Barraud Pouilly Fuisse 1er La Marechaud
$75.99
High-quality Pouilly-Fuisse from a highly regarded producer; rich, complex, and brimming with minerality.
Protos Reserva
$59.99
Things start to get serious in this range. It's produced from south facing vineyards in the Burgos Province from 50-year-old vines and aged in French and American barrels for 18 months. It spends two years in bottle prior to release. There's some grip to this wine along with dark red fruits, spice and minerality, and ideal companion to roasted meats and game. Decanting is recommended.
Peter Wetzer Blumenthal Kekfrankos
$49.99
"The fact that Peter Wetzer makes any wine at all is a little astonishing. Firstly, he is located in Sopron, a small region on Hungary’s boarder with Austria. His absolutely tiny cellar (if you can even call it that) is in the basement of his family house, in a suburb; shockingly, it’s more complete than his newly obtained cellar, several stories under a house built in the 1700s that looked more like a demolition zone than a winery."
"This is one of the most spectacular vineyards I’ve ever seen: Silberberg really is a Silver Mountain. Sadly, it is sparsely planted anymore, most grape growers long abandoned the steep low-yielding hill in favor of flatter, easier to farm sites. The vines that are still there are well over fifty years old and have their roots deep in schist and quartz. Higher density plantings keep yields perfectly in check. The wine is fermented in open-top wooden vats with 5% whole-clusters. After being pressed off the wine ages in neutral barrels until the following summer." Juice imports
Rafael Palacios Louro do Bolo
$46.99
Louro do Bolo is fermented naturally in 35 hl foudres and aged on the fine lees for 4 months before bottling. The result is a wine that is clear and precise, with a fine minerality buried in a nicely textured base of fruit, it bears a resemblance to Chablis, in part due to its bracing minerality. It's 100% Godello from Galicia, Spain, and this winemaker is producing some of the most sought-after white wines in the country.
Rafael Palacios As Sortez
$103.99
As Sortes is made from old vines that are located within six parcels in the northern end of the Bibei Valley that were planted in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These parcels are worked organically with some elements of biodynamics as well. The grapes are fermented and aged in mostly used 500 L oak barrels for 8 months. It's very rare and is a contender for one of Spain's finest white wines.
Lapalus Macon Pierre Clos Gamay
$28.99
"Fourth generation independent winemaker in southern Burgundy, 15 km from Macon, expressing all the authenticity of the terroir. Working in a spirit of quality and respect for the environment while combining tradition and new methods of vineyard management. Maurice Lapalus is joined by his son Christophe in overseeing 17 hectares of vines." (Crush imports) Most Gamy is synonymous with Beaujolais but the Macon has a small share as well. This is lovely Gamay with a decidedly Burgundian flare, chock-a-block with red fruits and spice.
Felton Road Chardonnay Block 6
$89.99
Vincent Pinard Sancerre
$52.99
The Sancerre Cuvée Florès is Domaine Vincent Pinard's flagship calling card. Sourced from vines grown on stony, chalky soils in and around the town of Bué, green harvested, hand picked, fermented using native selected yeasts and then vinified in oak vats and stainless steel. This is a paragon of fine Sancerre, a model of purity, intensity and balance.
M & T Nicasia Blanco
$39.99
"A remarkable Verdejo showing a separate approach with an oak élevage that introduces nutty and honey’d and sherry like oxidative notes to a palate of ripe stone fruit, citrus, and pineapple supported by anise, almonds, and baking spice. The 10 days spent on the skins adds a touch of grip to the palate accentuating the layers of textured acidity, unctuous body, and leesy roundness." - Vino al Vino (importer)