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El Portalón

El Portalón - Rueda (Verdejo)
Verdejo from Rueda, Spain

This wine takes its name from the vineyard from which the grapes are sourced. (The name of the vineyard comes from long ago, when to access the vineyard was through a big stone portal; the local people started to call it Viña El Portalón—literally, Big Door Vineyard—and the name stuck.) From sandy...

DB7588-23

El Portalón - Rueda (Verdejo)
Verdejo from Rueda, Spain

DB7588-24

Leiner

Leiner - Spätburgunder Trocken Ilbesheim "Kalkbruch"
Pinot Noir from Pfalz, Germany
Biodynamic
DB4528-22

Leiner - Riesling Trocken
Riesling from Pfalz, Germany

This crisp, zesty, flavorsome dry Riesling comes from rolling hillside vineyards in the southern Pfalz around Ilbesheim. Most of the soils are loam mixed with a top layer of loess -- a decomposed calcium-rich dust deposited from ancient glaciers. The wine was vinified in steel and offers 7+ grams...

Biodynamic
DB3507-22

Leiner - Riesling Trocken
Riesling from Pfalz, Germany

Biodynamic
DB3507-23

Müller, Stefan

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Spätlese "Alte Reben 1944" Euchariusberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB3520-24

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Kabinett Altenberg
from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB3522-24

Müller, Stefan - Riesling Feinherb
Riesling from Mosel, Germany
Sustainable
DB4865-24

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 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
DB3501-24

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 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
DB3521-24

Del Que Toma el Cardinal

Del Que Toma el Cardinal - Espadín
Espadín from Oaxaca, Mexico

100% Espadin (angustifolia haw); natural fermentation without chemical components in an oak wood tub, and roasted in the traditional ground oven lined with hot stones. Distillated twice in a copper still. 50% Alc. by Vol. Place of origin: Santo Domingo Albarradas, Oaxaca.Mezcalero : Don Fortunato...

DB3730-NV

Ambrositsch

Ambrositsch - Riesling "Utopie" (Rosengartl)
Riesling from Vienna, Austria

Previously called “Riesling Rosengartel”, the name changed to “Utopie” with the 2017 vintage. The Rosengartl vineyard is a legendary site for Riesling. It is on the right bank of the Danube on the famous Nussberg hill, a south-facing limestone slope that has great views of Vienna. Ambrositsch has...

Organic
DB6794-22

Ambrositsch - "Ein Liter Wien" White Blend
Grüner Veltliner from Vienna, Austria

A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because this includes everything from the five-year old vines of Kosmopolit to the old-vine field blend from Ringelspiel planted in 1950s, it’s considerably more serious than most wine bottled...

Organic
DB6790-24

Ambrositsch - Gemischter Satz "Ringelspiel"
White Blend: traditional Viennese from Vienna, Austria

From a single parcel on the right side of the Danube with Ambrositsch’s oldest vines, planted in the 1950’s. It’s a mix of ancient varieties that are not known and twelve that are familiar, some of them rare. Brenna Quigley, a renowned geologist, explained in a recent AWMB seminar that these marl...

Organic
DB6792-21

Ambrositsch - Gemischter Satz "Kosmopolit"
White Blend: traditional Viennese from Vienna, Austria

This Gemischter Satz is named Kosmopolit as it comes from five sites on both sides of the Danube in Vienna. The grapes are picked on the same day by two teams, each consisting of approximately ten to twelve people. In the evening, all of the grapes go into the press together and the next day after...

VM:91 Organic
DB6791-23

Ambrositsch - Gemischter Satz "Kosmopolit"
White Blend: traditional Viennese from Vienna, Austria

Organic
DB6791-24

Ambrositsch - "Ein Liter Wien" White Blend
Grüner Veltliner from Vienna, Austria

Organic
DB6790-23

Ambrositsch - Grüner Veltliner "Revision" (Reisenberg)
Grüner Veltliner from Vienna, Austria

As Ambrositsch has chosen to not be in the DAC, they cannot use the vineyard names on the label, but this wine comes from one of their prized vineyards, the Reisenberg. It was planted all to Gruner Veltliner in the 1960’s. Ambrositsch described the soil as creamy and stinky, mainly with slate and...

Organic
DB6789-21

Ambrositsch - Gemischter Satz "Fürchtegott"
Field Blend from Vienna, Austria

Mainly Riesling, Welschriesling and Zierfandler made in one 750-litre barrel with minimal intervention. A slightly cooler cellar corner, a little more air contact, no filtration, no added sulphur; the finished result was a wine completely different to that of previous years. Innocent, almost clear...

Organic
DB6788-22

Saumaize-Michelin

Saumaize-Michelin - Pouilly-Fuissé "Ampélopsis"
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
VM:91-93 Biodynamic
DB3682-20

Saumaize-Michelin - Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru “Clos sur la Roche”
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
VM:91 Biodynamic
DB3422-22

Saumaize-Michelin - Pouilly-Fuissé Pentacrine
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
VM:90 Organic
DB3418-22

Saumaize-Michelin - Pouilly Fuissé 1er Cru "La Maréchaude"
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

This is one of the most recent parcels purchased by the winery in 2013, thanks to their son Vivian. The vines are 25 years-old an planted on an incredibly steep slope. Working here is harrowing to say the least and everything must be done by hand. It's very hard work, but the terroir is exceptional...

VM:90 Biodynamic
DB4793-22

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

Fanny Fougerat

Fanny Fougerat - Laurier d’Apollon Vintage 2011
from Cognac, France

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru PETITE CHAMPAGNE: PARCELLE : ”Mere Robin” ALC :42% vol. AGEING : French oak barrels, 8 months in new barrels, then transferred to older used oak barrels. Long toasting. TASTING ADVICE This cognac is an all-rounder! It's great as an aperitif or as a nightcap later in the...

DB3294-NV

Fanny Fougerat - Cedre Blanc Extra Vintage 2004
from Cognac, France

DB3301-NV

Fanny Fougerat - Marin Hors Serie- Cognac 700ml
from Cognac, France

Fanny deposited wood staves with an oyster farmer on the island of Re, where they were dried for a year to take on a maritime influence. They were regularly watered with sea water to collect the sea spray and used to create two different barrels with two different levels of toast. The cognac sees...

DB3952-NV

Fanny Fougerat - Rose Le Colibri De Fanny Vintage 2022
from Cognac, France

DB4299-NV

Fanny Fougerat - Petit Cigüe Cognac Vintage 2018
from Cognac, France

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru FINS BOIS PARCELLE : ”Le Fief” ALC :40% vol. AGEING : 25% of the lot in new wood. Fine-grained French oak barrels. Long toasting. TASTING ADVICE To be served on the rocks or in a cocktail, it's easy without being simple, pleasant without being too overpowering. No...

DB3293-NV

Fanny Fougerat - Iris Poivré XO Vintage 2006
from Cognac, France

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru BORDERIES PARCELLE : ”Chez Garraud” ALC :40% vol. AGEING 15% of the lot in new barrels. Fine-grained French oak. Lightly toasted TASTING ADVICE As an aperitif, it matches well hard ewes milk cheeses or a creamy spread. Also perfect as a digestive with almond cake. 100...

DB3295-NV

Staffelter Hof / Jan Matthias Klein

Staffelter Hof / Jan Matthias Klein - White Blend "Little Bastard"
White Blend from Mosel, Germany

11.5% alc, 0.6g/l RS. A crazy quilt blend of 60% Riesling, 25% Sauvignon Blanc, 12% Muller-Thurgau and 3% skin-fermented Muscat.The Riesling grapes come from the Krov Letterlay, a sunny, dry, grey slate site. The Sauvignon comes from the nearby Kinheimer Hubertuslay, also slate.Each grape variety...

Organic
DB3621-22

Celler Pardas

Celler Pardas - Pur Xarel.lo
Xarel-lo from Penedès, Spain
DE: 93 JG:92 Organic
DB2397-20

Celler Pardas - Sus Scrofa (Sumoll)
Sumoll from Penedès, Spain
TA:91 WA:92 Organic
DB2396-22

Celler Pardas - Blau Cru (Malvasía de Sitges)
Malvasia from Penedès, Spain
JG: 91 WA:95 Organic
DB2398-22

Celler Pardas - "Hermos" Corpinnat
Xarel-lo from Penedès, Spain
WA:93 Organic
DB4199-19

Celler Pardas - Pell a Pell
Xarel-lo from Penedès, Spain
TA:90 Organic
DB2401-22

Celler Pardas - Rupestris
Xarel-lo from Penedès, Spain

A blend of 80% Xarel-lo and 20% Malvasía de Sitges. The Xarel-lo comes from 50-year-old vines planted on chalky and clay soils, while the Malvasía was planted by Ramon and Jordi in 1996 on very deep alluvial loam and slate soils. Fermented and aged for six months in 100-year-old concrete tanks with...

WA:92 Organic
DB2395-23

Casa Juan

Casa Juan - Señor de Lesmos Crianza
Tempranillo from Rioja, Spain
Organic
DB8640-19

Villa Calicantus

Villa Calicantus - Vino Rosato Frizzante “Sollazzo”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy

Sollazzo, meaning “fun under the sun,” is made with Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and a little Sangiovese from a west-facing site planted in pergola. This is a fairly fertile plot, less calcareous than the vineyards that make the Bardolino Classico wines. Half the vines are planted in 1966 and...

Biodynamic
DB0164-20

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Superiore 'Lassuperiora'
Red blend from Veneto, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0166-20

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Classico La Rocca “Soracuna”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy

A blend of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, with less than 20% Merlot. Vine age ranges from 5-55 years old. The grapes are harvested in 5-10 passes, and each harvest is fermented separately. Macerations last 5-6 days; fermented and aged in concrete vats. 12,904 bottles made. Daniele has new vines...

Biodynamic
DB0167-21

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Classico Superiore “Avresir”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0168-19

Villard, Francois

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

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr from the lieu-dits, Le Plomb, Cote Bodin, Le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Servonniere, and Le Mont, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Ninety percent whole cluster, macerated...

Sustainable
DB3114-23