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Villard, Francois

Villard, Francois - Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc"
from Rhône, France

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr from the lieu-dits, Le Plomb, Cote Bodin, Le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Servonniere, and Le Mont, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Ninety percent whole cluster, macerated...

Sustainable
DB3114-23

Villard, Francois - Condrieu “Terrasses du Palat”
Viognier from Rhône, France
JD:93 JG:92 VM:90 WS:93 Sustainable
DB3111-22

Villard, Francois - Marsanne/Roussanne “Contours de Mairlant” VdF
While blend (mostly Marsanne) from Rhône, France
JG:92 Sustainable
DB3117-23

Villard, Francois - Viognier “Contours de Deponcins”
Viognier from Rhône, France

A young-vine Viognier from two villages known for Condrieu, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône and Verin. The vines here are planted right in the same slope that is otherwise classified as Condrieu; it just happens that the land didn’t have vines planted when the appellation was made. The soil is sandy granite...

JG:92 Sustainable
DB3116-23

Villard, Francois - Saint Peray “Version”
While blend (mostly Marsanne) from Rhône, France

Villard makes four different Condrieu wines and three are single vineyards. Villard owns three hectares in the Poncins vineyard in Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône and makes two wines from this parcel. DePoncins comes from 25 year old vines. Aged for 11 months, without racking, in 30% new barrels and 70% in...

JD:92 VM:90 WS:93 Sustainable
DB3112-22

Villard, Francois - Syrah "L'Appel des Sereines" VdF
Syrah from Rhône, France

DB3108-22

Villard, Francois - Condrieu "Villa Pontciana"
Viognier from Rhône, France
JD:96 VM:94 Sustainable
DB3717-22

Villard, Francois - Crozes-Hermitage Rouge “Certitude”

JG:92
DB3115-22

Villard, Francois - Condrieu "Deponcins"
Viognier from Rhône, France

DB3212-22

Villard, Francois - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France

A blend from several steep parcels with east and south east exposure (Ardoix, Chavanay, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf). From 20 year-old vines planted in decomposed granite and quartz soil. Fermentation with eighty percent whole clusters in open-top wood and stainless steel tanks. Aged fourteen months in...

JD:92 JG:91+ Sustainable
DB3113-22

Villard, Francois - Condrieu "Grand Vallons"
Viognier from Rhône, France
VM:92
DB3213-22

Produttori del Gavi

Produttori del Gavi - Gavi "Il Forte"
Cortese from Piedmont, Italy

100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic fortress that towers over the region’s namesake village. Cool temperature fermentation for 20 days, aging in steel through the winter months. Bright, balanced, aromatic, fruity wine. Floral...

DB8413-24

Brocard, Julien

Brocard, Julien - Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
DE:94 VM:93 Biodynamic
DB3849-22

Brocard, Julien - Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
Biodynamic
DB3849-23

Brocard, Julien - Chablis 1er Cru Cote de Lechet
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
DE:91 VM:92+ Biodynamic
DB1094-22

Brocard, Julien - Chablis 1er Cru Vaudevey
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France

Vaudevey is located in the valley situated behind the Côte de Léchet. Brocard has four hectares on a very steep slope with east exposure. It’s one of the coldest sites of all of the 1er Cru. It spends 12-13 months in large foudres. It has a richness to it and finishes with a lean and salty finish.

DE:92 VM:92 Biodynamic
DB1093-22

Brocard, Julien - Petit Chablis "Plantes"
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
Biodynamic
DB1090-23

Brocard, Julien - Chablis "Boissonneuse"
Chardonnay from Burgundy, France
Biodynamic
DB1091-23

Monte di Grazia

Monte di Grazia - Rosso “Melogna” IGT Campania
Red blend from Campania, Italy

"Melogna", dialect for badger, is a new wine for Monte di Grazia. It’s a field blend that harkens back to old-school farmer wines. 60% Piedirosso, 30% Tintore di Tramonti, 4% Moscio, 3% Olivella, and 3% Sciascinoso from a 0.3ha pergola at 600m, planted 30 years ago. Harvest was at yields of 30hl/...

Organic
DB1103-22

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Bianco
White Blend from Campania, Italy

40% Ginestra, 40% Biancatenera, and 20% Pepella. The grapes come from 5 different parcels totaling 1.2 hectares, between 270 and 600m, with soil rich in volcanic pumice. The vines are planted in pergola and range from 25-100+ years old. The Harvest was very low yields of 2,200 kg/ha (about 17 hl/ha...

Organic
DB1101-21

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosso
Red blend from Campania, Italy

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...

Organic
DB1104-18

Condello, Chiara

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Riserva "Le Lucciole"
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Organic
DB0696-22

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Organic
DB0695-23

Michelini i Mufatto (ES)

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - A Merced
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain
WA:95 Organic
DB6842-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - Encinado
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

Sourced from a single vineyard planted 70 years ago and left untended for decades before the Michelinis purchased and revived it. It sits at a high elevation, with sandy soils layered over gray slate. Made entirely from whole clusters, the grapes were foot-trodden and fermented in amphorae with an...

JG:93 WA:97 Organic
DB6845-21

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - D.O. Bierzo, "Motorpsico"
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

A fun, delicious, and light wine made from plots from the same zone as A Merced. The wine is made mostly of Mencia, with about thirty per cent of white grapes in the blend. Like all other of their Bierzo wines, it is foot-trodden, and here the blend of grapes is co-fermented, with the must added...

WA:92+ Organic
DB4918-23

Michelini i Mufatto (ES) - ‘En El Camino‘ (Mencía)
Mencia from Bierzo, Spain

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...

TA:91 WA:92+ Organic
DB6844-22

Iuli

Iuli - Vino Bianco "Barat" (Baratuciat)
Baratuciat from Piedmont, Italy
Organic
DB2340-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso "La Rina" (Slarina)
Slarina from Piedmont, Italy

La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared. Fabrizio is a believer in this grape and he planted nearly a hectare and half of it in 2013. With such a large surface area (for Slarina), he jokes, "I am the most important producer of Slarina in the...

Organic
DB2341-22

Iuli - Vino Rosso "TA DA!"
Vino Rosso from Piedmont, Italy
Organic
DB3221-23

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Natalin" (Grignolino)
Grignolino from Piedmont, Italy

Natalin is made with 100% Grignolino. Natalin was also Fabrizio's grandfather's nickname and Grignolino was the wine he loved the most. This wine comes from a few different vineyards, planted in 1970, 1990, and 2016 with east, west, and north expsoures. Fermentation in concrete vats with 12...

Organic
DB2342-23

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Rossore" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Rossore, 100% Barbera, was Fabrizio's first wine. The name refers to the red flush on one's cheeks after drinking it. It comes from different south-facing parcels planted between 1985 and 1990, harvest at the end of September or beginning of October. Vinification is in concrete with 21-28 days of...

Organic
DB2346-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Umberta" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Umberta is 100% Barbera and the so-called "entry-level" wine at Iuli. Coming from south-facing vineyards planted between 1940 and 1999, it is typically harvested the first week of October. Vinified in concrete with 20 days of maceration. Aged in concrete for 10-11 months, with an additional...

Organic
DB2345-23

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Malidea" (Nebbiolo)
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

Malidea is 100% Nebbiolo. It's also the name of the hill between the cantina and where the Nebbiolo vines were planted, in 1999. "Mal' idea" in Italian means "bad idea," an apt name for a Nebbiolo wine in the land of Barbera, but a challenge Fabrizio wanted to take. The south-facing vineyard was...

Organic
DB2344-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Nino" (Pinot Noir)
Pinot Noir from Piedmont, Italy

Nino is 100% Pinot Noir. Fabrizio, a lover of Burgundy, planted one hectare of Pinot in 1999, with a northern exposure at 380m above sea level. "Nino" is local dialect for "bambino," as he feels this wine is like a kid: delicate, fun, with a lot of clean, youthful fruit. Vinified in stainless...

Organic
DB2343-21

Iuli - Vino Rosso Barabba (Barbera)
Vino Rosso from Piedmont, Italy

Barabba is 100% Barbera, not produced every year. Previously it had been made with Fabrizio’s grandfather’s prized vines, which reached almost 100 years in age. It now comes from a plot of 80-90-yr-old vines that Fabrizio rents and fully farms. Fermented in concrete w/ macerations lasting around...

Organic
DB2347-19

100% Grechetto. From certified-biodynamic vines, planted in 1987 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils and trained in the local traditional palmetta style. The bunches are hand-harvested early in the morning and immediately destemmed and gently pressed while the fruit is still cool. Only the...

Biodynamic
DB3150-23

Fongoli - Montefalco Rosso DOC
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9101-20

Fongoli - Trebbiano Spoletino IGT Umbria "Maceratum"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

100% Trebbiano Spoletino. From certified-biodynamic vines, planted in 2004 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a south-facing slope. The bunches are hand-harvested early in the morning and immediately destemmed and gently pressed while the fruit is still cool. Only the free-run juice is...

Biodynamic
DB2052-22

Fongoli - Montefalco Rosso Riserva DOC "Serpullo"
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy

60% Sangiovese/20% Sagrantino/20% Montepulciano. From certified-biodynamic, mixed plantings from 1975 and 1986 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on south- and southwest-facing slopes. Berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously in open-topped wooden vats (tini) without temperature...

Biodynamic
DB9104-19

Fongoli - IGT Umbria Rosso "Rossofongoli"
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9100-23

Fongoli - Trebbiano Spoletino IGT Umbria Frizzante "Laetitia Bullarum"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

100% Trebbiano Spoletino. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. Fermentation occurs with native yeasts in open-topped tanks with no temperature control or sulfur. Maceration is approximately 24 hours. The wine is aged on its fine lees in stainless steel for 3...

Biodynamic
DB2807-21

Fongoli - Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy

100% Sagrantino. From certified-biodynamic vines planted in 2007 on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a south-facing slope. The berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously without temperature control and with a tiny bit of sulfur. Maceration lasts around 30 days. The wine is aged for...

Biodynamic
DB9179-17

Fongoli - IGT Umbria Rosso Passito "Decius" (Sagrantino)
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9181-15

Fongoli - Sagrantino Montefalco DOCG "Fracanton"
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy

100% Sagrantino. From Fongoli's oldest vines, which are certified-biodynamic and were planted in 1975 by Angelo Fongoli's grandfather (nicknamed "Fracanton") on the estate's heavy clay-limestone soils on a southwest-facing slope. The berries are destemmed and fermented spontaneously in open-topped...

Biodynamic
DB3697-16

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Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand

100% Sauvignon Blanc. A single vineyard expression from the Ashmore Farm on the Southern side of the Wairau Valley at the foothills of a small mountain range (Around 450m elevation). Soils are a mix of silt, clays and some river gravels giving the wine a certain freshness and structure. Fermented...

Organic
DB3746-23

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