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Baumpresse

Austrian and German for Basket Press.

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Austrian and German for Basket Press.

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basket press
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Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2021

Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2021

Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy

The 2021 Rosso di Montalcino is dark and intense, smoldering up with masses of smoky black cherries, sage and incense. This possesses a core of ripe wild berry fruit underscored by saline minerals and savory spice, all guided by zesty acidity. The 2021 finishes structured and long, with a concentration that reminds me more of Brunello than Rosso, leaving grippy tannins and hints of sour citrus that keep me looking back to the glass for more. There will be a 10% reduction in quantity for 2021 due
$283
$268ea in any 3+
$253ea in any 6+
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Champagne Salon Cuvée 'S' Brut Blanc de Blanc MAGNUM 2015

Champagne Salon Cuvée ‘S’ Brut Blanc de Blanc MAGNUM 2015

Chardonnay | Les Mesnil sur Oger, Champagne

The 2015 Salon is exquisite. Bright and focused, the 2015 captures a gorgeous stylsitic middle ground between the riper and cooler years. The flavor profile leans towards the more citrus, floral and mineral-driven end of the spectrum typical of cooler years, and yet the wine is also wonderfully open-knit and accessible, with no hard edges and the textural balance that is more common in warmer years. It’s a duality that works extremely well.There is a savory undertone typical of the year
$5,500
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Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat Grand Cru 'Romanée-Saint-Vivant' 2021
The 2021 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru is a real success, soaring from the glass with aromas of raspberries, peonies, exotic spices, loamy soil, orange zest and vine smoke. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a satiny attack and a seamless, sensual mid-palate, it concludes with a long, perfumed finish.William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 94-95 Points BH 94
$2,485
$2465ea in any 3+
$2445ea in any 6+
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Domaine Thierry Laffay Chablis 1er 'Vaillons' 2020
The most mineral of the 1er's This is where it’s at line length precision harmony. Wicked acid yet the fruit to back it. Fine linear, salty, heading more down the citrus line with a little long ferment nuttiness and Crème Patissiere. Great shape. Crystalline purity. There are things happening here.Consumed Oct 2023 Those things have been happening!Over the course of the year a little flesh has been added to the bones, the fermentation artifacts have layered in seamlessly and the b
$93
$89ea in any 3+
$85ea in any 6+
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