RARITIES

2019 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley $800

100 points Wine Advocate

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2019 Scarecrow hits the ground running with bold expressions of crème de cassis, wild blueberries and chocolate-covered cherries plus hints of dried herbs, tilled soil and crushed rocks with a fragrant undercurrent of Indian spices. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with layer upon layer of tightly packed mineral-sparked black fruit flavors, framed by super plush tannins and absolutely seamless freshness, finishing long, long, long. This expression of the venerable J.J. Cohn vineyard—including vines planted in 1945 by John Daniel and dry farmed—is pure magic.

100 points Jeb Dunnuck

99 points Vinous 

2018 Vasse-Felix Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec Margaret River $150

99 points Wine Advocate

The 2018 can comfortably be described as being one of the greatest, if not the greatest vintage in Margaret River’s 55-year modern history (i.e., since 1967). When this 2018 Tom Cullity Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec was released, it was both satisfying and terrifying. The former, because it confirmed everything I had suspected/hoped prior to its release. The latter because it would force me to put my neck on the line and give it the score I believe it deserves. Having seen it blind a number of times in esteemed international company, I am comfortable that this wine more than stands up alongside its counterparts from Bordeaux and Napa in the 2018 vintage. It is a marvelous example of Margaret River Cabernet, in that it offers us red raspberry, pomegranate, cassis and red licorice, alongside pink peppercorns, nori, sun-dried kelp, hints of iodine and earth, and all of it framed by ferrous tannins. It is fresh, it is structured, it is incredibly long. It will live forever.

2019 Bartolo Mascarello Barolo $300

2021 Dujac Morey-St-Denis $199

2021 Laflaive Macon-Verzy $99

2021 Thierry Pillot St. Aubin Les Castets $99

2022 Burlotto Pelaverga $30

2019 F. Alessandria Barolo Monviglilero $110

2019 F. Alessandria Barolo Comune Serralunga Barolo $60

2019 E. Pira Chiara Boschi Via Nuova Barolo $120

2019 Oddero Barolo Rocche di Castiglione  $105

2019 Cavallotto Barolo ‘Bricco Boschis’ $95

2019 Istine Chianti Riserva Levigne $55

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