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Merayo

Merayo - Mencía
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain
JS:89 Sustainable
DB8048-23

Müller, Stefan

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Auslese Euchariusberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

80g/l RS, 10.2g acid, 7.5% alc. The Krettnacher Euchariusberg Auslese is harvested from vines planted in 1944 and 1964 in the privileged Gross Schock part of the vineyard, a deep, south-facing parcel of blue slate cooled by hillside breezes. Yields are punishingly small at just 20hl/ha. The wine’s...

Sustainable
DB3506-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Feinherb
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB4865-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Spatlese Sonnenberg "Alte Reben 1923"
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

60+g/l RS, 10-11g acid, 7.5% alc. Mostly a mix of old vines planted in 1967 in the south-facing Röderchen parcel of the vineyard, plus a parcel of centenarian vines planted in the 1920s. This is a masterpiece of precision and ripeness. Very small amounts are produced each year. Can be cellared for...

Sustainable
DB3521-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Trocken
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

8.3g/l RS and 8.5g/l acidity. The Muller Estate Trocken comes this year from old vines from 1983 at the top of the Niedermenniger Herrenberg, a red slate site. Vinified dry in 2/3 stainless steel, 1/3 Fuder barrels. Energetic, crunchy, mineral, and far more serious a wine than it has to be -- as...

Sustainable
DB3501-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Feinherb Herrenberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB3503-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Kabinett Sonnenberg "Alte Reben"
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

48g/l RS, 10.4g acid, 8.5% alc. Stefan Müller holds vineyards in the villages of Niedermennig and Krettnach. One of his prized sites is a parcel of 50 year-old vines (“alte reben”) situated in the western, south-west-facing part of the Niedermenniger Sonnenberg. This parcel is situated on iron-rich...

Sustainable
DB3504-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Kabinett Krettnacher Euchariusberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

Euchariusberg is Muller's largest parcel (5.1ha), a rambling site of grey slate and quartz with many old vines still planted. 44.2g/l RS, 10.5g acid, 8% alc. From vines planted in 1964 picked at a very low 35hl/ha. Minerality peppered with light tea notes and a nice freshness round off the overall...

Sustainable
DB3652-23

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Spätlese "Alte Reben 1944" Euchariusberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB3520-23

Domaine de la Pirolette

Domaine de la Pirolette - Saint-Amour "La Poulette"
Gamay from Beaujolais, France

Domaine de la Pirolette makes two single-vineyard wines, each showcasing a different terroir found within Saint-Amour. The "Poulette" comes from pink granite and is vinified entirely in cement eggs. The shape allows the lees to be contantly moving. The "Poulette" has a great attack, with gorgeous,...

JG:92 Sustainable
DB6882-20

Domaine de la Pirolette - Saint-Amour "Carjot"
Gamay from Beaujolais, France

Domaine de la Pirolette makes two single-vineyard wines, each showcasing a different terroir found within Saint-Amour. The "Carjot" comes from blue volcanic soil and is vinified in four barrels and one egg, a fifty-fifty blend. The "Carjot" feels a bit more structured and spicey than the "Poulette...

Sustainable
DB6883-20

Villard, Francois

Villard, Francois - Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc"
from Rhône, France

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Eighty-eight percent whole cluster, macerated for twelve days in stainless steel and wood vats. Aged eighteen months in twenty percent...

Sustainable
DB3114-21

Villard, Francois - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France
JG:91+ Sustainable
DB3113-22

Villard, Francois - Condrieu "Villa Pontciana"
Viognier from Rhône, France
VM:94 Sustainable
DB3717-22

Villard, Francois - Condrieu “Terrasses du Palat”
Viognier from Rhône, France
JG:92 VM:90 Sustainable
DB3111-22

Villard, Francois - Viognier “Contours de Deponcins”
Viognier from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3116-23

Villard, Francois - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3113-21

Villard, Francois - Saint Peray “Version”
While blend (mostly Marsanne) from Rhône, France

Saint-Péray is a unique appellation, south of Cornas, that is planted entirely to white grapes, mainly Roussanne and Marsanne. Wines from Saint-Péray remain relatively obscure as the entire appellation is only 98 hectares and not many are imported in the US. A recent Decanter article describes the...

VM:90 Sustainable
DB3112-22

Villard, Francois - Viognier “Contours de Deponcins”
Viognier from Rhône, France
JG:90 Sustainable
DB3116-22

Le Babbler

Le Babbler - Bordeaux Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, France

65% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Sémillon, 10% Sauvignon Gris. From two plots on limestone-clay and gravel soils on the hillside of Tresses & Artigues. Pressing two days before fermentation. Vinified with little oxygen contact to maximize freshness and aged in stainless steel for three to four months...

Sustainable
DB6253-24

Le Babbler - Bordeaux Supérieur
from Bordeaux, France
Sustainable
DB6157-20

Le Babbler - Bordeaux Rosé
from Bordeaux, France
Sustainable
DB6258-24

Domaine de Cornillac

Domaine de Cornillac - Beaujolais
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Sustainable
DB8481-23

Saint-Jacques de Siran

Saint-Jacques de Siran - “Saint-Jacques de Siran” Bordeaux Superieur
from Bordeaux, France
Sustainable
DB3984-19

Château de Respide

Château de Respide - Graves Blanc
from Bordeaux, France
VFTC:91 Sustainable
DB4305-22

Château de Respide - Graves Blanc "Callipyge"
from Bordeaux, France
VFTC:91 Sustainable
DB4306-21

Millet, Gerard

Millet, Gerard - Menetou-Salon Rouge
from Loire, France
Sustainable
DB5700-22

Millet, Gerard - Sancerre Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc originating from the three types of terroir found throughout Sancerre: 80% “caillottes” or stoney limestone soil, 10% “Silex” clay-flint and 10% “terres blanches” white clay and decomposed limestone. Direct pressing with cold settling for four days, fermentation in stainless...

Sustainable
DB5698-23

Millet, Gerard - Sancerre Blanc `Le Desert du Petit Bannon`
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

35 year old vines, from a vineyard called “Le Désert du Petit Bannon” located in the commune of Vinon. The terroir is composed of clay-siliceous soil with lots of flint pebbles. Direct pressing with cold static settling for four days. The must is then moved into 400L barrels where it undergos...

Sustainable
DB5707-20

Millet, Gerard - Sancerre Blanc `Chene Marchand`
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc from a top site in Bué named “Chêne Marchand”. Soils of calcareous composition called “Caillottes”. These are small limestone pebbles that are friable. Direct pressing with cold static settling for four days, then the must is moved to 600L barrels where it undergoes...

Sustainable
DB5706-17

Millet, Gerard - Menetou-Salon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc from Kimmeridgian marl soils that are more than 160 million years. These soils are composed of layers of clay, small fossilized oyster shells with limestone sediments. Direct pressing with cold settling for 48 hours. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats for two to...

Sustainable
DB5696-23