[Quick Offer] Pitch-Perfect, Grand Cru Champagne under $60

Lancelot-Royer was one of our most exciting discoveries last year. Michel Chauvet and his son run this tiny house in Cramant, producing exquisite small-batch grower Champagne. All of their wines come from grapes they grow themselves, and their vineyards are 100% Chardonnay from exclusively Grand Cru plots. Everything here is done by hand, from harvesting and riddling to disgorging, dosing and labeling.

Easy, Delicious New Everyday Red Burgundy. $35

The 2021 Red Burgundies have a reputation as inconsistent and tricky, but someone forgot to tell Gautier Desvignes. Burgundy’s leading wine critic William Kelley calls him “a leading light in the Côte Chalonnaise,” and he’s navigated an extremely difficult vintage with skill and precision. His lineup of 2021 Givrys is outstanding top to bottom – they’re not delicious “for the vintage,’ they’re objectively excellent on their own.

“Outstanding Power,” 95-point Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot

Philippe Cheron has been making wine in Burgundy his entire life, but his Domaine du Couvent is only a few years old. In a region where many domaines stretch back centuries, it’s unusual to see a “newcomer.” But Cheron is hardly a novice, and his skill is obvious after one taste of his wine. Burghound calls Couvent “a domaine to watch going forward;” Neal Martin writes “definitely a grower that I will keep an eye on.”

Friday Flash Sale: Rugged, Refined, Vibrant 95pt Côte Rôtie

Christophe Bonnefond’s Côte Rôties have matured in style in recent years. Once described by Robert Parker as “extroverted,” the Bonnefonds now make elegant, layered, transcendent wines full of both depth and lift. Vinous reviewer Josh Raynolds calls them “superb” and with the Northern Rhône’s recent half-decade of terrific consecutive vintages, this is a source for some of the most exciting reds in our cellar.

Friday Flash Sale: Charming, Rugged 2019 Red Burgundy

Nuits-St-Georges is a huge appellation by Burgundy standards, stretching over four miles end to end. But the most traditional expression of the appellation comes from the middle, just south of the town. Prototypical Nuits-St-Georges is bold, dark-fruited, and often pleasantly rugged. It’s still Burgundian Pinot Noir of course, so elegant and subtle – but also somewhat untamed.

The Perfect Autumn Grilling Red. $19

Eric Chauvin’s wines share a region and grape varietal with these Côtes du Rhônes, but little else. Chauvin’s tiny Domaine le Souverain has no website, no road sign, and barely a phone number — his cellar is a converted garage. But his wines have more complexity and depth than nearly anything else we taste at their level, and manage to remain a bargain.