2000's

Scarpa
2000 Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa Dolcetto d’Acqui Vendemmia Tardiva
Every once in a while, we come across a mature wine that way over-delivers. Our most recent example is this 19 year-old Dolcetto! In some cases, you may find a bottle of with this type of age and price tag and say to yourself, “there is NO way this...
$39.99
$25.99
2001 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Gabutti 1.5 Liter
Sordo
2001 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Gabutti 1.5 Liter
The vineyard of Gabutti is to be found in a subzone of an area defined as 'premium category' because of its excellent quality. It is among the most attractive and prestigious ones in Serralunga d'Alba.  An intense, deep garnet...
$299.99
$254.99
2001 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste
Giuseppe Rinaldi
2001 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste
The 2001 Brunate - Le Coste is an absolutely magnificent traditional style of Barolo from Giuseppe Rinaldi. This opens to pretty aromatics of cherries and red berries laced with violets, licorice, tar, balsamic and spices, which all take shape in the...
$424.99
2002 Baumard Quarts de Chaume
2002 Baumard Quarts de Chaume
Wine Spectator: 97 Points Loaded with mango, quince and fig fruit that works harmoniously with green almond, floral and mineral notes. Terrific creamy texture hides the latent acidity while the flavors glaze your palate on the finish. Both pure and...
$124.99
2002 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Emidio Pepe
2002 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Wine Spectator: 95 PointsDark and tightly wound, with iron, wild herb and cocoa notes backed by full tannins wrapping the firm dark cherry and plum skin notes, ending with dark tar, graphite and bitter almond. Hide this in the cellar for a few years...
$209.97
2003 Château d'Yquem Sauternes
Château d'Yquem
2003 Château d'Yquem Sauternes
James Suckling: 98 Points  A massive Yquem, this has a dense palate that is almost chewy like a red. Full and very sweet, with notes of dried apricot, pineapple, and papaya on the palate. Long, with a vanilla-coconut tart finish. What a wine,...
$374.99
2004 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
Cain
2004 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
96 points Decanter From an amphitheatre of vines planted at the crest of Spring Mountain, overlooking Napa Valley. This has delicious, classic Bordeaux aromas of fresh pencil shavings, cedar wood, graphite, mature leather and damp forest floor, alongside...
$199.99
2004 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
E. Guigal
2004 E. Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque
Vinous:  95 Points Saturated red. Deep, concentrated aromas of kirsch, cola and blackcurrant, with mounting smokiness and Indian spice qualities. Livelier on the palate, offering sweet raspberry and cherry-cola flavors, velvety texture and a strong...
$449.99
2004 Niepoort Colheita Port
Niepoort
2004 Niepoort Colheita Port
WINERY NOTES: Colheita Ports are Tawnies which come from a single vintage and are aged in 550 L old barrels for a minimum period of 7 years prior to bottling. This wine is a delicious way to end off a meal and also matches very well with desserts, dried...
$47.97
2004 Niepoort Colheita Port 375ml
Niepoort
2004 Niepoort Colheita Port 375ml
WINERY NOTES:  Colheita Ports are Tawnies which come from a single vintage and are aged in 550 L old barrels for a minimum period of 7 years prior to bottling. This wine is a delicious way to end off a meal and also matches very well with desserts,...
$27.97
2005 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
Cain
2005 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
As the crow flies, Cain Vineyard and Winery is not far from the Napa Valley floor, but philosophically and stylistically it's in a somewhat different place. Located in the Spring Mountain District, the vineyards grow on terraces sculpted around an...
$199.99
2005 Château Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 6L
Château Malescot St. Exupery
2005 Château Malescot St. Exupery Margaux 6L
Winemaker Note:The Chateau Malescot St. Exupery is a dark color with a fine crimson tint. The wine offers notes of ripe fruit, mocha and vanilla along with powerful yet harmonious and smooth tannins.  Wine Spectator: 97...
$2,250.99
2005 Gaja Costa Russi Langhe
Gaja
2005 Gaja Costa Russi Langhe
Antonio Galloni: 96 PointsThe 2005 Costa Russi shimmers on the palate with extraordinary grace. The wine boasts wonderful depth and richness in its dark red fruit in a round, generous style that offers lovely balance to the tannins. Notes of tar, smoke...
$525.00
2005 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva Seleccion Especial 890
La Rioja Alta
2005 La Rioja Alta Gran Reserva Seleccion Especial 890
Tempranillo (95%) and Mazuelo (2%) from estate-owned vineyards in Briñas, Labastida and Villalba and Graciano (3%) from our Montecillo vineyard.  The selected clusters were picked manually into boxes that were transported to the winery in...
$180.00
2006 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
Cain
2006 Cain Five Bordeaux Blend Spring Mountain
94 points Decanter Very attractive aromas here, suggesting that Cain Five in general needs longer for full aromatic development than its accessible textures when young might suggest. Truffle, meat jus and cream combine in the scents, while the flavour is...
$199.99
2006 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Gabutti Riserva
Sordo
2006 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Gabutti Riserva
A vineyard planted in a so-called ‘prime category’ sub-zone which, owing to its superb characteristics, is one of the most interesting and prestigious in the municipal district of Serralunga d’Alba.A splendid colour of...
$89.99
2006 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Monvigliero Riserva
Sordo
2006 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Monvigliero Riserva
Our vineyard, completely exposed to the midday sun, is set like a precious gem in this splendid wine-growing area of the Verduno municipal district. The Monvigliero hillside was already highly rated one hundred years ago by all...
$89.99
2006 Oddero Barolo Bussia Soprana Vigna Mondoca
Oddero
2006 Oddero Barolo Bussia Soprana Vigna Mondoca
Mellow and elegant bouquet with scents of berries and natural balsamic notes, Mediterranean woodlands and dried rose reminiscent of goudron with ageing. Well-balanced on the palate with elegant and assertive tannic texture, long and complex finish.
$169.99
2006 Principiano Barolo Boscareto di Serralunga DOCG 3L
Ferdinando Principiano
2006 Principiano Barolo Boscareto di Serralunga DOCG 3L
Importer's Note:The name “Principiano” has held the same spot on the map of Serralunga di Alba since 1700 A.D. The modern estate was founded back in the 1950‘s by Americo Principiano, Ferdinando’s father. It wasn’t until...
$399.99
2007 Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi Vina El Pison Rioja
Artadi
2007 Bodegas y Viñedos Artadi Vina El Pison Rioja
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 Points:The 2008 Vina el Pison comes from a single vineyard planted in 1945 on pure limestone. It is the epitome of elegance with a sensual bouquet, a silky texture, already complex flavors, and a lengthy, pure finish. It...
$389.97
2007 Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard
Calera
2007 Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:  95 Points From a 13.1-acre vineyard planted in 1997, the 2007 Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard was cropped at an absurdly low .84 tons of fruit per acre. This beauty offers up notes of forest floor, raspberries, fresh...
$84.99
2007 Chateau de Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone
Chateau de Fonsalette
2007 Chateau de Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone
93 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:"Bright red. Black raspberry and floral aromas are complemented by Asian spices, anise and white pepper. Racy, finely etched red berry and cherry flavors stain the palate and become deeper and...
$179.99
2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points  The exuberant 2007 Hermitage Blanc reveals notes of petroleum, crushed rocks, earth, white currants and peaches, an unctuous texture, high glycerin and good acidity. This big, thick white Hermitage will...
$224.97
2007 Fontodi Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 375 ml (half bottle)
Fontodi
2007 Fontodi Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 375 ml (half bottle)
 Producer's Note:Fontodi has belonged to the Manetti family since 1968. The family has been associated for centuries with another activity typical of the Chianti region, the production of its famous “terrecotte” tiles. And it is in the...
$110.97
2007 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino "Rennina"
Gaja
2007 Gaja Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino "Rennina"
95 points Wine Enthusiast *Cellar Selection* Put this beautiful Brunello in your cellar for at least 10–15 more years. Rennina opens with bold oak and cherry tones (that need more time to integrate), followed by plump, rich blackberry flavors,...
$249.99
2007 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Monvigliero Riserva
Sordo
2007 Giovanni Sordo Barolo Monvigliero Riserva
Our vineyard, completely exposed to the midday sun, is set like a precious gem in this splendid wine-growing area of the Verduno municipal district. The Monvigliero hillside was already highly rated one hundred years ago by all...
$89.99
2007 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
Jordan
2007 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley
2007 provided growing conditions that made the flavors in our fruit flourish. Spring started off with warm weather, and the June bloom revealed a smaller crop than 2006, creating the potential for intense flavors. Fruit set was uniform, which offered...
$119.97
2007 Numanthia Termanthia Toro
Numanthia
2007 Numanthia Termanthia Toro
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97+ Points:The 2007 Termanthia is, like the 2007 Numanthia, a bit more accessible than its 2006 counterpart. That is to say that it should begin to become civilized with a mere 6-8 years of cellaring and should offer a...
$224.97
2007 Oddero Barolo Classico 3L
Oddero Poderi e Cantine
2007 Oddero Barolo Classico 3L
Wine Spectator: 91 Points  This lean, angular Barolo is tightly wound, with cherry, tobacco and underbrush notes. Though firmly tannic, this is balanced and long, in a chewy, sinewy style. Best from 2015 through 2030. (4/2012)
$599.99
2007 Oddero Barolo Vignarionda 10-Anni Riserva 1.5L
Oddero Poderi e Cantine
2007 Oddero Barolo Vignarionda 10-Anni Riserva 1.5L
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points This wine is released ten years after the harvest, giving consumers the opportunity to buy an older vintage of Barolo that has been stored carefully back at the winery. Older-release wines like this are...
$409.99
$348.49
2008 Espectacle Espectacle del Montsant
2008 Espectacle Espectacle del Montsant
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate:  92 Points The 2008 Espectacle del Montsant has a very distinctive, oyster shell-scented bouquet that expresses its terroir extremely well, hints of fennel emerging with continued aeration. The palate is fleshy in...
$124.99
2008 Ferdinando Principiano Barolo Boscareto di Serralunga DOCG
Ferdinando Principiano
2008 Ferdinando Principiano Barolo Boscareto di Serralunga DOCG
Importer's Note:The name “Principiano” has held the same spot on the map of Serralunga di Alba since 1700 A.D. The modern estate was founded back in the 1950‘s by Americo Principiano, Ferdinando’s father. It wasn’t until...
$129.99
2008 Isole e Olena Vin Santo di Chianti Classico 375ml
Isole e Olena
2008 Isole e Olena Vin Santo di Chianti Classico 375
  Individual bunches of Malvasia and Trebbiano are manually harvested early to preserve acidity and then either hung to dry or placed on wooden mats to dry until sugar levels reach the desired point. Isole e Olena uses bamboo mats for drying; the...
$59.99
2008 Monchiero Carbone Printi Roero Riserva DOCG
Monchiero Carbone
2008 Monchiero Carbone Printi Roero Riserva DOCG
Importer's Note:Monchiero Carbone introduced Printi Rosso in 1997 in an effort to produce a wine comparable to the famed structured Piedmontese reds. Their goal was to create a wine that would lend itself to long periods of aging without forfeiting the...
$79.97
Oddero Poderi e Cantine
2008 Oddero Barolo Vignarionda 10- Anni Riserva
The Oddero team, led by the meticulous, quality-obsessed Maria-Cristina Oddero, after much painstaking evaluation of their raw material and bottled wine over the two decades of her administration, have settled on producing two Barolo Riservae, one from...
$164.99
2008 Oddero Barolo Vignarionda 10- Anni Riserva 1.5 Liter
Oddero Poderi e Cantine
2008 Oddero Barolo Vignarionda 10- Anni Riserva 1.5 Liter
The Oddero team, led by the meticulous, quality-obsessed Maria-Cristina Oddero, after much painstaking evaluation of their raw material and bottled wine over the two decades of her administration, have settled on producing two Barolo Riservae, one from...
$379.97
$322.97
2008 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc Riserva
Paolo Scavino
2008 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric dël Fiasc Riserva
Winemaker's Note: The Barolo D.O.C.G. RISERVA Bric dël Fiasc® 2008 was made in honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Barolo Bric dël Fiasc® vinified as single vineyard Barolo. The 2008 vintage has been also one of the greatest and most...
$339.97
2008 Sorella Nicola Feyles Barolo Riserva
Sorelle de Nicola Feyles
2008 Sorella Nicola Feyles Barolo Riserva
Winery Notes:  In the Barolo area, in the village of Novello, lay the vineyard Vénola, which derives its name from the little stream running at the bottom of the hill. It was planted with Nebbiolo on a surface of around 2 ha, facing...
$50.00
2009 Aldo Conterno Barolo Granbussia
Aldo Conterno
2009 Aldo Conterno Barolo Granbussia
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 97 PointsThis wine blew me away. The 2009 Barolo Riserva Granbussia is a proud achievement and an expression of rare beauty. This wine will be released this fall, some nine years after the harvest. Only 3,000 bottles were...
$549.99
2009 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva
Badia a Coltibuono
2009 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva
Winery Notes:  The Badia a Coltibuono Riserva, our most classic wine, is made exclusively from autoctonous grapes. It is loved by wine aficionados worldwide and is considered to be a true emblem of the Chianti territory. As a testimony to its long...
$59.99
2009 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 1er Grand Cru 375ml (half bottle)
Chateau Guiraud
2009 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 1er Grand Cru 375ml (half bottle)
Winemaker Notes#5 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2012Interesting nose with a bit of an edge - really appetising as well as very sweet. I failed to spit this one - always a good sign. Very long and a good combination of structure, acidity and very ripe fruit...
$49.97
2009 Château Rabaud-Promis Sauternes Premier Cru Classe
Château Rabaud-Promis
2009 Château Rabaud-Promis Sauternes Premier Cru Classe
Winemaker's Note:Full and intense, this vintage envelops you in its aromas of honeyed yellow fruit, apricot jam, quince paste, exotic fruit with a hint of lemon balm.Wine Enthusiast: 96 Points Great acidity here, but allied with considerable...
$62.97
2009 Chateau Rayas Pignan Chateauneuf du Pape
Chateau Rayas Pignan
2009 Chateau Rayas Pignan Chateauneuf du Pape
A peculiarity of this Châteauneuf du Pape is its blend, which contains an overwhelming proportion of the Grenache grape – about 98%. Flavoring low yields (barely 18 hectolitres per hectare), the winemaker seeks to let an exceptional...
$300.00
2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3L
Clos des Papes
2009 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 3L
  Wine Spectator: 96 Points  Sinewy and reserved, with a light dusting of cocoa powder over the tangy damson plum, red licorice and cassis notes. The long, supple finish, with a lovely wafting note of Lapsang souchong tea, is packed with...
$999.99
2009 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
2009 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru
95 points Allen Meadows - Burghound A gorgeously spicy nose features aromas of black cherry, plum and soft mocha that complements well the ripe, supple and clearly very vibrant middle weight plus flavors that are overtly muscular but not rustic and...
$2,199.99
2009 Geoffroy Cuvee Empreinte Brut
2009 Geoffroy Cuvee Empreinte Brut
-Richard Juhlin, 4000 Champagnes“The Geoffroy family have been winemakers since the seventeenth century and the property has stayed in the family for almost 400 years, uninterrupted. In addition to prime parcels in Cumières, the family has...
$56.97
2009 Grand Vin de Château Latour Pauillac
Château Latour
2009 Grand Vin de Château Latour Pauillac
Winemaker's Note:Great concentration and a previously unseen quantity of tannins characterized the wines, which possessed extraordinary aromatic intensity, freshness and precision. Rich, ripe and mineral, with a very long, lingering finish. An...
$1,699.00
2009 Jean-Michel Gaunoux Meursault Les Gouttes d'Or 1er Cru
Sometimes, as I often say, it’s better to be lucky than good, and so it was that we were in the right place at the right time when three cases of Jean-Michel Gaunoux’s ethereal 2009 Meursault Gouttes d’Or became available from a recent...
$99.99
$84.99
2009 Maximin Grunhaus Herren Riesling Eiswein 375ml (half bottle)
2009 Maximin Grunhaus Herren Riesling Eiswein 375ml (half bottle)
Robert Parker The Wine Advocate: Harvested on December 19 and pressed until on the 20th juice finally began running, the 2009 Maximin Grunhauser Herrenberg Riesling Eiswein represents what flowed later and under less solidly-frozen conditions. Candied...
$227.97
2009 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva
Valdicava
2009 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano Riserva
  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 95 Points The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano is an expressive and articulate wine that speaks highly of Sangiovese and the Montalcino territory. The wine offers a pristine narrative of...
$299.97
2009 Valentin Zusslin Riesling Pfingstberg Grand Cru Alsace
Valentin Zusslin
2009 Valentin Zusslin Riesling Pfingstberg Grand Cru Alsace
Hand Harvested Organic/Biodynamic/Equivalent Suitable for Vegans. Suitable for Vegetarians. Total Sulphites: 49 mg/L This wine is fermented spontaneously. Valentin Zusslin Wine Estate is established in Orschwihr (Alsace), surrounded by the slopes of...
$67.99
2017 Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 375ml
Donnafugata
2017 Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 375ml
Winery Notes:  Ben Ryé 2017 offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. The palate is very fresh and intense, balancing perfectly the sweetness followed by a...
$44.97
2008 Billecart Salmon Extra Brut
Billecart-Salmon
2008 Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut
The Champagnes of Maison Billecart-Salmon are created thanks to the knowledge of the men who rigorously cultivate an estate of 100 hectares, obtaining grapes from an area totaling 300 hectares across 40 crus of the Champagne region. 2008 Billecart...
$101.97
$91.99
2009 Pol Roger Brut Rose
Pol Roger
2009 Pol Roger Brut Rose
Pol Roger only produces the Brut Rosé in vintage years. The wine is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay vinified blanc from 20 Premier Crus and Grand Crus in the Montagne de Reims and Côte des Blancs regions. The remaining 15% is Pinot...
$122.97
$110.99