We are thrilled when we run across a Burgundy deal like this one. The Chorey from Dubois is loaded with fresh fruit, has compelling aromatics and is drinking well now, while possessing the ability to age. The old vines help to manufacture copious quantities of rich, indulgent fruit, while retaining perfect balance and a velvety smooth tactile quality. The bouquet is laden with bright cherry fruit aromas, interspersed with cranberry and raspberry notes as well. Underlying the fresh fruit aromas are notes of cola, cinnamon, violets, anise, underbrush and truffle. It is wonderfully complex with a long finish and excellent structure. Drink it now or stash it away for 4-7 years. Buy this by the case – it is a great deal and a wonderful find!

$23.99

05 Frederick Magnien Cotes De Nuits-Village "Croix Violettes"

The aromatic profile of earthy red berry fruit is finer and more elegant though by no means airy yet the tannins are more sophisticated as well, supporting supple and textured flavors that culminate in a sappy and dusty finish. This is delicious but serious and recommended. (87-90)/2012+ -Burghound-

$26.99

We are enamored when we find a wine like the Sarrazin Givry. It is a wonderful 2005 Burgundy that conveys all that is great about the vintage: wonderfully expressive on the palate as well as on the nose, with an excellent mid-palate of fruit, great structure, and the ability to age – and all this for $22.99. Redolent aromas of boysenberry, black raspberry, Cherries Jubilee, cassis, Asian spices, rose petals, forest floor, café mocha, briar, lavender, violets and stony minerals permeate the bouquet. It is fresh and lively with a generous mid-palate of fruit buffered by bright acidity and sweet tannin, bestowing the “Champs Lalot” with precise focus, superb balance and excellent structure. From 35 year old vines the Sarrazin has wonderful purity of fruit, as well as salient freshness. Sweet, succulent fruit allows for pleasurable drinking now, but the patient will see the Sarrazin improve over the next 6-9 years and hold for even longer. This is the true essence of the amazing 2005 Burgundy vintage: excellence at an affordable price!

$22.99