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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2016	Karim Vionnet	Du Beur Dans Les Pinards Beaujolais-Villages	Limpid red. Displays intense, highly perfumed red berry, blood orange, spicecake and floral scents, with a mineral flourish that gains strength as the wine stretches out. Silky and weightless in the mouth, offering juicy strawberry, bitter cherry and lavender pastille flavors that take a sweeter turn on the back half. Closes very long and nervy, with resonating spiciness and florality and no tannins that I can find. This wine was made from vines once owned by Jules Chauvet, the founding father and guru of whole-cluster, minimal-intervention winemaking in Beaujolais who profoundly influenced many of today's leading winemakers of the region such as Lapierre, Foillard, Thévenet, and Chamonard.	Vinous	91		2018-03-20
2015	Domaine Cabirau	First Things First	A new cuvee from Dan Kravitz, the 2015 Maury Sec First Things First is a blend of 60% Grenache, 22% Carignan and 18% Syrah that had 75% of the crop brought in at the “correct” time, and 25% brought in over a week later due to broken equipment in the cellar. Scheduled to be bottled in August or October, it offers sensational notes of black raspberries, cassis, violets and graphite as well as full-bodied richness, ultra-fine tannin and an undeniable sexiness that makes it already impossible to resist. Count me a fan and I’d suggest breaking more equipment during harvest in the future as well (or just harvest later).	Wine Advocate	93-96		2018-03-20
2016	Domaine Pegau	Cuvee Reserve Chateauneuf-du-Pape	A bold dose of Clairette lends a rounded, silken texture and waxy notes of pressed apple and pear to this opulent Rhône white. Delicate tangerine acidity and a whisper of blossoms lengthen the finish.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-03-19
2016	Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau	Cuvee Silex Sec	This is a beautiful, ripe, honeyed wine. Produced from organically grown grapes, it has richness as well as a touch of spice from partial oak aging. The wine will age further to give a sumptuous richness from 2019.	Wine Enthusiast	93		2018-03-19
NV	Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau	Petillant Brut Vouvray	Nutty and fruity at the same time, this pear-flavored wine with its hint of honey is dry while also soft. it offers intriguing balance between roundness and dryness, a refreshing style that will make a fine aperitif.	Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-03-19
2012	Marziano Abbona	Pressenda Barolo DOCG	Earthy aromas of truffle, new leather, darkskinned berry and dried herb aromas lead the nose. It’s savory and full bodied, doling out crushed raspberry, juicy black cherry, ground clove and tobacco alongside solid, refined tannins. Drink through 2027.	Wine Enthusiast	92		2018-03-15
NV	Bodegas Baron	Xixarito Moscatel		Wine Enthusiast	91		2018-03-14
2014	Bodegas Y Vinedos Valderiz	Valderiz Ribera del Duero		Wine Enthusiast	93		2018-03-14
2015	Juwel	Spatburgunder Alsheim		Wine Enthusiast	92		2018-03-14
2015	Rocca di Castagnoli	Chianti Classico DOCG		Wine Enthusiast	90		2018-03-14