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1998 Claude Dugat Gevrey Chambertin Burgundy France
If a definition of a noble wine is one that tastes great when young and ages well, then Claude Dugat’s Burgundies are crowned in gold. This 1998 Gevrey-Chambertin is deep ruby in color and loaded with fragrant, ripe red and black berry fruits. One-third of the blend comes from 70-year-old vines. This one will be splendid for drinking through 2008. Imported by Robert Kacher Selections.
Price: $65,00
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1998 Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru Lavaux St. Jacques Burgundy France
Claude Dugat was able to fashion beautiful, succulent Pinot Noirs in 1998 with yields averaging less than two tons per acre (that's not a lot of winegrapes). This Lavaux St. Jacques is incredibly rich and powerful with great structure, wild berry fruit, cocoa, and spicy oak flavors that will be best from 2002-2010. Availability is extremely limited. Imported by Robert Kacher Selections.
Price: $89,95
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1998 Clos du Caillou Cotes du Rhone Rouge Tres Vieilles Vignes Southern Rhone France
Extraordinarily concentrated and sophisticated, this new 1998 Caillou Rouge, lovingly called La Bomba, is a luscious sipper. An old-vines Grenache-based blend makes for a ripe, long-lived style of Cotes du Rhone. A North Berkeley Imports Barrel Selection.
Price: $35,00
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1998 Deiss Gewurztraminer Bergheim Vendanges Tardives Alsace France
Great Gewurztraminer is hard to find. Rarer yet are the Alsatian versions labeled Vendange Tardive, French for late harvest (as in very ripe grapes). Deiss' is tremendous, with lush, ambrosial tropical fruit that begs for onion tart or country rabbit pate. Imported by Robert Kacher Selections.
Price: $39,95
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1998 Dom. Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes Burgundy France
Chambolle Musigny is one of the best bets in Burgundy. The best vineyards grow ripe, round, yet balanced fruit with earthy mineral tones and wonderfully elegant textures. A North Berkeley Imports Barrel Selection.
Price: $45,00
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1998 Dom. Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet Champs Gains Premier Cru Burgundy France
You and your beloved are seated at a romantic restaurant, watching the sunset through the window. The first course arrives: a perfect warm crab-and-goat-cheese tart to pair with the Champs Gains Chassagne from Jouard. Mais oui!
Price: $69,95
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1998 Dom. Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Maltroie Burgundy France
La Maltroie is an extreme Chardonnay in both flavor and texture. It shakes, rattles, and rolls its way around your mouth, releasing its aromatic wizardry in your head before it finishes on a note of oh-la-la!
Price: $68,00
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1998 Dom. Jouard Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Chaumees Clos Truffiere Burgundy France
This is a stupendous example of what cru white Burgundy actually is. Informed with deep expressions of soil and minerals, grape and microclimate, the 1998 is a pure reflection of what terroir and varietal are really about. It isn't a grand cru, but it sure should be one.
Price: $79,95
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1998 Domaine Guffens-Heynen Macon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne Burgundy France
Dense, flavorful, and yet utterly refined, the 1998 Macon-Pierreclos Le Chavigne is a primal Chardonnay experience. The textures, flavors, and aromas are in perfect harmony.
Price: $49,95
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1998 Domaine Guffens-Heynen Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Jus Burgundy France
The 1998 Guffens-Heynen Pouilly-Fuisse Premier Jus is an Everlasting Gobstopper of a wine. A Chardonnay of awesome density, extract, and power -- yet perfectly balanced and without flaw. Over the top? Yes, but it is all true.
Price: $83,00
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