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  2015 Georg Breuer Terra Montosa Riesling

  Rheingau, GERMANY

  $52. 99

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  $635.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.5%

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  If you like your riesling dry and racy, then the fine peachy notes and dazzling mineral vibrancy of this sleek beauty should light your fire. The balance is already great, but this should open up substantially with a few years' ageing. A blend mostly from the Berg Roseneck and Berg Schlossberg sites and GG quality as a result!
  92 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

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  2016 Georg Breuer Berg Schlossberg Riesling

  Rheingau, GERMANY

  $165. 00

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  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.5%

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  The 2016 Rheingau Riesling Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg has a very clear, deep, pure and flinty bouquet of bright fruit and crushed stone aromas. This is absolutely fascinating in its purity, finesse and complex elegance. Round and terribly lush on the palate, with very fine tannins and ripe, crystalline acidity, this is a highly elegant, delicate and complex Riesling that is enormously filigreed yet tensioned and long. A goddess of the greatest finesse and elegance. The sweetness, body and minerality are in perfect balance.
  95 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  Scents of white peach, lime and marjoram are accompanied by hints of ocean breeze and quarry dust. The silken palate brims with bright fruit accented by smoky, pungent green herbs and with a sense of crushed stone suffusion. The combination of palpable extract-richness with alcoholic levity (at 11.5%) is striking. The vibrant finish delivers a mouthwatering abundance of mineral salts and displays superb transparency to herbal, crystalline stony, slatey and smoky nuances.
  94 points
  David Schildknecht - Vinous

  Deep as the Grand Canyon, but only as wide as the Rhine Valley, where the river turns into the narrow gorge next to this steep vineyard site. Super-long mineral finish that's totally pure and crystalline. Drink or hold.
  96 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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• • 97

  2015 Georg Breuer Berg Schlossberg Riesling

  Rheingau, GERMANY

  $170. 00

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  $2040.00 Dozen

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  In spite of its seriously exotic nose (passion fruit, tropical flowers), this dry Riesling from one of the Rheingau's greatest vineyard sites has great delicacy and poise. Very concentrated and pretty rich, but also still sleek with great finesse and a finish that is outrageously minerally. 4,000 bottles of this masterpiece were made. Spring 2017 release.
  97 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

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  2016 Georg Breuer Berg Schlossberg Riesling Magnum (1500ml)

  Rheingau, GERMANY

  $320. 00

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  $3840.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.5%

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  The 2016 Rheingau Riesling Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg has a very clear, deep, pure and flinty bouquet of bright fruit and crushed stone aromas. This is absolutely fascinating in its purity, finesse and complex elegance. Round and terribly lush on the palate, with very fine tannins and ripe, crystalline acidity, this is a highly elegant, delicate and complex Riesling that is enormously filigreed yet tensioned and long. A goddess of the greatest finesse and elegance. The sweetness, body and minerality are in perfect balance.
  95 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #234 (Dec 2017)

  Scents of white peach, lime and marjoram are accompanied by hints of ocean breeze and quarry dust. The silken palate brims with bright fruit accented by smoky, pungent green herbs and with a sense of crushed stone suffusion. The combination of palpable extract-richness with alcoholic levity (at 11.5%) is striking. The vibrant finish delivers a mouthwatering abundance of mineral salts and displays superb transparency to herbal, crystalline stony, slatey and smoky nuances.
  94 points
  David Schildknecht - Vinous

  Deep as the Grand Canyon, but only as wide as the Rhine Valley, where the river turns into the narrow gorge next to this steep vineyard site. Super-long mineral finish that's totally pure and crystalline. Drink or hold.
  96 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre a Chavignol

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $69. 99

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay's entry-level, if we must call it that, is drawn from mature, 35- to 40-year-old vines rooted entirely in the limestone soils of Chavignol. This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay line-up, yet even here we can taste the kind of finesse, texture and stony/earthy/salty minerality that has made this humble grower one of France's most respected vignerons. The multiple sites are largely sloping vineyards on the lower flanks of the Chavignol hillside terroirs of Les Chasseignes, Les Longues Fins and La Rue de Vaux. Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from his younger vines on the great hillside of La Grande Côte. The juice was naturally fermented and aged for eight months in tank on lees, with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask.

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Les Monts-Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Monts-Damnés (pronounced mon-dannay) is perhaps the best-known vineyard in Chavignol. Drinking some great juice from this site leaves you in little doubt that Chavignol is home to the most textural, mineral, uplifting and sublime Sancerre. Boulay’s bottling comes from 45-year-old vines on one of the steepest inclines of this majestic vineyard—a 40-degree gradient, south-facing plot on terres blanches soil (white, chalky clay and limestone), directly adjacent to Edmond Vatan’s Clos la Néore vineyard. It's a parcel of vines that gift a wine of great hedonism and complexity.

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• • 93

  2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre La Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $115. 00

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  $1380.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  First made as a single parcel in 2010, La Côte comes from the majestic Grande Côte vineyard, a south- to southeast-facing hillside on the Côte d’Amigny on the outskirts of Chavignol. La Côte has quickly become one of the heavyweights of Boulay’s range. It’s the Domaine’s coolest terroir and the last to be picked. The site’s pure Kimmeridgian limestone and late picking date deliver both density and absurd precision on the palate; a more expressive style, yet still bristling with tension and mineral notes. The 2019 was vinified and aged in three- and four-year-old barrels.

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  From a southeast-facing plot, the 2019 Sancerre La Côte is pure, deep and intense yet also fresh on the iodine-scented nose, with grip, lemon and tropical notes. The wine opens bright, clear and almost tropical on the nose and then shows tight, tense and lingering salinity and firm grip. Tasted in February 2021.Drink 2021 - 2035.
  93 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Mar 2021)

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Comtesse

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $130. 00

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  $1560.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  This rare bottling comes from just 0.40 hectares of 70-year-old vines in the Comtesse lieu-dit at the chalky epicentre of Les Monts-Damnés. For hundreds of years or more, this vineyard has been considered by locals to be the finest single terroir of Chavignol. The soil composition is pure Kimmeridgian limestone and consists of a miserly 30 to 40cm layer of topsoil over solid limestone bedrock. This brings intense minerality and also warmth, as the rocky soil absorbs the heat of the sun and irradiates back at night. Therefore, it’s a site that always produces fully ripe fruit, together with intense freshness—hence the historical fame.

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  2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Clos Beaujeu

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

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  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

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  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay farms two parcels in this terroir, including one within the original Clos of the vineyard (established by the monks of Beaujeu in the Middle Ages). Vines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) are aged between 30 and an incredible 110 years! The soils here are particularly rocky and strewn with fossils, much like parts of Chablis. These textured soils make this parcel very difficult to farm. A second, even steeper parcel lies closer to the village. Together these southeast-facing plots make Clos de Beaujeu the source of some of the Domaine’s most structured and nervy wines. This wine was naturally fermented and raised in large, upright cask (60%) and in three- and four-year-old 300 litre barrels (40%), for 10 months.

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  The unfiltered 2019 Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu comes from vines averaging 45 years of age in a southeast-facing vineyard on loamy Kimmeridgian chalk and opens with an herbal and brightly fruity bouquet. On the palate, this is a clear, fresh, round, fruity and structured Sancerre with bright fruit, some hazelnut nuances and long grip and salinity. Entirely vinified in used barriques for 12 months. Drink 2021 - 2033.
  92 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Mar 2021)

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  2021 Grace Gris de Koshu

  Yamanashi, JAPAN

  $49. 99

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  $599.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2023)

  ABV: 12%

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  Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the edges. Delicate pear and spiced apple aromas mix with hints of lime juice and flinty mineral like notes. Fleshy pear, red apple and lime fruits grace the palate underscored by stony mineral elements. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a vivacious aftertaste.
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  Alc. 12%
  
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  This wine’s 2012 vintage won a groundbreaking Gold medal for Japanese wines in the 2013 Decanter Asia Wine Awards. Fermented in stainless steel tanks with no lees contact. A lovely nose of Nashi pear, white peach, orange peel and clove. Well balanced with refreshing acidity and great finesse. Pairs perfectly with typical Japanese cuisine featuring savoury and umami notes. Drink 2023-2025.
  95 points
  Decanter

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  2020 Grace Gris de Koshu

  Yamanashi, JAPAN

  $49. 99

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  $599.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

  ABV: 12%

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  Brilliant water like colour with a faint glimmer of green to the edges. Fresh lime and green apple aromas mix with green herb and flinty mineral notes. The elegant and highly refreshing palate features delicate pear, lime and green apple fruits over infusions of fresh herbs and stony mineral characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a light yet scrumptious aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12%
  
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  Floral, green pear, slight white spice/white pepper, fine crushed white stone thing (don’t mind me), easy to get your head around, with a cool spicy light grip and bitterness on finish, a little sweetness to it too. 92 or 93. I never decided. Drink 2021-2024.
  92 points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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  2020 Grace Grace Koshu

  Yamanashi, JAPAN

  $49. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

  ABV: 12%

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  Brilliant water like colour with a very faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Spicy pear and red apple scents show good elevation out of the glass with hints of lime, green herbs and wet stone also evident. Vibrant pear, lime and green apple flavours are underpinned by juicy acidity. Subtle infusions of spicy garden herbs and stony mineral characters lie underneath. Beautifully rounded texturally it finishes dry and crisp with a mouth watering aftertaste.
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  Alc. 12%
  
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  These Grace Koshu wines appeal to some more than others, for sure, though I love them for their delicacy and point of difference. They’re kind of ‘blink and you’ll miss it’, to an extent. No bad thing in a world of wine where sometimes’ too much is not enough.’
  A little wool jumper sulphide, green melon and watermelon rind, lemon water and green herb. Water coloured, delicate, a cool mineral feel with subtle white peach and herb, fine acidity, water flowing over pebbles, cool and tight, with fine chalk dust finish cut with soda and lime. So lovely and refreshing. A wine of quiet charm and vigour. Such a lovely thing to drink. Drink 2022-2025+
  93 points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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  2013 Grace Koshu White

  Yamanashi, JAPAN

  $44. 99

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2016-2017)

  ABV: 12%

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  Produced from Koshu grapes which have been grown in Japan for over 1000 years. Brilliant water like colour with a very faint tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. The nose displays delicate floral top notes with aromas of pears, wet stone and mineral also present. Light and dry with a good textural feel the palate has subtle flavours of pears and apples followed by some steely mineral. It’s not that dissimilar to an Italian Pinot Grigio in style. Clean dry finish. Good length with an aftertaste of pears and stony mineral. An elegant dry white.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc 12%

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• • 93

  2018 Grace Gris de Koshu

  Yamanashi, JAPAN

  $49. 99

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  $599.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2019-2021)

  ABV: 12%

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  Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges. Aromas of pear, lime and green apple have a subtle quince overlay with some subtle flinty notes also present. Light and fresh there’s a zesty feel to the lime, green apple and citrus flavours which sit over a flinty mineral back drop. Dry crisp finish with a vibrant mineral infused aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12%

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  2017 Greywacke Wild Sauvignon

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $42. 99

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  $515.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2020-2024)

  ABV: 13.5%

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  Fermented in old oak barrels using wild yeast. Brilliant pale straw colour with reflections of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. An elevated combination of herbaceous grassy characters, citrus, gooseberries and asparagus are interwoven with dried herbs and spice. Intense flavours of herbaceous gooseberries and pear have a generous textural feel over a back drop of grassy asparagus characters, tangy citrus and light pencil shavings. Finishes dry and fresh with crisp acidity and a powerful aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2016 Greywacke Chardonnay

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $44. 99

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  $539.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2020-2024)

  ABV: 14%

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  Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Aromas of fresh nectarines, citrus and a pinch of grapefruit mix with gun flint, faint dried honey and subtle biscuity oak. Ripe white peach and nectarine fruits have a creamy edge to them freshening up on the finish with dried honey, citrusy grapefruit like characters, biscuity oak and infusions of gun flint emerging. Good depth with vibrant acidity leading into a lengthy and energetic conclusion.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2019 Gunderloch Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Rheinhessen, GERMANY

  $99. 99

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  $1199.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.5%

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  From a cooler side valley of the cru, the 2019 Riesling trocken Pettenthal GG is pure and flinty on the nose as well as displaying coolish terroir aromas. Lean and rich at the same time, this is a coolish, pure and silky-textured, salty Riesling with enormous grip yet also tannins. The finish is slightly austere. This is still a baby, and I am curious where the wine is going to. Will it reman austere or gain some texture?
  93+ points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Apr 2021)

  The aromas of dried chamomile, mint, oolong leaf tea and delicate yellow fruit give this GG a very special style. Not for those seeking power or weight, rather for fans of delicacy. In fact, it feels almost weightless at the long, dry finish.
  92 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

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  2019 Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Rheinhessen, GERMANY

  $110. 00

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  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.5%

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  The 2019 Riesling trocken Rothenberg GG is quite intense and aromatic right now, still yeasty. Round and a creamy on the palate, this is a rich and concentrated yet pure, lush and tensioned, very long and salty Rothenberg with fine tannins and great aging potential. An enormous wine for Gunderloch, yet I'd keep it for at least 6-10 years before I slowly start to drink it. This is the Gunderloch wine to buy!
  96+ points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Apr 2021)

  Quite smoky and leesy still, this is an embryonic dry white with a featherweight body, but a lot of dried-herb, green-leaf tea, licorice and sea-salt character. With aeration, some peach emerges. Plenty of tannins here, although they don’t dominate, the mineral finish quite austere.
  92 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

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  • 91

  2016 Gunderloch Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Rheinhessen, GERMANY

  $89. 99

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  $1079.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

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  Still rather closed this is a very concentrated wine with a beautiful balance that makes it taste less powerful than it really is. Major minerality at the very long, powerful finish. And all this at just 12.5% alcohol. Better from 2018.
  95 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

  An enchanting fragrance of summer meadow and orchard lifts the sensory spirits. Starts off sweet on the tongue with a ripe peachy note, but salty minerality and ample acidity take care of a well-balanced flavour. Generous and charming.
  17.5/20 points
  Michael Schmidt - jancisrobinson.com

  The citrus coloured 2016 Pettenthal Riesling GG has a clear, fresh/coolish and spicy bouquet of ripe and concentrated Riesling berries, slate and very discreet toast aromas. Full-bodied, round and creamypiquant on the palate, with lush and intense fruit, grainy tannins and some prominent oak that still has to be integrated (Hoesch 1200-liter Stückfass) this is a complex and mouth-filling Pettenthal that needs some years to develop and gain finesse.
  91+ points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #233 (Nov 2017)

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  2015 Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Rheinhessen, GERMANY

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 12%

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  Can the 2015 Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling trocken GG top the excellent Nackenheim "1er Cru"? Wow, it can! This wine is very clear, precise and very deep on the stony and smoky—or rather flinty—nose. There are ripe stone fruit aromas that come along as more discreet and spicy, with crushed slate notes. On the palate, the minerals buffer the lively acidity and give an almost mealy, round and silky texture. This is a noble wine with a stimulatingly salty and vibrating finish. If you don't want to miss one of the greatest wines made from the red slope in 2015, then this is surely a wine to buy.
  94-95 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - RobertParker.com #226 (Aug 2016)

  Complex nose of red berries, pink grapefruit and fresh herbs. This may only be medium-bodied, but a great deal of mineral and herbal character has been packed into this sleek frame (only 12% alcohol), and the finish is really long and polished; excellent ageing potential.
  94 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

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  2017 Gunderloch Rothenberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs Magnum (1500ml)

  Rheinhessen, GERMANY

  $299. 00

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  ABV: 12.5%

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  Deep and complex with plenty of smoke and hot, dry-stone character. The mineral energy of this wine is enormous and there isn't a hint of opulence to stand in its way. Super-long and firm finish. This is as original as it gets. Try in 2019.
  96 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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  2014 Hans Herzog Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Fermented Sur Lie

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $49. 99

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  $599.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  Certified organic. Bright straw colour with a pale straw hue. Herbaceous green bean and grassy top notes intermix with green capsicum, lees characters and pencil shavings to form a nose very much in the green spectrum. The palate has an unpleasant bitterness to it with very herby flavours of green bean, asparagus and grassy characters over some cedary characters. Dry finish with bright, almost sharp acidity and an aftertaste of green bean, grassy asparagus, pencil shaving characters, dried herbs and spice.
  Pass.
  Alc 14.5%

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  2013 Hans Herzog Arneis

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $54. 99

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  Cellar: 2 - 3 Years (2017-2018)

  ABV: 13.5%

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  Bright straw colour with a very faint tinge of green included on the outskirts and a watery hue. The nose is filled with aromas of ripe pears and musk like qualities followed by some ripe apples, honeysuckle and light quince. Medium weight, ripe pear and apple flavours are to the fore with a touch of musk also present. Nuances of spicy quince and a dash of honeysuckle follow. Clean dry finish with a rich textured mouthfeel counterpointed by balanced acidity. Long aftertaste of ripe pears, apples, subtle musk and spicy quince.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc 13.5%

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  2020 Hartford Court Russian River Valley Chardonnay

  Sonoma County, California, UNITED STATES

  $79. 99

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  $959.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2023-2028)

  ABV: 14.5%

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  Sourced from a collection of small vineyards located throughout the Russian River sub region this richly flavoured Chardonnay sees fermentation in French oak barrels (28% new) followed by 10 months maturation with weekly lees stirring through malo-latic fermentation.
  Brilliant pale straw to straw colour with a distinct glimmer of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. Heady ripe peach, honeycomb and crème brulee like scents engulf the olfactory senses with notions of lemon butter, roasted almonds and spice also present. Rich and opulent the palate is awash with fleshy yellow peach, crème brulee and honeycomb flavours. Toasty oak, nougat, almond and spice characters linger in the background. Creamy mouth feel with a nicely balanced freshness to the long finish, counterpointing the wines otherwise full, lavish nature.
  Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  Alc. 14.5%

  Other Reviews….
  The 2020 Chardonnay Russian River Valley was barrel fermented and matured 10 months in 28% new oak. It's composed of a blend of fruit from neighborhoods across the Russian River Valley: Middle Reach, Green Valley, Laguna Ridge, Santa Rosa Plain and Sebastopol Hills. It has a nose of white peaches and lime peel with touches of toast, dark spice and roasted almonds. The palate is lush and satiny, with hedonistic, spicy fruits and fresh acidity that makes this super easy to drink! Drink 2022-2027.
  92 points
  Erin Brooks – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

  With a big, rich opening of toasted oak, this crowd-pleasing wine delivers tropical richness and intensity around a spicy complement of baking spice and vanilla. It is well made and balanced within a full-bodied style.
  92 points
  Wine Enthusiast

  An amalgam of all their single vineyard wines, the 2020 Chardonnay Russian River Valley is fresh with green pear liquor, flint, and white flowers. The palate is snappy on the finish, with lemon pith, ripe green apple skin, and wet stone. Drink this now and over the next 6 or so years. Drink 2022-2028.
  92 points
  Audrey Frick – JebDunnuck.com

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  2019 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Les Hauts de Smith Blanc

  Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE

  $69. 99

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  The 2019 Les Hauts de Smith Blanc begins a little closed on the nose, soon unfurling to reveal fragrant scents of lime blossoms, lemongrass and shaved ginger with a core of yuzu, fresh apple slices and kumquat plus a waft of dill seed. Medium-bodied, the palate is packed with zip and zing, offering a racy acid backbone and a seriously minerally finish.
  90-92 points
  Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate

  The 2019 Les Hauts de Smith Blanc, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, is a wine of real sophistication and class. Floral overtones, orchard fruit, chamomile, mint and a kiss of new French oak all grace this exquisite, wonderfully expansive Sauvignon Blanc.
  90-92 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  The 2019 Les Hauts de Smith Blanc has a little more amplitude on the nose than I expected, quite intense scents of red apple, pear, melon and light waxy aromas, as if there had been a touch of Sémillon in the blend. The palate is well balanced with fresh acidity, crisp and focused with a tangy salinity that gets the saliva flowing on the finish. Superb.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Already a delicious, fruity white with light mango, pear and honey character. Medium body, creamy texture and a fruity finish. Not the most concentrated, but nicely done.
  92-93 points
  James Suckling

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  2019 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Magnum (1500ml)

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $1399. 00

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  $16788.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  Here too the nose is quasi-Chablis like with similar nuances of iodine, mineral reduction and oyster shell along with a variety of citrus influences. The sleek and almost painfully intense broad-shouldered flavors flash plenty of minerality on the dense, muscular and bone-dry finale that leaves zero doubt that this will need extended patience if you're to see it at its peak. This youthfully austere effort has length to burn and it's not every day that you encounter a Corton-Charlemagne that can go head to head with a great Chevalier but this one can. Drink 2036+.
  96 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Produced from purchased grapes, the 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is serious and structured, enforcing a change of pace after the series of Puligny-Montrachet grands crus. Mingling notes of pear and citrus oil with hints of toasted bread, white flowers and praline, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and chalky, with palpable structuring dry extract and tangy balancing acids. Drink 2025 - 2045.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, one of Boillot’s strongest wines, has a delightful bouquet with well-defined scents of dried honey, hazelnut and crushed rock, quite Meursault-like in style. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, not amazingly complex overall, yet I admire its tension and length, with quite a persistent spicy aftertaste. Very fine. Drink 2023 - 2035.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

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  2019 Henri Boillot Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $1599. 00

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  $19188.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  A softly exotic nose blends notes of lavender, acacia and spice along with hints of orange and lemon zest. There is excellent concentration to the powerful broad-shouldered flavors that are blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the chiseled, precise and super-saline finish. This is a breathtakingly good Bâtard though note well that it's indisputably built to reward extended cellaring. Drink 2034+.
  97 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2019 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is showing well, opening in the glass to reveal aromas of pear, clear honey, buttered toast, mandarin oil and white flowers. Full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's rich but tightly wound, with a deep core of fruit, bright acids and a long, penetrating finish. Drink 2025 - 2045.
  94+ points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The rows of vines run the full length of the appellation at the border between the two communes. Pale lemon with a light lime touch. Solid concentrated charming nose, but not fat or heavy. Extra intensity, some barrel, more flesh, then brought up at the back by the citrus fruit notes.
  93-96 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2019 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $620. 00

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  $7440.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  Here too the nose is quasi-Chablis like with similar nuances of iodine, mineral reduction and oyster shell along with a variety of citrus influences. The sleek and almost painfully intense broad-shouldered flavors flash plenty of minerality on the dense, muscular and bone-dry finale that leaves zero doubt that this will need extended patience if you're to see it at its peak. This youthfully austere effort has length to burn and it's not every day that you encounter a Corton-Charlemagne that can go head to head with a great Chevalier but this one can. Drink 2036+.
  96 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Produced from purchased grapes, the 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is serious and structured, enforcing a change of pace after the series of Puligny-Montrachet grands crus. Mingling notes of pear and citrus oil with hints of toasted bread, white flowers and praline, it's medium to full-bodied, satiny and chalky, with palpable structuring dry extract and tangy balancing acids. Drink 2025 - 2045.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2019 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, one of Boillot’s strongest wines, has a delightful bouquet with well-defined scents of dried honey, hazelnut and crushed rock, quite Meursault-like in style. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, not amazingly complex overall, yet I admire its tension and length, with quite a persistent spicy aftertaste. Very fine. Drink 2023 - 2035.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

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  2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchere Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $420. 00

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  $5040.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  In contrast to the nose of the Pucelles, here it's elegant, pure and airy with its layered aromas of essence of apple, pear and acacia blossom. There is excellent volume and mid-palate density to the mouth coating and caressing middle weight flavors that culminate in a lemony finish that is hugely long if perhaps not quite as crisp. This too is very stylish and a wine that should age gracefully for years. Drink 2031+.
  95 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère was showing superbly, unfurling in the glass with scents of pear, citrus oil, orange blossom, dried white flowers, toasted nuts and iodine. Medium to full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, it's concentrated and textural, with tangy acids, chalky extract and a long, saline finish. Drink 2025 - 2045.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère 1er Cru sports just a slight reduction on the nose, but it still manages to convey energy and mineralité. Maybe it just lacks a bit of personality? The palate is well balanced with good grip and substance. A little spicier than other Puligny 2019s, there is a touch of white pepper and bitter orange peel that lends tension and complexity on the finish. Very fine. Drink 2023 - 2035.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Gorgeous full yellow with lots of green reflections. A tiny bit of toast on the nose, which is one of the more reserved bouquets on show today, but suggests potential. Fabulous in the mouth here, retaining discretion, clinging to its toast, really very good all the way through and exceptionally long with a growth of minerals through the flesh.
  94-97 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Les Combettes Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $420. 00

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  A cool, pure and more elegant nose offers up the essence of citrus and white orchard fruit aromas that are trimmed in pretty spice wisps. The refined, energetic and almost delicate flavors exude a subtle minerality on the precise, intense and impeccably well-balanced finale. This lacy effort may be delicate, but it doesn't lack for punch or potential longevity. In brief, this is gorgeous. Drink 2031+.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Another domaine wine, the 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes exhibits aromas of pear, orange oil, buttered toast and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, rich and elegantly enveloping, it's broad-shouldered and concentrated, with lively acids and a long, saline finish. Drink 2025 - 2045.
  93+ points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  All yellow to the eye, with a soft rich nose, but promising. Guillaume Boillot uses less new wood on Combettes, a site, which can dry out in these hot dry vintages. Ripe cooked lemon, medium flesh, some depth of flavour, medium plus length.
  91-93 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet Les Folatieres Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $420. 00

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  ABV: 14.5%

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  A whiff of the exotic sits atop the riper aromas of white and yellow peach, dried apricot and passion fruit. There is a lovely texture to the rich and caressing but quite punchy flavors that conclude in a youthfully austere and beautifully persistent finale where a touch of bitter lemon zest slowly emerges. Good stuff and very Folatières in character. Drink 2029+.
  93 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Produced from purchased grapes—as opposed to must—the 2019 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières bursts with aromas of pear, peach, white flowers, toast and honeycomb. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping, it's fleshy and gourmand, with lively acids and a chalky finish. Drink 2022 - 2042.
  93 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

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  2019 Henri Boillot Meursault Les Poruzots Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $310. 00

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  ABV: 14%

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  There is a trace of matchstick character to the green fruit and compote-like white orchard fruit aromas. The sleek, delicious and vibrant medium-bodied flavors possess a caressing, but overtly powerful mouthfeel while delivering excellent length on the very rich and sappy finale. This needs more depth but as examples of Poruzots generally go, it is really quite sophisticated. Drink 2027+.
  92 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2019 Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots is fleshy and generous, wafting from the glass with aromas of honeyed orchard fruit, orange oil, buttered toast and praline. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, with lively acids and an enveloping core of fruit, it's a gourmand but nicely balanced white Burgundy. Drink 2022 - 2042.
  92 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

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  2019 Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $175. 00

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  $2100.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  From 1 ha of evenly mixed vines in Houlières, Charmes, La Rue aux Vaches, Rue Rousseau and Enseignères.

  Other Reviews....
  A very Puligny nose reflects notes of acacia blossom, citrus peel and essence of ripe apple. There is fine volume and intensity to the lightly mineral-infused middle weight flavors that possess lovely refinement on the bitter lemon tinged finale. This is an excellent Puligny villages and worth considering. Drink 2025+.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Produced entirely from domaine holdings in the lieux-dits of Les Houlières, La Rousselle, Les Charmes and Les Enseignères, Boillot's 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Village mingles aromas of citrus oil, peach, white flowers, fresh bread and oyster shell in an inviting bouquet. Medium to full-bodied, bright and chiseled, with tangy acids and a penetrating finish, it has turned out very well. Drink 2022 - 2042.
  91 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Village has a light, airy bouquet that offers red apple and peach skin aromas. The palate is fresh on the entry with touches of almond and hazelnut, good acidity with sufficient tension and sapidity on the finish to beckon you back for another sip. Drink 2022 - 2030.
  89-91 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  All domaine, covering many lieux-dits. Fresh primrose colour with some elegance to the bouquet, this village Puligny can stand up to being tasted straight after the Meursault Perrières. Middleweight plus, in fact gaining in density to the back of the palate, perfect intensity for a village Puligny, with a long and fine finish.
  91-93 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2019 Henri Boillot Meursault

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $175. 00

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  ABV: 14%

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  A blend of equal proportions from Grands Charrons, En la Barre, Clos du Cromin and En Luraule.

  Other Reviews....
  Ripe and appealingly fresh aromas include those of hazelnut, acacia, pear and a touch of orange peel. The medium weight flavors are a mix of richness and punch with excellent size and weight for a villages level Meursault that exhibits fine depth and persistence on the clean and dry finale. This is really quite good for its level and worth checking out. Drink 2025+.
  90 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The 2019 Meursault Village is lovely, mingling aromas of pear, honeycomb, toasted nuts and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied layered and incisive, with lovely cut and concentration, it derives as usual from exclusively domaine holdings in several superior lieux-dits, including Narvaux, En la Barre, Limozin and Clos du Cromin. Drink 2023 - 2045.
  91 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

  This cuvée is now entirely from the domaine, with the arrival of Darnat vineyards such as Charrons, Luraules and En la Barre. Pretty lemon and lime, with a less succulent nose than the Bourgogne Blanc, indeed slightly reductive. Plenty of intensity here though.
  88-91 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2019 Henri Boillot Bourgogne Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 14%

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  85% from Meursault and Puligny Bourgogne vines and the rest from declassified St. Romain and Auxey-Duresses in equal proportions.

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  There is enough reduction to dominate the underlying fruit and I would thus suggest decanting this first. More interesting are the fresh and delicious middle weight flavors that possess good mid-palate density while exuding a bracing salinity on the refreshing finale. Drink 2023+.
  86 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  This year incorporating fruit from Saint-Romain and Monthélie, the 2019 Bourgogne Blanc exhibits aromas of pear, toasted bread and white flowers. Medium-bodied, racy and precise, with a nicely concentrated core of fruit and chalky back-end grip, it's a fine rendition of the appellation and represents a fine value. Drink 2020 - 2033.
  88 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

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  2018 Henri Boillot Meursault

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $160. 00

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  $1920.00 Dozen

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  A blend of equal proportions from Narvaux, Tillets, Clos du Cromin, Limozin and Chevalières.

  Other Reviews....
  ripe yet cool nose features notes of petrol, hazelnut, acacia and poached pear. There is again excellent energy to the acceptably concentrated flavors that culminate in a clean, dry and crisp finish. This too is quite good for its level.
  89 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Aromas of pear, green apple, white flowers, fresh pastry and toasted hazelnuts introduce the 2018 Meursault Village, a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive wine that's chalky and structured, showing real depth and tension. As usual, it's a blend of superior lieux-dits, including Narvaux, En la Barre, Limuzin and Clos du Cromin.
  91 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2020)

  There is a really impressive weight of fruit at the back, starting to marry with its oak. Pale lemon. Some biscuit on the nose but a wealth of Meursault fruit from 5 plots in Petit Charrons, Narvaux, Tillets, Chevalières and Limozin.
  89-92 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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  2018 Henri Boillot Puligny Montrachet Clos de la Mouchere Premier Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $330. 00

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  $3960.00 Dozen

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  From 60+ year old vines and the vineyard is a whopping 4 ha monopole within Perrières.

  Other Reviews....
  A whiff of matchstick is present on the elegant and highly restrained aromas of acacia blossom, spice, white orchard fruit and a hint of Asian-style tea. There is excellent volume and minerality to the strikingly textured medium-bodied flavors that display outstanding complexity on the balanced, dry and impressively persistent finish. This is one very classy wine that is already wonderfully harmonious.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  Boillot's emblematic 2018 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère has turned out brilliantly, wafting from the glass with aromas of pear, hazelnut, dried white flowers, citrus oil, blanched almonds and smoke. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, deep and multidimensional, with terrific concentration, searing levels of extract and a long, mineral finish.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2020)

  The 2018 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Mouchère 1er Cru has a fresh and detailed bouquet that conveys more energy than the Meursault Genevrières. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, lightly spiced with admirable depth and a tang of sea salt towards the finish. This is a well crafted Puligny that should give 12-15 years of drinking pleasure.
  92 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

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• 2018 Henri Boillot Bourgogne Blanc

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $69. 99

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  $839.88 Dozen

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  85% from Meursault and Puligny Bourgogne vines and the rest from declassified St. Romain and Auxey-Duresses in equal proportions.

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  There is a very subtle whiff of the exotic to the citrus and petrol-tinged aromas of white peach and soft wood. The intense, indeed even racy, well-detailed flavors exude a bead of minerality on the saline, dry and lingering finish. This is really quite good for its level and worth checking out.
  87 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

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  2018 Henri Boillot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $499. 00

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  $5988.00 Dozen

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  A ripe, cool and equally restrained nose offers up notes of green apple, floral, an array of citrus and, like the Chevalier, plenty of mineral reduction. There is excellent power and volume to the delicious yet entirely serious broad-shouldered flavors that possess both terrific cut and minerality, all wrapped in a clean, dry and youthfully austere finale. This isn't quite as dense or powerful as the Montrachet but even so, there is much to admire and note well that this too should age exceptionally well.
  94 points
  Allen Meadows - Burghound

  The most youthfully reserved wine in the cellar was the 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, a promising bottling that opens up to reveal scents of citrus zest, dried white flowers, green apple and pastry cream. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, layered and multidimensional, with racy acids and prodigious levels of searingly chalky dry extract that lend this wine incredible structure.
  95 points
  William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Jan 2020)

  The 2018 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru has a gentle bouquet that unfurls in the glass, revealing orange pith, quince and light walnut aromas. The palate is well balanced with a sappy opening, a fine bead of acidity with a cohesive, ginger tinged finish that lingers in the mouth. Very fine - it conveys a sense of completeness that is missing in some other examples from this Grand Cru site.
  93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  From all three villages but mostly Aloxe. This year he has picked the grapes and pressed them himself. A little green tint here in the colour and a pure chiselled nose, austere like the man himself! Impressive intensity at the finish, that’s where the class shows. Excellent grip too.
  94-97 points
  Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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• 2020 Herve Souhaut Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc

  Northern Rhone, FRANCE

  $64. 99

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  $779.88 Dozen

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  Hervé Souhaut is one of a kind, producing some of the most lithe, perfumed, and exuberant wines from the Rhone. He and his wife converted the cellars of her parents' centuries-old hunting lodge into the winery and now draw on four parcels of vines totaling 8.5 acres in Saint Joseph, as well as 20 additional acres of Vin de Pays vineyards on the plateau, planted primarily to Gamay, Roussanne and Viognier. The AOC wines are labeled under Souhaut's name, while the Vin de Pays cuvées are named Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, in homage to the name of her parents' estate combined with Béatrice's family name.

  The methods of Jules Chauvet are followed here, which is to say grapes are hand-harvested and then the whole bunches undergo a pre-fermentation maceration at low temperature. Fermentation follows using natural yeasts in wooden and concrete tanks – the wine is then aged on fine lees in seasoned oak casks for eight to twelve months. Following that there is just a teeny dose of sulfur at bottling, which is done without filtration.

  The rare Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc is produced from 90% Roussanne 10% Viognier. Light gold in the glass with lovely scents of white flowers, tropical fruit, wet stones and subtle notes of seasoned oak. The palate is supple but fresh with loads of pear and spiced apricot flavours that are backed by elegant mineral notes. Fine and crisp acidity, pear preserve and a gentle warmth lingers on the finish.

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  Northern Rhone, FRANCE

  $64. 99

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  Hervé Souhaut is one of a kind, producing some of the most lithe, perfumed, and exuberant wines from the Rhone. He and his wife converted the cellars of her parents' centuries-old hunting lodge into the winery and now draw on four parcels of vines totaling 8.5 acres in Saint Joseph, as well as 20 additional acres of Vin de Pays vineyards on the plateau, planted primarily to Gamay, Roussanne and Viognier. The AOC wines are labeled under Souhaut's name, while the Vin de Pays cuvées are named Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet, in homage to the name of her parents' estate combined with Béatrice's family name.

  The methods of Jules Chauvet are followed here, which is to say grapes are hand-harvested and then the whole bunches undergo a pre-fermentation maceration at low temperature. Fermentation follows using natural yeasts in wooden and concrete tanks – the wine is then aged on fine lees in seasoned oak casks for eight to twelve months. Following that there is just a teeny dose of sulfur at bottling, which is done without filtration.

  The rare Romaneaux-Destezet Blanc is produced from 90% Roussanne 10% Viognier. Light gold in the glass with lovely scents of white flowers, tropical fruit, wet stones and subtle notes of seasoned oak. The palate is supple but fresh with loads of pear and spiced apricot flavours that are backed by elegant mineral notes. Fine and crisp acidity, pear preserve and a gentle warmth lingers on the finish.

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  2016 Heymann-Lowenstein Uhlen Roth Lay Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Pfalz, GERMANY

  $130. 00

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  ABV: 13%

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  Tasted from the vat, the 2016 Riesling Uhlen R 'VDP Grosse Lage' shows a flinty-mineral, very deep, precise and flinty bouquet. On the palate, this is a tensioned, very mineral and energetic Riesling with lingering salinity. Full-bodied and full of tension, this is a very promising Riesling. Tasted February 2018.
  93-94 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #236 (Apr 2018)

  Although this has great depth and power, it is less lush and more delicate than Heyamnn-Löwenstein's other 2016 dry rieslings. Noble austerity at the very dry and super-mineral finish.
  96 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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  2016 Heymann-Lowenstein Rottgen Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Mosel, GERMANY

  $89. 99

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  This makes me think of the first pineapples that reached Europe andwere more highly-prized than any other fruits. Very concentrated and ripe, but not at all heavy this is a luscious dry Mosel Riesling that great energy and originality.Drink through 2040.
  95 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

  Very fresh and lively on the nose. Big, bold and broad on the palate. Lots of texture and bravado. Open already.
  17/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

  White peach, fig, muskmelon and lime are sitetypically accented with anise and smoky black tea on an effusive nose and a luscious, lush, silkentextured palate. One finds not only smokiness and chalky stone infusion but also a tingling sense of crystalline mineral impingement to the animated, long-lasting, mouthwateringly salt-tinged finish. “I’m really very, very satisfied with this,” noted Löwenstein, “as it comes close to my ideal of ripe, even tropical fruit combined with a cooling, minerally finish. In the past,” he added, “my Röttgen was often quite baroque and very broad due to botrytis influence and a few too many shrivelled berries, whereas now we have finesse, while preserving the strength of Röttgen.” I can’t disagree with that assessment.
  92 points
  David Schildknecht - Vinous

  This proves still rather reduced and only gradually reveals a beautiful nose made of grapefruit zest underpinned by a hint of passion fruit and fruit salad on the nose, all nicely wrapped into mineral and herby elements. The wine dances on the palate and leaves a medium-bodied and beautifully elegant and persistent feel of smoke and minerals in the delicately fruity even if slightly powerful finish. Despite the touch of power, the wine remains delightfully balanced right into the long after-taste. There is quite some upside here as the wine further gains in elegance and harnesses its power with bottle age. 2021-2036.
  92+ points
  Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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  2017 Heymann-Lowenstein Uhlen Blaufusser Lay Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Pfalz, GERMANY

  $110. 00

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  The clear and fresh, citrus-yellow colored 2017 Uhlen Blaufüsser Lay shows a beautifully fine and intense bouquet of perfectly ripe Riesling berries with crunchy slate aromas and a tropical touch. Full-bodied, intense and enormously salty on the palate, this is a very fine and long Uhlen with sexy fruit and elegant texture. Crystalline but lush and assertive, this has grip and tension and a remarkable intensity. Another great wine from winemaker Kathrin Starke and her boss Reinhard Löwenstein. Tasted during the preview of the GG wines in Wiesbaden in August 2018.
  94+ points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #239 (Nov 2018)

  Very concentrated, but the sleekest and most filigree of this producer's trio of single-terroir wines from the Uhlen site. The blue slate of these terraces has given this a lemon and mint character, plus just a hint of peach. Very long finish that feels almost weightless.
  95 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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  2017 Heymann-Lowenstein Rottgen Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Pfalz, GERMANY

  $99. 99

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  The 2017 Röttgen displays a white-golden color with a citrus-yellow shimmer. The nose is deep and flinty, with perfectly ripe, precise stone fruit intermixed with crunchy slate aromas. Highly elegant and beautifully balanced, this is an almost creamy-textured Röttgen with great finesse and elegance. The finish is lush and stimulatingly salty, provided with very fine tannins and a lovely grip with very fine bitters. Very long, intense and fresh. One of the classics of Hermann-Löwenstein. Tasted during the preview of the GG wines in Wiesbaden in August 2018.
  94 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #239 (Nov 2018)

  Still rather funky on the nose from wild ferment and long lees contact, this has plenty of pineapple and lemon zest on the palate. It may start out quite creamy, but then it turns firm and seriously mineral on the long finish.
  94 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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  2015 Heymann-Lowenstein Rottgen Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Mosel, GERMANY

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 13%

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  Smoky and pungent aromatic notes of toasted grain, grapefruit peel, and anise, along with saline, alkaline sea breeze, are vaguely backed by tropical intimations of papaya and mango. The polished, glycerol-rich palate preserves this complex array of allusions and introduces a piquancy of fruit pits and pits that goes beyond their typical expression in Rieslings from the Lower Mosel terraces and into a glowing intensity of bitter almond that is palate-staining in its persistence. At the same time, prominently smoky and stony notes serve for site typicity. The overall impression, tropical fruits notwithstanding, is austere as well as impressively forceful. (Note that this wine’s being a Grosses Gewächs is signified, for reasons noted in my introduction, by a minuscule rendering of the initials “GG.")
  92 points
  David Schildknecht - vinous.com

  The 2015 Riesling Röttgen 'VDP Grosse Lage' has the clear, deep, ripe, elegant and complex nose of a great wine. Crushed stone flavors along with almond cookie flavors and a thousand more flavors lead to a dense, powerful and well structured palate of great complexity and persistency. This Winninger Röttgen combines richness, power and structure with finesse, transparency and elegance. The finish is stimulatingly salty and aromatic. This is a great dry and pretty powerful Riesling that will shine in 5-10 or more years.
  93+ points
  Stephan Reinhardt - RobertParker.com #229 (Mar 2017)

  Subtle nuances of honey and lanolin reflect the ripeness of the fruit, the influence of spontaneous yeasts has been channelled into an exquisite herbal fragrance, a hint of violets adding a wonderful flowery touch. On the palate the Röttgen demonstrates fruit picked at the point of perfection with an excellent balance between sweet, juicy and mineral attributes. Full body, great substance and exhilarating freshness make the Röttgen one of the Greats of a great vintage.
  19/20 points
  Michael Schmidt - jancisrobinson.com

  The wine proves slightly bold at this stage as it delivers ripe scents of canned peach, mirabelle, quince, herbs and spices on the nose and a delicate baroque and toffee-infused side full of grip on the palate. These elements are nicely framed by minerals in the intense finish, leaving one with a complex and very individualistic set of flavors in the after-taste. This wine is nicely made in the richer style that has made the success of Heymann-Löwenstein and, consequently, will need some time find its inner balance. 2018-2025
  92 points
  Jean Fisch and David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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  2016 Heymann-Lowenstein Kirchberg Riesling Grosses Gewachs

  Mosel, GERMANY

  $69. 99

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  A dramatic and complex dry Mosel Riesling even if it has done some malolactic fermentation (there's a hint of butter which ought to integrate with bottle age). Lots of green chilli aroma alongside the ripe fruit, then the spicy finish kicks in and leaves you in no doubt. Better from 2018 through 2035.
  93 points
  Stuart Pigott - jamessuckling.com

  All the wines from this producer are darker than most. Funkissimo on the nose. Sort of burnished gold nose. Very dry finish. And masses to chew on in the middle. SO different from the other wines in this collection! Lip-smacking and satisfying. Though relatively low in acidity. These are wines you need a knife and fork for.
  16.5/20 points
  Jancis Robinson

  White peach, mirabelle and lime inform an enticing nose and silken palate, and hints of cocoa powder and coffee add a sense of roasted richness. Yet, for all that, the lusciously long finish remains refreshingly juicy and remarkably transparent to stony and smoky nuances. Given its soft overall impression, I suspect this will not be one of those Heymann-Löwenstein bottlings worth holding for a decade or more. As is the case with other wines in the present collection, 13% alcohol does not engender any heat or heaviness; on the contrary, there is even some sense of buoyancy. It’s striking how different this wine from crumbly red slate is from the corresponding Stolzenberg, grown cheek-by-jowl but on unusually compact blue slate.
  91 points
  David Schildknecht - Vinous

  This offers a beautifully aromatic nose of fresh herbs, fine spices and smoke. The wine proves nicely balanced and elegant, with a great creamy feel of herbs and fine spices coming through on the palate. The finish is beautifully long and elegant, with nice presence and elegance in the delicately full-bodied finish. 2019-2028.
  90 points
  Jean Fisch & David Rayer - Mosel Fine Wines

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  2016 Heymann-Lowenstein Uhlen Roth Lay Riesling Grosses Gewachs Magnum (1500ml)

  Pfalz, GERMANY

  $270. 00

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  $3240.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

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  Tasted from the vat, the 2016 Riesling Uhlen R 'VDP Grosse Lage' shows a flinty-mineral, very deep, precise and flinty bouquet. On the palate, this is a tensioned, very mineral and energetic Riesling with lingering salinity. Full-bodied and full of tension, this is a very promising Riesling. Tasted February 2018.
  93-94 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #236 (Apr 2018)

  Although this has great depth and power, it is less lush and more delicate than Heyamnn-Löwenstein's other 2016 dry rieslings. Noble austerity at the very dry and super-mineral finish.
  96 points
  Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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