K&L Wine Merchants - Alex Schroeder Reviews

2021 Stolo "Estate" SLO Coast Pinot Noir

Review Date: 11-18-2023

Beautiful nose full of dried spice, maraschino cherries, cola berries and a touch of scorched earth. The wine is generous, warm and beautifully textured with soft tannin and an acidity that starts off subtle but comes out to match the spicy fruit on the lingering finish. This is a great wine to have in your glass for a lovely Thanksgiving meal with friends and family.

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RP: 95

WE: 93

2006 Capbern-Gasqueton, St-Estèphe

Review Date: 11-08-2023

Insider tip, 2006 is a vintage full of great values that are ready to open and enjoy today. This is a great example. Made by the excellent team at Calon Segur, this features beautiful fleshy cherry, redcurrant fruit with cigar box, earth and mint nuances and a lifted, fresh finish. Decant for half an hour to let all the flavors express themselves, then have with a juicy ribeye.

Price: $39.99

2009 Coufran, Haut-Médoc

Review Date: 11-08-2023

Chateau Coufran, oft called the "Pomerol of the Medoc" with its 85% Merlot content, is a perennial staff and customer favorite here at K&L and offers unbelievable value in the ready-to-drink claret category. 2009 was a beautifully warm, ripe vintage, and Coufran is full of concentrated dark bing cherry fruit, licorice, herbs and leathery nuances. The nose is so perfumed and pretty, and the wine is balanced and fresh with good acid lifting the rich fruit on the finish.

Price: $21.99

JS: 92

WE: 90 - 92

2011 de Viaud, Lalande-de-Pomerol

Review Date: 11-08-2023

What a deal! This is perfectly aged, old school claret full of plenty of ripe, fresh cherry and plum fruit combined with leathery earthy goodness and nuances of cedar, smoke and toast. The tannins are resolved but still grippy, making this the quintessential food claret for a great price.

Price: $21.99

JS: 90

2018 Lamouroux Rouge, Graves

Review Date: 11-08-2023

As a lover of the mineral-driven wines of Graves, it is hard to overstate what a great value this wine is. '18 was a generous, warm vintage so there's plenty of delicious dark cherry and blackcurrant fruit here, along with subtle gravelly earthiness, a touch of toast and baking spice. This is wonderfully balanced and extremely quaffable, and would go well with an expensive, rich meal or mid-week hamburgers alike. This is a great wine to keep a case around of, and will age nicely in the near-to-mid term.

Price: $16.99

2019 Grand Ormeau "Cuvee Chevalier" Lalande-de-Pomerol

Review Date: 11-08-2023

This is the second label of Chateau Grand Ormeau, grown just a stones throw from Pomerol. The excellence of the vintage is evident here, lots of rich plum, blueberry and blackcurrant fruit with lovely violet and lavender floral elements. The fruit is mouthcoating and satisfying with ripe, silky tannin and good freshness. Remarkably enjoyable in its youth, I will throw a few in my cellar to revisit in about five years.

Price: $18.99

2019 Podere il Carnasciale "Carnasciale"

Review Date: 11-01-2023

Admittedly, this is my first taste of Caberlot (a cross between Cabernet Franc and Merlot), and I love it. It is incredibly aromatically robust with dark currants, plums, black pepper and violets, toast and a touch of baking spice. It has a rich texture, supple, silky tannins and enough acidity on the finish to keep the rich wine in balance and fresh. Enjoy with a hearty cassoulet or even filet mignon.

Price: $69.99

WS: 95

2020 Ca' del Baio "Autinbej" Barbaresco

Review Date: 11-01-2023

This is a fantastic Barbaresco made from selected vineyards sites in Ca'Del Baio's estate holdings. The 2020 vintage, with its warm days and cool nights, was kind to the late-ripening Nebbiolo, and this will continue to age nicely for some time. It has beautiful pure red fruit with classic rose petal and licorice aromas, great balance, freshness and brightness, and enough stuffing to pair well with classic Piedmontese osso buco.

Price: $39.99

JS: 94

VN: 92

2018 Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

Review Date: 11-01-2023

This is such a knockout Tuscan Sangiovese for its price. The few years of bottle age have been very nice to this wine, with a nice easy texture provided by a silky smooth tannin profile, nice savory fruit -- dark cherry, red currants and plums -- an intriguing savory edge and soft acid on the finish.

Price: $21.99

WS: 91

2020 Cantina Terlano "Vorberg" Pinot Bianco Riserva Alto Adige

Review Date: 11-01-2023

This is an incredible Pinot Bianco, offering more concentration and intensity than its French and Austrian counterparts. It has beautifully powerful citrus, pear and apple fruit with white flowers, layers of oyster shell and marine saline savoriness and impressive acidity that nicely balances out the rich fruit and broad texture.

Price: $56.99

VN: 95

RP: 94

Wiston Estate Brut West Sussex England

Review Date: 11-01-2023

This non-vintage brut is the perfect representation of what English bubbles offer for a relatively great price. It is made of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay in equal portions and features a symphony of beautiful flavors like lemon and tangerine citrus, fresh gala apples, jasmine, honeysuckle, sourdough toast and pronounced chalky minerality. While satisfying and expressive, it is still crisp and refreshing, really threading the needle of balance.

Price: $29.95

WE: 95

VN: 92

DC: 91

Wiston Estate Brut Rosé West Sussex England

Review Date: 11-01-2023

This is such a fun bottle of rose bubbles, with a uniquely savory sour cherry element that I love, buoyed by creamy toast from three years resting on the lees and beautiful floral notes that slowly wind out of the glass as it opens up. Considering the pedigree of the winery and the painstaking methods of production (they use an old-school Coquard basket press) the price on this is unbelievably reasonable.

Price: $29.95

WE: 94

DC: 91

Wiston Estate Brut Blanc de Blancs West Sussex England

Review Date: 11-01-2023

The wines of Wiston are a prime example of how good British bubbles can be. The chalky soils of the south of England are a continuation of the same Kimmeridgian strip that runs underneath Champagne, which, with the warmer weather climate change provides, makes it a prime site for bubbly production. This is a decadent blanc de blancs with bright Meyer lemon citrus, wild honey and sourdough toast, flinty smoke and chalky minerals. It has a rich texture, ample fruit balanced by great acidity and an impressively long finish. Enjoy with crab cakes or a nice shrimp cocktail.

Price: $34.95

Ayinger Altbairish Dunkel (500ml bottle)

Review Date: 10-26-2023

It must be hard to achieve dark maltiness in an ale without a finish that is cloying and sticky because that what most of them out there do. This has awesome, dark roasted goodness while still being super refreshing and clean on the finish. While American beer makers can certainly shock you with the interesting and experimental flavor profiles they are cooking up, the Germans are still making super delicious classic beers that are hard to beat.

Price: $4.29

Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, England (14.9oz can)

Review Date: 10-26-2023

I had this last night as part of my grand "Revisit-the-Classics" effort to contextualize the ever expanding and confusing beer scene, and whoa, what a doozy! My favorite beers represent their styles well while avoiding straying from a balanced experience (looking at you American IPA scene). Sam Smith has been doing this since 1758, and is still around, so there must be something there. It has plenty of satisfying roasted malt flavors but also excellent fruit undertones, almond nuttiness and a crisp, clean finish. If you want a delicious, balanced and satisfying brown ale that doesn't cost as much as a bottle of wine, throw a few of these in your cart.

Price: $3.69

2010 Balestard La Tonnelle, St-Emilion

Review Date: 10-26-2023

What a fun bottle of St. Emilion! Get your French dictionary out, it features a super classic label with ancient French poetry on it, and inside is incredible wine from a knockout vintage. Ripe and silky dark cherry, strawberry and plum, with a bit of dark chocolate and espresso. It has beautifully balanced acid and tannins that are nearly totally resolved. It's just now entering its drinking window, so this makes a great gift for drinkers and collectors alike. Winter is coming, and this is what I want to drink with the season's first beef stew!

Price: $49.99

JS: 94

WS: 90

2022 Robert Goulley Bourgogne Blanc

Review Date: 10-26-2023

I just found my new house white! During our last staff tasting, I had to do a double-take at the price, this is VERY good wine for the money. It has bright citrus, orchard fruit flavors with nice mineral and floral undertones. It has a great medium-weighted texture without any oaky influence and a lovely, easy finish. I'm glad we're stocked up on this, I have a feeling I'll be going back to the Goulley well many times.

Price: $17.99

2020 Respide-Médeville, Graves

Review Date: 10-05-2023

Always a classy bottle of Graves, the 2020 Respide Medeville is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot aged in 50% new oak, 50% stainless steel. It is full of plush, ripe black and red fruits, really nice violet florals, great freshness and just a touch of gravelly earthiness. Enjoy with pork loin roast or a succulent filet mignon.

Price: $34.99

El Gran Legado De Vida "Still Strength" High Proof Artesanal Blanco Tequila (750ml)

Review Date: 09-26-2023

This has such a vibrant, aromatic nose with lemongrass, pear, semi tropical notes, wet clay and ocean air. The texture is creamy and intense with ripe agave flavors that last forever on the palate after sipping. This is delicious, unadulterated tequila from prime agave by a master distiller, for a reasonable price.

Price: $79.99

2009 Verdignan, Haut-Médoc

Review Date: 09-21-2023

Perfectly aged left-bank claret from a stellar vintage under $30!? What a treat from the Miailhe family, with whom we've done a lot of business over the years! The wines from their two chateaus...Coufran (Merlot dominant) and Verdignan(Cab dominant), always offer hard-to-believe value in the classic-style Bordeaux category. This has a great nose! Ripe blackberry/red currant fruit, violets and a touch of savory scorched earth. It has silky, resolved and satisfying tannins with the acid line to cut through a nice fatty ribeye perfectly. Grab this while it's around, great Bordeaux deals like this tend to dry up quickly.

Price: $27.99

JS: 92

Fallet-Dart Brut Rosé Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This Marne rosé is the rich delicious result of the maceration method, where the skins of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are left in contact with the wine for two days, giving it its rich pink color and round texture. The flavor profile is a great combination of bright red fruit with darker herbal elements, toast and minerals for a very complete and satisfying rosé experience.

Price: $34.99

Laurent-Perrier "Grand Siècle" Iteration #26 Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

Being made from some of the best vintages of this millenium (2012, 2008 and 2007), this iteration of Grand Siecle was always destined for greatness. But tasting it, just wow! It has so much depth and complexity, richness and freshness. It is loaded with subtle flavors of stone fruits and citrus, toasty lees, candied ginger and nuts with a hint of matchstick smoke. The longer it's open the more flavors explode out of the glass. On the palate, the richness is buoyed by precision, fine bead from resting on the lees for such a long time, and a nearly eternal finish.

Price: $249.99

JS: 100

DC: 96

RP: 96

Nicolas Maillart Grand Cru Brut Rosé Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

If you enjoyed the great wines of Pierre Paillard in the past, this is a must-have rose from the same village, yet is made with entirely organic, entirely barrel fermented fruit to boot. The quality is unmistakable with really nice red cherry and strawberry fruit, delicate toast and minerals with a touch of spice for added complexity. The profile is powerful and complex but somehow also light and easy to drink with a precise and long finish.

Price: $49.99

Didier Lapie Blanc de Noirs Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

If you are a champagne enthusiast looking for something slightly off the beaten path, you should try this. It is made from 100% Meunier (not from the Marne Valley but the Montagne de Reims!) and is full of beautiful, rich tropical fruits and spice on the nose with a pure clean fruit profile and chalky minerals. The finish is so long! The quality here for under $30 is quite impressive.

Price: $29.99

Gosset "Grande Réserve" Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This is a Grand Marque that you can count on every time for meticulous quality that has remained steadfast through the years (centuries, actually). It has an expressively rich profile of pear, lychee, golden apple and Meyer lemon with toast from an impressive five years on the lees, yet it remains so bright and easy with silky bead and great minerals and a crisp, acid-driven-yet-balanced finish

Price: $49.99

Egrot Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

Champagne Egrot (prounounced Eh-grow) falls in the same company as Bonville and Launois in terms of value for money. 80% Grand Cru Pinot Noir from Ay, 20% Premier Cru Chardonnay from the Premier Cru of Louvois, aged on the lees well over half a decade. For under $35. Proprietors Elisabeth (Henri Goutorbe’s granddaughter) and Jean-Marie Egrot have a long history in Champagne, and the pedigree shows in the bottle. Precision, richness, freshness, depth, and length are all on full display. A subtle toast quality perfectly underlines rich pear, Bing cherry and apple notes, with vibrant minerals and crisp acidity. Champagne enthusiasts rejoice!

Price: $34.99

A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée 1809" Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

Incredible quality and quite the bargain for a prestige cuvée, Coutelas' "Cuvée 1809" is entirely barrel fermented and aged for an exceptionally long 8 years on its lees. The flavor profile is complex, intriguing and delicious: white flowers, lychee/citrus fruit, honey and almonds with delicate sourdough toast and minerals. The richness is totally balanced by freshness and a long, crisp finish, making this difficult to keep a group from emptying the bottle in quick fashion.

Price: $64.99

BH: 92

2015 A.D. Coutelas Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This is a vintage champagne from one of our portfolio's best producers (which you know if you've had the "Cuvee Louis Victor") and from a critically lauded vintage. It is half Chardonnay, half Pinot Noir, entirely from estate owned premier cru vineyards. It has a rich profile of citrus, melon, golden apple, honey and almond, lifted by great minerality and an impressively long, acid-driven finish.

Price: $54.99

A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée Eloge" Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

When I tried this the other night, my company and I were genuinely stunned by how good it was. This Premier Cru blanc de blanc pours a deep golden color, has rich fruit with honey, acacia blossom, lemon meringue, and a beautiful leesy toastiness. The texture is velvety and creamy, with fine bubbles and a nearly eternal finish.

Price: $39.99

Damien Hugot Rosé Extra Brut Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This is an extraordinary rose made of primarily (95%) Grand Cru chardonnay that costs under $40! It is has a relatively low dosage of 6g/L and is exceptionally pretty, delicate and balanced with a nice blend of citrus and strawberry fruits with nice toast from four years on the lees. No joke, this holds up with Big House rosés that cost twice as much.

Price: $39.99

Damien Hugot Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This is a rather extraordinary grower-producer blanc de blancs that expertly straddles the line between creamy opulence and razor-sharp focus. It has rich citrus, white peach, and Granny Smith apple fruit, creamy brioche notes, and vibrant minerals. In short, this is what you would pay the big bucks for, but thanks to the direct import pricing, you don't need to. If you could use another great grower Champagne to add to your lineup (and we all could), don't miss this.

Price: $34.99

Damien Hugot Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru

Review Date: 09-18-2023

This champagne is in sparse company in terms of value. Made from the Grand Cru chardonnay of Chouilly and Cramant on the Cotes de Blancs, it has quite powerful and concentrated citrus and stone fruit flavors that intermingle with floral elements, chalky minerality and toasted sourdough. Despite the power, it remains bright, crisp and refreshing on the palate with creamy mousse and a beautifully precise and long finish. It is quite an impressive balancing act.

Price: $39.99

2019 Robert Craig "Affinity" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Review Date: 08-23-2023

This is delicious, entirely estate-vine grown Napa Cab from one of the best producers in the valley today. The 40-year-old Coombsville vines give generous and pure blackberry and dark cherry fruit with cedar, gravelly minerality, of touch of anisette and espresso bean. The texture is pure velvet with ripe, integrated tannins and the perfect bit of acidity to give the luxurious feel lift and added drinkability. This is very well done.

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VN: 92

RP: 91

2022 Raen "Monarch Challenge" North Coast Rosé

Review Date: 08-23-2023

One of the great California roses! Made from old vine Mendocino Grenache combined with Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, this is full of generous Rainier cherry and ripe strawberry fruit, with a touch of salted grapefruit. It has great acid and is a truly complex and refreshing rose that competes with the likes of Flowers.

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2021 Cobb Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Review Date: 08-23-2023

Ross Cobb once again knocks his iteration of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir out of the park. This is utterly delicious and satisfying. It has a core of deep, ripe cherry and raspberry fruit with subtle savory herbs and lanolin/earthy notes and even a little bit of saltiness. The vineyard's extremely close proximity to the ocean plays well into the structure...fine but firm tannin and bracing acidity that keeps the richness balanced and inviting. Put this on the short list to have with your Sunday roast chicken.

Price: $69.95

TWI: 94

JD: 92

2020 Catena Zapata "DV Catena - Tinto Histórico" Red Blend Mendoza

Review Date: 08-23-2023

This is the perfect wine to take to a party with your discerning wine friends. It's a unique, intriguing blend of Malbec, Bonarda and Petit Verdot from historic, high elevation vineyard sites in Mendoza that shows off an impressive bouquet of ripe red fruits, violets and stony minerality as soon as you pop it open. It's fleshy and satisfying but still medium bodied and well lifted by great acidity so that it's incredibly tempting to revisit again and again throughout the night, but priced right so that you can bring a second one to keep the party going.

Price: $17.99

DS: 94

JS: 93

VN: 93

Alexandre Le Brun "Tradition" Brut Champagne

Review Date: 08-15-2023

This is one of the smallest-production Champagnes in our portfolio. Made from 1/3 each of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, it offers a delicacy and precision you usually pay much more for. The fruit profile is complex with apricots, lemons, mandarins and starfruit with toasty lees and delicate spice from the extended barrel aging. A gem of a value like this can only be found via the K&L Direct Import program.

Price: $34.99

Pierre Mineral Brut Champagne

Review Date: 08-15-2023

With fruit sourced from the Marne, the Montagne de Reims, Sezanne and the Cote de Blancs, this is truly a champagne of Champagne! 60% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier, the precision/power balance is remarkable. It is delicate and pretty on the nose with light toasty notes, lemons and white flowers, berry undertones and exotic quince. It has great great precision and delicacy married with rich fruit flavors. It is a true stunner for the price.

Price: $34.99

1997 Beau-Séjour Bécot, St-Emilion (1.5L)

Review Date: 08-03-2023

Beau-Sejour-Becot was elevated to Premier Cru Classé status in 1996 after nearly a decade of renovations and with the help of winemaker and consultant Michel Rolland. The outstanding quality achieved during this period is on full display here. The beautifully aged St. Emilion is full of heady aromas of cherry brandy, muddled strawberry, soft vintage leather, smoky meat and quality cigar tobacco. The tannins are supple, softened by time and fully integrated with the plush texture. There's still plenty of vibrancy and life left in this, with great freshness and acidity to lift everything up on the long finish. If you're looking to impress a group of people over dinner, this does the trick for a reasonable price.

Price: $189.99

2022 TWR (Te Whare Ra) Rosé Marlborough

Review Date: 08-01-2023

The wines of TWR hold their own against the best in the world. They are tiny production, organic, hand-picked and meticulously crafted from some of the the best terroir that exists. It is a wonder they cost so little, but that is beside the point. They will blow you away the second you taste them regardless of the price. This rose offers incredibly bright and poignant aromas of rainier cherry, watermelon, citrus peel and starfruit. The intense fruit is lifted and honed by bright acidity, and the finish is as clean and refreshing as can be. I love taking this wine everywhere I go during the summer. It's about as good as rose gets.

Price: $14.99

BC: 95

SK: 94

JS: 92

Michel Arnould "La Grande Cuvée" Brut Champagne

Review Date: 08-01-2023

This is easily one of the best Grand Cru grower champagnes we offer, and it costs far less than it probably should. It combines the power and structure of Verzenay Pinot Noir with the delicate finesse and minerality of Chardonnay from Oger (70/30). On the nose, I get rich doughy citrus notes, cream and minerals. On the palate, the wine is rich with almond, brioche and apricot notes lifted by vibrant acidity for a finish that lasts all night.

Price: $39.99

2020 HB (Haut-Bailly), Pessac-Léognan

Review Date: 07-26-2023

The Grand Vin from Haut Bailly is one of my absolute favorites with its earthy minerality and its stunning Cabernet character. The problem is that it is built to last and is usually showing its best about 20 years after release. This is the solution. This wine is made from the younger, recently replanted vines of the property and is lightly aged in oak for a wine that has classic Bordeaux structure, but is soft and supple after just a few years of age. It has lovely pure cassis, dark cherry fruit flavors with a touch of toast and a really silky texture. It is an incredibly good wine for the money.

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2022 Proprietà Sperino "Rosa del Rosa" Piemonte Rosato

Review Date: 07-26-2023

I adore this rose. Though you don't see it often, Nebbiolo seems to lend itself to rose production perfectly with its high acidity, its lovely red fruit and citrus elements and just a touch of tannin that goes great with food. The 10% Vespolina adds a touch of spice. Have with salads, seafood or grilled vegetables, or just as a refreshing aperitif on a warm day.

Price: $23.99

VN: 91

Boulard-Bauquaire "Carte Noire" Brut Blanc de Noirs Champagne

Review Date: 07-24-2023

Boulaird Bouquaire’s Carte Noir is made from half Pinot Noir, half Pinot Meunier and is full of depth and power. The texture on the palate is round and rich, with succulent flavors of ripe red fruit, honey, baked apple pie, cloves, hibiscus, lemon zest and stone fruits. The finish is long, supple and lifted by the creamy mousse and perfectly honed acidity. Another phenomenal value from the K&L Direct Import Champagne program!

Price: $34.99

2021 L'Aigle À Deux Têtes "Cuvée Griffez" Chardonnay Côtes du Jura Blanc

Review Date: 07-18-2023

I love the oft overlooked wines of the Jura. The region has winemaking tradition that goes back centuries, just as long as neighboring Burgundy, and the cool high elevation climate offers unique, bright and acid driven whites like this. The Griffez has an intriguing nose of Meyer lemon, toast, jasmine and sugar cookie with just a touch of VA that makes everything pop in the perfect way. There are great minerals underlining the fruit and the finish is so crisp and refreshing, it is the perfect summer wine.

Price: $24.99

2022 Domaine de Fondrèche Ventoux Rosé

Review Date: 07-18-2023

This is an excellent French rose that offers a unique take on the category. It offers a bit more rich red fruit, nectarine and tangerine than most Provence roses, a slightly more broadened texture on the palate, then hones it in with a bright, clean mineral finish. This is the kind of delicious rose that empties quickly on a warm day, so stock up.

Price: $16.99

WE: 92

RP: 90

2021 Domaine Pascal & Mireille Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes

Review Date: 07-18-2023

This is one of the best values I've seen in white Burgundy so far this year. It has it all. Beautiful citrus and apple orchard fruit, notable minerality, a touch of cream and a lively acidity that carries the finish on and on. This is going to be a staple in my fridge for awhile.

Price: $26.99

WE: 93

2020 Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud "Côte du Py" Morgon

Review Date: 07-18-2023

This is an excellent offering from one of our latest DIs, Jean Marc Burgaud. The warm vintage lends the wine rich, clean cherry kirsch and blueberry fruit that nonetheless retains excellent freshness and energy in the glass. The texture is silky and lightly grippy. The finish is pleasant, fruit driven and long. This is the ultimate summer red to pop open for a BBQ or with rack of lamb.

Price: $34.99

2009 Camensac, Haut-Médoc

Review Date: 07-13-2023

Camensac is one of only five Haut Medoc properties classified Grand Cru. Year in and year out, the Merlaut family (owners of the great Second Growth Gruaud Larose) produces classic left bank gems here that age beautifully and don't require a second mortgage to acquire. The 2009 is a standout. It opens with a splendid bouquet of cherry kirsch and strawberry coulis, sweet baking spice and cigar box, a little earthy graphite and smoke. The rich fruit is still fresh and inviting and the persistent finish is indeed worthy of Grand Cru status. This is one fun bottle of wine.

Price: $49.99

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WE: 92 - 94

JS: 90

Boulard-Bauquaire "Trepail" Brut Blanc de Blancs Champagne Vieilles Vignes

Review Date: 07-13-2023

The Chardonnay used in this Blanc de Blancs comes from premier cru vineyards on the Montagne de Reims, and the quality of the fruit is evident. Lovely aromas of roasted almonds, butterscotch and fresh lemon meringue lift from the glass; on the palate a soft chalky minerality rides alongside nicely balanced acidity. Another home run from our DI Champagne program.

Price: $39.99

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