Wines In The Collection
Villa di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany
This beautiful rosso is brimming with notes of black cherries, blood orange, and earth; pour it alongside your favorite cut of meat, now or in twenty years.
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany
With thirteen years of age, the 2012 expresses autumnal notes of pine forest, wood smoke, freshly foraged mushrooms, and frutti di bosco.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont
Vibrancy and vigor are on full display in this bottling, which is made from Nebbiolo grown within the Barolo appellation.
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont
If you are unfamiliar with Guido Porro and his world-class Baroli, this is an ideal bottle with which to become acquainted.
Château Fontanès France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
Daniel Chotard France | Loire
From south-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone terroir, the Chotards makes a serious wine—dark, delicious, and ready to drink now.
Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont
Inky in color, dark purple fruit, hints of licorice…this is a food-lover’s friend, especially in winter months.
Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont
Distinctly Piemontese with a nose of fallen leaves, earth-tinged bright red fruit, and a tar-like mineral streak, this delicate Pinot Nero offers a transparent expression of its place of origin.
Henri Costal France | Burgundy
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stone), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
Henri Costal France | Burgundy
A stunning value from one of Chablis’ oldest premier cru vineyards, with a lovely mouthful of stone fruit and hint of lemongrass.
Domaine de Reuilly France | Loire
Grassy and piquant with a citrus and mineral-tinged finish, it checks all the boxes.
Sommariva Italy | Veneto
With its light and elegant notes of citrus and orchard fruit, this is one of the stand-out, exquisitely crafted wines of this region.
Château Belles-Graves France | Bordeaux
Made from mostly Merlot and a splash of Cabernet Franc, this velvety rouge is approachable now despite having years of beautiful life ahead.
Sesti Italy | Tuscany
Sesti’s Rosso di Montalcino, with its seductive and mood-enhancing perfume, is like a delicious elixir of black cherry, bitter herbs, and fragrant violet.
Sesti Italy | Tuscany
This enthralling Brunello is already approachable, but will reward you if you set aside a few bottles to open over the next ten years.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
Delicate and perfumed, it speaks softly, yet it has so much to say: lilies, bacon fat, spices... it could only be Côte Rôtie.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
Domaine Achard-Vincent France | Southern Rhône
This festive sparkling wine is vinified following the ancient tradition of one of the most gorgeous corners of France.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon France | Provence
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
La Sœur Cadette France | Burgundy
The grape is better known as the Loire’s delicate Muscadet, but grown in the land from whence it’s named, it takes on lovely length and texture.
La Sœur Cadette France | Burgundy
All you need to know is that this wine drinks like a Beaujolais with loads of black, sappy fruit and is ounce per ounce more pleasurable than anything you’d find in a collector’s stash.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence
This mineral blend has an ethereal perfume, reminiscent of blossoming flowers with a hint of fennel.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence
Terrebrune’s 2021 is harmonious, ripe with garrigue and wild berries, and bold in all the best ways. It’s firm and full of character but not at all showy.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône
La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône
Elevation and abundant limestone combine to give taut, high-toned wines with delicate floral aromas and stimulating mineral freshness.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne
If you’re looking for a Champagne to carry you from apéritif, through the main course, and into dessert, Fourny’s Rosé is the one.
Veuve Fourny et Fils France | Champagne
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir is a sleek, elegant Champagne that has roundness along with astonishing freshness and finesse.
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
Domaine Gachot-Monot France | Burgundy
With its impressive muscle, dark fruit, and density, this is pure and unmistakable Côtes de Nuits that just happens to be delicious and approachable, too.
Gachot-Monot France | Burgundy
In the hands of Damien Gachot, Les Montrevenots is a steal and an under-the-radar knockout.
Domaine Gallety France | Northern Rhône
Aromas of black pepper, briny black olive, and violets with the earthiness, herbs, and concentration of southern Rhône Grenache.
Domaine Leon Barral France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.
Domaine Leon Barral France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
If you don’t recognize Félix’s touch from the rich aromas of lychee, ginger, and rose petals, you will by the time you finish your first glass.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
Delicate, floral, and highly aromatic, Félix Meyer’s Edelzwicker is an insider’s ticket to the wonders of Alsace at bargain cost.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
Dense and chiseled, this is serious Riesling, a wine whose deep complexity has only just begun to emerge beneath layers of chewy flesh, stone, and steely acidity.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Carignan from very old vines with immense depth but the immediate drinkability of a Cru Beaujolais.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Mourvèdre, this boasts all of Maxime’s trademark elegance and silkiness.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon
This is what happens when the Languedoc meets the Beaujolais.
Pascal Janvier France | Loire
Racy, exotically perfumed, and loaded with minerality, this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions.
Pascal Janvier France | Loire
It might be the most unusual and most delicious top-quality sweet wine you have ever tried.
Punta Crena Italy | Liguria
Crack it open now; aromas of tart blackberries and mint will waft out of the bottle, a perfect reminder of summer and outdoor grilling.
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy
This is a wine with understated pleasure: easy enough to open on whim, but versatile enough to complement whatever’s at the table.
René Bouvier France | Burgundy
Bouvier fashions a red that is at once serious and gay, generous and firm, bold and elegant.
Italy | Tuscany
This beautiful rosso is brimming with notes of black cherries, blood orange, and earth; pour it alongside your favorite cut of meat, now or in twenty years.
Italy | Tuscany
With thirteen years of age, the 2012 expresses autumnal notes of pine forest, wood smoke, freshly foraged mushrooms, and frutti di bosco.
Italy | Piedmont
Vibrancy and vigor are on full display in this bottling, which is made from Nebbiolo grown within the Barolo appellation.
Italy | Piedmont
If you are unfamiliar with Guido Porro and his world-class Baroli, this is an ideal bottle with which to become acquainted.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
France | Loire
From south-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone terroir, the Chotards makes a serious wine—dark, delicious, and ready to drink now.
Italy | Piedmont
Inky in color, dark purple fruit, hints of licorice…this is a food-lover’s friend, especially in winter months.
Italy | Piedmont
Distinctly Piemontese with a nose of fallen leaves, earth-tinged bright red fruit, and a tar-like mineral streak, this delicate Pinot Nero offers a transparent expression of its place of origin.
France | Burgundy
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stone), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
France | Burgundy
A stunning value from one of Chablis’ oldest premier cru vineyards, with a lovely mouthful of stone fruit and hint of lemongrass.
France | Loire
Grassy and piquant with a citrus and mineral-tinged finish, it checks all the boxes.
Italy | Veneto
A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.
Italy | Veneto
With its light and elegant notes of citrus and orchard fruit, this is one of the stand-out, exquisitely crafted wines of this region.
France | Bordeaux
Made from mostly Merlot and a splash of Cabernet Franc, this velvety rouge is approachable now despite having years of beautiful life ahead.
Italy | Tuscany
Sesti’s Rosso di Montalcino, with its seductive and mood-enhancing perfume, is like a delicious elixir of black cherry, bitter herbs, and fragrant violet.
Italy | Tuscany
With a regal perfume that is both sweet and savory, a ripe berry fruit accented by balmy herbs and earthy wafts of incense, this enthralling Brunello is already approachable, but will reward you if you set aside a few bottles to open over the next ten years.
Italy | Tuscany
Bright, intense green with hints of fennel and parsley, a Tuscan treasure.
France | Northern Rhône
Delicate and perfumed, it speaks softly, yet it has so much to say: lilies, bacon fat, spices... it could only be Côte Rôtie.
France | Northern Rhône
From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
France | Southern Rhône
This festive sparkling wine is vinified following the ancient tradition of one of the most gorgeous corners of France.
France | Southern Rhône
A dry sparkler made exclusively from Clairette.
France | Provence
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
France | Burgundy
The grape is better known as the Loire’s delicate Muscadet, but grown in the land from whence it’s named, it takes on lovely length and texture.
France | Burgundy
All you need to know is that this wine drinks like a Beaujolais with loads of black, sappy fruit and is ounce per ounce more pleasurable than anything you’d find in a collector’s stash.
France | Provence
This mineral blend has an ethereal perfume, reminiscent of blossoming flowers with a hint of fennel.
France | Provence
Terrebrune’s 2021 is harmonious, ripe with garrigue and wild berries, and bold in all the best ways. It’s firm and full of character but not at all showy.
France | Southern Rhône
La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.
France | Southern Rhône
Elevation and abundant limestone combine to give taut, high-toned wines with delicate floral aromas and stimulating mineral freshness.
France | Champagne
If you’re looking for a Champagne to carry you from apéritif, through the main course, and into dessert, Fourny’s Rosé is the one.
France | Champagne
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir is a sleek, elegant Champagne that has roundness along with astonishing freshness and finesse.
France | Southern Rhône
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
France | Burgundy
With its impressive muscle, dark fruit, and density, this is pure and unmistakable Côtes de Nuits that just happens to be delicious and approachable, too.
France | Burgundy
In the hands of Damien Gachot, Les Montrevenots is a steal and an under-the-radar knockout.
France | Northern Rhône
Aromas of black pepper, briny black olive, and violets with the earthiness, herbs, and concentration of southern Rhône Grenache.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
France | Alsace
You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!
France | Alsace
If you don’t recognize Félix’s touch from the rich aromas of lychee, ginger, and rose petals, you will by the time you finish your first glass.
France | Alsace
Delicate, floral, and highly aromatic, Félix Meyer’s Edelzwicker is an insider’s ticket to the wonders of Alsace at bargain cost.
France | Alsace
Dense and chiseled, this is serious Riesling, a wine whose deep complexity has only just begun to emerge beneath layers of chewy flesh, stone, and steely acidity.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Carignan from very old vines with immense depth but the immediate drinkability of a Cru Beaujolais.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Mourvèdre, this boasts all of Maxime’s trademark elegance and silkiness.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
This is what happens when the Languedoc meets the Beaujolais.
France | Loire
Racy, exotically perfumed, and loaded with minerality, this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions.
France | Loire
It might be the most unusual and most delicious top-quality sweet wine you have ever tried.
Italy | Liguria
Pair this coastal fizzy white with spicy shrimp.
Italy | Liguria
Crack it open now; aromas of tart blackberries and mint will waft out of the bottle, a perfect reminder of summer and outdoor grilling.
France | Burgundy
This is a wine with understated pleasure: easy enough to open on whim, but versatile enough to complement whatever’s at the table.
France | Burgundy
Bouvier fashions a red that is at once serious and gay, generous and firm, bold and elegant.
Italy | Veneto
A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.
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