This week's second installment represents the new arrivals of last week, the wee of 9/17. The bulk of the re "new arrivals" are 2009 Bordeaux, all of which went directly to the air-conditioned comfort of the basement. This vintage, 2009, is considered an exceptional one, and while most of the wines are not ready to drink at this point (with some, as noted below, expected to age productively for up to 50 years), you should be aware that we have them stashed away.
NEW WHITES:
(new vintage) Winzer Krems 2011 Gruner Veltliner @ $9.99
crisp, balanced, full-bodied and mineral-driven, with hints of pepper and spice
(new vintage) The Beach House 2012 White @ $10.99
a white Bordeaux look-alike, refreshing and zesty, displaying tangerine and lemon notes, followed by a crisp and vibrant finish
Nisia 2011 Verdejo @ $14.99
produced from fifty-year-old vines, an organic Rueda ripe and abundant fruit and a rich, mouth-filling texture
(new vintage) Emmolo 2011 Sauvignon Blanc @ $15.99
crisp, clean and elegant, with excellent balance between fruit-driven flavors, juicy acidity and just the right touch of mineral
Bichot 2009 Bourgogne Blanc @ $17.99
dry, medium-bodied, and fruity, with a broad mouthfeel and refreshing acidity that lead into a medium finish
Acacia 2010 Chardonnay @ $18.99
layers of baked apple and pear with notes of tasted oak from barrel ageing, balanced with plenty of bright acidity
(new vintage) Dezat 2010 Sancerre @ $20.99
restrained and very classy, with all the flinty and grassy notes for which Sancerre is duly famous
Castello di Spessa 2011 Friulano @ $22.99
an extracted yet balanced white with the fine minerality that the old vines in Collio are known for
Marsella 2009 Fiano di Avellino @ $24.99
from the Campania region of Italy, a floral and aromatic white with scents of tropical fruits and hints of creaminess and a long and refreshing finish
Seresin 2010 Sauvignon Blanc @ $24.99
classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, with great purity, freshness and complexity, citric juiciness and herbal and smoky nuances
Devevey 2010 Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune @ $27.99
great energy and minerality, white fruit with a floral touch and a real sense of harmony
Tollot-Beaut 2009 Bourgogne Blanc @ $32.99
toasted hazelnut aromas leading to a full palate with delightful lemon freshness
Doisy-Vedrine 2009 Sauternes @ $49.99
richly layered and detailed but thoroughly mouthwatering, powerful and very long with roasted almond notes through the finish
Raymond-Lafond 2009 Sauternes @ $60.99
rich and intense, with dried pineapple, candied lemon peel and heather honey notes, followed by spice and crème brûlée
(new vintage) Winzer Krems 2011 Gruner Veltliner @ $9.99
crisp, balanced, full-bodied and mineral-driven, with hints of pepper and spice
(new vintage) The Beach House 2012 White @ $10.99
a white Bordeaux look-alike, refreshing and zesty, displaying tangerine and lemon notes, followed by a crisp and vibrant finish
Nisia 2011 Verdejo @ $14.99
produced from fifty-year-old vines, an organic Rueda ripe and abundant fruit and a rich, mouth-filling texture
(new vintage) Emmolo 2011 Sauvignon Blanc @ $15.99
crisp, clean and elegant, with excellent balance between fruit-driven flavors, juicy acidity and just the right touch of mineral
Bichot 2009 Bourgogne Blanc @ $17.99
dry, medium-bodied, and fruity, with a broad mouthfeel and refreshing acidity that lead into a medium finish
Acacia 2010 Chardonnay @ $18.99
layers of baked apple and pear with notes of tasted oak from barrel ageing, balanced with plenty of bright acidity
(new vintage) Dezat 2010 Sancerre @ $20.99
restrained and very classy, with all the flinty and grassy notes for which Sancerre is duly famous
Castello di Spessa 2011 Friulano @ $22.99
an extracted yet balanced white with the fine minerality that the old vines in Collio are known for
Marsella 2009 Fiano di Avellino @ $24.99
from the Campania region of Italy, a floral and aromatic white with scents of tropical fruits and hints of creaminess and a long and refreshing finish
Seresin 2010 Sauvignon Blanc @ $24.99
classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, with great purity, freshness and complexity, citric juiciness and herbal and smoky nuances
Devevey 2010 Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune @ $27.99
great energy and minerality, white fruit with a floral touch and a real sense of harmony
Tollot-Beaut 2009 Bourgogne Blanc @ $32.99
toasted hazelnut aromas leading to a full palate with delightful lemon freshness
Doisy-Vedrine 2009 Sauternes @ $49.99
richly layered and detailed but thoroughly mouthwatering, powerful and very long with roasted almond notes through the finish
Raymond-Lafond 2009 Sauternes @ $60.99
rich and intense, with dried pineapple, candied lemon peel and heather honey notes, followed by spice and crème brûlée
NEW REDS:
Roques de Jeanlice 2007 @ $9.99
mostly Merlot with a bit of Cabernet blended in, ripe very fruity, and rounded on the palate
Healdsburg Ranches 2009 Zinfandel @ $9.99
an out-of-the-ordinary Zin at an excellent price, dry and tart in berries, cherries and spices, with Zin's wild, briary personality
La Caminade 2011 Malbec @ $10.99
from the grape's true home, the Cahors region of southwest France, meaty and powerful yet velvety on the palate, with a complex nose that evokes black currants and spices
(back) Rousset Caillau 2010 Bordeaux @ $11.99
Merlot-based with some Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, rich and smooth, a good value
(new vintage) Terra Rosa 2010 Malbec @ $12.99
a rich purple Malbec with an exotically perfumed nose, an elegant mouthfeel, smokiness and ripe blueberry flavors with inviting, complex textures
Bradford Mountain 2010 Zinfandel @ $14.99
from Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley, a beautifully balanced Zin, juicy, rich and supple, with the dominant rich, jammy, cherry and raspberry fruit flavors of Zinfandel, fewer than 600 cases made
(back) Jean Royer 2011 Le Petit Roy @ $19.99
a blend of Syrah and Grenache from just outside the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region, well structured, with plenty of fruit and a nice acidic finish
Fratelli Alessandria 2011 Verduno Pelaverga @ $20.99
a unique wine made from a native Piedmontese varietal grown only in the commune of Verduno, a light, bright red with racy acidity and a whiff of pepper on the nose
Zenato 2009 Ripassa @ $28.99
a rounded, velvet-textured wine with rich, complex aromas of berries and an impressively lengthy finish that seems to linger forever
Bernadotte 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $31.99
a blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot with layers of fruit, decent acidity, freshness, and precision, and an opulent, fleshy, succulent style, widely considered the best Chateau Bernadotte to date and a sleeper of the vintage
Tollot-Beaut 2009 Bourgogne Rouge @ $32.99
mostly declassified Chorey-Les-Beaune with considerable class and depth, bursting with juicy ripe red fruits, loads of lush ripe forest berry, cherry, red currant and plum fruit flavors
Lusseau 2009 St. Emilion @ $40.99
mostly Merlot with the rest Cab Franc, opulent in style with dense, meaty flavors and plenty of floral notes, should drink well for 10-15 years
Potensac 2009 Medoc @ $40.99
lightly extracted, soft and smooth, with tannins firmly placed within the ripest of fruits, rated by critics the best Potensac in years
Montevertine 2009 Montevertine @ $47.99
all class and elegance, with notes of expressive sweet cherries, freshly cut flowers and mint anchored by well integrated tannins, with a beautifully delineated finish
Quinault L'Enclos 2009 St. Emilion @ $48.99
a soft and fruity wine, with orange peel and berries and plums, full-bodied, with super-fine tannins and a fruity finish
Latour Martillac 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $53.99
a blend of Cab, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, made in a deep, layered, and multi-dimensional style, the best ever wine from this estate
Larrivet Haut-Brion 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $56.99
a racy and cool Bordeaux full of sweet tannins and exotic spice, with blackberry and mineral on the nose and dried flowers, full-bodied, with very silky tannins and a long finish
Carbonnieux 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $57.99
a classic Pessac-Leognan, with aromas of sweet black currants and cherries mixed with hints of roasted herbs, surprisingly fleshy, with more concentration than most vintages
Fleur Cardinale 2009 St. Emilion @ $60.99
delivers the textbook panoply of blueberry, plum and blackberry fruit of the appellation, with a lush, creamy mouthfeel and a long licorice- and sweet toast-filled finish
Phelan-Segur 2009 St. Estephe @ $61.99
gamy, rich and earthy, with concentrated black fruit, touches of blueberry and cassis, a lovely structure, weight and texture and promises a fine future
Cantemerle 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $63.99
showing the more ethereal, elegant side of Bordeaux, a solid traditional claret full of ripe black fruit, rich, smooth and supple, with tannins that are soft and smooth
Lapierre 2010 Morgon (magnum) @ $63.99
a velvety Beaujolais made from meticulously hand-harvested grapes, Gamay at its darkest and most ageworthy
Grand Mayne 2009 St. Emilion @ $68.99
a full-bodied, concentrated, ageworthy St. Emilion, with sweet tannins, low acidity, and ripe fruit, a great value in top-notch Bordeaux
Monbousquet 2009 St. Emilion @ $71.99
a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab Franc, very structured but polished, full-bodied, with round and juicy tannins and a solid core of focused fruit
Lafon-Rochet 2009 St. Estephe @ $74.99
a dense, complex, and juicy wine with well-managed, grainy tannins, a long, savory length and fine, mineral complexity, unusually rich for a St. Estephe
Giscours 2009 Margaux @ $81.99
dark and structured with powerful tannins over intensely ripe fruit, with a gentle, refined elegance and a great length on the palate, arguably the finest Giscours in three decades
Clos du Marquis 2009 St. Julien @ $89.99
from a stand-alone property owned by Leoville Lascasses, a firm, solid, structured Bordeaux, well built and muscular, cedary and classic
Lagrange 2009 Saint Julien @ $95.99
a seductive Bordeaux, creamy and lush, with a fresh supple structure and really excellent length
La Lagune 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $96.99
gorgeously aromatic, with notes of subtle oak interwoven with perfumed black, blue, and red fruits, a sumptuous, full-bodied wine with low acidity, abundant but ripe, sweet tannins and a long finish
Talbot 2009 St. Emilion @ $98.99
according to the critics, the most impressive Talbot since 1982 and 1986, a red with a solid core of blueberry and currant aromas, with spices too, full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a balanced finish
Nenin 2009 Pomerol @ $99.99
an 80/20 blend of Merlot and Cab Franc, a powerful, structured style of Pomerol with spicy blackberry and chocolate flavors
D'Issan 2009 Margaux @ $106.99
for owner Emmanuel Cruse the best vintage of this estate ever, a classic Margaux, opulent and full-bodied with silky tannins as well as a rich, dense style
Brane-Cantenac 2009 Margaux @ $108.99
considered a spectacular effort from this estate, deeply colored, smooth and supple with no hard edges, silky and polished with a sweet core of fruit and a seductive plumpness
Leoville-Barton 2009 St. Julien @ $191.99
dense, intense and serious, packed with ripe but fresh black currant fruit with an overlay of vanilla and smoke, lots of flesh and tannin to match
Pontet Canet 2009 Pauillac @ $279.99
garnering 100 points from Mr. Parker and described as "a wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness . . . a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years"
Pichon Comtesse 2009 Pauillac @ $299.99
a charming, surprisingly open-knit Pauillac with wonderful freshness, a plump, fleshy mouthfeel, opulence and unctuosity, medium to full body and a well-delineated, luscious style
Roques de Jeanlice 2007 @ $9.99
mostly Merlot with a bit of Cabernet blended in, ripe very fruity, and rounded on the palate
Healdsburg Ranches 2009 Zinfandel @ $9.99
an out-of-the-ordinary Zin at an excellent price, dry and tart in berries, cherries and spices, with Zin's wild, briary personality
La Caminade 2011 Malbec @ $10.99
from the grape's true home, the Cahors region of southwest France, meaty and powerful yet velvety on the palate, with a complex nose that evokes black currants and spices
(back) Rousset Caillau 2010 Bordeaux @ $11.99
Merlot-based with some Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon blended in, rich and smooth, a good value
(new vintage) Terra Rosa 2010 Malbec @ $12.99
a rich purple Malbec with an exotically perfumed nose, an elegant mouthfeel, smokiness and ripe blueberry flavors with inviting, complex textures
Bradford Mountain 2010 Zinfandel @ $14.99
from Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley, a beautifully balanced Zin, juicy, rich and supple, with the dominant rich, jammy, cherry and raspberry fruit flavors of Zinfandel, fewer than 600 cases made
(back) Jean Royer 2011 Le Petit Roy @ $19.99
a blend of Syrah and Grenache from just outside the Chateauneuf-du-Pape region, well structured, with plenty of fruit and a nice acidic finish
Fratelli Alessandria 2011 Verduno Pelaverga @ $20.99
a unique wine made from a native Piedmontese varietal grown only in the commune of Verduno, a light, bright red with racy acidity and a whiff of pepper on the nose
Zenato 2009 Ripassa @ $28.99
a rounded, velvet-textured wine with rich, complex aromas of berries and an impressively lengthy finish that seems to linger forever
Bernadotte 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $31.99
a blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot with layers of fruit, decent acidity, freshness, and precision, and an opulent, fleshy, succulent style, widely considered the best Chateau Bernadotte to date and a sleeper of the vintage
Tollot-Beaut 2009 Bourgogne Rouge @ $32.99
mostly declassified Chorey-Les-Beaune with considerable class and depth, bursting with juicy ripe red fruits, loads of lush ripe forest berry, cherry, red currant and plum fruit flavors
Lusseau 2009 St. Emilion @ $40.99
mostly Merlot with the rest Cab Franc, opulent in style with dense, meaty flavors and plenty of floral notes, should drink well for 10-15 years
Potensac 2009 Medoc @ $40.99
lightly extracted, soft and smooth, with tannins firmly placed within the ripest of fruits, rated by critics the best Potensac in years
Montevertine 2009 Montevertine @ $47.99
all class and elegance, with notes of expressive sweet cherries, freshly cut flowers and mint anchored by well integrated tannins, with a beautifully delineated finish
Quinault L'Enclos 2009 St. Emilion @ $48.99
a soft and fruity wine, with orange peel and berries and plums, full-bodied, with super-fine tannins and a fruity finish
Latour Martillac 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $53.99
a blend of Cab, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, made in a deep, layered, and multi-dimensional style, the best ever wine from this estate
Larrivet Haut-Brion 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $56.99
a racy and cool Bordeaux full of sweet tannins and exotic spice, with blackberry and mineral on the nose and dried flowers, full-bodied, with very silky tannins and a long finish
Carbonnieux 2009 Pessac-Leognan @ $57.99
a classic Pessac-Leognan, with aromas of sweet black currants and cherries mixed with hints of roasted herbs, surprisingly fleshy, with more concentration than most vintages
Fleur Cardinale 2009 St. Emilion @ $60.99
delivers the textbook panoply of blueberry, plum and blackberry fruit of the appellation, with a lush, creamy mouthfeel and a long licorice- and sweet toast-filled finish
Phelan-Segur 2009 St. Estephe @ $61.99
gamy, rich and earthy, with concentrated black fruit, touches of blueberry and cassis, a lovely structure, weight and texture and promises a fine future
Cantemerle 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $63.99
showing the more ethereal, elegant side of Bordeaux, a solid traditional claret full of ripe black fruit, rich, smooth and supple, with tannins that are soft and smooth
Lapierre 2010 Morgon (magnum) @ $63.99
a velvety Beaujolais made from meticulously hand-harvested grapes, Gamay at its darkest and most ageworthy
Grand Mayne 2009 St. Emilion @ $68.99
a full-bodied, concentrated, ageworthy St. Emilion, with sweet tannins, low acidity, and ripe fruit, a great value in top-notch Bordeaux
Monbousquet 2009 St. Emilion @ $71.99
a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab Franc, very structured but polished, full-bodied, with round and juicy tannins and a solid core of focused fruit
Lafon-Rochet 2009 St. Estephe @ $74.99
a dense, complex, and juicy wine with well-managed, grainy tannins, a long, savory length and fine, mineral complexity, unusually rich for a St. Estephe
Giscours 2009 Margaux @ $81.99
dark and structured with powerful tannins over intensely ripe fruit, with a gentle, refined elegance and a great length on the palate, arguably the finest Giscours in three decades
Clos du Marquis 2009 St. Julien @ $89.99
from a stand-alone property owned by Leoville Lascasses, a firm, solid, structured Bordeaux, well built and muscular, cedary and classic
Lagrange 2009 Saint Julien @ $95.99
a seductive Bordeaux, creamy and lush, with a fresh supple structure and really excellent length
La Lagune 2009 Haut-Medoc @ $96.99
gorgeously aromatic, with notes of subtle oak interwoven with perfumed black, blue, and red fruits, a sumptuous, full-bodied wine with low acidity, abundant but ripe, sweet tannins and a long finish
Talbot 2009 St. Emilion @ $98.99
according to the critics, the most impressive Talbot since 1982 and 1986, a red with a solid core of blueberry and currant aromas, with spices too, full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a balanced finish
Nenin 2009 Pomerol @ $99.99
an 80/20 blend of Merlot and Cab Franc, a powerful, structured style of Pomerol with spicy blackberry and chocolate flavors
D'Issan 2009 Margaux @ $106.99
for owner Emmanuel Cruse the best vintage of this estate ever, a classic Margaux, opulent and full-bodied with silky tannins as well as a rich, dense style
Brane-Cantenac 2009 Margaux @ $108.99
considered a spectacular effort from this estate, deeply colored, smooth and supple with no hard edges, silky and polished with a sweet core of fruit and a seductive plumpness
Leoville-Barton 2009 St. Julien @ $191.99
dense, intense and serious, packed with ripe but fresh black currant fruit with an overlay of vanilla and smoke, lots of flesh and tannin to match
Pontet Canet 2009 Pauillac @ $279.99
garnering 100 points from Mr. Parker and described as "a wine of irrefutable purity, laser-like precision, colossal weight and richness, and sensational freshness . . . a tour de force in winemaking that is capable of lasting 50 or more years"
Pichon Comtesse 2009 Pauillac @ $299.99
a charming, surprisingly open-knit Pauillac with wonderful freshness, a plump, fleshy mouthfeel, opulence and unctuosity, medium to full body and a well-delineated, luscious style
NEW ROSE:
Domaine de la Verrieres 2011 Cotes de Ventoux @ $12.99
a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, with forward fruit flavors and perfect balance
Domaine de la Verrieres 2011 Cotes de Ventoux @ $12.99
a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, with forward fruit flavors and perfect balance