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The Year The Gods Ran Dry: Drinking Romanée-Conti 1945 Without Blinking
Romanée-Conti 1945 is Burgundy’s wartime swan song—silk, truffle, rose, endless finish. Scarce, storied, and worth the pilgrimage.
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The Chapel Doesn’t Pour, It Confesses: Abreu Cappella 2016 And The Sacred Right To Pleasure
Abreu Cappella 2016 is a rare, velvet-textured Napa Cabernet blend—incense, cassis, graphite—decant 2–3 hours; cellar 20–30 years.
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Montrachet Or Myth? Why Leflaive’s 2016 Tastes Like A Thunderbolt In Crystal
A thunderbolt in crystal: Leflaive’s Montrachet 2016 marries velvet texture, laser acidity, and limestone drive. Cellar 10–25 years
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Ark of the Covenant in a Glass: Hundred Acre 2016 Cabernet Unleashed
Hundred Acre Ark Vineyard 2016: a volcanic, velvet sledgehammer of Napa Cabernet worth worshipping.
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Brunate, Blood, and Bravado: Why Rinaldi’s 2010 Barolo Is Worth Your Sins
Rinaldi’s 2010 Barolo Brunate—ferocious, haunting, and cellar-worthy. A wine of blood, roses, and history.
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Nectar Worth More Than Gold: Egon Müller’s 2018 TBA Is the Closest You’ll Get to Drinking Immortality
Molten-gold Riesling from Egon Müller—tiny yield, sky-high price, mind-bending pleasure.
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Blood, Stone, And A Dangerous Smile: The Clos Rougeard That Bites Back
Clos Rougeard Le Bourg 2014: a sculpted, cellar-worthy Loire Cabernet Franc with bite.
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The Jura Bottle That Makes Burgundy Blink
Ganevat’s Vignes de Mon Père 2017 is a long-elevage Savagnin from Jura’s blue marl—saline, coiled, and unforgettable. Serious energy now, symphonic later.
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Champagne With A Second Heartbeat: Why Dom Pérignon P2 2002 Doesn’t Play Nice
Dom Pérignon P2 2002: a razor-elegant, silk-textured second life of a legendary vintage—electric, savory, collectible, unforgettable.
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Volcano In A Tux: The Malbec That Makes Bordeaux Check Its Cufflinks
Catena Zapata’s Adrianna Vineyard Malbec Fortuna Terrae 2016 is a high-elevation, limestone-driven Malbec: inky color, violet and blackberry perfume, fine-grained tannins, and a long mineral finish.
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The Pinot I’d Smuggle Into Olympus — Marcassin Estate Pinot Noir 2013
Marcassin Estate Pinot Noir 2013 delivers deep ruby color, black cherry and tea aromatics, satin texture, coastal acidity, and a long saline-spiced finish.
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Blood And Granite: Why La Landonne 2010 Eats Other Syrahs For Breakfast
La Landonne 2010 is Côte-Rôtie’s dark prince—smoke, violets, iron, and velvet power. Decant hard, feast harder, and cellar without mercy.