Every Sunday at 7:30 am I'm going deep into my wine cellar to pull out the last of some very great bottles. I promise rare wines for the cellar- builder in very limited quantities, gems of astonishing quality carrying highly pedigreed labels that will tempt the most temperate among us.

So, don't hit the snooze! These wines will be gone, gone, gone, quickly.

You probably know by now that the 2000 and 2005 vintages are the most outstanding vintages ever to come out of Bordeaux, but you'd have to be a little crazy to be uncorking most of those classified 2005s right now; they need their beauty rest, so this is a chance to uncork some gorgeous 2000s at some pretty attractive, pre-euro-explosion prices.

It's important for you to know that they have been in temperature-control (55 degrees) since they arrived from the Chateaux in France. They have been patiently waiting in their wooden boxes for you to make a move.

Chateau Pin Beausoleil - St Emilion - Rated 89 RP
11 bottles $34/bottle, $199 for 6 bottles, $365 for all 11 bottles
"Highly respected Stephane Derenoncourt is the consultant at this 12.5-acre vineyard planted with 60% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Malbec. The 2000 displays wonderfully sweet, ripe black currant fruit intermixed with tobacco smoke, licorice, and espresso. Ripe, opulent, and fleshy, it is ideal for drinking over the next 3-4 years. It is a sleeper of the vintage." - Robert Parker 18 bottles available

Chateau Barde Haut- St Emilion - Rated 91 RP
24 Bottles $50/bottle, 10 bottles left $290 for 6 bottles, 12 bottle case $575 ($48)
A great sleeper of the vintage, this fully mature wine, made by Helene Garcin, has loads of deep raspberry and black cherry fruit with hints of licorice, toasty oak, and spice box. It is plush, succulent, and hedonistic, yet at the same time complex. I loved their 1998, and this wine seems to have turned out just as well. It has reached full maturity, where it should stay for at least a 10 to 15-year period.Robert Parker. 2 cases available

Chateau Matinens Margaux
$50/bottle, 10 bottles left $290 for 6 bottles, $450 for all 10 bottles
"An elegant, Burgundian-styled perfume of camphor and tangy red cherries is followed by a medium- bodied wine with ripe tannin, a sweet attack, a quick, hollow mid-palate, and a short finish. If more flesh and charm develop, it may merit a higher score... Anticipated maturity: 2005-2012.." - Robert Parker. 10 bottles available

Chateau Cote de Baleau St Emilion Rated 90 RP
One 12 bottle case $37/bottle, $216 for 6 bottles, $420 per 12-bottle case ($35)
"From the Reiffers family, who are also responsible for two other up and coming St.-Emilions, Clos St.-Martin and Grandes Murailles, this is another outstanding wine. Deep purple-colored, it exhibits sweet cherry, plum, and currant aromas and flavors with subtle mineral and wood notes, excellent texture, medium to full body, and ripe tannin. The overall impression is a well-delineated, impeccably elegant wine with class and grace. Michel Rolland does the oenological consulting for all of the Reiffers' estates. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2018."R ParkerOne 12 bottle case

Chateau Haut Chaigneau Lalande de Pomerol -Rated 88-89 RP
9 bottles left $39/bottle, $230 for 6 bottles, $345 for all 10 bottles
"Oenologist Andre Chatonnet, has made a fine Lalande de Pomerol. A sleeper of the vintage , the deep, concentrated, pure, elegant 2000 Haut-Chaigneau possesses abundant amounts of black fruits intermixed with notes of caramel. Succulent, pure, and fleshy." - Robert Parker

Chateau l"Archange St Emilion- Rated 90 RP
$45/bottle, $265 for 6 bottles, $480 per 12-bottle case ($40)
An elegant, pure, stylish wine from proprietor Pascal Chatonnet, the 2000 l'Archange exhibits a deep saturated purple color, with a sweet nose of black cherries and blackberries. It is sweet, rich, medium to full-bodied, with low acidity, and plush, concentrated fruit flavors. The wine reveals some tannin, but it is largely obscured by the impressive ripeness and fleshy style. Anticipated maturity:2005-2014 Robert Parker. 24 bottles available

Chateau Sansonnet St Emilion - Rated 88-90 RP
10 bottles left $37/bottle, $216 for 6 bottles, $399 for all 10 bottles
" A sleeper of the vintage , this wine was vinified under the supervision of Jean-Michel Arcaute. An opaque purple-colored effort, it exhibits sweet, smoky aromas of prunes, black raspberries, cassis, and cherries. Firmly-structured, medium to full-bodied, and ripe, it is reminiscent of Clinet vintages of the late eighties. If everything comes together, the 2000 Sansonnet will merit an outstanding score. There is plenty of concentration, potential complexity and depth. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2018.." - Robert Parker. 10 bottles available

Good Morning! Cynthia Hurley

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Prices as posted. Reservations honored in the order received. But orders for full 6 or 12 bottle cases will preempt bottle orders where cases are available. This is to allow preservation of the owc and their desirability for cellar collectors