A special blend of Riesling, Muscat, and Pinot Blanc from gravel, clay, and limestone soils. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The Riesling gives this wine a notable acidity, keeping it vibrant and fresh with the fruitiness from all three and the floral touch the Muscat brings. A...

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...

100% Pinot Blanc from granitic, gravel, and limestone soils in three villages Turckheim, Ingersheim, and Sigolsheim. Fermented spontaneoulsy and aged in stainless steel tanks before the second fermentation in bottle. Bottled with zero dosage. Bone dry, with minerals in the midpalate and a bright...

100% Xarel.lo Vermell from 40-year-old vines grown in clay/limestone soil. Hand-harvested, lightly crushed with a 48-hour maceration, Pressed, fermented in stainless steel, and then aged for three months.

Grapes from 70-year-old Cinsault vines planted on a west-facing hillside at an elevation of 400m and on gravelly marl and limestone soils. Grapes are hand harvested and left whole cluster and undergo a 9-12 day maceration without pigeage or remontage. Fermented in vat and later aged for 6 months in...

Roc du Piere, as its name indicates, comes from the rockiest part of Domaine de Courbissac. This site has a southeastern exposure. Brunnhilde and Reinhard consider this site their premier cru vineyard. Grapes are hand harvested, left whole cluster and undergo a 9-12 day maceration without pigeage...

Pure Chenin Blanc from one of the three original decreed parcels of the Quarts de Chaume, Rouères. This parcel is southeast-facing and just a few meters north of the Layon river. This parcel produces powerful, dense, and firmly structured dry Quarts de Chaume. Aged for 18 months in barrel before...

Les Quarts is the original plot that gave its name to the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. The Quarts-de- Chaume terroir—a sunny, south-facing hillside on schists, exposed to the morning mists of the Layon River and ventilated by constant winds—results in a botrytis of rare concentration. Hand...

6/375ml Pure late-harvest Chenin Blanc from south-facing parcels bordering the Layon river. Harvested slightly earlier than most in the region to maintain freshness. Aged for 14 months in barrel.

Sorgente, a 1.5-hectare cru at 450m facing SW, previously made Salicutti’s Rosso di Montalcino. It is named for the water source (sorgente) that runs below.  As the vines have gotten older and more expressive, it is now elevated to Brunello stature.  Sorgente has more clay in the topsoil compared...

Elsa is 100% Sangiovese, coming from the only parcel not contiguous to the estate, 0.81 hectares, planted in 2004, just below Castelnuovo dell'Abate, in the southern part of the Montalcino appellation. Fermentation in stainless w/ 10-20 days of maceration. Aged in 800L clay anfora for 20 months,...

100% Nero d’Avola.  13.2% abv.

DrankAnte comes from the same four parcels as Vignesperse.  Approximately 30% Sangiovese, 30% Ciliegiolo, 15% Moscato d'Amburgo, 10% Bonarda, 5% Abrusco, 10% Cavarese/Pollera/unknown indigenous varieties. 5 days of maceration. The dry wine is refermented in bottle using unfermented must from the...

Vignesperse or "Scattered Vineyards,"  is about 50% Trebbiano and 50% Malvasia from four vineyards, totaling 1.6 hectares, in the villages of Campo, Cascio, Roccalberti, and Antisciana. The parcels are between 50 and 150 years old, at 300-700m above sea level.  Harvested in mid/late September, made...

100% Garnacha fermented in stainless steel. The wine sees about six to eight days of skin contact and it is aged for six months.

100% Garnacha from two vineyards that sit on the top of La Figuera mountain. Soils here are mostly red clay with some gypsum and the vines are about 60 years old. Grapes are fermented whole cluster in cement and see a short maceration (six to eight days). Aged in cement for six months.