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  1. 4 Kilos Motor Callet 2021
    4 Kilos Motor Callet 2021
    The most impressive 2021 Motor Callet was produced with 70% Callet and 30% Fogoneu at only 12% alcohol and with mellow acidity and lovely fragility. This comes from younger vines (15 years old on average) on red soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in 225-liter tinajas and a brick vat, all built with red clay from Mallorca. It matured in the brick vat for some three months, and no sulfur was added to the wine at any point of its fermentation, élevage or bottling. It's young, perfumed, expressive and captivating, with intense floral aromas, great purity and elegance. The palate is light to medium-bodied with flavors of acid berries and a piquant finish. 10,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in March 2022. LUIS GUTIERREZ, The Wine Advocate
    2021
    Red
    Spain
  2. Domaine de Vernus Chiroubles 2022
    Domaine de Vernus Chiroubles 2022

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    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  3. Herve Souhaut La Souteronne 2021
    Herve Souhaut La Souteronne 2021

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    467
  4. 4 Kilos 'Motor' Callet 2020
    4 Kilos 'Motor' Callet 2020
    4 Kilos, the project created by Francesc Grimalt and Sergio Caballero as a scion of Ànima Negra in Mallorca in 2006 is the quality leader of the island. They have around 15 hectares of vineyards on the island, and many of the vines grow in what is locally known as "call vermell" soil (ferrous red clay with limestone and small to medium-size rocks). 2019 was a ripe and low-yielding vintage that delivered concentrated wines, while 2018 was more balanced and typically Mediterranean. 2019 was quite concentrated, a year with a lot of color and powerful wines. 2018 was much cooler, and the wines are fresher and transparent. In fact, 2018 seems like a superb vintage here, possibly the best they have produced to date. 2020 looks like a very good vintage, a year without much heat, wet and with some challenges and an early vintage. Luis Gutierrez, ROBERT PARKER
    2020
    Red
    Spain
  5. Troupis Route 111 2021
    Troupis Route 111 2021

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    2020
    Red
    Greece
    445
  6. Puro Rofe "Rofe" Tinto 2022
    Puro Rofe "Rofe" Tinto 2022

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    2022
    Red
    Spain
  7. Philippe Viet Beaujolais Morgon "Corcelette" 2022
    Philippe Viet Beaujolais Morgon "Corcelette" 2022
    This is showing aromas of crushed stone, pine cones, dark berry fruit and orange peel. It’s medium-bodied, supple and focused, with deliciously creamy tannins. Drink or hold. JAMES SUCKLING
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  8. Domaine Simha 'Raya' Sauvage 2019
    Domaine Simha 'Raya' Sauvage 2019

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    2019
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    490
  9. Domaine Simha 'Raya' Sauvage 2016
    Domaine Simha 'Raya' Sauvage 2016

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    2016
    sauvignon Blanc
    Australia
    490
  10. Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2023
    Pascal Jolivet Sancerre 2023
    Each grape (Sauvignon Blanc) is sorted upon receipt of the harvest, we work by gravity in order to respect the natural circuit of vinification. Press lightly to maintain optimum fruitiness. Assembly of 50% limestone, 30% clay-limestone and 20% flint. Each soil is vinified separately in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats, the limestone brings minerality and finesse; the clay-limestone brings the fruit, the richness and the flint brings the structure and the minerality. Unique, precise, chic, timeless and divinely good.
    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  11. Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Griottes de Brulhie 2023
    Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Griottes de Brulhie 2023
    From the steep slopes of the Côte de Brouilly, the 2023 Côte de Brouilly Les Griottes de Brulhié delivers a bold profile of chocolate, blackberry and cherry, complemented by sous-bois, graphite and spice. The palate opens softly, with a plush and rounded entry, transitioning into a mid-palate marked by brisk, chalky tannins. Tangy acidity balances the medium to full-bodied weight, while the graphite lingers long after the fruit fades. Bright and dynamic, this is a wine worth seeking out. KENNA WELLS, Wine Advocate
    2020
    Gamay
    France
    352
  12. Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly La Chapelle 2023
    Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly La Chapelle 2023
    The 2023 Côte de Brouilly La Chapelle, from the steep slopes (50% grade) at the top of Mont Brouilly, offers a thunderous and wild aromatic profile, with dark berries, plums, chocolate, eucalyptus and cracked pepper dominating the nose. The concentrated, sappy fruit on the palate is matched by a taut structure and salinity, suggesting immense power beneath its poised and fresh exterior. Fine-grained tannins, seamlessly intertwined with graphite and flinty minerality, gracefully sheath the wine, drawing it into a tapering, polished finish. A work of both power and restraint, it reveals just enough of its character to appreciate its inherent sophistication needed to tame the latent energy. this is a wine with immense potential, promising further depth with time. KENNA WELLS, Wine Advocate
    2020
    Gamay
    France
    352
  13. Pedro Parra y Familia 'Monk' Cinsault 2022
    Pedro Parra y Familia 'Monk' Cinsault 2022

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    2022
    Red
    Chile
  14. Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2023
    Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2023

    ... its straight Sancerre Blanc, a blend of parcels (limestone 45%, flint 45% and 10% marl), is fermented in tank after being hand harvested. It is a stellar ‘entry’ wine to their range.VINOUS

    Domaine Vacheron is one of Sancerre’s elite properties, producing both white and red Sancerre wines of amazing purity and definition. The domaine has been completely transformed over to biodynamic farming with two young cousins, Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron, at the helm. No synthetic material is used in the vineyard, harvests are carried out exclusively by hand, and the only fertilizer used is produced from the compost pile. Yields are kept extremely low. Having inherited some of the most coveted parcels in the appellation, the cousins are trying a Burgundian approach to Sancerre winemaking, with parcels being vinified .

    Flinty sparks mix with  fresh thyme and grapefruit pith aromas. The pure core of fruit cascades like a waterfall onto the palate, it’s luminous and palate staining while a minerally vein reminds you of its chalky and fossil laden soils it shares with Chablis. It slithers along, finishing with a mouth watering saline finish. It’s a refined and stylish Sancerre, so very damn delicious. GABRIELLE POY

    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    422
  15. Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fume 2023
    Pascal Jolivet Pouilly Fume 2023

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    2023
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  16. Domaine de Vernus Fleurie 2022
    Domaine de Vernus Fleurie 2022

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    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  17. Justin Dutraive Beaujolais Village Les Tours 2020
    Justin Dutraive Beaujolais Village Les Tours 2020

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    2020
    Gamay
    France
    352
  18. Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Clos 2022
    Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Les Clos 2022
    The 2022 Côte de Brouilly Le Clos comes from more clayey soils at the bottom of the titular hillside. Showing fine mineralité and tension on the nose, it offers raspberry and light blackcurrant leaf aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with sapid black fruit, a touch of licorice on the mid-palate with blood orange and spice box on the finish. This will require two or three years in bottle but will be worth the wait. KENNA WELLS, Wine Advocate
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  19. Sara i Rene Viticultors 'Dido' Garnatxa Tinto Blend 2021
    Sara i Rene Viticultors 'Dido' Garnatxa Tinto Blend 2021

    Sara’s tribute to “youth, tenacity, love and Grenache”. Who can argue …?
    Organically grown on a 10 hectare plot of degraded granite (Montsant’s only gravel patch), Dido has been in production since 2005. The blend is 86% co-fermented Garnatxa-Syrah (1/5 is Syrah, which helps the local Garnatxa ferment better), with 7% each Cabernet and Merlot. It’s picked early, and needs to be largely de-stemmed, so the fermentation takes place in two parts. A 15% portion is used as a starter – whole bunches take wild yeast and are covered with sulphur for 8 days. This is then released into the balance of the fruit, de-stemmed and un-sulphured, and away we go. After fermentation in old hogsheads, the wines are long-aged, more than 18 months – a first year in large raw concrete and then a further 6 months or so in large Foudre of 5000 litres.

    Bright and fresh red cherry fruit marked by mint and other local herbs, the wine shows the clear crunch of granite soil. Juicy and direct with macerated herbs, licorice and briar in lovely pastille fruit. Good concentration, rich-but-not-sweet country wine, it's all briar-herb-cane-brambly, with a nice little nudge of spice, allspice husk and leather in the soft savoury juice and a touch of chocolate in the soft leathery tannin. Clear and direct, with absolutely no wine-making clutter, it is delicately structured and savoury. A smasher!

    2020
    Grenache, Red
    Spain
    459
  20. Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%
    Willie Smiths Pommeau de Tasmanie 18.2%

    Aged in small apple brandy casks for over 12 months, this rich and generous liqueur is a result of blending pressed French and British heirloom apple varieties with our apple spirit.

    Complex and well-structured with baked apple and spice, balanced with firm tannins and cask influence.

    Our take on the traditional aperitif from North-West France – enjoy as such or serve with blue cheese or dessert. WILLIE SMITH

    NV
    Calvados
    France
  21. Domaine de Vernus Regnie 'Vernus' 2022
    Domaine de Vernus Regnie 'Vernus' 2022
    Enveloping nose of red fruit and summer flowers that's wonderfully bright and subtle for the 2022 vintage. As sleek as it is elegant on the very focused, medium-bodied palate. Terrific precision and vitality at the very long, polished finish. From the vineyards next to the house on granitic soil. Sustainable. Drink or hold. STUART PIGOTT, JamesSuckling.com
    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  22. Alex Foillard Brouilly 2021
    Alex Foillard Brouilly 2021

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    352
  23. Alex Foillard Cote de Brouilly 2021
    Alex Foillard Cote de Brouilly 2021

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    352
  24. Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly La Chapelle 2022
    Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly La Chapelle 2022

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    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  25. Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2023
    Jean-Paul Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2023
    Jean-Paul Thévenet is certainly a name in everyone's ear ever since Kermit Lynch dubbed him, together with Marcel Lapierre, Guy Breton and Jean Foillard, as Beaujolais' famous "Gang of Four" in the '80s. The essence of their philosophy: take a step back, appreciate and cultivate old vines, apply organic farming practices, avoid the use of sulphur, let natural ferments do their magic and help the terroir express itself through minimal intervention. Following these principals, each of them has proven that Beaujolais is more than just 'Nouveau' and can indeed produce meaningful, complex and wonderful wines.
    2023
    Gamay
    France
    352
  26. Domaine des Trouilleres VDF Eruption 2020
    Domaine des Trouilleres VDF Eruption 2020

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    2020
    Gamay
    France
    423
  27. Radikon Oslavje 2019 500ml (Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc)
    Radikon Oslavje 2019 500ml (Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc)

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    2019
    chardonnay, sauvignon Blanc
    Italy
    391
  28. Nossa Calcário Baga 2021
    Nossa Calcário Baga 2021

    100% Baga – Chalky clay mid-slopes with eastern orientation to the sun and a very intense Atlantic influence (only 15 km from the ocean). For this wine the grapes come from different small plots of Pato’s oldest vineyards (80 –130 years). These 3 centenary vineyards were purchased already some years ago and are fully converted to biodynamics.

    The bunches are handpicked and hand-selected from the centenary vineyards in Bairrada (3 to 4 bunches/vine). Partly de-stemmed, fermented in open oak lagares with some extraction (pigeage). After the fermentation the wine is aged in 500 –600 used pipes and tonel (big cask) for 18 months. Prior to release, the wine further aged in bottle for 2 months.

    2021
    Red
    Portugal
  29. Damien Coquelet Chiroubles VV 2020
    Damien Coquelet Chiroubles VV 2020

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    2020
    Gamay
    France
    352
  30. Gaudry Sancerre Scorpion 2018
    Gaudry Sancerre Scorpion 2018
    Organic/biodynamic sauvignon blanc. The philosophy finds winemaking practice rooted in the historical past - old mentality about the wines.

    Textural and quite rich in style, light granitic minerality in the wine, some creaminess around that. Mouth-watering tang in the palate, exceptional length. Very classy, complex, almost savoury style but for the freshness and limey vibes. Lovely. MIKE BENNIE, The Wine Front
    2021
    sauvignon Blanc
    France
    423
  31. Lafarge-Vial Fleurie 2022
    Lafarge-Vial Fleurie 2022

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    358
  32. Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Joie du Palais 2022
    Lafarge-Vial Fleurie Joie du Palais 2022

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    2021
    Gamay
    France
    358
  33. Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Zaccherie 2023
    Chateau Thivin Cote de Brouilly Zaccherie 2023
    The 2023 Côte de Brouilly Cuvée Zaccharie Geoffrey offers aromas of cooked cherries, sweet oak spice and a touch of black pepper on the nose, with reserved flavors that suggest potential for further development. Full of concentration on the palate, the wine begins plush and broad but narrows gracefully under taut, cinching tannins, leading to a finish laced with subtle flint and a saline edge. The oak presence is pronounced at this stage but poised to integrate further, though not a perfect match given the poised nature of the wine. KENNA WELLS, Wine Advocate

     

    2020
    Gamay
    France
    352
  34. Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml
    Roger Groult Calvados 8yo Pays d'Auge 41% 700ml

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    Calvados
    France
  35. Speri Amarone della Valpolicella 'Monte Sant Urbano' 2018
    Speri Amarone della Valpolicella 'Monte Sant Urbano' 2018
    A compelling bouquet of dusty dried violets, fresh coffee grounds, cocoa powder and dried black cherries makes the 2019 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sant'Urbano impossible to ignore. This is wonderfully lifted and graceful in style, dense yet energetic with silken textures and polished red berry fruits that slowly saturate the palate. The 2019 youthfully folds in upon itself, leaving a bitter tinge of spice, dark chocolate and fine-grained tannins. The balance here is something to behold. The 2019 is full of potential—bury it deep. ANTONIO GALLONI,Vinous

    The Speri’s presence in this winemaking heartland goes back to 1874, though the original homestead and cellars are even older - 1580. From generation to generation for well over a century, the Speri family have handed down a heritage of pride in their land and passion for its fruits. The family operation now comprises of Carlo (pr/admin), vineyardists Eliseo, Marco and Giampietro, winemakers Paolo and Alberto, marketing manager Giampaolo, and the fifth generation Luca and Chiara Speri.

    The family now have 60 hectares of autochtonous vines in the finest Classico districts, divided into three distinct crus; La Roverina, Sant’Urbano and La Roggia. In these hills the vines enjoy a mild climate that you would not expect at this northerly latitude and are planted at a much higher density than the appellation’s average using organic farming methods.
    2018
    Corvina, Molinara, Red, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  36. Domaine de Vernus 'Moulin a Vent' 2022
    Domaine de Vernus 'Moulin a Vent' 2022

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    2022
    Gamay
    France
    352
  37. Alvaro Palacios Gratallops 2021
    Alvaro Palacios Gratallops 2021
    Precise nose with layers and layers of red berries, strawberries, blueberries, hibiscus, and minerals. Hint of moss, stems and white pepper, too. Beautifully knit and nimble with a precise, medium-bodied palate rounded by firm yet very silky, polished tannins. A refined, juicy finish with fine herbs that makes you crave a second glass. Really long. Drink or hold. (95) JAMES SUCKLING
    2021
    Grenache, Red
    Spain
    459
  38. Cidrerie du Leguer Eau de Vie de Cidre 700ml
    Cidrerie du Leguer Eau de Vie de Cidre 700ml

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    Calvados
    France
    449
  39. Adrien Camut Pays D'Auge Calvados 6yrs 700ml
    Adrien Camut Pays D'Auge Calvados 6yrs 700ml

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    Calvados
    France
    449
  40. Loire Valley Pack French Wine School Masterclass
    Loire Valley Pack French Wine School Masterclass

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    $195.00
  41. Sara i Rene Partida Bellvisos Garnatxa Samso 2013
    Sara i Rene Partida Bellvisos Garnatxa Samso 2013
    Black raspberry fruits and a potpourri of dried country herbs lavender, mint, thyme and sinsimella. Marked by the leather and spice of SamsÌ_, but entirely without heaviness, it has a lovely fresh and easy release. Spicey, chewy, nice sweet pippy-purple fruits of a fine, open developed balsamic herbal expression and a deep sense of the earth.
    2013
    Grenache, Red
    Spain
    459
  42. Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore 2016
    Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore 2016

    The 2016 Valpolicella Superiore is intense, with a captivating bouquet that blends cedar shavings, savory herbs and balsamic spices with rum-soaked cherries, sweet lavender and dark chocolate. This sweeps across the palate with silken textures, delivering masses of tart red and black fruits along with hints of espresso bean. Crunchy mineral tones and zesty acidity add dramatic lift. The 2016 tapers off long and staining, sporting a pleasantly bitter tinge of cocoa as grippy tannins resonate. The 2016 is a well-muscled dancer yet still youthfully coiled. (95) ERIC GUIDO

    Dense garnet color, full of polished aromas of balsamic, cedar wood, earthy minerality, licorice, leather, restrained bramble fruit and coffee grounds. Dry, full-bodied and velvety on the palate, with lifted acidity and an austere finish. Long, slightly chocolatey aftertaste. (96) JAMES SUCKLING

    The new release for 2024, 2016 is a much anticipated vintage from Dal Forno given that the 2017 was released first. But it has needed the extra time in bottle: export manager Marco Pinna explained that production volumes in 2016 were compromised by hailstorms in 2015. This had the result of naturally reducing yields and lending even more concentration than usual to the wine. Darker and richer in aroma compared to the 2017 Valpolicella, it clings on to a nutty, reductive character, with wisps of mint and fenugreek. In the mouth it's fleshy and powerful; less vertical than the 2017. There's a slightly meaty touch to the ripe, concentrated red and black berries, lifted by floral notes of iris and violets as well as crushed rock and exotic spices. Voluptuous black cherry emerges towards the end, but this still feels quite tight and closed; the best is yet to come. (97) DECANTER

    2016
    Red
    Italy
    499
  43. Christian Drouin Calvados 1995 700ml
    Christian Drouin Calvados 1995 700ml

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    1995
    Calvados
    France
  44. Daniel Bouland Corcelette 2023 Mixed Pack
    Daniel Bouland Corcelette 2023 Mixed Pack

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    $610.00 Regular Price $744.00
  45. Dal Forno Romano Amarone 2016
    Dal Forno Romano Amarone 2016

    The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella is a sleeping giant, darkly alluring with dried violets, dusty black currants, shaved cedar and lifting hints of mint. This is sleek and cool-toned in feel-lifted yet intense and savory to the core, with masses of mineral-tinged dark red fruits and balsamic tones carried across a core of zesty acidity. The 2016 finishes tannic and long, clamping down hard on the palate and leaving a bitter primary concentration that lingers on and on. This is just a baby today and in need of serious cellaring, yet the potential is off the charts. Marco Dal Forno explains that he considered selling the 2018 before the 2016 to allow it to come fully into focus, which he already did with the 2017. (98) ERIC GUIDO

    Inky in the glass with almost no rim. Aromas of cloves, coconut, graphite, dark lush bramble fruit, plums and cherries. Full-bodied with great concentration of fruit and a super-dense and velvety palate. Extremely rich, but balanced by crisp acidity and thick yet dynamic and chewy tannins. Amazing finish of salted chocolate. A superpower Amarone with grace. Try from 2026. Will age for decades. (98) JAMES SUCKLING

    Released after the 2017 vintage, because it was decided that this dense, concentrated vintage would benefit from more time in the bottle, the 2016 is fuller and broader in the shoulders compared to the 2017 Amarone. There's more of everything - body, concentration, tannic presence, richness, spiciness...And while there's a reductive note of petrichor, its aromatics still soar, carrying wafts of wild black fruits and balsam out of the glass. Enticing already, its future looks very bright indeed. (98) DECANTER

    2016
    Red
    Italy
    499
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