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MENDOZA-LUJÁN DE CUYO Bramare Crafted by Paul Hobbs and his Luján de Cuyo’s position on the edge of the imposing Andes mountain chain has an enormous team at Viña Cobos, the Bramare effect on the terroir. The hot, dry climate is moderated by the high altitude of the region, vineyard designates capture the richness and power of exceptional averaging about 3300ft above sea level. At this altitude, the vineyards are subject to more-intense vineyards and estates within Valle solar radiation during the day than lower-lying areas. This is balanced by evening temperatures de Uco and Luján de Cuyo. Through meticulous vineyard that are considerably lower, cooled by alpine winds from the Andes Moutnains. This diurnal management and minimal temperature variation slows ripening overnight, and extends the growing season. The grapes intervention in the winemaking process, the wines express the develop full phenolic ripeness without losing their acidity. true essence of their terroir with The soils are also heavily influenced by the proximity of the Andes. Alluvial soils have been finesse, complexity, and deposited in the area by rivers over thousands of years. These rocky, sandy soils have little authenticity. organic matter due to their origin high in the mountains, and their low fertility makes them perfect for viticulture because it stresses the vines. Malbec from Luján de Cuyo will offer more black Finca Decero fruits (blackberry, boysenberry, plum sauce, black cherry), and a dusty or graphite-like finish. The Finca Decero estate is Within the Luján de Cuyo region, wines are often labeled by the nearest town. As you taste these located in the district of Agrelo and is made up of a single 110 wines, you’ll start to notice how certain areas within Cuyo taste subtly different given the hectare vineyard. named different terroirs at play. Of the sub-regions, Agrelo (elegance + power), Vistalba (minerality), “Remolinos” after the tiny whirlwinds in the area that Las Compuertas (elegance), and Perdriel (tannin) offer some of the most distinguishable thread their way along the vines, differences. keeping the grapes dry and in perfect condition. All the Decero Bramare paulhobbswines.com wines come from this single vineyard, entirely from hand- (also see Uco Valley) $420.00 92 JS, 91 WS picked, organic fruit. $420.00 95 JS, 93 WS Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Luján de Cuyo 2016 $480.00 Navarro Correas Bramare Malbec Luján de Cuyo 2017 Located in the exclusive district of Bramare Malbec Luján de Cuyo Marchiori Estate 2016 (6pk) Agrelo at the foothill of the Andes, Technology, innovation, Finca Decero vintus.com 91 JS sustainability and care of the 91 WS, 91 WE environment were the pillars that Decero Cabernet Sauvignon Agrelo 2017 $191.90 91 JS, 92 JD guided their design decisions and Decero Malbec Agrelo 2017 $191.90 93 WE processes. The winery’s entire Decero Red Blend Agrelo Owl & Dust Devil 2015 $299.90 93 WA, 92WS structure is designed with the Decero Petite Verdot Agrelo 2014 (6pk) $173.90 purpose of generating as little Decero Red Blend Agrelo Amano 2014 (6pk) $299.90 environmental impact as possible to the surroundings. Bodega Navarro Correas is one of the most efficient and environmentally sustainable wineries today. Navarro Correas augustwinegroup.com Viña Cobos $263.90 Wines from the Marchiori estate Navarro Correas Malbec Agrelo Alegoria 2012 $155.90 vineyard are only produced in Navarro Correas Malbec Agrelo Colección Privada 2017 exceptional vintages. Located at high altitude, the vineyard is cane Viña Cobos paulhobbswines.com pruned with traditional furrow $510.00 96 WS, 96 JS irrigation. The wine comes from Vina Cobos Malbec Luján de Cuyo Marchiori Estate 2016 (3pk) 18-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon vines, Malbec vines over 80 years old, planted at 3,264 feet. 51

Alma Negra MENDOZA Founded by Ernesto Catena, a fourth-generation winemaker of The primary Argentine wine region of Mendoza is one of the more intense grape growing Italian descent, Ernesto wanted climates in the world. The key to growing seriously high quality grapes this close to the equator is to create a wine about which little was known concerning the altitude - the higher the vineyard, the cooler the nights, which has a beneficial effect on acidity composition or technical details, and color. Mendoza lies on a high flat plain next to the Andes Mountains, whose peaks act as a so that the wine was judged solely on how the taster rain shadow; annual rainfall is only about 8.9 inches, characterizing Mendoza as a desert. perceived it. When the line was Fortunately, there is ample snowmelt from the Andes Mountains which is funneled into a vast launched in 2006, the wines were network of irrigation channels — a system originally designed by the Incas. Soils are alluvial in named Misterio, and the mask on nature (river deposited) containing sand, clay, and a layer of gneiss pebbles; these traits make for the label was a symbol for a very well-drained, low nutrient soils. All of this means that Mendoza winemakers have a blank hidden identity or mystery. slate to work with. It’s very flat, dry, sunny, and an almost pest-free environment in which to grow wine grapes, allowing viticulturists to have near-complete control over water management. Kaiken Mendoza encompasses two important sub-regions, Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley. Many wines Aurelio Montes established Kaiken after falling in love with bearing the Mendoza appellation are blends of these two sub-regions, as well as the greater Argentina’s terrior-driven wines. Mendoza area. Kaiken are a distinctive breed of geese that crisscross above the Alma Negra vineyardbrands.com Andes across Chile and $203.90 90 WA Argentina. In emulation of its Alma Negra Brut Nature Rosé Mendoza NV namesake, the Kaiken brand $203.90 90 WS reflects the best of both sides of Alma Negra Red Blend Uco Valley M 2015 the Andes. Today, the combination of Chilean winemakers and phenomenal estate locations produce exceptional Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. Pulenta Estate Kaiken guarachiwinepartners.com The Pulenta family has been making wine in Argentina since Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza Reserve 2017 $131.90 1912, briefly after they arrived Kaiken Malbec Mendoza Reserve 2018 $131.90 from Italy. The third generation, Kaiken Malbec Mendoza Ultra 2018 $215.90 93 JS brothers Hugo and Eduardo, started Pulenta Estate in 2002 to Pulenta Estate paulhobbswines.com produce small lots of exceptional $138.00 wines from two pioneering Pulenta Malbec Rosé Mendoza La Flor 2018 vineyards their father Antonio $150.00 92 JS planted in the early 80’s and Pulenta Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza La Flor 2017 $150.00 90 TA 90’s, one in Alto Agrelo in Luján Pulenta Malbec Mendoza La Flor 2018 de Cuyo and the other in Los $150.00 90 JS, 90 TA Árboles, Valle de Uco. All wines Pulenta Sauvignon Blanc Mendoza Estate 2018 $150.00 are 100% estate farmed with Pulenta Chardonnay Mendoza Estate 2018 specific vineyard management for $258.00 94 JS each line. Harvesting decisions at Pulenta Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Estate 2016 $258.00 Pulenta seek ripeness with no Pulenta Malbec Mendoza Estate 2015 $222.00 94 WA. 93 JS traces of greenness, and right Pulenta Cabernet Franc Agrelo Estate Gran 2014 (6pk) $222.00 93 JS, 92 WE before any jammy notes develop, Pulenta Corte Agrelo Estate Gran 2013 (6pk) $222.00 96 TA, 94 WA with a focus on balance and Pulenta Malbec Agrelo Estate Gran 2015 (6pk) elegance. vineyardbrands.com Tahuan $155.90 90 WS Tahuan $155.90 Founded by fourth generation Tahuan Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2016 winemaker Ernesto Catena, Tahuan Malbec Mendoza 2017 Tahuan produces 100% varietal wines from selected old vineyards at the foothills of the Andes Mountains. After fermenting in small tanks, they are aged in American and French oak barrels for no less than eight months. 52

Santa Julia winesellers.com Santa Julia $131.90 Santa Julia is one of the Santa Julia Blanc de Blanc Mendoza NV $131.90 emblematic Argentine wine Santa Julia Brut Rosé Mendoza NV brands, both in Argentina and $101.90 around the world. Julia is real, Santa Julia Pinot Grigio Mendoza (+) 2018 $101.90 and is the only daughter of José Santa Julia Torrontés Mendoza (+) 2019 Zuccardi, current director of $101.90 Familia Zuccardi winery. Created Santa Julia Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza (+) 2017 $101.90 in her honor, Santa Julia Santa Julia Malbec Mendoza (+) 2019 represents the Zuccardi Family’s $107.90 commitment to achieve the Santa Julia Torrontés Mendoza Organic 2018 $107.90 highest quality levels through Santa Julia Chardonnay Mendoza Organic 2018 organic and sustainable $107.90 practices while simultaneously Santa Julia Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza Organic 2018 $107.90 developing their Santa Julia Malbec Mendoza Organic 2018 $107.90 community. Julia, alongside her Santa Julia Tempranillo Mendoza Organic 2018 grandmother, Emma, continue to $131.90 91 JS, 90 WA enrich their local community by Santa Julia Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Reserve 2018 $131.90 91 WA, 91 JS providing childcare and Santa Julia Malbec Uco Valley Reserve 2018 schooling for their employees’ $131.90 children, adult education (also available in 19.5L Keg) programs, access to computer $131.90 labs, and health and fitness Santa Julia Mountain Blend Uco Valley Reserve 2018 centers to sustain physical and paulhobbswines.com mental health. Sustainable Santa Julia Torrontes Mendoza Late Harvest 2016 (500ml) $174.00 90 TA practices include organic farming, compost production, Viña Cobos $180.00 bottling in lightweight glass, and $180.00 solar power in the winery. Viña Cobos Chardonnay Mendoza Felino 2018 $203.90 Viña Cobos Viña Cobos Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza Felino 2018 Viña Cobos is collaboration Viña Cobos Malbec Mendoza Felino 2018 between Luis Barraud and Viña Cobos Red Blend Mendoza Cocodrillo 2016 Andrea Marchiori of Mendoza, and Californian winemaker Paul Hobbs. Cocodrillo is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend, assembled in a Bordeaux style. The pure varietal expressions of Felino serve as a vibrant introduction to Mendoza, sourced from rigorously selected vineyards throughout the region’s top quality growing areas - Luján de Cuyo and Valle de Uco. 92 JS 93 JS, 91 WA PATAGONIA Alto Limay Alto Limay is the collaboration This region comprises the provinces of Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa. Winters are intense between Paul Hobbs Selections and summers are cool during the night. The sandy, silty soils are strewn with pebbles and rocks, and Familia Schroeder to on a base of limestone bedrock, while the constant wind and well-drained soils contribute to high develop Patagonia Pinot Noir. Alto Limay vineyards are situated evaporation rates that keep yields naturally low. These characteristics grant Patagonian wines 380 miles south of Mendoza in elegance and matchless aromatic intensity. San Patricio del Chañar. The consistently windy conditions requires poplar tree windbreaks on all sides of each block and leads to thick-skinned berries with deep color and rich aromatics that yield expressive and nuanced wines. Alto Limay paulhobbswines.com $180.00 Alto Limay Pinot Noir Neuquén 2017 53

AUSTRALIA Australia makes every major style of wine. The styles range from aromatic dry whites through fortified wines fashioned in the image of port. Some of its wines are utterly unique. The unoaked Semillons of the Hunter Valley and the fortified Topaques and Muscats of north east Victoria—have no equivalent anywhere else in the world. These unique wines manage to be distinctively Australian yet fit easily into the global wine scene. Vineyards in Australia are concentrated in the south eastern corner of this vast country. The majority of grapes are grown in South Australia followed by New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, and Canberra. Australian wines are labelled according to the Gerograhpical Indication (GI) or region where the grapes were grown. A considerable amount of grapes and wine are trucked across GI’s and state boundaries for blending and bottling. The European Union labelling laws require varietal wine to be labelled with a grape variety and with an officially recognized G.I. Because of the EU law the South Eastern Australia Zone was created. This “super region” allows the GI’s of South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria to blend, bottle and label the wines as South Eastern Australia. This somewhat vague Geographical Indication is one of the more commonly listed on lower end wines labelled for export. South Australia—Barossa Valley Mitolo Nine Stones Three Bridges McLaren Vale Mitolo Nine Stones Western Australia—Margaret River Hope Estate South Eastern Australia New South Wales—Hunter Bulletin Place Hope Estate Nine Stones Tumbarumba Three Bridges Riverina Three Bridges 54

SOUTH AUSTRALIA - BAROSSA VALLEY Mitolo The Barossa Valley is one of the most famous regions of South Australia. Rich in history dating Mitolo is a family-owned back to 1847. The climate has a wide diurnal temperature range. The large temperatures swings, business, established by Frank plentiful sunshine coupled with low humidity and rainfall, create a climate ideal for full bodied and Simone Mitolo. Frank’s red wines, excellent fortified wines and robust white wines. There are two basic soil types: brown, vision is to create a range of loamy sand to clay loam, and more sandy light brownish grey to dark grey brown soils. Both are wines of individuality, integrity relatively low in fertility. The traditional viticulture practices include bush pruning of the vine and and utmost quality. Whether it is in the vineyard, the winery, or dry farming. These practices results in low yields of high quality grapes. working with the different coopers who create the diverse barrels for Mitolo (Willunga) vintuswines.com Mitolo, each wine is nurtured and $384.00 developed with a zealous passion Mitolo Shiraz Barossa 2018 that spares no effort to ensure that the best of everything is brought Nine Stones vineyardbrands.com together to make wines of purity, $155.90 elegance and power. Nine Stones Shiraz Barossa 2016 Nine Stones Three Bridges vineyardbrands.com Part of a three-part series from Nine Stones, featuring three (also see New South Wales, Riverina & Tumbarumba) $119.90 premium Shiraz from three Three Bridges Shiraz Barossa 2013 $119.90 premium growing regions: Three Bridges Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa 2014 Hilltops of NSW, McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley. All three are screwcap, the sole difference being the fruit and terroir that each region uniquely represents. SOUTH AUSTRALIA - MCLAREN VALE Three Bridges McLaren Vale is one of the most varied and highly developed growing areas in Australia, known The Three Bridges name represents a very important part for producing intensely flavored and colored red wines and similarly powerful white wines. of Calabria family history and Varying exposures to the cooling influence of the nearby Southern Ocean, create additional also embodies Australian history; microclimates within the region. Summer rainfall is low and irrigation is considered essential. the “three way bridge” structure, There is a wide variety of soil types reflecting the varied terrain. Red brown sandy loams, grey which was adjacent to the historic brown loamy sands with yellow clay subsoils interspersed with lime, distinctly sandy soils and Calabria Winery. The bridge was built in the early 1900s and used patches of red or black friable loams are all to be found. as an overpass for vehicles and foot traffic. The river that ran Mitolo (Willunga) vintuswines.com under the bridge was used to $203.90 supply water to the area from the Mitolo Rosé Sangiovese McLaren Vale The Jester 2018 $215.90 famous Snowy Mountains of $215.90 90WS Australia. It is these veins of Mitolo Cabernet McLaren Vale The Jester 2017 $315.90 water that feed the vast $396.00 agriculture land of Australia. Mitolo Shiraz McLaren Vale The Jester 2017 $504.00 Hope Estate Mitolo Shiraz McLaren Vale Angela 2018 $468.00 Michael Hope established his namesake winery in 1994. Mitolo Shiraz G.A.M. McLaren Vale 2018 Michael, a pharmacist, purchased his first 15 hectare vineyard in the (Also available in 375ml) Hunter Valley. Michael has aggressively built this into a 200 Mitolo Shiraz McLaren Vale Saviter 2018 acre estate. He enjoys the more balanced wines produced in the Mitolo Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale Serpico 2018 cooler climate of the lower Hunter Valley. “Not in the style Nine Stones vineyardbrands.com of Lindemans or Yellowtail,” $155.90 claims Michael, “meaning it’s (also see New South Wales) drinkable and has amazing breeding.” Nine Stones Shiraz McLaren Vale 2016 NEW SOUTH WALES - HUNTER VALLEY With an unbroken history of winemaking stretching back to 1825, the Hunter Valley is Australia's most senior region. The Hunter Valley is famous for its long lived Semillon and Shiraz. The warm, wet, humid climate at first seems contrary to wine production yet, against the odds, the Hunter Valley succeeds magnificently. Red wine vineyards are situated on the red clay soils along the foothills of the Brokenback Range. Hope Estate (Broke) winesellersltd.com (also see Western Australia) $131.90 $131.90 Hope Estate Verdelho Hunter Valley 2017 $131.90 Hope Estate Chardonnay Hunter Valley 2017 Hope Estate Shiraz Hunter Valley 2017 55

Nine Stones Nine Stones vineyardbrands.com Nine Stones began as a $155.90 collaboration between Leonard (also see S. Australia Barossa Valley and S. Australia McLaren Vale) Paul “Len” Evans, and his friend Denis Powers. Both men are of Nine Stones Shiraz Hunter Valley Hilltops 2018 Celtic origin, and when the opportunity to create a wine NEW SOUTH WALES - TUMBARUMBA brand based on this common A subalpine area with stunning scenery, Tumbarumba is a young wine region making some of our ancestry presented itself, they most exciting cool-climate wines. With its focus on premium grapes and top sparkling wines, this named it “Nine Stones”. The Celts left many groups of standing high-altitude region’s reputation continues to climb. Nestled in the foothills of the Snowy stones, including Stonehenge. Mountains in New South Wales, Tumbarumba is halfway between Sydney and Melbourne and These standing stones or Druids Circles are believed to have been less than three hours’ drive from Canberra. tribal meeting places. They are circular in aspect and amongst all Three Bridges vineyardbrands.com the Celtic tribes, the wheel is the $113.90 symbol of the Sky-God. This is the (also see S. Australia Barossa Valley) number of planets thus nine and its derivatives are “lucky” Three Bridges Chardonnay Tumbarumba 2018 numbers. The initial three wines releases were of the Shiraz NEW SOUTH WALES - RIVERINA variety, chosen to display the It is one of AU’s most successful grape-growing regions, producing a large volume of grapes that characteristics of the region from go into world famous wines. It’s also home to Australia’s renowned Semillon dessert wines and which they emanate. Each was a curious winemakers exploring alternative varieties that are redefining the region.The Riverina has powerful, fully-ripened example of the variety. hot, dry summers and cool winters, and basks in year-round sunshine. Many soils contain limestone rubble, and these are the soils where most vines are planted. Three Bridges Calabria Family Wines, and Three Bridges vineyardbrands.com Three Bridges were founded by $119.90 Italian immigrants, Domenico (also see S. Australia Barossa Valley) Calabria and his son Francesco, in search of a better life. They Three Bridges Durif 2013 settled in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, where their family later joined them. Today, the business is run by Francesco’s son Bill and his four children. The family is known for consistent, high quality wines from several premium wine- growing regions . Hope Estate WESTERN AUSTRALIA - MARGARET RIVER Owner, Michael Hope, has stayed One of the most vibrant and popular wine regions in Australia, the Margaret River boasts a wide true to his word from the range of attractions for visitors. More so than any other Australian region, the climate is strongly beginning. Hope Estate was maritime influenced. The soil is predominantly gravelly or gritty sandy loam formed directly from founded as 100% estate grown, 100% family owned, and 100% the under-lying granite rock. The soils are highly permeable when moist but overall water authentic. Each October, Hope capacities are low, placing emphasis on the need for irrigation. Estate releases special pink labels of Shiraz and Chardonnay to Hope Estate (Broke) winesellersltd.com raise awareness and to help in the $167.90 fight to cure breast cancer. Since (also see New South Wales Hunter Valley) 2007, Hope Estate and Winesellers, Ltd. have together Hope Estate Shiraz Margaret River The Ripper 2015 donated over $200,000 to various breast cancer charities.. On top SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA of it all, Michael is a great guy, South-Eastern Australia is a Geographical Indication (GI) covering the entire southeastern third of award-winning beer producer, and friends with the Rolling Australia. This area's western boundary stretches 1250 miles (2000 km) across the Australian Stones. continent, from the Pacific coast of Queensland to the Southern Ocean coast in South Australia. This vast viticultural \"super zone\" effectively encompasses every significant Australian wine region Bulletin Place Started by the legendary Leonard outside Western Australia. Paul “Len” Evans. A leader at the forefront of the early Bulletin Place vineyardbrands.com Australian wine industry’s drive for quality and international Bulletin Place Pinot Grigio 2018 $119.90 recognition, Evans was often Bulletin Place Chardonnay 2018 $119.90 referred to as “the godfather of Bulletin Place Moscato 2018 $119.90 the Australian wine industry” and Bulletin Place Merlot 2018 $119.90 was Decanter Magazine’s “Man Bulletin Place Shiraz 2018 $119.90 of the Year” in 1997. Today they Bulletin Place Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 $119.90 carry on Len Evans’ great tradition through the Bulletin Place brand. 56

AUSTRIA Austria’s wine country is divided into three parts, Niederösterreich, Burgenland and Steirmark which are then split into smaller regions with over 112,000 acres planted. It’s producer base is comprised of small, family owned estates producing 36 official varietals. Niederösterreich is the largest region and is known for Grüner Vetliner and Riesling as you move south to Bergenland and Steirmark varietals such as Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and Sauvignon Blanc become more prevelant. Dürnberg (Weinviertel) massanois.com Dürnberg $155.90 One of the wine estates that have Falkenstein Falko 2018 been pioneering the development of a “new Weinviertel style”. (Muscat, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc) Christoph Körner is a Weinviertel native with heart and soul who Pratsch (Niederösterreich) winesellersltd.com proves with every new vintage $119.90 that the Wienviertel (Austria´s Grüner Veltliner Niederösterreich Organic 2017 most undiscovered winegrowing $155.90 area) has incredible potential. (also available in 1.0L and keg) $89.90 The wines exude freshness and $89.90 balance, and while they are as Grüner Veltliner Weinviertel DAC 2016 crystal clear, they display $119.90 complexity and finesse as well, Grüner Veltliner Niederösterreich Rotenpüllen 2018 (6pk) comprising all of the virtues that $131.90 are expected from Austrian wine. Riesling Niederösterreich Lange Ried 2011 (6pk) 57 Pratsch Zweigelt Niederösterreich Rosé 2019 Pratsch is a relatively small, 20 hectare estate comprised of 13 single vineyards all maintained under organic certification for over 10 years by the Pratsch family. On the glacier formed hills and alluvial soils, the ripening process of the estate grown grapes is promoted by high sun- exposed vine trellising. The Pratsch families attention to detail and dedication to the purity of the land is translated directly into the quality of the wines that are a true reflection of the terroir. Pratsch Zweigelt 2017 (1.0L)

CHILE Chile, a long, exceptionally narrow country is protected by the Pacific Ocean on the east and the Andes Mountains on the west— the principal reason that Chile has never seen phylloxera. Known for dry summers, healthy fruit and a penchant for innovation and experimentation, it is an ideal home for organic and biodynamic wineries. While the country has long been considered an excellent resource for reliable, affordable wines, a new generation is proving that Chile is also the modern stage for world-class wines. Viña Errázuriz Errázuriz is recognized as perhaps the single top-quality producer of Chilean wines, within recent years, Eduardo Chadwick, President, named Decanter Man of the Year 2018, and the winery awarded Best Chilean Winery 2017 by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. As an estate winery, Errázuriz strives to produce the finest wines by controlling every stage of the winemaking process, from grape growing to winemaking with the most natural techniques. producer of quality wines. Don Maximiano Errázuriz founded the winery in 1870, making it the oldest winery in Chile. Recognizing that the Aconcagua, with its cool, rainy winters, hot, dry summers and moist Pacific breezes was ideal for vinifera, Don Max sent for the finest clones France had to offer. Today, Errázuriz wines remain entirely estate-grown and organically/biodynamically farmed. ACONCAGUA VALLEY Located just 90 kilometers north of Santiago, the traditional Aconcagua Valley is named for the river which bisects it and is the last of the country’s transversal valleys. Its basin is shaped by the Aconcagua River, which flows from the Andes Mountain Range into the Pacific Ocean. Its riverbanks are formed by alluvial and colluvial terraces, ideal for grape-growing. Aconcagua is made up of three very distinct zones. While the interior is one of Chile’s hottest regions, Errázuriz’ plantings are focused in the cooler intermediate and coastal areas of the valley. Viña Errázuriz vintus.com 91JS 91JS Errázuriz Sauvignon Blanc Aconcagua Costa 2017 $168.00 Errázuriz Sauvignon Blanc Aconcagua Valley MAX Reserva 2018 $201.90 Errázuriz Chardonnay Aconcagua Costa MAX Reserva 2017 $201.90 Errázuriz Pinot Noir Aconcagua Valley MAX 2017 $201.90 91JS Errázuriz Carmenère Aconcagua Valley MAX Reserva 2017 $201.90 93JS Errázuriz Cabernet Sauvignon Aconcagua Valley MAX 2017 $201.90 92JS 58

MILLAHUE VALLEY—COLCHAGUA VALLEY Vik In 2004, Alexander Vik, a VIK is the only winery set on the eastern side of the Cordillera de la Costa range in Millahue Norwegian entrepreneur, created Valley, just over the mountains — 10 miles as the crow flies, though a 45-minute drive — from a world-class holistic vineyard, the more established wine region of Colchagua. Much like Colchagua, it boasts plenty of sun, an winery and restaurant located on 11,000 acres in Chile’s Millahue ideal level of precipitation and varied altitudes and soil types between its eleven valleys. Valley or “Place of Gold”. Vik employs a talented team of Vik Holistic Winery guarachifamilywines.com oenologists, climatologists, geologists, viticulturalists and VIK Red Blend Milla Cala 2015 $431.90 agronomists. The estate itself has a state-of-the-art cantina, (54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Carmenere, 14% Syrah) designed by a star Chilean architect, Smiljan Radic, and a 22 VIK Bordeaux Blend La Piu Belle 2012 (6pk) $467.90 94WS -room resort. All wines are estate- grown and are ‘lieu-dit’ or single (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cab Franc, 6% Carmenere, 15% Merlot, 5% Syrah) -plot Bordeaux Blends. The praise and press for these wines VIK Bordeaux Blend 2013 (6pk) $779.90 92WS has been astounding, and VIK is dedicated to showcasing the (67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 14% Carmenere, 2% Merlot) ageability and prestige of what Chilean wine. VIK Red Blend 2013 1.5L (1pk) $298.90 92WS CASABLANCA and SAN ANTONIO VALLEYS Cono Sur Named after the shape of South While Casablanca and San Antonio technically fall within the Aconcagua region, the two climates America, the ‘southern cone’, the couldn’t be more different. Together they offer the largest source of cool-climate wines in Chile. winery was established in 1993 by the Giuliasti and Larrain families, Casablanca is often compared to California’s Carneros AVA because of its proximity to the owners of Concha y Toro. when Pacific Ocean’s cooling influences, including the Humboldt current. While Casablanca runs east Concha Y Toro purchased the Santa Elisa estate in to west, San Antonio runs north to south, parallel to the ocean. Chimbarongo, Colchagua, the estate had around 300 hectares Cono Sur Vineyards and Winery conosur.com (494 acres) under vine, including a large plot of 25 year old Pinot (also see Maipo and Bio Bio Valleys) $107.90 Noir vines. The estate has grown $107.90 considerably since, and now Cono Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc Bicicleta Reserva Chile 2018 $107.90 Sur makes wines in most of Chile's Cono Sur Chardonnay Bicicleta Reserva Chile 2018 key winegrowing regions, Cono Sur Viognier Bicicleta Reserva Chile 2018 including the Maipo Valley, the Limari Valley, Cono Sur Pinot Noir Chile Bicicleta Reserva 2017 $107.90 and Aconcagua. Cono Sur's most Cono Sur Merlot Central Valley Bicicleta Reserva 2017 $107.90 important region is arguably the Casablanca Valley, where the (Bicicleta also available in large format) Pinot Noir grapes are sourced. With the help of Burgundy legend Cono Sur Sauvignon Blanc San Antonio Valley Organic 2017 $131.90 Martin Prieur, the winery focuses Cono Sur Chardonnay Chile Organic 2017 $131.90 producing world class cold climate wines including Pinot Cono Sur Pinot Noir Chile Organic 2018 $131.90 92 JS Noir and Viognier, and was the Cono Sur Carmenere/Cabernet/Syrah Chile Organice 2017 $131.90 90RP first winery in Chile to do so. The vines are planted on sandy clay Cono Sur Chardonnay Casablanca Valley 20 Barrels 2017 (6pk) $167.90 soils and benefit from the cool maritime climate, retaining Cono Sur Pinot Noir Casablanca/San Antonio 20 Barrels 2016 (6pk) $167.90 93 S acidity while developing rich varietal character. After being MAIPO VALLEY hand-harvested, hand-selected and crushed, the grapes are Despite being Chile’s most famous Chilean wine region, The Maipo Valley is nowhere near its fermented and then aged in barrel largest. The Valley’s fame is often attributed to its proximity to Santiago, but Maipo’s world-class for 12-14 months. Following this, the wine is rested in stainless steel Cabernet is the real draw. Cabernet Sauvignon is Chile’s most important varietal by far, and tanks for 4-8 weeks before being accounts for more than third of all vines planted. bottled and released. In the last 25 years, Cono Sur has become known for quality, innovation and sustainability, and has been awarded multiple ISO certifications. Cono Sur is also the official wine of the Tour de France. Cono Sur Vineyards and Winery conosur.com (also see Casablanca /San Antonio and Bio Bio Valleys) Cono Sur Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley 20 Barrels 2017 (6pk) $167.90 92JS, 90RP 59

Hacienda Araucano LOLOL VALLEY—COLCHAGUA VALLEY Natural Style… Thirty years ago, after extensive Lolol or the ‘land of crabs and holes’ is a commune in the southwestern portion of Chile’s research first in France, then Colchagua Valley. Lolol is only 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Pacific Ocean with its cool Argentina, Chile, Spain, and Humboldt Current, and as such is significantly cooler than other parts of the Colchagua Valley. Portugal, brothers Jacques and Viticulture is defined by diurnal temperature variation and highly variable but well-drained soils. François Lurton founded The Lurton family of Bordeaux are considered keen pioneers of South American terroir and have Hacienda Araucano, just outside the small historic village of Lolol an enormous stake in Lolol's future. in the Lolol Valley. This untouched subregion of the famous Colchagua Valley was perfect for implementing biodynamic and environmentally- friendly winemaking methods where downy mildew and phylloxera have yet to be a problem. Araucano’s main objective is to guide the Chilean wine-growing sector towards sustainable wine production based on a high social, environmental and quality standards. Cono Sur Hacienda Araucano winesellersltd.com Named after the shape of South $131.90 90JS America, the ‘southern cone’, the Araucano Sauvignon Blanc Lolol Valley Humo Blanco 2018 winery was established in 1993 by the Giuliasti and Larrain families, Araucano Pinot Noir Lolol Valley Humo Blanco 2018 $131.90 91JS owners of Concha y Toro. With Araucano Carmenere Colchagua Valley Reserva 2017 $131.90 91JS the help of Burgundy legend, Araucano Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Reserva 2017 $131.90 90JS Martin Prieur, the winery focuses Gran Araucano Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley 2014 (6 pk) $155.90 producing world class cold climate wines including Pinot BIO BIO VALLEY Noir and Viognier, and was the first winery in Chile to do so. The Valle del Sur or Southern Valley includes Bio Bio, the most southerly and most extensive Cono Sur has since become known wine region in Chile. Bio Bio is more open than Maipo and Rapel to the north, lacking the for quality, innovation and sustainability, and has been protection of a high coastal range, so that rainfall is higher and average temperature and sunshine awarded multiple ISO hours are lower, making it ideal for the production of sparkling wine. certifications. Cono Sur is also the official wine of the Tour de France. Cono Sur Vineyards and Winery conosur.com $95.90 91JS (also see Casablanca, San Antonio and Maipo Valleys) Cono Sur Sparkling Brut Bio Bio Valley NV—Charmat (6pk) 60

Loire Valley Chablis Champagne Baummard Laroche Ayala Louis Michel Bernier Laurent Tribut Besserat de Bellefon Berthiers Vincent Dauvissat Billecart Salmon Cherrier et Fils William Fevre Bollinger Clau de Nell Delamotte Delaport Gosset J. de Villebois Henriot Jean Max Roger Jacques Selosse Langlois-Château Salon Le Charmel Patient Cottat Ragotière X&A Amirault Bordeaux Alsace Ch. Blaignan Domaine Weinbach Borderan Pierre Sparr Ch. Cap de Faugères Burgundy Clos du Tart Ch. Clarke Ch. Coutet Bouchard Pere et Fils Chanson EXEM Ch. Gloria Etienne Sauzet Ch. Haut-Colombier Fichet Ch. d’Issan Ch. La Freynelle Francois Carillon Ch. Lalande Henri Gouges Ch. Laribotte Ch. des Laurets Jean-Marc Boillot Ch. L’Écuyer LeFlaive Ch. Latour Ch. Malescot St.Exupéry Louis Boillot Ch. Malescot Mongeard-Mugneret Ch. Malmaison Ch. Margaux Ponsot Ch. Meyney Roc du Boutieres Ch. Mongravey Domaine Romanee-Conti Ch. Picque-Caillou Ch. Recougne Talmard Ch. Saint-André Corbin Thibault Liger-Belair Ch Tour Bayard Matrot Cahors Thomas MNorey Château du Caillau Crocus by Paul Hobbs V & S Morey Vincent Girardin Clos Triguedina Lucien Le Moine Olivier Bernstein Languedoc-Rousillon Rhône Valley Provence Jadix Château Beaucastel Château de Bertrands Laroque Château de Nalys Château Gassier Le Charmel Chêne Bleu Château Minuty Mas la Chevaliére Domaine de Beaurenard Château Miraval Château Mirabeau Mont Gravet E. Guigal Fabre en Provence Peuch Noble (René Famille Perrin Le Charmel Le Charmel Rostaing) Maison les Alexandrins VillaViva Stéphane Ogier René Rostaing Rotem & Mounir Saouma 61

‘For many wine drinkers, Champagne is not simply a wine; it is also a state of mind!’ - Karen MacNeil The best Champagne has a combination of freshness, richness, delicacy, and raciness, and a gently stimulating strength, that no Sparlking wine from anywhere else has yet achieved. Part of Champagne’s secret lies in its combination of latitude and precise position. It is centered on a small range of hills rising from a chalk plain, and carved in two by the River Marne. The Marne départment produces more than two-thirds of all Champagne, but there are vineyards in Aube to the south that specialize in vigorous, fruity Pinot Noir, and the mainly Pinot Meunier vineyards on the banks of the River Marne extend westwards well into the Aisne départment. The heart of Champagne contains the Montagne de Reims, Cȏte des Blancs, and the Vallée de la Marne. The Montagne de Reims is planted mainly to Pinot Noir and to a lesser extent Pinot Meunier . Pinot planted on such nor th - facing slopes as those of Verzenay and Verzy at the north, and Ay further south, contribute to the bouquet, the headiness, and the acidity and backbone of the blend. The Vallée de la Marne in the west has a succession of south-facing slopes which tra the sun and make these the fullest, roundest and ripest wines, with plenty of aroma. These, too, are predominantly black grapes, famous for Pinot Noir in the best- exposed sites. The east-facing slopes south of Epernay is the Cȏte des Blancs, planted with Chardonnay that gives freshness and finesse to a blend. Cramant, Avize, and Le Mesnil are three villages with long-respected names for their Blanc de Blancs. -The Wine Atlas Aӱ Reims Ayala Henriot Bollinger Avize Besserat de Bellefon Jacques Selosse Mareuil-sur-Aӱ Billecart—Salmon Epernay Gosset Ayala Le Mesnil-sur- Founded in Aÿ by Edmond de Oger Ayala in 1860, Champangne Ayala has become one of the most Delamotte exciting stories in Champagne Salon today. After being one of the 18 founding members of the Ayala vintus.com 92 WS, 91 WE, 90 IWC ‘Grand Marcques de $503.90 92W&S,91WE,90WS Champagne,’ and period of Ayala Brut Majeur NV $599.90 extreme popularity and success in Ayala Rosé Majeur NV the 1920s and 30s, the house lay quite for many years. Besserat de Bellefon winesellersltd.com In 2005 Bollinger purchased the house, though it is managed Besserat de Bellefon Brut Cuvée des Moines (6pk) $257.90 92 WS, 90 WE separately. Under the leadership of Caroline Latrive, one of only (also available in 375ml) $341.90 92 WS, 90 WA 3 female cellar masters in $377.90 92 WA, 91 WE Champagne, Ayala has returned Besserat de Bellefon Brut Rosé (6pk) to prominence. Now the house Besserat de Bellefon Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blanc (6pk) crafts chardonnay driven wines, with low dosage, that are precise and elegant. Besserat de Bellefon Besserat Champagne was founded in 1843 by Edmond Besserat. In 1927, his grandson married Yvonne de Bellefon, and then the house of Besserat de Bellefon was created. Cuvée des Moines, ‘the Blend of the Monks’ house style is defined by a ‘crémant’ style, with a lower dosage and lower atmosphere pressure. The winery is known worldwide for the finesse of the froth, the delicacy of the color and the lightness of the sparkle. 62

Billecart-Salmon champagne-billecart.fr/en Billecart-Salmon It all started here in 1818 when Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve NV $515.90 90 WS, 90 WE Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth Salmon were married, (also available in 375ml, 1.5L, 3L, 6L) marking the creation of their Champagne House. Over 7 Billecart-Salmon Extra Brut NV $575.90 91 WA, 90 WS generations, each member of the family has endeavored to continue (also available in 1.5L) the family tradition, staying faithful to the same motto: \"Give Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé NV $827.90 91 WA, 90 WS priority to quality, strive for excellence\". 100 hectares of estate (also available in 375ml, 1.5L, 3L) holding, combined with another 200 which the family farms, but Billecart-Salmon Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blanc NV $791.90 94 WS does not own. Over three quarters of all fruit is from (also available in 1.5L) Premier and Grand Crus sites. Cool, slow fermentations, allow a Billecart-Salmon Sous Bois Brut NV (6pk) $395.90 94 WS, 94 JS pure expression of fruit, while extra time in the cellar (double Billecart-Salmon Brut 2008 (6pk) $449.90 95 WE, 96 JS, 93 WS minimum requirements), create developed and expressive wines. Billecart-Salmon Cuveé Nicolas François 2002 (6pk) $953.90 98 JS, 18.5/20 JR Bollinger (also available in 1.5L) Its vineyards cover 405 acres, most of which are classified as Billecart-Salmon Cuveé Nicolas François 2006 (6pk) $743.90 95 WE, 18/20 JR Grand or Premier cru, and provide roughly two-thirds of the Billecart-Salmon Cuveé Elisabeth Salmon Brut Rosé 2007 (6pk) $1113.90 94 WS, 94 JS, 96 WA house’s needs. No producer is as associated with a single grape in Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire 2002 (3pk) $1181.90 100WE,100JS,19/20JR Champagne as Bollinger with Pinot Noir. Bollinger ferments Billecart-Salmon Le Clos Saint-Hilaire 1999 (3pk) $1238.90 98 JS, 97 DEC, 96 VN everything in used oak, and is the only remaining producer in the Bollinger vintus.com 92 WS, 93 W&S, 93 JS region with its own cooperage. $407.90 The house also stores its reserve Bollinger Special Cuveé Brut N(6pk) 93 WS, 93 WA, 94 JS wines in magnum bottle, aged $539.90 95 WA under cork, and not under a (also available in 375ml, 1.5L) $827.90 95 DEC crown capsule. $450.00 Bollinger Brut Rosé NV (6pk) $597.00 98WE, 97WA, 96V, 96WS Delamotte Bollinger Grand Année Brut 2012 (6pk) $1062.00 Delamotte was founded in Reims Bollinger James Bond Limited Edition 2011 (3pk) in 1760, now the fifth oldest Bollinger RD Brut 2004 (3pk) house in Champagne. In 1927, Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises Blanc de Noir 2010 Marie-Louise made the decision to transfer to Mesnil-sur-Oger, (please inquire about availability) then in 1988, the House of Delamotte joined forces with the Delamotte vinyeardbrands.com still enigmatic Champagne Salon. Chardonnay grapes from Grand Delamotte Brut NV (6pk) $317.90 93DEC,91JS,92WE,91WS Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger a small quantity of grapes from Grand (also available in 375ml) $495.90 92 WS, 92 WE, 91 W&S Crus Avize, Oger, and Cramant $419.90 also being used to balance the Delamotte Brut Rosé NV (6pk) 93 WS, 93 WA, 92 JS harvest. Pinot Noir grapes come Delamotte Brut Blanc de Blanc NV (6pk) from the 100% Grand Crus of the $450.00 95 WA, 95 IWR, 94 JS Montagne de Reims, like Bouzy, (also available in 375ml) $492.00 Ambonnay, and Tours-sur- 94 WA, 94 V, 93 JS, 93 WE Marne. Delamotte Brut Blanc de Blancs 2008 (6pk) Delamotte Brut Blanc de Blancs 2012 (6pk) Salon Salon is a unique Champagne. All Salon vineyardbrands.com the emphasis in the production of this exceptional wine is on the Salon Brut Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru Brut 2007 singular. It was originally the product of one single man, Aimé (please inquire about availability) Salon; from one single region, the Côte de Blancs; from one single cru, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; from one single grape variety, Chardonnay; and from one single vintage, with no blending whatsoever. This champagne comes from a 2 1/2 acre vineyard owned by Salon named “Le Jardin de Salon,” or “Salon’s Garden,” and from 19 smaller parcels representing 22.5 acres of vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, all chosen by founder Eugène- Aimé Salon. 63

Gosset Gosset wilsondaniels.com Founded in Aÿ in 1584 by Pierre Gosset, Champagne Gosset is the Gosset Grand Reserve Brut NV (6pk) $287.90 93 WS, 92 JS, 91 WA oldest wine house in Champagne. For more than four (also available in 375ml, 1.5L, 3L) $419.90 93 WS, 92 JS, 92 WA centuries, the preservation of style, elegance and family Gosset Grand Reserve Brut Rosé NV (6pk) $491.90 93 WE, 93 W&S, 92 WS traditions in the making of Gosset $846.00 champagne has been paramount. (also available in 375ml, 1.5L, 3L) 93 WS, 94 VN This starts in the vineyard, where they source grapes almost entirely Gosset Grand Blanc de Blanc Brut NV (6pk) from premier cru and grand cru Gosset Celebris Extra Brut 2004 (6pk) vineyards. Unlike most champagne produc­ers, Gosset Henriot mdhamerica.com carefully avoids malolactic fermentation and uses extended Henriot Brut Souverain NV $635.90 94 WE, 91 IWC, 90 WS lees aging to expose the terroir and produce dynamic, age-worthy (also available in 375ml, 1.5L) $719.90 93 WE, 90 IWC cuvées. Gosset champagnes are made with extreme care and kept Henriot Brut Rosé NV (6pk) $767.90 93 WE, 91 WA, 90 WS in dark cellars for four to five $408.00 DEC, 95 WE, 91 IWC years for non-vintage wines — (also available in 1.5L) special order and up to seven for vintage special order 97 WS, 94 IWC, 92 WA champagnes and 10 for the Henriot Blanc de Blancs Brut NV (12pk) $500.00 CELEBRIS cuvées — before Henriot Brut Millésime 2008 (6pk) release. Henriot Brut Rosé Millésime 2012 (6pk) Henriot Brut Cuvée Hemera Brut 2005 Henriot Henriot Brut Cuvée 38 (1.5L) The Henriot family has been in the area since the 16th century. Jacques Selosse rarewineco.com Established in 1808, Henriot is $774.00 the last family-owned and Selosse Extra Brut Initial NV (6pk) $924.00 operated estate for its size, as a Selosse Extra Brut Rosé NV (6pk) $1,770.00 Mini-Grand Marque. Focusing Selosse Extra Brut Grand Cru Millésime 2007 (6pk) $1,793.90 on a higher proportion of Selosse Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Substance NV (6pk) $1,164.00 Chardonnay in all their blends Selosse Extra Brut Ambonnay Le Bout du Clos NV (6pk) and the best Grand Crus from the Cotes de Blanc. No Pinot Meunier is used in any of their blends and he house doubles the standard of ageing for all of their cuvees. Easily one of the best values for quality on the market. Jacques Selosse ALSACE Every decade or so, a winemaker comes along who, through the An important influence in the history of Alsace wine has been the repeated changes of nationality force of his ideas, and the of the Alsace region, which has passed from France to Germany and vice versa several times brilliance of his work, has the power to change the course of throughout history. In the early history of the Alsace wine industry, they were traded together with wine history. Anselme Selosse is other German wines since Rhine provided the means to transport the wines. In much of the post– such an individual—and the man World War II era, wine styles in Alsace and Germany diverged, as Alsace wines remained fully most responsible for the fermented, that is dry, to a large extent because they were intended to be paired with food. In the revolution that’s changing same era, Alsace has also experienced a drive to higher quality, which led to AOC status being Champagne for the better. awarded. Wines are produced under three different AOCs: Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red Since taking over Champagne wines, Alsace Grand Cru AOC (51 Grand Cru Vineyards) for white wines from certain classified Jacques Selosse in 1980, Anselme has challenged Champagne’s old vineyards and Crémant d'Alsace AOC for sparkling wines. definitions for excellence. Fortunately for him, he was 64 blessed with spectacular grand cru vineyard holdings in Avize, Cramant, and Oger. Anselme’s emphasis on viticulture and terroir may have been his greatest advance.

Grand Cru Vineyards Schlossberg Schoenenbourg Grand Cru Vineyards Furstentrum Altenbourg de Burgheim Grand Cru Vineyards Mamburg Marckrain Pierre Sparr (Sigolsheim) wilsondaniels.com Pierre Sparr $113.90 90 DE In the heat of Alsace’s finest Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Reserve NV (6pk) district, the Haut-Rhin, Maison (Pinot Gris and Pinot Auxerrois ) (6pk) $113.90 Pierre Sparr Successeurs follows a tradition of winemaking that Pierre Sparr Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé NV began during the reign of King (Pinot Noir) Louis XIV. Since the winery’s founding in 1680, the Sparr family Pierre Sparr Pinot Blanc 2016 $167.90 passed along its passion for Pierre Sparr Alsace One 2016 $167.90 Alsatian vineyards and winemaking from one generation (Muscat, Riesling, Pinot Gris) (6pk) $191.90 92 W&S to the next. Today Maison Pierre Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer 2016 $167.90 92 WE Sparr owns 15 hectares of Pierre Sparr Riesling 2017 $191.90 vineyards in the heart of Alsace Pierre Sparr Pinot Gris 2016 $209.95 and sources fruit from another Pierre Sparr Pinot Gris Mambourg Grand Cru 2016 150 hectares owned by growers who share their philosophy. Domaine Weinbach (Kayserberg) vineyardbrands.com Domaine Weinbach (please inquire as to availability of Weinbach wines) At the foot of the majestic hill going by the name of Schlossberg, Weinbach Sylvaner Alsace Reserve 2016 $204.00 90 WS lies Domaine Weinbach. It was established as a winery in 1612 Weinbach Pinot Blanc Reserve 2017 $425.0 91 WE, 91RP, 91 VIN by Capuchin friars. The winery was acquired by the Faller Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg 2017 $493.00 94 WE, 93 WS brothers in 1898, who then left it to their son and nephew, Théo. Weinbach Pinot Gris Cuvée Laurence 2015 $486.00 93 VIN Théo developed, expanded, and enhanced Domaine Weinbach. Weinbach Riesling Personelle 2017 $272.00 After his death in 1979, his wife Colette, his daughters Catherine Weinbach Riesling Alsace Cuvee Theo 2017 $342.00 92 WS and Laurence, continued the unrelenting commitment to Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Grand Cru 2017 $552.00 94WS, 92 VIN delivering excellence. Since 2016, Catherine has lead the estate Weinbach Riesling Cuvée Colette 2015 $600.00 93 WE, 92 VIN, winery with her sons, Eddy and Théo. 91 WA, 91 WS Weinbach Riesling Schlossberg Cuvée Ste. Catherine Grand Cru 2017 $648.00 98 JS, 96 WE, 94 WA, 94 WS, 93 VIN 65

LOIRE VALLEY With the exception of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, The Loire has tended to be overlooked by modern wine enthusiasts. Perhaps it's because at this northerly limit of commercially viable viticulture the grapes have had to struggle to ripen, at least until global warming kicked in, so the wines' hallmark is relatively high acidity. Long, hot summers have traditionally been the exception, so relatively few of the reds conform to the usual expectation of high density, alcohol, tannin and obvious oak ageing although climate change and better vineyard management are contributing to riper versions of Cabernet Franc. Most of the whites here are made to the recipe of trapping the fruit in the bottle as early as possible without exposing them to new wood although dry, barrel-fermented Chenin Blanc is a growing phenomenon. It may perhaps seem strange that the wine regions with easiest access to the best oak in France (the forests of the Nevers, Allier and Tronçais are all in the upper Loire) are not great users of it, but grapes have to be really quite ripe before their fermented juice can take the weight of an oak barrel. France's longest, laziest river joins not only some of the most beautiful châteaux and what was once the playground of the French court and is now that of well-heeled Parisians, but also scores of wine districts which can, very roughly, be divided into three zones: the Sauvignon-dominated vineyards of the Upper Loire; the Muscadet region at the mouth of the river (more than 480 km/300 miles downstream from Pouilly-sur-Loire and Sancerre); and the vast and varied vineyards in between, which produce some great sweet and some useful sparkling white wines as well as a host of still reds, whites and rosés from numerous grape varieties of which Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Grolleau and Sauvignon Blanc are the most important. - Jancis Robinson Pays Nantais Quarts de Chaume Crémant de Loire Chinon Val de Loire Sancerre Bernier Baumard X&A Amirault Pallus Baumard Cherrier et Fils Langlois-Château Vouvray Clau de Nell Delaporte Anjou-Saumur Huët Le Charmel J. de Villebois Pichot Patient Cottat Jean Max Roger Clau de Nell Langlois-Château Touraine Patient Cottat Muscadet Savennières Bougueil J. de Villebois Ragotière Baumard X&A Amirault Pouilly-Fumé Le Charmel Berthiers St. Roch 66

PAYS NANTAIS—MUSCADET Château de la Ragotière Built by the noble Loré de la Muscadet is the key appellation of the Pays Nantais, the district of the western Loire Valley Ragotiere family in the around Nantes, on the central western coast of France. The name covers exclusively white wines 14th century, Château de la made from Melon de Bourgogne – the variety that was traditionally called Muscadet. Muscadet Ragotière was purchased in 1979 has long been the accepted wine of choice for matching with seafood, in part because of racing by the Couillaud brothers. Shortly thereafter, they also acidity, but also because of the intense minerality and slight salinity of the wines. To glean as purchased an estate on a beautiful much flavor and character as possible, many Muscadet wines are left sur lie (‘on the lees’) for a hillside in the Loire Valley with a schist terroir, which they period of several weeks or even months. replanted to Chardonnay. The Couillaud brothers strive to carry Les Frères Couillard vineyardbrands.com on the tradition of making high $167.90 quality, long-lasting Muscadets Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine sur Lie 2017 $143.90 and are today joined by the new Domaine Bernier Chardonnay Val de Loire IGP 2017 generation: Amélie, daughter of Bernard, and her husband, Vincent Dugué. ANJOU-SAUMUR Domaine des Baumard The property has been in the Anjou-Saumur is the largest winemaking region in the Loire Valley, and a wide variety of wines Baumard family since 1634, but it – dry, sweet and sparkling – are made here, with the versatile white grape Chenin Blanc the was reconstituted and improved common thread. The region includes Savennières—home to gloriously dry, richly aromatic by Jean Baumard, a professor of Chenin Blanc, and Quarts de Chaume, a full-bodied sweet wine made possible by botrytis or viticulture and oenology, notably with important vineyard noble rot. Reds are akin to St. Nicolas de Bourgueil and Chinon, but are distinctly more intense acquisitions in Savennieres and with a nuance all their own. Quarts de Chaumes. The estate itself is situated right in the heart Domaine des Baumard vintus.com 93 WS of the Anjou, in the town of $126.00 98 WS Rochefort-Sur-Loire. Since 1992 Domaine des Baumard La Calèche Anjou Blanc IGP 2017 the estate has been run with 50% Chenin Blanc, 50% Chardonnay $359.90 meticulous care by Jean’s son, $143.90 Florent, whose soft-spoken and Domaine des Baumard Savennières 2016 $485.90 gentle manner belie the extraordinary wines he makes. Domaine des Baumard Rosé 2019 Fully organic, the Domaine is considered one of the top Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 375ml 2015 producers in the Loire Valley and a reference point for both Savennieres and the sweet wines of Coteaux du Layon. Domaine Clau de Nell wilsondaniels.com Clau de Nell $293.90 In 2006, Anne-Claude Leflaive Clau de Nell Chenin Blanc Val de Loire IGP 2016 (6pk) and her husband, Christian began $231.43 92DEC, 93W&S to help new biodynamic wine Clau de Nell Grolleau Anjou 2015 (6pk) $274.29 93 W&S growers, and Clau de Nell was Clau de Nell Grolleau Anjou 2013 1.5L (3pk) one of their first clients. Only two $227.90 90 WS years later, after a complete re- Clau de Nell Cabernet Franc Anjou 2016 (6pk) $257.14 haul, they purchased the domaine, Clau de Nell Cabernet Franc Anjou 2013 1.5L (3pk) which is located in Anjou, in the $257.90 91 WS village of Ambillou-Château. The Clau de Nell Cuvée Violette Anjou 2015 (6pk) $265.71 90 W&S vines range in age from 30 to 90 Clau de Nell Cuvée Violette Anjou 2013 1.5L (3pk) years. The vineyard, situated on a south-facing knoll, consists of (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Cabernet Franc) eight contiguous hectares of sandstone grit and red flint over tuffeau (the soft limestone of the region). Biodynamically cultivated since 2000 and yields are extremely low. Sylvain Potin, well-versed in biodynamic viticulture remains the manager of the estate. 67

Domaine Amirault ST. NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL Domaine Amirault's Clos des Quarterons is a 92-acre vineyard. Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil produces mostly red wines (one of only very few Loire appellations to The Domaine has been in the do so) and a small quantity of rosé, both made almost entirely from Cabernet Franc (10% Amirault family for six Cabernet Sauvignon is allowed). The region’s mild, maritime-influenced climate and free generations and is currently managed by Xavier Amirault and draining soils help create light, fresh fruit-driven wines that are often considerably softer than his wife, Agnès. The estate is their Chinon cousins. There is also a small amount of Crémant produced here. 100% certified organic by Ecocert and certified biodynamic Domaine Xavier & Agnès Amirault vineyardbrands.com by Demeter. The goal is to $149.90 achieve a natural balance across Amirault Les Quarterons Crémant de Loire Brut NV (6pk) the 53 plots of mostly Cabernet $167.90 Franc and Chenin Blanc planted Amirault Les Gravilices Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (6pk) at the estate. CHINON Domaine de Pallus In the early 2000s, with his Very similar to St. Nicolas de Bourgueil, the quintessential Chinon wine is tannic, leafy, berry- father’s retirement nearing, scented Cabernet Franc. Small quantities of crisp white Chenin Blanc wines are also made, but Bertrand Sourdais (previously at Atauta in Ribera del Duero)took white and rosé wines account for just five percent of total production. In line with the up the challenge of creating quintessentially French notion of terroir, Chinon reds strongly reflect the soil in which the vines something great at his families were grown. The gravel-sand and clay-sand soils close to the banks of the Loire generate lighter, estate. Bertrand’s goal was to fresher styles, while those hillside sites rich in the local ‘tuffeau jaune’ produce more full-bodied honor Chinon’s soil and ancient traditions, while also charting a darker, richer, spicier wines with more cellaring potential. new, cleaner course. Biodynamics are merely a starting point for Domaine de Pallus rarewineco.com Bertrand to set his vineyards on $155.90 the right path. He is employing an Domaine de Pallus Les Messanges Rosé Chinon 2018 extended maceration, up to an $167.90 90 WS astonishing forty days, to capture Domaine de Pallus Les Messanges Chinon 2018 $251.90 the “true” personality of Chinon. Domaine de Pallus Les Pensèes Chinon 2015 The wines are handled less, and bottled later, than almost any TOURAINE others in Chinon. Touraine is a large, varied region making wines in multiple styles. Light, refreshing and Le Charmel affordable Sauvignon Blanc makes up nearly 80% of Touraine’s production and is undoubtedly Le Charmel was created by Charlie and Mel Master. The Le the focus within the Grand Vin portfolio. Certain areas are dominated by flinty clay and clay Charmel range encompasses limestone, which is ideal for growing the aromatic varietal. exceptional, sustainably farmed French wines that come from Le Charmel winesellersltd.com small growers and wine makers $131.90 in different regions of France. (also see Languedoc, Provence and Costieres de Nimes) $131.90 Each have been selected for their Le Charmel Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine 2018 typicity of their specific region, and quality and value. Le Charmel Rosé Val de Loire 2018 (also available in 20L keg) Domaine St. Roch The Bardon family is located in the small commune of Meusnes in the region of Loir-et-Cher. Their family history dates well back into the 19th century. The family vineyard is sustainably farmed and perfectly situated on the slopes overlooking the village. It boasts the distinctive soils that once gave rise to a bustling weapons-supply industry because of their large quantities of gunflint. The estate got its name from the patron saint of stonemakers. Domaine St. Roch massanois.com $155.90 Domaine St. Roch Sauvignon Blanc Touraine 68

VOUVRAY Domaine Huët Victor Huët was a Parisian bistro “Vouvray is Chenin Blanc, and to a certain extent, Chenin Blanc is Vouvray” owner who re-settled to the town of Vouvray after WWI. He –Jancis Robinson, The Oxford Companion to Wine purchased the first of his great vineyards, Le Haut-Lieu, in Vouvray is a white wine made with Chenin Blanc grapes that grow along the banks of the Loire 1928. Victor’s son Gaston built River. Wines range in style from dry to sweet, and still to sparkling, each with its own distinct the Huet legacy over the next 55 character. Because of Chenin Blanc’s naturally high acidity and intense aromatic composition, years, despite spending five years in a German POW camp during Vouvray has an uncanny ability to age. WWII. He purchased Le Mont in 1957 and Clos du Bourg (farmed Domaine Huët rarewineco.com since 1953) in 1963. In 1971, Noël Pinguet (his son in law), and (please inquire about back vintages) $263.90 93 WA chef de culture, Jean-Bernard $407.90 Bertholmé joined the team. Huët Huët Petillant Brut Vouvray 2014 was one of the earliest adopters of Huët Petillant Brut Reserve Vouvray 2009 $323.90 91 DEC biodynamics, and recent wines, $359.90 91 DEC, 91 WS perhaps more than any in the Huët Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Sec 2017 $359.90 domaine’s history, achieve a Huët Le Mont Vouvray Sec 2017 93 WS fascinating level of transparency, Huët Clos du Bourg Vouvray Sec 2017 $383.90 purity, and knife-edged balance. $395.90 93 WS Huët Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Demi-Sec 2018 $395.90 95 WS Domaine Pichot Huët Le Mont Vouvray Demi-Sec 2018 93 WS Jean-Claude Pichot’s family is Huët Clos du Bourg Vouvray Demi-Sec 2018 one of the oldest in Vouvray, with $407.90 93 WS origins as viticulturists and Huët Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Moelleux 2018 $443.90 95 WA restaurateurs dating back to Huët Le Mont Vouvray Moelleux 2018 $443.90 93 WS 1739. Jean-Claude was one of six Huët Clos du Bourg Vouvray Moelleux 2018 sons, but the only one to continue $275.90 93 WS the family tradition of vigneron. Huët Le Haut Lieu Vouvray Moelleux 1er Trie 2018 (6pk) $323.90 95+ WA Domaine Le Peu de la Moriette Huët Le Mont Vouvray Moelleux 1er Trie 2018 (6pk) $323.90 96 WA was built from three main Huët Clos du Bourg Vouvray Moelleux 1er Trie 2018 (6pk) vineyards by Jean-Claude and his $785.90 96 WS son, Christophe. The name Huët Cuvèe Constance 2016 500ml (6pk) originates from the old French, Puits du petit Maure, or Domaine Pichot vineyardbrands.com ‘Well of the little Moor’, dating $227.90 back to antiquity when the Moors Domaine Pichot Vouvray Brut NV had settled in this region of $191.90 France. It now includes 52 acres Domaine Pichot Le Peu de la Moriette Vouvray 2018 of hillside vineyard, cultivated without chemical pesticides. Planted entirely with Chenin Blanc, the vines vary in age from 20- to 55-years-old. POUILLY-FUMÉ Domaine des Berthiers Domaine des Berthiers estate is Pouilly-Fumé is extremely aromatically vivacious Sauvignon Blanc, and is one of the Loire’s situated in the hamlet of most revered regions. The distinctive smell of Pouilly is often referred to as pierre à fusil, which Berthiers, in the village of Saint- means 'flint' (literally 'rifle stone'), and is a key point of differentiation and source of local pride Andelain and was once owned by the Pouilly-Fumé pioneer, Jean- for Pouilly-Fumé's winemakers. These aromatics are due in large part to Barrois and Villiers Claude Dagueneau. When his limestone (caillottes), Kimmeridgian marl with oyster shell and siliceous clay soils. The wines are health became more of an issue, the Domaine became part of distinct, even alongside their sisters in Sancerre. Domaine Fournier. The Pouilly- Fumé vineyards of Domaine des Berthiers are located on the siliceous hillside south west alongside the Loire river facing the vineyards of Sancerre. Domaine des Berthiers vineyardbrands.com Domaine de Berthiers Jean-Claude Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé 2016 $323.90 90 WS 69

Domaine Cherrier et Fils SANCERRE The Cherrier family has been an independent producer in Sancerre Sancerre is the most recognizable appellation for French Sauvignon Blanc in the Loire Valley. for three generations. They hold Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. The 25 acres of Sauvignon Blanc plantings and 2.5 acres of Pinot region’s rolling limestone hills and semi-continental climate deliver richly textured Sauvignon Noir and are also among the best Blanc wines with ripe gooseberry aromas, bracing acidity, and flinty-smoke flavors. producers of the famous goat cheese, Crottins de Chavignol. Domaine Cherrier et Fils vineyardbrands.com Today, the domaine is run by $239.90 father, Fernand, along with his Domaine Paul Cherrier Sancerre 2018 son, Sylvain, and daughter-in-law, vineyardbrands.com Monique. Domaine Delaporte $359.90 Domaine Delaporte $323.90 93 WE, 90 W&S Domaine Delaporte is a family Domaine Delaporte Sancerre 2019 business that has been passed Domaine Delaporte ‘Silex’ Sancerre 2017 vineyardbrands.com from father to son since the 17th $155.90 century. The domaine is found in J. de Villebois $335.90 the beautiful village of Chavignol, $335.90 which is renowned for the goat (also see Touraine) cheese Crottin de Chavignol. J. de Villebois Sauvignon Blanc, Touraine 2018 massanois.com 91 VN Since 2010, Vincent Delaporte’s J. de Villebois Sancerre 2018 $323.90 grandson, Matthieu Delaporte, J. de Villebois Sancerre Rosé 2018 has been focused on further $263.90 improving the domaine’s wine. Jean-Max Roger J. de Villebois vintus.com 90 WE J. de Villebois is a family winery Jean-Max Roger Cuvée Marnes & Caillottes Sancerre 2017 $215.90 owned by Joost and Miguela de Jean-Max Roger Sancerre Rosé 2018 $239.90 Villebois. Over the last 15 years, Villebois has become one of the Langlois-Château $263.90 leading Sauvignon Blanc producers in the Loire Valley with Langlois-Château Crémant de Loire Brut NV a unique range of Loire Valley Langlois-Château Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé NV Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir Langlois-Château Sancerre 2018 wines cultivated in its own vineyards. Villebois wines win Patient Cottat vineyardbrands.com multiple awards year-in, year-out at French and international wine Le Grande Caillou Sauvignon Blanc, Val de Loire IGP 2017 $143.90 contests, confirming the Patient Cottat ‘Anciennes Vignes’ Sancerre 2018 excellence of the winery. $275.90 90 WE Jean-Max Roger 70 The first texts that mention the Roger family name date back to the early 17th century. Jean-Max took over the 4 ha of vines left to him by his parents in the early 1970s and expanded the estate to 26 ha. Beginning in 2004, two of his three sons, Etienne and Thibault, came back to work at the estate and carry on the legacy. Langlois-Chateau Founded in 1885 by Edouard Langlois and Jeanne Chateau (hence the name). In 1973, the Bollinger family invested in Langlois, significantly revitalizing the vineyards and modernizing the cellar. Bollinger was naturally attracted by Langlois’ Crémant de Loire production, but the estate has also become a leading quality producer in Sancerre. Patient Cottat Patient Cottat was a famous ‘Master Goldsmith’ in mid-19th century France. His legacy is perpetuated through the Patient Cottat label produced by the Fournier family. Situated in the small village of Verdigny in the Sancerre region, the Fournier family has been making wine for many generations. The estate has grown from 13 acres in 1950 to almost 75 acres today, divided over the appellations of Menetou- Salon, Pouilly-Fumé, and Sancerre.

Chablis Côte de Nuits Dauvissat Clos Du Tart Domaine Laroche Domaine H. Gouges Laurent Tribute Louis Michel DRC William Fevre Domaine L. Boillot Côte de Beaune Alain Gras Domaine Ponsot Bouchard Père et Fils Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Chanson Domaine De Courcel T. Liger-Belair Domaine LeFlaive Olivier Bernstein Domaine Matrot Côte Chalonnaise Etienne Sauzet Domaine M. Briday Francois Carillon J.M. Boillot Mâconnais Jean-Philippe Fichet Domaine Du Roc Lucien Le Moines Prosper Maufoux des Boutires Thomas Morey Domaine M. Briday Vincent Girardin Domaine Talmard V & S Morey BORGOGNE Many wine lovers claim that the wines of Burgundy are the greatest red and white wines in the world. While others may insist that Bordeaux or Barolo wines hold that claim. However, Nothing quite compares in aroma and flavor to a great Burgundy. Burgundy is a long, narrow wine region in eastern France, southeast of Paris. The French call the region Bourgogne. Burgundy is a fragmented region, consisting of four somewhat contiguous districts (Chablis, Côte d’Or, Côte Chalonnaise, and Mâconnais) and one district that’s about 70 miles south of the other regions (Beaujolais). With its gothic gables and steep, scalloped roofs, the town of Beaune is Burgundy's most obvious tourist attraction, but the heart of most wine villages still looks remarkably unchanged since the Middle Ages when the Dukes of Burgundy ran the region as a rich, self-governing state. Burgundy is in some ways the most terroir-oriented region in France; immense attention is paid to the area of origin, and in which of the region's 400 types of soil a wine's grapes are grown. As opposed to Bordeaux, where classifications are producer-driven and awarded to individual chateaux, Burgundy classifications are geographically-focused. A specific vineyard or region will bear a given classification, regardless of the wine's producer. This focus is reflected on the wine's labels, where appellations are most prominent and producers' names often appear at the bottom in much smaller text. Grand Cru wines are produced by a small number of the best vineyard sites in the Côte d'Or region, as strictly defined by the AOC laws. These Cru wines make up 2% of the production in Burgundy. Premier Cru wines are produced from specific vineyard sites that are still considered to be of high quality, but not as well regarded as the Grand Cru sites. Premier Cru wines make up 12% of production of Burgundy. There are 44 communal appellations where the wine carries the name of the village in whose area it is produced. Finally, 22 regional and district appellations which represent over 41% of total production. Inventories are often scant, vintages seem to change every year, and for a thorough look-see of the Grand Vin inventory, please check out our Burgundy List. It’ll make you thirsty…. 71

Domaine Laroche CHABLIS Domaine Laroche is directly Chablis is the northernmost region in Burgundy. It lies approximately 20 miles southeast linked to the history of Chablis, of Champagne’s southernmost point and has been nicknamed The Golden Gate, because anyone since 1850. One of the most visiting Burgundy from Paris or Champagne must travel through Chablis first. Chablis is the respected and largest landholders of Grand Cru vineyard, Domaine coolest wine-growing region in Burgundy. Chablis is best known for its austere, bone- Laroche owns 90 hectares of dry Chardonnays. vineyard situated amongst the best crus. Chablis is mostly made up of calcareous chalky clay, but the most important soil type for classic Domaine Louis Michel & Fils Chablis is Kimmeridgian. Kimmeridgian is a soil that consists of decomposed fossilized sea The Michel family have been shells, which help the wines attain the beautiful delicate minerality that they are most well cultivating their passion for known for. tradition and the Chablis terroir since 1850. In the mid-20th Chablis is an AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) in the Burgundy region, which is the term century, the family stopped the French use to define products of distinct regional origin. Within the Chablis region, there are making wine in wooden barrels in favor of stainless steel tanks to 17 Premier Cru vineyards and 7 Grand Cru vineyards. In addition, there is also the Petit create clean, pure, and precise Chablis AOC, which defines a r egion much lar ger than Chablis pr oper . Chablis. Louis Michel & Fils has always been a family business and Domaine Laroche wilsondaniels.com is managed today by Guillaume Gicqueau-Michel. Domaine Laroche Chablis St Martin 2018 $323.90 Laurent Tribut Domaine Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Vaudevey 2018 6pk $287.90 90W&S When Laurent Tribut married Domaine Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 2018 6pk $323.90 Marie-Clotilde Dauvissat, the Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Blanchots 2016 6pk $480.00 daughter of René Dauvissat, he joined the family´s winemaking Domaine Louis Michel & Fils vineyardbrands.com tradition. Long ago, the Dauvissats purchased excellent Domaine L. Michel Petite Chablis 2016 $204.00 AOC Chablis vineyards adjoining Domaine L. Michel Chablis 2018 $275.00 their own premier crus to give Domaine L. Michel Chablis 1er Cru Vaulerant 2018 $355.00 their children the opportunity to Domaine L. Michel Chablis 1er Cru Butteaux 2017 $408.00 94VIN, 92JS become viticulturists. Laurent and Domaine L. Michel Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir 2016 $800.00 93JS, 93WA Marie-Clotilde have used those Domaine L. Michel Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2017 $869.00 vineyards to do just that. Domaine L. Michel Chablis Grand Cru Grenouille 2016 $900.00 93D, 93JS Vincent Dauvissat Domaine Vincent Dauvissat is Laurent Tribut vineyardbrands.com arguably the finest Domaine in $443.90 Chablis. Established in the 1970s Laurent Tribut Chablis 2018 $575.90 94-95JS by Robert Dauvissat, the Domaine Laurent Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy 2018 $575.90 91-93WA has passed down from father to Laurent Tribut Chablis 1er Cru Côte de Léchet 2018 son for three generations. vineyardbrands.com Robert’s son René is to thank for Vincent Dauvissat establishing the reputation of the mdhamerica.com Domaine. Vincent began working (please inquire for current in-stock from this rarified producer) $335.90 90WS with his father, René, in the 1970s $407.90 92JS, 91WS and today runs the Domaine. William Fevre $489.00 94JS, 90+WA William Fevre $609.00 1959, the year in which William William Fevre Chablis Champs Royaux 2018 $623.90 Fèvre declared his first crop, William Fevre Domaine Chablis 2018 $948.00 95JS, 92WA marked the birth of the domain. William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Montmains 2017 $1068.00 96JS, 94WA Descended from a family which William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Tonnerre 2017 $1220.00 98JS, 96DEC had lived in the Chablis region for William Fevre Chablis 1er Cru Fourcharne 2017 over 250 years, it was only natural William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir 2017 that he set up as a winemaker with William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses 2017 7 hectares of vineyards. Over the William Fevre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2017 years the domain has acquired new vineyards in Chablis, all located in the historic terroirs. William Fèvre has become one of the biggest land owners in Chablis with 78 hectares of prestigious vineyards, of which 15.9 are classified 1er Crus and 15.2 Grand Cru. 72

MARSANNAY Marsannay is the only village-level appellation which may produce rosé wines, under the designation Marsannay rosé. All other Burgundy rosés are restricted to the regional appellation Bourgogne. There are no Grand Cru or Premier Cru vineyards in Marsannay. The Marsannay AOC was created in 1987, and is the most recent addition to the Côte de Nuits Chanson vintuswines.com Chanson $276.00 Chanson works with 4 growers in Chanson Marsannay 2015 Marsannay who farm 11 acres, and has made this appellation an FIXIN intense focus because of the The Fixin appellation, which received official recognition in 1936, produces both appellations serious quality the wines can Village and Premier Cru. Production is largely of reds but there are some plots of white. The achieve. Mongeard-Mugneret reds are what are known as “winter wines” because they need to spend some time in bottle. Today, Domaine Mongeard- There are five climats in Fixin classified as Premier Cru vineyards. Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com 35 appellations. The varied range $527.90 of climats in which the Mongeards Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Fixin 2017 $587.90 own vineyards results, naturally, Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Fixin V.V. 2017 in wines of great diversity. 73

Bouchard Pere & Fils GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN Founded in 1731, Bouchard Père For travellers coming from Dijon, Gevrey-Chambertin is where Bourgogne’s Elysian Fields & Fils is one of Burgundy’s oldest begin. At the entrance to the hollowed hill of Lavaux, a château - once a property of the monks wine merchants, and one of the largest landowners in the Côte of Cluny - resembles a fortified wine-cellar. d’Or. The canons of Langres, too, were for a long time guardians of these vineyards which can be Chanson dated back to the year 640 AD, evidence of a long and intimate involvement in the history of Both the estate holdings and Bourgogne’s wine industry. Gevrey-Chambertin forms a kind of guard of honour to a set of contracted grower vineyards are fabulous Grands Crus whose crown jewels are Chambertin and Clos de Bèze. The appellation 100% hand harvested by the dates from September 1936. This appellation includes 26 Premiers Crus climats, along with 9 Chanson team to tightly control picking time and grape selection. Grands Crus appellations. Liger-Belair, Thibault In 2001, Thibault Liger-Belair Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com took over the vines as the winemaker and created Domaine Bouchard Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 $803.90 Thibault Liger-Belair. Bouchard Père & Fils Grand Cru Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze 2016 Louis Boillot $3180 96WS, 94VN Despite having only launched his Chanson domaine in 2002, he came armed vintuswines.com with some of the oldest and best Chanson Domaine Gevrey-Chambertin 2013 $528.00 situated vineyards in Burgundy— thanks to four generations of Liger-Belair, Thibault vineyardbrands.com Boillots having acquired prime sites in Volnay and Gevrey Thibault Liger-Belair Gevrey-Chambertin La Croix des Champs 2015 $784.00 90-92WA Chambertin. Mongeard-Mugneret Louis Boillot rarewineco.com Today, Domaine Mongeard- $528.00 94DEC Mugneret covers a total area of Louis Boillot Domaine Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 more than 75 acres, split among 35 appellations. The varied range Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com of climats in which the $719.90 Mongeards own vineyards results, Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Gevrey-Chambertin 2017 naturally, in wines of great diversity. Olivier Bernstein wilsondaniels.com Olivier Bernstein Olivier Bernstein’s seven grands Olivier Bernstein Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Champeaux 2017 6pk$1410 crus and three premiers crus have a wealth of old vines, which are Olivier Bernstein Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetieres 2017 6pk $1590 fundamental to the quality of his wines. All Bernstein vineyard Olivier Bernstein Grand Cru Charmes-Chambertin 2017 6pk $2550 95WS plots, save one, are at least 40 years old; most are between 60 Olivier Bernstein Grand Cru Mazis-Chambertin 2017 6pk $3870 96DEC,95WS and 80 years old. Domaine Ponsot Olivier Bernstein Grand Cru Chambertin- Clos de Bèze 2016 3pk $2610 97WS,92VN Domaine Ponsot’s history begins in 1872 when William Ponsot Ponsot vineyardbrands.com purchased a wine estate in Morey $3000 -Saint-Denis and set up his home Ponsot Domaine Grand Cru Griotte-Chambertin 2001 6pk there. Domaine Ponsot has always sought to express the richness of Burgundy terroir through natural cultivation practices. Human intervention is limited and only applied to the help that the vine needs, letting nature take the lead. MOREY-SAINT-DENIS The appellation forms a bridge, between the wines of Gevrey-Chambertin and those of Chambolle-Musigny. The history of this wine-growing village has in the past been heavily influenced by the powerful religious house of Vergy, the abbeys of Cîteaux and Tart, and by some of the great Burgundian families. Of its wine, Dr. Lavalle wrote in 1855, “it can be said that it lacks nothing”. The AOC status was instituted in 1936. While rich in Premiers Crus with 20, Morey-Saint-Denis also boasts 5 Grands Crus (Clos de Tart, Bonnes Mares, Clos de la Roche, Clos Saint-Denis, Clos des Lambrays). 74

Domaine Clos de Tart Monopole mdhamerica.com Clos De Tart Clos de Tart is an Appellation Clos de Tart Monopole Grand Cru 2017 6pk $3,660 96DEC,94JS d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and Grand Cru vineyard situated in Domaine Ponsot vineyardbrands.com the commune of Morey-Saint- Denis. Since its creation, this Clos Domaine Ponsot VV Blanc 1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants 2016 6pk $888.00 93DEC,92+WA has never been parcelled out and it is presently the largest Grand Domaine Ponsot 1er Cru Cuvée des Alouettes 2015 6pk $960.00 92VN,92WA Cru classified property in Domaine Ponsot Grand Cru Clos de La Roche 2015 6pk $3,750 Burgundy. Only four owners over nine centuries. 97DEC,96+WA Domaine Ponsot Domaine Ponsot’s first major Olivier Bernstein wilsondaniels.com parcels of land at that time were $1,740.00 the Clos des Monts-Luisants and Olivia Bernstein Grand Cru Clos de La Roche 2011 6pk Clos de la Roche. These grapes are hand-picked into wicker CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY baskets and then transferred into Chambolle-Musigny is a red wine, often regarded as the most “feminine” wine of the Côte de small crates, ensuring that the grapes are not compacted and Nuits; its intensity and delicacy express themselves with elegance and subtlety. arrive intact for pressing. This appellation includes 24 Premiers Crus Climats. The 2 Grands Crus, Bonnes-Mares and Olivier Bernstein Musigny, form their own AOCs. Bonnes-Mares covers 16.24 hectares, of which a small part is In 2007, Olivier created the located in the neighboring commune of Morey-Saint-Denis, and Musigny covers 10.32 hectares. négociant house which bears his name and produces very small Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com quantities of very high-quality $887.90 premiers and grands crus Bouchard Père & Fils Chambolle-Musigny 2017 exclusively. Olivier works closely with select growers of very old Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com vines; he and his team manage the $719.90 viticulture in each climat. Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Chambolle-Musigny 2017 Bouchard Père & Fils Over time, by acquiring various Olivier Bernstein wilsondaniels.com terroirs with great care and patience, Bouchard Père & Fils Olivia Bernstein Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Lavrottes 2017 6pk $1260 94WS has built up a vast domaine in Côte-d’Or. Today the estate Olivia Bernstein Grand Cru Bonnes Mares 2017 6pk $3900 95DEC,95WS boasts 130 hectares of vines, of which 12 are classed Grand Cru and 74 classed as Premier Cru. Mongeard-Mugneret Today, Domaine Mongeard- Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among 35 appellations. The varied range of climats in which the Mongeards own vineyards results, naturally, in wines of great diversity. Olivier Bernstein Olivier Bernstein’s seven grands crus and three premiers crus have a wealth of old vines, which are fundamental to the quality of his wines. All Bernstein vineyard plots, save one, are at least 40 years old; most are between 60 and 80 years old. 75

Bouchard Pere & Fils VOSNE-ROMANÉE This Grand Cu appellation, part Vosne-Romanée may only be used for red wine with Pinot noir as the main grape. There are a of the village of Flagey- total of 15 Premier Cru vineyards in the two communes, as well as 6 Grand Cru vineyar ds in Echezeaux, has very different Vosne-Romanée and two in Flagey-Échezeaux. These Grand Cru vineyards include Burgundy's characteristics. Bouchard Père & Fils owns 39 acres particularly most iconic, sought-after and expensive red wines, with Romanée-Conti of Domaine de la well situated on a clayey and Romanée-Conti at the pinnacle: \"There can be little doubt that in the firmament of the Cote de limestony subsoil. Domaine La Romanée-Conti nuits, Vosne-Romanée is the brightest star.\" Considered the pinnacle of Burgundy, Domaine de la Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Romanée-Conti produces some of $678.00 the world’s most revered wines Bouchard Père & Fils Vosne-Romanée 2017 $2,538.00 95WS, 95W&S from its tiny vineyards in Vosne- Bouchard Père & Fils Domaine Grand Cru Échezeaux 2017 Romanée. Two of the Domaine’s seven grand cru vineyards — La Domaine La Romanée-Conti wilsondaniels.com Romanée-Conti and La Tâche — are monopoles and unarguably (Please contact your Grand Vin sales rep for availability) the greatest vineyards in Burgundy. Liger-Belair, Thibault vine- Liger-Belair, Thibault In 2003, the domaine enriched its yardbrands.com $2,940.00 range with Richebourg Grand Thibault Liger-Belair Domaine Grand Cru Richebourg 2015 6pk Cru, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com Petits Monts, and Bourgogne Rouge. Thibault Liger-Belair’s Mongeard-Mugneret Dmne Grand Cru V.V. Echézeaux 2017 $1,729.00 philosophy is to bring in the grapes to the winery in an Mongeard-Mugneret Dmne Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Orveaux ‘17 $1,031.00 impeccable sanitary state and to handle each operation delicately. CLOS DE VOUGEOT Mongeard-Mugneret Clos de Vougeot is a wall-enclosed vineyard, a clos, in the Vosne-Romanée AOC and also an Today, Domaine Mongeard- AOC for red wine from this vineyard. It was named for the River Vouge, which is in fact only a Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among stream separating the village Vougeot from Chambolle-Musigny. At 50.6 hectares Clos de 35 appellations. The varied range Vougeot is the largest single vineyard in Côte de Nuits entitled to Grand Cru Designation. of climats in which the Mongeards own vineyards results, Liger-Belair, Thibault vineyardbrands.com naturally, in wines of great diversity. Thibault Liger-Belair Domaine Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot 2015 6pk $1,250.00 92-95BH Olivier Bernstein Olivier Bernstein’s seven grands crus and three premiers crus have a wealth of old vines, which are fundamental to the quality of his wines. All Bernstein vineyard plots, save one, are at least 40 years old; most are between 60 and 80 years old. Olivier Bernstein wilsondaniels.com $2,580.00 95DEC,94WS Olivier Bernstein Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot 2017 6pk NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES The appellation falls into two parts, divided by the town itself. The northern portion extends as far as the border of Vosne-Romanée, and the southern section lies partly in Nuits-Saint-Georges and partly in Premeaux. Nuits-Saint-Georges is a likeable and lively town with a centuries-old history of winemaking. It gives its name to the Côte de Nuits, and its patron saint, Saint Georges, gives his name to their most famous wine. There are 41 climats within the Nuits-Saint-Georges AOC classified as Premier Cru vineyards. 76

Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Bouchard Père & Fils Situated $1,128.00 93WS, 91W&S in the south of the village of Nuits Bouchard Père & Fils Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Cailles 2016 -Saint-Georges, the \"Climat\" of Les Cailles is different from its Domaine Henri Gouges vineyardbrands.com neighbours, producing an elegant, feminine wine. As early as 1892, Domaine Henri Gouge Nuits-St-Georges 2017 $696.00 93WS Danguy and Aubertin classified it as a \"tête de cuvée\" in their book Domaine Henri Gouge Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Clos des Porrets 2017 $1,019.00 92WA,92W&S \"Les Grands Vins de Bourgogne\". Bouchard Père & Fils owns 1.08 Domaine Henri Gouge Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers 2016 $1,221.00 93+WA,93VN hectares of this exceptional \"terroir”. Domaine Henri Gouge Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les St.-George 2016 $2,106.00 92DEC,93VN Domaine Henri Gouges The creation of Domaine Henri Liger-Belair, Thibault vineyardbrands.com Gouges was the culmination of $784.00 90VN 400 years of family grape Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits-St-Georges La Charmotte 2015 $1,926.00 farmers, and it is, in many minds, Thibault Liger-Belair Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les St.-George 2016 the top domaine in Nuits-Saint- Georges. In the 1930s, Monsieur Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com Gouges was one of the people $632.00 charged with the job of Mongeard-Mugneret Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru Les Plateaux 2016 delineating the crus in Burgundy for the Institut National d’Appellation d’Origine Liger-Belair, Thibault This domaine, located in Nuits- Saint-Georges, has been in the Liger-Belair family for 250 years. The year 2002 was the first harvest of the Nuits-Saint- Georges, Nuits-Saint-Georges Charmottes, as well as Vosne- Romanée Aux Reas. The role Liger-Belair imposes on himself consists of “listening” to the vine and observing it closely. Mongeard-Mugneret Today, Domaine Mongeard- Mugneret covers a total area of more than 75 acres, split among 35 appellations. The varied range of climats in which the Mongeards own vineyards results, naturally, in wines of great diversity. J,M, Boillot Bouchard Père & Domaine De Fils Courcel Domaine Chanson Alain Gras Lucien Le Moine Domaine Matrot Francois Carillon Jean-Philippe Thomas Morey Fichet V&S Morey Prosper Maufoux Vincent Girardin Domaine Etienne Sauzet Domaine Leflaive 77

Bouchard Père & Fils ALOXE-CORTON In 1909, Bouchard Père & Fils The appellation of Aloxe (pronounced 'Alosse') is dominated by a Grand Cru, Corton. Corton is acquired 60% of the prestigious the only red Grand Cru in the Côte de Beaune and about 100 hectares, is devoted to red wines. vineyard at Le Corton (6.93 hectares) which, has the rare On the southwest side of the hill is a piece of land given by Charlemagne to the Abbey of particularity of being planted with Saulieu in 775. According to legend his wife had insisted white grapes be planted on the site, to either pinot noir or chardonnay. avoid his beard being stained by red wine. If so she had a sharp eye for a vineyard, as the 72ha Today, Bouchard Père & Fils is of Corton-Charlemagne produces some of the great white Burgundies. This appellation includes the third most important owner in Corton-Charlemagne, with 3.65 14 Premiers Crus Climats. hectares. Lucien Le Moine Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Lucien Le Moine produces only Grands and Premiers Crus from Bouchard Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne 2017 (1.5L/6pk) $1,797.00 94JS, 94WS Côte d'Or. We try to have the Bouchard Père & Fils Domaine Grand Cru Corton 2016 Most Beautiful Crus in each $1,176.00 94JS, 93VN Village, we renew our selection every year, depending of our view Lucien Le Moine vintuswines.com of the year. $882.00 Bouchard Père & Fils Lucien Le Moine Blanc Grand Cru Corton 2015 6pk $1,100.00 95WS,94VN Over time, by acquiring various Lucien Le Moine Blanc Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne 2015 6pk 1.5 terroirs with great care and patience, Bouchard Père & Fils SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE has built up a vast domaine in Between the Hill of Corton and Beaune, the landscape opens up like a map unfolding. The hills Côte-d’Or. Today the estate of the Côte de Beaune recede a little on either side of the little river Rhoin. These vineyards are boasts 130 hectares of vines, of which 12 are classed Grand Cru of ancient lineage. For much of their history, they belonged to the domaine of the Dukes of and 74 classed as Premier Cru. Bourgogne. An imposing 14th century castle testifies to the appellation’s aristocratic Domaine Chanson Domaine Chanson is one of the qualifications. There are 22 climats in Savigny-lès-Beaune classified as Premier Cru vineyards. great historic producers in Burgundy. Founded in 1750, they Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com are 1 of only 6 producers in the region still remaining from the Bouchard Père & Fils Savigny-les-Beaune 2017 $345.00 18th century and earlier. Most critical to today, Chanson was Bouchard Père & Fils Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Lavieres 2017 $477.00 purchased in 1999 and has been dramatically restored to once Domaine Chanson vintus.com again become one of Burgundy’s top estates. Dmne. Chanson Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Marconnets 2017 6pk $282.00 92JS Mongeard-Mugneret Today, Domaine Mongeard- Mongeard-Mugneret vineyardbrands.com Mugneret covers a total area of $527.90 more than 75 acres, split among Mongeard-Mugneret Domaine Savigny-les-Beaune 2017 35 appellations. The varied range vineyardbrands.com of climats in which the Vincent Girardin $287.00 Mongeards own vineyards results, naturally, in wines of great Vincent Girardin Savigny-les-Beaune V.V. 2014 diversity. Vincent Girardin In 1980, at the age of 19, Vincent Girardin, the son of a family of winegrowers based in Santenay since the 17th century, decided to strike out on his own and began producing wine from five acres of vines that he had inherited from his parents. BEAUNE Beaune is a walled city and considered the “Capital of Burgundy Wines”. The Hospices de Beaune are a charity based in the town, consisting of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital and the Hospices de la Charité. The Hospices are funded by their endowment of 55ha of vineyards on the Côte d'Or, and the auction of their wines on the third Sunday in November sets a benchmark for prices for that vintage. Beaune is surrounded by some of the world's most famous wine villages, while the facilities and cellars of many producers are situated in the historic center of Beaune itself, as they have been since Roman times. There are 42 climats in Beaune classified as Premier Cru vineyards 78

Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Bouchard Père & Fils $503.90 90JS Marguerite du Saint Sacrement, BPF Domaine Blanc Beaune 1er Cru Beaune de Château 2017 $540.00 92WS, 92W&S the founding carmelite of the BPF Domaine Blanc Beaune 1er Cru Clos St.-Landry 2017 \"Domestiques de la famille du $503.90 92WS, 91VN Saint Enfant Jésus\", predicted the BPF Domaine Beaune 1er Cru Beaune de Château 2017 $564.00 93DEC,92W&S birth of the king of France, Louis BPF Domaine Beaune 1er Cru Clos de la Mousse 2017 $1,146.00 XIV, although her mother, Anne BPF Domaine Beaune 1er Cru Greves L'Enfant Jesus 2017 of Austria, was sterile. In 1791, when all national POMMARD property was sold, Bouchard Père Pommard, with its smiling vineyards. lies between Beaune and Volnay where the Côte de & Fils put in a bid for the Beaune makes a slight turn towards Autun. These lands formerly belonged to the Dukes of vineyard, situated in the heart of Bourgogne, to religious houses including the abbey of Cîteaux, or to old families such as the the 32 hectares of the Beaune Marey-Monge family. As early as the Middle Ages, Pommard was thought of as the flower of Grèves appellation, of which it Bourgogne wines - the wine to which all others were compared. This appellation includes 28 still has the monopoly today. Over time, by acquiring various Premiers Crus. terroirs with great care and patience, Bouchard Père & Fils Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com has built up a vast domaine in $738.00 93W&S,92WS Côte-d’Or. Today the estate Bouchard Père & Fils 1er Cru Pommard 2017 boasts 130 hectares of vines, of which 12 are classed Grand Cru Domaine De Courcel vineyardbrands.com and 74 classed as Premier Cru. Domaine De Courcel Dmne De Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Fremiers 2015 $1,008.00 91+VN In the hands of the de Courcel Dmne De Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Les Vaumuriens 2015 family since the 16th century, this Dmne De Courcel Pommard 1er Cru Grand Clos des Épenots 2015 $1,092.00 93WS prestigious domaine covers 22 acres of vineyards located $1,596.00 95WS exclusively in the commune of Pommard. Vincent Girardin vineyardbrands.com Its current owners, three sisters $651.00 91WS and one brother, are the Vincent Girardin Pommard Vieilles Vignes 2016 descendants of the founders. Vinvent Girardin Auxey-Duresses, Saint-Romain, Blagny After experimenting with Auxey-Duresses (pronounced “Aussey”) stands at the entrance to a valley which runs from the biodynamic methods, they now give preference to the purchase of Côte de Beaune into the Hautes Côtes, and has 9 Premiers Crus Climats. grapes from vineyards managed Saint-Romain stands at the foot of a high cliff but at an elevation which enables it to look out according to the following over a wide stretch of countryside.It was one of the first places in Bourgogne where Celts and principles: no herbicides or insecticides, deep ploughing, use Gallo-Romans cultivated the vine. of natural composts from farms in Nestled between the vineyards of Puligny-Montrachet and those of Meursault. It grows red wines the Burgundy region and manual harvests with sorting in the which carry the appellation Blagny, but its white wines belong to the Puligny-Montrachet or vineyard and in the vat room. Meusault appellations. Blagny has 7 Premiers Crus Climats. Jean-Philippe Fichet Jean-Philippe Fichet has Jean-Philippe Fichet rarewineco.com assembled this Meursault-based $336.00 domaine parcel by parcel over Fichet Domaine Blanc Auxey-Duresses 2017 two decades. JeanPhilippe aims to know his vines, and to work Alain Gras vineyardbrands.com with them to find a healthy $548.00 equilibrium. He eschews chemical Alain Gras Blanc Saint-Romain 2015 fertilizers, herbicides or $342.00 pesticides, and is all hand Alain Gras Saint-Romain 2013 harvested. vineyardbrands.com Alain Gras Domaine Matrot $660.00 Since 1979, with a great respect for the land, Alain Gras has Dmne. Matrot Blagny 1er Cru La Pièce sous le Bois 2015 quickly established his 30 acres as the standard-bearer for the village of Saint-Romain. He sums up his wines in three words: fresh, fruity, and elegant. Domaine Matrot A family Domaine since 1835. Today, Thierry and Pascale Matrot have been joined by their daughters, Adèle and Elsa, in the management and wine making of Domaine Matrot, ensuring that the family-run domaine will be in good hands for many years to come. Their vineyards have been organic since 2000. 79

Bouchard Père & Fils VOLNAY The 3.76 hectares of this Perched on the hill of Chaignot high up in the Côte de Beaune, occupies a narrow and steeply exceptional Premier Cru have a sloping site as if to allow more space to the vines. The hill itself is oriented slightly differently particular meaning for Bouchard from the general run of the country so that the vines face South-East rather than East. Its velvety Père & Fils, since it was the first vineyard bought by the House in femininity is matched by its great aromatic intensity. Volnay includes 29 Premiers Crus. 1775. Domaine Matrot Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com A family Domaine since 1835. $849.00 95WS,92WA Today, Thierry and Pascale BPF Dmne Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Cuvée Carnot 2017 Matrot have been joined by their daughters, Adèle and Elsa, in the Domaine Matrot vineyardbrands.com management and wine making of $660.00 92W&S,90WA Domaine Matrot, ensuring that Dmne Matrot Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2017 the family-run domaine will be in $510.00 90-92WA good hands for many years to Louis Boillot $720.00 come. Their vineyards have been $720.00 organic since 2000. rarewineco.com Louis Boillot Louis Boillot Domaine Volnay Grands Poisots 2017 vineyardbrands.com Despite having only launched his Louis Boillot Domaine Volnay 1er Cru Brouillards 2015 domaine in 2002, he came armed Louis Boillot Domaine Volnay 1er Cru Les Angles 2017 $549.00 90WS,90W&S with some of the oldest and best $704.00 situated vineyards in Burgundy— Vincent Girardin $754.00 94WE,92WS thanks to four generations of Boillots having acquired prime Vincent Girardin Volnay Vieilles Vignes 2016 sites in Volnay and Gevrey Vincent Girardin Volnay 1er Cru Robardelle 2015 Chambertin. Vincent Girardin Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2016 Vincent Giraedin The history of Maison Vincent MEURSAULT Girardin is relatively recent. In The hard Comblanchian limestone which disappears deep underground around Nuits-Saint- 1980, at the age of 19, Vincent Georges reappears here where, as one moves southward, red wines give way to whites. Nowhere Girardin, the son of a family of in the Côte de Beaune does the Chardonnay grape do better than it does here. Along the village winegrowers based in Santenay streets are a succession of little houses belonging to the vineyard workers, mixed with more since the 17th century, decided to imposing dwellings. The stone-work on the 53 metre-high church tower looks like it could be strike out on his own and began the work of fairies. The excellent soils were planted with vines by the monks of Cîteaux as early producing wine from five acres of vines that he had inherited from as 1098. Meursault has 19 Premiers Crus Climats. his parents. Bouchard Pere & Fils Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Bouchard Père & Fils owns 2.65 hectares of Meursault Bouchard Père & Fils Dmne Meursault Les Clous 2017 $755.90 91JS, 91WS Genevrières, often the first Bouchard Père & Fils Dmne Meursault 1er Cru Genvrières 2017 Chardonnays to be harvested on Bouchard Père & Fils Dmne Meursault 1er Cru Perrières 2017 $1,083.00 94WS, 92JS the estate. They also hold 1.2 hectares of stony ground climat, $1,140.0 0 93JS, 93WA Perrières. Domainew Leflaive Domaine Leflaive wilsondaniels.com The roots of the Leflaive family $960.00 93WS, 91WA go back to 1717 when Claude Domaine Leflaive Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d'Ane 2016 6pk Leflaive took up residence in Puligny-Montrachet, intent upon Domaine Matrot vineyardbrands.com cultivating several acres of vineyards. Today, the domaine Domaine Matrot Meursault 2017 $659.90 91W&S,90WS extends over 24 hectares in Puligny-Montrachet, of which 4.8 Domaine Matrot Meursault 1er Cru Perrières 2016 $1,128.00 93+WA hectares are grands crus and 10.8 hectares are premiers crus. Domaine Matrot A family Domaine since 1835. Today, Thierry and Pascale Matrot have been joined by their daughters, Adèle and Elsa, in the management and wine making, ensuring that the family-run domaine will be in good hands for many years to come. Their vineyards have been organic since 2000. 80

Jean-Philippe Fichet $600.00 Jean-Philippe Fichet $648.00 Jean-Philippe Fichet has rarewineco.com assembled this Meursault-based Fichet Dmne. Meursault 2017 vineyardbrands.com domaine parcel by parcel over Fichet Dmne. Meursault Le Meix Sous le Château 2017 $755.90 two decades. JeanPhilippe aims $775.90 93WS,92+WA to know his vines, and to work Vincent Girardin with them to find a healthy equilibrium. He eschews chemical Vincent Girardin Meursault V.V. 2017 fertilizers, herbicides or Vincent Girardin Meursault Les Narvaux 2017 pesticides, and is all hand harvested. PULIGNY-MONTRACHET Puligny-Montrachet, along with Chassagne, is the most perfect expression of the Chardonnay Bouchard Père & Fils grape. The appellation was created in 1937 on soils separated by only a few metres from the Chevalier-Montrachet forms a Grands Crus. The white wines have well-defined personalities and an established reputation. The horizontal strip at the top of the plots which adjoin the hamlet of Blagny produce an excellent red wine from the Pinot Noir upper part of Montrachet and is made up of four terraces with grape. This appellation includes 17 Premiers Crus Climats. The commune of Puligny- different sub-soils, giving four Montrachet also produces 4 Grands Crus. different facets to this exceptional Grand Cru. During the 19th Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com century, BPF acquired several vineyards and have now become BPF Domaine Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet 2017 $3660 97JS, 94WA the main owner and the only BPF Domaine Grand Cru Montrachet 2017 producer with vineyards on all $8856 98JS, 95WA four terraces. Domaine Leflaive wilsondaniels.com Domaine Leflaive The roots of the Leflaive family go Dmne Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Clavoillons 2017 6pk $959.95 95DEC,92WA back to 1717 when Claude Dmne Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 6pk Leflaive took up residence in Dmne Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 2017 6pk $1350 96DEC,94WS Puligny-Montrachet, intent upon Dmne Leflaive Grand Cru Chevalier-Montrachet 2017 6pk cultivating several acres of $1740 93JS,93WA vineyards. Today, the domaine extends over 24 hectares in $4620 97DEC,96WA Puligny-Montrachet, of which 4.8 hectares are grands crus and 10.8 Domaine Matrot vineyardbrands.com hectares are premiers crus. Domaine Matrot Domaine Matrot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chalumeaux 2013 $780.00 A family Domaine since 1835. Today, Thierry and Pascale Etienne Sauzet vineyardbrands.com Matrot have been joined by their daughters, Adèle and Elsa, in the Sauzet Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 $2005 92-95BH management and wine making of Sauzet Domaine Grand Cru Montrachet 2017 6pk Domaine Matrot, ensuring that $4860 93-96BH the family-run domaine will be in good hands for many years to Francois Carillon vineyardbrands.com come. Their vineyards have been organic since 2000. Carillon Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 2017 $689.00 Etienne Sauzet Carillon Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champ-Gains 2017 The history of this domaine dates Carillon Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 2017 $1092 91-93WA to the beginning of the 20th Carillon Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 2017 century, when Etienne Sauzet Carillon Domaine Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Perrières 2017 $1247 92-94WA inherited and bought several plots of vines in the village of Puligny- Vincent Girardin $1303 92-94WA Montrachet. The vines passed through the family to Jeanine Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet V.V. 2017 $1332 92-94+WA Boillot, Sauzet’s granddaughter. Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2017 Francois Carillon vineyardbrands.com The Carillon family domaine dates back to the 16th century. $803.00 The winemaking tradition has been passed down from father to $1139 95WS,92WA son since 1632 when a Carillon viticulteur is recorded, and even Vincent & Sophie Morey vineyardbrands.com since 1520 when a Jehan Carillon is mentioned in archives. V & S Morey Dmne Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru La Truffière 2015 $783.00 Vincent & Sophie Morey Sophie and Vincent Morey both come from families of winegrowers in Santeny and Chassagne-Montrachet respectively.In 2006 Sophie and Vincent set up their own domaine and had their first harvest in 2007. 81

Bouchard Père & Fils CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET Over time, by acquiring various In the southern part of the Côte de Beaune Chassagne-Montrachet shares with Puligny the terroirs with great care and patience, Bouchard Père & Fils uncontested title of the prince of the world’s dry white wines: the divine Montrachet has built up a vast domaine in (pronounced “Monrachay”). This fine, broad hillside brings out the very highest expression of Côte-d’Or. Today the estate boasts 130 hectares of vines, of the two Burgundian grapes. This appellation includes 55 Premiers Crus Climats which 12 are classed Grand Cru and 3 appellation Grands Crus. and 74 classed as Premier Cru. Domaine Leflaive Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com Domaine Leflaive has been $443.90 entirely a family domaine since its Bouchard Père & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 creation. Brice de La Morandière, great grandson of the founder, Domaine Leflaive wilsondaniels.com Joseph Leflaive, represents the $3,900.00 97DEC,97WS fourth generation at the head of Domaine Leflaive Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet 2017 6pk the domaine. In 2015, after an international career in industry, Francois Carillon vineyardbrands.com he succeeded Anne-Claude, $689.00 pioneer in biodynamics. Carillon Dmne Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 $1,092.00 Francois Carillon Carillon Dmne Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru les Macherelles 2017 The family still occupies the same site as they did in 1632 in Puligny Jean-Philippe Fichet rarewineco.com -Montrachet, between the church $588.00 and the old château which Fichet Domaine Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 belonged to the original nobles of the village. The motif on their Lucien Le Moine vintus.com 90-92VN label, showing a grape harvesting $2,718.00 knife and the year 1632, is a Lucien Le Moine Grand Cru Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 2015 reproduction of a carving above the door frame. Thomas Morey vineyardbrands.com Jean-Philippe Fichet $729.00 90WS Jean-Philippe Fichet has Thomas Morey Domaine Chassagne-Montrachet 2017 assembled this Meursault-based domaine parcel by parcel over Vincent Girardin vineyardbrands.com two decades. JeanPhilippe aims $1,044.00 93WA,93VN to know his vines, and to work Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret 2017 $1,104.00 94+WA,91BH with them to find a healthy Girardin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Romanee V.V. 2017 equilibrium. He eschews chemical fertilizers, herbicides or Vincent & Sophie Morey vineyardbrands.com pesticides, and is all hand harvested. V&S Morey Dmne Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embrazées ‘12 $588.00 Lucien Le Moine Lucien Le Moine produces only Grands and Premiers Crus from Côte d'Or. We try to have the Most Beautiful Crus in each Village, we renew our selection every year, depending of our view of the year Thomas Morey The history of the Morey family in Chassagne-Montrachet dates back to the middle of the 17th century. Claude Morey, a native of Paris l’Hôpital, arrived in the village in 1643.Thomas and his wife Sylvie decided to set up their own Domaine together. Thus the Thomas Morey Domaine put its name to its first vintage in 2007 Vincent & Sophie Morey Sophie and Vincent Morey both come from families of winegrowers in Santeny and Chassagne-Montrachet respectively.In 2006 Sophie and Vincent set up their own domaine and had their first harvest in 2007. 82

SAINT AUBIN, SANTENAY, LES MARANGES Francois Carillon A close neighbour of Montrachet, lying between Chassagne and Puligny, Saint-Aubin is a wine- The family still occupies the same site as they did in 1632 in Puligny growing village in the southern part of the Côte de Beaune, the heartland of the great white -Montrachet, between the church Bourgogne wines. The area covered by the appellation Village includes 30 Premiers Cru and the old château which Climats. belonged to the original nobles of the village. The motif on their Santenay, lying at the southern extremity of the Côte de Beaune, is home to both the nymph of label, showing a grape harvesting water and the god of wine: it is both a spa and a winegrowing centre. The wines of Santenay and knife and the year 1632, is a neighbouring Remigny present discernible differences according to which part of the appellation reproduction of a carving above the door frame. they hail from. This appellation includes 12 Premiers Crus Climats. Vincent & Sophie Morey The Maranges area, which grows mainly Pinot Noir plus some Chardonnay, forms a link Sophie and Vincent Morey both between the Côte-d’Or and the Saône-et-Loire. Its vineyards are interlocked with those of come from families of neighbouring Santenay, with which it shares some well-thought-of Premiers Crus. Maranges winegrowers in Santeny and was granted its own AOC Village in 1988 covering the three villages of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Chassagne-Montrachet Dezize-lès-Maranges and Sampigny-lès-Maranges. It includes 7 Premiers Crus Climats. respectively.In 2006 Sophie and Vincent set up their own domaine Francois Carillon vineyardbrands.com and had their first harvest in 2007. Carillon Dmne St.-Aubin 1er Cru Murgers des Dents de Chien 2017 $594.00 Bouchard Père & Fils Over time, by acquiring various Vincent & Sophie Morey vineyardbrands.com terroirs with great care and $390.00 91W&S,91WS patience, Bouchard Père & Fils V&S Morey Domaine Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravières 2017 $425.90 has built up a vast domaine in V&S Morey Domaine Santenay 1er Cru Passetemps 2017 Côte-d’Or. Today the estate boasts 130 hectares of vines, of which 12 are classed Grand Cru and 74 classed as Premier Cru. Côte Chalonnaise, Mâconnais, Beaujoulais Domaine Chanson All wine produced in the Côte Chalonnaise qualifies for the AOC Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Chanson works with 2 growers though it is more often declassified to the generic Bourgogne AOC because of the higher name that farm 5 acres to produce an recognition. Sparkling wine made from the region is usually labeled as Crémant de Bourgogne. outstanding red that has The Côte Chalonnaise has five village-level AOCs. Bouzeron, Rully (23 premier cru vineyards) uncommon flesh and finesse. As with all their grower Mercurey,(30 premier cru vineyards) Givry, (17 premier cru vineyards) and Montagny (49 relationships, Chanson harvests premier cru vineyards). all fruit with their team in order to maximize control over fruit The Mâconnais district is located in the south of the Burgundy wine region in France, west of the quality and picking times. Givry is Saône river. It takes its name from the town of Mâcon. It is best known as a source of good value one of the smallest but most famous of the 5 villages in the white wines made from the Chardonnay grape; the wines from Pouilly-Fuissé are particularly heart of the Côte Chalonnaise, in sought-after. the southern part of Burgundy. Whole bunch maceration really Beaujolais overlaps Burgundy in the north and Rhône in the south. The picturesque Beaujolais helps this wine to deliver. It brings vineyards run along the Saône River, where winemakers have crafted deliciously supple and structure, matter and a touch of fruity wines since the days of Ancient Rome. The 10 Crus from south to north, Brouilly is spiciness and freshness. followed by Côte de Brouilly, Régnié, Morgon, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent, Chénas, Juliénas and Saint-Amour. The Gamay grape is used to make all Beaujolais wines with the exception of white Beaujolais. Bouchard Père & Fils mdhamerica.com $329.90 Bouchard Père & Fils Blanc Rully 2016 $335.90 92JS Bouchard Père & Fils Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé 2017 vintus.com Domaine Chanson $192.00 Chanson Blanc Viré-Clessé 2016 $311.90 Chanson Givry 2017 83

Domaine Du Roc des Boutires Domaine Du Roc des Boutires wilsondaniels.com In the village of Pouilly, in the $184.25 middle of the Pouilly-Fuissé AOC Domaine Boutires Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé 2017 6pk $214.25 93W&S,93WE lies Domaine du Roc des Domaine Boutires Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé Aux Bouthières 2017 6pk $257.10 90WE Boutires. The winery’s name Domiane Boutires Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé En Bertilionne 2017 6pk draws on both terroir and wilsondaniels.com tradition: its proximity with the Domaine Leflaive $215.90 Roche de Solutré, an emblem of $215.90 the appellation and a testament to Domaine LeFlaive Blanc Mâcon Verzé 2017 6pk $300.00 the extraordinary geologic Domaine LeFlaive Blanc Mâcon Solutré 2017 6pk $335.90 91WA richness of this vineyard; as well Domiane LeFlaive Blanc St.-Véran 2017 6pk $384.00 as the domaine’s settlement in the Domaine LeFlaive Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé 2017 6pk very heart of one of the best Domaine LeFlaive Blanc 1er Cru Rully 2017 6pk vineyardbrands.com terroirs of the appellation – “Aux $594.00 Bouthières.” J. M. Boillot J. M. Boillot In 1984, after vinifying 13 J.-M. Boillot Montagny Blanc 1er Cru 2017 vintages at the family’s Domaine, Henri Boillot, Jean-Marc walked Michel Briday vineyardbrands.com out in protest, intent on producing $335.90 highly concentrated, rich, and Michel Briday Domaine Mercurey Les Vaux 2017 ripe wines. He became the winemaker for Olivier Leflaive Domaine Talmard vintus.com for the next four years and at the $167.90 same time produced wines from 5 Domaine Talmard Blanc Mâcon-Chardonnay 2018 -acres of vineyards, bottled under vineyarbrands.com his own label. The wines Vincent Girardin $251.90 impressed Boillot’s grandfather, $360.00 who bequest half his vineyard to Vincent Girardin Blanc Mâcon-Fuissé V.V. 2015 $371.90 Jean-Marc. Vincent Girardin Blanc Pouilly-Fuissé V. V. 2016 Domaine Michel Briday Vincent Girardin Blanc 1er Cru Rully Gresigny 2017 Domaine Michel Briday was founded in 1976 by Michel and CREMANT DE BOURGOGNE Lucette Briday with 15 acres. In 1822, the négociants of Chalon-sur-Saône, who owned vines in Rully and Mercurey, invited a Today the domaine is managed by Michel’s son and daughter-in- young man from the Champagne region to their estates, and sparkling white Bourgogne wine law, Stéphane and Sandrine, and was born. Other proprietors in Nuits-Saint-Georges jumped on the bandwagon and throughout consists of 38 acres spread across the municipalities of Rully, the 19th century and into the 20th, this production evolved and grew. Bouzeron, and Mercurey. Domaine Talmard Prosper Maufoux wilsondaniels.com Founded in 1958 by two brothers, $179.90 fruit was originally sold to the Prosper Maufoux Crémant de Bourgogne Brut NV $179.90 local co-op. In 1978 the brothers Prosper Maufoux Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé NV started to domain bottle and export. At the turn of the millenium, with children on each side of the family, the brothers divided the domaine. Today, Gerald Talmard runs the property, overseeing the 49 acres of vineyards that lie predominantly within the commune of Chardonnay – thought to be the geographical origin of the variety, and thus entitled to use the AOC “Mâcon- Chardonnay.” Vincent Girardin The history of Maison Vincent Girardin is relatively recent. In 1980, at the age of 19, Vincent Girardin, the son of a family of winegrowers based in Santenay since the 17th century, decided to strike out on his own and began producing wine from five acres of vines that he had inherited from his parents. Prosper Maufoux Our traditional family-owned Wine House is located in the beautiful village of Santenay in the south of the Cote de Beaune since 1860. The skills and know- how at Prosper Maufoux have been at the service of a wide range of Burgundian appella tions. Since then, we have sourced grapes and aged wines amongst the best climates of Burgundy with the aim to honor the Burgundian terroir expression. 84

Michel Briday vineyardbrands.com Domaine Michel Briday $216.00 Domaine Michel Briday was Michel Briday Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé founded in 1976 by Michel and wilsondaniels.com Lucette Briday with 15 acres. Château du Moulin-à-Vent $161.90 91WE,90W&S Today the domaine is managed by $335.90 Michel’s son and daughter-in- Château du Moulin-à-Vent Couvent des Thorins 2017 6pk law, Stéphane and Sandrine, and Château du Moulin-à-Vent 2015 mdhamerica.com consists of 38 acres spread across $275.90 90JS the municipalities of Rully, Château Poncié Fleurie Bouzeron, and Mercurey. le-fagolet.com Château du Moulin-à-Vent Château Poncié Fleurie 2016 $215.90 Located in the southernmost tip of the Burgundy region, Moulin-à- Domaine De Fagolet vineyardbrands.com Vent was one of the first $336.00 90WA appellations awarded AOC status Domaine De Fagolet Brouilly 2018 in 1936. Château du Moulin-à- $204.00 Vent, named for the 300-year-old Liger-Belair, Thibault $210.00 stone windmill atop the hill of Les $215.90 Thorins, dates back to 1732, when Thibault Liger-Belair Domaine Moulin-à-Vent La Roche 2015 $243.00 it was called Château des $251.90 Thorins. Today, the estate Borgogne $255.00 encompasses 37 hectares of the $257.00 appellation’s finest climats Carillon (Dmne) Bourgogne Aligote 2016 $264.00 planted to Gamay Noir averaging Girardin Bourgogne Cuvee St.-Vincent 2016 $269.00 40 years in age. Laroche Bourgogne 2017 $351.00 Domaine Poncié Matrot (Dmne) Bourgogne Blanc 2017 $192.00 Château de Poncié has over a Bouchard Pere & Fils Bourgogne Blanc 2017 $245.90 thousand years of history, Carillon Bourgogne Blanc 2017 $251.90 founded in 949 AD under the Liger-Belair Bourgogne Blanc 2016 $275.90 Latin name of Villa Ponciago. Fichet (Dmne) Bourgogne Blanc 2017 $384.00 Today, surrounding the 18th Mongeard-Mugneret (Dmne) Bourgogne Blanc 2016 $422.00 century Château, the estate Etienne Sauzet (Dmne) Bourgogne Blanc 2017 consists of 46 hectares of prime Chanson Bourgogne Rouge 2017 vineyards on pink granite Girardin Bourgogne Cuvee St.-Vincent Rouge 2017 emblematic of the Fleurie Bouchard Pere & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 2017 appellation, ideal for Gamay. Mongeard-Mugneret (Dmne) Bourgogne Rouge 2017 Domaine Le Fagolet Liger-Belair Bourgogne Rouge Les Grands Chaillots 2016 Domaine Le Fagolet is an 18- Henri Gouges (Dmne) Bourgogne Rouge 2016 hectare wine estate located in the town of Vaux en Beaujolais (Clochemerle), which has been passed on from generation to generation since 1850 . Paul Girard is the current winemaker, harvesting since 1980. Liger-Belair, Thibault This domaine, located in Nuits- Saint-Georges, has been in the Liger-Belair family for 250 years. In 2009, the domaine expanded into Beaujolais, and now a Beaujolais-Villages and several Moulin-à-Vent Cru wines are also produced.The role Liger-Belair imposes on himself consists of “listening” to the vine and observing it closely. 85

BORDEAUX Bordeaux may be France’s most important region. It is the largest fine wine district in the world. The whole départment of the Gironde, named after its most important estuary, is dedicated to wine-growing. Its production, over 6 million hectoliters, dwarfs that of all French wine regions, except Languedoc-Roussillon. Red wines outnumber white by eight to one. The Bordeaux region is massive with more than 120,000 hectares of vines divided into 60 different appellations. The Left Bank, where Cabernet Sauvignon is the key grape. The Right Bank, where Merlot is the most important component and Pessac Leognon, which is the home of the best dry white Bordeaux wines as well as several of the top red wines in the world. Sauternes, which produces what many connoisseurs claim is the best sweet, white wines in the world. One of the most important things to know about Bordeaux wines is that they are a blend of grape varieties. The red Bordeaux Blend is one of the most copied around the world and it includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Médoc Sauternes Bordeaux Côtes de Blaye Ch. Blaignan Ch. Laribotte EXEM Ch. Haut-Colombier St.-Estèphe Borderan Ch. Meyney Pomerol Pauillac Ch. L’Écuyer Ch. Latour St.-Émilion Saint Julien Ch. Coutet Ch. Gloria Ch. des Laurets Ch. Lalande St.-Georges-St.- Listrac Émilion Ch. Clarke Ch. Saint-André Moulis Corbin Ch. Malmaison Montagne-Saint- Margaux Emilion Ch. d’Issan Ch Tour Bayard Ch. Malescot St.Exupéry Puisseguin-Saint- Ch. Margaux Ch. Mongravey Émilion Ch. Malescot Ch. des Laurets Côtes de Castillon Pessac-Leognan Ch. Cap de Faugères Ch. Picque-Caillou Entre-Deux-Mers Ch. La Freynelle Bordeaux Supérieur Ch. Recougne 86

Ch. Blaignan The oldest winemaking estate in the Medoc. Documents dating back to the 15th century reveal that vineyards were planted in the hamlet of Blaignan for nearly 600 years. Lead winemaker is Anne Le Naour, who also makes Grand-Puy- Ducasse. LEFT BANK Ch Meyney One of the oldest estate in Medoc. The left bank is west of the Gironde Estuary and the northwest flowing Garonne River. In general, Flanked by Château Montrose (2nd the Left Bank is a low plateau that slopes gradually down to the Atlantic coast. Soils on the Left growth) and Calon Segur (3rd Bank are primarily gravel of varying depths, mixed with sand and pebbles that have washed down growth), the property’s vines overlook and extend down to the from the Pyrenees with the waters of the Garonne. The pebbles provide for efficient water drainage Gironde River. Originally and are also excellent heat retainers. Within the Left bank you find the following appellations, constructed as a monastery in 1662, Médoc, Haut-Médoc, St. Estèphe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, Listrac-Médoc, Moulis-en-Médoc and the property was owned for several Margaux. generations by the Luetkins family, who also owned Château La Tour Carnet (4th growth). Ch. Blaignan aquitainewine.com Ch. Latour Château Latour has been the most Ch. Blaignan Médoc 2016 $215.90 90 WE, 92 JS consistent of the First Growth chateaux from the Medoc for over (55% Cabernet Sauvignon , 45% Merlot) 100 years! Pauillac de Latour Created in 1989 for a restaurant Ch. Meyney aquitainewine.com market that could ill afford to cellar $359.90 92 JS the estate’s Grand Vin decades La Chapelle de Meyney St.-Estèphe 2012 before service, Pauillac de Latour is $275.90 92 JS, 92 DEC more generous than Latour’s two (68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot) other reds. This bottling shows forward fruit 4-5 years after vintage, Ch. Meyney St.-Estèphe 2017 (6pk) and further develops in cellar. (58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 11% Petit Verdot) Ch. Gloria As many of the great chateaux of the Ch. Latour chateau-latour.com Medoc region have historical roots $887.90 91 JS, 90 VIN for hundreds of years, Château Paulliac de Latour 2014 Gloria was created in 1942 through the acquisition of a parcel of 6 Ch. Gloria aquatainewine.com hectares by Henri Martin. Throughout the years, Martin Ch. Gloria St. Julien 2017 $552.00 93 WE rebought parcels from various famous chateaux in the region to (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot) finally create a domain of 50 hectares. Ch. Lalande Château Lalande is located along the Gironde estuary in the village of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, adjoining both Château Talbot (4th growth) and Château Lagrange (3rd growth), and facing Château Ducru- Beaucaillou (2nd growth). This is one of the rare, small, non-classified estates in the St. Julien appellation (which is dominated by classified growths) that has not yet been snatched up by one of its renowned neighbors. Ch. Lalande aquatainewine.com Ch. Clarke $371.90 92 JS, 93 WE Named for the Irish family who Ch. Lalande St. Julien 2016 bought this estate in 1771. After wilsondaniels.com more than 200 years of wine (55% Cabernet Sauvignon , 45% Merlot) $599.90 90-92 WE growing tradition and successive owners, the property was purchased Ch. Clarke by Baron Edmond de Rothschild in 1973. The vineyard was completely Ch. Clarke Baron De Rothschild Listrac 2015 restructured and massive investments were undertaken in (70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon) order to renovate buildings and improve wine making and storage facilities. With a passion for excellence , the Baron made Clarke a benchmark. 87

Ch. Malmaison Ch. Malmaison wilsondaniels.com Located in the Moulis-en-Médoc $292.86 91 JS appellation, is one of the oldest Ch. Malmaison Moulis-en-Medoc 2015 estates in the Medoc. Grapes have been grown here since the Middle (80% Merlot; 20% Cabernet Sauvignon ) Ages. This property, which adjoins Château Clarke, was purchased by Baron de Rothschild in 1978. Thanks to his impetus, the vineyard was restored to its former glory. The vineyard now covers 33 hectares of clay limestone soil, ideal for Merlot. Château Malmaison allies delicacy, suppleness and elegance with a rich and fruity bouquet. Ch. D’Issan Ch. D’Issan vintuswines.com A Third Growth of the 1855 $960.00 96 JS, 95 JD Classification, the wine is made Ch. D’Issan, Margaux 2015 from the old vines in the middle of the Margaux appellation. The soil (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot ) here is mainly made up of surface gravel on top of a clay subsoil, Ch. Malescot St.Exupéry vintuswines.com which contributes to optimal ripeness and freshness in our two Ch. Malescot St.Exupéry, Margaux 2014 $720.00 96JS, 95WS, 93WE, 92WA grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Château d’Issan (50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 % Merlot, 10 % Cabernet franc, 5 % Petit Verdot) expresses the exquisite bouquet so characteristic of Margaux. Ch. Malescot, Margaux 2014 $720.00 96JS, 93WS, 93WE, 92WA Ch. Malescot (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot) Paul Zuger and his son, Roger, purchased the chateau, located in Ch. Margaux vintuswines.com the middle of the town of Margaux, $336.00 in June 1955. The 45-hectare estate Margaux du Ch . Margaux 2011 (6pk) has 23.5 hectares of vines on a fine aquatainewine.com terroir that “overlooks the river” – (55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot) $197.90 92 WE indicative of the best vineyard sites. Ch. Mongravey Ch. Margaux For nearly two decades, Château Ch. Mongravey, Margaux 2017 (6pk) Margaux have been making a third wine from their estate as part of a (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot) stricter selection process for their Château Margaux and Pavillon Rouge. Starting with the great vintage of 2009 it was clear that there were high quality vineyards producing high quality fruit that while not quite at the level of today’s Pavillon Rouge, were still of a level that would make Château Margaux proud to put their name on the label. Ch. Mongravey RIGHT BANK 14.50 hectare property created in 1981, located on the Arsac plateau Winemaking on the right bank of the Dordogne River dates back to the 4th century. The communes in the heart of the Margaux of Pomerol and St.-Émilion produce wine that is Merlot-dominant, and in some cases Cabernet appellation. The entire vineyard is made up of several plots of vines on Franc . Though a diverse array of soils are found in the region, they can be broadly categorized into a plateau of Quaternary Garonne two types: the hillside “côtes” of steep limestone slopes and “graves,” a gravelly limestone similar gravel. Cru Bourgeois since the 2003 classification. Chateau to the soils of Médoc. Mongravey produces wines with finesse, typical of the Margaux Ch. L’Écuyer aquatainewine.com appellation. Ch. L’Écuyer Pomerol 2018 $587.90 92-94 WE, 93 JS Ch. L’Écuyer A tiny estate of only 3 hectares (90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc) located in Pomerol. L’Ecuyer benefits from an exceptional terroir, located on the summit of the famous Pomerol plateau next to Clos L’Eglise, Château Clinet and Château Rouget. 88

Ch. Coutet aquatainewine.com Ch. Coutet Located in the heart of the golden Ch. Coutet St Emillion 2015 $360.90 92 JS, 93 WE triangle of St. Emilion, this estate is between 3 classified growths. (60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 7% Malbec, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon) Coutet’s unique combination of limestone, clay, and sand is the Ch. Des Laurets wilsondaniels.com terroir of a grand cru (it was a classified growth in the beginning of Ch. Des Laurents Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion 2015 $347.90 91 JS the 20th century). Coutet, which has been in the David-Beaulieu family (80% Merlot; 20% Cabernet Franc) $366.00 90 WA, 92 WE since 1537. Ch. Des Laurents Cuvee Baron, Saint-Émilion 2015 (6pk) Ch. Des Laurets Built circa 1860. The vineyards are (80% Merlot; 20% Cabernet Franc) planted on south-facing slopes with limestone outcrops. The excellent Ch. St. Andre Corbin aquatainewine.com clay-limestone soil gives this Saint- Émilion wine its distinctive taste. Ch. St. Andre Corbin St.-Georges-St.-Émilion 2017 $215.90 90 WE Baron Benjamin de Rothschild acquired this property in 2008 (70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc ) Ch. Saint Andre Corbin GRAVES & ENTRE-DEUX-MERS Located in Bordeaux’s smallest appellation just north of the village Graves produce both red and dry white wines, with soil similar to the Médoc. Here, this mixture of of Saint Emilion. Both the estate and sand, gravel, and light clay is known as boulbenes. vineyards date to the Gallo-Roman epoch. Letters from the Roman Entre-Deux-Mers translates to “between two seas”, and produces dry white wines from Consul and poet Ausonius to Rome primarily Sauvignon Blanc with some Semillon and Muscadelle. Red wines must be labeled as indicate that wine from this estate was served at Julius Cesar’s table in ‘Bordeaux AC’ or ‘Bordeaux Superieur.’ the 4th century. Now owned by Saby family, with 10 generations history Ch. Picque Caillou aquatainewine.com on the Right Bank. Ch. Picque Caillou Pessac-Leognan 2017 (6pk) $215.90 91 JS, 92 WE Ch. Picque Caillou Built in 1780, with Château Haut (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot) Brion is just a few hundred meters away. The Pessac-Leognan Ch. Laribotte aquatainewine.com appellation, which was created in 1987, is reserved for the most Ch. Laribotte Sauternes 375ml $203.90 90 90 WE exclusive estates in the well known Graves region. (95% Semillon, 4% Sauvignon, 1% Muscadelle ) Ch. Laribotte Ch. Recougne vintuswines.com A family estate since 1855, located $167.90 on the village of Preignac, on the left Ch Recougne Blanc Bordeaux Supérieur 2018 bank of the Garonne river where mists cover the vines every morning (75% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Gris) and create perfect conditions for botrytis cinerea fungus, ‘noble rot’ Ch. Recougne Rouge Bordeaux Supérieur 2016 $167.90 90 WE Ch. Recougne (78% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon) Producing wine for more than 400 years, and recognized for nearly as Ch. La Freynelle aquatainewine.com long for producing outstanding wine - its name is said to have come from Ch. La Freynelle Blanc Bordeaux Blanc 2018 $167.90 King Henri IV in the early 17th century, in “recognition” of the (60% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Semillon, 20% Muscadelle grapes) quality of its wine. The Milhade family purchased the estate in the Ch. La Freynelle Rouge Bordeaux 2014 $167.90 90 DEC early 1950s, and Recougne has become their flagship estate. (35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 65% Merlot) Ch. Freynelle A 75 hectare estate in the village of Daignac, in the heart of the Entre- Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux, founded in 1789. For seven generations, Chateau La Freynelle was passed on from father to son. In 1992, Veronique Barthe, the first daughter born into the family since the French Revolution, inherited the family domain. Only 22 years old when she took over management of the estate, Veronique has used her personal feminine touch and vast expertise acquired. 89

Ch. Haut-Colombier BORDEAUX AND CȎTES DE BORDEAUX One of the two top producers in the Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux, owned by Cȏtes de Bordeaux is the youngest AOC appellation in Bordeaux. Cȏtes de Bordeaux was created in two dynamic brothers - Olivier and 2009, when the INAO declared the merging of four, previously recognized communes, Cȏtes de Emmanuel Chéty, whose family has Blaye, Cȏtes de Bordeaux, Cȏtes de Castillon, and Cȏtes de Francs. The appellation consists of been making wine in the region more than 11,000 hectares cultivated with vines. Over 1,000 growers are active in the region. since 1803. These young men gained extensive winemaking Ch. Haut-Colombier aquatainewine.com experience before returning to their family wine estate and investing that Ch. Haut-Colombier Côtes de Blaye 2015 $179.90 91 JS knowledge in their own terroir, now with organic certification. (90% Merlot, 10% Malbec) Ch. Cap de Faugères The vineyard is planted to a vine Ch. Cap de Faugères aquatainewine.com density of 6,000 vines per hectare. $203.90 On average, the vines are 30-50 Ch. Cap de Faugères Côtes de Castillon 2017 years old. The terroir is limestone and clay soils. The wine is aged in (85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc , 5% Cabernet Sauvignon) mostly, one year old, French oak barrels for 12 months. On average, Exem winesellersltd.com production is close to 10,000 cases $143.90 per vintage. Exem Blanc Côtes de Bordeaux 2017 Exem $143.90 100% estate produced in Lestiac- (60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Sémillon) sur-Garonne, along the right bank vineyardbrands.com of the Garonne river, by the Exem Rouge Côtes de Bordeaux 2017 $191.90 Gonfrier family. Eric Gonfrier and his brother Philippe are running this (70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon) 400ha large private estate, but the story of the family began in the Borderan sixties. By passion, the two brothers decided to develop vineyards Borderan Rouge Bordeaux exclusively, and have succeeded . Eorderan (80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon) Famille Perrin and Vineyard Brands have applied the same methodology CAHORS and philosophy that shaped the success of La Vieille Ferme to Producers of Cahors on the river Lot would be insulted to be categorized as a shadow of develop Borderan. They have Bordeaux since the wines have etched their own very distinct personality – chiefly because the produced a new straightforward devastating winter frosts of 1956 hit Cahors' vines particularly badly and a dramatic replanting Bordeaux wine, of fine quality and programme was undertaken virtually from scratch. Rather than relying on the standard Bordeaux value, offering character and style. recipe of varying the proportions of Merlot with the two Cabernets, Cahors depends principally Château du Caillau on a variety considered relatively minor in Bordeaux, Malbec (called Auxerrois in Cahors and Produced by the Château Clos de La Coutale, by the same family for six Côt in the Loire), typically bolstered with more or less Merlot and/or Tannat. (Cabernet generations. Situated in the buttress Sauvignon would not ripen reliably this far inland.) The result is a plump, full-bodied but of the Valley of Lot in the Garonne sometimes rather coarse country red, although those made from grapes grown on the less fertile region, approximately 50 kilometers east of Agen. Clos de La Coutale is plateau land last notably longer than the produce of lower land. a part of the most ancient vineyards in the Cahors appellation area, Château du Caillau aquitainewine.com planted entirely to Malbec, hand- 155.90 harvested and receive a delicate Château du Caillau Cahors 2017 and restrained oak treatment. Crocus by Paul Hobbs Crocus by Paul Hobbs paulhobbswines.com Founded in 2011 by acclaimed Malbec visionary, Paul Hobbs, and Crocus L’Atelier Malbec de Cahors 2014 $203.90 90 WE 4th generation Malbec de Cahors Crocus Le Calcifaere Malbec de Cahors 2014 producer, Bertrand Gabriel $384.00 Vigouroux, Crocus wines are a Clos Triguedina quest to redefine Malbec in its vineyardbrands.com birthplace, combining old world, Clos Triguedina Malbec du Clos 2015 $179.90 ancient terroirs with new world vision. Crocus takes its name from 90 the Crocus Sativus flower, prized for producing the spice saffron, grown and harvested in Cahors since the 14th century. Clos Triguedina Owned by Baldès family since 1830. The family’s pioneering spirit has led them to be one of the preeminent wineries of the Cahors wine region, passing their knowledge, determination, and passion on from father to son. Today, Jean-Luc Baldès, together with his wife Sabine and daughter Juliette, continue the work of his forebears and has elevated the wines to the highest level in the region

RHÔNE VALLEY The Rhône Valley was created during the last ice age as the Rhône Glacier carved its way south through what is now France. Today, the Rhône River begins in the Alps and meanders for 505 miles to the Mediterranean Sea. The vineyards are located on both sides of the river between Vienne and Avignon, just south of Lyon. The Northern and Southern Rhône are unique, each with vastly different geography, climate, soils and grape varieties, but share one thing in common – the Rhône River. The Northern Rhône is a mere 40 miles long and is responsible for a tiny 4-5% of all the wines from the region. The climate is ‘Continental’–hot summers, cold winters and precipitation throughout the year. Probably the most striking feature is the steepness of the hillsides. The vineyards are terraced to keep the soil from eroding, retain the warmth of the sun and make life a little easier for the vineyard workers! This is the birthplace of Syrah and where many wine lovers find it reaches its height of expression – full bodied, savory, and elegant. As the Rhône River progresses southward, the valley widens and the climate changes. The region is distinctly more ‘Provençal’ with a Mediterranean influence in culture and climate. The summers are long and warm and the winters are mild; rainfall is less than in the north and the famous Mistral Wind is a major player. Another unique characteristic of these wines are the nuances of Garrigue – the wild resinous herbs that cover the landscape. Condrieu Côte-Rôtie E. Guigal E. Guigal Stéphane Ogier Stéphane Ogier René Rostaing René Rostaing Saint-Joseph Hermitage E. Guigal E. Guigal Collines Rhodannienes Stéphane Ogier Crozes-Hermitage René Rostaing E. Guigal Maison les Alexandrins Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vaucluse Vinsobres Château Beaucastel Chêne Bleu Famille Perrin 91 Domaine de Beaurenard Rasteau E. Guigal Beaurenard Famille Perrin Château de Nalys Famille Perrin Gigondas E. Guigal Rotem & Mounir Saouma Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Vacqueyras Château Beaucastel Famille Perrin E. Guigal Muscat Beaumes de Venise Famille Perrin Famille Perrin Maison les Alexandrins Côtes du Ventoux/Luberon Costière de Nîmes La Vielle Ferme Le Charmel

E. Guigal CÔTE-RÔTIE and CONDRIEU In the 1930s, Etienne Guigal moved to Ampuis to pick Apricots. Côte Rôtie is in fact not just one but a series of 'roasted slopes' folded above the little town of He landed a job working harvest Ampuis. Only those facing south or south east on the schists of this right bank of the river are in Côte-Rotie, where he worth the extreme discomfort of cultivating them and, especially, picking their produce. Those to eventually became cellar master. the south are collectively known as the Côte Blonde and the wines they produce supposedly He created the firm in 1946, and mature rather earlier than those produced on the Côte Brune to the north, although traditionally his family now owns 150 acres, all in the Northern Rhône, the wines from these areas have been blended. Syrah loves the well draining granite soils. including overwhelmingly the Condrieu is the home of Viognier and at one time was the only place to find it. Guigal's finest collection of vineyards in single-vineyard Doriane is setting a new standard, and the small amount of Viognier being grown Côte-Rôtie. Guigal is a unique negociant company. The family here could be sold three times over if the appellation were larger. knows the Northern Rhône like no one else, and supplements their “Marcel Guigal's special bottlings of La Mouline, La Landonne and La Turque, the so- holdings by buying grapes from called 'La-La wines', have become some of the most sought-after bottles in the world, long-time grower partners. In total, they vinify around 33% of thanks to their low yields and uniquely long maturation in new oak.” all Côte-Rôtie. They are also the -Jancis Robinson only winery in the Rhône Valley with their own cooperage, and one of the only in France. Stéphane Ogier E. Guigal vintus.com The Ogier family has been rooted in Ampuis for seven generations. (also prolific in the rest of Northern Rhône, and in most of the Southern Rhône) From the age of six, current owner and winemaker Stéphane E. Guigal Condrieu 2017 $683.90 93JS,91WA knew he wanted to follow in his winemaker father’s footsteps. In E. Guigal La Doriane Condrieu 2016 (6pk) $582.00 93DEC,94WA,95WS 1997, after completing his oenological studies in Beaune, E. Guigal Brune et Blonde Côte-Rôtie 2016 (6pk) $383.90 94JS,90-92WA Stéphane formally joined the E. Guigal Château d’Ampuis Côte-Rôtie 2015 (6pk) $696.00 95VN,95-97WA family estate. The domaine E. Guigal La Landonne Côte-Rôtie 2015 (6pk) produces wines from 27 acres of E. Guigal La Mouline Côte-Rôtie 2015 (6pk) $2,394.00 97VN,98-100WA vineyards in some of the most E. Guigal La Turque Côte-Rôtie 2015 (6pk) $2,394.00 97-99WA famous Côte-Rôtie areas. Aside $2,394.00 97VN,98-100WA from his Côte-Rôtie wines, (please inquire about back-vintages) Stéphane also produces a Côtes du Rhône and several Syrah Stéphane Ogier vineyardbrands.com wines. They have become a reference point for the (please inquire about availability of other appellations) *please inquire appellation and are sought after *please inquire by the greatest chefs and most Ogier Viognier Les Rosine Collines Rhodannienes IGP 2018 serious wine lovers around the Stéphane Ogier Condrieu 2015 world. Domaine René Rostaing Ogier La Rosine Syrah, Collines Rhodannienes IGP 2018 *please inquire The Rostaing estate dates to 1971 Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie 2015 *please inquire when René Rostaing– a Notary by trade – began tending a few plots Domaine René Rostaing rarewineco.com of family vineyards. In 2015, René’s son, Pierre, took the reins (also see Languedoc-Rousillon) $371.90 92WA,92WS at an estate that boasts 20+ acres $744.00 of the finest vineyards in and Rostaing Les Lezardes Viognier, Collines Rhodannienes IGP 2018 around Côte Rôtie. In the 90s, Rostaing La Bonnette Condrieu 2017 $371.90 92WA René acquired horizontal, rotary $390.00 92WA fermentation tanks to mimic the Rostaing Les Lezardes Syrah Collines Rhodannienes IGP 2018 $744.00 long, gentle macerations of his Rostaing Ampodium Côte-Rôtie 2017 375ml $750.00 95WS,98WA ancestors. The process has much Rostaing Ampodium Côte-Rôtie 2017 $816.00 the same effect as the cappello Rostaing La Landonne Côte-Rôtie 2017 (6pk) sommerso employed by many of Rostaing Côte Blonde Côte-Rôtie 2017 (6pk) Piedmont’s staunchest traditionalists. “René Rostaing is one of Côte Rôtie’s most masterful growers.” - Robert Parker 92

SAINT-JOSEPH E. Guigal In a country with such a rich and The largest of the Northern AOC’s, St. Joseph is home to Syrah and the white varietals deep wine history, the Guigal Roussanne and Marsanne. The whites are fresh with subtle fruit and floral notes, while the Syrah family’s story is only in its third is lovely and perfumey with dark berries and a bit of licorice. Great with everyday meals, they are generation. The more you learn about the family, the more eminently drinkable and can be enjoyed without years of aging. astounding becomes their story. Their wines are the benchmarks E. Guigal vintus.com for every Rhone appellation, including four exquisite parcels in (also prolific in the rest of Northern Rhône, and in most of the Southern Rhône) Hermitage, and some of the finest vineyards in Crozes- E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Lieu Dit Blanc 2016 (6pk) $300.00 93JS,94WA,94WS Hermitage and Saint-Joseph. They are methodically re-building E. Guigal Saint-Joseph 2016 $347.90 91JS,92VN,92WS vineyards today that won’t be E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Lieu Dit Rouge 2016 (6pk) $294.00 94VN planted for another five to ten E. Guigal Saint-Joseph Vignes de l’Hospice 2016 (6pk) $300.00 95JS,96WA,96WS years because of their belief in the soils, expositions and HERMITAGE mesoclimates of these sites. Their philosophy in the vineyard is to Famous the world over, the wines from Hermitage come from the small vineyards overlooking prune low and strictly limit the the village of Tain-l’Hermitage. Most of the production is Syrah and the wines really need some number of shoots per vine, time to show their true character – round and full bodied with red fruits, wild flowers and leather. training for low vigor and low- yields and looking for natural The whites are harder to find and were once the favorite of the Russian nobility. balance and concentration in this manner. No pesticides, herbicides E. Guigal vintus.com or chemicals are used in the vineyards. All wines undergo (also prolific in the rest of Northern Rhône, and in most of the Southern Rhône) natural yeast fermentation, and intervention is at a bare E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Hermitage Blanc 2013 (6pk) $1230.00 93JS,97WA,97WS minimum, with no fining or filtration. The top Guigal wines E. Guigal Ermitage Ex Voto Hermitage Rouge 2013 (6pk) $2100.00 94-97WA,97WS undergo famously long maturation period in barrel, up CROZES-HERMITAGE to three and a half years. The Northern Rhône’s biggest area in terms of production, Crozes-Hermitage often lies in the Domaine & Maison Les shadow of the famous ‘Hermitage’ AOC that it surrounds. Wines are produced from Syrah, with Alexandrins Domaine & Maison Les Marsanne and Roussanne, and range from easy drinking to cellar worthy. Alexandrins is the story of three friends combining the savoir- E. Guigal vintus.com faire they learned from their parents and grandparents and the (also prolific in the rest of Northern Rhône, and in most of the Southern Rhône) fruits from beautiful and historic terroirs. Nicolas Jaboulet, the 6th E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 2016 $287.90 91JS,90W&S,92WS generation of a winegrowing family in Tain l’Hermitage, E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2016 $287.90 92VN Guillaume Sorrel, son of Marc Sorrel of Domaine Sorrel in Domaine & Maison les Alexandrins vineyardbrands.com Hermitage, and Alexandre Caso, $167.90 a specialist in the terroirs of the (also see Côtes-du-Rhône) Northern Rhône, joined forces in Maison les Alexandrins Viognier Vin de France 2017 2012. They began working parcel by parcel in Crozes-Hermitage for the wines of Maison Nicolas Perrin. In 2015, the name was changed to Domaine et Maison Les Alexandrins. Today, Domaine and Maison Les Alexandrins produces Northern Rhône wines that are true and classic expressions of the Northern Rhône as well as a stunning Côtes -du-Rhône. Maison les Alexandrins Syrah Vin de France 2017 $155.90 Maison les Alexandrins Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2017 $275.90 90DEC,90-92WA 93

Château de Beaucastel (Perrin) CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE The first evidence of Château de Beaucastel as it exists today is in Châteauneuf-du-Pape was the very first AOC to be recognized when the system was instituted in the 16th C. In 1909, Pierre 1936. The vineyards are planted with 14 varietals (18 if you count the variations!) at four levels of Traminer bought the estate and transferred it to his son-in-law altitude as the land rises up from the Rhone River. The soils are varied with the most famous Pierre Perrin, a scientist. His son, being the large, rolled river stone or “Galets’ left behind millennium ago by the ancient glaciers. Jacques, continued his father’s efforts until 1978 and today, the Red wines are the most plentiful; Grenache and Cinsault with Mourvedre, Syrah and other torch is carried by Jacques’ sons, sanctioned reds, producing wines that are full and aromatic with spicy dark fruits balanced with Jean-Pierre and François. They are joined by the 5th generation acidity and minerality. Whites make up a small 6% of production but are worth trying. They of Perrins. Château de Beaucastel speak of the warm southern climate – honeysuckle, stone fruits and melon, backed with refreshing grows each of the 13 approved grapes varietals on their estate, minerality. -Wine Folly but are known for high levels of Mouvèdre. They have absolute Château de Beaucastel (Famille Perrin) vineyardbrands.com respect for land and terroir; $408.00 biodynamic culture as a Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2017 (6pk) $720.00 96 DEC, 94 JS philosophy of life; and the Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Vieilles Vignes 2018 (6pk) research of truth, balance, and elegance. Beaucastel Coudoulet de Beaucastel, Côtes-du-Rhône 2018 $252.00 92 JS, 90-92 WA Domaine Beaurenard Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2018 (6pk) $431.52 Domaine de Beaurenard has been a family-run estate for eight Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Homage Jacques Perrin 2016 (3pk) $426.80 99DEC, 98VN generations. Today, brothers 98-100WA,97WS Daniel & Frédéric Coulon and (Please inquire about small formats, large formats and vertical packs) Daniel’s sons Victor and Antonin are producing certified Domaine de Beaurenard wilsondaniels.com biodynamic wines on more than $191.90 80 acres of this celebrated terroir (also see Southern Rhône) since 2010. Domaine de Beaurenard is also established in Famille Coulon Biotiful Fox Rouge 2018 the up and coming Rasteau Appellation with 60 acres and in Beaurenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2017 $527.90 93WA, 92WS Côtes du Rhône with 25 acres, Beaurenard Boisrenard Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2017 (6pk) $461.90 94DEC,96WA,94WS both also certified biodynamic. Beaurenard Gran Partita Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2015 (6pk) $665.90 Château de Nalys (E. Guigal) Château de Nalys (E. Guigal) vintus.com Since its creation in 1946, the $480.00 Guigal family has produced a Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2017 $420.00 93 DEC, 93 WA Châteauneuf-du-Pape. But, in Château de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2017 (6pk) 2017, the acquisition of Nalys $480.00 92 DEC, 95 WA realizes a dream spanning three Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2017 $420.00 generations. Nalys is one of the Château de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2017 (6pk) oldest estates in the region and is, unusually, made up of three E. Guigal vintus.com major adjoining vineyard parcels, $480.00 93JS,92-94WA,91WS containing all 13 grape varieties, (also prolific in the Northern Rhône, and some of the Southern Rhône) totaling 125+ contiguous acres of vineyardbrands.com some of the very best plots within E. Guigal Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2016 $359.90 3 of the very best vineyards in the $431.90 92VN,94W&S appellation. Famille Perrin 92WS,92-94WA Rotem & Mounir (also prolific in the rest of the Southern Rhône) Mounir and Rotem Saouma, of Burgundy producer Lucien Le Famille Perrin Les Sinards Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2017 Moine purchased a somewhat neglected parcel adjoining some Famille Perrin Les Sinards Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2017 oustanding plots (notably Rayas’ Bois de Rayas and the Pignan lieu Rotem & Mounir Saouma vintus.com dit). They have worked to improve $540.00 96DEC,95WA,95VN drainage in the vineyards, work Rotem & Mounir Magis Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2016 (6pk) with organic manures, and don’t $551.90 97WS mind the low yields. Today Rotem & Mounir Omnia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2016 (6pk) Mounir farms a total of 21 acres across 8 vineyards in all 5 94 villages. The wines are never punched down, never racked, and never sulfured until a light addition a month before bottling.

SOUTHERN RHÔNE Domaine Beaurenard Domaine de Beaurenard has been If Syrah is the big boy of the North, Grenache is the King in the South and forms the foundation a family-run estate for eight of the area’s popular blends. The wines of the Southern Rhône are arguably France’s most user- generations. Today, brothers Daniel & Frédéric Coulon and friendly and crowd-pleasing. It is an important source of AC wine, and according to Jancis Daniel’s sons Victor and Antonin Robinson, offers a warmer, richer, spicier answer to the dry austerity of AC Bordeaux. The wines are dedicated to produce the most of the southern Rhône are France's most alcoholic, with 14-15% by no means uncommon (and no essential expressions of this historic region, long sought-after chaptalisation, or extra alcohol from added sugar, is allowed this far south). While Côtes du by discerning collectors and Rhône can come from a vast area of around 56,000 ha (140,000 acres) around the southern end of enthusiasts around the globe. the French Rhône Valley, Côtes du Rhône-Villages comes from a tightly defined area an eighth Domaine de Beaurenard has been producing certified biodynamic as big on particularly suitable land north and west of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Some Côtes du wines on more than 80 acres of Rhône is vinified using the Beaujolais carbonic maceration technique to yield juicy, fruity wines this celebrated terroir since 2010. for whom life is short but an increasing proportion is made to last a few years in bottle and can be Domaine de Beaurenard is also great value. Among the hundreds of Côtes du Rhône-Villages producers, however, are many with established in the up and coming even greater ambitions for their wines, which are made to develop for five and sometimes more Rasteau Appellation with 60 years in bottle. With maximum permitted yields a good sixth lower than those allowed for Côtes acres and in Côtes du Rhône. du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône-Villages is one of France's best-value appellations, perhaps because They also make a lovely biodunamic negociant wine called promotion prospects are so obvious. Biotiful Fox. Domaine de Beaurenard wilsondaniels.com Chêne Bleu $191.90 Isolated and protected, high in a (also see Châteauneuf-du-Pape) mountain saddle, Chêne Bleu is $275.90 90WS located in the foothills of Mont Famille Coulon Biotiful Fox Rouge 2018 $431.90 Ventoux, 550 to 630 meters (1,800 to 2,000 feet) above sea Domaine de Beaurenard Rasteau 2017 level, on the northern slopes of a Domaine de Beaurenard Les Argiles Bleues Rasteau 2017 spectacular limestone outcropping known as the Dentelles de Chêne Bleu wilsondaniels.com Montmirail (from the Latin for “Lace of Marvelous Mountains”). Chêne Bleu Rosé IGP Vaucluse 2018 (6pk) $179.90 93VN The 135-hectare (340-acre) estate has existed since the ninth Chêne Bleu Héloïse, Vin de Pays du Vaucluse 2014 (6pk) *please inquire century, but was purchased by Chêne Bleu Abélard, Vin de Pays du Vaucluse 2014 (6pk) *please inquire Xavier and Nicole Rolet in 1993. Chêne Bleu Aliot, Vin de Pays du Vaucluse 2014 (6pk) *please inquire They revived and replanted the vineyards, built a state-of-the-art E. Guigal vintus.com multi-level winery and converted to biodynamic viticulture. (also prolific in the Northern Rhône) $179.90 E. Guigal E. Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2018 $179.90 In the Southern Rhône, Guigal buys only wine, and with a E. Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône Rosé 2019 $167.90 91 WA, 90 WS distinctive approach. Namely, they $347.90 do not have a single contract. E. Guigal Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2018 Marcel and Philippe taste E. Guigal Gigondas 2015 winesellersltd.com relentlessly – typically 200 wines $107.90 a day before 8:30am, 7 days a Le Charmel week – and start from scratch every year. In a given year, they Le Charmel Rhône Rouge Costères de Nîmes 2017 will purchase the top 1% of the wines they taste, and because of their longtime contacts, they have access to the best wines in the region. Le Charmel Le Charmel was created by Charlie and Mel Master in collaboration with their partners at Winesellers. The Le Charmel range encompasses exceptional French wines that come from small growers and wine makers in different regions of France. Each have been selected for their typicity of their specific region, and for their outstanding quality and value. Le Charmel wines come from sustainably farmed vineyards. 95

Domaine et Maison Les THE SOUTHERN RHÔNE (cont) Alexandrins This the story of three friends Since the Côtes-du-Rhône appellation was formed in 1966, many of the villages have been combining their savoir-faire and granted their own appellations – Beaumes-de-Venise, Gigondas, Rasteau, Vacqueyras and the fruits from beautiful and Vinsobres – and the other village names encountered on labels and also marked on the map historic terroirs. Nicolas produce some seriously fine, often underpriced wines. Gigondas is another relatively reliable Jaboulet, the 6th generation of a wine made, as a red and full rosé, in the image of Châteauneuf from higher, rockier ground. It winegrowing family in Tain costs less and usually tastes rather more rustic, a characteristic which has its own charm. l’Hermitage, Guillaume Sorrel, Vacqueyras, the other upgr aded Côtes-du-Rhône-Village, is not usually quite so dense, but can son of Marc Sorrel of Domaine be very good value. The southern Rhône also produces some sweet, relatively alcoholic vin doux Sorrel in Hermitage, and naturel, most famously Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise. This golden, gr apey mix of the juice of Alexandre Caso, a specialist in the best Muscat with alcohol is made in the village of Beaumes-de-Venise, now recognised as a the terroirs of the Northern separate appellation. The village of Rasteau is interesting for the amount of Mouvèdre grown Rhône, joined forces in 2012. They began working parcel by there. parcel in Crozes-Hermitage for the wines of Maison Nicolas Perrin. In 2015, the name was changed to Domaine et Maison Les Alexandrins. La Vieille Ferme (Perrin Domaine et Maison les Alexandrins vineyardbrands.com Jean-Pierre and Francois Perrin $480.00 – some of the Most Influential (also see Crozes-Hermitage) $480.00 Wine Personalities of the last 20 Les Terrasses des l’Eridan Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc 2018 years – believe in natural vineyardbrands.com winemaking and unfiltered Les Terrasses des l’Eridan Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge 2018 $107.90 wines. Jean Pierre established $107.90 LVF over 45 years ago, as an La Vieille Ferme (Famille Perrin) $107.90 inexpensive, straightforward Rhône wine to sell by direct mail La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Luberon Blanc 2019 vineyardbrands.com to French wine lovers. He used the same grape varieties in (also available in 1.5L and 3L) $131.90 similar proportions to those $190.00 planted at the family’s Château La Vieille Ferme Rosé 2019 de Beaucastel and employed a $131.90 similar vinification process. In (also available in 1.5L and 3L) $190.00 1970, Vineyard Brands introduced La Vieille Ferme into La Vieille Ferme Cotes du Ventoux Rouge 2018 $131.90 90 WS, 90 WE the United States, and the $190.00 90 WS, 90 W&S response was an immediate, (also available in 1.5L and 3L) $131.90 overwhelming acceptance and an $143.90 90-92 WA, 92 WS outpouring of critical acclaim. Famille Perrin $239.90 $239.90 Famille Perrin (also see Châteauneuf-du-Pape) $371.90 Famille Perrin’s involvement in $371.90 the wine trade can be traced back Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Blanc 2018 $371.90 to 1909 with the purchase of Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Blanc 2018 20L keg Château de Beaucastel. Today the 5th generation of the family is Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Rosé 2019 involved in every aspect of the Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Blanc 2018 20L keg business. It is no coincidence that Famille Perrin is the leading Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Rouge 2017 organic wine grower of the Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône Réserve Rouge 2017 20L keg Southern Rhône Valley, where Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône ‘Nature’ Reserve Rouge 2017 they occupy the region’s best Famille Perrin Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Rouge 2017 terroirs. Their values have given Famille Perrin Les Cornuds Vinsobres 2015 them a worldwide reputation for Famille Perrin L’Andeol Rasteau 2014 excellence: absolute respect for Famille Perrin La Gille Gigondas 2017 the soil, a commitment to Famille Perrin Les Christins Vacqueyras 2017 manual methods, and a deep Famille Perrin Muscat Beaumes des Venise 2016 375ml belief that organic viticulture is the only way to express the true 96 essence of the terroir. Nature and tradition are key to the Famille Perrin approach, which has continued seamlessly over five generations.

SOUTHERN FRANCE Southern France is a melting pot, its link to more southerly climates, cultures, and styles of wines. It’s regions are defined by a multitude of terroir and regions, but is rooted in a Mediterranean climate, with some Atlantic influence in the south-west. The character of the wines are shades of Rhȏne-influenced styles in the east, with more Bordeaux influence and structure in the west. In the south west is Languedoc and Rousillon, where winemaking dates back to the 5th century BC, originally introduced by the Greeks, and further developed by the Romans. The region extends along the Mediterranean, from the Rhȏne delta to the foot of the Pyrenees, and is the oldest and largest wine production region in France. Roussillon is the birthplace of vin doux natural, where in Rivesaltes Arnaud de Villeneuve introduced the process of mutage in the 13th century. Now, over 90% or France’s fortified wines are produced in this region, from some of the hohtest, driest, and lowest-yielding vineyards. Provence, the quintessential Mediterranean region in the south-east, is defined by its dry Rosés, produced by saignage or vin de press. Here, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Rolle (Vermentino) are the major players, mainly for light, dry rosé, though very serious reds are also produced. Coteaux du Languedoc Côtes de Provence Peuch Noble (René Rostaing) Château de Bertrands Picpoul de Pinet Château Gassier Jadix Château Minuty Château Miraval Pays d’Herault Château Mirabeau MontGravet Fabre en Provence Côtes de Thau Le Charmel VillaViva Cahors Cité de Carcassonne Château du Caillau Laroque Crocus by Paul Hobbs Limoux Côtes de Gascogne Clos Triguedina Le Charmel MontGravet 97

Jadix LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON Picpoul is cultivated along the string of lakes that make up the Although the Languedoc was the first French region to be introduced to vine-growing and wine- Thau lagoon. These ‘marine’ making by the Romans, its modern reputation as a wine producer has been for quantity at the vineyards are among the oldest expense of quality. By the 1980s the Languedoc was regularly producing 10% of the entire in the Mediterranean. The Jadix vineyards are planted on a planet's wine output, but as the decade progressed, and French consumption of basic Vin de Table plateau of fossilized oyster beds, plummeted, it became clear that there was no apparent long-term future for the sort of wine on limestone, gravel and quartz soil. Picpoul, which means “lip which the Languedoc rural economy was based. Out of both necessity and invention, winemakers stinger” has naturally high from all of France and world have begun to set up shop in the South, both to create new wineries acidity, is fruity, fresh, with and support struggling family operations. Quality is increasing at a greater rate than price, making slightly saline flavors. Laroque Southern France a perfect place to find an entry-level gem. Laroque is in the ancient region (and UNESCO heritage site) of Jadix massanois.com Carcassonne. Situated between the Pyrenees and the Black Jadix Picpoul de Pinet 2018 $119.90 91JS Mountains, it enjoys a privileged climatic position where the Laroque aquitainewine.com excesses of the Mediterranean climate are tempered by the Laroque Cabernet Franc Cité de Carcassonne IGP 2017 $119.90 90JS softness of the Atlantic. Le Charmel Le Charmel winesellersltd.com Le Charmel was created by $131.90 Charlie and Mel Master. The Le Charmel Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc (Limoux) range encompasses French wines that come from small growers and Mas la Chevalière (by Laroche) wilsondaniels.com wine makers. Each have been $147.90 selected for their typicity of their (also see Chablis) $131.90 specific region, for their outstanding quality and value. Le Mas la Chevalière Chardonnay Pays d’Oc IGP 2018 $143.90 Charmel wines come from Mas la Chevalière Viognier Pays d’Oc IGP 2014 sustainably farmed vineyards. $163.90 Mas la Chevalière Mas la Chevalière Rosé Pays d’Oc IGP 2019 $147.90 Michel Laroche was one of the pioneers in the resurgence of Mas la Chevalière Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc IGP 2014 quality winemaking in the Mas la Chevalière Pinot Noir Pays d’Oc IGP 2014 Languedoc In 1996, he created Mas La Chevalière, a state-of-the Mont Gravet winesellersltd.com -art winery, with the goal of $107.90 producing wines that reflect the Mont Gravet Blanc Côtes de Gascogne (Colombard) 2018 diversity of the Southern French Mont Gravet Rosé Pay’s d’Oc (Cinsault) 2019 $107.90 varietals, climate and terroir. Mont Gravet Vielles Vignes Carignan Pays d’Herault 2018 Mont Gravet $107.90 From a climate that combines Oceanic and Mediterranean Domaine René Rostaing rarewineco.com influences. These hills are called $251.90 \"Mont\" in French. s a tribute to Peuch Noble Blanc Côteaux du Languedoc 2016 the terroir from where the wine (Grenache Blanc, Rolle, Viognier) $251.90 comes from we have named in Mont Gravet, \"Gravet\" being the Peuch Noble Le Vassal Côteaux du Languedoc 2017 name of an oval shaped rock (Syrah, Mouvedre, Grenache) commonly found in the area. Domaine René Rostaing VillaViva aquitainewine.com In the 1990s, Côte-Rôtie producer $612.00 René Rostaing purchased a VillaViva Rosé Côtes du Thau IGP property in the Côteaux du Languedoc near Nîmes. Located on a small plateau, the ground is covered with galets roulés very similar to those found in parts of nearby Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The estate gave the Rostaings a chance to produce Syrah on the limestone soils. VillaViva Located in the Cotes de Thau appellation, the vineyards are planted on fossilized oyster beds, limestone, gravel and quartz and benefit from a sunny and dry climate perfect for rose production. Because of the unbelievable price point and quality, the rosés from the estate are so successful that they are now “replacing water” in all of the top restaurants on the French Riviera. 98

Château des Bertrands Founded in 1964, Ch. des Bertrands is a 494-acre estate planted with 190 acres of vines, located at the heart of the Maures Nature Reserve. It is sustainably farmed. CÔTES DE PROVENCE Fabre en Provence Fabre en Provence was created in Although it also covers red and white wine, it is considered the true birthplace of rosé, which 1920 by Henri Fabre Sr. in the covers aprroximately 80% of Côtes de Provence's output. These world class rosés are are made village of Besse sur Issole. The predominantly from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault, and while they are all unique in company was already selling wine, so he quickly became the their own right, share a common thread: high acid, light, bright, under-ripe fruit and a thirst- largest producer in the South of quenching freshness with a natural ability to whisk us away towards summertime. France and was one of the first to own a bottling line. Château des Bertrands mdhamerica.com $203.90 Château Gassier Château des Bertrands Elegance Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018 Acknowledged as an appellation in its own right in 2005, Fabre en Provence augustwinegroup.com Montagne-Sainte-Victoire is $143.90 viewed as one of the most Fabre en Provence Rosé Côtes de Provence unspoiled in France. It has been classified as a natural reserve Château Gassier wilsondaniels.com “Grand Site de France,” and $215.90 Gassier is certified organic. Château Gassier Rosé Esprit du Gassier Côtes de Provence 2019 Château Gassier Rosé Pas de Moines Côtes de Provence 2018 $287.90 Le Charmel Le Charmel was created by Le Charmel winesellersltd.com Charlie and Mel Master. The range encompasses exceptional Le Charmel Rosé Côtes de Provence 2018 $159.10 91W&S French wines that come from Le Charmel Rosé Côtes de Provence 20L keg small growers and wine makers. $229.00 91W&S Le Charmel wines come from sustainably farmed vineyards, and Château Minuty vintuswines.com this rosé is an estate-produced $239.90 wine from the Bandol region. Château Minuty M Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 (also available in 375ml and 1.5L) $299.90 Château Minuty It can be argued that Ch. Minuty Château Minuty Prestige Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 $239.90 is the most important estate in the (also available in 375ml and 1.5L) $431.90 history of Provence rosé. The Saint-Tropez based, family Château Minuty Et Or Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 (6pk) owned estate has been, since its Château Minuty 281 Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 (6pk) founding, one of the quality leaders for the region. Château Mirabeau massanois.com $143.90 Château Mirabeau Château Mirabeau Belle Année Rosé Vin de France 2019 In 1983, Stephen Cronk and his $179.90 wife fell in love with wine on a Château Mirabeau Classic Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 $275.90 trip to Australia and dreamed of Château Mirabeau Pure Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 running a winery of their own. In 2009, with the help of Angel Muir Château Miraval vineyardbrands.com MW and esteemed rosé $760.00 winemaker Nathalie Longefay, Studio by Château Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 $760.00 they have created prestigious Château Miraval Rosé Côtes de Provence 2019 Provencal roses that garner 99 acclaim from across the world. (also available in 375ml and 1.5L) Château Miraval The world’s #1 highest-selling rosé! Throughout its history, Miraval has served as the home of the Orsini Prince of Naples, a recording studio where tracks of Pink Floyd's \"The Wall\" were recorded, and today a partnership between legendary winemaking family Famille Perrin and celebrities Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

GERMANY As the world’s northernmost fine wine producing region, Germany faces some of the most extreme climatic and topographic challenges in viticulture. Fortunately this country’s star variety, Riesling, is cold-hardy enough to survive freezing winters, and has enough natural acidity to create balance, even in wines with the highest levels of residual sugar. Riesling responds splendidly to Germany’s variable terroir, allowing the country to build its reputation upon fine wines at all points of the sweet to dry spectrum. Many, of which, can age for decades. Classified by ripeness at harvest, Riesling can be picked early for dry wines or as late as January following the harvest for lusciously sweet wines. There are six levels in Germany’s ripeness classification, ordered from driest to sweetest: Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein. The Kabinett category will include the drier versions and anything above Auslese will have noticeable, if not noteworthy, sweetness. Eiswein is always remarkably sweet. Other important white varieties include Müller-Thurgau, Grauburguner (Pinot Gris) and Weissburguner (Pinot Blanc). The red, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir), grown in warmer pockets of the country can be both elegant and structured. As the fourth largest wine producer in Europe (after France, Italy and Spain), in contrast to its more Mediterranean neighbors, Germany produces about as much as it consumes—and is also the largest importer of wine in the E.U. Mosel Max Ferdinand Richter Dr. H. Thanisch Dr. Pauly Bergweiler Heinz Eifel Karthäuserhof Rheingau August Kesseler Rheinhessen G&M Machmer Heinz Eifel 100