{"title":"Curator's Selection","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelections outside the scope of energy types.  \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wine-explorers-club-ultimate-savory-reds-3pk-trevallon-richoux-sylvain-dittiere","title":"Ultimate Savory Reds — Trevallon \/ Richoux \/ Dittière 3pk","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eA trio of old-world reds with medium body, harmonious earthy flavors and perfect proportions for steak dinners.  All three have room to improve in the cellar as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIncludes one bottle each:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e2020 Domaine de Trevallon IGP Alpilles Rouge  - 50\/50 Syrah\/Cabernet from the limestone hills of Alpilles, Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e2015 Thierry Richoux Irancy La Palotte - Pinot Noir from Chablis - 80 year old vines\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e2020 La Porte Saint Jean Saumur Rouge “Les Cormiers” - 40 year old Cabernet Franc with tons of character and up there with the best of the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potion Collector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071140212968,"sku":"SQ7231978","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"wine-explorers-club-the-first-course-champagne-and-world-class-whites-3pk","title":"The First Course — Champagne \u0026 World-Class Whites 3pk","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eHow to set off a perfect meal with friends?  With some of the best apertif wines in the world.  Former Krug cellarmaster Eric Rodez makes a decadent, structured Champagne from Ambonnay’s best fruit.  Prager makes some of the most crystalline, extreme hi-def and penetrating dry Riesling in the world and Moreau Naudet is the chef’s kiss of fresh, mouthwatering Chablis.  Texture, salinity, pure mouthwatering fruit.   All personal favorites, selected by me for the purpose of revealing the world’s wine treasures!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eRodez acclaim:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e92Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe nose of the NV Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut is generous with ripe black cherry, dried rosemary, shitake mushroom, and chalk. The plate is concentrated without weight and has a rounded and balanced mousse, with ripe berries, raspberry liqueur, and a chalky mineral texture with fine grained structure. It has an elegance within its structure that is quite compelling. A fantastic gastronomic wine, to carry through an entire meal or have on its own. Best after 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e91Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDisgorged in April 2020 with four grams per liter dosage, the latest release of Rodez' NV Brut Blanc de Noirs is already quite expressive, offering up aromas of mirabelle plum, raspberries, toasted almonds, honeycomb and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and gourmand, with ripe but racy acids and an enveloping core of fruit that's complemented by a pillowy mousse, it's extroverted but precise. What's more, it will be even better with a year or two on cork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePrager acclaim:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e98James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWhat a stunning example of cool climate riesling. It’s full-bodied and deep, but so cool and delicate, packing in sleek layers of honeysuckle, apricots, lemons and grapefruit married to thyme and crushed rock. So long and seamless, with tension and focus that just keeps going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e94Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe 2022 Ried Klaus Riesling Smaragd opens with a dense, spicy Riesling nose that is slightly overripe yet precise, with notes of raisins and grapefruit. Dense and powerful on the palate, it's very intense, spicy and tangy, with good concentration and juiciness. This is a complex, well-supplied Riesling with very good length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eMoreau Naudet acclaim:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e92-94pts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eWine Advocate\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eReview Date: 03\/2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body2 mui-style-1izmxor\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eSourced from 60- to 77-year-old vines in four of this premier cru's climats, including Séchet, Moreau-Naudet’s 2023 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons is vinified 70% in tank, with the remainder in oak (old 228-liter barrels and a few 600-liter foudres). Opening from the glass with an expressive bouquet of tangerine zest, white flowers, pear and oyster shell, it’s followed by a medium to full-bodied palate with ample chalky extract and a saline finish. It’s broader than Beauregard but simultaneously racier than Montmains. This estate has seen no less than five generations, but it only marketed its first bottles in 1991. Today, Virginie Moreau presides over this 25-hectare domaine following the premature passing of Stéphane Moreau in 2016. The order of the day is organic (though not certified) farming, harvesting ripe yet clean fruit cropped at modest yields and extended maturation—18 months on the lees in a combination of used oak barrels (mostly 228-liter, averaging 10 years old) and stainless steel, with final settling in tank for two to four weeks. After a series of sunny vintages, Virginie has started to vinify more wine in tank (Montmains and Valmur are now matured entirely in stainless steel), as she believes this helps retain more of the classically Chablisien signatures. These wines are always concentrated and textural, among the most characterful to be found in Chablis. The range of premier cru bottlings is the focus at this address, typically attaining its apogee(KK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potion Collector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071140245736,"sku":"SQ2465705","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5389\/3096\/files\/potioncollector_fantasyscifitable1.png?v=1773900032"},{"product_id":"wine-explorers-club-dinner-party-dynamite-three-incredible-old-world-reds-3pk","title":"Dinner Party Dynamite — Old World Reds 3pk","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIf you put me in charge of the wine for dinner, I’m bringing my A+ game.  Delicious, compelling and broadly-appealing wines that not only suit most palates, they elevate even middling chef skills to the stratosphere.  Potent quality from a special, flavor-packed red Burgundy, a “how-did-you-even-know-about-that” Northern Rhone with a special backstory, and a traditionalist Barolo with soaring aromas, silky texture and beguiling complexity.  Your dinner party will be so fucking legendary you might be forced to do an encore performance.  Better buy two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIncludes one bottle each of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e2023 Hudeot-Baillet Bourgogne Rouge - \u003cspan\u003eThe 2023 Bourgogne Rouge is a blend from two lieux-dits. It has a vibrant nose with cranberry and wild strawberry fruit in good concentration for a regional wine. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins that frame the fleshy red fruit. Enjoy this well-made red over the next four or five years.(NM)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2019 Cascina Fontana Barolo - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e93Vinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe 2019 Barolo is absolutely gorgeous. Bright and lifted, with striking inner perfume, the 2019 is an absolute charmer. Rose petal, blood orange, mint, spice and new leather develop with a bit of time in the glass, adding to the wine's charm and sensuality. The 2019 is delicate and alluring. It's everything Barolo should be, especially at this level. Best of all, the 2019 should be a fabulous value in the world of Barolo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e2022 Guillaume Gilles Cotes du Rhone “Les Peyrouses” - \u003cspan\u003eHailing from the flats just to the east of the Cornas appellation, “Les Peyrouses” Rouge is a remarkable and unique wine: pure Syrah planted in the 1870s, during phylloxera’s initial outbreak, and in fact comprising the very first grafted vines in the area. The soil in this vineyard is a mix of sand and clay, with loads of large limestone pudding-stones, and the wine Guillaume coaxes from these astonishingly old vines is so powerful in its fruit that he gives it 12 months élevage instead of the 18 months he gives to his Cornas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potion Collector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071141294312,"sku":"SQ0572260","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"wine-explorers-club-potion-collectors-choice-mystery-six-pack-jason-take-the-wheel","title":"Potion Collector's Choice — Mystery 6pk","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eDoes everything look too damn good to choose?  Let Jason pick out six wines that will combine his powers of wine buying experience, storytelling and excitement.  Nothing boring or mediocre will be a part of these sets.  This will be a great fucking half case of wine.  Promise.  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The shipping charge is flat so it will cover whatever number of bottles the assortment amounts to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potion Collector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071142605032,"sku":"SQ6882522","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"dealers-choice-jason-selects-champagnes-for-you-400","title":"Dealer's Choice — Jason Selects Champagne · $400","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eToo many good wines to choose from? The list of Champagnes here is just a fraction of what is available. Buy this option and I’ll assemble a set of bottles for you. $400 is the maximum price net of discount. The shipping charge is flat so it will cover whatever number of bottles the assortment amounts to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potion Collector","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071142637800,"sku":"SQ0674764","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"dealers-choice-jason-selects-champagnes-for-you-600","title":"Dealer's Choice — Jason Selects Champagne · $600","description":"\u003cp style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eToo many good wines to choose from? The list of Champagnes here is just a fraction of what is available. Buy this option and I’ll assemble a set of bottles for you. $600 is the maximum price net of discount. 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