1 Bottle Laurent Perrier Brut Grand Siecle Cuvee Iteration #24, Champagne, France

"Tasted from magnum, a format that won't come to market for another year or two, Laurent-Perrier's NV Brut Grand Siècle #24 is a blend of the 2007, 2006 and 2004 vintages. Wafting from the glass with a lovely bouquet of dried flowers, toasted nuts, mandarin orange, clear honey and subtle hints of iodine, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and expressive, with all the elegant charm and accessibility it displayed when I reviewed it for the first time last year. As I wrote then, this is an especially giving rendition of Grand Siècle that will show well young."

The Wine Advocate 94 Points

1 Bottle 2015 Aubert CIX Estate, Chardonnay, Sonoma, California

"The 2015 Chardonnay CIX Estate has the most alluring, singular, beguiling nose so that it cannot fail to impress. Revealing notes of candied ginger, nutmeg, aniseed, apple pie and pear tart, it delivers a full-on bombastic, richly fruited and decadently creamy palate, beautifully contrasted by a seamless line of freshness, finishing multilayered and with epic persistence. Wow."

The Wine Advocate 100 Points

1 Bottle 2007 Clos des Papes, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France

"One of the great vintages from this estate, surpassing even the 1990, 2000, 2001, 2003, and maybe the 2010 (time will tell with this one), the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape from Vincent Avril delivers everything you could want from a wine. Full-bodied, intense and beautifully concentrated, with plenty of muscle and depth, it shows the hallmark elegance and purity of the estate, with sensational notes of kirsch liqueur, raspberries, incense, smoked meats and Asian spices. The blend is the normal 65% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah and the rest a mix of permitted varieties, brought up all in older foudre, and it's just now entering its prime drink window and has another two decades of longevity."

The Wine Advocate 100 Points

1 Bottle 2002 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection, Napa, California

"This stunning, inky/plum/purple-tinged 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection boasts a glorious fragrance of creme de cassis, licorice, toasty oak, spice box, cassis and vanillin. Full-bodied, opulent, flashy and irresistible, this endearing, plush, exuberant, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon is ?complex and rewarding."

The Wine Advocate 96 Points

1 Bottle 2000 Sine Qua Non Mr. K The Noble Man Botrytis Wine, California

"This is an absolutely amazing wine, and must be tasted to be believed. The 2000 The Noble Man botrytis wine is 12.2% alcohol, 22.7% residual sugar, and 100% Viognier from the Alban Vineyard. It was harvested at 42o brix. Sadly, this wine can only be purchased via the winery's mailing list."

The Wine Advocate 96 Points