Red Wine

Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara

Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘Sanford & Benedict’ Pinot Noir 2019

A combination of three parcels throughout the famous Sanford & Benedict vineyard. Two of the plantings are 10-12 years old, but certainly responsible for the dark, deep core of this wine. The third piece, a small fermentation of the original, own-rooted plantings from 1971, brings the elegance and floral lift.Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94 Points

Vintage 2019

$241

$231ea in any 3+

$221ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Chambolle-Musigny, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Chambolle-Musigny 2022

Note: from <2 ha of vines in the upper southwest portion of the commune that includes some declassified 1ers from Les Baudes and FuéesA ripe and attractively fresh nose combines notes of various dark berries and plum with those of violet and soft spice nuances. I very much like the sophisticated texture to the punchy and succulent middleweight flavors that exude evident minerality on the balanced, firm, chalky and lingering finish. Lovely and understated and overall, this is a terri

Vintage 2022

$666

Pinot Noir from Vougeot, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat Grand Cru ‘Clos de Vougeot’ 2022

A beautifully layered and fresh nose offers up notes of essence of plum, rose petal, anise and hints of wood toast, forest floor and the sauvage. Once again there is a lovely and caressing mouthfeel to the medium weight and tautly muscular flavors that possess good delineation and a touch of minerality that adds a touch of lift to the firm, serious and sneaky long finish where a bit of youthful austerity eventually emerges. Sweet spotAllen Meadows, Burghound 92-95 PointsThe 2022 Clo

Vintage 2022

$958

$938ea in any 3+

$918ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giacomo Conterno Barolo ‘Cerretta’ 2021

The most northern of Conterno's Serralunga holdings The 2021 Barolo Cerretta is the most approachable of Conterno's 2021 Barolos. It seems to offer a bit less overall dimension and complexity than the other Barolos and, therefore, more complete balance of its components in the early going that should allow it to start opening with a few years in bottle. There's plenty of underlying nervy structure, and yet the Cerretta is not quite as imposing as its siblings in this range. Floral and spice ov

Vintage 2021

$850

$830ea in any 3+

$810ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Pommard, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Antoine Jobard Pommard 2022

A highly perfumed and elegant nose is comprised by notes of spicy red currant, plum and more discreet earth influence. The succulent but punchy medium weight flavors exude a refreshing bead of salinity on the balanced, complex, long and only slightly austere finale. This is a terrific Pommard villages and recommended. ♥ Outstanding Top valueAllen Meadows, Burghound 90 PointsNote: from a blend of La Rue au Port, Les Combes and Petits Noizons where the latter comprises about 75% o

Vintage 2022

$301

$291ea in any 3+

$281ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Les Petits Monts’ 2020

About Mongeard-Mugneret The Mongeard family arrived in Vosne-Romanée in the 1620, with records showing a Mongeard working as vigneron for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in 1786. Their legacy now spans over eight generations, however they continue to produce wine with the utmost respect for tradition. In 1945, Jean Mongeard, whose mother was a Mugneret, found […]

Vintage 2020

$417

$402ea in any 3+

$387ea in any 6+

Domaine Armand Rousseau Grand Cru ‘Chambertin’ 2001

Price on Application – Contact us.This is the finest bottle of Rousseau's 2001 Chambertin I have ever had. With each taste, the 2001 has something new to say. At times, it is the aromatics that stand out. In other moments, the wine's structure, energy and overall complexity are totally alluring. Dark and brooding, with compelling inner sweetness, the 2001 simply can't be denied. It is utterly profound. It is as simple as that.This tasting of Rousseau’s Chambertin spanned eleven

Vintage 2001

Domaine Armand Rousseau Grand Cru ‘Chambertin’ 2002

Price on Application – Contact us.Rousseau's 2002 Chambertin is in the zone. Succulent, racy and open, the 2002 is ready to deliver pleasure. The purity of the fruit alone is striking. Even so, the 2002 is still very much at the early part of its first plateau of maturity, as the flavors remain very bright and fresh. In this vertical, the 2002 comes across as a wine of immediacy, with a bit less structure and overall energy than the very best vintages. I say that with some hesitation,

Vintage 2002

Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jacques’ 2001

Price on Application – Contact us.Good medium red. Strawberry, coffee, rose petal and smoky oak on the nose. Sweet, ripe and plump, with aromatic flavors of plum and spicy oak. Here the nearly 100% new oak percentage (the foregoing wines get little or no new oak) adds considerable sex appeal and nicely frames the wine's rather delicate fruit. Finishes long, subtle and aromatic, with an impression of finer tannins.Neal Martin, Vinous 90 Points Tasted Mar 2004Rousseau's 2001

Vintage 2001

Domaine Armand Rousseau Grand Cru ‘Clos de Bèze’ 2001

Price on Application – Contact us.The 2001 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has astonishing intensity on the nose, perhaps more like a 1999, with copious black cherries, black truffle, juniper berries and eucalyptus. It seems incredibly young even when juxtaposed against Méo-Camuzet’s Cros Parantoux from the same vintage. The palate is medium-bodied, quite structured and grippy, backward and rather masculine yet with disarming poise. This Clos-de-Bèze is only just beginning to s

Vintage 2001

Domaine Armand Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jacques’ 2002

Price on Application – Contact us.The 2002 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru is just a tiny bit smudged on the nose, but it rectifies that with aeration, offering disarming brambly red fruit, bergamot and potpourri scents, just a slight ferrous tincture in the background. The palate is fine-boned with pure red fruit, structured and slightly disjointed initially. Yet it coheres magnificently in the glass, so smooth. I was shocked when the vintage was revealed because this bo

Vintage 2002