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The unique yeast that grows on top of the sherry protecting it from oxidation.

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Spanish term for the withdrawal of wine from a Solera for bottling.

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Domaine Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang VDF MAGNUM 2022

Domaine Didier Dagueneau Pur Sang VDF MAGNUM 2022

Sauvignon Blanc | Pouilly-Fumé, Centre Loire

“The 2022 Pur Sang is done in a really sophisticated style. Despite its long élevage, it needs a little more time for its oak (demi-muids and cigar-shaped barrels) to integrate fully and for its sense of strictness to mellow. But this isn't a wine you'd crack open on release anyway. It is pure and clear, with fine texture and a tenderness to its core. The 2022 shows fine lines and length, with tangy green flavors like cornichons and dill meeting green orange on the finish.”Rebecca Gibb
$724
$704ea in any 3+
$684ea in any 6+
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Terroir al Límit L'Arbossar 2019

Terroir al Límit L’Arbossar 2019

Cariñena | Spain, Catalunya

Huber's cooler fresher version of his 1er Cru equivalent Cariñena or Carignan has a ridiculous perfume & teases your senses! Arbossar is a steep, 1.6-hectare site vineyard of 100-plus-year-old Cariñena (Carignan) with schist and granite soils. It’s close to the village of Torroja where the Terroir al Límit cellars are based. Against conventional wisdom, Arbossar was planted on the cooler, north-facing slopes of Torroja.It was this unusual site, purchased in 2005, that informed much of H
$195
$188ea in any 3+
$181ea in any 6+
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Domaine Faiveley 'Clos De Bèze Ouvrées Rodin' Grand Cru 2022
A selection one of Faiveley's very best vineyards, Clos de Bèze! I had Faiveley's 2015 Latricières Chambertin recently, delicious, perfumed elegant and refined. Along with the 2015, I devoured a brace of 2016's from across the appellations. They are really stepping up their game, the investments in the vineyard and winery are a testament to this.Note: The 'Clos De Bèze Ouvrées Rodin' is a selection of the oldest vines in one of their 3 parcels. This wine consistently outscores the 's
$3,011
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Roagna Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti MAGNUM 2016

Roagna Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti MAGNUM 2016

Nebbiolo | Piedmont, Barbaresco

The 2015 Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti captures everything that makes Nebbiolo so seductive. The 2016 Barbaresco Pajè Vecchie Viti is an exotic, totally beguiling wine laced with super-classic Nebbiolo notes of rose petal, orange peel, cinnamon and macerated cherry. Aromatic, sensual and constantly changing in the glass, the Pajè Vecchie Viti is everything Nebbiolo and Barbaresco are supposed to be. The complexity here is just unreal.Antonio Galloni, Vinous
$1,320
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