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Premier Collections
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Beringer. Chateau Montelena. Dominus. Joseph Phelps. Bond. Dalla Valle Maya. Dunn Howell. Robert Mondavi. In this grand collection we offer mostly recent vintages of both classic California Cabs and Cult Cabs, and some are offered in big bottles. For instance, if you enjoy Chateau Montelena wines, there are plenty here, including the 1986 Montelena, Robert M. Parker Jr. and Wine Spectator both 96 pts, in 1.5ltr. Also here are: 1992 Dalla Valle Maya, Parker 100 pts; 1994 Dominus, Parker 99 pts; 1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia, Parker 97 pts. From France we offer 1998 Lafite-Rothschild, Parker 98 pts, and 1990 l’Angelus, Decanter 5 stars. And there are big reds from Australia, such as 2001 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz, which Parker rated at 98+ pts and called “fabulously concentrated, with great purity, and unctuous, viscous texture.”
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This eclectic group of fine wines offers choice Champagne, critic-pleasing Chateauneuf du Pape in a magnum, and a whopping 9.0ltr of 1977 Beringer Private Reserve Cab, which was the debut vintage of the Beringer Private Reserve. If you’re looking for 9.0ltr of California winemaking history, this it. Also here are historic vintages of Joseph Phelps wines, such as 1994 Insignia, Robert M. Parker Jr. 96 pts, and many vintages of Duckhorn Cab and Merlot. And there are classics from Chateau Montelena such as 1991 Montelena Estate Cab, Wine Spectator 97 pts. From France we offer 2005 William Fevre Chablis Vaudesir, Stephen Tanzer 92 pts; 2005 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape, WS 98 pts and WS’s #1 Wine of 2007, in a 1.5ltr: and NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose, which Wine Advocate rated at 94 pts. Wine Spectator complimented the Champagne’s “racy structure” and “lovely balance and harmony.”
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Robert M. Parker Jr. rated the 1982 Mouton-Rothschild at 100 pts and Wine Spectator called it “class in a glass.” In this grand collection of Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah we offer the 1982 Mouton in a 1.5ltr. Also in magnums are: 2005 Quilceda Creek Cab, WS 94 pts; 2005 Pape-Clement, Parker 98 pts; and 2001 Blankiet Estates Cab, Stephen Tanzer 93 pts. There are DRC Pinot Noirs, including 2003 DRC Echezeaux, Wine Advocate 95 pts, in 1.5ltr. Other fine French wines include: 2001 J.F. Mugnier Musigny, Tanzer 94 pts, and 1999 Bernard Dugat-Py Charmes Chambertin, Tanzer 94+ pts. From California: 2004 Alban Seymour’s Syrah, Parker 98-100 pts; 2001 Bond Melbury, Parker 96 pts; 2003 Harlan The Maiden, Wine Enthusiast 96 pts; and 2004 Sine Qua Non Poker Face Syrah, 1.5ltr, Parker 100 pts. Parker called Poker Facer a wine of “enormous richness, multiple dimensions and unreal purity.”
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When we say legendary, we mean it. This collection is filled with numerous vintages of Latour and Petrus, along with 100-pt Bordeaux such as 1995 Margaux and 2000 Pavie. The Latours offered include 1966 Latour, Wine Spectator 99 pts, and 1990 Latour, Parker 100 pts. We offer 1971 Petrus, Parker 95 pts, and 1995 Petrus, which WS rated at 98 pts and called “a virtual spice rack of a wine.” Here’s a gem for your cellar: 2005 Certan-de-May, which WS rated at 95-100 pts and called “classy but muscular.” There are a few Burgundies tucked in here too, such as 1988 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Richebourg, Parker 96 pts. From California we offered 1991 Dominus, Parker 98 pts, and 2003 Screaming Eagle, which Wine Enthusiast rated at 96 pts and described as “ripe and flashy, offering tiers of cassis, chocolate and charry new oak flavors.” Here’s one more Bordeaux, 2005 Trotanoy, WS 95-100 pts.
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Here’s Wine Advocate describing the 1996 Domaine Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin, which it rated at 97-99 pts: “...the combination of super-ripe candied red fruits and violets with virtually perfect precision and purity of flavors is mind-boggling. This complex, velvety-textured, chewy, and delineated wine is utterly extraordinary and other-worldly.” That’s one of many fines red and white Burgundies offered in this extraordinary collection, which also includes fine California Cabs and Chardonnays, some magnums, and numerous multiple-bottle lots in original wooden cases. If you collect Montrachet, here’s one for your cellar: 2002 Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche, 6 bottles in Original Wooden Case, Wine Spectator 97 pts. Also here are Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from Bouchard Pere et Fils, Comte de Vogue and Bertrand Ambroise. From California we offer fine wines from Beringer, Heitz, Dominus and Pahlmeyer.
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Wineries Direct
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The extraordinary Grand Cru and other Burgundies produced by this domaine are made in very limited quantities and are rarely available in the U.S.
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Dunham Cellars is a family-owned, Washington state winery specializing in limited production, handcrafted wines.
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This exciting young winery is committed to making outstanding Rhone style wines.
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Tamber Bey was recently named as one of Wine Spectator's "20 Exciting New Cab Labels."
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