As the Tom Petty song proclaims for all to hear, “The waiting is the hardest part.” However, ‘wait’ we have through no fault of anyone for the most part. We committed to, among other things, a large load of older Burgundies from one of our favorite sources, Stephane Moreau of Charles Noellat. We’ve had excellent experiences with him before and his sourcing and pricing have consistently created some remarkable offers on the aged Burgundy front.
One of the keys is that we are purchasing these ex-cellar, which means when they get here, they have only been moved once, which is extremely important with respect to older Pinot Noirs. Unfortunately, in this case, after we secured these it took quite a while before we could move them at all, thanks to the trifecta of tariffs, the pandemic, and ‘supply chain’ issues. Happily, our ship has finally come in, giving us the opportunity to distribute a little Burgundy joy for the season. We tasted through the whole lineup right off the boat (hey, somebody has to do it) and they showed even better than we expected.
We have a substantial chunk of wine altogether from excellent vintages (2001, 2002, 2005, 2009), at super attractive prices, particularly given the bottle age. They will be the source of a number of emails as we move forward. Great provenance plus striking prices (because we eliminated an extra markup by doing it direct), you can wait for the emails but you are welcome to peruse the entire list any time if you want to get a jump on things on the link below.