2024 Federal Cases - Our Best Selections + Values for your Holiday Giving
This year's Federal Cases combine some tried and true favorites and wines that impressed us for quality and value in our tastings.
December 13, 2024
This year's Federal Cases combine some tried and true favorites and wines that impressed us for quality and value in our tastings. We have carefully selected these wines for you and your friends to love. If you give them, you will undoubtedly get praise for your good taste.
The 2024 Federal Case
On Sale at 2020 prices
This year's Federal Case is incredible at its sale price. From Georgia to Germany to California, from Bordeaux to Monterey, an eclectic dozen that had been or tasted like much more expensive wines.
To start, cava you could mistake for champagne, a Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, an Italian seafood wines, crisp white burgundy, and a Sancerre in all but name.
The reds: A winning savory Pinot Noir, a full, balanced Bordeaux, the best syrah we have found at the price, classic Chianti and Dolcetto from Tuscany and Piedmont, and a hearty Georgian red
A collection of twelve stunning wines at well under $20 a bottle, plus a Federal Wine corkscrew to open them.
Sparkling
Bohigas Cava Brut Reserva
Exceptional champagne-like sparkler
White
2022 Domaine Badu les Silex
Sancerre without the name
2023 La Mesme Gavi
The classic Ligurian white
2023 Matisco Macon Perronne
Classic, crisp, and dry white burgundy
2022 Ch Thieuley Bordeaux Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc, grapefruit, melon & herb
2020 Wittmann Weissburgunder
Pinot Blanc from one of Germany’s best producers
Red
2020 Matthew Fritz Pinot Noir, Sta Lucia Highlands
Evocatively aromatic Pinot Noir
2021 Negro- Lorenzo Langhe Dolcetto
Licorice and violets
2018 Ch Prieure de Beyzac
Smooth, full, and balanced Claret
2022 Vallepicciola Chianti
Classic Chianti
2021 Chelti Saperavi Heritage
Hearty, assertive Rhone-like grape from the Caucasus
2023 Domaine Pieblanc Cotes du Rhone Syrah
Real Syrah character- Complex, powerful and deep
and a Federal Wine Corkscrew
$239, Sale $199 Net
The 2024 Federal Executive Case
Save 20% over retail prices
This year's Executive Case includes some of the year's favorites also
To wit, our most popular champagne, a full and layered vintage estate premier cru white burgundy, full Sancerre, and a versatile Riesling.
The reds are a fine Barolo from an exciting young producer, a delicious estate single-vineyard 1er cru Burgundy Pinot Noir, a fine chianti, spicy matured Syrah, and classed growth Bordeaux.
They are sure to please discriminating palates.
Champagne
Labruyere Prologue Extra Brut
Grower single vineyard champagne - Our most popular
White
2021 Schloss Lieser Helden Rislimgfeinheb
Simply delicious, fullish just off-dry for spiced dishes
2021 Brewer Clifton Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills
A restaurant favorite Chardonnay; clean, dry, and crisp
2021 Dom Curveux Pouilly-Fuisse Vignes Blanches 1er Cru
Rich, layered white burgundy
2022 Sautereau Sancerre
A classic of the appellation
2020 Tornatore Etna Bianco Pietrarizzo
Clean mineral white from Sicily’s M. Etna
Red
2019 Dom Roy Auxey Duresses Les Duresses 1er Cru
Rich Burgundian Pinot Noir
2016 Luigi Oddero Barolo Convento
One of the hot new producers in Piedmont
2019 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Poggio il Fugate Riserva
A pure Tuscan expression of Sangiovese
2009 Byron Kosuge Syrah Hudson Vuneyard
Rare mature American Syrah
2020 Ch Belfont Belcier St Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Rich classed growth Bordeaux
2019 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley
Traditional Napa Cabernet
with a Federal Wine corkscrew and a champagne preserver
$439 Net
Len Rothenberg
