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Giraud MV 14
94pts WS The finest Champagne that I have ever tasted from Giraud is the NV Brut Grand Cru Aÿ Fût de Chêne MV13, a blend of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay that's based on the 2014 vintage, supplemented by fully 40% older wine from a...
$130.00
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NV Giraud Blanc de Craie
92pts WS The latest rendition of Giraud's NV Blanc de Craie Brut offers up aromas of citrus oil, fresh pear and linden blossom. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, vinous and satiny mtextured, with a delicate mousse, ripe but racy...
$75.00
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NV Giraud Hommage a Francois Hemart
93 pts WS The NV Hommage à François Hémart Brut is a tribute to François Hémart, ancestor of Giraud born in Aÿ in 1625. The historical cuvée of the domaine has a straw-yellow to golden color and opens with a...
$65.00
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Jacques Selosse V.O.
95 pts RP/95pts Vinous "The latest releases of the NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru V. O. (Version Originale), like its "Initial" counterpart, is derived from the 2012, 2011 and 2010 vintages and was disgorged in December 2018. As usual, it's produced from...
$250.00
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2016 Chateau de Vaudieu CDP
94pts Wine Spectator- Gorgeous, with a lush core of raspberry, blueberry and boysenberry puree flavors gliding through, flecked with anise, violet and incense notes. Carried by fresh, well-embedded acidity, this is lush and beguiling through the...
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2016 Chateau de Vaudieu CDP L'Avenue
97+pts J. Dunnuck- The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape L'Avenue is all Grenache sourced from a single parcel near the estate and aged 18 months in demi-muids. This deeply colored beauty boasts a huge perfume of black raspberries, blackberries, dried...
$89.99
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2017 Moulin de la Gardette Gigondas
93 JD The classic 2017 Gigondas Tradition cuvée from this estate is a real winner as well as a smoking value. A blend of 80% Grenache and 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre that wasn’t destemmed and was aged all in foudre, it boasts...
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2017 Moulin de la Gardette Gigondas Ventabren
95 JD I loved the 2017 Gigondas Ventabren and savvy readers should snatch this beauty up! Loads of Asian spices, herbes de Provence, new saddle leather, and sweet red and black fruit all flow to a medium to full-bodied, balanced, straight-up...
$49.99
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Magnum 2016 Le Vieux Donjon CDP (1.5L)
98pts JD/95pts WS "The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is unquestionably the greatest wine made from this estate to date and surpasses the 1998, 2007, and 2010. Checking in as a normal blend of 75% Grenache, 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the...
$139.00
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2016 Le Vieux Donjon CDP Rouge
98pts JD/95pts WS "The 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape is unquestionably the greatest wine made from this estate to date and surpasses the 1998, 2007, and 2010. Checking in as a normal blend of 75% Grenache, 10% each of Syrah and Mourvèdre, and the...
$71.00
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2015 Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château D'Ampuis
97WS/97 WA/JD 96-98 - "2015 Côte Rôtie Château D'Ampuis reveals a deep ruby/purple color as well as an extraordinary bouquet of smoked black fruits, caramelized blackcurrants, leady herbs, ground pepper, and earth. It's deep, rich,...
$92.99
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2016 Jean-Paul Tollot & Anne Gros • Minervois La Ciaude
A blend of 40% Carignan, 40% Syrah and 20% Grenache off a south-exposed, limestone parcel, 80% of the 2016 Minervois La Ciaude aged in oak. It's toasty and cedary as a result, with hints of garrigue and mixed berries poking through the vanillin overcoat...
$35.00
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NV Jean Vesselle Brut Reserve
90pts Vinous. The NV Extra Brut is a gorgeous entry-level wine with plenty of Bouzy richness and breadth. Red stone fruit, dried flowers, mint and chamomile are all nicely pushed forward, but it is the wine's soft curve and open-kint personality that...
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2015 Domaine de la Grange des Peres
Attaining cult wine status is not an easy feat, and certainly not when the odds are stacked against you. Laurent Vaillé has achieved what others thought impossible. Having spent his early career training under such masters as Jean-François...
$98.00
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2016 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas
92 RP "Hints of garrigue accent raspberries and Rainier cherries in the 2016 Gigondas. This blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre and 5% Cinsault is full-bodied and supple, with no hard edges, just lovely fruit. Long, seamless and...
$40.00
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2016 La Peira Terrasses du Larzac La Peira
97-99 JD "Up with the finest vintages of this cuvée and a candidate for perfection, the 2016 Terrasses du Larzac La Peira checks in as a Syrah-dominated blend raised all in barrel. It got more than one expletive in my notes and offers heavenly...
$85.00
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2016 La Peira Terrasses du Larzac Matissat
95-97 JD "The deepest colored of the three wines in this report, the 2016 Terrasses du Larzac Matissat is a Mourvèdre-dominated cuvée raised all in barrels. This smoking good barrel sample is absolutely loaded with notions of cured meats,...
$85.00
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2016 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Le Plateau
95 RP "Virtually all Mourvèdre (there are a few Grenache and Syrah vines mixed in), the 2016 Gigondas Le Plateau was fermented as whole bunches and developed an exotic nose, ranging from hints of flowers and herbs to fraises des bois, cherries,...
$54.99
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2009 Egly Ouriet Grand Cru Brut
95 RP "Egly's 2009 Brut Grand Cru Millésime is a 100% Ambonnay blend of Pinot Noir (70%) and Chardonnay (30%). Fermented in Burgundian barrels for eight months and disgorged in April 2018 with two grams of dosage, this cuvée offers a very...
$139.00
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2018 Pierre Usseglio et Fils Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
93pts R. Parker A blend of 70% Clairette, 25% Grenache Blanc and 5% Bourboulenc, Usseglio's 2017 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is a pleasant surprise. Made mainly in stainless steel, it's full-bodied and creamy textured, yet it balances that richness...
$45.00
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2016 Pierre Usseglio Mon Aïeul
100 Pts J. Dunnuck Getting more than one exclamation in the notes, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de Mon Aïeul is a deep, rich yet vibrant red that offers a kaleidoscope of kirsch liqueur, garrigue, crushed flowers, Asian...
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NV Bruno Paillard Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru
93pts RP Sourced from the fruit of 36 family-owned plots in Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger, the NV Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is very fine and intense on the clear, precise and perfectly ripe nose, with lovely brioche and aromatic fruit notes. Beautifully...
$69.99
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2016 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas Le Lieu Dit
97pts JD-From a cooler terroir of sandy soils just beside the domaine, the 2016 Gigondas Le Lieu Dit is another tour de force from this brilliant estate. It sports a medium ruby color as well as a rocking bouquet of kirsch, blackberry liqueur, rose...
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2016 Domaine des Bosquets Gigondas La Colline
97+ JD The 2016 Gigondas La Colline (100% Grenache from a tiny corner of the La Colline vineyard) gives a big blast of blackberry and kirsch fruit to go with complex garrigue, toasted spice, and dried earth. This full-bodied beauty packs an incredible...
$62.90
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2017 Domaine de la Janasse CDP Chaupin
95 WS/96 WA/99pts J. Dunnuck- it’s the best vintage to date, it’s going to be great comparing it to bottles of the 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2015 over the coming 15+ years. This beauty offers a thrilling blend of kirsch, blackberries, smoked...
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2016 Chateau de Vaudieu CDP Amiral G
99pts J. Dunnuck- from a single plot of very old Grenache vines and brought up in demi-muids. Just screaming "Grenache!" at the top of its lungs with its bouquet of black raspberries, candied violets, baking spices, and crushed rock-like...
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2015 Yves Cuilleron Condrieu les chaillets
93pts Vinous "Light bright yellow. Expansive aromas of nectarine, orange, honey and white flowers develop a smoky mineral note. Fleshy citrus and pit fruit flavors become more lively with air, picking up notes of candied ginger and fennel on the back...
$59.99
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2016 Yves Cuilleron Condrieu "La Petite Cote"
An expressive and seductive wine. The nose evokes a basket of fruits gilded by the sun, apricot, quince, peach and citrus fruits. Some sweet notes of flowers (lilac, rose and violet) and honey make the whole set even more charming. The mouth is gourmand...
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Roger Coulon Brut "Réserve de l'Hommée" 1er Cru
93pts RP " NV Premier Cru Brut L'Hommée displays fine, fresh, pure, delicate and beautifully aromatic fruit and iodine aromas on the complex nose. On the palate, this is a very intense yet fine, elegant, very complex and persistent...
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2010 Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château D'Ampuis
RP 99 - "2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an incredible effort that’s made from 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier. Coming from the estate’s top sites and aged 38 months in new oak, it has no problem standing beside the top three...
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2016 Pierre Usseglio et Fils Chateauneuf du Pape
WA92- A blend of 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% each Cinsault and Mourvèdre, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is full-bodied, rich and round. Despite being a touch on the warm side, it's deceptively easy to drink, with sexy flavors of raspberries...
$45.00
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2016 Domaine Charvin CDP
97 JD "Cut from the same cloth as the 2017, only broader and more expansive, the 2016 Châteauneuf Du Pape ranks with the finest vintages ever produced from this estate. Deep purple-colored with a sensational bouquet of blackberries, currants,...
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Pierre Usseglio Mon Aïeul 2015
94-96 WA- Made from 100% Grenache (from the Grande Serres, la Crau and La Guigasse lieux-dits) and completely destemmed, the 2015 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvee de Mon Aïeul is still aging in a mix of old demi-muids, and it’s a wine...
$69.99
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