From the lieu-dit Combottes. Purchased grapes, harvested by Seiichi’s team, sustainable, from 0.17 ha. Fermented and aged in neutral barrels.

From the commune of Cormot-le-Grand, northwest-facing, limited sunshine exposure, clay-marl soil. 100% whole cluster, minimal SO2 addition before vinification, 3-day cold maceration at 12 degrees C, semi-carbonic maceration and ambient yeast fermentation in tank, gentle punch-downs at the end of...

From Pommard Les Lormes and De Sousa,1ha. 50% whole cluster with minimal added SO2, 3-day cold maceration, long ambient yeast fermentation in 1600L tank with gentle punch-downs, mostly at the end of fermentation. Aged for 12 months in used barrels and another 3 months in tank. No fining, no...

From Château du Poncié, hillside, northeast-facing, 0.17 ha. Cool area, well-draining granite soils.100% whole cluster with minimal added SO2, 3-day cold maceration, short ambient yeast fermentation in 3850L tank with just a few gentle punch-downs. Aged for 12 months in used barrels and another 8...

Les Clous: 0.17 ha, southwest-facing, heavy clay and marl soils. Nampoillon:0.52 ha, southwest-facing, cool area with well-draining soils. No tilling,and harvested 5 days after Les Clous. 100% whole cluster with minimal added SO2, 3-day cold maceration, long ambient yeast fermentation in 1600L tank...

From “En Mainbey” in Fussey. South-facing, well-draining clay-limestone soil. Pressed in a pneumatic press (1.5 hours) and settled for 12 hours. Long ambient yeast fermentation in used barrels with no added SO2. Aged for 12 months in used barrels and another 3 months in tank. No fining, no...

Altenbourg has always been very special for the Sparr family. While not grand cru, Altenbourg is considered one of the best lieu-dits in Alsace. Charles' grandfather was the first to plant riesling here 60 years ago, a limestone soil, in the village of Kientzheim. Charles farms .6 hectare here...

An outstanding, limited Pinot Noir, from an exceptional limestone plot in Sigolsheim that sits just next to the grand cru Mambourg. Charles recently planted Pinot here, using grafts from the Clos des Epeneaux vineyard in Burgundy. He planted densely one vine per every meter and he plows by horse....

100% Pinot Blanc from a gravel plot in Sigolsheim. Aged in stainless steel tanks. Toasty almond notes with yellow fruits and a punchy energy.

A blend of roughly equal parts Grenache, Syrah & Mourvedre, Les Traverses comes from primarily the younger vines on the property (15-30 years), grapes are hand harvested and are fermented in tank. Fermentations are natural with partial whole clusters and then the wine is aged for six months in...

A blend of Grenache with about 10% Mourvèdre, from younger vines planted on gravelly clay-limestone soil. Hand-harvested, the whole clusters are pressed gently and slowly to extract the pale color, followed by an indigenous fermentation in concrete. Aged for up to six months in concrete tank.

100% Chenin Blanc from 6.51 hectares of mainly south-facing vineyard sites planted on schist soils. Hand harvested, fermented with indigenous yeast and aged for two years in large French oak barrels.

Pure Chenin Blanc from mostly schist terroir (plus some pudding stone) in the village of Siant Lambert du Lattay. This is the only “village” Dry wine that is made in the estate with the rest being either lieu-dut bottlings are single cru bottlings. One year in a combination of barrel and vat.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN 3/1.5L Pure Chenin Blanc from the ensemble of the property’s holdings in the Grand Cru of Quarts de Chaume, the terrier is a blend of both schist and pudding sandstone and is almost entirely sound facing over the Layon river. Again in both barrel and vat for 18 months.

Domaine Belargus owns 2.96-hectares of vines in this eastern and southeastern-facing lieu-dit of Rouères. Late harvest Chenin hand harvested, fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged for two years in French oak

One of the three plots originally listed in the decree creating the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. Its name (derived from old French) comes from the shape of the plot, which constitutes a small valley. The soil is very thin  as the plot rests on a flush schist area, providing mineral tension and...

Pure Chenin Blanc from the 2.72 hectare monopole of the Coteau des Treilles. The “Côte-Rôtie” of the Loire was abandoned after WWII because of the steep slopes (up to 70%) and remoteness of inside what is now Pont Barré Natural Reserve. The soil is a mashup of geological chaos including magmatic...