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86% Marsanne | 14% Roussanne78 cases produced
Winery notes: 
2022 delivered a near-perfect harvest. Sourced from a 0.18-acre block of meter x meter vines on a southwest-facing slope. Single-stake echalas training with high-density layout and tall canopies protect clusters from Red Mountain heat and wind.
Fully destemmed, 8 days on...

36% Cabernet Franc | 35% Cabernet Sauvignon | 29% Merlot
Right Bank-themed Bordeaux blend, fermented in stainless steel and concrete, aged 22 months in 60% new French oak.
Aromas of red and black currants, blue and black fruits, boysenberry liquor, dark rose petals, garrigue, dark chocolate, creosote, iron, cedar pencil,...

92% Cabernet Sauvignon | 5% Merlot | 3% Cabernet FrancSourced from 3 separate high-density, multi-clonal blocks planted on both the south and north slopes with elevations ranging from 960 ft to 1,180 ft. Fermented in stainless steel and concrete, then aged 22 months in 75% new French oak barriques without...

Maya is a special cuvée, named after the daughter of Naoko and Gustav Dalla Valle. Since its first vintage in 1988, it has been crafted by marrying the remarkable Cabernet Sauvignon of the estate's eponymous vineyard with a generous proportion of Cabernet Franc — a blend that translates both the...

2023 is a dream vintage, a magnificent, perfectly-balanced reward for all the hard work of the teams at Yquem. Because blessings only happen when the conditions are just right. The Greek word apotheosis is used to describe “an event or undertaking which finishes in brilliant or extraordinary fashion”. The 2023...

This Chardonnay is from vineyard blocks planted for Patz & Hall in 1997 and 1999 using the famous "Hyde-Wente" selection of Chardonnay. The 2023 Hyde Chardonnay demonstrates why this vineyard is considered a Grand Cru site of the New World. Highly intense aromas of pear, wet rock minerality and toasted...

A constant in Ramey’s history, and every vintage consistently ranks among the world’s best Chardonnays. This release just earned 99 points. Hyde Vineyard is on the Napa side of the Carneros District. Summer temperatures are kept relatively cool by marine air flowing through the Petaluma Gap. Ancient creek beds provide...

Concerto di Fonterutoli, which first saw the light of day in 1981, is one of the first ten wines that spawned the legend of the Supertuscans in a decade which marked a historic turnabout in Tuscan winemaking.
A viticulture aware of an yet unxpressed potential, that experimented new forms of...

The Bedrock Evangelho Heritage Red from the Central Coast presents a deep ruby hue. On the nose, it offers aromas of ripe red berries and subtle spice. The palate reveals a blend of dark fruit flavors with hints of earthiness and a touch of pepper. It finishes with a smooth,...

The 2023 Chardonnay Estate is a unicorn wine, with the acids naturally occurring with ease in this cool, long, extended growing season that the wine world is rightfully excited about, producing wines of tremendous elegance and balance, sourced entirely from Monte Bello Estate.

For a racy, high-toned Chablis that will rev up your palate, look no further than Savary’s Vaillons. This premier cru is known for its high limestone content, for offering bold structure, freshness in spades, and zesty fruit. The cooler 2024 vintage only served to magnify this cru’s inherent qualities, rendering...

The Pommard 1er cru "Clos des Arvelets" comes from a 0.2 hectare plot ideally facing due south. This exceptional terroir, located on the heights of Pommard, benefits from a limestone soil mixed with alluvium and loam that gives the wine its characteristic structure. The vines, averaging 70 years old, naturally...

Guigal’s Saint-Joseph Lieu Dit Rouge comes from the “Saint-Joseph” vineyard that gave the appellation its name. This site convinced the Guigals to work in Saint-Joseph and help to restore its historic perception as an appellation of utmost quality. This 100% Syrah wine has complex and deep black fruit, floral, spice...

Guigal’s Saint-Joseph Lieu Dit Blanc comes from the vineyard that gives the Saint-Joseph appellation its name, and is one of the finest sites in the Northern Rhone Valley. Made in minuscule quantities, the Lieu Dit Blanc is one of the most original and distinctive whites in the Rhone. Guigal believes,...

Guigal’s Vignes de l’Hospice comes from the vineyard that gives the Saint-Joseph appellation its name, and is one of the finest sites in the Northern Rhone Valley. This steeply terraced Syrah vineyard used to be divided into three, but Guigal now owns majority of this parcel in order to restore...

This wine has a deep garnet robe with purple reflections. The nose is intense and concentrated with notes of fresh black fruits and elegant spicy notes. The palate is silky and ample with fine tannins and a beautiful minerality. The soils in Mercurey are rich in red clay and limestone,...