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Stunning European Cellar!

Opening the week we have a selection from four of the finest producers that France and Italy has to offer: Domaines Rousseau and Leroy, plus Chateau Rayas and Bruno Giacosa. Available are mature wines that are ready to drink, and all are in-house and available immediately! No further description is necessary for these legends, so on with the details..

The following are the wines remaining from the offer sent on Monday, January 11, 2021. Please enter your desired quantities and click the 'Add' button.

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Burgundy Red

Dom. Armand Rousseau

1998

Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru

$2,075

BH 93 (3/2004): Remarkably forward and earthy for the vintage with obvious and seductive spice notes and round, rich, full-bodied, powerful flavors that offer plenty of punch and a long, classy, vibrant finish. There is good structure here though it is completely buried and while not invisible, very well integrated. A strong wine for this vintage. Drink: Try from 2008+.

VM 91 (4/2001): Deep red. Cool, aristocratic aromas of black raspberry, violet, red licorice, eucalyptus and smoked meat. Dense and silky in the mouth, with raspberry and black cherry flavors complicated by sexy but subtle oakiness. Firm but harmonious acids extend the fruit on the long finish, which features thoroughly lush tannins.

WS 87 (10/2000): Interesting Pinot, with some wet earth and mineral complexity. Offers supple texture and some crisp red berry and blackberry character, with pronounced vanilla, mocha and toasted bread notes. Tannins clamp down on the finish. Drink now through 2004. 325 cases made.

1996

Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques

$1,600

WA 92-94 (8/1998): This dark-colored wine is produced from vines that were planted in 1920 and 1921. Profound aromas of red cherries, blackberries covered in chocolate, morel and porcini mushrooms, road tar, and toasty oak lead to an awesome explosion of densely packed fruit on the palate. Layers of juicy and plump cherries, minerals, stones, and fresh herbs are intertwined with vanilla-imbued oak in this expressive and feminine beauty. It possesses extraordinary depth, concentration, and structure. This full-bodied, velvety-textured, refined, and focused wine also possesses an extremely long and delineated finish. It should be at its best between 2003 and 2010.

BH 91 (11/2011): Aromatically this is quite similar to the same wine in 750 ml format (see herein) though the magnum format makes a considerable difference in the palate impression and particularly on the finish. There is a hint of secondary fruit but otherwise, this remains relatively youthful and while it could be drunk now with pleasure, for my taste I would recommend holding it for another 5ish years or so and then drinking up over the next 20 years. See the review for the 750 ml format for more information. Try from 2016+.

VM 89-92 (4/1998): Similar deep red-ruby. Deeper-pitched aromas of cassis, raspberry, plum, licorice and Cuban cigar tobacco. Full, sweet, supple and expansive, though not yet complex in the mouth. But has generosity of flavor and real volume. Finishes with very fine tannins and subtle length.

WS 85 (9/1999): Light and delicate, with pure raspberry, strawberry and cherry notes, and a smoky, grilled-meat character on the chewy, vanilla-scented finish. Drink now through 2003. 1,165 cases made.

1992

Le Chambertin Grand Cru (1.5 L)

$5,000

VM 89 (7/2018): The 1992 Chambertin has a surprisingly youthful hue. The nose is impressive in context of the vintage with raspberry coulis, crushed violet petals and a pastille-like purity. The palate is medium-bodied and for this domaine, a little angular in style. Still, it has a fresh, almost sorbet-like core of crushed strawberry and a pinch of white pepper, bounding with energy towards the simple but effective finish. Tasted at Tour d’Argent restaurant in Paris. Neal Martin.

Dom. Leroy

1998

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots

#00291; Uneven Cork; Bin-Soiled Label

$1,600

BH 93 (7/2007): A wonderfully spicy and expressive black fruit nose nuanced by hints of earth and underbrush complement the rich, full, intense and serious medium weight plus flavors that retain a fine sense of balance on the powerful and mouth coating finish that offers serious length and punch. This stops just short of being a bruiser, coupling Vosne style fruit with Nuits tannins and robustness. A lovely effort that should age for years. Try from 2013+.

1998

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots

#00300; Bin-Soiled Label

$1,600

1998

Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Narbantons

#0705; Slightly Depressed Cork; Lightly Bin-Marked Label

$1,200

VM 90-93 (3/2000): Bright ruby-red. Spicy, perfumed aromas of black raspberry and black cherry. Fat, rich and deep; already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume. Lush and verging on confectionery. Finishes very long, with chewy, thoroughly ripe tannins. This really transcends its appellation. Stephen Tanzer.

BH 87 (12/2013): This is a notably ripe wine in the context of the '98 vintage and displays enough brett to notice on the otherwise ripe, complex and attractively well-layered nose. As the wine airs the brett character can also be found on the palate and it's sufficiently prominent that I found it to be annoying though others present found it to add character. There is good phenolic maturity, concentration and richness to the mid-palate as well as fine depth and length. This is by no means a bad wine though as I noted, the brett is too much for me. By contrast, if you are insensitive to brett or actually like it then you will find more to admire here than I did. Drink now+.

1998

Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Narbantons

#0707; Lightly Bin-Marked Label

$1,200

Rhone Red

Ch. Rayas

2004

Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve

$725

JLL ***** (6/2006): Quite a red robe, not especially profound. Complex mix of violet, flowers and spice on the bouquet which is also carrying red fruits, and holds up well. The palate texture is silken, and the wine gains as it goes along the palate - there is a fine clarity of flavour and a clean, red fruits finish. Is a ‘tread lightly and elegantly’ wine. The balance is good and the fruit live, active. The tannins are ripe and add a little gummy side to the finish. Pretty good all round, needs some extra concentration to appreciate it.

JD 94 (4/2009): Easily one of the top 2004s I've had, the 2004 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve is stacked with stunning aromatics of kirsch, framboise, licorice, garrigue and big crushed stones and mineral notes. This leads into a blockbuster, full bodied palate that is has sweet, decadent fruit, a texture that expands in the mouth and a gorgeous, long finish. Drinking surprisingly well.

VM 94 (1/2007): Medium red. Stunning floral and red berry aromas emphasize raspberry, strawberry and fresh lavender. Bright, focused and pure, with vibrant red fruit and mineral flavors given an exotic twist by a hint of dried apricot. The sweet finish leaves a strong floral pastille impression. The freshness and precision of this wine are really captivating. Josh Raynolds.

WS 93 (10/2007): Supple, with very elegant structure guiding the raspberry and cassis fruit, cinnamon, mineral and black tea notes through the lengthy, stylish finish. Very pure, with a great silky mouthfeel, this gains depth as it airs in the glass. Drink now through 2020. 1,500 cases made.

WA 92 (2/2007): The deep ruby 2004 Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape is a structured wine that seems to have closed down from the component part tasting last year. It is medium-bodied with sweet, ripe black cherry and raspberry notes, some crushed rocks, and that distinctive minerality that Rayas seems to provide. The wine reveals more structure this year, and therefore seems to need 2-4 years of bottle age and should keep for 15-16. Stylistically, it is more than just a coincidence that it resembles the 1994, which has turned out very well and is beginning to drink beautifully in the classic Rayas style.

Italy

Azienda Agricola Falletto di Bruno Giacosa

1996

Barbaresco Asili Riserva

Very Lightly Scuffed Label; Slightly Depressed Cork

$750

WA 98 (6/2001): The utterly perfect, dense ruby/purple-colored 1996 Barbaresco Asili (Red Label Riserva) is a heroic offering brilliantly displaying both power and elegance. The bouquet develops incrementally, offering up aromas of black raspberries, cherries, cigar box, licorice, and leather. The wine impresses with its nuances as well as its extraordinarily rich, dense mid-palate, and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. There is huge tannin, but equally massive concentration, extract, and overall harmony. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2025.

WS 95 (12/2007): Lots of raspberry, mushroom and black cherry, with a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long, fruity finish. Still a little reserved, but shows lovely fruit. A gorgeous wine. Goes on and on. Best after 2008. 1,190 cases made.

VM 94+ (12/2000): Saturated ruby-red color. Knockout nose combines plum liqueur, cherry, dried rose and menthol; complex, vibrant and perfumed. Then extremely young and sharply focused, with powerful acid spine and tannic backbone giving the superbly sweet, thoroughly ripe flavors great cut and thrust. But this extremely dense Barbaresco is still an infant. Smoke and animal notes add complexity. Finishes with huge, sweet, molar-coating tannins and explosive length. This classically styled Barbaresco has all the components for greatness.

Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa

1985

Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive Riserva

$1,600

WA 98 (4/2007): The Santo Stefano is one of the most complete wines of the evening. It shows and outrageous, well-delineated nose of alcohol, roses, tar, licorice, and macerated cherries that continues to open in a never-ending display of sensations and aromas. Deceptively medium-bodied, the Santo Stefano is packed with masses of concentrated dark fruit, with superb length great overall balance, closing with a fresh finish that suggests it will continue to provide much enjoyment for years to come. Some tasters, myself included, mistook this for the Barolo Falletto.

1990

Barbaresco Santo Stefano di Neive Riserva

$1,200

VM 96 (3/2014): Bruno Giacosa’s 1990 Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano is a great example of the vintage. Expressive and wonderfully immediate, the 1990 rushes across the palate with an exotic and beguiling array of aromas and flavors, all with that extra bit of 1990 volume that makes this vintage so appealing.

WA 96 (2/2010): The 1990 Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano reveals gorgeous inner perfume in a soft, sensual style.

Burgundy Red

Dom. Leroy

1996

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots Uneven Capsule

$1,500

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1996

Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Boudots #00671; Slightly Depressed Cork

$1,500

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Rhone Red

Ch. Rayas