Wines In The Collection
Domaine de Fontsainte France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The vines have been soaking up Mediterranean sunshine for the past century and a quarter, and they give it all back in each toothsome, rosemary-scented sip.
Domaine Trotereau France | Loire
Pierre’s old-vine Quincy has charming notes of tangerine that are certain to earn this great appellation the following it deserves.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire
Les Grézeaux comes from the Baudry’s oldest vines, which yield a concentrated and silky rouge that is ready to drink today but will age beautifully.
Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
The reds from Guillemot have the most distinctive nose of all the red Burgundies in our portfolio.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône
From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
Château Haut-Lariveau France | Bordeaux
There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône
More ethereal than you’d expect, mineral and structured but with delicate aromas of rose petal, currants, and réglisse.
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont
Made from Riserva-quality Barolo Nebbiolo, it’s a throwback to the Baroli of yesteryear, profound and stately.
Antoine Arena France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy
Old-vine Pinot Noir blended from several sites across Gevrey-Chambertin provides a textbook rendition of this village.
Punta Crena Italy | Liguria
Lean, bracing, and tangy—just what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
The 2025 vintage has its trademark elegance, with notes of blackberries, forest, and graphite.
Montisci Italy | Sardinia
It offers deep complexity and layers of flavor, like a nectar of crushed strawberries with a savory, stony finish.
Kuentz-Bas France | Alsace
This mouthwatering and impeccably balanced Riesling is a testament to the majestic heights Alsace’s grands crus can reach.
Cantine Garrone Italy | Piedmont
Extraordinarily high-toned, silky, and graceful, this is the pinnacle of the family’s world-class Nebbioli.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire
Delicious and honest naturally sparkling Chenin, bottled with no dosage and no sulfur.
Domaine De Villaine France | Burgundy
Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.
Domaine Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
This red is a deep, earthy, and stately gem, one that makes you feel grateful for the handful of Pinot Noir vines allowed up along these heights.
Domaine Jolivet France | Northern Rhône
This perfect mix of acidity and unctuous texture gives persistent floral notes with a long almond finish.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine France | Provence
With a touch of creaminess following the crisp stone fruit, it’s a Mediterranean white in a cashmere sweater.
Vignedimare Italy | Sicily
Nino Caravaglio’s Scampato is a smoky and lifted rosso abounding with wild red fruit and minerality that evokes the volcanic soil.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
Old vines planted just after WWII, spicy and deep, rich and full.
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily
Luscious and mouth-coating, this bianco is just like Etna itself: full of contrasts and ever-evolving, a rich patchwork of heady flavors and interesting textures.
André & Michel Quenard France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
The Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace
Beautiful aroma, silky mouthfeel, fresh with old-vine weight, interesting, and downright delicious.
Domaine Hauvette France | Provence
A thoroughbred of pure Grenache, this unbridled rouge is fresh and lithe, teeming with juicy dark fruit and ample goût de terroir.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
A blend of two premier cru vineyards, Les Duresses and Les Grands Champs, this bottling has a gorgeous nose with cherry, earthiness, and a faint smokiness.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
This is Guillemot’s most easily approachable, fun Savigny for drinking young.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône
La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.
Cantine Garrone Italy | Piedmont
This one is vibrant, high-toned, and lengthy, with fragrant, velvety fruit that will make your eyes widen with pleasure.
Domaine d’Aupilhac France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Old vines give this Carignan a supple, suede-like texture, along with loads of dark fruit, a peaty smokiness, and great minerality.
Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
A classic vintage that’s tart, earthy and generous; it’s beaming with pleasure and would be well worth cellaring, too.
Domaine de Fontsainte France | Languedoc-Roussillon
A vibrant country red that mixes the trademark notes of the South with beguiling elegance and drinkability.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
Redolent of almonds, honey, and a wide range of citrus, this kaleidoscopic Chenin finishes with a faint tannin, making it ideal alongside sushi, roast chicken, or a hard and flavorful cheese like Comté.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
This dry Chenin Blanc is etched from the white limestone beneath—crystalline, pure, and chiseled.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
These Pinot vines soak up minerals, giving us a wine that’s profound, expressive, and as captivating as only high-quality red Burgundy can be.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
A nervy, age-worthy wine; it smells remarkably like top-notch Chablis, but on the palate hints at cool and tropical fruits like melon, lychee, and lime.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy
This deeply garnet stunner, with fine, balanced tannins, made from century old vines, is elegance made liquid.
Grange Saint Sauveur France | Loire
Huguette is a silky, peppery Cabernet Franc from vines over a century in age.
Guillaume Quenard France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
The 2024 Voie Royale was aged entirely in foudre, and the result is an utterly distinctive, perfumed, and stony rouge evoking freshly pressed grapes, tart fruit, and violets.
Grottafumata Italy | Sicily
This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.
Jean-Baptiste Arena France | Corsica
Jean-Baptiste harvests early and ferments in stainless steel tanks to maintain a vibrance that’s balanced by lush notes of citrus and spice.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
Domaine Leon Barral France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire
Fermented and aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered, it features a delightful kiss of oak on the long, bracing, mouth-watering finish.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia
Sporting rich primary fruit, an intense granitic backbone, and mellow tannins, this monument to Sardinian viticulture delivers impressive power.
Grottafumata Italy | Sicily
Grown in volcanic soils, it’s a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
Made from nearly hundred-year-old vines, this a great initiation into the world of Thierry’s white wines.
Leon Barral France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Simultaneously rustic and graceful, dark and light on its feet, this red shows succulent notes of mixed red and black fruit, spices, and leather.
Masseria del Pino Italy | Sicily
A sparkling wine from Mount Etna that tastes like a day spent in the sun. Notes of juicy blood orange and pineapple have salty, flinty inflections from the small vineyard’s volcanic home by the sea.
Giovanni Montisci Italy | Sardinia
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli
From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
This sparkling wine has decadently rich, honeyed fruit and a nice dollop of buttery brioche.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli
Richly textured and built to age, it is the ultimate match for a seafood risotto.
Masseria del Pino Italy | Sicily
A profound red wine full of depth, liveliness, and old-school, rustic character.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy
It is unique and delicious and showcases an interesting bit of Burgundy’s history.
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily
You’ll find whiffs of both Burgundy and Barolo in this single-vineyard bottling from vines planted in 1930, but it is unmistakably Etna.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The vines have been soaking up Mediterranean sunshine for the past century and a quarter, and they give it all back in each toothsome, rosemary-scented sip.
France | Loire
Pierre’s old-vine Quincy has charming notes of tangerine that are certain to earn this great appellation the following it deserves.
France | Loire
Les Grézeaux comes from the Baudry’s oldest vines, which yield a concentrated and silky rouge that is ready to drink today but will age beautifully.
France | Burgundy
The reds from Guillemot have the most distinctive nose of all the red Burgundies in our portfolio.
Evokes citrus rind, herbs, and sea spray and boasts all of the freshness of a Mediterranean breeze.
France | Northern Rhône
From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
France | Bordeaux
There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.
France | Southern Rhône
More ethereal than you’d expect, mineral and structured but with delicate aromas of rose petal, currants, and réglisse.
Italy | Piedmont
Made from Riserva-quality Barolo Nebbiolo, it’s a throwback to the Baroli of yesteryear, profound and stately.
France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
Old-vine Pinot Noir blended from several sites across Gevrey-Chambertin provides a textbook rendition of this village.
Italy | Liguria
Lean, bracing, and tangy—just what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.
France | Loire
The 2025 vintage has its trademark elegance, with notes of blackberries, forest, and graphite.
Italy | Sardinia
It offers deep complexity and layers of flavor, like a nectar of crushed strawberries with a savory, stony finish.
France | Alsace
This mouthwatering and impeccably balanced Riesling is a testament to the majestic heights Alsace’s grands crus can reach.
Italy | Piedmont
Extraordinarily high-toned, silky, and graceful, this is the pinnacle of the family’s world-class Nebbioli.
France | Burgundy
Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.
France | Loire
Delicious and honest naturally sparkling Chenin, bottled with no dosage and no sulfur.
France | Burgundy
Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.
France | Burgundy
This red is a deep, earthy, and stately gem, one that makes you feel grateful for the handful of Pinot Noir vines allowed up along these heights.
France | Northern Rhône
This perfect mix of acidity and unctuous texture gives persistent floral notes with a long almond finish.
France | Corsica
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Italy | Piedmont
Alessandro Fantino’s Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.
France | Provence
With a touch of creaminess following the crisp stone fruit, it’s a Mediterranean white in a cashmere sweater.
Italy | Sicily
Nino Caravaglio’s Scampato is a smoky and lifted rosso abounding with wild red fruit and minerality that evokes the volcanic soil.
France | Burgundy
Old vines planted just after WWII, spicy and deep, rich and full.
Italy | Sicily
Luscious and mouth-coating, this bianco is just like Etna itself: full of contrasts and ever-evolving, a rich patchwork of heady flavors and interesting textures.
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.
France | Burgundy
The Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
France | Alsace
Beautiful aroma, silky mouthfeel, fresh with old-vine weight, interesting, and downright delicious.
France | Provence
A thoroughbred of pure Grenache, this unbridled rouge is fresh and lithe, teeming with juicy dark fruit and ample goût de terroir.
France | Alsace
You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!
France | Burgundy
A blend of two premier cru vineyards, Les Duresses and Les Grands Champs, this bottling has a gorgeous nose with cherry, earthiness, and a faint smokiness.
France | Burgundy
This is Guillemot’s most easily approachable, fun Savigny for drinking young.
France | Southern Rhône
La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.
Italy | Piedmont
This one is vibrant, high-toned, and lengthy, with fragrant, velvety fruit that will make your eyes widen with pleasure.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Old vines give this Carignan a supple, suede-like texture, along with loads of dark fruit, a peaty smokiness, and great minerality.
France | Burgundy
A classic vintage that’s tart, earthy and generous; it’s beaming with pleasure and would be well worth cellaring, too.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
A vibrant country red that mixes the trademark notes of the South with beguiling elegance and drinkability.
France | Loire
Redolent of almonds, honey, and a wide range of citrus, this kaleidoscopic Chenin finishes with a faint tannin, making it ideal alongside sushi, roast chicken, or a hard and flavorful cheese like Comté.
France | Burgundy
Ancient vines, stunning Chardonnay.
France | Loire
This dry Chenin Blanc is etched from the white limestone beneath—crystalline, pure, and chiseled.
France | Burgundy
These Pinot vines soak up minerals, giving us a wine that’s profound, expressive, and as captivating as only high-quality red Burgundy can be.
France | Bordeaux
Taut, alluring, and made from the most seductive raw material—old-vine Sémillon grown on a stony Bordelais terroir—the Les Clous is a nervy, age-worthy wine with hints of tropical fruits like melon, lychee, and lime.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
This deeply garnet stunner, with fine, balanced tannins, made from century old vines, is elegance made liquid.
France | Corsica
A Corsican red from a rosé specialist.
France | Loire
Huguette is a silky, peppery Cabernet Franc from vines over a century in age.
Italy | Friuli
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
The 2024 Voie Royale was aged entirely in foudre, and the result is an utterly distinctive, perfumed, and stony rouge evoking freshly pressed grapes, tart fruit, and violets.
Italy | Sicily
This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.
France | Burgundy
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
France | Corsica
Jean-Baptiste harvests early and ferments in stainless steel tanks to maintain a vibrance that’s balanced by lush notes of citrus and spice.
France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.
France | Loire
Fermented and aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered, it features a delightful kiss of oak on the long, bracing, mouth-watering finish.
Italy | Sardinia
Sporting rich primary fruit, an intense granitic backbone, and mellow tannins, this monument to Sardinian viticulture delivers impressive power.
Italy | Sicily
Grown in volcanic soils, it’s a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
France | Loire
Made from nearly hundred-year-old vines, this a great initiation into the world of Thierry’s white wines.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Simultaneously rustic and graceful, dark and light on its feet, this red shows succulent notes of mixed red and black fruit, spices, and leather.
Italy | Sicily
A sparkling wine from Mount Etna that tastes like a day spent in the sun. Notes of juicy blood orange and pineapple have salty, flinty inflections from the small vineyard’s volcanic home by the sea.
Italy | Sardinia
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
Italy | Friuli
From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.
Italy | Sicily
Delicate floral perfume, medium body, and velvety tannin.
France | Loire
This sparkling wine has decadently rich, honeyed fruit and a nice dollop of buttery brioche.
Italy | Friuli
Richly textured and built to age, it is the ultimate match for a seafood risotto.
France | Bordeaux
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
Italy | Sicily
A profound red wine full of depth, liveliness, and old-school, rustic character.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
It is unique and delicious and showcases an interesting bit of Burgundy’s history.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.
Italy | Sicily
You’ll find whiffs of both Burgundy and Barolo in this single-vineyard bottling from vines planted in 1930, but it is unmistakably Etna.
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