Chapoutier Cotes du Roussillon Villages les Vignes de Bila Haut 2008

TOP 100 WINE OF THE YEAR 2009 WINE SPECTATOR : Domaine Bila-Haut is owned by the world-reknowned Rhone Valley winemaker Michel Chapoutier. The estate is located in the Cotes du Roussillon of Languedoc, which borders the Rhone Valley and has many of the same grapes planted. Bila-Haut is an old ... more

Domaine du Coriancon Vinsobres 2007

This is a gorgeous 2007 Rhône red from the A.O.C. of Vinsobres, which from 1967 until 2005 was a part of the larger appellation named Côtes du Rhône Villages. Vinsobres is a high altitude village, lying between Nyons and Vaison la Romaine, and is a bit cooler than other Rhône ... more

Cascina Castlet Barbera d'Asti 2008

Wonderful high red fruit, licorice and cherry vanilla aromas lead to bright acid and ripe fruit balance in the mouth. This is traditionally made with exceptional quality from a small estate in Piedmont. Winemaker Mariuccia Borio is a Barbera specialist and farms her vineyards organically. This is elegant and complex. ... more

Bodegas Tarima Monastrell 2009

Tasted and loved by our staff, this old vine Monastrell from Jumilla has a grapey nose with hints of licorice, chocolate and violets followed by more of the same in the mouth. Full-bodied yet smooth on the palate, this big wine certainly over-delivers for the price. Serve with grilled meats, ... more

Moraitis Sillogi White 2009

This fine quality estate is owned by Manolis Moraitis whose grandfather founded the winery in 1910. Today Moraitis is the only privately owned wine estate on the island, and Manolis is working with his son Theo; soon he will also work with his son Savvas after his military duties are ... more

Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanée St. Vivant 2005

This highly revered Domaine today belongs, through the interplay of inheritance, to the families de Villaine and Leroy. Co-Directors Aubert de Villaine and Henry-Frédéric Roch manage the estate, and faithfully make every effort to maintain the Domaine in its place as the most prestigious in Burgundy. Considered the pinnacle of ... more

Chapoutier Ermitage L'Ermite Blanc 2005

The Chapoutier family has been in the Rhône Valley since 1808, and growing vines for wine production since 1879. Today, the company's biodynamic approach to grape growing and winemaking ensures their philosophy of 'Letting the soil speak, and expressing the terroir and its vintage'. more

Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tâche 2006

This highly revered Domaine today belongs, through the interplay of inheritance, to the families de Villaine and Leroy. Co-Directors Aubert de Villaine and Henry-Frédéric Roch manage the estate, and faithfully make every effort to maintain the Domaine in its place as the most prestigious in Burgundy. Considered the pinnacle of ... more

Château Gruaud Larose Saint Julien 2003

Aromas of blackberry, toasted oak, sweet tobacco and espresso. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish. I like the texture. Best after 2010. Tasted twice, with consistent notes., Under the management of Jean Merlaut, this estate has lost some of the super-opulence of the wines of the 90s, ... more

Château Pavie Macquin St. Emilion 2005

This House Favorite is biodynamically farmed and has been producing brilliant, supple, ageworthy wines for most of the last decade. Located next to Troplong Mondot and Pavie, Pavie Macquin is planted to 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with an average age of vines at about 40 ... more

Château Pavie Macquin St. Emilion 2006

Located next to Troplong Mondot and Pavie, Pavie Macquin is planted to 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with an average age of vines of about 40 years. It is one of our house favorite's for style and concentration, and is biodynamically farmed. Pavie Macquin has been ... more

Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal Blanc 2005

The warmest terroir for the white Ermitage cuvees is Le Meal, an upper mid-slope terroir with a great exposition.The most flamboyant of these wines, the 2005 Ermitage Le Meal blanc, exhibits notes of buttered citrus, copious tropical fruit, crushed rocks, white currants, and an amazing amount of honeysuckle allied with ... more