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2003 La Tour Blanche (375ml)

List Price: ~~$65.00~~ Our Price: $56.70

$56.70

Wine Spectator 97

dark gold in color alreayt, with intense aromas of dried apricots, citrus, honey and maple syrup with lots of spice. Fullbodied, with lovely sweetness and a long, creamy peach tart, tobacco, honey aftertaste. This is pure botrytis. Best ever here. Has an incrdible finish. Best after 2010.

2003 Laville-Haut-Brion (750ml)

List Price: ~~$320.00~~ Our Price: $279.00

$279.00

Robert Parker 96

The unctuous, opulent 2003 Laville Haut-Brion is stunningly rich, full-bodied, and intense. Reminiscent of the 1989 and 1994, it offers a powerful, concentrated, honeyed grapefruit character intermixed with citrus oil, flowers, and waxy marmalade, admirable acidity, and a tremendous mouthfeel as well as length. It should drink well for 25+ years.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

Slightly reduced aromas of tropical fruits, lanolin, honey, oyster shell and resiny oak. Fat, thick and powerful, with rich peach and ripe citrus flavors along with a very rich honeyed aspect from the semillon and the sheer ripeness of the harvest. A bit livelier in the mouth than the nose suggests, and clearly better balanced than it seemed to be last spring. At 13%, this is actually a bit lower in alcohol than the 2004.

Wine Spectator 95-99

Lots of lemon, lime and honey aromas with hints of other citrus fruits. Full-bodied, with exotic fruit character. Fresh and long. Papaya, mango and banana. A tropical drink. 88 percent S�millon this year, the rest Sauvignon Blanc. - Barrel Tasting

2004 Albrecht Riesling Clos Himmelreich (750ml)

List Price: ~~$125.00~~ Our Price: $108.90

$108.90

Wine- Maker Notes

From a steep, chalky, nearly five acre monopole near the Pfingstberg,

2004 Albrecht Riesling Cuvee Henri (750ml)

List Price: ~~$31.00~~ Our Price: $27.00

$27.00

Robert Parker 87

"Named for his grandfather, Albrecht's 2004 Riesling Cuvee Henri smells of sage, almond extract, raspberry, and a hint of mothballs -- high toned and almost eaux de vie-like in its penetration. Bright and well-focused on the palate, it carries its message of herb and red fruits into a satisfyingly long, savory finish." David Schildknecht

2004 Albrecht Riesling Pfingstberg (750ml)

List Price: ~~$44.00~~ Our Price: $37.80

$37.80

Robert Parker

"The domaine's 2004 Riesling Pfingstberg shares its high-toned, distilled fruit personality with other Albrecht Riesling cuvees, plum and almond dominating in this instance. A clear, polished, refined, analytically dry palate leads to a juicy if rather spare and brashly bright finish, tinged with fruit pit bitterness, salt and chalk." David Schildknecht

2004 Beaucastel Coudoulet Blanc (750ml)

$37.00

FineWine International

"From vineyards in the Cotes du Rhone near Chateauneuf du Pape, this wine is a blend of Marsanne, Viognier, Bourboulenc, and Clairette showing aromas of tropical fruit with notes of peaches and pears. Soft, velvety texture with hints of white pepper and spice."

2004 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne (750ml)

List Price: ~~$152.00~~ Our Price: $132.30

$132.30

Wine Spectator 93

A focused beam, this white wraps its lime, mineral, apple and vanilla notes around a core of bracing acidity. Has intensity and balance, yet this is firm and crisp on the finish for now, with real stony length. Best from 2010 through 2030.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

Now that this is in bottle, it's even better than I originally thought with a still reserved yet elegant nose of white flower, green apple, pear and natural spice and wet stone notes that introduce detailed, fresh and wonderfully intense flavors that are exceptionally clean and bright, culminating in a bone dry finish replete with superb minerality. This is not as dense as the '05 but the purity here is really something to see and as noted last year, it's sufficiently structured that it will need the better part of a decade to reach its apogee. Note that there was a trace of reduction on the nose and this would benefit from 30 minutes in a decanter should you elect to try one anytime soon.

2004 Girardin, Vincent Chevalier Montrachet (750ml)

List Price: ~~$265.00~~ Our Price: $229.50

$229.50

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92-95

"Medium yellow. Strongly mineral aromas of cold steel, crushed stone, apple and clove. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, with wonderfully aromatic flavors of peach, white flowers and minerals..."

Allen Meadows, Burghound 92-94

An elegant and high-toned airy nose with apparent but not intrusive oak influence dissolves into round, rich and sweet layered flavors that are surprisingly open and accessible for a young Chevalier but then the finish tightens up instantly and the expected explosion of pungent minerality arrives, almost without warning. This is a relatively powerful Chevalier, indeed it could be mistaken for a mineral-driven Montrachet.

2004 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres (750ml)

$134.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 89-92

Very pure, perfumed aromas of peach and white flowers. Juicy and taut, with sharply delineated flavors of peach, lemon, flowers and minerals. Lovely harmonious acidity extends the wine's finish. The first of these wines to show "the real final balance" of 2004, notes Morey.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

A mildly reduced nose features honeysuckle and acacia blossom notes introduces sweet, rich and beautifully complex flavors of impressive purity and vibrancy with brilliant length. A terrific effort that has the hallmark softness of Pucelles while retaining a firm and tangy, indeed almost linear finish that displays more minerality than usual.

Wine Spectator 92

Very pure, perfumed aromas of peach and white flowers. Juicy and taut, with sharply delineated flavors of peach, lemon, flowers and minerals. Lovely harmonious acidity extends the wine's finish. The first of these wines to show "the real final balance" of 2004, notes Morey.

2004 Tablas Creek Cotes de Tablas Blanc California (750ml)

List Price: ~~$25.00~~ Our Price: $21.60

$21.60

Robert Parker 90

The fruit-driven, elegant 2004 Cote de Tablas blanc, a blend of 55% Viognier, 29% Marsanne, and the rest Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, is a crisp, elegant white offering notions of lemon zest, grapefruit, oranges, and other tropical fruits. With good underlying acidity as well as surprising body and intensity, it will drink well for several more years.

2005 Bachelet Monnot Batard Montachet (750ml)

List Price: ~~$180.00~~ Our Price: $156.60

$156.60

FineWine International

The Bachelet brothers have taken this old estate and created a new one with outstanding results. The Batard Montrachet is deep, complex and brooding, with full weight, spicy citrus and slate-like mineral infused flavors, and ending in a long fully extended finish. It should develop even more depth and complexity with 7+ years of aging.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

) Bright, pale yellow. Reticent, even austere, on the nose, hinting at honeyed depths. Then fat, full and powerful, with very ripe pineapple and apricot flavors framed by firm acidity. An impressively structured grand cru with terrific fruit and grip. With aeration, more oak notes of vanilla and toast emerged, along with a captivating orange quality. I find this considerably more backward than the 2006.

2005 Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches (750ml)

List Price: ~~$103.00~~ Our Price: $90.00

$90.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 91

A deft touch of toasty wood frames pretty peach, apricot and floral undertones that merges into rich, full and generous medium full flavors that possess good power and intensity plus a finish that displays terrific punch and delineation. While most Beaune blanc isn't terribly interest-ing, this is the exception that proves the terroir can deliver if given half a change. Lovely. 91/2010+

Wine Enthusiast 94

The oldest property owned by the Drouhin family has produced a wine that is initially withdrawn, showing its herbal, earthy character, before releasing an explosion of sweet berries, spice and irresistible freshness and acidity. The aftertaste is firm, and the fruit is very much in place.

2005 Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches (375ml)

List Price: ~~$55.00~~ Our Price: $47.70

$47.70

Allen Meadows, Burghound 91

A deft touch of toasty wood frames pretty peach, apricot and floral undertones that merges into rich, full and generous medium full flavors that possess good power and intensity plus a finish that displays terrific punch and delineation. While most Beaune blanc isn't terribly interest-ing, this is the exception that proves the terroir can deliver if given half a change. Lovely. 91/2010+

Wine Enthusiast 94

The oldest property owned by the Drouhin family has produced a wine that is initially withdrawn, showing its herbal, earthy character, before releasing an explosion of sweet berries, spice and irresistible freshness and acidity. The aftertaste is firm, and the fruit is very much in place.

2005 Girardin, Vincent Batard Montachet (750ml)

List Price: ~~$275.00~~ Our Price: $238.50

$238.50

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93-96

Knockout nose combines stone fruits, menthol, nutmeg and spicy nut oils. Fat and sweet to the point of unctuous but with harmonious, ripe acidity (4.0 grams) giving shape to this wonderfully sweet and full wine. (The Bienvenue is actually a bit lower in acidity.) This is like a liquid confection and should be terrific young and with bottle age. These are very old vines:Girardin relies on repiquage, replanting individual vines as they fail.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

A background touch of wood influence that is more toast than spice or vanilla highlights wonderfully fresh, elegant and high-toned white flower and exotic fruit aromas and this exotic aspect continues onto the succulent, round and full-bodied flavors that culminate in a punchy, intense and driving finish that is quite dry and contrasts nicely with the sweetness of the mid-palate. This is a classic B�tard and is robust and seriously intense if not exactly a model of finesse but this is a nit and nothing more.

2005 Girardin, Vincent Chevalier Montrachet (750ml)

List Price: ~~$300.00~~ Our Price: $261.00

$261.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92-95

Pale, bright yellow. High-pitched nose hints at minerals and menthol; showing much less fruit today than the comparatively flamboyant Batard. Firmly built, classy and minerally, but quite elegant and discreet. Less complex and generous today than the Batard but there's still plenty of sweetness here. This will require at least three to five years of bottle aging.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

An airy and elegant floral and spice nose that is distinctly higher-pitched is trimmed in a deft touch of wood and while the oak is more prominent on the palate, it doesn't seem to unduly compromise the detail or delineation of the minerally medium weight flavors that are delicious, classy and persistent. There is a citrus component to the finish, which adds lift. In short, excellent if not mind blowing and a good deal more forward than a classically structured Chevy.

2005 Girardin, Vincent Puligny Montrachet Les Combottes (750ml)

List Price: ~~$107.00~~ Our Price: $92.70

$92.70

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92-94

Very ripe aromas of peach, hazelnut and minerals; smells like a Puligny on the Meursault border, which it is. The sweetest of these wines to this point, but with good ripe acidity framing the fruit and giving the wine energy. Wonderfully smooth and fat but also has solid underlying structure. Finishes with lingering suggestions of exotic fruits. These vines average 50 years of age, says Girardin, who always harvests early in this plot.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 92

Here the nose is more reserved with discreet hints of pain grill�, anise, ripe orchard fruit and spiced pear aromas that introduce rich, pure, full, intense and powerful medium-bodied flavors that possess a trace of underlying minerality and an utterly beguiling texture on the vibrant and very fresh finish. Good stuff here and recommended.

2005 Girardin, Vincent Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles (750ml)

List Price: ~~$115.00~~ Our Price: $99.90

$99.90

FineWine International

Outstanding well known 1er cru Les Pucelles, bordering the Grand Cru Bienvenue-Batard Montrachet, is a full-flavored Chardonnay with well defined fruit hinting of peach and apple. The wine is at once both steely and soft, in its long complex finish.

2005 Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Bienvenue Batard Montrachet (750ml)

$325.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91-93

Pale yellow. Sexy aromas of stone fruits, truffle, earth and vanilla. A step up in richness and fat from the premier crus, with lovely ripe acids framing the peach and orange flavors. This is silky, suave and full without being heavy, but it comes across as a bit severe today, conveying an impression of brooding power. Finishes quite dry and persistent.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93-95

Aromatically this is quite similar to the Pucelles with its lovely blend of honeysuckle and exotic fruit hints save for a bit more depth that is found here followed by rich, pure, energetic and almost painfully intense flavors that explode on the wonderfully long and punchy finish that is pure class. This is the best example of the Leflaive BBM that I can remember in a long time.

2005 Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne (750ml)

List Price: ~~$152.00~~ Our Price: $132.30

$132.30

Wine Spectator 93

A powerful white, this exhibits nut, lemon cream and mineral flavors, shaded by spice. Intense and concentrated, with a tangy finish and a long aftertaste of butterscotch and mineral.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-94

The majority of wines in the range have been expressive and open yet this is tight and backward to the point of reticence yet it is still beautifully elegant with green apple and acacia blossom aromas that merge seamlessly into stunningly rich, full and powerful flavors that possess real drive and punch on the penetrating finish that is chiseled and almost painfully intense. We'll see the final result once it's in bottle but this would appear to have terrific potential, indeed this and the Montrachet may be the class of the group.

2006 Drouhin Batard Montachet (750ml)

List Price: ~~$325.00~~ Our Price: $283.50

$283.50

Allen Meadows, Burghound 93

This is much more reserved and brooding while only grudgingly giving up pure white flower and spice aromas though the serious, rich, full and strikingly powerful flavors possess excellent depth of dry extract and huge length on the detailed, focused, palate staining and explosive finish. This is an impressive B�tard as everything necessary is here and this should age extremely well.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 90

Expressive, slightly exotic nose combines peach, apricot, pineapple and sweet oak scents. A fat, sweet fruit bomb with apricot, nutmeg and buttery pastry flavors. Comes across as less minerally and gripping than the Corton-Charlemagne or Meursault Perrieres; in fact, this strikes me as more chardonnay than Batard. But really coats the mouth on the back end.

Robert Parker 91

'From purchased juice, the Drouhin 2006 Batard-Montrachet smells decadently rich with musk, over-ripe peach, lime candy, talcum, and smoky, spicy new wood. With impressive fat and palate persistence, it offers another instance of appealingly forward virtues if without noticeable indications of long aging potential, nor any particular grand cru finesse or mystery." David Schildknecht

2006 Drouhin Meursault Perrieres (750ml)

List Price: ~~$103.00~~ Our Price: $90.00

$90.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91-93

Brisk pineapple and mineral aromas. Juicy and penetrating, with the vineyard's stony, minerally quality standing in for lower-than-average acidity. The pineapple and musky spice flavors are very rich but classically dry. Finishes with a flavor of crushed rocks.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 92

Not surprisingly, this is the most elegant wine to this point, in fact it's the most elegant wine in the entire range with its discreetly oaked nose that sets off the green apple, wet stone and white flower aromas as well as the lemon peel suffused flavors that are impressively delineated, even chiseled on the vibrant and tension filled finish that seems to go on and on. This is really pretty and already completely harmonious.

Robert Parker 91

"From a vineyard farmed by the Drouhin family even though they do not own it, their 2006 Meursault Perrieres is dominated by lemon and grapefruit with sheer crushed stone. (With this site anyone trying to keep the notions of terroir influence and mineral vocabulary separate is sorely challenged ..and not just by the name of the vineyard!) With its firmness, overt stoniness, and penetrating finish, this could be Corton Charlemagne. Notes of toasted nuts add low-tones to the tonal register, and this finishes with impressive depth and peristence. It is certainly more impressively concentrated than it is charming, but it should be worth following for at least 6-8 years, and apt to improve." 91 pts. David Schildknecht

2006 Leflaive Batard Montrachet Batard Montachet (750ml)

$370.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 92-95

Quite surprisingly, this is aromatically more elegant, at least at present with green apple, citrus blossom and subtle wood influence that is picked up by the big, rich, powerful and driving flavors that are actually no more concentrated but there is better depth, more minerality and a bit more length. Impressive.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

Subtly complex nose combines peach, apple, pear, minerals, hazelnut and smoke. Explosively fruity in the mouth, with firm acidity and brisk citrus flavors giving the mid-palate terrific focus and lift. As rich as this is, it conveys a lovely light touch. Finishes firmly structured, vibrant and very long. A very good year for this style.

Wine & Spirits 94

This starts seemingly simple, an elegant chardonnay with tart apple flavors and mild richness. As the wine takes on air, the texture grows increasingly silken while complexities emerge in bosky, fresh pear skin and subtle earth flavor. There's nothing obvious about it, except it has a long evolution in bottle ahead.

Wine Spectator 95

Solid and compact right now, this is a powerful, concentrated white, showing a chalk flavor under the butter and apricot. Gathers spead across the palate, building to a long finish. Needs time to integrate and realzie its full potential.

Wine Enthusiast 97

2006 Leflaive Bienvenues Batard Montrachet Bienvenue Batard Montrachet (750ml)

$340.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-94

Here the nose is quite similar to that of the Pucelles, particularly with its honeysuckle and citrus aromas that are perhaps ever so slightly less ripe while leading to rich, concentrated and slightly more focused and delineated medium full flavors that explode on the palate staining finish. I like the energy here as well as the underlying sense of harmony of expression.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93+

Subtly complex nose combines peach, apple, pear, minerals, hazelnut and smoke. Explosively fruity in the mouth, with firm acidity and brisk citrus flavors giving the mid-palate terrific focus and lift. As rich as this is, it conveys a lovely light touch. Finishes firmly structured, vibrant and very long. A very good year for this style.

2006 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Combottes (750ml)

$191.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 89-92

A very ripe nose of acacia blossom, peach, apricot and even a hint of mango complements perfectly the powerful, succulent and lush big-bodied flavors brimming with dry extract and a sappy and mouth coating finish. This is perhaps a bit less elegant than it usually is but the impressive depth makes up for it.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

Medium bright yellow. Sexy aromas of yellow peach and hazelnut. Superripe and sweet, with flavors of apricot, peach and buttery pastry. Not particularly complex but thick and approachable. Finishes with a distinctly sweet quality.

2006 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres (750ml)

$181.00

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 92

Sexy aromas of apricot and smoky, nutty oak, lifted by a floral topnote. Very ripe, rich and chewy, quite full for this bottling but with a mineral firmness giving it shape. Finishes with excellent length and nicely buffered alcohol. A silky, full-bodied white wine for winter drinking.

Allen Meadows, Burghound 90-92

A distinctly more elegant nose that is quite floral in character along with both citrus, pear and white peach nuances that continue onto the attractively stony flavors that are focused, precise and delineated, all wrapped in a sappy and satisfyingly long finish. A classy effort that possesses fine balance and depth.

2006 Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles (750ml)

$225.00

Allen Meadows, Burghound 90-92

A pure, elegant and refined nose of honeysuckle and spiced pear plus subtle lemon peel notes that can also be found on the rich, full, ripe and generous flavors that possess a silky mouth feel due to the impressive amount of dry extract present, all wrapped in a long, sappy and utterly classy finish. This is really lovely and trades less minerality for more refinement. A choice.

Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93

Captivating aromas of peach, flowers, honey and truffle. Big, rich, broad and mouthfilling, with a mineral component giving the wine lift and restraint. Not a weighty style but quite solid in the middle. Perhaps best today on the stony, palate-staining aftertaste. I'd give this one five years.

Wine Enthusiast 94