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2006 Vogue Bonnes Mares (750ml)

List Price: ~~$430.00~~ Our Price: $395.00

$395.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93

Deep, bright red. Blueberry, licorice, violet, menthol and fresh herbs on the nose, with a medicinal reserve. The rather backward medicinal character follows through on the palate, but there's also a deeply seductive, succulent quality to this grand cru's very fresh dark fruit and spice flavors. The building tannins are supported by the wine's lush middle palate. Finishes fresh, stylish and long.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 94

This too is quite restrained with almost exclusively red berry fruit and intense floral aromas that are high-toned and pure while complementing the supple, textured, dusty and extremely precise flavors that exude a quiet power on the brooding and linear finish that delivers outstanding length. This will require every bit of a decade to resolve the very firm structure. This is less elegant than the 1er but more powerful and the distinguishing character of the '06 Bonnes Mares is the serenity that it projects. I thought that it would be good but this knocks on the door of being genuinely great.

2006 Vogue Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru (750ml)

$240.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

...from young vines in Musigny) Good deep red. Serious nose offers black cherry, black raspberry, menthol, licorice and flowers. Dense, sweet and powerful, with terrific intensity to the flavors of black raspberry, crushed blueberry and licorice. Wonderfully rich and tactile wine, as chewy as a solid. The broad, very long finish saturates the palate with flavor. Impressive.

2006 Vogue Musigny V.V. (750ml)

List Price: ~~$600.00~~ Our Price: $550.00

$550.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 95+

Deep, bright red. Offers an extra dimension on the nose, with captivating sappy red fruits, minerals, blood orange, clove, menthol and bitter chocolate. Enters the mouth thick and opulent, then wonderfully dense and seamless in the middle, with compelling sweetness and piquant minerality. The back half of the wine shows the powerful, structured side of the vintage, finishing with major tannins and an impression of brooding energy. This may well merit a higher score with a decade or so of bottle aging.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 96

This is also extremely floral with a reserved nose that is an airy, spicy and ripe m�lange of red and blue pinot fruit that displays really lovely violet and rose petal notes that are picked up by the minerally, intense and harmonious flavors that are beautifully proportioned and are blessed with ample amounts of dry extract on the essence of pinot and explosive, energetic and hugely long yet incredible precise finish that is also built on a base of firm minerality. This is almost exotic in character yet everything is in beautiful concordance. In a word, great.

2006 Voillot, Joseph Pommard Les Epenots (750ml)

$93.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 90

A touch of animale adds interest to the earthy and beautifully complex nose of pretty crushed red berry fruit aromas, notably currant and this succulent quality continues onto the textured, sweet, balanced and mouth coating flavors that are impressively persistent. In sum, this is a wine of harmony and should age well.

Wine Spectator 90

Tightly wound, this red is full of cherry, berry, mineral and spice flavors, tinged with iron and earth. It's sinewy, with a lingering aftertaste of sweet spice and leather.

2006 Voillot, Joseph Pommard Les Pezerolles (750ml)

$98.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 89

A similar if slightly more elegant nose with no noticeable wood influence merges into supple, round and delicious flavors that display the usual P�zerolles minerality and ample finishing energy and also evidences an attractive spiciness.

Robert Parker 88

Offering more sweetness of black fruit (plum and cherry) , albeit accompanied by tartness than a corresponding Clos Micot bottling, the Voillot 2006 Pommard Pezerolles yields the most obvious sense of minerality in this year's collection, through its persistently chalky undertone. This also boasts refined though considerable tannins and a more emphatic sense of finishing grip than its stable mates. Hints of aromatic woods and pungent herbs waft through this, adding further interest. I'd plan to give this as yet austere wine 2-3 years in bottle and then anticipate an equal period of optimum satisfaction, though its author thinks those numbers are too low. David Schildknecht

2006 Voillot, Joseph Pommard Rugiens (750ml)

$93.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 91

Here the nose is marginally more elegant than the Epenots if not necessarily more complex with a fruit emphasis that runs more to the red side of the spectrum while marrying into rich, delicious, intense and tautly muscled flavors brimming with minerality and culminating in a mouth coating and sappy finish that also is impressively persistent. A Rugiens that is more about finesse than power.

Robert Parker 88

Charlot's 2006 Pommard Rugiens offers abundant, ripe red raspberry and red currant with savory salinity and underlying suggestions of peat and forest floor. The tannins here are a bit more obvious and the finish a bit gruff in comparison with the other best wines in the present collection, but this is energetic and emphatic Pinot that should be well worth returning to over the next 5-7 years. David Schildknecht

2006 Voillot, Joseph Volnay Champans (750ml)

$77.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 90

Here too there is a gentle note of oak setting off the somber, even brooding nose of earthy dark berry fruit aromas that precede rich, intense and beautifully delineated flavors that possess good ripeness of the structural elements and fine finishing balance. This is a lovely if serious effort built to reward mid-term cellaring. Definitely worth a look.

Wine Spectator 92

Purity and harmony are the hallmarks of this cherry-, floral- and mineral-tinged red, which is deftly balanced and well-integrated, with a lingering aftertaste of flowers and red fruits.

2007 DRC Echezeaux (750ml)

$905.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 90

A spicy, expressive and expansive nose of red berry fruit, distinct vegetal nuances, freshly sliced fennel and obvious earth notes that transfer over to the detailed, balanced and energetic flavors that possess excellent transparency on the vibrant and mouth coating finish. There is a lingering inner mouth perfume here that makes this quite seductive. Not surprisingly, this changed rather dramatically in the hour that I had to evaluate the '07s and the seemingly lighter weight flavors put on noticeable flesh though the nose slowly closed in on itself.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 90

Medium red. Very ripe, perfumed nose shows a liqueur-like cherry quality. Sweet and lush but nicely delineated, with surprising energy to the flavors of red berries, pepper and spices. Finishes long and perfumed, with building tannins and lovely red fruit persistence.

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 90-92

The Ech�zeaux had just been racked when I tasted this out of barrel. Nonetheless, it could not disguise its lithe, comely bouquet with fresh cranberry, pomegranate and blood orange, then a hint of linden leaf with aeration. Very good definition. The palate is very well balanced, noticeably darker in fruit than the Vosne 1er Cru with hints of dark cherry and blueberry towards the talcum finish, the acidity lending poise and focus on the aftertaste. Great potential. Tasted November 2009.

2007 DRC La Tache (750ml)

List Price: ~~$2,265.00~~ Our Price: $1,850.00

$1,850.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 95

A reserved yet equally kaleidoscopic nose of red, blue and violet aromas that is wonderfully broad, spicy, fresh, airy and layered leads to intensely floral, mineral infused and focused medium weight plus flavors that possess a strikingly attractive mouth feel and while in the context of the pantheon of great vintages of this storied wine, the '07 will be viewed as one of the lighter examples, the focus and balance here is nigh on perfect as the finish explodes into a hugely long finale, all underpinned by firm tannins and bright acidity. This may seem to be a lighter vintage but it will require at least 15 years of cellar time before this will be sufficiently civilized to drink with real pleasure and probably 25 before it's fully resolved. One other point bears mentioning: it's been a number of vintages since I last saw La T�che best the Roman�e-Conti but 2007 may be one of them.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 96

Good medium red. Explosive aromas of red berries, Oriental spices, pepper and truffley underbrush. The wild but utterly silky palate offers extraordinary sweetness and perfume, but with a savory, firm edge giving it shape and grip. Not at all a blockbuster, but impeccably balanced wine. The finish features utterly noble tannins and outstanding rising length. This actually shows less obvious sweetness today than the Romanee-Conti and thus comes across as every bit as tight as that wine.

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 94-96

Now this has a very complex nose (no surprise there, then.) Brambly red fruits sucker you in, beautifully defined and ineffably pure, but it's a Pandora's Box of delights, every swirl revealing a different facet'minerals,limestone,potter's wheel,espresso,bracken,game. The palate is showing tremendous weight with bold, quite strict tannins, dense but focused with a hint of savoriness towards the long, languid finish. It is almost impossible to put your finger on what character this wine will show after bottling, although it will unequivocally be sublime. Tasted November 2009.

2007 DRC Romanee St Vivant (750ml)

List Price: ~~$1,235.00~~ Our Price: $1,050.00

$1,050.00

Robert Parker 93

The Domaine�s 2007 Romanee-St.-Vivant predictably inhabits a different world � not to mention being in a different league of complexity and intrigue � from their Echezeaux, Grands Echezeaux, or Richebourg of that vintage. Peat, leather, humus, forest floor, and decadent floral perfume are joined by an oceanic saline, alkaline, kelp-tinged aspect, and these surf-and-turf aspects follow on a polished palate that � despite only the slightest nod in the direction of overt fruitiness by way of dark berries � nevertheless displays a mouth-watering juiciness to accompany its myriad mineral and organic complexities. A persistently satisfying and thought-provoking finish points to the likelihood of 12-15 years continuance.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93

Medium red. Precise aromas of violet, cocoa powder, smoky oak and earth, with red berries emerging with aeration. Tighter in the middle palate than the Grands-Echezeaux, showing somewhat cooler, soil-driven flavors and a sexy dusty minerality, but this still boasts impressive breadth and fat. Finishes classically dry and extremely long, with building tannins. An exciting wine in the making but austere today and in need of a decade of patience

2007 DRC Romanee St. Vivant (750ml)

List Price: ~~$1,235.00~~ Our Price: $1,050.00

$1,050.00

Robert Parker 93

The Domaine�s 2007 Romanee-St.-Vivant predictably inhabits a different world � not to mention being in a different league of complexity and intrigue � from their Echezeaux, Grands Echezeaux, or Richebourg of that vintage. Peat, leather, humus, forest floor, and decadent floral perfume are joined by an oceanic saline, alkaline, kelp-tinged aspect, and these surf-and-turf aspects follow on a polished palate that � despite only the slightest nod in the direction of overt fruitiness by way of dark berries � nevertheless displays a mouth-watering juiciness to accompany its myriad mineral and organic complexities. A persistently satisfying and thought-provoking finish points to the likelihood of 12-15 years continuance.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93

Medium red. Precise aromas of violet, cocoa powder, smoky oak and earth, with red berries emerging with aeration. Tighter in the middle palate than the Grands-Echezeaux, showing somewhat cooler, soil-driven flavors and a sexy dusty minerality, but this still boasts impressive breadth and fat. Finishes classically dry and extremely long, with building tannins. An exciting wine in the making but austere today and in need of a decade of patience

2007 DRC Romanee-Conti (750ml)

List Price: ~~$13,905.00~~ Our Price: $11,500.00

$11,500.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 95

A reserved yet equally kaleidoscopic nose of red, blue and violet aromas that is wonderfully broad, spicy, fresh, airy and layered leads to intensely floral, mineral infused and focused medium weight plus flavors that possess a strikingly attractive mouth feel and while in the context of the pantheon of great vintages of this storied wine, the '07 will be viewed as one of the lighter examples, the focus and balance here is nigh on perfect as the finish explodes into a hugely long finale, all underpinned by firm tannins and bright acidity. This may seem to be a lighter vintage but it will require at least 15 years of cellar time before this will be sufficiently civilized to drink with real pleasure and probably 25 before it's fully resolved. One other point bears mentioning: it's been a number of vintages since I last saw La T�che best the Roman�e-Conti but 2007 may be one of them.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 95

Deep medium red. Less expressive on the nose than La T a che but equally precise, hinting at redcurrant, cherry, exotic spices and wild herbs. Then silky-sweet, thick and deep, with an almost salty peppery quality giving the middle palate an extraordinarily tactile impression. The herbs and spices carry through to the extremely long, gripping finish, where the suave tannins are totally buffered by the wine's sheer extract. This actually strikes my palate as sweeter today than La T a che. But both of these wines should really be forgotten in the cellar for a good 12 years. Incidentally, this has a pH of 3.65, compared to 3.55 for the 2008.

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 95-97

The Roman�e-Conti is more vigorous on the nose than the La T�che at this embryonic stage, demonstrating supreme delineation and purit�, feminine, touches of shellfish inflect the pure red-berried fruit and are some natural and refined. The palate is medium-bodied with a bodice of silky tannins, again, the purit� capturing the imagination. Not a powerful, forceful Roman�e-Conti, but utterly graceful towards the finish. Tasted November 2009.

2007 Drouhin Volnay (750ml)

List Price: ~~$38.00~~ Our Price: $35.00

$35.00

Wine Spectator 89

The cherry, licorice and spice aromas need air to emerge, yet this rather stylish Volnay offers sweet fruit, licorice and mineral flavors on a chewy texture. Intense and long. Best from 2012 through 2021.

2007 Drouhin Volnay (750ml-6pk)

List Price: ~~$228.00~~ Our Price: $198.00

$198.00

Wine Spectator 89

The cherry, licorice and spice aromas need air to emerge, yet this rather stylish Volnay offers sweet fruit, licorice and mineral flavors on a chewy texture. Intense and long. Best from 2012 through 2021.

2007 L'Arlot Vosne Romanee Les Suchots (750ml)

List Price: ~~$103.00~~ Our Price: $95.00

$95.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 92

Not surprisingly, this offers a notable step up in elegance and overall refinement with a beguiling mixture of red pinot fruit, hoisin, soy, clove, anise and floral notes, several of which are picked up by the textured, rich and relatively cool medium-bodied flavors that are sappy, supple and velvety. This is very Vosne in style plus it's both classy and quite refined. Lovely stuff.

2007 Vogue Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru (750ml)

$190.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 89-91

A wonderfully pure and entirely classic nose of red pinot fruit with blue berry and mineral hints that are picked up by the ripe, rich, detailed and extremely fresh middle weight flavors that are racy and energetic, supported by firm but ripe tannins and excellent length. This is a very calm and harmonious effort that is very Chambolle.

2007 Vogue Musigny V.V. (750ml)

$430.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 95

The step up in class is unmistakable with gorgeously complex, even kaleidoscopic and superbly elegant red, black and violet aromas trimmed with a dazzling array of spices, earth and a hint of smoke that adds unmistakable luster to the round, intense, muscular and exceptionally stylish broad-scaled flavors that possess excellent power and a building intensity that develops from the mid-palate to the explosive yet seductive finish. I really like the purity of expression here on the sappy and mineral-infused finish that has a dusty quality from all of the dry extract that coats the firm tannins. This is a big '07 built on a base of firm minerality but it remains impeccably well balanced and should live for decades so patience is definitely a virtue if you are a potential buyer

2008 DRC Grands Echezeaux (750ml)

List Price: ~~$1,285.00~~ Our Price: $1,055.00

$1,055.00

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 93

Juxtaposed against the Echezeaux, there is tangibly a little more fruite on the nose, a little rounder and less tertiary with Morello, raspberry, wild hedgerow and a faint hint of crushed rose petal. The palate is smooth and rounder, more generous than the Echezeaux, the tannins not quite as pointed, caressing the mouth. Very harmonious and focused, good weight and density although that is always being tempered by the growing season. There is a touch of pepper just towards the finish that certainly shows more persistency than the Echezeaux. Very fine. Drink 2013-2025. Tasted January 2011.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

Initially there is noticeable reduction and only aggressive swirling coaxes the otherwise densely fruited nose to reveal a broad array of classic Vosne spice elements that add nuance to the dark berry and rose petal aromas. The rich, full-bodied and palate staining flavors culminate in a beautifully focused and precise finish of stunning length. This is also excellent but the normal separation this enjoys over the Ech�zeaux does not appear to be present though perhaps time will restore the usual order. But for now though, I remain cautious.

Antonio Galloni 95

The 2008 Grands-Echezeaux is a stunningly beautiful wine. Exotic notes of star anise, fennel, hard candy and orange peel meld into a deep core of expressive fruit. The 2008 Grands-Echezeaux is powerful from start to finish, with endless layers of flavor that grow in the glass. It is a spherical, multi-dimensional Burgundy in need of at least a few years in the cellar, perhaps quite a few. Anticipated maturity: 2023-2038.

2008 DRC La Tache (750ml)

List Price: ~~$2,705.00~~ Our Price: $2,250.00

$2,250.00

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 95

As usual, I leave my glass for 8-10 minutes to allow the wine to settle. The La Tache ?08 has a very subtle bouquet, very harmonious, the stems showing their faces a little more than recent vintages but the merely adds another dimension. The theme of this vintage seems to be an earthiness and that is evident on this La Tache: a wine born from under than above. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, lovely balance and poise, as usual, imbued with an unerring sense of effortless power. This is not a multi-dimensional La Tache but it has extraordinary persistency in the mouth. The finish is very fresh and with both weight and weightlessness. Tasted January 2011.

Antonio Galloni 97

The 2008 La Tache is another huge, powerful wine. Deep layers of perfumed fruit flow from this gorgeous wine. Mint, crushed flowers, orange peel and spices are just some of the notes that emerge from the wonderfully textured fruit. Darker hints of earthiness, tar and minerals frame the sweeping, eternal finish. This is simply dazzling. Anticipated maturity: 2028-2048.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 96

This takes a while to get going because like the Richebourg, this is initially reduced so you'll need to decant it if you're going to sacrifice a young wine on the altar of curiosity. After aggressive swirling, a highly expressive and kaleidoscopic nose offers up a dazzling breadth of aromas with more rose petal and violet notes combining with those of kirsch, herb and humus, all of which are reflected by the ripe, pure and extremely fresh silkily-textured big-bodied flavors that possess firm tannins that are completely enrobed by the impressive amount of extract that also coats the mouth on the hugely long and ever-so-slightly minty finish. The '08 La T�che is not an especially powerful wine by its standards and it's more like a gymnast with its sleek muscularity. That said and again like the Richebourg, all of the structural elements are not yet in perfect balance but the sheer length of the finish is immense, which is always a very positive sign.

2008 DRC La Tache (750ml-6pk OWC)

$16,225.00

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 95

As usual, I leave my glass for 8-10 minutes to allow the wine to settle. The La Tache ?08 has a very subtle bouquet, very harmonious, the stems showing their faces a little more than recent vintages but the merely adds another dimension. The theme of this vintage seems to be an earthiness and that is evident on this La Tache: a wine born from under than above. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, lovely balance and poise, as usual, imbued with an unerring sense of effortless power. This is not a multi-dimensional La Tache but it has extraordinary persistency in the mouth. The finish is very fresh and with both weight and weightlessness. Tasted January 2011.

Antonio Galloni 97

The 2008 La Tache is another huge, powerful wine. Deep layers of perfumed fruit flow from this gorgeous wine. Mint, crushed flowers, orange peel and spices are just some of the notes that emerge from the wonderfully textured fruit. Darker hints of earthiness, tar and minerals frame the sweeping, eternal finish. This is simply dazzling. Anticipated maturity: 2028-2048.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 96

This takes a while to get going because like the Richebourg, this is initially reduced so you'll need to decant it if you're going to sacrifice a young wine on the altar of curiosity. After aggressive swirling, a highly expressive and kaleidoscopic nose offers up a dazzling breadth of aromas with more rose petal and violet notes combining with those of kirsch, herb and humus, all of which are reflected by the ripe, pure and extremely fresh silkily-textured big-bodied flavors that possess firm tannins that are completely enrobed by the impressive amount of extract that also coats the mouth on the hugely long and ever-so-slightly minty finish. The '08 La T�che is not an especially powerful wine by its standards and it's more like a gymnast with its sleek muscularity. That said and again like the Richebourg, all of the structural elements are not yet in perfect balance but the sheer length of the finish is immense, which is always a very positive sign.

2008 DRC Romanee St. Vivant (750ml)

List Price: ~~$1,620.00~~ Our Price: $1,350.00

$1,350.00

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 95

This has a vigorous energetic bouquet that is compact at first, opening up with time offering crushed rose petal, orange essence and a tincture of blueberry. Unlike the Richebourg that is a little sulky in the glass, the Romanee Saint Vivant seems to blossom and succour energy from the air. The tannins are very smooth and supple, the mid-palate caressing and sensual. Exquisite balance here, effortless towards the finish that just glides across the mouth. This is a beautiful Romanee Saint Vivant. Tasted January 2011.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 95

As one would reasonably expect, this is notably more elegant with a pure, delicate and layered nose of floral notes, in particular rose and violet, along with clove, anise and sandalwood nuances that gracefully introduce rich, forward and generous flavors that retain a wonderful sense of tension, detail and refinement on the precise, textured and focused finish that offers tremendous length. For all its considerable attributes however, this remains an understated wine of harmony, grace and impeccable balance. A stunner of a wine.

2008 DRC Romanee-Conti (750ml-3pk OWC)

$45,000.00

Neil Martin, Wine Journal, eRobert Parker 96

The Romanee-Conti has a very subtle bouquet, understated at first, blossoming with aeration, very pure and sharing that tertiary theme with the La Tache. Touches of briary, apple-blossom and cranberry, just a faint touch of limestone in the background and developing more volume that La Tache. The palate is very refined on the entry with tart cherry fruit, raspberry, cranberry, superb mineralite that enlivens the mouth. Great persistency on the finish, and yet you know that this Romanee-Conti is saving itself for those with patience. Tasted January 2011.

Antonio Galloni 97

The 2008 Romanee-Conti is a seamless, totally symmetrical wine. I am not sure where the RC starts and ends, it is simply an an all-encompassing wine. With time in the glass, hints of menthol and tar emerge, adding complexity to a deep core of fruit that continues to turn darker in the glass. The 2008 is an implosive, inward wine graced with breathtaking elegance and finesse. Anticipated maturity: 2028-2048.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 97

This is the most backward wine in the range at present with extremely reticent aromas of ultra elegant and refined red berry fruit, spice and floral notes plus earth and underbrush hints that complement perfectly the detailed, intense and palate etching middle weight flavors that for all the reserve of the nose, explode into a gorgeously pure and driving finish of truly stunning length that seems to have boundless energy. The underlying sense of proportion and perfect balance very much confers a Zen-like character to the '08 Roman�e-Conti. A potentially great vintage for this most storied of wines but plenty of patience will be required.