About the Wines
Here are just a few of the outstanding wines our members have recently received:
2006 Chateau Haut-Ballet Canon-Fronsac
Olivier Decelle takes his research seriously. The same attention to detail and commitment to quality inputs that propelled his Picard food company to great success in France are readily apparent in his wine business, which he started in 2000.
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2006 Domaine de Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape
For years, the Grangeons, owners of one of the most perfectly placed estates in Chateauneuf, sold their grapes to Guigal and Chapoutier. When a property like Domaine de Cristia sits on Chateauneuf's Rodeo Drive-- almost next door to Chateauneuf's most heralded cult estate, Chateau Rayas-- grapes fetch a premium.
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2007 Domaine Daulny Sancerre Le Clos de Chaudenay
There are only three great villages for Sancerre, and the last, Verdigny, is only great when the vines are old, have impeccable exposure and are in perfect health. That's what we found 25 years ago on the Daulny brothers' Clos de Chaudenay.
One brother, Etienne, has the permanent tractor tan. The other, Bertrand, is Sancerre's top enologist.
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2008 Domaine de la Potine Sauvignon Blanc Touraine
Touraine may lack the reputation of the more flashy locales in the Loire Valley. The name recognition just isn't the same as Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume. That doesn't stop Vincent Ricard from taking his winemaking just as seriously as the top names anywhere in the Loire.
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2007 Bedrock Wine Company Syrah Kick Ranch Sonoma County
Only savvy consumers have come to understand just how good West Coast Syrah can be. Why? Because there just aren't a lot of these sensational, purple-fruit beauties. And when you find them, they tend to be made by young winemakers who are putting out just a few barrels from a great site. Little by little, not only the top vineyards, but the top blocks within those vineyards are being sorted out.
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2008 Roberto Ferraris Barbera d'Asti
Roberto Ferraris, located in Agliano d'Asti, is in an excellent neighborhood. He's just around the corner from Piemontese stars like Michele Chiarlo, Prunotto, and Vietti. And thanks to that proximity, he shares a number of material benefits.
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2007 Domaine des Escaravailles Rasteau la Ponce
While in Bordeaux, going to class and tasting anything and everything they could get their hands on, the two men couldn't have known how it would all come together. One was the grandson of a man who had bought land in the southern Rhone that no one else wanted. The other was seemingly more interested in cuisine than enology.
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2008 Benoni Pinot Noir "La Brume" Russian River Valley
If you spend some time in Russian River, don't overlook Occidental, the charming throwback town just a few miles from all that wet moss on gnarled trees that leads to the Pacific. One thing you won't miss is the fog. When it rolls through, your teeth chatter, even on summer days. Afterward, the sky lights up suddenly like a quick change of screen settings.
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