Summer Sippers
Summer Sippers
Crisp whites, sun-chasing rosés, and celebratory bubbles — 150 hand-picked bottles for warm-weather sipping and effortless entertaining, all in stock and ready to chill.
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Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile Centenario NV
$15.98QuickviewDEC91VM9091 Points! The oldest producer in Emilia, Cleto Chiarli is better known for producing high-quality Lambrusco Secco, but this Grasparossa Amabile is just as captivating. Round and creamy but not cloying, touches of pepper and cinnamon complicate cherry jam flavours. Excellent acidity keeps the residual sugar in balance, underpinning a savoury and slightly grippy finish. - Decanter Magazine
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Monthuys Brut Reserve NV
$34.98QuickviewJS9090 Points! Toasty nose of walnuts, dried raspberries, pear pastries and cocoa. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and a creamy mousse. Nutty and vinous with a medium finish. Dry. Drink now. - JamesSuckling.com
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Couhins Blanc Pessac Leognan 2022 Pre-Arrival
$29.98Pre-Arrival ProductQuickviewJD97JS94VM94PLEASE BE AWARE, THIS IS A PRE-ARRIVAL WINE - YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED SHIPPING FEES UNTIL THE WINE(S) ARRIVE
97 Points! A hidden gem of a wine that doesn't get the recognition it deserves, the 2022 Château Couhins Blanc is 93% Sauvignon Blanc and 7% Sauvignon Gris brought up in 18% new barrels, with the balance in used oak and tank. Bright citrus, honeyed lime, mint, sappy flowers, and chalky minerality all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied and concentrated on the palate, with gorgeously clean acidity and a great finish. Savvy readers should snatch up this ripe, voluptuous, sensationally layered, textured, complex white. It's always hard to predict how these concentrated dry whites will age, yet this should benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it still drinking beautifully at age 20. - Jeb Dunnuck
94 Points! Clear, pure and mineral with sour cream, white fruit and a touch of gooseberries. Medium-bodied on the palate, this has fresh medium acidity. Dissolved yet grainy in texture with a lengthy finish. Drink now. - Zekun Shuai, James Suckling
94 Points! The 2022 Couhins Blanc is superb, especially in the way it balances its brisk, saline character with notable mid-palate depth. White flowers, citrus peel, white pepper, sage and mint are all beautifully delineated. Intensely saline, mineral undertones support the persistent finish. This is commendable. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media
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Dönnhoff Riesling Spätlese Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Nahe 2023
$59.98HURRY, ONLY 9 LEFT!QuickviewJS99VM9799 Points! Welcome to the Bladerunner of Nahe riesling Spatlese. This is also extremely fine and complex, with a cornucopia of stone fruit, exotic fruit and spices. Radical stony minerality and racy acidity, yet with a feather-light mouthfeel on the barely medium-bodied palate. Then you wonder if the wine will ever leave you, so long is the almost endless farewell. Drink or hold. - JamesSuckling.com
97 Points! The 2023 Riesling Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Spätlese, grown on shale, has equal notions of moss and lemon. More air makes this smell simply of wet stone. The palate carries gentle sweetness but is absolutely precise and slender. Citrus frames everything with the clearest precision. Everything is serene, zesty, tender, yet so very serious. The 2023 is glorious in its lightness and disarming in its elegance. - Anne Krehbiel MW, Vinous Media
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Monthuys Brut Reserve NV
$28.98Out of StockQuickviewWS90Out of stockKiller value here. 90 Points! A streak of smoky mineral drives this sleek version, offering lively acidity and flavors of poached apple, whole-grain toast and black currant, with hints of toasted almond and lemon zest. - Wine SpectatorLearn More -
Moutard Brut Grande Cuvee NV
$38.98QuickviewHURRY, ONLY 1 LEFT!92 points! The NV Brut Grand Cuvée is superb. Sourced from Buxeuil and Polisy in the Côte des Bar, the Grand Cuvée is a terrific expression of Pinot Noir. It is bright and focused, with wonderful depth, textural intensity and notes of dried pear, white flowers, and spice. There's gorgeous precision here. The 10 grams of dosage is not felt. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, 2023Learn More
