3 Michelin Star Master Sommelier Secrets - Cowboy Ventures Private Tasting

Aileen,

Please see your curated list. We served most of these wines for Andreessen Horowitz's event during the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference — they blew people away.

I've listed two Champagnes and two whites so you can pick one of each. You'll notice one of the whites is the Austrian producer you asked about — but the Riesling is dry and far better than the Grüner. The Champagnes are mind-blowing.

For reds, four selections from four parts of the world — Spain, Napa, Tuscany, and Pomerol. What connects them: all are extremely rare, aged, limited cult bottlings, the kind of wines you'd typically only find on a three-Michelin-star list, and each is absolutely delicious at this price point.

If you go with all four reds, that's a perfect six-bottle lineup: one Champagne, one white, and four reds — a deep-dive journey around the world's great wine regions in a single sitting.

Champagne

Agrapart & Fils “7 Crus” Extra-Brut NV

Agrapart & Fils “7 Crus” Extra-Brut NV

Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
$93.00
$74.97
Save $18.03 (19% off)
93 James Suckling
“A fresh and floral wine with forthright aromas of lime zest and chalk. Very silky on the palate, with zesty yet integrated acidity, a touch of licorice flavors and a minerally finish.”
(Oct 2025) · 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir · grower Champagne, draft-horse farmed
Also rated: VM 91
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Gaston Chiquet “Spécial Club” Grand Cru Brut Millésime 2016
$115.00
$104.97
Save $10.03 (9% off)
94 Vinous Media
“The 2016 Special Club is a delight. Lemon oil, chalk, mint, white flowers, slate and dried herbs are all beautifully lifted. This energetic, vibrant Champagne has so much to offer. I find its complex, dynamic personality utterly beguiling.”
Disgorged Oct 2024 · 68% Chardonnay, 32% Pinot Noir · 90+ months on the lees
Also rated: JD 93+
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White Wine

Schloss Gobelsburg Ried Heiligenstein Riesling 2020
$80.00
$69.97
Save $10.03 (13% off)
96 Wine Advocate
“Opens with a clear, bright and savory bouquet of sandstone, salt, ripe stone fruits and tea. Lush and round on the palate, this is a textured, very elegant and balanced Heiligenstein Riesling with a lingering, fine salinity on the highly elegant and aromatic finish. This is again an excellent, quiet and perfectly balanced Riesling from one of the greatest Riesling sites along the Danube River. Can be aged for two or three decades.”
— S. Reinhardt (Sep 2022) · bone-dry · Austrian Manhartsberg oak cask
Also rated: JS 96JR 17
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Peter Michael “L'Après-Midi” Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Peter Michael “L'Après-Midi” Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California
$165.00
$124.97
Save $40.03 (24% off)
97 Jeb Dunnuck
“The 2023 Sauvignon Blanc L'Apres-Midi includes 4% Semillon. The nose opens to refreshing aromas of lime blossoms, candied citrus, salted earth, and tarragon. The palate has more compact nervous energy, with a mouthwatering spine of acidity driving the charge. It should drink well over the coming 12 or so years. Bravo.”
— Audrey Frick (Jul 2025) · 96% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Sémillon · barrel-fermented
Also rated: JS 97WA 94VM 94WS 94
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Red Wine

Four cult selections from Spain, Napa, Tuscany, and Pomerol

Bodegas Volver “Triga” Monastrell 2017
$85.00
$79.99
Save $5.01 (6% off)
92 Wine Spectator
“This broad, generous red offers inky layers of black cherry reduction, plum paste and Earl Grey tea flavors woven together with espresso, vanilla and rose petal details. Hints of tar, herb and hot stone come along on the finish, with thick tannins.”
— GS (Oct 2021) · 85% Monastrell, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon · vines from 1925 · 1,500 cases made, 400 imported
Also rated: WA 90
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VASO Cellars (DANA Estates) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
$95.00
$89.99
Save $5.01 (5% off)
96 James Suckling
“A juicy red with currant, earth, spice and walnut. Very juicy. Full-bodied with chewy tannins and an earthy, crushed stone and flavorful finish. Really excellent. Crunchy. Needs time. 10% new wood. Best after 2028.”
(Nov 2023) · second label of Dana Estates · sustainably farmed Rutherford & Howell Mountain fruit
Also rated: JD 94VM 92WS 91
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Tenuta Guado al Tasso “Cont'Ugo” Bolgheri DOC 2023
$73.00
$68.97
Save $4.03 (6% off)
94 Wine Enthusiast
“The nose is peppery and earthy, and also has a tangy, invigorating element like tart blackberries squished over damp soil and graphite. On the palate, layers of sweet, dark berries and dark chocolate create a sleek, acrobatic wine.”
— Danielle Callegari (Dec 2025) · 100% Merlot · Antinori estate
Also rated: WS 93WA 92
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Château Latour à Pomerol 2017

Château Latour à Pomerol 2017

Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
$150.00
$134.97
Save $15.03 (10% off)
94 Vinous Media
“The 2017 Latour à Pomerol is a gorgeous wine that is at once deep and yet also super-expressive in its bouquet. Sweet tobacco, dried herbs, mint, pepper and spice give the 2017 striking aromatic presence to play off a core of ripe red cherry fruit. Medium in body yet wonderfully deep and fleshy, the 2017 has so much to offer.”
— Antonio Galloni (Mar 2020) · 100% Merlot · same J.P. Moueix team as Pétrus
Also rated: JS 93JD 91
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