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Mugnier NSG Clos de la Marechale - $76.99 : Vins Rare, The finest selection of rare wines.
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"well, i have yet to taste this wine. but this producer - frederic mugnier - appears to be spot on for 2005 - the next GREAT vintage in red burgundy. his 2005 musigny sells for well over $1000/bottle. this wine at around $80 should be delicious. okay, update - this wine is great, its has the density/animale quality of a nuits st george with the delicate winemaking touch of mugnier, great wi..."
Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny Clos de la Mouchere
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"i opened this wine last night. it was so vibrant, minerally, and intense. mouth coating and painfully good... never had such an intense white burgundy that packed so much into every sip. great bottle of juice...."
Domaine Saint-Siffrein Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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"This is a less expensive Beaucastel in every way. All the complexity and gaminess with a little more elegance on the palate. Pure breed. Perfect balance and tons of spice. This wine is very expressive and very useful with lots of medium bodied dishes that require meatiness and earth in the wine. The price has made it one of the best ways to use a Chateuneuf regularly on my tasting menus."
Foire aux vins 2009 - Spécial vins du Languedoc | Nouvelles
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"notre boutique spécialisée dans les vins du Languedoc propose sa foire aux vins CAVISTE. Réductions offertes conjointement et à parts égales par les domaines participants et la Cave De Cathy. Vous y trouverez des remises de: * -10% -15% -20% -25% -30% -40% wonderfull wines from the south of France Languedoc region."
The Great Domaines of Burgundy
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"By Remington Norman and Michael Broadbent. This is my favorite book about my favorite wine region. It covers all of the major producers and gives a lot of technical information. I find it invaluable."
The wines of Domaine Weinbach
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"These are some of the best Alsatian wines made and offer a wide range of flavors in dry to medium sweet styles. I always found that her accent on acidity made for wines that could offset richness in the food very nicely and that gave me the opportunity to use a moderately sweet wine to start the meal without overpowering the following wines and dishes (I have been faced with a first course of foie..."
Domaine Rolet Vin de Paille
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"This is a remarkable and versatile dessert wine that has a lot to offer pairings with dessert and foie gras. It is honeyed and layered, ripe pear scented and viscous without being cloying at all. There is usually a little oxidation that makes it perfect for cheese dishes as well and has tons of spice and nuts in the finish to round it out. One of my favorite wines to pair with at the Inn."
Domaine Dumazet Condrieu
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"He makes 2 Condrieus (which are usually quite different stylistically and can handle a wide range of foods from tropical fruity, rich dishes to delicate, citrus driven seafoods, the flavors range from fresh apricot and young peach to overripe banana and always with a perfect mineral backbone and palate texture, again, itâs all about a complex palate to work with complex dishes."
Domaine Michel Gaunoux Corton-Renardes
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"This is one of a handful of wines that can still be called classic Burgundy in the face of all of the "Parkerized" wines now being produced, the acidity here makes this gamy wine one of the most versatile wines I've ever been able to use in pairings. It also helps that all of Jacky Gaunoux's wines age almost indefinitely and develop an amazing level of complexity with which to play. I still saliva..."
Domaine Marc Sorrel "Les Rocoules", Hermitage white
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"Well, what can be said about one of the world's best white wines. It's all about texture and feel. The palate is massively oily and hugely structured. The nose is pure honey and peach blossom, lots of spice too. The wine is opulent and rich when young and refined and gloriously soft when aged. Perfection."
Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre ”Etienne Henri”
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"This wine (usually released with at least 6-7 years of bottle age) is really interesting for use with food, it tastes like a combination of a great young Sancerre and an older white Burgundy. It is barrel aged and shows an almost pure mushroom scent on the nose along with old-school Sancerre grassiness. Really unique combination for certain foods and of course it only gets better as it ages."
Givry 1er Cru Clos Salomon 2003
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"I had this wine last night and it was the smoothest burgundy I've ever had."
Cotes-du-Rhone 2005
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"this cotes du rhone 2005 is a beautiful red wine from france that is spicy and round with rare intensity from old grapes"
1998 La Mission Haut-Brion Pessac-Leognan
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"A muscular wine from France's most exclusive vineyards is filled with such taste that you will savor each sip. Expensive yes, worth every penny absolutely."
Natural wine
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"Natural wine is wine made in the purist, simplest, and most difficult way. A healthy grape naturally possesses everything that is needed to make wine and a truly natural wine is made from organic grapes and nothing else."
Making Sense of Burgundy
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"By Matt Kramer. It’s a bit out of date because some of the vineyards have changed hands, but the information about the wines is still valid."
Wine of the Rhone Valley
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"By Robert Parker. He knows the producers and wines really well. Parker’s judgement is well respected, and deservedly so."
Bordeaux : A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines
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"By Robert Parker. He’s the 10-ton gorilla of the wine world and an authority on the wines of this region."





