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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
NV	Champagne Jean Laurent	Blanc de Blancs Brut	Disgorged in 2016, the NV Brut Blanc de Blancs Réserve comes from four separate vineyards and spent 36 months on lees. It was finished with 6-8 grams per liter of dosage. It’s a rich, impressively textured Champagne that gives up classic orchard fruits, toasted nuts, and brioche. Made in a ripe, rounded, supple style, with a mouthfilling texture, it’s a rock-solid base Champagne that has plenty of fruit and texture.	Jeb Dunnuck	91		2017-10-20
NV	Champagne Jean Laurent	Blanc de Noirs Brut	The NV Brut Blanc de Noirs is slightly less expressive, with notes of apple peal and citrus in its elegant, balanced, pure profile. It has a dense mid-palate, plenty of heft and a rich, layered style. It lacks a touch of the layers found in the Brut Blanc de Blancs Réserve, but is beautiful nonetheless. This cuvee is 100% Pinot Noir, from five vineyards, and spent 30 months on lees. It was finished with 8-10 grams per liter of dosage.	Jeb Dunnuck	90		2017-10-20
NV	Champagne Jean Laurent	Brut Rose	Disgorged July 2015, the medium ruby colored NV Brut Rosé is a strawberry, cherry pie, spice and brioche scented Champagne that has a rounded, supple, impeccably balanced style on the palate. Made from 100% Pinot Noir, from three sites and vines averaging 25-30 years of age, it spent 30 months on lees and was finished with 9-12 grams of dosage. 900 Cases.	Jeb Dunnuck	90		2017-10-20
2015	Domaine Alain Voge	Les Chailles Cornas	An understated style, but focus and you’ll see just how lovely the cassis, cherry and raspberry flavors are, carried by riveting acidity and flecked with notes of powdered white pepper and violet. An iron girder drives the finish, pulling everything along. This is defined by pure, sleek cut. Best from 2020 through 2035. 915 cases made.—J.M	Wine Spectator	95		2017-10-19
2013	Behrens Family Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon ‘ Moulds Family Vnyrd’	88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc - The 2013 vintage Moulds is classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Aromas of cassis, alfalfa, violets and forest floor lift from the glass, while seamlessly integrated tannins carry flavors of cocoa, espresso, cherry and anise. The wine is focused and complete, well-structured and graceful. 196 cases produced	Wine Advocate	96+		2017-10-18
2014	Behrens Family Winery	Cemetery Cabernet Sauvignon	100% Cabernet Sauvignon - The 2014 Cemetery is lively, expressive and chock full of aromas of black currant, cassis, rose petals and white pepper. Dark and concentrated with complex layers of sassafras, cola and black stone fruits, this powerful wine is exquisitely balanced with lush yet persistent tannins and a long creamy mocha finish. 209 cases produced.	Wine Advocate	95		2017-10-18
2014	Behrens Family Winery	Sainte Fumee	72% Syrah, 14% Cinsault, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Grenache - Everyone’s favorite steak lady is back on the menu for this release, serving up aromas of dried herbs, leather and white pepper, along with flavors of black plum, mint and exotic spice. All of this is wrapped up in sweet tannins with a juicy acidity and a fine minerality. 320 cases produced.	Vinous	92		2017-10-18
2014	Behrens Family Winery	Frontman	88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon - The 2014 Front Man leads with a beautifully saturated garnet hue. A complex array of earthy notes of cinnamon bark, smoky hoisin and umami are layered with blue fruits. Texturally, this wine is smooth and rich, lifted by a soft acidity and silky tannins. Totally approachable, gorgeous and pure. 202 cases produced.	Vinous	90		2017-10-18
2014	Relic	Grenache Paras Vineyard Mt Veeder	Grenache in Napa Valley is rare. Grenache on Mount Veeder is exceedingly rare, and we are incredibly happy to have access to this rarity. Fragrant aromas of strawberries, plum pudding, lavender, white pepper, peach pit and yellow flowers. The palate is deceivingly juicy and vibrant, with fluid texture and rich fruit in abundance, while the finish gets serious, framed by the finest of mountain tannins. 385 cases produced	Wine Spectator	93		2017-10-18
2016	Roucas Toumba	Vacqueyras Rose de la Rouche	Limpid orange. Nervy and sharply focused on the nose, displaying fresh red berry, citrus fruit and floral aromas and a chalky mineral overtone. Vibrant blood orange and strawberry flavors are well-concentrated yet lively. A suave candied lavender nuance appears as the wine opens up and carries through the very long, seamless finish, which shows impressive clarity and tension.	Vinous	91		2017-10-18