More limestone in the soil compared to Charmois. Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel. Aged in French oak barrels for 24 months, less than 15% new. 30-45 g/L sulfur added at bottling. Corpulent, lemon curd with zippy acidity.

100% Clairette Rose from 80-100 year-old vines in the Serres lieu-dit. Very low yields of 15hl/ha. Fermented and aged in glass demi-johns for 18 months. Bottled exclusively in magnum with limited availability.

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...

Chenin Blanc/Orbois (aka Menu Pineau). This is the first vintage of "Orbin", a skin-macerated white named quite literally as a combination of its two component varieties (Orbois + Chenin), from a pre-phylloxera co-plantation. Forgues farming is certified-organic and the harvest is manual. The...

The flagship wine of the single-vineyard efforts at Saumaize-Michelin. They own a single 1.65 hectare parcel and the oldest vines are nearly 100 years-old. It’s located on the back side of the Roche de Vergisson, a very sunny area. The wine typically has supple fruit with dazzling minerality,...

New! 100% Marsanne aged on the fine lees for eleven months in oak, 10% new. 70% of the vines are forty years-old and the balance are ten years-old.

Boissonneuse is a single holding of 11 hectares and the first parcel that Julien began farming following biodynamic agriculture back in 1998. The parcel is on a hillside beside the village of Préhy and contains kimmeridgian soil of exceptionally high quality, with very fine minerals.The 30 year-old...

This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau family. This is the fourth generation of Biotteau to make wine here, so they are careful to respect the land.  This gorgeously subtle Chenin Blanc comes from the village of Saint-Jean-de...

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...