DB7760-23
Sustainable |
Primitivo Quiles |
Cono 4
2023 |
Monastrell
Monastrell made in eighty-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). Filtered by gravity and, following tradition,... |
Spain |
DB4443-22
Sustainable |
Agricola Grillos Cantores |
Corinto
2022 |
Chasselas
Corinto (Chasselas) grown on 150-year-old vines at 650ft. Long fermentation in tank and aged 18 months over the lees. |
Chile |
DB4444-21
Sustainable |
Agricola Grillos Cantores |
Corinto Flor
2021 |
Chasselas
100% Corinto (Chasselas) grown on 150-year-old vines at 650ft. Long fermentation in tank and aged 18 months over the lees, 2/3 not topped... |
Chile |
DB9743-21
Sustainable
WS:94 |
Dumien-Serrette |
Cornas "Cuvée Henri" Vieilles Vignes
2021 |
Syrah
Over the years Gilbert's neighbor, Noël Verset, continually asked Gilbert why he didn't make a special bottling of only his oldest... |
France |
DB9744-21
Sustainable
JS:92 WS:92 |
Dumien-Serrette |
Cornas "Patou" Vieilles Vignes
2021 |
Syrah
100% Syrah. Grapes are pressed with an old-style basket press and aged 2 years in 2-7 year-old barrels. Some stems are kept for... |
France |
DB9744-22
Sustainable
JD:93-95 VM:91-94 JG:94 |
Dumien-Serrette |
Cornas "Patou" Vieilles Vignes
2022 |
Syrah
100% Syrah. Made with partial whole-cluster fermentation. Aged two years in two to seven year-old barrels. "Patou" is the top site south of... |
France |
DB4400-21
Sustainable |
Latour, Vincent |
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
2021 |
Chardonnay
This parcel is 1/4 of a hectare, planted in 1956 and 1994. Fermented and aged in demi-muids on the lees (no stirring) for twelve months. |
France |
DB1311-20
Sustainable |
Mourgues du Grès |
Costières de Nîmes Capitelles des Mourgues Blanc
2020 |
Grenache Blanc
Most of this cuvée (75% of blend) comes from the domaine's oldest Grenache blanc vines, grown on limestone, blended with 20% Rousanne and 5... |
France |
DB0310-22
Sustainable |
Terres Dorées |
Côte de Brouilly
2022 |
Gamay
100% Gamay. The Côte de Brouilly is the steep, hilly heart of the larger Brouilly cru and was Jean-Paul's first cru bottling in the early... |
France |
DB7860-22
Sustainable
JG:93 |
Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes |
Côte de Brouilly "Ambassades"
2022 |
Gamay
The top wine, Ambassades, comes from 12 acres of Paul’s best parcels, and is purchased by the Quai d’Orsay for use in French embassies... |
France |
DB3114-21
Sustainable |
Villard, Francois |
Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc"
2021 |
100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, ... |
France |
DB3912-23
Sustainable |
Mary Taylor Wine |
Coteaux du Giennois Blanc (Alice Berthier)
2023 |
Sauvignon Blanc
Little known outside of France, Coteaux du Giennois just received AOP status in 1998 – yet it has been producing wine since the 2nd century... |
France |
DB3609-22
Sustainable |
Domaine d'Andezon |
Côtes-du-Rhône
2022 |
Syrah
Mostly Syrah with some Grenache (can be up to 10% depending on the vintage) grown on 30-60 year old vines. While most of the vineyards in... |
France |
DB6691-23
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc
2023 |
Grenache Blanc
Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussane, from vines of an average age of 20 years, planted on sandy and clay slopes with northern exposure.... |
France |
DB6692-NV
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc ('23)
NV |
Grenache Blanc
Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussane, from vines of an average age of 20 years, planted on sandy and clay slopes with northern exposure.... |
France |
DB6403-21
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge
2021 |
50% Grenache and 50% Syrah; half of the grapes for the blend are de-classified Laudun Village and half are just outside the appellation.... |
France |
DB6403-22
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge
2022 |
50% Grenache and 50% Syrah; half of the grapes for the blend are de-classified Laudun Village and half are just outside the appellation.... |
France |
DB6405-23
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun Blanc
2023 |
20% Viognier, 20% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussane, 15% Marsanne, 10% Bourboulenc, all from vines averaging about 20 years of... |
France |
DB6405-22
Sustainable
WS:90 |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun Blanc
2022 |
20% Viognier, 20% Grenache blanc, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussane, 15% Marsanne, 10% Bourboulenc, all from vines averaging about 20 years of... |
France |
DB2633-21
Sustainable |
Pélaquié |
Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Laudun Rouge
2021 |
Grenache
Syrah 40%, Grenache 40%, Mourvèdre 20%
Hand-harvested from sandy clay slopes with a northern exposure. Traditional fermentation of 12-14... |
France |
DB0004-21
Sustainable |
Cazin |
Cour-Cheverny
2021 |
Romorantin
100% Romorantin. Cour Cheverny has only existed as an AOC since 1997; François Cazin was instrumental in the drive to establish it to save... |
France |
DB0300-22
Sustainable |
Cazin |
Cour-Cheverny Cuvée Renaissance
2022 |
Romorantin
100% Romorantin. Cazin's Cour-Cheverny Cuvée Renaissance is made only in certain vintages, when the conditions are right for healthy fruit... |
France |
DB0072-NV
Sustainable |
Noble Coyote |
Coyote
NV |
This unique mezcal is made with a variety (karwinskii latrans) that the people in the village of San Luis Amatlán call “Coyote”; it is... |
Mexico |
DB6806-NV
Sustainable |
Perrier, Jean |
Crémant de Savoie Brut
NV |
Jacquère
Crémant de Savoie is a new appellation; the first wines were released in December 2015. The blend must be at least 60% Jacquère or Altesse... |
France |
DB3115-22
Sustainable |
Villard, Francois |
Crozes-Hermitage Rouge “Certitude”
2022 |
Syrah
From three sites on the Plateau de Chassis in the village of Mercurol. In the shadow of Hermitage, the land opens up here and there are... |
France |
DB0248-16
Sustainable
TA:94 VM:94 WA:94 |
Lopez de Heredia |
Cubillo
2016 |
Tempranillo
This vineyard is two miles away from the winery at an altitude of 1,348 feet above sea level; the vines are an average age of 40 years of... |
Spain |
DB4448-NV
Sustainable |
Revelador |
Cuixe
NV |
Common name of maguey: Cuixe. • Scientific name: Karwinskii. • Agave age: 13 years, wild. Tasting Notes: Crisp notes of florals and herbs... |
Mexico |
DB9940-23
Sustainable |
Benito Santos |
D.O. Rias Baixas "Saiar" Albarino
2023 |
Albariño
100% Albarino from multiple plots in Val do Saines. Vines are grown in granite and loam soils and they average about 25 years in age.... |
Spain |
DB1731-22
Sustainable |
Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) |
D.O. Ribera del Duero, Bellavista
2022 |
Tempranillo
100% Tempranillo from a 85 year old, single parcel. Foot stomped and 100% full cluster pressing. Fermented in open top barriques and... |
Spain |
DB7662-22
Sustainable |
Germán Blanco (Quinta Milú) |
D.O. Ribera del Duero, Viñas Viejas
2022 |
Tempranillo
100% Tempranillo sourced from two small vineyards where the vines are over 100 years old in clay, limestone soils. Fermented in open-top... |
Spain |
DB3612-19
Sustainable
WA:90 |
|
Dézaley Grand Cru Medinette
2019 |
Chasselas
With an ideal southern aspect, one that takes advantage of the reflected rays of sunlight from Lake Geneva below (altitude 400-600 meters... |
Switzerland |
DB1984-23
Sustainable |
Los Bermejos |
Diego Seco
2023 |
Diego
100% Diego, a variety endemic to Lanzarote and La Palma that is high-acid and mineral-driven. Fermented in stainless steel and aged three... |
Spain |
DB1984-21
Sustainable |
Los Bermejos |
Diego Seco
2021 |
Diego
100% Diego, a variety endemic to Lanzarote and La Palma that is high-acid and mineral-driven. Fermented in stainless steel and aged three... |
Spain |
DB3237-22
Sustainable |
Mary Taylor Wine |
Douro (Filipe Ferreira)
2022 |
Quinta da Foz is located at the junction of the Douro River and its tributary, the Pinhão, in the Cima Corgo subregion. The Calém family... |
Portugal |
DB7328-21
Sustainable
BH:92-95 WA:91-93 VM:92-94 |
Berthaut-Gerbet |
Échezeaux
2021 |
Pinot Noir
Berthaut has a tiny .21 hectare parcel of vines planted in the 1930's in the areas called Quartier de Nuits and Treux. Aged in... |
France |
DB4786-21
Sustainable |
Agricola Grillos Cantores |
El Cachito
2021 |
Cinsault
60% Cinsault, 40% Pais |
Chile |
DB9116-16
Sustainable |
Bebame |
El Dorado County Red
2016 |
Cabernet Franc
Half open-bin, half tank fermentation with manual punchdowns once or twice a day. Nothing added or subtracted in the process. The wine is... |
United States |
DB0324-24
Sustainable |
Weingut Fürst |
Elbling Dry
2024 |
Elbling
Elbling is enjoying a small renaissance among German importers these days... but we’ve had this grape in our back pocket for years.
A great... |
Germany |
DB0324-23
Sustainable |
Weingut Fürst |
Elbling Dry
2023 |
Elbling
Elbling is enjoying a small renaissance among German importers these days... but we’ve had this grape in our back pocket for years.
A great... |
Germany |
DB4447-NV
Sustainable |
Revelador |
Espadín
NV |
Common name of maguey: Espadín. • Scientific name: Angustifolia. • Agave age: 8 years, semi-cultivated.Tasting notes: bright citrus and... |
Mexico |
DB0070-NV
Sustainable |
Noble Coyote |
Espadín
NV |
Agave
The Espadín agaves for this bottling are cultivated in and around the village of San Luis Amatlán. Espadín is the most common agave used to... |
Mexico |
DB7651-23
Sustainable |
Los Bermejos |
Espumoso Brut Nature
2023 |
Malvasia
100% sparkling Malvasía Volcanica from a single vintage, made using méthode Champenoise and aged at least 18 months sur lie. The prise de... |
Spain |
DB0858-23
Sustainable |
Los Bermejos |
Espumoso Rosado Brut Nature
2023 |
Listán Negro
The base wine is 100% Listán Negro from a single vintage. The grapes are very gently pressed in a pneumatic press, resulting in a very pale... |
Spain |
DB0690-21
Sustainable |
Figgins |
Estate Red
2021 |
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot from the FIggins estate vineyard in Walla Walla Valley. Matured for 22 months in 43% new/57%... |
United States |
DB0874-NV
Sustainable
WA:93 |
Fernando de Castilla |
Fino Antique
NV |
Palomino
100% Palomino Fino pressed and fermented in stainless steel. Spontaneous yeast fermentation, unfiltered, and ABV is raised to 17%. Aged for... |
Spain |
DB0869-NV
Sustainable |
Fernando de Castilla |
Fino Classic
NV |
Palomino
100% Fine Palomino pressed and fermented in stainless steel. Spontaneous yeast fermentation, unfiltered, and ABV is increased to 15%.... |
Spain |
DB7322-21
Sustainable
BH:90-93 WA: 92-93 VM: 90-92 |
Berthaut-Gerbet |
Fixin 1er Cru les Arvelets
2021 |
Pinot Noir
From the north, this is the very first 1er Cru vineyard in the Côte d’Or. In Fixin, there are only five premier crus and three of them are... |
France |
DB9697-20
Sustainable |
Clos de la Perrière |
Fixin Blanc
2020 |
Chardonnay
100% Chardonnay from 24 year old vines planted in limestone soil. Lightly fined, no filtration.
|
France |
DB8594-21
Sustainable |
Berthaut-Gerbet |
Fixin Blanc Champ des Charmes
2021 |
Chardonnay
This is the only white wine Berthaut-Gerbet produces. The soil is alluvial and quite white, located just near les Crais. Whole-cluster... |
France |
DB0010-23
Sustainable |
Clos de la Roilette |
Fleurie
2023 |
Gamay
100% Gamay. From 50-year-old vines on heavy clay soils with relatively little granite and quite a lot of the iron-like mineral manganese.... |
France |