100% Pinot Noir from a VDP Grosse Lage (Grand Cru), that is tiny, west facing, and high elevation. Spontan fermentation of whole clusters, aged in barrique for 18 months. Layers of spicy, deep fruited flavor land you on solid bedrock limestone at the finish. This wine is built to ravish and last.

100% Chardonnay from a vineyard dating to 1593. The vines grow at mid-slope in a cool, west-facing site where a thin layer of silt covers active limestone. (Note: Simone considers this a grand cru site, but it's currently classed as a 1er Cru because there are no grand cru Chardonnays in the...

90% Tempranillo and 10% Garnacha, sourced from La Loma, a vineyard in the southwest of Briones at 534 meters above sea level. The vines are planted in the traditional "vaso" (bush) style on an east-facing slope in calcareous soil. Grapes are hand-harvested, cold-soaked for three days, and then...

Vitola Reserva comes from vines planted in the 1970s, in slopes facing northwest. Soils are very poor, far from the Ebro river, and very rocky.  The wine is made of 96% Tempranillo with 4% Graciano (for acidity.) It ages for two years in French oak (30% new), and the rest in bottle, before release.

100% Mazuelo (Carignan) from the La Quinta Cruz vineyard, planted in 1986 on a southeastern slope near the Ebro River. The vineyard's diverse soils range from sandy/clay to stony. Grapes were hand-harvested and fermented in stainless steel, then aged for one year in a combination of large oak...

A blend of Chardonnay and Chardonnay Musqué (~70%), an aromatic mutation of Chardonnay, has a floral nose, and is round, with nice persistance on the palate. Chardonnay Musqué was a favorite of Pierre's great grandfather. Bart makes about 125 cases per year. Aged for eight months in stainless steel...

Champs Salomon is considered to be one of the very best sites in Marsannay. Bart's strikes a perfect balance of plum fruit, structured with fine tannins and salinity.

Monopole for Bart and a flagship for the winery. A special site with sandy soil located between two combes. Aged 20% in a 600L barrel and the rest in 228L barrels.

Clos de Beze spends 15 months in barrel with 40% new oak. 20% whole cluster fermentation. The oldest vines were planted in 1922.

Aged in a mix of barrels, démi muids, and foudres. Super pure fruit. Juicy. Basil nose, strawberry and cherry. 5% new oak.

Pierre's great grandfather, a Clair in Clair-Dau, put Marsannay on the map when he created the first Marsannay Rose in 1919 and it became sought after in Dijon. Bart's rose is a blend from several different parcels. It's excellent, mineral, with racey persistance and can age for two to five years....

Ouzeloy has a sandy soil. The wine delivers great purity of fruit, structured with fine tannins. 5% new oak.

The soil is chalky en troc marl with fossilized oyster shells. It's very fragile and when it's hot the soil stays cool and has water. Cherry, bit more closed, but has structure. Aged in 20% new oak. Fermentation with 20% whole cluster.

La Montagne is more exposed to the south with a white soil that reflects the light. It's at the bottom of a combe and cools quickly at night with a steady cool breeze. On the palate, it's pretty, elegant, and refined. 10% whole cluster fermentation.

100% Sauvignon. 2023 is Petite Empreinte's second tiny vintage of St. Bris. The fruit comes from 2 micro-parcels of vines: one planted in 1990 on a western-exposed, Kimmeridgian limestone ridge in the village of Vincelottes, minutes south of Saint Bris and west of Irancy, and the second planted in...

"Les Gaignés" comes from a chalky soil with silt and sand deposits. It's a great intro to Duveau's style - with pure fruit and a hint of pepper. Made entirely in cement tanks.

Duveau makes two reds from the famous "Poyeux" vineyard in Chacé. Contrary to what you would expect, the "Bas Poyeux" has little top soil and is composed of sandy limestone on top of rocky green chalk. The vines were planted in 1960. It's aged in a mix of cement and barrels. On the palate, it...

The "Hauts Poyeux" is situated on the upper slopes of the Poyeux terroir iwth layers of calcareous sand and fossilized seashells on tuffeau. The vines were planted in 1980. This Cabernet Franc is aged for twelve months in barrels, and combining fine tannins with rich fruit, in a balanced, complex...

Thirty year-old Chenin Blanc grown in alternating layers of calcareous sand on tuffeau (green chalky limestone found in the Loire Valley) in the "Hunaudière" vineyard in the town of Saint-Cyr. Aged for six months in concrete tanks and neutral barrels. On the palate there is great tension with lime...