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  • Sale! 2016 Xavier Vignon Cuvee Anonyme Chateauneuf-du-Pape

    2016 Xavier Vignon Cuvee Anonyme Chateauneuf-du-Pape

    Original price was: $50.00.Current price is: $40.00.

    Drawn from the miracle 2016 vintage that featured an endless series of warm summer days punctuated by chilly nights, super-enologist Xavier Vignon told us the 2016 growing season was the most extraordinary of his career. Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate thought much the same, rating the harvest 99- and 98-points respectively, the highest in history. …

  • Sale! 2016 Yao Family Wines Napa Crest Red Wine Napa Valley

    2016 Yao Family Wines Napa Crest Red Wine Napa Valley

    Original price was: $40.00.Current price is: $32.00.

    If there’s a famous name on a wine label, we tend to want it to be the winemaker’s—that’s why we’ll admit to being a bit wary when Yao Ming’s 2016 Yao Family Wines Napa Crest Red Wine crossed our tasting table. When we swirled and put our nose in the glass, however, all our doubts dissipated—we were engulfed by the…

  • Sale! 2016 Yves Cheron Gigondas La Grand Comtadine Heritiers Cheron-Misset

    2016 Yves Cheron Gigondas La Grand Comtadine Heritiers Cheron-Misset

    Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $24.00.

    The 2016 Yves Cheron La Grand Comtadine Heritiers Cheron-Misset is exactly the kind of revelation wine you should fall head over heels in love with over a good meal, just as we did.  An absolute textbook Gigondas, the 2016 Yves Cheron La Grand Comtadine Heritiers Cheron-Misset is a lush, ravishing beauty for the price, with…

  • Sale! 2017 1881 Napa The Founder's Red Blend Napa Valley

    2017 1881 Napa The Founder’s Red Blend Napa Valley

    Original price was: $33.00.Current price is: $26.40.

    Culled from famous but NDA-protected vineyards in Calistoga and the Mayacamas, this is a big wine that wears its pedigree and sumptuous new oak on its sleeve. Generous and full, bursting with plum and blackberry, it closes with rich tannins that melt over a long finish, leaving you wanting more. Those extra years in the…

  • Sale! 2017 Anarchist Wine Co. White Wine Clarksburg

    2017 Anarchist Wine Co. White Wine Clarksburg

    Original price was: $17.00.Current price is: $13.60.

    After our inaugural 98-point Double Gold Anarchist Wine Co. allocation sold out in a day, we immediately set about securing the only bottles available in the country of their 2017 White—a San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition “Double Gold” Medal winner that gives white blends from around the world some serious competition.  Nestled on the banks…

  • Sale! 2017 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny Red Wine Oakville Napa Valley

    2017 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny Red Wine Oakville Napa Valley

    Original price was: $100.00.Current price is: $50.00.

    In the short time since the 2017 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny Red Oakville Napa Valley sold out (and nearly set our servers aflame), it’s racked up a 4.46 rating on Wine Access, along with a bunch of breathless praise: “Divine! I adored this wine,” said one member, while another called it a “stunning wine, one of…

  • Sale! 2017 Blackbird Vineyards Arise Red Wine Napa Valley 750ml

    2017 Blackbird Vineyards Arise Red Wine Napa Valley 750ml

    Original price was: $45.00.Current price is: $36.00.

    Bordeaux blends in Napa Valley are something of legend when they involve winemaker Aaron Pott. A blending master, Pott cut his teeth at Napa favorites like Quintessa and Newton as well as St.-Émilion classics like Château La Tour Figeac Grand Cru Classe before landing at Blackbird Vineyards, where he can spread his wings in all-things…

  • Sale! 2017 Cavalli Tenuta Degli Dei Toscana

    2017 Cavalli Tenuta Degli Dei Toscana

    Original price was: $34.00.Current price is: $27.20.

    The last time we offered the Tenuta Degli Dei Cavalli, Wine Access members cleared pallets of it out in a day, then rated it 4.31 stars—an excellent showing for a Super Tuscan at this price.  A Cabernet blend from Tuscany’s iconic Conca d’Oro, the 2017 version will appeal to lovers of wines like Solaia, Ornellaia,…

  • Sale! 2017 Cerro Red Wine Napa Valley

    2017 Cerro Red Wine Napa Valley

    Original price was: $19.99.Current price is: $15.99.

    Even after Wine Access members gobbled up our first hard-to-get allocation from winemaker Derek Beitler, we knew our work wasn’t done. That’s because we knew Beitler, the super-skilled young winemaker with a deep Caymus connection, had crafted a Prisoner-inspired red wine from insider vineyards located mainly in the prestigious Rutherford AVA. And we had a…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau des Roques Cuvee du Chateau Vacqueyras

    2017 Chateau des Roques Cuvee du Chateau Vacqueyras

    Original price was: $23.00.Current price is: $18.40.

    Just three months ago, in a piece highlighting the incredible run of recent vintages in the Southern Rhône, Vinous’ Josh Raynolds snuck in a nugget of wisdom for savvy buyers and Rhône lovers alike: “Vacqueyras and its wines continue to fly under the radar…there’s never been a better time to explore this still underrated (and,…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Leoube Cotes de Provence Rose (1.5 L)

    2017 Chateau Leoube Cotes de Provence Rose (1.5 L)

    Original price was: $50.00.Current price is: $40.00.

    From the oceanfront patios of the Hamptons to the chaise longue-dotted beaches of Nice, one name is synonymous with high-end rosé: Domaines Ott. For years, it’s been the benchmark in the world of French rosé, the salmon-pink equivalent to the famous names of Burgundy and Bordeaux. But at the steep price point, it has never…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence

    2017 Chateau Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence

    Original price was: $25.00.Current price is: $20.00.

    Only a few rosés have ever landed on the Wine Spectator Top 100. One of them was Chateau Miraval’s stunning 2012 debut vintage. Partner and winemaker Marc Perrin is world-famous from his work with Château de Beaucastel, but when the Spectator put Marc on the cover in June 2014, top billing in the “Pitt &…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Musar Bekaa Valley Lebanon

    2017 Chateau Musar Bekaa Valley Lebanon

    Original price was: $65.00.Current price is: $32.50.

    Château Musar is one of the planet’s most celebrated and storied wines. It has graced the lists at The French Laundry, as well as Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and countless other world-famous restaurants. This wine is truly unique. It combines the breadth and spice of a mature Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the rich fruit and structure of…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Pavie Saint-Emilion

    2017 Chateau Pavie Saint-Emilion

    Original price was: $445.00.Current price is: $199.85.

    In Saint-Émilion, very few estates can rival Château Pavie’s location. Even fewer can match the majesty of their grand vin—and in 2017, Pavie stood alone at the top. That year, they crafted a supremely powerful wine with an energy that propels you through its endless layers. It’s telling that Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck both…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Saint Jean d'Aumieres l'Alchimiste Terrasses du Larzac

    2017 Chateau Saint Jean d’Aumieres l’Alchimiste Terrasses du Larzac

    Original price was: $30.00.Current price is: $24.00.

    The Languedoc.  That’s our rebuttal to anyone who thinks importers and Instagrammers have explored every corner of France. Because every time we go to the breathtaking region that sits just below the world-famous Rhône, we feel like we’re blazing a trail—and we come home with a take-your-breath-away bottle like the 2017 Château Saint-Jean d’Aumières l’Alchimiste…

  • Sale! 2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge Pessac Leognan Cru Classe Bordeaux

    2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge Pessac Leognan Cru Classe Bordeaux

    Original price was: $139.00.Current price is: $69.50.

    Last fall in Bordeaux, we each had four glasses of Château Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge in front of us. The lineup included the monumental 2005 and 2012 vintages, but it was the 2017—with its classic structure and black-cherry and blackberry flavors corralled by rounded yet solid tannins—that stole the show. With three 97-point scores, this…

  • Sale! 2017 Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos Colchagua Chile

    2017 Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos Colchagua Chile

    Original price was: $44.00.Current price is: $35.20.

    When people ask what we love about Chilean reds, we point to this wine. Clos Apalta’s 96-point 2017 Le Petit Clos is vivacious and engrossing, a quality-to-price star with such depth and power that it’s always worth the price of a trip to Chile. A Bordeaux-inspired blend crafted by French master Michel Rolland, Le Petit…

  • Sale! 2017 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape

    2017 Clos des Papes Chateauneuf-du-Pape

    Original price was: $110.00.Current price is: $55.00.

    Clos des Papes sits at the very pinnacle of Southern Rhône producers—especially when it rings up a perfection-pushing 98+ points from Rhône maven Jeb Dunnuck, who called the 2017 Clos des Papes “one of the strongest wines in the vintage,” and concluded that “this beauty has everything you could ask for.”   This blue-chip Châteauneuf-du-Pape…

  • Sale! 2017 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose Coteaux d' Aix en Provence

    2017 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose Coteaux d’ Aix en Provence

    Original price was: $16.99.Current price is: $13.59.

    Parker’s “Quintessential Provencal Rosé” Make room for a case of one of spring’s most anticipated wines! The 2017 Commanderie de la Bargemone Rosé Coteaux d’ Aix en Provence, which just hit U.S. shores, is “a perennial favorite” of Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, which regularly gives the Commanderie 90+ points. The Advocate calls it “quintessential Provencal…

  • Sale! 2017 Cristia Collection Cotes de Provence Rose

    2017 Cristia Collection Cotes de Provence Rose

    Original price was: $18.00.Current price is: $14.40.

    Robert Parker 98-point Châteauneuf-du-Pape winemaker Baptiste Grangeon produced this stingingly vibrant and succulent red-berry 2017 Cristia Collection rosé. 25-year-old vines lend wet stone minerality thanks to limestone-rich soils. “The Grangeons have been on fire qualitatively for the last five to six years,” says Robert M. Parker Jr. of Baptiste and his sister Dominique. We sampled…