ROEDERER 02 L'ERMITAGE BRUT 750ML

COMTE AUDOIN DE DAMPIERRE 02 BRUT FAMILY RESERVE 750

QUINTESSA 02 PROPRIETARY RED RUTHERFORD <1.5L>

MANDOIS 02 BLANC DE BLANC 1ER CRU 750ML
Made exclusively from Premier Cru Chardonnay from the firm's own vineyards in the Cote des Blancs. A majority of the wine has been aged in oak barrels and rested on the lees at least 4 years.
90 Points Wine Spectator
"Lovely balance is the hallmark of this Champagne. It has richness backed by a vibrant structure that sets the stage for grapefruit, whole-grain bread and vanilla notes, with a nice crisp finish. Drink now through 2020. 1,100 cases made."

LOUIS ROEDERER 2002 BRUT "CRISTAL" 750ML
WINE & SPIRITS 100 POINTS - "If a wine could ever make you want to pull the top down on your ’68 Ferrari convertible, rip off the rear view mirror and take off, this is it. It has a different energy than the ’02 Cristal Rose, which is more ethereal, like strawberries at right hand of some Gallic god. This more insolent, brash, earth bound. All the scents and flavors seem to emanate from limestone, as does the acidity, which hits at the front of the mouth and powers through the wine with the kind of solar energy the lifts mist off the white chalk on a cool morning in Cramant. The wine goes on for miles. It’s already irresistible, and will only improve with ten, 20, 30 and 40 years of age."

EDITION 02.1 AGED 5YEARS 125PF

JEAN MILAN 02 BRUT BLANC DE BLANCS "CUVEE SYMPHORINE" 750ML
We knew we had to include a Wine Enthusiast 93 Points - Jean Milan Champagne on this roster; the tough part was selecting just one... their entire line is so strong. "Symphorine" is a name coined from the words "Symphony" and "Caroline"-- the name of proprietor Henri-Pol Milan’s daughter. This 100% Chardonnay blend is assembled from four hill top parcels of Chardonnay -Zailleux, Beaudure, Barbettes, and Chenets. The Wine Enthusiast gushes: "A rich, rounded Champagne ripe and fruity without being simplistic. The complexity comes from the toast, the vanilla, and the spicy edge combining with the quince, pear, and white peach flavors. The acidity is finely balanced"

PIERRE PETERS L'ESPRIT DE 2002 GRAND CRU 750ML

J LASSALLE 2002 BLANC DE BLACS 1ER CRU 750ML

BERECHE & FILS 2002 BRUT MILLEISIME "CUVEE DU CENTENAIRE" 750ML

BERNARD LEDRU 2002 BRUT MILLESIME 1ER CRU 750ML

DETTORI 2002 CANONAU DI SARDEGNA

PLOYEZ-JACQUEMART 2002 BRUT 750 ML

RENE GEOFFROY 2002 BRUT "VOLUPE" 750ML

J LASSALLE 2002 BRUT "CUVEE ANGLEINE" 750ML While grower Champagnes are rightly all the rage these days, we have been in the game since the early '80s when we first fell in love with the exuberant Champagnes of Olga and Chantal Lassalle. “Angeline” is the firm’s prestige cuvée and is a classic blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. “Angeline” is created with an old-fashioned wooden basket press, aged on the yeast for 6 years, and is finally riddled by hand in the traditional manner. These practices, along with the family’s impeccable fruit, have wrought a Champagne with excellent depth and complexity. Aromas of ripe Macintosh apples mingled with hints of strawberries and bakery scents dominate its bouquet. In the mouth this Brut is creamy yet firmly structured as it showcases highly focused red berry notions in the front palate, while lip-smacking citrus and nougat inflections emerge in the finish. With a few more years aging on the cork, this ’02 will certainly rival the legendary 1996 “Angeline.”

Giaconda 2002 Pinot Noir
Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Bright and smooth, with cherry and pepper flavors that echo on the mildly chewy finish. Drink now!

DERBES 2004 CHARDONNAY CARNEROS. BARREL AGED 12 MONTHS SUR LIES IN 30% NEW FRENCH OAK. PARTIAL MALO FERMENTATION, BOTTLED UNFINED & UNFILTERED, 296 CASES PRODUCED.

Roederer 2002 Brut Rose
Pale in color, yet this rosé packs in plenty of berry, ginger and citrus notes. Vibrant, it builds in intensity to a lingering finish. Drink now.

VAL LLACH 2002 VALL LLACH D.O. Priorato
(50% CARINENA, 35% MERLOT, 15%CABERNET)

Strub 2002 Eiswein Riesling Niersteiner Paterberg
The Strub family has been winemakers in Germany's Rheinhessen region since 1710. This is stunningly great Eiswein, 184 Oechsle, and I swear to you the finish tastes like Cap'n Crunch! A thrall of tropical fruit, an elixir of insanely piquant lavender honey.

R L Buller Calliope Shiraz
Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
R. L. Buller & Son was started in 1921 by the grandfather of Andrew Buller, the current winemaker. The winery remains one of the quality leaders in the production of sweet wines from the warm terroir of Rutherglen. Moreover, the wines cannot be duplicated anywhere else in the world.

PIERRE GIMONNET 2002 BLANC DE BLANCS "SPECIAL CLUB" 750ML
This arrived just in time for our July 2010 Cote des Blancs taste off. Amazing concentration with a perfect melding of highly charged Chardonnay fruit is seamlessly fused to wall to wall minerality. Less showy than most 2002's but definitely a Champagne tremendous potental

WELLINGTON 2002 PORT
"OLD VINES" SONOMA VALLEY 500ml
This rich sweet wine with deep ruby color and aromas of blackberries and chocolate is a wonderful after dinner drink and is a great match with walnuts or rich cheeses like Stilton. Very enjoyable now, it does have the structure to age for several years, but will, in time, throw a deposit and need decanting.

Only 343 cases produced.

VINCENT BITOUZET 2002 VOLNAY CLOS CHENES
This Pinot Noir is harvested by hand then fermentation takes place in barrel before being bottled between 20 and 24 months after harvest. From one of the 3 outstanding 1er Cru vineyards comes this well crafted wine. Marked by its fruitiness this wine has red and black berry fruit in abundance, well balanced and long on the finish, this is a wine to linger over.

DOWNING FAMILY 2002 NAPA VALLEY
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 9 LITER
100% CABERNET SAUVIGNON
This beautifully one of a kind etched bottle is the fifth vintage and is aged for 24 months in French and American Oak. The winemaker is Randy Mason and the Trout Riding Cowboy art work is courtesy of Gallatin River Lodge. This wine was produced for the Napa Vintner's Association annual wine auction.

CLOS DE LA ROCHE 20002 MICHEL MAGNIEN
WINE ADVOCATE 91 - 93
Mocha and black fruits can be discerned in the aromatic profile of the 2002 Clos de la Roche. Medium-bodied, suave, and supple, it displays lovely dark fruits and a long, expressive finish. There is no doubt that this wine is outstanding, yet it appears to lack the depth of either Magnien’s Charmes or Clos St.-Denis. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2012.

LANCELOT-ROYER 2002 BRUT MILLESIME BLANC DE BLANC GRAND CRU 750ML
92 Points The Wine Advocate
"The 2002 Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru offers up an attractive array of smoke, toasted oak, minerals and dried apricots and orange peel, with sweet floral notes that give the wine a nice sense of lift on the finish. This beautifully proportioned Champagne offers lovely richness and complexity in a delicate, understated style."