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1998 Hudelot-Noellat Romanee Grand Cru St.-Vivant Burgundy France
Romanee-St. Vivant is at the pinnacle of Burgundy’s grand cru vineyards. It takes its name from the priory of St. Vivant, which was offered as a gift to monks in 1232, and remained their property until the revolution. These wines are quintessential Burgundian Pinot Noir, and are renowned for their lavishly opulent fruit and great complexity. This 1998 from Hudelot can be enjoyed now or cellared for 12-15 years.
Price: $165,00
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1998 Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru Les Beaumonts Burgundy France
Like many others in Burgundy, Alain Hudelot has bottled his wines unfined and unfiltered since the 1990 vintage. He believes that over-processing the wines strips them of crucial flavor elements and their character. Given the inherent delicate and subtle expression of the Pinot Noir grape, this would seem to be a no-brainer. Try the 1998 Les Beaumonts and see why unfiltered Burgundy should be the norm.
Price: $45,00
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1998 Hudelot-Noellat Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru Les Suchots Burgundy France
Vosne-Romanee is perhaps unrivaled in France as the most remarkable wine-producing village. Though total production is relatively small, its grand cru vineyards can yield some of the most glorious red Burgundies —- and some of the world’s greatest red wines. This 1998 from the Les Suchots vineyard has all the ripe fruit and earthy complexity one could wish for. It will drink beautifully over the next 7-10 years.
Price: $42,00
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1998 Jacques Prieur Grand Cru Clos Vougeot Burgundy France
In choosing any fine Burgundy, the producer is always the real bottom line. This is especially true with wines from Clos Vougeot, one of the region's largest grand cru vineyards, at some 125 acres. Dozens of producers make wine from it and not all are equal. This 1998 from Jacques Prieur is a superb example of what a grand cru vineyard and a fine producer can do together. Opulent yet densely extracted fruit, distinctive mineral tones, and firm but round tannins make it a candidate for 10-12 years in a good cellar.
Price: $90,00
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1998 Jacques Prieur Grand Cru Le Montrachet Burgundy France
Le Montrachet is the finest of all white Burgundies. This vineyard, of near mythic status, stretches across the two villages of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet, ideally situated at midslope with its east-facing, stony white soil exposed to the sun. Prieur's 1998 Le Montrachet is incredibly extracted and dense with super-rich flavors and a powerfully viscous, succulent but backward texture. The great depth and wonderful balance of this wine will allow it to age gracefully for 10-15 years or more. In fact, we recommend you give it at least five more years in your cellar before drinking it, as with a great red wine. It's definitely worth waiting for the greatest Chardonnay in the world.
Price: $380,00
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1998 Jacques Prieur Grand Cru Le Musigny Burgundy France
Cistercian monks of nearby Citeaux first noted the legendary Musigny vineyard in 1110. It was found early on that this limestone and pebbly clay site expressed itself quite distinctly. Powerful, noble, seductive, and madly compelling, this wine has a myriad of aromas from dark and red fruits to wildflowers to spice and the smoldering musk of lovers. Sexy stuff indeed, the 1998 from Domaine Jacques Prieur is astounding wine that can age for decades.
Price: $150,00
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1998 Jamek Riesling Durnsteiner Freiheit Smaragd Wachau Austria
Jamek brought this legendary wine region into the current century and his wines are big, intense reflections of the vineyards around the village of Joching. Smaragd is a designation indicating grape ripeness in Wachau wines, much like Spatlese in Germany.
Price: $35,00
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1998 Javillier Meursault Les Tillets Burgundy France
Under the direction of Patrick Javillier, and thanks to the excellent vintage in 1998, Les Tillets is not only high on a hill in Meursault, it's also riding high on a thrilling white Burgundy ride. A North Berkeley Imports Barrel Selection.
Price: $59,95
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1998 Javillier Meursault Tete De Murgers Burgundy France
Murgers is a rare single-vineyard white Burgundy nurtured by skillful grower Patrick Javillier in northwestern Meursault. This splendid, age-worthy wine offers balance, persistence, and a rich mouthful of flavors. A North Berkeley Imports Barrel Selection.
Price: $89,95
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1998 Lecheneaut Nuits-St. Georges Burgundy France
In a short time, brothers Vincent and Philippe Lecheneaut have catapulted into the superstardom of Burgundy. Philippe Lecheneaut takes care of the vineyards and Vincent Lecheneaut does the vinification. Low yields, total destemming, 8-9 days of cold soaking, and barrel aging in new oak all contribute to lovely, succulent wines with great dimension. This village level Nuits-St. Georges comes from two parcels, one near Comblanchien in the southern part of the appellation and the other farther north near the Vosne-Romanee border. This is a limited bottling of less than 1,000 cases that will be best from 2003-2008. Imported by Robert Kacher Selections.
Price: $49,95
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