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Inventory updated: Mon, May 12, 2025 04:02 PM cst
New French Cellar
Today at Flickinger Wines we would like to showcase a recently acquired cellar of wines from France. Do not miss out on the 2005 Chateau Haut Bailly Pessac Leognan, the 2014 Chateau d’Yquem Ygrec “Y” du Yquem Bordeaux Superieur, the 2014 Etienne Guigal Cote Rotie La Landonne or the 2010 Domaine Jean-Jacques Confuron Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru. Happy Hunting!!
The following are the wines remaining from the offer sent on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Please enter your desired quantities and click the 'Add' button.
| Producer |
Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Qty |
Order |
| | Bordeaux Red |
| Ch. Haut Bailly |
2005 |
Pessac Leognan  Heavily Bin-Soiled Label |
$139 |
1 |
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WA 95 (7/2017): The 2005 Haut Bailly is rapidly turning into a glorious wine. You instantly fall in love with the purity on the nose, luscious red cherries, wild strawberry and blueberry. This is still youthful and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a structured opening like many in this vintage. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, quite tensile and linear and perhaps just tightening up a tad toward the finish. It is biding its time, but it will repay those who cellar this outstanding 2005 for another four or five years.
NM 95 (2/2015): The Château Haut-Bailly 2005 has a really quite fabulous bouquet with exuberant red and black fruit: sage, red currants, juniper and warm roof tiles on a summer's day. The palate is medium-bodied with layers and layers of grippy black fruit laced with black truffle and wild mushroom. It is incredibly well balanced with perfect acidity, the structure and backbone on the finish suggesting this will be a very "long-runner". Outstanding.
JS 95 (4/2012): This shows a great purity of fruit; firm and direct notes of raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries that open to intense notes of fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins. This wine is tight and long -- you know this is good immediately. Pull the cork after 2016.
WS 95 (3/2008): Dark purple in color. Offers pure fruit, with crushed raspberry, blackberry and dried flowers on the nose. Full-bodied, with supersilky tannins that touch every inch of the palate. Long and racy, with elegance and beauty harking back to bygone days. Best after 2015. 6,665 cases made.
VM 92+ (6/2008): Good bright medium ruby. Deep aromas of plum, currant, tobacco, mocha and menthol. Superripe and rich but with superb ripe acidity and firm tannins currently keeping the fruit and mineral elements under wraps. Just this side of severe today: here's a 2005 that appears already to have shut down in the bottle. Best today on the back end, where the wine really spreads out horizontally to saturate the palate. I'd give it a good 12 years of aging; it should be very long-lived. Classy, sharply chiseled Haut-Bailly with noteworthy elegance. Stephen Tanzer. |
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| Ch. Larcis-Ducasse |
2006 |
St. Emilion Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$75 |
2 |
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NM 93 (1/2010): Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. This is a great Larcis-Ducasse that is coming on leaps and bounds. It has a complex bouquet of red-berried fruit, dried apricot, tomato vine, thyme and a touch of white pepper. Very well defined if still closed. The palate is medium-bodied, firm tannins, very well balanced and poised, a complex animal, broody towards the finish but compelling. Good length. Excellent.
JS 92 (2/2014): This is very exciting with slightly exotic character of dark fruits, citrus and minerals. An almost orange peel undertone. Full body, with silky tannins and a delicious finish. Refined. It’s just starting to come around now.
VM 91+ (5/2009): Bright red-ruby. Soil-driven aromas of blueberry, licorice, minerals, dark chocolate and iron. Juicy, spicy and penetrating, with a lovely light touch to the flavors of black fruits, spices, mocha, minerals and flowers. An elegant, aromatic, very sexy wine with terrific energy and lift from calcaire I love the suave texture on display here. Finishes very long and perfumed, with firm but perfectly buffered tannins and lingering notes of red berries and minerals.
WA 91 (2/2009): Since 2002, this great terroir has been fully exploited by the dynamic duo of Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt. Following the monumental 2005,a legend in the making, it is hard to get excited about the 2006, even though it is an Outstanding effort. While more austere and not as concentrated as its predecessor, it is an impressive blend of 89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc displaying a deep, dark ruby color as well as a striking bouquet of powdered rocks/minerals, sweet cherry and plum-like fruit, and hints of Christmas fruitcake and spice box. It is an elegant, medium-bodied, moderately tannic, pure effort possessing Outstanding density. Give it 2-3 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 15-20 years.
WS 90 (7/2013): Stylish, with a chalky thread running from start to finish, offering red currant preserves, damson plum, red licorice and rooibois tea notes. Displays a typical chalky pine accent, though this stays a bit tauter and more sinewy on the finish than the other recent vintages. A wine where terroir manages to win out against a lean year.—Larcis Ducasse non-blind vertical (December 2012). Drink now through 2020. 2,915 cases made. |
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| | Bordeaux White |
| Ch. d' Yquem |
2014 |
Ygrec "Y" du Yquem Bordeaux Superieur |
$189 |
1 |
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WA 93 (6/2016): The 2014 Ygrec is a blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon with seven grams per liter of residual sugar. It has an attractive nose with scents of nettle, dandelion, gooseberry and grass clippings, the Semillon taking a back seat to the Sauvignon Blanc at the moment. The palate is very well balanced with the 20% new oak nicely integrated (the remainder is matured in two-year-old Yquem barrels). It is very refined with lovely passion fruit and kumquat notes towards the second half where finally the Semillon makes its presence felt, with touches of brioche and lemongrass developing in the glass. What a gorgeous Ygrec.
WS 93 (7/2016): This has a gorgeous whiff of toast, with alluring shortbread, lemon curd and white peach flavors. The long, creamy finish lets echoes of clementine and honeysuckle drift through. Rounded and creamy overall, but plenty long. A beauty. Drink now through 2020. 1,000 cases made. |
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| Ch. Pape-Clement |
2013 |
Pessac Leognan Blanc Very Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$109 |
1 |
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JS 97 (2/2016): Fantastic aromas of papaya, lemons, and pears with hints of cream. Full body, very layered and intense. Superb flavors and intensity. Vibrant acidity and freshness. Lasts so long on the palate. One of the wines of the vintage. A blend of 54% semillon, 36% sauvignon blanc, 8% sauvignon gris and 2% muscadelle. Drink or hold.
WS 95 (3/2016): This is on the showy side, with toasted macadamia nut, butter and creamed white peach aromas and flavors leading the way, followed by warm shortbread, mirabelle plum and lemon curd notes that stretch through the lengthy finish. Almost languid, but a fine thread of verbena maintains the tension while allowing the hedonistic side to strut its stuff. Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle. Drink now through 2020. 1,583 cases made.
WA 94-96 (8/2014): Strikingly concentrated, a la a grand cru white Burgundy, the 2013 Pape Clement exhibits notes of orange zest, white currants, flowers, exotic mango and melony fruit. This medium to full-bodied, compellingly deep, fresh white wine should drink well for 10-20 years. It is a candidate for the white wine of the vintage in Bordeaux.
VM 90-93 (5/2014): Bright straw. Lively aromas and flavors of fresh citrus fruit and white flowers are complicated by nuances of custard cream, vanilla bean and fresh herbs. Builds nicely in concentration and complexity in the mouth, finishing with lingering bright acidity that does not hide the wine's underlying opulent mouthfeel. Ian d'Agata.
NM 90 (10/2016): The 2013 Pape Clement Blanc does not quite deliver the precision of the Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc 2013 this year, the oak is still quite pronounced and eroding some of the detail. The palate is well balanced with lime and citrus peel on the entry, hints of toffee apple emerging towards the finish that, again, feels a little oaky. I was hoping for more after the commendable 2013 Pape Clement Rouge, though it still might appeal to those who like their white Bordeaux with a hedonistic bent. |
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| Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte |
2010 |
Pessac Leognan Blanc |
$129 |
1 |
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JS 97 (11/2013): Wonderfully complex nose in this white with ripe lemon, green papaya, lime peel and lots of ripe yellow peach. Full and focused, it offers a beautiful ripe acidity and silky texture on the palate. Long and precise finish with lots of flowers and mineral. What a wonderful white wine! Drink or hold.
WA 95 (2/2013): A stunning wine with hints of pineapple, caramelized citrus, mandarin oranges, smoky figs and hazelnuts, this is a full-bodied, rich, superb white Graves from the Cathiard family. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2035.
NM 95 (3/2014): Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. The Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte Blanc has a comparatively subtle bouquet with peach skin and nectarine scents, nicely defined but perhaps needing a little more vigour. The palate is a little simple compared to its peers, more backward and reticent, with green apple and shaved ginger towards the somewhat conservative finish. This is ageing beautifully in bottle - one of the finest Bordeaux whites of the vintage. Tasted January 2014.
WS 93 (3/2013): This crackles with thyme and savory notes, offsetting the powerful core of lemon curd, white peach and fennel. The long, pure finish has a stony thread and extra waves of fruit and herb. Drink now through 2019. |
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| | Burgundy Red |
| Dom. Bruno Clair |
2015 |
Marsannay Les Vaudenelles |
$55 |
1 |
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BH 87-90 (1/2017): Super-fresh aromas of red cherry, currant and floral scents serve as an inviting introduction to the vibrant and attractively intense middle weight flavors that terminate in clean and delicious finish. I like the energy; indeed this wine just makes one feel like drinking it. (Drink starting 2019).
VM 86-88 (1/2017): Aromas of red raspberry, strawberry, brown spices, game and chocolate. Juicy, slightly rustic flavors of strawberry and earth. Finishes with dusty, slightly drying tannins. There's good material here but in a rather unrefined package. This wine will not be made in 2016 owing to the damaging hailstorm. Stephen Tanzer.
WA 86-88 (12/2016): The 2015 Marsannay les Vaudenelles offers crisp redcurrant and cranberry scents on the nose, nicely defined if still seeking a little harmony. It just needs more time to knit together. The palate is medium-bodied with fresh red cherry and strawberry pastilles, leading to a fine saline finish. Enjoy after 12-18 months in bottle. |
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| Dom. de Courcel |
1990 |
Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens Slightly Depressed Cork; Signs of Old Seepage; Bin-Soiled Label |
$295 |
1 |
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| WA 94 (12/1992): Believe it or not, the 1990 Pommard-Les Rugiens is even richer than the 1990 Pommard-Les Epenots! It is a 25-40 year wine - a rarity in Burgundy. Also massively endowed, with port-like Pinot Noir fruit, this is a wine of extraordinary concentration, majestic stature, and prodigious potential for longevity. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2035+. |
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| Dom. Follin-Arbelet |
2019 |
Le Corton Grand Cru |
$225 |
5 |
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BH 92 (4/2021): Discreet though perceptible wood sets off markedly spicy aromas of plum, black currant and once again, plenty of earth character. There is more volume and intensity to the larger-scaled flavors that possess very good richness thanks to the plenitude of sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the firm tannic spine shaping the powerful and youthfully austere finale. Patience will clearly be required. (Drink starting 2031).
VM 91 (1/2024): The 2019 Corton Grand Cru has a blackberry and blueberry scented bouquet with a touch of fig. The palate is well-balanced with a candied quality: red cherries, dates, and grainy tannins with fine depth. It gently builds in the mouth towards quite a licorice-tinged finish. Very fine. (Drink between 2024-2035). Neal Martin. |
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2019 |
Le Corton Grand Cru Lightly Wine-Stained Label |
$225 |
1 |
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BH 92 (4/2021): Discreet though perceptible wood sets off markedly spicy aromas of plum, black currant and once again, plenty of earth character. There is more volume and intensity to the larger-scaled flavors that possess very good richness thanks to the plenitude of sappy dry extract that also serves to buffer the firm tannic spine shaping the powerful and youthfully austere finale. Patience will clearly be required. (Drink starting 2031).
VM 91 (1/2024): The 2019 Corton Grand Cru has a blackberry and blueberry scented bouquet with a touch of fig. The palate is well-balanced with a candied quality: red cherries, dates, and grainy tannins with fine depth. It gently builds in the mouth towards quite a licorice-tinged finish. Very fine. (Drink between 2024-2035). Neal Martin. |
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| Dom. Fourrier |
2011 |
Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru Les Goulots Vieilles Vignes Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$225 |
1 |
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VM 92-94 (3/2014): The 2011 Gevrey-Chambertin Les Goulots stands out for its aromatic lift and pure expressiveness. The Goulots blossoms in all directions, with layers of bright, intensely perfumed fruit and compelling overall balance. Seamless and beautiful, the 2011 impresses for its exceptional overall harmony. The cool site on the top of the slope complements some of the more overt qualities of the year. Sweet dark cherries, mint and cloves flow through to the inviting finish. (Drink between 2016-2031). Antonio Galloni.
BH 90-92 (1/2013): This is also exceptionally fresh and expressive with an aromatic profile of upper range red berry fruit, wet stone and a hint of underbrush. There is excellent refinement to the moderate firm tannic spine that gives shape to the intense and sappy medium-bodied flavors that exude a natural sweetness on the agreeably dry and clean finish. Good stuff. (Drink starting 2018). |
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| Dom. Jean-Jacques Confuron |
2008 |
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru |
$200 |
1 |
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| BH 92 (1/2011): Here the ripe and distinctly earthy somber red berry fruit aromas are very much in keeping with the rich, serious, earth-infused and ever-so-slightly rustic full-bodied flavors that are powerful, muscular and culminate in an austere, focused and strikingly long finish. A classic and presently brooding Clos de Vougeot that should age extremely well. (Drink starting 2018). |
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2010 |
Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru |
$225 |
1 |
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| BH 94 (1/2013): A brooding and very broad nose offers up a mix of various red berry fruit aromas that are laced with hints of dried flowers, earth and soft spices. The exceptionally rich, intense and well-muscled medium weight plus flavors possess excellent size, weight and complexity before culminating in a balanced and long finish. This powerfully built effort is much less youthfully austere than it usually is but will require at least a decade to be at its best. (Drink starting 2022). |
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| | Rhone Red |
| Auguste Clape |
2003 |
Cornas Bin-Soiled Label; Scuffed Label |
$250 |
1 |
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WA 93 (2/2006): The inky/blue/purple-tinged 2003 Cornas has shut down since bottling, revealing tightly wound blueberry, blackberry, scorched earth, and smoky notes, stunning density, atypically crisp acidity, and a huge, full-bodied, powerful finish. This should be a fabulous Cornas, but it is not as showy and flamboyant in its youth as I expected. Give it 3-5 years of bottle age; it should keep for 15 years.
WS 93 (12/2010): This heat-marked vintage really sticks out in this flight, with juicy raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry fruit leaping to the fore. Open and lush, with hints of fig paste, graphite and dark olive adding just enough definition to the finish, where the core of raspberry ganache lingers. Probably won't go the distance of the others, but it's delicious.--Non-blind Clape Cornas vertical (2010). Drink now through 2018.
JLL ***** (3/2007): Soaked cherries, mulled fruit, black berry jam aromas with an earthy underlay; the bouquet has a very atypical chocolate presence, some very ripe elderberry, too. Blackberry flavour with edge to it that brings a touch of spirit and mineral. Open now, this has an unbounded, sweet appeal. Interesting suggestion of Cornas terroir on the later stages where there is tighter grip. The end mixes griottes, soaked cherries, with chocolate. I expect this to close and tighten up around 2008-09. Tannins in 2003 are always the brooding issue: a veal dish softens its tannins, duck heightens them. Excellent with Beaufort cheese from Savoie. Drunk at the excellent Les Barmes de l`Ours at Val d`Isère, a 1 star Michelin treat. |
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| Etienne Guigal |
2014 |
Cote Rotie La Landonne |
$279 |
1 |
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JD 97-99 (1/2018): Probably the wine of the vintage is the 2014 Côte Rôtie La Landonne, a beauty that gives up everything you could want from Côte Rôtie. Cassis, tobacco leaf, graphite, crushed rocks and peppery meat notes all emerge from this concentrated, full-bodied 2014 that has a Bordeaux like tannin structure. It certainly bucks the vintage stereotype and has real density and depth. Give bottles 3-5 years and enjoy over the following 20-25 years.
WA 96-98 (12/2017): The 2014 Cote Rotie La Landonne offers complex aromas of smoke, pressed flowers, cured meats, black olives and asphalt. Full-bodied, rich and quite firm, it doesn’t show the early appeal of the other 2014s, yet it should ultimately be the pick of the three and the most long-lived. Impressive.
JLL ****[*] (12/2015): This has its usual dark robe. The nose is lined with a sleek cassis, also blackberry aroma that lingers well, is all en finesse, has spots of inky darkness, a little mystery. The palate presents attractive blackberry, blueberry fruit with ripe, streamlined tannins that fit in well. This gets rolling after half way, ends with purpose. Its tannins are searching on the close. It has more established depth and length than the Mouline and Turque 2014; it can amplify on the palate into a serene, accomplished wine. From 2021. |
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| | Other France |
| Jean Foillard |
2015 |
Fleurie |
$59 |
2 |
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| WA 91 (8/2017): The 2015 Fleurie has a generous, open-knit bouquet with mineral-driven red cherries, fennel and blackcurrant leaf aromas. The palate is well balanced with fine tannin. It feels very fresh in the mouth with just a hint of menthol furnishing the harmonious finish. It represents one of the most delicious offerings from Alexandre Foillard at the moment. |
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| | Bordeaux Red |
| Ch. Calon-Segur |
2006 |
St. Estephe |
$115 |
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| Dom. de Colombier |
1995 |
Hermitage |
$59 |
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1995 |
Hermitage |
$59 |
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