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Immich-Batterieberg

Immich-Batterieberg - Riesling Trocken Escheburg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

Normally a blend of all four steep slope grand crus from Immich: Batterieberg, Zeppwingert, Ellergrub, and Steffensberg; but this year the Ellergrub fruit from blue slate dominates to scintillating effect. Mostly old and ungrafted vines — at least 60 years old — the vinous heritage of Germany...

Organic
DB0901-22

Immich-Batterieberg - Riesling Trocken Ellergrub
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

The Grand Cru Ellergrub is Gernot’s favorite vineyard to work. Century-old, pre-phylloxera, ungrafted vines planted on a blue slate hillside of dizzying steepness renders a wine that’s nothing short of profound. It offers intense flavor, integrated juiciness, sensuous texture and extraordinary...

JS:95
DB0903-19

Immich-Batterieberg - Riesling Trocken Batterieberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

The namesake vineyard of the estate, a Grand Cru created by blasting the toweringly steep cliff face to rubble in the 1840s. Grey slate, thin topsoil, perfect exposition, extremely old, pre-phylloxera vines on their original rootstock, and a legendary history makes this one of the living treasures...

DB0904-22

Immich-Batterieberg - Riesling Trocken Zollturm
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

DB1600-20

Immich-Batterieberg - Riesling Trocken Steffensberg
Riesling from Mosel, Germany

DB0902-22

Chevrot's aligoté comes from four parcels planted in 1970 and 1984. Two parcels have a gravel terroir and the other two have a sandstone terroir. The sandstone gives a smokey characteristic to the wine. Many people mistakenly believe that this smokey note comes from oak, but this wine is made in...

Organic
DB0493-22

Thevenet (Domaine de la Bongran/Domaine de Roally)

Thevenet (Domaine de la Bongran/Domaine de Roally) - Roally Viré-Clessé
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay. Like Domaine de la Bongran and Domaine Émilian Gillet, Domaine de Roally belongs to the Thévenet family. Bongran is the original heart of it all; Gillet was added in 1980; and Roally came about after the 2000 vintage. Roally's original owner was an old schoolmate of Jean Thévenet's...

Organic
DB0349-21

Thevenet (Domaine de la Bongran/Domaine de Roally) - Émilian Gillet Viré-Clessé
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
Organic
DB3956-19

Thevenet (Domaine de la Bongran/Domaine de Roally) - Bongran Viré-Clessé "Cuvée E.J.Thévenet"
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay. Bongran is the heart of the Thévenet family's holdings, its original home estate going back to post-WWI years; in later years, Jean Thévenet added two more small properties and created separate domaines and labels for them (Roally and Domaine Émilian Gillet). His son Gautier has...

Organic
DB0350-19

Desvignes

Desvignes - Beaujolais Blanc "Sans Bois ni Loi"
Chardonnay from Beaujolais, France

100% Chardonnay. 2022 is just the second vintage of white wine at Desvignes, the first in the domaine's 8 generations. The 15-year-old vines are in the same vineyard as the Gamay for their relatively new "L'Aube à Javernières". The 0.26-hectare plot of Chardonnay is on the same deep clay soils as...

Organic
DB3302-22

Baudry, Domaine Bernard

Baudry, Domaine Bernard - Chinon Blanc
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. From around 1.2 hectares' worth of parcels of 10-20-year-old vines on clay soils featuring limestone and flint. The farming is certified-organic with all vineyard work and harvest done by hand. The whole clusters are pressed slowly and gently, followed by natural settling in tank...

Organic
DB0305-22

Pépière

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine "Monnières-Saint Fiacre"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Pépière has vines in a couple of different zones of the cru of Monnières-St.-Fiacre (including the lieu-dit of Gras Moutons which is separately bottled). The site for this bottling features 60-year-old vines on fine, sandy, gneiss-rich soils. As for all Pépière vines and...

Organic
DB2005-19

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie "Briords-Cuvée Vieilles Vignes"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Briords is a 3-hectare lieu-dit in the cru of Château Thébaud. These vines are the estate's oldest plot, planted from massale selection 60-70 years ago. The sandy clay soils are rich in granite de Thébaud, a type differing from granite de Clisson in in its higher feldspar...

Biodynamic
DB8966-22

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine "Gorges"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

100% Melon de Bourgogne. From 1.67 hectares in the cru of Gorges, the newest addition to the Pepière estate, a plot forever farmed and sold to them by esteemed vigneron Michel Brégeon. Gorges is a departure for Pepière: it is the furthest away from the village and home vineyards and more importanly...

Organic
DB5800-19

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine "Château Thébaud"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Pépière has 14 hectares of vines in the cru of Château Thébaud, but only a 1.5-hectare parcel of vines 25 to 70 years old goes into this bottling (the rest goes into the entry-level "La Pépie"). The south-facing site features sandy clay soils based on decomposed granite de...

Biodynamic
DB8353-19

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie "Gras Moutons"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France
Organic
DB0331-22

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre et Maine "Clisson"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France
Biodynamic
DB0676-20

Pépière - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie "La Pépie"
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Classic Muscadet on granite. The core of the "La Pépie" Sur Lie bottling is the 10-hectare heart of the Pépière estate, which is part of the Clisson cru in the tiny commune of Pépière near the winery; there is also a portion of purchased fruit from a nearby organic farmer...

Organic
DB8905-22

Closel

Closel - Savennières La Jalousie
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. The fruit from "La Jalousie" comes from the youngest estate vines and is harvested the earliest of the three Closel wines. The vines are generally 20 years old or younger and are in different parcels across all three main Closel micro-terroirs (plateau, hillsides or coteaux, and...

V:92 WS:92 JG:92 Biodynamic
DB0316-20

Closel - Savennières Les Caillardières
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. From certified-biodynamic estate vines in the Les Caillardières vineyard, which lies on the plateau of Savennières on silky-textured, very poor soils of sand and schist. These 45-year-old vines are harvested by hand 10 days after the earliest-picked wine, La Jalousie, when the...

Biodynamic
DB3342-20

Closel - Savennières Les Caillardières
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

Biodynamic
DB3342-21

Closel - Savennières Clos du Papillon
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. From certified-biodynamic estate vines in the esteemed Clos du Papillon vineyard, considered one of the grands crus of the appellation. The Clos du Papillon lies in a coulée, a small ravine or valley that cuts across the Savennières hillside. The steep slopes have perfect south-...

Biodynamic
DB0317-21

Filliatreau

Filliatreau - Saumur Blanc "Lena"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. Filliatreau sources most of the fruit from Saumur neighbors for "Lena", as they have relatively little Chenin Blanc on their own certified-organic estate. As a rule, the vines are farmed sustainably and range from 10-20 years old; Filliatreau does the harvesting themselves. The...

Organic
DB6199-22

Filliatreau - Saumur Blanc "Château Fouquet"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. Château Fouquet is a lieu-dit in the village of Brézé 10 kilometers east of Saumur. Filliatreau acquired some partly abandoned Cab Franc vines here in the 1990s and set about converting the farming first to organics (certified since 1998) and then to biodynamics (certified since...

Organic
DB4315-21

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien - Vouvray "Trois Argiles"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. "Trois Argiles" or "three clays" is named for the 3 parcels of Pinon's most clay-forward soils which go into this demi-sec bottling. They lie on an east-facing plateau and tend to be cooler and slower-ripening thanks to the water-retaining soils. Overall the Pinon vines average...

WS:93 JG:92 Organic
DB8926-20

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien - Vouvray "Silex Noir"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. Silex noir is a rare black flint found almost exclusively in this tiny corner of Vouvray, the Vallée de Cousse. it lends its name to this bottling, one of Pinon's two demi-sec bottlings (other is "Trois Argiles"). "Silex Noir" comes mainly from 2 parcels totaling 3.7 hectares on...

JG:93+ VM:90 Organic
DB8927-18

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien - Vouvray Sec
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France
Organic
DB8892-22

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien - Vouvray "Les Déronnières"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

100% Chenin Blanc. "Deronnières" is one of Pinon's two usual sec bottlings and is also a terroir-focused bottling, featuring the most limestone-forward of their parcels. The vines are on an exposed hilltop rich in tuffeau, the soft, chalky limestone particular to Vouvray and are the first to ripen...

Organic
DB8902-22

Pinon, Domaine François et Julien - Vouvray Sec "Buvez du Bon Pinon"
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France
Organic
DB4145-22

Bera, Vittorio e Figli

Bera, Vittorio e Figli - Vino Bianco "Arcese"
Arneis from Piedmont, Italy

Arneis/Cortese/Sauvignon Blanc/Favorita/Vermentino. The name "Arcese" is a whimsical mash-up of Arneis and Cortese, historically the main base of this field-blend white. Cortese and Arneis are classic Piemontese varieties, in Gavi and the Roero hills respectively; also native to Piemonte, Favorita...

Organic
DB0348-21

Bera, Vittorio e Figli - Vino Bianco "Baravantan"
Moscato from Piedmont, Italy

100% Moscato. From organically farmed estate vines averaging 30 years old, planted on south-southeast-facing slopes on sandy calcareous soils. The whole bunches are harvested by hand and gently pressed. The must is settled naturally and fermented slowly with indigenous yeasts and without sulfur in...

Organic
DB3871-19

Bera, Vittorio e Figli - Vino Bianco "Bianchdusèt"
Moscato from Piedmont, Italy

100% Moscato. Bianchdusèt is a unique and "accidental" wine. A tank of Moscato destined for Moscato d'Asti went too far in its fermentation to be used for it. The wine was left untouched in the tank, where it fermented to complete dryness over 2 years and developed a layer of flor over its surface...

Organic
DB3283-07

Cascina 'Tavijn

Cascina 'Tavijn - Vino Bianco "Vigna di Nando"
Baratuciat from Piedmont, Italy

Baratuciàt/Bussanello/Cortese/other. Named for their beloved pastoral guardian dog, "Nando" is a first-time wine for the Verruas. The vines are a very small, young, mixed planting close by the house/winery and contains local white varieties like Baratuciàt, Bussanello and Cortese. The bunches were...

Organic
DB4355-21

San Ferdinando

San Ferdinando - Vermentino IGT Toscana
Vermentino from Tuscany, Italy

San Ferdinando’s Vermentino comes from vines planted in 2010 at 300m above sea level. This north-facing vineyard has sand in the first 20cm of soil, with compact grey clay below. Freshness and drinkability, rather than concentration, are the objectives in the wine, so the number of bunches per...

Organic
DB1693-22

Fonterenza

Fonterenza - IGT Toscano Bianco "Le Ragazze"
Vermentino from Tuscany, Italy

50% Vermentino/50% Malvasia. The fruit is from 25-to-50-year-old, organically farmed vines on sandy volcanic soils in the hilly Monte Amiata zone a few miles south of the town of Montalcino. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed, gently presssed and fermented spontaneously without sulfur in...

Organic
DB5754-20

De Angelis

De Angelis - Pecorino Offida
Pecorino from Marche, Italy

From the oft-forgotten Pecorino variety that is now re-emerging from the Marche, Pecorino bears no relation the familar cheeses of the same name. The commune of Offida was awarded DOC status in 2001 and DOCG in 2010. Fermented and aged in stainless steel. Medium-bodied and balanced with excellent...

Organic
DB0042-22

Nusserhof

Nusserhof - Vino Bianco "B....." (Blatterle)
Blatterle from Alto Adige, Italy

Blatterle (the grape name has two t’s) is an old white varietal indigenous to the area which nearly became extinct. The grapes are golden and oval shaped; the name itself means “little leaf” in German. At one time, the grape was used to produce either sweet must (to be served with roast chestnuts...

Organic
DB0023-21

De Bartoli

De Bartoli - Catarratto IGT Terre Siciliane "Lucido"
Catarratto from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB5301-22

De Bartoli - Grillo IGT Terre Siciliane "Grappoli del Grillo"
Grillo from Sicily, Italy

100% Grillo. From organically farmed estate vines in the Samperi contrada of Marsala. They are 30 years old, planted on sandy, limestone-rich loam and trained in both Guyot and alberello. The very best Grillo bunches from the harvest are selected for "Grappoli del Grillo". They are gently pressed...

Organic
DB4712-22

De Bartoli - Zibibbo IGT Terre Siciliane "Pietranera"
Zibibbo from Sicily, Italy

100% Zibibbo. De Bartoli was the first to make a dry Zibibbo on the island of Pantelleria, where the hot climate and ancient viticultural history engendered a tradition of sweet, dried-grape-based passito wines. De Bartoli acquired 3 ha. of Zibibbo planted in the 1950s on north-facing terraces at...

Organic
DB5201-22

De Bartoli - Vino Bianco "Sole e Vento"
from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB5210-22

De Bartoli - Grillo IGT Terre Siciliane "Vignaverde"
Grillo from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB5200-22

Felici, Andrea

Felici, Andrea - Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Riserva "Il Cantico"
Verdicchio from Marche, Italy
Organic
DB0074-18

Felici, Andrea - Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore
Verdicchio from Marche, Italy

100% Verdicchio. The fruit is from 10 hectares of various vineyards on the Felici farm, from 10- to 40-year-old vines. The vineyards are between 500 and 600m above sea level; Leo's vineyard site at 600m is the highest in the appellation. Harvest was in late September/early October at yields of 11,...

Organic
DB0066-22

Contrada Salandra

Contrada Salandra - Campi Flegrei Falanghina
Falanghina from Campania, Italy

From two parcels between 90 and 200m above sea level, totaling 2.2 hectares; one is 7 years old, and the other is 40+ years old. Both sites face southeast and are trained guyot, and the vines are ungrafted. Harvested by hand in the beginning of October at yields of about 5,000kg/ha (27-30 hl/ha...

VM:90 Organic
DB1820-18

Contrada Salandra - Campi Flegrei Falanghina
Falanghina from Campania, Italy

Organic
DB1820-19

Quinta do Infantado

Quinta do Infantado - Rabigato DOC Douro
Rabigato from Douro, Portugal

100% Rabigato. From 1 hectare of vines planted from massale selections in 2014 on a hillside of poor, schistous soils in the Douro. The bunches are hand-harvested and destemmed. The berries are fermented in steel tank with indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged on its fine lees for 11 months in steel...

DB4703-21

Pence Vineyards & Winery

Pence Vineyards & Winery - Chardonnay 'Crate' Sta. Rita Hills
Chardonnay from California, United States
Organic
DB6074-20

Bowler Wine

NYC Wine Spirits Importer Distributor

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