100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois locally).  The fruit for the "Château" bottling comes from estate plots totaling 5 hectares with vines averaging 40 years old. All of Combel's vines are limestone-rich soils typical of the Causse Calcaire plateau on which they lie--but the vines in this cuvée are on...

A new expression of Chateaneuf-du-Pape Blanc in the 2021 vintage. It’s a blend of 60% Clairettes and 40% Roussanne from the Serres lieu-dit with galets stones, gravel, and blue clay. It’s the first vintage that is aged in a mix of glass demi-johns and two year-old demi-muids barrels. Clairette...

Beatus Ille is mostly Grenache blended with about 15% Cinsault from a parcel named, La Lionne, in the Sorgues district, just at the southern border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and another parcel. It’s blended with a bit of Syrah from Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It’s 100% destemmed and fermented and aged in...

“Colombis” has become an iconic wine of Ferrando’s. It’s quite unique in her portfolio as it’s the only Châteauneuf that does not comes from the Les Serres vineyard. It’s 100% Grenache that comes from four parcels on the plateau of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with northfacing vineyards: Rayas and Colombis...

Aged a minimum of 18 months in 100% new oak. Golden color. The nose is dominated by fruit, with notes of flowers; subtle andaromatic, with lovely fruit and length of the palate and a hint of spice on the finish.

100% Chardonnay. The original Boulard family vineyard is in the village of Cormicy, at the northernmost limit of Champagne in a sub-zone called the Massif de St. Thierry. The Boulards have 1.6 hectares of vines here. The fruit for the blanc de blancs comes from a 0.25-hectare sliver of Chardonnay...

100% Chardonnay. The original Boulard family vineyard is in the village of Cormicy, at the northernmost limit of Champagne in a sub-zone called the Massif de St. Thierry, well northwest of the city of Reims. The Boulards have 1.6 hectares of vines here. "Les Rachais" is the heart of their tiny...

A blend of young Calvados, distilled with extreme care in a copper column still. Aged more than 3 years in oak casks. Several generations of the Lelouvier family have sought to identify farms producing fine Calvados in the Ferté Macé and Domfront regions.  There is probably NOT a better pairing...

In 2015, chateau owner Bertrand Gourdou was searching through an old desk when he came across a label that his grandfather had made in the early 1970's; that wine was called "Le pot-de-vin" which, in French, translates to "the bribe", which for that era was an audacious play on words for a wine...

This is one of the only Pouilly-Fuisse that Saumaize-Michelin makes from the village of Solutre. They have a .25 hectare parcel with south east exposure and 45 year old vines. The vines are at about 300 meters altitude compared to Vergisson where the average is 370 meters high. The subsoil here is...

This is one of the most recent parcels purchased by the winery in 2013, thanks to their son Vivian. The vines are 25 years-old an planted on an incredibly steep slope. Working here is harrowing to say the least and everything must be done by hand. It's very hard work, but the terroir is exceptional...

Saint Amour is bounding with juicy raspberry fruit. It's full of energy with great minerality and silky tannins. Saint Amour has the most diverse geology of all of the Cru Beaujolais. Pirolette is distinct because the vineyards are near the top of the hill, where you have very little top soil and...

Domaine de la Pirolette makes two single-vineyard wines, each showcasing a different terroir found within Saint-Amour. The "Poulette" comes from pink granite and is vinified entirely in cement eggs. The shape allows the lees to be contantly moving. The "Poulette" has a great attack, with gorgeous,...

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru FINS BOIS PARCELLE : ”Le Fief” ALC :40% vol. AGEING : 25% of the lot in new wood. Fine-grained French oak barrels. Long toasting. TASTING ADVICE  To be served on the rocks or in a cocktail, it's easy without being simple, pleasant without being too overpowering. No...

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru BORDERIES PARCELLE : ”Chez Garraud” ALC :40% vol.  AGEING 15% of the lot in new barrels. Fine-grained French oak. Lightly toasted TASTING ADVICE  As an aperitif, it matches well hard ewes milk cheeses or a creamy spread. Also perfect as a digestive with almond cake. 100...