European Classics & a Napa Legend

Today, we’re thrilled to present a collection that bridges the best of Europe’s heritage with one of Napa Valley’s greatest mature Cabernets.

From Giuseppe Rinaldi comes a Barbera of remarkable depth and vitality. Often overshadowed by his Barolo, Rinaldi’s Barbera is a treasure in its own right—brimming with dark cherry, spice, and savory tension, all delivered with the lift and energy that defines this iconic Piedmont estate. It’s soulful, precise, and unmistakably Rinaldi.

In France’s Loire Valley, Marc Plouzeau’s Clos de Maulevrier Chinon captures Cabernet Franc in its purest form—vivid red fruit, graphite, and an earthy mineral core. Meanwhile, Thomas Haag’s Schloss Lieser Rieslings from the Mosel showcase crystalline balance and the singular beauty of steep, slate-laden vineyards.

Completing this remarkable lineup is a rare California classic: the 1989 Joseph Phelps Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Fully mature and impeccably cellared, it delivers a tapestry of cassis, cedar, and graphite—a masterclass in Napa’s timeless elegance.

Each bottle in this release reflects patience, place, and a devotion to authenticity. Quantities are extremely limited—especially the Rinaldi Barbera and 1989 Eisele. Collect now, or savor today—either way, you’re drinking history.

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Producer	Vint.	Wine	Price	Qty	Order
		Loire
Marc Plouzeau	2011	Touraine Ante Phylloxera Clos de Maulevrier	$90	5
		Germany
Thomas Haag	2016	Schloss Lieser Doctor Riesling Auslese	$75	6
	WA 96 (4/2018): Filled in 375-milliliter bottles, the 2016 Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Auslese is remarkably deep, cool, fresh and mineral on the nose, with flinty grapefruit and mocha/coffee bean flavors (probably coming from the ripe pips of the very small berries). Lush, round and intense but very elegant and with a serious, persistent structure and raspberry flavors, this is a pure and piquant, beautifully grippy and stimulatingly salty Auslese with excellent aging potential. Great tension and complexity here. From 80-year-old vines, this was picked in early November, a few days before the GG. Tasted March 2018.   VM 94 (1/2018): A heady nose of decadent lily, musky peony, pineapple, pink grapefruit, cassis and overripe Persian melon sets the stage for a subtly creamy, expansive, rich yet delicate palate impression, with pineapple and grapefruit serving for welcome tang and brightness to complement the wine’s textural creaminess, effusive inner-mouth perfume and luscious but overripe fruit tendencies. The combination of richness and exuberance here is really striking, and the superbly sustained finish is both ringingly clear and infectiously juicy, virtues one doesn’t encounter often in an Auslese and that I least expected in one from the Doctor. Haag says that the fruit here was botrytis-free and that is indeed how it tastes. What an auspicious first-ever Schloss Lieser Doctor Auslese! (And this wine was not auctioned but instead sold to private customers and the trade through the estate’s regular price list.) (Drink between 2017-2045). David SChildknecht.
	2016	Schloss Lieser Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese	$35	11
	VM 92 (1/2018): Lime, grapefruit, cassis and smoky black tea combine for a head-turningly intense nose and correspondingly generously juicy impression on a silken palate. Like this year’s Goldtröpfchen Kabinett, this boasts a finish of unusual sheer brightness for that site, accompanied by cooling green herbal infusions, stimulating fruit seed piquancy and a mouthwatering dose of mineral salts. (Drink between 2017-2035). David Schildknecht.
	2016	Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese	$60	6
	WA 96 (4/2018): The 2016 Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese displays clear, fresh and exotic fruit with a highly delicate slate spiciness. Lush and highly elegant, with mouth-filling but highly refined and elegant fruit and very fine crystallinity, this is a terribly fine and filigreed as well as sensual and persistent Helden Auslese. Perfectly balanced, with a mouthwatering and charming finish. Tasted March 2018.   VM 91 (1/2018): Very ripe but fresh peach and muskmelon are mingled with pink grapefruit and lightly shrouded in musky, dusty scents. The glycerol-rich, subtly creamy palate is lusciously fruity with the grapefruit serving to enhance an exotic sense of ripeness but also to supply a modicum of welcome citric juiciness and zest. Hints of brown spice add to the allure of an impressively persistent finish, albeit not one exhibiting the clarity, brightness or mineral dimension displayed by the best wines in this latest Schloss Lieser collection. While Haag reports having harvested very little nobly rotten fruit, this wine certainly strikes me as significantly influenced by botrytis, with both virtues and drawbacks. (Drink between 2017-2035). David Schildknecht.
	2016	Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Spatlese	$45	12
	WA 93 (4/2018): The 2016 Niederberg Helden Riesling Spätlese is clear, fresh and pure but very reduced at this early stage. Lush, intense and racy on the palate, this is a salty-piquant and grippy Spätlese with tension and aging potential. Keep it for 8 to 10 years! Tasted March 2018.   VM 92 (1/2018): Mirabelle, pear and white peach on the nose translate into generous fresh fruit juiciness on a polished, silken palate. Honeydew melon adds a ripe and luscious dimension to the fruit as it heads into a sustained, buoyant, slate-lined finish that both soothes and stimulates. The high residual sugar here is entirely supportive and its sweetness unobtrusive. (Drink between 2017-2035). David Schildknecht.
	2016	Schloss Lieser Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett	$35	12
	WA 93 (4/2018): The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett displays upfront fruit of perfectly ripe and lush stone fruits. On the palate, this is a very salty, lush and piquant Kabinett with lingering salinity and mineral tension. Gorgeous. Tasted March 2018.   VM 91 (1/2018): There is considerable fermentative “Mosel stink” on the nose that only gradually lifts enough to reveal site-typical apple wreathed in honeysuckle and heliotrope. Perhaps not coincidentally, while picked at around the same 90 Oechsle as the other site-specific Haag Kabinetts of the vintage, this one exhibits the most striking sense of delicacy. “It may be,” Haag suggested, “that this is a Kabinett for the real Mosel Riesling freaks.” It’s also one for fans with patience. The feel here is subtly creamy and the long finish clears nicely to feature persistent inner-mouth floral perfume and stony underpinnings as well as succulent fruit reinforced by high but remarkably unobtrusive residual sugar. (Drink between 2019-2028). David Schildknecht.
Weiser-Kunstler	2013	Enkircher Ellergrub Riesling Auslese Slightly Depressed Cork	$95	3
		Italy
Azienda Agricola Falletto di Bruno Giacosa	2008	Barbaresco Asili (1.5 L)	$500	5
	JS 95 (9/2011): Aromas are full of plums and lemons that follow through to a full body, with silky tannins and a fruity, bright finish. A pretty combination of ripe fruit and crisp acidity. Need two years to come together. Triumph for the vintage. Try in 2013.   VM 93 (10/2011): Captivating flower perfume lifts aromas of raspberry, menthol and mint. Seamless in texture but a bit youthfully imploded, offering terrific red fruit intensity without weight. Quite spicy for Asili. Nicely balanced, silky, floral Barbaresco, finishing with continuing spice notes as well as serious, building tannins for Asili.   WS 90 (4/2012): A sweet sawdust aroma turns to cherry and licorice notes in this fleshy red. The tannins add a chewy texture on the finish, as this stays sweet and long. Best from 2013 through 2024. 250 cases made.   WA 88 (10/2011): The 2008 Barbaresco Asili comes across as quite delicate, even frail, in this vintage. It possesses modest depth and inner sweetness in a decidedly understated style. Sweet red cherries, flowers and spices emerge over time, but the wine never comes together in the glass. The light, almost translucent color suggests this is a wine destined for a short life. The 2008 Asili is a major disappointment. It comes across as eviscerated and lacking any depth whatsoever. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2016.
Casa Vinicola Bruno Giacosa	2011	Barbaresco Santo Stefano Albesani	$175	11
	JS 94 (12/2013): A wine with silky tannins and pretty bright fruit of strawberries and sliced plums and hints of flowers. Full body, fine tannins and a wonderful clarity. Lovely length of fruit. This is the last vintage of Santo Stefano for Giacosa after many decades of success. Needs at least four or five years to soften. Try in 2016.   VM 93+ (12/2013): Medium with a hint of amber. Highly complex, scented nose combines red plum, cherry, strawberry, clove, medicinal herbs and a hint of orange zest. Intensely flavored, juicy and tightly wound, with lovely cut and definition to the red fruit and spice flavors. Very concentrated, tactile wine whose firm tannic spine will require at least several years of cellaring. Finishes with terrific lift.   WA 91 (7/2014): This 2011 Barbaresco Albesani Vigna Santo Stefano is on the market since February and has had ample time to flesh out over the last six months of bottle aging. The wine opens to a light garnet color and immediate fruit tones that veer towards the jammy side with sun-dried strawberry and raspberry. It shows a good level of freshness and acidity to counter the warmer tendencies of the bouquet. The tannins deliver a smooth, silky quality and the wine starts to show pretty aromas of wet earth and black truffle after a few minutes in the glass. Drink: 2015-2030.
Cerbaiona	2011	Brunello di Montalcino	$179	1
	WA 96 (3/2016): Cerbaiona's 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the protagonists of the vintage. There is no denying the sheer beauty and focus of this wine. It makes a fabulous first impact with super sharp tones of wild berry, cola, balsam herb, flint and crushed oyster shell. Those drying mineral notes leave a lasting impression. In the mouth, this wine is super elegant, tight and delicately nuanced. Unfortunately, I have not had the best track record with aged Brunello from Cerbaiona (ten years or more) personally, but I am hopeful that a wine of this caliber and depth will restore my faith. No matter what the aging trajectory ultimately demonstrates, this wine certainly does taste fantastic at this young stage.   VM 91 (2/2016): The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino is a surprisingly delicate wine by Cerbaiona standards. Lifted and aromatically expressive, the 2011 will drink well early. Crushed flowers, sweet red berries, cherry and mint are some of the signatures. The 2011 offers lovely freshness for the year, but less depth and quite a bit less of the visceral thrill of the best years. (Drink between 2016-2026). Antonio Galloni.
	2012	Brunello di Montalcino	$179	3
	JD 95 (1/2025): Brooding and herbal, the 2012 Brunello Di Montalcino has a dark red color and aromas of toasted anise, black cherry liqueur, sage, pine sap, and tobacco. It fills the palate with a refined and elegant but ripe feel, with silky tannins, generous fruit, and a hint of dark mineral undercurrents. Savory and long on the palate, it still offers a good deal of longevity. Drink 2025-2035. Audrey Frick.   WA 95 (2/2018): Cerbaiona's 2012 Brunello di Montalcino is a nuanced and delicate wine that offers ample power, intensity and length. What the wine does best is paint a portrait of the grape in its most pure and naked state. It offers crisp outlines with loads of wild berry, blue flower and moist earth on the inside. That balanced ensemble of flavors adds to the long and polished persistence you feel in the mouth. Give this wine another 10 years of aging to best appreciate its slow evolution and budding complexity.   VM 94 (1/2023): Only a slight fading at the rim reveals the 10 years of maturity that the 2012 Brunello di Montalcino has undergone, yet from its bouquet—a brilliant mix of dusty rose, dried strawberries, plum skins, lavender and a hint of tobacco—you’d never know. “Ethereal” is the word, as silken textures wash across the palate weightlessly, yet unleash an array of wild berry fruits, cloves, allspice and dried citrus that totally captivates. Still lightly tannic yet amazingly energetic, the 2012 tapers off potent and long, leaving nuances of licorice and a hint of balsamic spice that lingers on and on. There is no fear of decline here; in fact, it’s still on the steady path of evolution, and collectors who have the 2012 Cerbaiona should consider themselves very lucky. It’s a total charmer. (Drink between 2022-2028). Eric Guido.
	2013	Brunello di Montalcino	$189	3
	WA 88 (2/2018): The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino shows more opulent and ripe fruit than you get from many of the other new releases from this cooler vintage. This is a darkly saturated expression that delivers a rich bouquet of succulent plum and blackberry. There are lingering tones of scorched earth, sweet spice and tobacco at the back. There is a point of astringency in the mouth that should smooth out with a few more years of cellar aging.
Giacomo Conterno	2017	Barbera d’Alba Cascina Francia ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs.	$114.99	7
	VM 94 (2/2018): The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Francia is fabulous. Silky, supple and radiant, with no hard edges and exceptional balance, the 2015 comes across as a bit shy today, and yet there is so much to like. The ripe, radiant personality of the year dominates over the more savory/mineral notes that are typical of Barberas from this site, but the wine remains light on its feet and gracious. A rush of dark red and bluish-hued fruits, lavender and blood orange makes a strong closing statement.   WA 94 (6/2017): Boasting immediate depth and dimension, the 2015 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia is a commanding and confident wine. Tasted from barrel, the wine's color is dense and very dark. Youthful fruit tones of blackberry confit and black currant give the wine a solid aromatic foundation. That base creates an appropriate framework for ethereal notes of licorice, black olive, spice and campfire ash. It is very difficult to achieve this level of complexity with Barbera, but Roberto Conterno does so with flawless perfection. The mouthfeel is round and plump, but the opulence of the wine is also reined in by its lively acidity.
	2017	Barbera d’Alba Cascina Francia	$90	6
	VM 94 (2/2018): The 2015 Barbera d'Alba Francia is fabulous. Silky, supple and radiant, with no hard edges and exceptional balance, the 2015 comes across as a bit shy today, and yet there is so much to like. The ripe, radiant personality of the year dominates over the more savory/mineral notes that are typical of Barberas from this site, but the wine remains light on its feet and gracious. A rush of dark red and bluish-hued fruits, lavender and blood orange makes a strong closing statement.   WA 94 (6/2017): Boasting immediate depth and dimension, the 2015 Barbera d'Alba Vigna Francia is a commanding and confident wine. Tasted from barrel, the wine's color is dense and very dark. Youthful fruit tones of blackberry confit and black currant give the wine a solid aromatic foundation. That base creates an appropriate framework for ethereal notes of licorice, black olive, spice and campfire ash. It is very difficult to achieve this level of complexity with Barbera, but Roberto Conterno does so with flawless perfection. The mouthfeel is round and plump, but the opulence of the wine is also reined in by its lively acidity.
Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello	2013	Barolo Santo Stefano di Perno	$125	9
	WS 94 (4/2018): There's a lot going on in this red, from the floral, licorice, cherry and earth aromas and flavors to the lightly chewy texture and long, mineral-tinged aftertaste. Balanced and elegant, coming together beautifully with time. Best from 2021 through 2035. 166 cases made.   WA 94 (6/2018): The 2013 Barolo Perno is enforced by a deep sense of power and structure. This expression opens to a robust appearance and a saturated ruby color. It also offers extreme finesse and balance that often seems to characterize the great wines of Monforte d'Alba. The 2013 growing season saw steady, moderate heat during summer (without violent temperature spikes), and that's exactly how Nebbiolo likes it. This is a very beautiful and profound wine to enjoy years from now.
Giuseppe Rinaldi & Figli	2013	Barbera d’Alba	$75	3
	VM 87 (12/2015): The 2013 Barbera d'Alba is round, supple and immediate, with plenty of dark fruit, leather, smoke, licorice and tobacco notes laced throughout. While certainly solid, the Barbera at Rinaldi could be a stronger wine, especially in light of the significant increase in quality seen in the estate's Barolos. Antonio Galloni.
	2014	Barbera d’Alba	$65	3
	VM 86 (2/2017): The 2014 Barbera d'Alba s a straightforward, juicy wine to drink now and over the next few years, while the fruit retains its freshness. The limits of the vintage are what they are. Antonio Galloni.
	2016	Barbera d’Alba	$95	1
	2016	Barbera d’Alba Lightly Scuffed Label	$95	1
	2017	Barbera d’Alba	$75	2
	2017	Barbera d’Alba Very Lightly Scuffed Label	$75	1
Salvioni	2009	Brunello di Montalcino Cerbaiola Bin-Soiled Label; Lightly Scuffed Label	$190	1
	WA 92+ (2/2014): From Giulio Salvioni’s La Cerbaiola estate, the 2009 Brunello di Montalcino is a fantastic wine with an impressive degree of darkness and broad aromas of Indian spice and ripe fruit. The 2008 Brunello presents a more voluptuous style than is customary with the tradition-minded Salvioni. The wine shows a good degree of baby fat that should serve it well as it ages over the next decade or longer. Drink: 2017-2028.   VM 91 (5/2016): The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the most immediate and one-dimensional wines in this tasting. There is good depth and intensity in the glass, but much less of the layered quality and nuance of the very best years. Still, the 2009 remains young, with little in the way of aromatic development. All things considered, the 2009 is an excellent wine for satisfying the Salvioni urge while some of the more important surrounding vintages continue to develop in the cellar. (Drink between 2016-2024). Antonio Galloni.
	2010	Brunello di Montalcino Cerbaiola	$245	6
	VM 98 (5/2016): One of the many highlights in this vertical, the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is exceptionally beautiful. Today, the 2010 comes across as refined and polished, with veins of bright acidity that give the wines its sense of energy, drive and polish. Over the last few months, the 2010 has begun to close in on itself. I can't say that is surprising given how much stuffing there is. Readers lucky enough to own the 2010 are in for a real treat. When all is said and done, the 2010 is profound and riveting in every way. (Drink between 2018-2040). Antonio Galloni.   WA 98 (3/2016): Salvioni makes stunning wines that appeal to die-hard Brunello fanatics. The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino La Cerbaiole shows enormous purity, varietal personality and beautifully balanced intensity. The wine hits all of your senses at once. The bouquet offers red cherry, licorice, dried rosemary, ginger and cola. You taste the most elegant, delicate and ethereal notes that can be extracted from Sangiovese. The tannins are super fine and the texture is silky and supple. This is an iconic wine.
		USA Red
Joseph Phelps	1989	Eisele Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon	$185	4
	1989	Eisele Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon Depressed Cork	$165	1
	1989	Eisele Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon Signs of Old Seepage	$185	5
		Argentina
El Enemigo	2018	Syrah Viognier	$29	4
	2018	Chardonnay	$26	6
	2019	Chardonnay	$25	6