XD]
358028 [XD]
•
750 mL
$37
342964
[S]
750 mL
$113
VINTAGES
23
•
FEBRUARY 2014
FORTIFIED WINE
SPIRITS
COGNAC
PORT
SCOTCH WHISKY
DOC Douro
Bottled 2012
TASTING NOTE: This opens with the
powerful aromatics, promising dense
and concentrated juice, that makes me
adore mature Colheitas so much. This
is what it is all about at this end of the
scale. Juicy and sweet on the long
finish, it has bursts of enlivening acidity
and some portents of elegance to
come, but it is the dark, brandy-laced
nuance on the finish with intense
notes of molasses, bitter chocolate and
treacle that helped make it special.
Its very dark feel was nicely cut by the
acidity, making it surprisingly sunny
at times with actual hints of elegance.
This is very fine, complex, sturdy and
quite spry for a 60 year old. Despite
the concentration and power, it
still seems quite elegant as it comes
together. Score: 97 (Mark Squires,
erobertparker.com, Nov. 2012)
HIGHLAND PARK 30 YEARS OLD
ORKNEY ISLANDS SINGLE MALT
TASTING NOTE: An exemplary Highland Park. There’s certainly plenty of
sherry influence in this whisky and it
is complementary. (About 2/3 of the
whisky was aged on sherry casks, and
a lot of these casks were second fill.)
The whisky enjoys a delicious foundation of toffee, fruit (lemon, plum,
blueberries) and dark chocolate. It
continues to develop and evolve
on the palate, with emerging notes of
heather, nougat, lavender, delicate
peat and complex dried spice (especially cinnamon and nutmeg) to
balance the sweeter notes. The extra
alcohol is also a bonus, providing a
drying balance to the whisky’s sweetness. Whiskies like this one remind
me why I fell in love with whisky in the
first place. Score: 94 (John Hansell,
maltadvocate.com, undated)
[S]
750 mL
TASTING NOTE: ... The opening
aromatics are lovely, a touch spicy and
mildly sweet in a tropical fruit manner; following seven minutes of further
aeration the bouquet becomes deeper
as the oak enters the equation, lending
weight to the delicately sweet aroma
that also features honey and beeswax.
It’s in the mouth that Triomphe triumphs; the palate entry is sinewy, sweet
with overtones of marzipan and light
caramel; at midpalate the taste profile
highlights the oaky vanilla and honey
[elements]. Concludes gracefully, composed, integrated, and semisweet ...
it still holds up as a Hine icon. Oh, that
classic mouth-feel and flavour
phase. Highly Recommended. (2005
Review) Score: HHHHK (F. Paul
Pacult, Kindred Spirits 2, 2008)
292888
22202
342956
THOMAS HINE TRIOMPHE
GRANDE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
Hine’s Triomphe is aged a minimum
of 45 years in barrel.
750 mL
700 mL
$900
$599
$409
THE MACALLAN FINE OAK
30 YEARS OLD SPEYSIDE
SINGLE MALT
Speyside
TASTING NOTE: Colour: Rich golden
honey. Nose: Orange and pineapple.
Grapefruit. Rich, venerable. Red berries.
Body: Full and mouth-coating; creamy.
Palate: Orange marmalade dominated,
with softer and supportive spice and
oak. Drying. Finish: Big on all fronts,
with the fruit holding out above the
oaky tannins and spiciness. Excellent
balance and wonderful, long aftertaste.
Score: 91 (Michael Jackson, Malt
Whisky Companion, 2010)
656553
24
VINTAGES
750 mL
$1400
OPPOSITE: These Sonoma vineyards
benefit from the cool breezes that
sweep in from San Francisco Bay.
MARCH
CLASSICS COLLECTION
Online ordering starts March 6
•
FRANCE – BORDEAUX
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2006
AC Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé
TASTING NOTE: The brilliant St.Emilion-based consultant, Stephane
Derenoncourt, is working his magic
at this great vineyard in Leognan. The
2006, a blend of 63% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest
Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc,
is a revelation of sweet, lush, black
raspberry and black currant fruit
intermixed with subtle notes of scorched earth and barbecue spices.
Round, luscious, sexy, and exceptionally complex, the wine is dominated
by that smoky minerality that comes
from this area. It is the quintessentially
elegant yet substantial Pessac-Leognan
with class, complexity, and potential.
Despite wanting to drink most of the
bottle when I was tasting it, I know it
will be even better with 2-4 years of
bottle age, and should keep for two
decades. Drink: 2011-2031. Score: 92
Feb. 2009)
RED WINE
CHÂTEAU RAUZAN-SÉGLA 2006
AC Margaux, 2e Cru
TASTING NOTE: On the same qualitative level as this estate’s brilliant
2005, but with slightly less sucrosite,
this blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon,
44% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot,
exhibits a 1986-like personality, a very
successful vintage at Rauzan Segla.
Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by sweet aromas of bay leaf,
black currants, licorice, truffles, and
a touch of toast, dazzling fruit, and
plenty of ripe, but not astringent tannin.
This is a medium to full-bodied,
classic, pure, surprisingly approachable
Rauzan Segla that will be at its
finest between 2012-2025+. Score: 93
Feb. 2009)
504209 [XD]
750 mL
MARCH 2014
$119
355248 [XD]
26
VINTAGES
750 mL
$105
CHÂTEAU D’ANGLUDET 2005
AC Margaux
TASTING NOTE: A sleeper of the vintage, this well-known, non-classified
growth is a deep ruby/purple-colored
effort revealing notions of roasted
meats, black truffles, licorice, and loamy
earth. Sweet tannin, a rich, chocolaty,
black currant fruitiness, medium to full
body, and terrific freshness and
vibrancy provide a gorgeous early appeal. It will be even better in 3-4
years, and should last for 15 or more.
Drink: 2011-2023. Score: 90
April 2008)
29884
[XD]
750 mL
$106
FRANCE – BURGUNDY
CÔTE DE NUITS
RED WINE
DOMAINE HENRI GOUGES
NUITS-SAINT GEORGES CLOS
DES PORRETS SAINT-GEORGES
1er CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Nuits St.
Georges Clos des Porrets Saint-Georges
is the first wine in this lineup that shows
the structure of the vintage. Freshly
cut flowers, minerals, graphite and
black cherries are woven into a textured fabric of notable class. I especially
like its energy and drive. A precise,
finely-chiseled finish rounds things out
nicely. Anticipated maturity: 20152025. Score: 91-93 (Antonio Galloni,
693606 [XD]
750 mL
$69
LOUIS JADOT MOREY-SAINT-DENIS
CLOS DES ORMES 1er CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 MoreySaint-Denis Clos des Ormes is wonderfully perfumed and delicate. Floral
notes meld into an expressive core
of red fruit in this gracious, delicate
Burgundy. This is an especially
elegant style of Morey. There is more
than enough freshness in the glass
to make me think the 2010 will drink
well for a number of years. Anticipated
maturity: 2015-2025. Score: 91-93
Feb. 2012)
934042 [XD]
750 mL
$77
•
MARCH 2014
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
RED WINE
DOMAINE P. DUBREUIL-FONTAINE
CORTON-BRESSANDES
GRAND CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: As with the Vergelesses, there is mild reduction present
that in this case is sufficiently slight
that it doesn’t unduly detract from the
sense of aromatic freshness exhibited by the red currant, plum and soilinflected nose. There is excellent size
and weight to the very rich, round and
impressively complex broad-shouldered
flavors that display a subtle minerality
on the refined, balanced and strikingly
long finish. This is a Bressandes that
will age for years yet is not so firmly
structured that it won’t be approachable young. Drink: 2022+. Special
designation: Don’t Miss! Score: 93
(Allen Meadows, burghound.com,
April 2012)
297200 [XD]
750 mL
$88
DOMAINE HENRI GOUGES
NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2010
AC
Among the many highly rated domaines
in the Nuits St. Georges, Domaine
Henri Gouges holds prominent status.
The Gouges family have been proprietors of this domaine since 1919
and own a considerable portion of
the region’s most celebrated vineyard,
the inimitable Les St-Georges. Henri
Gouges was one of the leading voices
in defining Burgundy's cru system.
The wines produced here are famously
ageable and long lived, rich
and impressively concentrated.
118901 [XD]
750 mL
$45
VINTAGES
27
•
MARCH 2014
FRANCE – BURGUNDY
WHITE WINE
CHABLIS
WHITE WINE
CÔTE DE BEAUNE
RED WINE
LOUIS JADOT CORTON GRÈVES
GRAND CRU 2006
AC
TASTING NOTE: Pure and expressive,
offering raspberry, red currant and
wild berry aromas and flavors, mingled
with mineral and spice. Elegant and
well-toned, with intensity and drive. The
tannins add support and length to
the berry and spice aftertaste. Best
(Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com,
June 15, 2009)
63214
[XD]
750 mL
CHÂTEAU GÉNOT-BOULANGER
PULIGNY MONTRACHET
LES FOLATIÈRES 1er CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: Pale yellow-straw.
Sexy lees-accented aromas of pineapple and white flowers, complicated
by a candied quality. Sweet, pliant
and seamless, with urgent intensity
to its white fruit and floral flavors.
Tightly coiled and very firmly structured.
Best today on the impressively long,
vibrant finish, which offers outstanding
lift and a late note of menthol. This
was a knockout from barrel last year
and it’s just as good in the bottle.
Score: 94 (Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, Sept. 2012)
$92
355297 [XD]
750 mL
$97
LOUIS JADOT
CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE
GRAND CRU 2008
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 CortonCharlemagne wraps around the palate
with honey, spices, butter and rich,
at times tropical, fruit. The beautifully
centered finish offers a serious core
of minerality and inner sweetness.
Today, the 2008 appears to be more
than one year older than the 2009.
In exchange, though, it is also far closer
to being ready to drink. Anticipated
maturity: 2013+. Score: 96 (Antonio
Galloni, erobertparker.com, March 31,
2012)
124917 [XD]
28
VINTAGES
750 mL
$176
JEAN-CLAUDE BESSIN
LA FOURCHAUME CHABLIS
1er CRU 2010
AC
TASTING NOTE: This is sufficiently
ripe that there is a background whiff
of exotic fruit to go with the white and
yellow orchard fruit aromas that are
very much in keeping with the rich,
concentrated and borderline opulent
medium-bodied flavors that possess
good power while exuding a fine
minerality on the sappy and salineinfused finish. Like the Forêt, this is
a delicious effort that doesn’t display
as much Chablis character, but I
suspect that it will offer more as it ages.
Drink: 2015+. Score: 90 (Allen
Meadows, burghound.com, Sept. 10,
2012)
43497
[XD]
750 mL
$34
FRANCE – RHÔNE
SOUTHERN RHÔNE
RED WINE
FRANCK BALTHAZAR
CHAILLOT CORNAS 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: Tasted in three components: #1: Deeply pitched dark
berry and violet aromas and flavors,
with a jolt of spiciness on the back.
#2: Spicier and more floral, with intense
black and blue fruit flavors and a
hint of black cardamon. #3: Explosively
perfumed, displaying exotic potpourri
and dark fruit liqueur qualities and a
bright mineral overtone. The final
product should be a suave, gently
tannic and fruit-driven wine that
Balthazar thinks “will be immediately
appealing but a decent ager because
of its balance.” Score: 92-94 (Josh
Raynolds, International Wine Cellar,
March/April 2013)
294199 [XD]
750 mL
MARCH 2014
PATRICK LESEC
CUVÉE BARGETON
AC
TASTING NOTE: A blend of 80%
Grenache and 20% Mourvedre and
Syrah, the 2010 Chateauneuf du
Pape Bargeton sees time in old, small
barrels (80%). A star of the vintage,
this is one of Patrick Lesec’s finest
Chateauneuf du Papes since his
portfolio of 2007s. The dense purplecolored 2010 Bargeton displays a
full-bodied mouthfeel, and hints of
camphor, roasted meats, Provencal
herbs, black currants, kirsch liqueur,
licorice and pepper. This big, exuberant, flamboyant Chateauneuf du Pape
will provide enjoyment over the
next 10-15 years. Score: 95 (Robert
Parker Jr., erobertparker.com, Oct.
2012)
MAS DE BOISLAUZON
CUVÉE DU QUET LES DEUX CHÊNES
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee du Quet (80%
tank-aged Grenache and 20% small
barrel-aged Mourvedre from 60-yearold vines) is spectacular. Its dense
purple color is accompanied by an
exquisite bouquet of boysenberries,
mulberries, blueberries and other
wild mountain blue and black fruits.
Possessing great intensity, a fullbodied mouthfeel and superb purity, it
is a singular expression of old vine
Grenache blended with Mourvedre. The
finish lasts for 50+ seconds, and the
wine has a skyscraper-like texture as
well as a multidimensional set of aromatics and flavors. This brilliant offering
is more evolved and forward than
either the 2007 or 2010. Score: 96
Oct. 2011)
154476 [XD]
320184 [XD]
RED WINE
NORTHERN RHÔNE
•
750 mL
$84
750 mL
$130
$53
XAVIER CUVÉE ANONYME
AC
TASTING NOTE: The powerful, rich
2010 Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee
Anonyme reveals an off-the-chart level
of extract, lots of glycerin (nearly
16% natural alcohol) and copious black
cherry, blueberry, forest floor, lavender and graphite characteristics. This
full-throttle red requires 3-4 years
of cellaring and should keep for two
decades. Score: 95+ (Robert Parker Jr.,
352906 [XD]
750 mL
$64
VINTAGES
29
•
FRANCE – RHÔNE
WHITE WINE
SOUTHERN RHÔNE
RED WINE
XAVIER CUVÉE ANONYME
AC
TASTING NOTE: Except for Henri
Bonneau’s 2007 Reserve des Celestins
(which is still in barrel), the last 2007
Chateauneuf du Pape to be released
will be Xavier Vignon’s Anonyme. This
sensational wine spent three years in
a combination of demi-muids and
small oak. It boasts an inky/purple color
along with a sweet nose of underbrush, garrigue, licorice, blackberries
and black currants. Full, thick, unctuously textured and even flamboyant,
this stunning 2007 should drink well
for another 15-20 years. Score: 96
Oct. 2012)
352898 [XD]
750 mL
MARCH 2014
FRANCE – ALSACE
DOMAINE GRAND VENEUR
LA FONTAINE CHÂTEAUNEUFDU-PAPE BLANC 2011
AC
TASTING NOTE: The 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc La Fontaine
exhibits plenty of honey, floral (especially rose petals), marmalade and
tangerine skin characteristics in a fullbodied, rich, pure, well-structured
and delineated style. Drink it over the
next 3-4 years. Score: 95 (Robert
Oct. 2012)
241471 [XD]
750 mL
$66
WHITE WINE
MARCEL DEISS BURG 2008
AC Alsace
TASTING NOTE: A high-toned nose of
licorice and maraschino; litchi and
apricot distillate; wisteria, honeysuckle,
and rowan in Deiss’s tous-cepages
2008 Burg led me to anticipate even
more than the modest sweetness that
greets the taster on a silken palate. In
a manner reminiscent of this year’s
Langenberg, this displays lovely lift and
sheer lusciousness of fruit that engages in positively shimmering, kaleidoscopic interchange with profuse
and alluring floral essences and saline,
chalky, flinty mineral notes in a riveting, truly haunting finish. This should
be a profound pleasure to follow
for 15-20 years. Score: 94 (David
Schildknecht, erobertparker.com,
May 2011)
$60
122754 [M]
750 mL
$64
ROLLY GASSMANN ROTLEIBEL
PINOT GRIS 2008
AC Alsace
TASTING NOTE: Just off-dry, with
lightly honeyed flavors of guava, dried
papaya, kumquat, beeswax and
smoke. There’s good concentration,
but this is still light on its feet and
mouthwatering. Drink now through
2020. Score: 91 (Alison Napjus,
352922 [M]
30
VINTAGES
750 mL
$38
•
MARCH 2014
FRANCE – LOIRE
GERMANY – MOSEL
CHAMPAGNE
WHITE WINE
WHITE WINE
FLEURY CÉPAGES BLANC
BRUT CHAMPAGNE 1990
AC
TASTING NOTE: Firm, fresh and aging
gracefully, this offers beautiful harmony
between the pointillism-like texture,
mouthwatering acidity and finely layered
flavors of baked peach, oyster shell,
candied orange zest, brioche, ground
ginger, with a hint of maple syrup.
Features a smoky, mineral-tinged finish.
(Alison Napjus, winespectator.com,
Nov. 30, 2012)
DOMAINE DU PETIT MÉTRIS
LES GUERCHES
QUARTS DE CHAUME 2007
AC
TASTING NOTE: Offers stunning
mouthfeel, richness and complexity,
as waves of lush tropical mango and
guava fruit are offset by hints of citrus
peel, quince and fig. The long, lush
finish lets notes of maple, green tea and
almond cream glide along. Drink
now through 2016. Score: 95 (James
Molesworth, winespectator.com,
Feb. 28, 2010)
232785 [XD]
352872 [XD]
HEYMANN-LÖWENSTEIN
WINNINGEN RÖTTGEN RIESLING
AUSLESE 2010
Gold Capsule, Prädikatswein
TASTING NOTE: Persian melon,
nectarine, quince, licorice, heliotrope,
honeysuckle, sweet lime, and pistachio extract by turns seductively inform
the nose and silken, buoyant palate
of Heymann-Lowenstein’s 8.5% alcohol
2010 Winninger Rottgen Riesling
Auslese Gold Capsule, an elixir picked
out at the same time as the corresponding dry wine, at the beginning of
the harvest (and on whose label the
initials “G.K” [Goldkapsel] appear in
small print). Uncannily buoyant;
refined; headily-perfumed; endlessly,
infectiously juicy, this boasts a
finish that will leave you unable to
resist the next sip. It all adds up
to an expression of botrytis purity
such as one won’t often experience,
even at this address. Don’t think
that its not having been labeled with
an extra “L.” [Lange Goldkapsel] or
labeled “Beeren-auslese” is somehow
a demotion; that’s merely an indication of relative ripeness. I would
expect this to dazzle for 25 years of
more. Score: 95 (David Schildknecht,
erobertpar-ker.com, Feb. 2012)
750 mL
$150
500 mL
$65
360008 [M]
375 mL
$77
VINTAGES
31
•
GERMANY – RHINE
ITALY – ABRUZZO
ITALY – CAMPANIA
WHITE WINE
RED WINE
RED WINE
RATZENBERGER STEEGER
ST. JOST GROSSES GEWÄCHS
RIESLING 2009
Prädikatswein
TASTING NOTE: ... Apricot with its
kernel; lemon; sage; and pine pitch
inform a pungent, somewhat reductive
nose. The palate impression here is
firm yet juicy, dominated in strikingly
Muscat-like fashion by apricot, lemon
oil, and herbs, and possessed of a
streak of salt so prominent it practically
won’t die-away, and left me salivating
helplessly. Hand in hand with this
salinity goes a deep sense of extract
sweetness despite analytical dryness.
Yet at the same time there is an almost
blazing brightness. I suspect this will
be well worth following for 10-12 years,
and that it will also probably long
since have become more expressive
than it was when I tasted it, a mere
two weeks after bottling. Although this
comes from some of the estate’s oldest,
lowest-yielding vines and tiniest-berried
selections as well as an ostensibly
top site, it managed to stay just below
13% alcohol, presumably a tribute to
the genetic material of this selection,
though in part also due to conscious
effort on the Ratzenbergers’ part to
manage pruning and canopy so as to
promote ripe flavors at moderate levels
of grape sugar. There are, incidentally,
around 2,500 bottles of this, which is
nowadays at the high end for production of a Ratzenberger Grosses
Gewachs. Score: 91+ (David Schildknecht, erobertparker.com,
Feb. 2011)
BINOMIO MONTEPULCIANO
D’ABRUZZO 2008
DOC
(La Valentina)
TASTING NOTE: So layered and beautiful, with licorice, blackberries and
spices. Chewy. Needs years to mellow.
Best in 2015. Score: 93 (James
Suckling, jamessuckling.com,
June 7, 2013)
MONTEVETRANO 2010
IGT Colli di Salerno
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Montevetrano is flat-out gorgeous. Vibrant,
floral aromatics lead to layers of beautifully delineated fruit in this finely
sculpted chiseled Montevetrano. A wine
of extraordinary beauty, the 2010
impresses for its clarity and nuance. I
don’t think I have ever tasted a young
Montevetrano with this much pure silkiness and finesse. There is a level of
precision and delineation in the 2010
that is truly marvelous. I can’t wait
to see how it ages. The 2010 is also
notable for a much higher percentage
of Aglianico (30%) than has been common in the past, while the international
varieties are less prominent in the
blend. In 2010 Montevetrano is 40%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Aglianico
and 20% Merlot, which means the
Cabernet Sauvignon now plays a
much smaller role in the blend. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030.
364810 [M]
32
VINTAGES
750 mL
$49
MARCH 2014
670356 [XD]
750 mL
$49
352971 [XD]
750 mL
$105
TERRE DEL PRINCIPE
CENTOMOGGIA CASAVECCHIA
2010
IGT Terre del Volturno
TASTING NOTE: The undisputed highlight among these new releases, the
2010 Casavecchia Centomoggia saturates the palate with the blackest of
cherries, plums, tar, melted asphalt and
licorice. Initially quite dark and brooding, the Centomoggia turns a bit more
floral with time in the glass. The quality
of this fruit appears inherently better
suited to aging in oak than some of
the other wines in this range. At times,
the Centomoggia reminds me of a
Barolo from Serralunga for its power,
darkness and weight. In its best vintages, the Centomoggia is a wine of
sheer pedigree and complexity.
Another year or two in bottle will help
the tannins soften. This is a dazzling
showing from Terra del Principe. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022.
352914 [XD]
750 mL
$49
ITALY – PIEDMONT
RED WINE
BURNA GRIMALDI BADARINA
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: Aromatic, showing
mint, cherry, licorice and clove notes
backed by a thick base of tannins.
A savory, mineral element enters
at midpalate and lingers on the
complex aftertaste. Shows fine balance
overall. Best from 2017 through
2037. Score: 94 (Bruce Sanderson,
winespectator.com, Feb. 2013)
367441 [XD]
750 mL
$62
G.D. VAJRA BRICCO DELLE VIOLE
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: Vajra’s 2008 Barolo
Bricco delle Viole is drop-dead gorgeous. Rose petals, flowers, spices and
mint are some of the many, many
nuances that unfold as this gracious
Barolo opens up in the glass. The
2008 is at once light on its feet yet rich,
deep and resonant, expressing the
myriad contradictions that are at the
heart of what makes Barolo one of
the world’s truly icon wines. Today the
tannins are a little firm, of course,
but there is an inner sweetness to the
2008 that is compelling. This is a
fabulous showing from the Vajra family.
Score: 96 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2012)
206128 [XD]
750 mL
•
MARCH 2014
ROBERTO VOERZIO CEREQUIO
BAROLO 2008
DOCG
Cerequio comes across as dark,
powerful and rich. Black cherries,
leather, spices, licorice and tar are
some of the nuances that take shape
in this intense Cerequio. Here, too,
the flavors are dark and brooding. With
time in the glass, the Cerequio turns
suave, polished and elegant, all qualities
that are typical of this site, but the
2008 never fully drops its sheer muscle.
The 2008 remains big, powerful and
structured. A finessed finish covers
every inch of the palate with small
bursts of energetic dark red fruit. This
is another drop-dead gorgeous wine
from Roberto and Davide Voerzio. Little
of the early appeal and sensuality
that is typical of Cerequio is to be found
in the 2008, so readers will have
to be patient. Anticipated maturity:
Galloni, erobertparker.com, April 2012)
955641 [XD]
750 mL
$259
$87
VINTAGES
33
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ITALY – PIEDMONT
ITALY – TUSCANY
RED WINE
RED WINE
BORGOGNO BAROLO 2006
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: The 2006 Barolo is
the finest young, straight Barolo I have
tasted from Borgogno in a long time,
maybe ever. It embodies everything
that Barolo is, from the mysterious
bouquet to the mid-weight expression
of fruit to the firm yet regal tannins.
This is simply gorgeous juice. A sensual
melange of sweet dark cherries and
leather lead to freshly cut roses, tar and
licorice in this deceptively mediumbodied wine. It reminds me of the Baroli
I tasted as a young person, the wines
that taught me the breadth that only
Nebbiolo is capable of. The powerful
finish suggests the wine will age for
a number of years, but with some
air, the 2006 is striking even today.
Score: 93 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2011)
BRANCAIA IL BLU 2009
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: Full, rich and round,
offering a mix of blackberry, plum,
smoke, spice and tobacco aromas and
flavors. This is powerful yet wellproportioned, with a lingering aftertaste
of spice and smoldering dark fruit.
Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2014 through 2023.
Score: 92 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, April 30, 2013)
283499 [XD]
750 mL
$71
MARCH 2014
303107 [XD]
750 mL
$83
CAMPO ALLA SUGHERA ARNIONE
BOLGHERI SUPERIORE 2008
DOC
TASTING NOTE: A smoky, graphite
tone of ash or crushed mineral opens
the nose of this densely concentrated
wine. Dark chocolate, sweet cherry and
fresh tobacco leaf are followed by
a chewy, syrupy mouthfeel with fine,
polished tannins. Score: 94 (Monica
Larner, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 2012)
65300
[XD]
VINTAGES
$77
FÈLSINA BERARDENGA
FONTALLORO 2008
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Fontalloro
is the yin to the Rancia’s yang. It is
also characteristically beautiful, open
and expressive at this stage. Layers
of sweet red fruit, flowers and spices
blossom effortlessly from the 2008
Fontalloro. The intensely saline finish
that is present in the Rancia is found
in Fontalloro as well. I am usually not
the biggest fan of Fontalloro, but
there is no denying the superb pedigree and sheer class of the 2008.
This is a wonderfully, sophisticated,
polished wine from Felsina. In 2008
the slightly drier microclimate at Fontalloro vis-a-vis Rancia is the main
reason this wine is such a huge success in 2008. Anticipated maturity:
121376 [XD]
34
750 mL
750 mL
$73
FÈLSINA BERARDENGA
MAESTRO RARO
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Maestro
Raro is beautiful in this vintage,
a year in which Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal character reigns supreme.
Plums, cassis, wild herbs, leather and
licorice all come together gracefully
in this gorgeous, expressive wine. The
2008 impresses for its length and
striking, pure finish. This is a great
showing. Maestro Raro is 100%
Cabernet Sauvignon from Sangiovese,
Trebbiano and Malvasia vines that
were grafted over beginning in 1984.
The 2008 is understated and classy,
but [it's] all there. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2028. Score: 94 (Antonio
Galloni, erobertparker.com, June 2012)
280479 [XD]
750 mL
$64
PETRA 2008
IGT Toscana
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Petra
comes alive in the glass with layers of
blueberry jam, spices, minerals and
flowers. This Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend possesses striking inner
perfume and fabulous balance in a rich,
textured style that is highly appealing. Firm yet well-integrated tannins
frame the vibrant finish. Petra spent
18 months in French oak barrels, 80%
new. To be released in April 2012.
Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, web only, 2013)
123208 [XD]
750 mL
$95
BANFI POGGIO ALLE MURA
RISERVA BRUNELLO DI
MONTALCINO 2007
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: Fabulous aromas of
plums, blackberries and flowers follow through to a full body, with chewy
tannins and juicy fruit. This is structured and very rich. Needs another two
or three years to soften. One of the
best wines ever from Banfi. Score: 97
(James Suckling, jamessuckling.com,
Feb. 11, 2013)
354571 [XD]
750 mL
•
MARCH 2014
CAPANNA RISERVA
DOCG
This wine ranked #12 in the Wine
Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections
of 2013.
TASTING NOTE: An amazing and
impressive feat of winemaking, this
riserva is so tightly wound with gorgeous aromatic intensity, it peels back,
layer after layer, and evolves smoothly
the more you leave it in the glass. Not
drinking it immediately is difficult
because of the delicious quality of fruit
on display here and the lush, soft
mouthfeel, but this should be at its best
after 2018. Score: 98 (Monica Larner,
Wine Enthusiast, May 2013)
210765 [XD] 750 mL
294959 [XD] 1500 mL
$73
$145
$119
VINTAGES
35
•
ITALY – TUSCANY
LISINI BRUNELLO
DI MONTALCINO 2007
DOCG
Montalcino is very beautiful in this
vintage. Sweet dark cherries, flowers,
mint and licorice take shape as the
wine opens up in the glass. This is an
especially voluminous wine endowed
with tons of richness and nuance. A
finessed, seamless finish laced with
sweet hints of tobacco and wild flowers
rounds things out in style. This is a
terrific showing. Lisini gave the Brunello
three years in cask. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2027. Score: 94 (Antonio
Galloni, erobertparker.com, April 2012)
RED WINE
CAPARZO RISERVA
DOCG
TASTING NOTE: There’s a delicacy
to this version, showing a latent
structure and a distinctive spiciness
surrounding the core flavors of cherry,
raspberry, licorice and mineral. Harmonious and persistent, featuring
a long finish. A compelling Brunello
riserva. Best from 2015 through
2032. Score: 96 (Bruce Sanderson,
winespectator.com, May 31, 2013)
MARCH 2014
732685 [XD]
352096 [XD]
750 mL
$82
LE RAGNAIE
DOCG
Montalcino caresses the palate with
dark cherries, plums, spices, tobacco.
This is an especially dark, plush
Brunello from Le Ragnaie. In keeping
with the style of the year, the 2007 is
quite open today and will likely always
be an accessible Brunello. With time
in the glass the wine truly blossoms,
showing off gorgeous nuances of
sweet roses, spices and anise, all of
which add considerable lift. The 2007
can be enjoyed today, but it needs to be
opened at least 1-2 hours in advance.
Score: 92 (Antonio Galloni, erobertparker.com, April 2012)
205930 [XD]
36
VINTAGES
750 mL
$55
750 mL
$63
ITALY – VENETO
RED WINE
NOVAIA LE BALZE RISERVA
CLASSICO 2007
DOC
TASTING NOTE: The 2007 Amarone
della Valpolicella Classico Riserva
Vigneto Le Balze is a big boy in appearance but a softy in spirit. I've
tasted this wine several times over the
past few years and am fascinated by
its clean evolutionary path. By the way,
the 2008 vintage was not produced,
so 2007 is what you still find on the
market today. In order to achieve
smaller yields, the Le Balze vineyard
was changed from Pergola to Guyot
a dozen years ago. The wine delivers
deep concentration and heat (15%
alcohol) followed by ethereal tones of
barbecued herbs, smoked bacon
and dried cherries. The tannins are firm
and polished but they keep the wine
neatly stitched together. You can wait
to drink it, but not too long. Drink
2014-2020. Score: 93 (Monica Larner,
352070 [XD]
750 mL
$72
SPAIN
RED WINE
VEGA-SICILIA ÚNICO
RESERVA ESPECIAL
DO Ribera del Duero
TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Release
(I could write the same note for all
three wines) has a beautifully complex
bouquet, a silky-smooth texture,
elegance, and a long, pure finish.
It should drink well for another
25 years. Score: 98 (Neal Martin,
erobertparker.com, June 2010)
166827 [XD]
750 mL
$479
J.A. CALVO CASAJÚS NIC 2009
DO Ribera del Duero
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 Casajus
NIC is the top wine, sourced from
a single 1.5 hectare plot that yielded
less than 2,500 kilogram per hectare
(NIC, by the way, is the abbreviation
of Nicolas and Catalina, Jose Alberto’s
children.) It is raised in new 500-liter
Allier barrels over 18 months. It has a
very intense nose of raspberry, fresh
strawberry, maraschino and blood
orange that effortlessly embraces the
oak. The palate is medium-bodied
with svelte, succulent tannins, the oak
playing a complementary role (in
my opinion, the use of larger barrels
moderating their influence.) It is
struck through with outstanding acidity and wonderful minerality toward
the finish. It shimmers in the mouth:
so much purity you want to cry. It
may be eye-wateringly expensive, but
it is one of Ribera del Duero’s finest
wines. Drink 2014-2025. Score: 97
Feb. 2013)
364844 [XD]
750 mL
$114
•
MARCH 2014
VEGA SICILIA VALBUENA 5° 2008
DO Ribera del Duero
Thomas Matthews awarded this wine
a rating of 90 points, suggesting
a drinking window of 5 years (winespectator.com, Sept. 30, 2013).
TASTING NOTE: Opaque ruby. Sexy,
oak-spicy aromas of dark berry
preserves, pipe tobacco, licorice and
vanilla, with a smoky overtone. Plush,
expansive blueberry and cherry-vanilla
flavors show superb depth and pick
up Indian spice and bitter chocolate
nuances with air. Finishes sweet and
seamless, with slow-building tannins
and a whiplash of sweet blue fruit.
Score: 93 (Josh Raynolds, International
Wine Cellar, Sept./Oct. 2013)
166892 [XD] 750 mL
166900 [XD] 1500 mL
51391 [XD] 3000 mL
$190
$389
$816
v
VINTAGES
37
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AUSTRALIA
PENFOLDS MAGILL ESTATE
SHIRAZ 2010
Adelaide, South Australia
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Magill
Estate Shiraz is deep garnet-purple
in color and shows ripe cassis,
blackberry and plum preserve aromas
highlighted by lifted notes of roses,
chocolate box and a touch of cedar.
Medium to full-bodied, it is packed
with rich, concentrated and refined
flavors and framed with mediumfirm, grainy tannins through the long
finish. It should go on and on for a
long time. Drink it from 2014 to 2026+.
Score: 94+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW,
TAHBILK 1860 VINES
SHIRAZ 2006
Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley,
Victoria
TASTING NOTE: Coming from a
single vineyard planted in 1860, the
2006 1860 Vines Shiraz was aged
in French oak hogheads, 30% new,
for 26 months. Very deep garnet
colored, it presents a complex, savory
nose with notes of sandalwood,
Ceylon tea and cigar boxes over cranberry tea, red currant preserves,
kirsch, potpourri, anise and forest floor.
Elegant and medium bodied in the
mouth, it packs-in layers of flavors with
crisp acid and firm, grainy tannins,
finishing long and earthy. It makes a
very good glass now though will reward
cellaring, drinking to 2024+. Score: 96
(Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, erobertparker.com, June 2011)
944736 [XD]
237479 [XD]
RED WINE
v
38
VINTAGES
750 mL
$120
MARCH 2014
750 mL
$157
YARRA YERING
DRY RED WINE Nº 2 2006
Yarra Valley, Victoria
TASTING NOTE: The 2006 Dry Red
Wine #2 is composed of 96% Shiraz
with 2% Viognier and 2% Marsanne.
It is more opulent and layered than
the Underhill cuvee with a noticeable
aromatic lift from the addition of
the white varietals. Elegant and exceptionally long, this beautifully rendered
effort is a hedonistic turn-on for drinking over the next decade. Score: 95
(Jay Miller, erobertparker.com,
Feb. 2009)
353219 [XD]
750 mL
$90
•
MARCH 2014
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
USA – CALIFORNIA
WHITE WINE
RED WINE
RED WINE
KUMEU RIVER MATÉ’S VINEYARD
CHARDONNAY 2010
Auckland, North Island
TASTING NOTE: The 2010 Mate’s
Vineyard Chardonnay is also a bit
closed, displaying a chalky, lemon/lime,
orange peel and jasmine nose with a
hint of honeyed toast. It has a tightly
knit texture with layers of citrus and
mineral flavors, lifted crisp acidity and
a long finish. Medium-bodied, it is
built for the long haul and should drink
from 2014 to 2021+. Score: 94 (Lisa
Perrotti-Brown, MW, erobertparker.com,
Oct. 2012)
RUSTENBERG PETER BARLOW
2007
WO Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
TASTING NOTE: The flagship 2007
Peter Barlow is a pure Cabernet
Sauvignon from vines planted in 1990.
The wine was raised in 64% new
oak, the remainder 2nd and 3rd fill. It
has an intriguing bouquet of roasted
herbs, tobacco and a touch of dark
chocolate and good definition. The
palate is very well balanced with ripe
plum and black currant on the entry.
The black fruit is interlaced with dried
herbs and fresh tobacco with firm
and grippy tannins. It displays impressive weight towards the bold, structured finish and this 2007 is only just
beginning to show what it can do.
Drink 2014-2022. Score: 93 (Neal
Martin, erobertparker.com, Aug. 2011)
CAPIAUX GARYS’ VINEYARD
PINOT NOIR 2011
Santa Lucia Highlands,
Monterey County
TASTING NOTE: Capiaux’s 2011 Pinot
Noir Garys’ Vineyard is drop dead
gorgeous. Here the flavors are wonderfully alive and vibrant throughout.
Black cherry and plum notes meld into
deep spices, licorice, menthol and
asphalt in this rich, enveloping Pinot
Noir. This is one of the juicier 2011
Pinots I have tasted. I especially like
the way the wine literally blossoms in
the glass with nuance after nuance of
pure pleasure. Anticipated maturity:
erobertparker.com, April 2013)
55574
MCPRICE MYERS ALTAS VIÑAS
2009
Alta Mesa Vineyard,
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 [Altas]
Vinas is an exciting wine laced with
dark fruit, scorched earth, licorice,
leather and tobacco. The aromas and
flavors come through with tons
of intensity and pedigree in this fullbodied, brooding wine. There is
considerable depth and richness in
the glass, but readers will have to
be a bit patient here. [Altas] Vinas is
42% Grenache, 29% Mourvedre
and 29% Syrah. Anticipated maturity:
Galloni, erobertparker.com, Aug. 2011)
204032 [XD]
750 mL
$49
v
[XD]
750 mL
$43
364703 [XD]
366567 [D]
750 mL
750 mL
$59
$52
VINTAGES
39
•
USA – CALIFORNIA
VÉRITÉ LA MUSE 2009
Sonoma County
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 La Muse
is a rich, sumptuous wine bursting
with dark plums, [black] cherries,
graphite, espresso, spices and licorice.
It shows gorgeous balance from start
to finish. Persistent veins of minerality
frame the long, beautifully articulate,
creamy finish. This is a deceptively
accessible wine today, but there is
so much underlying power and sheer
structure that I will not be surprised if
it shuts down in the bottle. The 2009
is 86% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
and 5% Malbec. Anticipated maturity:
Galloni, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)
RED WINE
VÉRITÉ LA JOIE 2009
Sonoma County
TASTING NOTE: The 2009 La Joie is
dazzling. Firm yet well-integrated
tannins frame an expressive core of
dark red and black fruit, graphite,
cassis, mocha and minerals.This is one
of the more structured wines in the
lineup, and it will require a few years
in bottle for the tannins to soften.
I especially like the energy and focus
here. In 2009 the blend is 78%
Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 9%
Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
and 2% Malbec. Anticipated maturity:
Galloni, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)
279935 [XD]
750 mL
$489
MARCH 2014
328112 [XD]
750 mL
$489
VÉRITÉ LE DÉSIR 2009
Sonoma County
Antonio Galloni awarded this wine
(74% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot,
9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4%
Malbec) a rating of 94+, citing an anticipated maturity of 2017-2029
(erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012).
TASTING NOTE: Deep ruby-red. Vibrant
nose offers cassis, blackberry, licorice,
minerals, tobacco leaf and violet. Rich,
tactile and deep, offering outstanding
energy for the vintage. Boasts a rare
combination of explosive fruit intensity
and elegance. Builds and echoes
dramatically on the vibrant, nuanced
finish, which saturates the palate
with dark fruits and minerals. This shut
down in the glass but my recorked
bottle showed uncanny freshness after
three days in the refrigerator. Score: 96+
(Stephen Tanzer, International Wine
Cellar, May/June 2013)
181123 [XD]
40
VINTAGES
750 mL
$489
LANCASTER ESTATE
Sonoma County
Sauvignon Estate bursts from the
glass with blackberries, cassis, grilled
herbs, smoke and licorice, all of
which are beautifully woven together.
This ripe juicy Cabernet presents an
exotic, super-ripe profile balanced by
a firm sense of structure. Not a bad
combination, to say the least. Freshly
cut flowers, mint and licorice are
layered into the energetic, vibrant finish.
FREEMARK ABBEY BOSCHÉ
Rutherford, Napa Valley
TASTING NOTE: Very rich, ripe and
complex, showing a near-perfect display of flavors and textures. The riper
blackberries and black cherries have
a chewy, meaty edge, with notes of cola
and bacon. Very fine tannins and
acidity suggest midterm to longterm
aging, but it’s a splendid sipper now.
Should develop through 2018, at least.
Score: 95 (Steve Heimoff, Wine
Enthusiast, May 2011)
314088 [XD]
DUNN VINEYARDS
HOWELL MOUNTAIN
Napa Valley
James Laube awarded this wine
91 points, calling it "[n]otably elegant
and refined..." (winespectator.com,
web only, 2012).
750 mL
$92
CORE ELEVATION SENSATION
ALTA MESA VINEYARD 2007
TASTING NOTE: Even darker and
showing more smoked black fruits,
coffee, and spiced meat like characteristics, the 2007 Core Elevation
Sensation Alta Mesa 42-Months is
a beauty! Round, mouth filling, and
dense, with brilliant purity of fruit
and a chewy, broad finish, this needs
2-3 years of bottle age and should
shine for 10-12 years. Score: 93+
(Jeb Dunnuck, therhonereport.com,
Dec. 2011)
365411 [XD]
750 mL
$52
578971 [XD]
750 mL
$109
TASTING NOTE: Bright, saturated
ruby-red. Vibrant nose offers cassis,
minerals, gunpowder and spices.
Densely packed but nicely delineated,
with primary, fruit-driven flavors of
blackcurrant and spices. Very juicy and
suave but still quite youthfully unevolved. Finishes with firm but smooth
tannins. This calls for considerably
more patience than the Napa Valley
bottling, but even today there’s a
pleasing pliancy of texture. This held
up extremely well in the recorked
bottle. Score: 93 (Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, Jan./Feb. 2006)
193847 [XD]
750 mL
•
MARCH 2014
WHITE WINE
MERRY EDWARDS
SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
Wines from this small, iconic boutique
winery are not often available in our
market. The Merry Edwards Sauvignon
Blanc routinely earns scores in excess
of 90 points from Wine Spectator and
has appeared in their Top 100 four
times since 2005. The 2012 has not yet
been reviewed, but Merry Edwards
has commented upon the quality of this
vintage, which stands out excitingly
even in the face of so many great vintages for her Sauvignon Blanc. The
2012 is sourced from vines 25-35 years
old and includes 20% Sauvignon
Musqué, which provides even greater
aromatics and depth. In 2013, Merry
was inducted into the Culinary Institute
of America's Vintners Hall of Fame,
and became only the fourth woman to
win the James Beard Award for Best
Wine, Beer or Spirits Professional in the
United States. Not a bad way to celebrate one’s 40th year as a winemaker.
283705 [XD]
750 mL
$54
$134
VINTAGES
41
•
FORTIFIED WINE
QUINTA DO NOVAL
VINTAGE PORT 2003
DOC Douro
TASTING NOTE: What a nose. Ripe
fruit, with chocolate, blackberries
and raisins. Full-bodied and medium
sweet, with velvety tannins. Finish
goes on and on. Layered and wonderful. Best after 2014. Score: 96
(James Suckling, winespectator.com,
Dec. 23, 2005)
PORT
QUINTA DO NOVAL NACIONAL
VINTAGE PORT 2011
DOC Douro
TASTING NOTE: The Quinta do
Noval Nacional 2011 is one of the most
breathtaking, nascent Vintage Ports
that I have ever met. The label should
state a health warning: – “Sensory
Overload” – since the bouquet is endowed with copious dark berry fruit,
minerals, bay leaf and cloves that manifests like a slow-motion explosion
from the glass. The palate is velvetysmooth on the entry, but do not let
that kid you. Wave after wave of intense
ripe black fruit lap along your sensory
shoreline – indescribably harmonious
with extremely well-judged acidity.
There is a crescendo of flavors that
build towards a sensual, date and
raisin-tinged, magisterial finish that I
can only analogize to the dramatic
E-major chord that concludes The
Beatles’ “A Day In The Life.” In fact,
Lennon & McCartney’s magnum opus
probably sums up the 2011 Nacional
better than any descriptor I can think
of. Tasted May 2013. Score: 98-100
June 2013)
365452
42
[S]
VINTAGES
750 mL
$650
MARCH 2014
251967
[S]
750 mL
$163
TAYLOR FLADGATE
VINTAGE PORT 2000
Btld. 2002, DOC Douro
Wine Enthusiast (in 2007) and Wine
Spectator (in 2003) gave this Port
scores of 95 and 96, respectively.
TASTING NOTE: Among the most
saturated blue/purple/black-colored
examples of the vintage, Taylor’s
2000 tastes like a young vintage of
Chateau Latour on steroids. Aromas
of graphite, blackberry liqueur, creme
de cassis and smoke jump from the
glass. Spectacularly concentrated and
enormously endowed, with sweetness
allied to ripe tannin, decent acidity, and
layer upon layer of fruit and extract,
this is the leading candidate for the port
of the vintage. Anticipated maturity:
2010-2040. Score: 98 (Robert
Oct. 2002)
123661
[S]
750 mL
$345
DESSERT WINE
SPIRITS
KLEIN CONSTANTIA ESTATE
VIN DE CONSTANCE 2007
WO Constantia, South Africa
TASTING NOTE: Gorgeous, featuring
a core of creamed peach, persimmon,
maple and nectarine notes inlaid with
flashes of green tea, dried papaya
and mango. Lush and refined, with
accents of blood orange and mouthwatering spice echoing on the finish.
Muscat de Frontignan. Drink now
through 2020. Score: 95 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com,
June 15, 2013)
SCOTCH WHISKY
5033
[S]
500 mL
$77
GLENMORANGIE EALANTA
19 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND
SINGLE MALT
Glenmorangie is one of the most
recognized names in whisky, and their
name has been associated with the
production of premium quality Scotch
since their official founding in 1843 –
though the reputation of (what was then
known as) Morangie whisky stretches
back, beyond the limits of what can be
called strictly legal production, to the
1700s. The Ealanta is the fourth of
Glenmorangie's Private Edition range.
This 19-years-old was matured in new
American white oak casks. Ealanta
translates from Scottish Gaelic to 'skilled
and ingenious,' a fitting title for such
a classic and storied dram. The Ealanta
will deliver notes of vanilla, toffee,
orange peel, clove and ginger.
700 mL
MARCH 2014
LAPHROAIG 25 YEARS OLD ISLAY
SINGLE MALT
TASTING NOTE: The clean – almost
prim and proper – fruit appears to
have somehow given a lift to the iodine
character and accentuated it to maximum effect. The result is something
much younger than the label demands
and not immediately recognisable as
Islay, either. But no less dangerously
enticing...The grapes ensure the peat
is met by a salivating palate; particularly
impressive is the way the sweet peat
slowly finds its footing and spreads
beautifully; no shortage of cocoa: a
kind of peaty fruit and nut chocolate
bar...like the 27-y-o, an Islay which
doesn’t suffer for sherry involvement.
Very different from a standard, bourbon barrel-aged Laphroig with much
of the usual complexity reined in,
though its development is first class.
This one’s all about effect – and it
works a treat! Score: 94 (Jim Murray,
Whisky Bible, 2013)
184580
334359
•
750 mL
$626
$167
VINTAGES
43
FEBRUARY 2014 PRODUCT SUMMARY
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
CHÂTEAU COUTET 2007
750
248740
$88
WS 95
118
CHÂTEAU GILETTE CRÈME DE TÊTE 1982
750
48975
$325
WS 95
60
PRODUCT
FRANCE – BORDEAUX
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
WHITE WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE
DOMAINE TAUPENOT-MERME MOREY SAINT DENIS LA RIOTTE
1er CRU 2011
750
42648
$138
RP 90
83
TAUPENOT-MERME MAZOYÈRES CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2011
750
13854
$206
RP 92
56
LOUIS JADOT CLOS DE LA ROCHE GRAND CRU 2010
750
344846
$235
RP 94-96
58
MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN 2010
750
343681
$170
BH 91-94
60
750
722249
$209
IWC 93-96
60
LOUIS JADOT BIENVENUES-BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2010
750
340364
$358
RP 96
29
LOUIS JADOT BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2009
750
635003
$357
RP 95
58
DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2011
750
941229
$73
BH 92-94
119
DOMAINE JEAN-MARC BROCARD VAULORENTS CHABLIS 1er CRU 2010
750
581710
$40
BH 92
310
JEAN-MARC BROCARD VALMUR CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2010
750
206151
$68
IWC 92(+?)
226
750
947721
$59
RP 93
118
ALAIN VOGE VIEILLES VIGNES CORNAS 2011
750
8177
$83
RP 94-96
178
EPSILON HERMITAGE 2010
750
352930
$295
RP 98
54
LAURUS HERMITAGE 2010
750
343665
$59
WS 93
119
M. CHAPOUTIER MONIER DE LA SIZERANNE HERMITAGE 2010
750
182725
$105
WS 95
60
DOMAINE DU COULET TERRASSES DU SERRE CORNAS 2009
750
359620
$90
WS 95
119
FERRATON PÈRE & FILS LES GRANDS MÛRIERS CORNAS 2009
750
340026
$50
WS 92
120
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE
DOMAINE FAIVELEY CLOS DES CORTONS FAIVELEY CORTON
GRAND CRU 2011
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CHABLIS WHITE WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – MÂCONNAIS WHITE WINE
CHÂTEAU-FUISSÉ VIEILLES VIGNES POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2010
FRANCE – RHÔNE – NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE
SCORES We have included scores from the following sources:
BH
IWC
JD
JS
KS
burghound.com
International Wine Cellar
Jeb Dunnuck, therhonereport.com
jamessuckling.com
Kindred Spirits 2
MA
MWC
RP
WE
WS
maltadvocate.com
Malt Whisky Companion
erobertparker.com
Wine Enthusiast
winespectator.com
Due to circumstances beyond our control, opening inventory quantities are subject to change without notice.
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VINTAGES
•
FEBRUARY 2014
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
750
140541
$80
RP 95
64
750
734244
$73
RP 94
180
DOMAINE WEINBACH FURSTENTUM GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2010
750
120691
$80
WS 94
82
RENÉ MURÉ CLOS ST. LANDELIN VORBOURG VENDANGES TARDIVES
500
163147
$42
WS 93
119
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
FRANCE – RHÔNE – NORTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE
M. CHAPOUTIER CHANTE-ALOUETTE HERMITAGE BLANC 2011
FRANCE – RHÔNE – SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE
BOSQUET DES PAPES CHANTE LE MERLE VIEILLES VIGNES
FRANCE – ALSACE WHITE WINE
DOMAINES SCHLUMBERGER CUVÉE ANNE SÉLECTION DE GRAINS NOBLES
750
343715
$125
WS 94
60
ROLLY GASSMANN KAPPELWEG RIESLING 2009
750
343756
$43
RP 92
120
FRANCE – CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE
GASTON CHIQUET GRAND CRU BLANC DE BLANCS D’AX
BRUT CHAMPAGNE
750
63768
$52
RP 92
208
GOSSET GRAND ROSÉ BRUT CHAMPAGNE
750
989442
$81
IWC 92
118
GOSSET GRANDE RÉSERVE BRUT CHAMPAGNE
750
344945
$73
RP 91
146
VARNIER-FANNIERE CUVÉE ST-DENIS BRUT CHAMPAGNE
750
343673
$69
WS 90
178
GOSSET CELEBRIS EXTRA BRUT CHAMPAGNE 1998
750
344952
$169
RP 96
58
BOIZEL JOYAU DE FRANCE CHAMPAGNE 1996
750
360461
$135
RP 93
89
750
358622
$99
WS 96
58
750
343731
$42
RP 95
238
750
7260
$51
WE 93
178
375
345785
$75
RP 97
143
375
346098
$167
WS 94
59
FRANCE – LOIRE WHITE WINE
DOMAINE DES BAUMARD QUARTS DE CHAUME 2009
FRANCE – MIDI RED WINE
CHÂTEAU SAINT-ROCH KERBUCCIO 2011
FRANCE – SOUTHWEST RED WINE
CLOS TRIGUEDINA PROBUS CAHORS 2008
GERMANY – MOSEL-SAAR-RUWER WHITE WINE
ZILLIKEN SAARBURGER RAUSCH ERSTE LAGE RIESLING AUSLESE 2010
HUNGARY WHITE WINE
ALANA TOKAJ TOKAJI ASZÚESZENCIA 2006
VINTAGES
45
PRODUCT SUMMARY
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
ANDREA OBERTO ALBARELLA BAROLO 2008
750
343699
$75
RP 93
118
BORGOGNO FOSSATI BAROLO 2008
750
367037
$62
RP 95
148
CORDERO DI MONTEZEMOLO VIGNA ENRICO VI BAROLO 2008
750
22020
$112
WS 94
58
MASCARELLO MONPRIVATO BAROLO 2008
750
284323
$165
WS 95
58
MOCCAGATTA BASARIN BARBARESCO 2008
750
342840
$68
WS 94
118
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
ITALY – PIEDMONT RED WINE
SEGHESIO LA VILLA BAROLO 2008
750
341982
$65
RP 94
298
BATASIOLO VIGNETO CORDA DELLA BRICCOLINA BAROLO 2007
750
992271
$74
WS 95
238
178
CORINO VIGNA GIACHINI BAROLO 2007
750
297259
$60
RP 94
LA SPINETTA VIGNETO CAMPE VÜRSÙ BAROLO 2007
750
343632
$177
RP 95
58
MASCARELLO SANTO STEFANO DI PERNO BAROLO 2006
750
343749
$130
RP 94
89
BRANCAIA ILATRAIA 2010
750
685230
$69
WS 94
268
CASTELLO DI AMA L’APPARITA 2009
750
39776
$215
RP 95
24
ITALY – TUSCANY RED WINE
DEI SANCTA CATHARINA 2009
750
139410
$46
JS 94
238
VIGNAMAGGIO CABERNET FRANC 2009
750
236190
$59
WS 93
418
TENUTA DI TRINORO 2008
750
343707
$359
RP 96+
43
COL D’ORCIA POGGIO AL VENTO RISERVA
1500
343640
$285
RP 95+
20
LAZZERETTI RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2004
750
241299
$96
WS 95
178
750
32474
$74
RP 94
88
INAMA BRADISISMO 2008
750
732198
$47
JS 93
178
CORTE SAN BENEDETTO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007
750
358523
$68
ZENATO SERGIO ZENATO RISERVA
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007
750
132316
$75
WS 94
900
750
361535
$38
JS 94
178
750
341974
$115
RP 94
71
ALVARO PALACIOS FINCA DOFÍ 2011
750
730184
$93
RP 94-96
239
BODEGAS EMILIO MORO MALLEOLUS DE SANCHOMARTIN 2008
750
342907
$197
RP 94-97
43
CONFESOR 2004
750
342923
$171
RP 94
65
ITALY – TRENTINO RED WINE
SAN LEONARDO 2006
ITALY – VENETO RED WINE
148
ITALY – VENETO WHITE WINE
INAMA VIGNETO DU LOT SOAVE CLASSICO 2010
PORTUGAL RED WINE
CV CURRICULUM VITAE 2010
SPAIN RED WINE
46
VINTAGES
•
FEBRUARY 2014
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
DOMAINE TOURNON LADY’S LANE VINEYARD SHIRAZ 2010
750
297465
$70
RP 95
179
FIRST DROP FAT OF THE LAND EBENEZER SHIRAZ 2010
750
303339
$73
RP 95+
239
PENFOLDS BIN 707 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2010
750
414995
$225
RP 95+
30
PENFOLDS RWT SHIRAZ 2010
750
564278
$150
RP 93+
88
750
619437
$93
WS 96
56
CADE ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2010
750
368035
$200
RP 94
58
CONTINUUM ESTATE PROPRIETARY RED 2010
750
206276
$229
RP 97
90
DONUM PINOT NOIR 2010
750
279786
$90
WS 95
118
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
AUSTRALIA RED WINE
AUSTRALIA WHITE WINE
LEEUWIN ART SERIES CHARDONNAY 2009
USA – CALIFORNIA RED WINE
JANZEN BECKSTOFFER MISSOURI HOPPER VINEYARD
750
342881
$105
WE 94
58
SHAFER HILLSIDE SELECT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2009
750
735712
$299
RP 98
209
STONESTREET BEAR POINT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2009
750
252353
$69
RP 92
46
CORE MISTER MOREVED ALTA MESA VINEYARD 2007
750
365429
$54
JD 94
58
DUNN VINEYARDS HOWELL MOUNTAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2003
750
193839
$129
RP 95
240
750
358028
$95
WS 94
28
750
275735
$37
WS 90
360
750
342964
$113
RP 94
59
750
342956
$409
RP 97
17
USA – CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE
FLOWERS VINEYARD MOON SELECT CHARDONNAY 2009
USA – OREGON RED WINE
REX HILL PINOT NOIR 2010
FORTIFIED WINE PORT
SPIRITS SCOTCH WHISKY
HIGHLAND PARK 30 YEARS OLD ORKNEY ISLANDS SINGLE MALT
750
22202
$599
MA 94
58
THE MACALLAN FINE OAK 30 YEARS OLD SPEYSIDE SINGLE MALT
750
656553
$1400
MWC 91
78
700
292888
$900
KS HHHHK
23
SPIRITS COGNAC
THOMAS HINE TRIOMPHE GRANDE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
VINTAGES
47
MARCH 2014 PRODUCT SUMMARY
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
CHÂTEAU RAUZAN-SÉGLA 2006
750
504209
$119
RP 93
70
DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2006
750
355248
$105
RP 92
118
CHÂTEAU D’ANGLUDET 2005
750
29884
$106
RP 90
58
DOMAINE HENRI GOUGES NUITS-SAINT GEORGES CLOS DES PORRETS
SAINT-GEORGES 1er CRU 2010
750
693606
$69
RP 91-93
238
DOMAINE HENRI GOUGES NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2010
750
118901
$45
LOUIS JADOT MOREY-SAINT-DENIS CLOS DES ORMES 1er CRU 2010
750
934042
$77
RP 91-93
118
DOMAINE P. DUBREUIL-FONTAINE CORTON-BRESSANDES
GRAND CRU 2010
750
297200
$88
BH 93
119
LOUIS JADOT CORTON GRÈVES GRAND CRU 2006
750
63214
$92
WS 94
58
CHÂTEAU GÉNOT-BOULANGER PULIGNY MONTRACHET LES FOLATIÈRES
1er CRU 2010
750
355297
$97
IWC 94
118
LOUIS JADOT CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2008
750
124917
$176
RP 96
60
750
43497
$34
BH 90
358
750
294199
$53
IWC 90-92
178
PATRICK LESEC CUVÉE BARGETON CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2010
750
154476
$84
RP 95
142
XAVIER CUVÉE ANONYME CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2010
750
352906
$64
RP 95+
598
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
FRANCE – BORDEAUX RED WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE
178
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE
FRANCE – BURGUNDY – CHABLIS WHITE WINE
JEAN-CLAUDE BESSIN LA FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 1er CRU 2010
FRANCE – RHÔNE – NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE
FRANCK BALTHAZAR CHAILLOT CORNAS 2011
FRANCE – RHÔNE – SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE
MAS DE BOISLAUZON CUVÉE DU QUET LES DEUX CHÊNES
750
320184
$130
RP 96
118
XAVIER CUVÉE ANONYME CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2007
750
352898
$60
RP 96
598
SCORES We have included scores from the following sources:
BH
IWC
JD
JS
burghound.com
International Wine Cellar
Jeb Dunnuck, therhonereport.com
jamessuckling.com
RP
WB
WE
WS
erobertparker.com
Whisky Bible
Wine Enthusiast
winespectator.com
Due to circumstances beyond our control, opening inventory quantities are subject to change without notice.
48
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PRODUCT
•
MARCH 2014
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
750
241471
$66
RP 95
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
FRANCE – RHÔNE – SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE
DOMAINE GRAND VENEUR LA FONTAINE
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2011
298
FRANCE – ALSACE WHITE WINE
MARCEL DEISS BURG 2008
750
122754
$64
RP 94
58
ROLLY GASSMANN ROTLEIBEL PINOT GRIS 2008
750
352922
$38
WS 91
120
750
232785
$150
WS 94
118
500
352872
$65
WS 95
118
375
360008
$77
RP 95
58
750
364810
$49
RP 91+
108
750
670356
$49
JS 93
88
FRANCE – CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE
FLEURY CÉPAGES BLANC BRUT CHAMPAGNE 1990
FRANCE – LOIRE WHITE WINE
DOMAINE DU PETIT MÉTRIS LES GUERCHES QUARTS DE CHAUME 2007
GERMANY – MOSEL WHITE WINE
HEYMANN-LÖWENSTEIN WINNINGEN RÖTTGEN RIESLING AUSLESE 2010
GERMANY – RHINE WHITE WINE
RATZENBERGER STEEGER ST. JOST GROSSES GEWÄCHS RIESLING 2009
ITALY – ABRUZZO RED WINE
BINOMIO MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2008
ITALY – CAMPANIA RED WINE
MONTEVETRANO 2010
750
352971
$105
RP 96
180
TERRE DEL PRINCIPE CENTOMOGGIA CASAVECCHIA 2010
750
352914
$49
RP 94
478
ITALY – PIEDMONT RED WINE
BURNA GRIMALDI BADARINA BAROLO 2008
750
367441
$62
WS 94
238
G.D. VAJRA BRICCO DELLE VIOLE BAROLO 2008
750
206128
$87
RP 96
298
ROBERTO VOERZIO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2008
750
955641
$259
RP 97
118
BORGOGNO BAROLO 2006
750
283499
$71
RP 93
358
BRANCAIA IL BLU 2009
750
303107
$83
WS 92
268
CAMPO ALLA SUGHERA ARNIONE BOLGHERI SUPERIORE 2008
750
65300
$77
WE 94
118
ITALY – TUSCANY RED WINE
FÈLSINA BERARDENGA FONTALLORO 2008
750
121376
$73
RP 94
238
FÈLSINA BERARDENGA MAESTRO RARO CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008
750
280479
$64
RP 94
238
PETRA 2008
750
123208
$95
RP 94
86
BANFI POGGIO ALLE MURA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
750
354571
$119
JS 97
298
CAPANNA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
750
210765
$73
WE 98
298
CAPANNA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
1500
294959
$145
WE 98
88
CAPARZO RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
750
352096
$82
WS 96
238
LE RAGNAIE BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
750
205930
$55
RP 92
238
LISINI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2007
750
732685
$63
RP 94
238
VINTAGES
49
PRODUCT SUMMARY
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
750
352070
$72
RP 93
178
VEGA-SICILIA ÚNICO RESERVA ESPECIAL
750
166827
$479
RP 98
105
J.A. CALVO CASAJÚS NIC 2009
750
364844
$114
RP 97
166
750
166892
$190
IWC 93
30
1500
166900
$389
IWC 93
10
VEGA-SICILIA VALBUENA 5° 2008
3000
51391
$816
IWC 93
5
PENFOLDS MAGILL ESTATE SHIRAZ 2010
750
944736
$120
RP 94+
88
TAHBILK 1860 VINES SHIRAZ 2006
750
237479
$157
RP 96
59
YARRA YERING DRY RED WINE Nº 2 2006
750
353219
$90
RP 95
178
750
204032
$49
RP 94
478
750
55574
$43
RP 93
119
CAPIAUX GARYS’ VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2011
750
364703
$59
RP 93
178
MCPRICE MYERS ALTAS VIÑAS 2009
750
366567
$52
RP 93
132
VÉRITÉ LA JOIE 2009
750
279935
$489
RP 96
30
VÉRITÉ LA MUSE 2009
750
328112
$489
RP 96
30
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
ITALY – VENETO RED WINE
NOVAIA LE BALZE RISERVA
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007
SPAIN RED WINE
AUSTRALIA RED WINE
NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINE
KUMEU RIVER MATÉ’S VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2010
SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE
RUSTENBERG PETER BARLOW 2007
USA – CALIFORNIA RED WINE
VÉRITÉ LE DÉSIR 2009
750
181123
$489
IWC 96+
30
LANCASTER ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2008
750
314088
$92
RP 94
178
CORE ELEVATION SENSATION ALTA MESA VINEYARD 2007
750
365411
$52
JD 93+
238
FREEMARK ABBEY BOSCHÉ CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006
750
578971
$109
WE 95
118
DUNN VINEYARDS HOWELL MOUNTAIN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2002
750
193847
$134
IWC 93
240
750
283705
$54
USA – CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE
MERRY EDWARDS SAUVIGNON BLANC 2012
50
VINTAGES
238
•
MARCH 2014
SIZE
(mL)
PRODUCT
NUMBER
PRICE
(per btl.)
SCORE
QUINTA DO NOVAL NACIONAL VINTAGE PORT 2011
750
365452
$650
RP 98-100
10
QUINTA DO NOVAL VINTAGE PORT 2003
750
251967
$163
WS 96
94
TAYLOR FLADGATE VINTAGE PORT 2000
750
123661
$345
RP 98
24
500
5033
$77
WS 95
119
GLENMORANGIE EALANTA 19 YEARS OLD HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT
700
334359
$167
LAPHROAIG 25 YEARS OLD ISLAY SINGLE MALT
750
184580
$626
PRODUCT
OPENING
INVENTORY (btls.)
FORTIFIED WINE PORT
DESSERT WINE
KLEIN CONSTANTIA ESTATE VIN DE CONSTANCE 2007
SPIRITS SCOTCH WHISKY
119
WB 94
120
VINTAGES
51
•
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2014
ORDERING INFORMATION
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Prices are subject to change without notice.
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February Collection: February 20 at 8:30 a.m.
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