Danielle Meunier of Château Haut Segottes is the winemaker. Chateau Haut-Segottes second wine provides a supple, beguiling counterpoint to the flagship cuvée’s muscular classicism. Comprised entirely of Merlot—partly from a one-hectare plot in the dark-sand soils of Corbin, and partly from a hectare in Fortin—Clos Petit-Corbin displays the sheer elegance the variety can achieve in this appellation. Florent and Danielle employ no new wood here, and a small portion of the wine remains in tank during the élévage, thereby further emphasizing its purity and drinkability. What strikes the drinker about this wine is its sense of grace: this is not Merlot forced into some caricature of voluptuousness or gym-pumped into an awkward imitation of Cabernet; rather, it revels comfortably in its lip-smacking red-fruited prettiness. It’s the kind of wine that can only be produced here, and only by growers who are able to fully trust noble Merlot to be its truest self.

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PJ02184

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Bordeaux

TYPE

Red

VINTAGE

2021

VOLUME

.750L

Massimago Duca Fedele Valpolicella 2023

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Massimago Duca Fedele Valpolicella 2023

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Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella. Duca Fedele brings a fresh and modern take on Valpolicella DOC, balancing bright fruit with a smooth and inviting character. Designed for versatility, it is an easy-going red that suits a wide range of occasions, offering a balanced expression of the region. Put a chill on it!

Massimago is a dynamic, organic estate in the heart of Valpolicella, led by winemaker and proprietor Camilla Rossi Chauvenet, who took over her family’s historic property with a vision to modernize while honoring tradition. Since 2003, Massimago has embraced organic farming practices, minimal intervention, and a commitment to highlighting the purity of fruit and the nuances of place.

The estate’s name, derived from the Latin maximum agium (the greatest benefit), reflects its philosophy: to cultivate excellence from vineyard to bottle through respect for nature and innovation. With a focus on terroir-driven wines that range from fresh Valpolicella to bold Amarone, Massimago has established itself as a rising star in the Veneto, delivering wines of clarity, charm, and integrity

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PJ02156

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Veneto

TYPE

Red

VINTAGE

2023

VOLUME

.750L

Marini Georgea Zero 8 Bianco 2024

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Marini Georgea Zero 8 Bianco 2024

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100% Procanico (unique clone of Trebbiano) from 40 year old vines in Lazio. Deep, amber color and evocative, savory aromas and flavors of sage honey, fennel, dried citrus and wildflowers. 11% abv

The little plots of land in this area were given to families by the church in early 900. Devoted to totally organic and regenerative farming, Georgea and Alessandro use only treatments of copper and sulfur as they tend to their fifty year old vines, planted in volcanic soil shot with clay. The hand-harvested grapes are manually pressed and fermented spontaneously with native yeast. Macerations are long, and aging takes place in old used barrels. The name Zero8 is for the year that their label was established, and also the year their daughter, Ginevra, was born.

SKU

PJ02154

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Other - Southern Italy

TYPE

White

VINTAGE

2024

VOLUME

.750L

Andrea Felici Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2024

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Andrea Felici Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2024

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100% Verdicchio. The fruit is from 10 hectares of various vineyards on the Felici farm, from 10- to 40-year-old vines. The vineyards are between 500 and 600m above sea level; Leo’s vineyard site at 600m is the highest in the appellation. Harvest was in late September/early October at yields of 11,000kg/ha (about 60hl/ha). Fermentation is in conrete vats and stainlees steel tanks. About half the harvest is macerated a few days on the skins during fermentation. Malolactic fermentation does not take place. Aged on its lees for 6 to 12 months, with six staggered bottlings taking place

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PJ02148

COUNTRY

Italy

REGION

Other - Southern Italy

TYPE

Red

VINTAGE

2024

VOLUME

.750L

Radikon Slatnik Bianco 2023

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Radikon Slatnik Bianco 2023

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Chardonnay/Tocai Friulano. Radikon’s 750ml bottlings, known informally as the “S” line, are Sasa Radikon’s addition to his dad Stanko’s original 500ml line: they are still “orange” wines but less intensely so due to a shorter period of skin contact and aging. Otherwise, all of the wines are made identically: the Chardonnay and Sauvignon are destemmed, crushed and co-fermented with natural yeasts in oak vat, with no temperature control and no sulfur. Maceration lasts for 10-14 days (versus 2.5-3 months for the flagship wines). After a gentle pressing, the wine is put in 6000-liter Friulian-made French oak botti for a year on its lees; it is bottled with a tiny amount of sulfur and without filtration and then aged in bottle for a year before release. Slatnik is named for a nearby village.

SKU

PJ02084

COUNTRY

Italy

TYPE

White

VINTAGE

2023

VOLUME

.750L

J.L. Dutraive Domaine de la Grand'Cour Fleurie Chapelle des Bois 2023

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J.L. Dutraive Domaine de la Grand'Cour Fleurie Chapelle des Bois 2023

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The 2023 Fleurie Chapelle de Bois offers a refined bouquet of spice, cranberries, cherries and delicate dried rose and peony petals. On the palate, the medium-to-full-bodied wine maintains a focused and condensed profile, with supple fruit supported by a ripe acidity. A subtle-grained texture imparts the needed dimension, leading to a distinctive finish tinged with a hint of sea salt.

Needing little introduction, the Domaine de la Grand'Cour covers 11.5 hectares, with the majority located in Fleurie (9.7 hectares) and the rest in Brouilly (1.8 hectares). In recent years, Jean-Louis has taken a step back from the day-to-day operations, entrusting his children, Ophélie and Lucas, with leadership. However, upon my arrival at the domaine, I found Jean-Louis driving the tractor in the Chapelle de Bois parcel across the street, so I think it's safe to say that it's only a partial retirement. The domaine farms some of the most revered vineyards in the appellation, all meticulously tended under the Ecocert organic certification since 2009, though their commitment predates formal recognition. In the cellar, the grapes undergo a low-temperature semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation, followed by eight months of aging in a combination of demi-muids, barrels, foudres and tanks, with no added SO2 until bottling. The resulting wines epitomize exceptional purity and are easy to appreciate in their youth, while possessing the structural integrity to evolve gracefully over the years. In 2023, similar to 2022, the family decided to pick their fruit earlier than usual and shorten the vinification length to preserve freshness and elegance. The resulting wines boast more approachable profiles, especially when compared to the 2020 vintage, with lessened concentrations and finer tannins - The Wine Advocate

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PJ02076

COUNTRY

France

TYPE

Red

VINTAGE

2023

VOLUME

.750L

Pazo Senorans Seleccion de Anada Rias Baixas Albarino 2015

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Pazo Senorans Seleccion de Anada Rias Baixas Albarino 2015

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97 points Wine Advocate
The 2015 Albarino Selección de Añada is nothing short of phenomenal. For some reason, I hadn't tasted the young 2015 Albarino at the time it was released. It comes from the Los Bancales vineyard planted some 50 years ago and fermented with indigenous yeasts but without malolactic fermentation. It has a bright, almost fluorescent color and a complex, subtle and nuanced, elegant and expressive nose, with notes of sea shells and sea breeze, grass and white flowers. It's very clean, and the palate shows great balance and even feels a bit young. It has remarkable acidity and freshness (seven grams of tartaric acid) with good ripeness and 13% alcohol. This matured in tank with lees for over 30 months and was bottled in June 2024. It feels more serious and less exotic than earlier vintages. 18,000 bottles produced. This is the finest vintage that I can remember. Bravo!

SKU

PJ02064

COUNTRY

Spain

REGION

Rais Baixas

TYPE

White

VINTAGE

2015

VARIETAL

Albarino

VOLUME

.750L

Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Demi Sec 2020

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Domaine Huet Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Demi Sec 2020

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95-97 points Vinous
Pear and pineapple aromas meet fine, floral characters in the 2020 Demi-Sec Le Haut-Lieu. While this wine's edges are rounded, it is refined and elegant. It has a sense of density on the mid-palate, but it's not about weight or richness despite its demi-sec status. The wine has an intensity and a structured core reflecting the naturally low yields here. While there is 20g/L of residual sugar, a sense of freshness and underlying urgency pulls this wine through, leaving an off-dry impression. Unfinished sample.

95-96 points Wine Advocate
The 2020 Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec is clear, pure, subtle, deep and fresh, with highly refined chalky/sandy lemon aromas. Rich and intense yet silky textured and refined on the concentrated palate, this is a juicy, highly elegant, perfectly balanced, persistently salty and mouth-salivating Haut-Lieu with very fine tannins and a long, firm and pretty powerful but elegant and complex finish. Still more stringent than the Le Mont Demi-Sec in the beginning, but after aeration, this is not just a greatly finessed Chenin but one of the finest Haut-Lieu's I have tasted from Huet. Tasted as a tank sample in April 2021.

SKU

PJ02063

COUNTRY

France

TYPE

White

VINTAGE

2020

VOLUME

.750L

Antonio Vallana Gattinara 2020

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Antonio Vallana Gattinara 2020

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91 points Vinous
Vallana's 2020 Gattinara is powerful, rustic and a bit rough around the edges, and yet it conveys so much genuine, uncomplicated character. Dark fruit, new leather, licorice, dried herbs and mint are some of the notes that take shape as this rambunctious Gattinara gradually opens in the glass

Winemaker Notes:
The grapes are hand harvested and manually selected before crushing, and then transferred to cement tanks for a 24 hour cold soak. The cement thermally insulates the must, and the fermentation temperature rises gradually: this is ideal for the extraction of color and structure while preserving the freshness of the bouquet. Fermentation lasts about 10 days and pumping over is performed during the whole fermentation period. Occasionally, a delestage is performed. Vallana’s Gattinara undergoes malolactic fermentation during the first winter. In spring it is transferred into large oak barrels (7-12 Hl) for 24 months, and the wine must age for at least another year in accordance with the rules of the DOCG. However, Vallana traditionally ages the wine in bottle a few more years before releasing it.

SKU

PJ01920

COUNTRY

Italy

TYPE

Red

VINTAGE

2020

VOLUME

.750L

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