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French Whites 

 

Alsace

2009 Cave de Beblenheim Pinot Gris Réserve Particulière   Feminine and beguiling, with great line and length. Great value    $24.50 per bottle

2007 Domaines Schlumberger Les Princes Abbes Pinot Blanc   $26.50 per bottle

Bordeaux

2009 Chateau Doisy Daene Blanc Sec   A stunning wine that amply demonstrates how great white Bordeaux puts all Australian and New Zealand sauvignon blancs in the shade; "A superb nose of white peaches. On the pallet, it is mouth filling and complex, well balanced and elegant. A great success" - Le Figaro Club Vin, 92-94 points; "It has an extraordinarily fresh, jack-in-the-box nose with superb definition and minerality... The palate is extremely taut with racy acidity, fresh green apple, quite sharp, it really electrifies the mouth with white peach towards the delineated finish" - Robert Parker, 88-90 points; "Great length and finish" - Le Revue du Vin de France   $47.95 per bottle

2009 Chateau Magneau Blanc   "Pure and racy, the pleasure is confirmed in the aromatic extension of the bouquet. Well balanced between roundness and vividness, it has a remarkable volume. This Graves reflects all the typicity of its terroir and it is perfectly vinified. Full, round and silky, with just enough nervousness" - Hachette, The French Wine Bibles; "Stylish and well made with plenty of fruit' - David Peppercorn MW; "A very successful, eco-friendly wine" - Le Revue du Vin de France, 90 points; "Very attractive with aromas of white peach, abundant fruit and good acidity" - Stepehen Brook, The Complete Bordeaux   $24.95 per bottle

Burgundy

2000 Faiveley Montagny Les Joncs   "Especially beguiling... most people calling out for more" - Divine Magazine    $47.95 per bottle

Chablis

2002 Brocard Chablis 'Domaine St. Claire'    $37.50 per bottle

1995 La Chablisienne Les Preuses Grand Cru    $145.00 per bottle

Loire

2008 Domaine du Nozay Sancerre      $36.95 per bottle

2009 Joseph Mellot Sancerre 'La Chatellenie'      $37.95 per bottle

2009 Sincérité Sauvignon Blanc (Loire Valley)    Delicious sav blanc from Loire Valley    $21.50 per bottle

Sauternes

1988 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac (375ml)      $130.00 per bottle

1981 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac (375ml)      $95.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Coutet 1er Cru Classe Barsac      $195.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Doisy Daene 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $145.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Doisy Daene 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes (375ml)      $80.00 per bottle

1990 Chateau d'Yquem 1er Cru Classe Supérieur Sauternes (375ml)   "An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine... An awesome Yquem!" - Robert Parker, 99 points; "Truly superb... Doesn't get much better than this" - Wine Spectator, 95 points    $495.00 per bottle

1975 Chateau d'Yquem 1er Cru Classe Supérieur Sauternes (375ml)   "The 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modern-day Yquems... it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921... a monumental effort that may well justify a perfect score in another decade" Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate - 99 points; "A great Yquem" - Wine Spectator, 97 points    $675.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Filhot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $155.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Filhot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $190.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Piada Barsac      $120.00 per bottle

1976 Chateau Romer du Hayot 2ème Cru Classe Sauternes      $145.00 per bottle

1983 Chateau Suduiraut 1er Cru Classe Sauternes      $295.00 per bottle