Varieties: 90% Glera, 10% Perera and Bianchetta. Harvested by hand. Vineyard: Col San Martino in the lieu-dit “Rive Alte,” 3.5 hectares at 250-270m above sea level. Planted in 1965, 1980, and 2011.  Eastern exposure. Trained in the traditional Sylvoz or Doppio Capovolto. Soils: In the steep section...

Sourced from all the estate's red grapes that are not directed towards the Barbera Superiore. Several parcels over 3 hectares are harvested for this wine.  The vines were planted between 1955 and 1990 with 6,000 plants/hectare. Exposures are both north and south. In 2018, the blend is basically 90...

100% Montepulciano from a 0.5ha parcel planted in 1985, facing west at 250m, on silty clay with gypsum outcroppings.  The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Fermentation occurs spontaneously in stainless steel with a brief maceration of 3-4 days. Aging occurs in stainless steel and used barriques,...

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...

Mainly Riesling, Welschriesling and Zierfandler made in one 750-litre barrel with minimal intervention. A slightly cooler cellar corner, a little more air contact, no filtration, no added sulphur; the finished result was a wine completely different to that of previous years. Innocent, almost clear...

90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age varies between 25-100+ years. Harvest was at yields of 4,000 kg/ha (about 25hl/ha).  Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with 15 days of maceration.  Aged in stainless...

Sourced from several parcels of vines that are at least 50 years old.  The blend is 90% Mencía and 10% “other”, including Palomino, Doña Blanca and Alicante Bouschet. About 50%  of the grapes are fermented on whole clusters. The wine is then aged for ten months in clay amphorae. 2,000 bottles...

Tempranillo Blanco is a mutation of Tempranillo, a thick-skinned white grape.  It was found and replanted in a vineyard which is now around 35 year old vines on a mix of clay and limestone soils. Grapes are destemmed and pressed softly in concrete where the wine ferments.  After fermentation the...

The part of single-vineyard Zieregg where the Morillon is planted changes from limestone to marl, which has more heat storage capacity and is ideal for a full-bodied wine. It’s very steep with a 50% gradiant. Cool winds favor the aromatic expression of the grape. Aged for 24 months on lees in small...