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Henri Bonneau Chateauneuf-du-Pape "Marie Beurrier" 2003 France

Henri Bonneau is a legend. There are few people of his stature still about. He works with extremely low yields, ferments in cement tanks and then transfers the fermented wine into very old Burgundy barrels. He says "There are no secrets" to his winemaking. Then he simply waits until he feels the wine is ready, which may be 6 to 10 years, or more. His wines take a long time to come around for the most part. And this bottle is no exception. I sampled this at a tasting and the distributor told me he had opened it the night before. We had another, simpler wine from this vintage, and it took one full day to begin to open up. Put this away, or allow time to air... like the day before. This is an extraordinary bottle. If there are no secrets, why aren't there more wines like this?

$135.75

Sine Qua Non "Raven No. 4" Syrah 2006 California

93% Syrah, 5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier primarily sourced from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard with small quantities from the Bien Nacido and White Hawk Vineyards.

$297.50

Sine Qua Non "Body & Soul" White 2007 California

71% Roussanne and 29% Viognier sourced primarily from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard.

$183

Sine Qua Non "Raven No. 9" Grenache 2006 California

92% Grenache and 8% Syrah with 26% fermented with whole cluster fruit.

$297.50

Aubert "Lucia Abreu Vineyard" Howell Mountain 2005 California

A blend of 47% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc from the Lucia Abreu Vineyard.

$251.75