Brothers in Wine – Everyday Bottles from a Big Family Name in the Loire Valley

The brothers Philippe and Thierry Germain have relatively short but storied winemaking careers in France’s Loire Valley. Thierry arrived first. Raised in Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, at the family winery of Château Yon-Figeac, Thierry set out on his own in 1991 at the…

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Posted on 2018.08.22 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Loire  |  Read more...

 

First-Rate Producer + Excellent Vintage + Underrated Appellation = Superb Value 2015 Bordeaux

Château La Vieille Cure (Fronsac 2015) $183/6-pack (~$31/bottle) The appellation of Fronsac is one of Bordeaux’s lesser known winemaking regions. It is an area of back-country roads and tiny vineyards a stone’s throw from the celebrated appellations of Pomerol and…

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Posted on 2018.08.09 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

2015 Second Wine from Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Classified Producer in Pessac-Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte “Le Petit Haut Lafitte” (Pessac-Léognan 2015) $253/6-pack (~$42/bottle) From the soils of Pessac-Léognan on the left bank of the Garonne in Northern Graves, Château Smith Haut Lafitte’s history in Bordeaux dates back over 800…

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Posted on 2018.08.01 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

2015 Second Wine from an Exceptional Producer Flexing Muscle on Superior Terroir in Saint-Émilion

Château Quintus ˝Le Dragon de Quintus˝ (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015) $318/6-pack (~$53/bottle) SOLD OUT In the summer of 2011, Domaine Clarence Dillon, owners of the renowned estates Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion, acquired the historic estate of Château Tertre Daugay in Saint-Émilion…

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Posted on 2018.07.25 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

 

Bargain Price for a World-Class Italian White

Andrea Felici “Vigna Il Cantico della Figura” (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva 2013) $166/6-pack (~$28/bottle) The first time we brought in the Felici family‘s vibrant and delicately salty white wine made wholly from the Verdicchio grape variety…

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Posted on 2018.07.18 in Saturday Sips Wines, Marche, Italy  |  Read more...

 

2015 Vintage Bordeaux – Affordable, Game-Changing Red & White

The 2015 vintage in Bordeaux should easily be the best vintage since 2010, with reds, dry whites and sweet wines all showing the potential for greatness. This Saturday we are kicking off the first of many tastings to explore the…

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Posted on 2018.07.11 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

Classic, Elegant 2015 Vintage Burgundy from A Rising Star in the Côte de Beaune

Rodolphe Demougeot’s star is on the rise. Based out of Meursault, since 1992 he has assembled nearly 20 acres of vines in distinguished village and Premier Cru vineyards of Meursault, Pommard, Beaune, Auxey-Duresses, Savigny-les-Beaune, and Monthelie. Although…

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Posted on 2018.07.05 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

Robust, Classic 2015 Chablis from Storied Vineyards and Winemaking Family

Domaine Pinson Frères “La Forêt” (Chablis Premier Cru 2015) Special 6-pack Price: $297/~$49/bottle Despite a hailstorm on the eve of the harvest, 2015 was an excellent year in Chablis. On one hand, the wines reflect the warmth of the growing…

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Posted on 2018.06.27 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

Masterful Catalan Pyrenees Wines from a Legend

Raül Bobet has a long list of achievements: He has a masters degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in oenology. He has 18 years of experience at Bodegas Torres, Spain’s largest producer of DO wines under its own label,…

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Posted on 2018.06.20 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Costers del Segre  |  Read more...

 

Celebrate Bloomsday with Declassified Gevrey-Chambertin

Domaine Heresztyn-Mazzini Pinot Noir (Bourgogne 2014) ~$31/bottle Special Price (6-pack mix-and-match)   June 16th is Bloomsday – the international celebration of James Joyce‘s novel Ulysses, one of the essential works of modernist literature. The fictional protagonist of the novel, Leopold Bloom,…

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Posted on 2018.06.13 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

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