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Chateau de Sales: New Quality from the Old School

Chateau de Sales: New Quality from the Old School

De Sales is a very very old estate. The same family has owned it since the 1400s! They make wines in an old-school fashion: not much new oak is used, and there is very little flash, but they do offer the elegance, the perfume, the sensuality, and the iron-like minerality that we have come to expect from great Pomerol.
Posted on March 25, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Natural from the Heart of Piedmont

Natural wines from Piedmont? Yes, they exist. They do not get the same focus as Barolos and Barbarescos from the recognized masters, but when you find a good example, do not hesitate to give them a try!

Posted on March 20, 2024
Floribeth Kennedy
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Roagna: The Barbera Equivalent of Barolo

Why is Luca Roagna releasing his 2018 Barbera now, 6 years later in 2024? For a simple reason: he treats his Barbara exactly as he does his incredibly prized old vines Barolos and Barbarescos.
Posted on March 17, 2024
Floribeth Kennedy
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Chilean Greatness from Longavi

With its long chain of mountains at a seemingly endless range of latitudes, it is inevitable that somewhere among them it is possible to make truly great wines in Chile. We think we have found them.
Posted on March 13, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Chartogne-Taillet Cuvée Sainte Anne: “One of the best”

Alexandre Chartogne has been one of the brightest stars of the Grower Champagne movement. From the small village of Merfy in a forgotten northern corner of the Montagne de Reims, he has spent his entire professional life unlocking the secrets of his home terroir.
Posted on March 10, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Mas de Daumas Gassac: Grand Wines from the Old New Wave

When we talk about the Languedoc these days it's usually because of "new wave" winemakers like Maxime Magnon in Corbieres, or Domaine Leon Barral or Clos Fantine in Faugeres. But lost in the excitement over “new wave Languedoc” are some of the producers who first blazed the trail for artisanal winemaking there.
Posted on March 06, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Luca Roagna’s Langhe Rosso

If you're looking for a traditionalist Langhe Nebbiolo that is a synthesis of the best elements of Barolo and Barbaresco, made by one of the region's most assured hands, then this is your wine. But quantities are limited!
Posted on March 03, 2024
Floribeth Kennedy
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Bernabeleva: Gredos Greatness

Bernabeleva went on from success to success (including the founding of Comando G, the cult producer that has firmly put Gredos on the wine map), but has also continued to improve and release the Garnacha-based wines from their family vineyards. They remain an exceptional value, and we look forward to every year’s new release.
Posted on February 28, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Scar of the Sea: Californian and Old World

Scar of the Sea is one of California’s most impressive new wineries. They source grapes from top sites in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, and the wines have the freshness and energy that you would expect from white Burgundy.
Posted on February 25, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Reclaimed Volcanic Winery

Palmento Costanza’s “Mofete” is a blend of two of these grapes: 80% Nerello Mascalese (the noble grape of the region) and 20% Nerello Cappuccio. The name Mofete means “it erupts”, which is probably meant to be a reference to the volcanic soils and vineyards that produce their wines.
Posted on February 21, 2024
Floribeth Kennedy
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Our Ultra Classic: Mature Bordeaux (at $29.99!)

The Chateau is well situated and in the 1800s its wines sold for just as much as all the famous Chateaux. So when the 1855 classification was released and they saw their name omitted, they sued. A judge ruled against them in 1869, so here we, over 150 years later, able to buy their wine for a fraction of what they would have cost….some bargains really persist!
Posted on February 18, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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Our Burgundy Classic: Dominique Lafon’s Macon

Lafon and his team have been producing Chardonnay in the Macon for around twenty years now. He was one of the first pioneers from the Cote d’Or to discover the amazing terroir in this part of Burgundy, and he snapped at vineyards at bargain prices. 
Posted on February 14, 2024
Josh Shapiro
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