2016 Gramercy Syrah Lagniappe Red Willow Vineyard (750ml) | ||
Syrah from Columbia, Washington State | ||
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2018 Clos Apalta (1.5L) | ||
Carmenere from Apalta Vineyard, Colchagua Valley, Chile | ||
B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More Powerful, intense, concentrated and breathtaking – these are the words critics use again and again to describe the mighty Clos Apalta, a singular wine from over 100-year-old vines from world-class producer Casa Lapostolle. The legendary Carmenere-based Bordeaux style blend, first released in 1997, has gone on to garner the top praise of critics across the board, including three 100pt ratings in the last five vintages. Wine critic James Suckling summarizes it best, "There’s no doubt that Clos Apalta is one of the world’s greatest red wines." This release of the exceptional 2018 Clos Apalta is the opportunity to secure your allocation of this iconic wine, at the best price available anywhere for a limited time. With a vision of producing a premium quality wine using a blend of French expertise and Chilean terroir, French Grand Marnier heiress Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet tapped renowned French oenologist Michel Rolland to exclusively lead the winemaking team (Rolland was contractually prevented from working for any other Chilean winery), setting the now eponymous Chilean winery and its signature blend on the fast track to success. Sourced primarily from two blocks of old vine Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon dating to the 1920s planted on granitic soils, the unique microclimate created by the surrounding Cordillera (or Coastal Mountains) creates a shadow yielding less sunshine overall paired with frequent morning mist, optimal conditions for ripening Carmenere yet maintaining its freshness. Now under the direction of their son Charles-Henri de Bournet, the 2018 Clos Apalta exhibits the signature aromatics of spice, chocolate and roasted pepper, with plush dark plum fruit and juicy tannins, and rippling layers of complexity on the lingering finish. With past vintages named five times to the Wine Spectator Top 100 (including being the only South American wine ever to garner the coveted #1), the 2018 Clos Apalta indeed stands shoulder to shoulder with the world's greatest red wines. | ||
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2019 Georges Vernay Fleurs de Mai Syrah (750ml) | ||
Syrah from Vin de Pays, France | ||
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2017 Chateau Le Gay (750ml) | ||
Merlot from Pomerol, Bordeaux, France | ||
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1999 La Mondotte (750ml) | ||
Merlot from Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France | ||
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2020 Domaine des Terres Dorees Morgon Cote du Py Javernieres (750ml) | ||
Gamay from Morgon, Beaujolais, France | ||
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2017 Sottimano Cotta (750ml) | ||
Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy | ||
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Gaspar's Scurvy Lime Rum (750ml) | ||
From Tampa, Florida | ||
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2019 Cayuse Camaspelo (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia, Washington State | ||
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2017 Hyde Estate Pinot Noir Larry Hyde (750ml) | ||
Pinot Noir from Carneros, California | ||
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2016 Abreu Cappella Proprietary Red (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California | ||
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2017 Tr3smano Proventus (750ml) | ||
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain | ||
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2017 Domaine Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux (750ml) | ||
Pinot Noir from Pommard, Burgundy, France | ||
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2018 Georges Vernay Coteau de Vernon (1.5L) | ||
Viognier from Condrieu, Rhône, France | ||
B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More Domaine Georges Vernay, founded by Francis Vernay in 1937, is a third-generation, venerable wine producer, located in the heart of Condrieu, France. The efforts of Francis Vernay were instrumental in the creation of the official Condrieu appellation in 1940. In later years, Francis was succeeded by his son Georges, who played a key role in restricting the geographical boundaries of Condrieu, preserving the character of the appellation and ensuring its future greatness. In 1996, Christine Vernay, Georges' daughter, took over as winemaker and General Manager of the Estate. Recognized as one of the great winemakers in France, several of her wines have recently been awarded the coveted 100 points in the world’s top wine publications; remarkable - since the 2011 vintage, not a score below 96 from Jeb Dunnuck for the Coteau de Vernon. Among the top two or three Condrieu in any vintage, the Coteau de Vernon comes from very old vines planted in 1936 and 1960, on the steep granite slopes just behind the Vernay estate. | ||
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2012 Brigaldara Amarone della Valpolicella Case Vecie (1.5L) | ||
Corvina from Amarone, Veneto, Italy | ||
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2015 Bindi Sergardi Mocenni 89 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione (750ml) | ||
Sangiovese from Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy | ||
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Larusee Bleue Absinthe (750ml) | ||
From Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland | ||
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Gaspar's Silver Rum (750ml) | ||
From Tampa, Florida | ||
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2016 Accendo Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California | ||
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2019 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Justice Vineyard (1.5L) | ||
Pinot Noir from Eola-Amity Hills, Oregon | ||
B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More Located on a hillside in the Eola-Amity Hills AVA at the east end of the Van Duzer Corridor, Bethel Heights was one of the first wineries established in the Willamette Valley, founded nearly 45 years ago by two couples considered pioneers of sustainability in Oregon winemaking. Today led by the families' second generations, these outstanding 2019 Bethel Heights Winery releases continue their legacy of producing exceptional cool climate Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, earning some of the best ratings of the vintage. Starting with a 50-acre high-altitude parcel in an area considered less than optimal for farming, Bethel Heights first began by planting and cultivating Pinot Noir, building a reputation for their grapes' quality and releasing their first estate wine in 1984. After the discovery of widespread phylloxera in Willamette in the 1990s, the winery resisted pulling out all their vines, instead choosing to slow the progression by implementing organic viticultural practices to increase soil health while replacing the dying vines one by one as needed. Sourced from a mix of the surviving "legacy" old vines and newer phylloxera-resistant plantings that are now fully mature, the 2021 Bethel Heights Vineyards wines harken back to Willamette's historically cooler vintages, boasting elegant fruit and balanced acidity emblematic of classic Burgundian-style Oregon Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. | ||
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2018 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California | ||
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2020 Flora Springs Soliloquy (750ml) | ||
Sauvignon Blanc from Napa, California | ||
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2017 Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon Hillstone (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California | ||
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2019 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, California | ||
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2020 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Hollerin (750ml) | ||
Riesling from Wachau, Niederosterreich, Austria | ||
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2018 Pichler-Krutzler Riesling Ried Loibenberg (750ml) | ||
Riesling from Wachau, Niederosterreich, Austria | ||
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2017 Cloudburst Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | ||
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2019 Vina Sena Sena (1.5L) | ||
Cabernet Sauvignon from Aconcagua Valley, Chile | ||
B-21 Top Recommendation
Read More Eduardo Chadwick is one of the most important people of the vine in Chile – the world for that matter – facing multiple obstacles throughout his impressive career. For nearly a decade Eduardo worked to rebuild the iconic Viña Errázuriz, restoring his family's 19th century estate to its former glory. As Eduardo was gaining ground, California's most famous man of the vine paid the country a visit in 1990. Robert Mondavi fell in love with Chile and would soon be introduced to his counterpart in the region. By 1995, the two had reached a pioneering agreement – Seña was born. For four long, grueling years the two passionate visionaries toiled over vineyard sites in search of the perfect terroir for their dream wine. This was to be Chile's icon above all others. Site was paramount. Located in the Valle de Aconcagua, on a 42 hectare colluvial vineyard of well drained gravel, rock and loam, the Seña vineyard is planted to the perfect mix of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Syrah. The slightly cooler temperatures of this elevated, sloping site allow for long, slow ripening. The Seña vineyard is often harvested two weeks after its nearest neighbor. Precious few wines in the country will compete; perhaps none – after all, perfection is incredibly rare. This is a wine above all others ever bottled in Chile. A wine which is rightly described by Neal Martin as "The peripatetic wine that goes around the world challenging and, let it be said, often defeating First Growths in blind tastings." | ||
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2019 Casa Castillo Pie Franco (750ml) | ||
Mourvedre from Jumilla, Spain | ||
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2014 Resalte de Peñafiel Gran Resalte (750ml) | ||
Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, Castilla y Leon, Spain | ||
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