Feinherb

While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use Feinherb to indicate quality wines that are off-dry. Today it is commonly used in place of the less popular designation ‘halbtrocken’.

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Feinherb is a traditional German term that indicates quality. It has been permitted on German wine labels since 2000 but is actually part of an older set of terms used to describe the sweetness and quality of German Rieslings. While there is no strict definition, nor is it legally defined within German wine law, many growers use it for quality wines that are off-dry. Feinherb is often used in place of the less popular traditional designation ‘halbtrocken’, as well as for wines that are slightly sweeter than regulations dictate for halbtrocken wines.

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Toro Albalá Don PX Ginés Liébana 200ml 1943
Pre-Arrival ETA Aug 2026

Pedro Ximénez from Montilla-Moriles, Anadlucía

Toro Albalá Don PX Ginés Liébana 200ml 1943

“The oldest, most concentrated, nuanced and serious from the range of single-harvest sweet wines I tasted this time was the 1943 Don PX Ginés Liébana, which comes from six butts that had been aging in the cellars without being blended. It has 15% alcohol and a whopping 440 grams of sugar, but the truth is, it doesn't come through as that sweet. It's super concentrated, layered and complex, thick and dense, like honey. This is the more serious and canonical, dare I say it, closer to the Jerez

Vintage 1943 200ml
$259
$249ea in any 3+
$239ea in any 6+
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Domaine Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard Blanc VDF 2023

Sauvignon Blanc from Pouilly-Fumé, Centre Loire

Domaine Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard Blanc VDF 2023

This wine is priced above Pur Sang these days, indicating how highly the Domaine rates the vineyard and the wine. Buisson Renard is a cool mid-slope terroir on the southwest side of the Saint-Andelain hill and the soils are a mixture of clay and flint (or silex). The site was historically named Buisson Menard, as was the wine initially, but a wine writer mistakenly reviewed the wine as Buisson Renard. Renard means fox in French, and Buisson means bush, so the error gave the wine a name

Vintage 2023
$420
$400ea in any 3+
$380ea in any 6+
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Domaine Antoine Jobard Beaune 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2023

Pinot Noir from Beaune, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Antoine Jobard Beaune 1er Cru Les Montrevenots 2023

A ripe yet agreeably fresh nose freely reveals its aromas of mostly red berries and discreet spice elements. The sleek, delicious and vibrant middle weight flavors conclude in a dusty bitter pit fruit-inflected finish that exhibits solid length if only average depth. As such, at least a few years of keeping are recommended.Allen Meadows, Burghound 89 PointsNote: from a 1.3 ha holding

Vintage 2023
$301
$291ea in any 3+
$281ea in any 6+
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Domaine des Croix Beaune 1er Cru 'Les Bressandes' 2022

Pinot Noir from Beaune, Côte du Beaune

Domaine des Croix Beaune 1er Cru ‘Les Bressandes’ 2022

“The 2022 Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes is pure and ethereal, wafting from the glass with scents of raspberries, rose petals, spices, blood orange and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, ample and suave, with lively acids, melting tannins and a saline finish, it's a lovely rendition of this first-rate hillside terroir.”William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 91-93 Points

Vintage 2022
$298
$283ea in any 3+
$268ea in any 6+
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