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Saca

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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Terre Nere Santo 'Calderara Sottana' Etna Rosso D.O.C. 2022
One of Terre Nere's 3 Grand Cru's, the Pre-phylloxera vineyard sits within this one! It's a bold, delicious interpretation of Nerello. One of Terre Nere's 3 Grand Cru's, the Pre-phylloxera vineyard sits within this one! It's a bolder, delicious interpretation of Nerello Mascalese.The 2022 Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana is intense and spicy in the glass. Crushed ashen stones and grilled herbs give way to dried black cherries and spiced orange peels. Luxuriously smooth up front, this finds a l
$185
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David Duband Gevrey Chambertin Grand Cru 'Latricières-Chambertin' 2019
"An even cooler and more high-toned nose offers up a plethora of red berry scents that include hints of pungent earth, floral wisps and discreet but not invisible wood. There is fine richness to the solidly concentrated flavors that evidence plenty of minerality though the tangy, warm and somewhat woody finish is somewhat awkward today. Note that my projected range assumes that this eventually harmonizes."Allen Meadows, Burghound
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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg 'Raffes' 2023
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Clemens Busch Riesling Marienburg ‘Raffes’ 2023

Riesling | Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany

The Marienburg Raffes 2023, as it is referred to on the central part of the label, was fermented down to officially dry levels of residual sugar and was bottled in August 2024. It initially shows a very noble and refined reduction of smoke and wild herbs, before opening up to offer tar, blackberry, licorice, minty herbs, and spices. The wine is intense and quite focused on the layered and straight palate. The finish proves slightly lighter and juicier, and also displays slightly more tannins
$444
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Nervi-Conterno Gattinara 'Valferana' MAGNUM 2016
The 2016 Gattinara Vigna Valferana is every bit as impressive from bottle as it was from cask. Rich and resonant, the 2016 is so supremely beautiful as it opens up in the glass. It is a wine of real breadth and textural expansiveness. Rose petal, mint, sweet dried cherry, tar, anise and orange peel are some of the nuances that emerge, but the Valferana is a wine to admire for its total sense of balance. In a word: Lights out. Make that two words.GalloniHard not to take notice wine Robert
$850
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