2005 Chateau Quinault L'Enclos, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Rated 94 by Robert Parker. A Saint-Emilion estate once owned by the Alcee family and now under the Cathiard family's stewardship (also behind Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte). The 2005 vintage is one of Bordeaux's most celebrated of the 21st century, giving this bottle extra appeal.

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Drinking window: Now!

2012 Chateau de Saint Cosme, Gigondas

Rated 92 by Wine Advocate. A southern Rhone Grenache-based red from Louis Barruol's historic Saint Cosme estate (by the Saint-Joseph bottle also offered). Gigondas offers richer, more powerful fruit than Cotes du Rhone, with the structure and spice to pair well with heartier fare. Drinking window: 2015-2027.

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Drinking window: Now!

2011 Saint Cosme, Saint-Joseph

Rated 92 by Wine Spectator. A Syrah from the northern Rhone's Saint-Joseph appellation, made by Louis Barruol, one of the region's most respected producers. Dark fruit, smoky minerality, and peppery spice typical of top-tier northern Rhone Syrah.

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2012 Chateau Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac

Major ratings averaged 93. A classified growth since 1855 from the heart of Pauillac, long considered one of the appellation's most reliable "insider's" estates. The 2012 vintage shows the structured tannins and dark-fruit depth Grand-Puy-Lacoste is known for, now in an excellent drinking window after over a decade in bottle.

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Drinking window: 2024-2042.

2010 Agostina Pieri Brunello di Montalcino

Rated 95 by Wine Advocate. A boutique estate in the Piancornello subzone of Montalcino, from one of the great Brunello vintages. Dried cherry, cassis, blue flower and a mineral edge, with well-integrated tannins.

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Drinking window: 2022-2035.

2006 Lionello Marchesi Coldisole Brunello di Montalcino

Rated 92 by Wine Spectator/ A traditional, old-school Brunello. "Opens with oak-driven aromas of coffee bean, smoked bacon, dark spice and savory bresaola and fruit aromas that resemble dried prune, cassis and plum cake. The wine excels in the mouth where it displays silky, polished feel." - Wine Enthusiast. Now mature and drinking at its peak.

Stored in a temperature controlled wine cellar.

Drinking window: now-2028.

2009 Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Rated 97 by Wine Review Online: Polished and complex, with "beautifully integrated" tannins, rich cassis with a range of red and black fruits, still fresh and youthful despite its bottle age. An estate-grown Cabernet from Mike Grgich, the legendary winemaker, reflecting decades of biodynamic, old-world-inspired winemaking. A structured, age-worthy California red with real winemaking pedigree.

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Drinking window: 2017-2034.

2012 Elyse Pair, Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford) and Korte Ranch Zinfandel (Napa Valley)

A matched pair from the same vintage and the same Napa producer: one Cab and one Zin (one bottle of each). The Morisoli Cabernet, from a prized vineyard on the Rutherford Bench. The dry-farmed Korte Ranch Zinfandel is juicy with raspberry, cassis, dark chocolate and a sweet-tobacco finish. Each was rated 92 by Wine Enthusiast.

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Drinking window: now-2032 (Cabernet); now (Zinfandel).

2010 Robert Biale Vineyards, "Black Chicken," Zinfandel, Napa Valley.

Rated 92 by Wine Spectator: "Zesty with bright, jammy fruit." Cellar Tracker review: "Wow, who says Zinfandel does not age well. Just lovely !!" From a Napa family that has grown Zinfandel since the 1930s, Biale's flagship Zinfandel, named from legend that "Black Chicken" was a code name for illicit homemade Zinfandel.

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Drinking window: now.

2007 Stolpman Vineyards Late Harvest Viognier, Estate Grown, Santa Ynez Valley

A rare, small-production late-harvest Viognier from Stolpman, a respected Ballard Canyon estate known for Rhône varietals grown on the Santa Ynez Valley's distinctive limestone soils. No longer produced - a genuine one-off! LA Late-harvest dessert wines made in limited quantities, offering a unique pour to pair with dessert.

Stored in a temperature controlled wine cellar.

Drinking window: now.