Les Tosses is a steep, 90-year-old vineyard of head-pruned Carinyena on llicorella soil that Dominik Huber discovered while riding his motorbike on the twisting and mountainous dirt roads around Torroja. While many growers in the Priorat preferred Garnatxa or were planting Cabernet Sauvignon and...

Tasting Les Manyes blind is a thrilling exercise. Without a reference point to guide you, you find yourself wandering around the Mediterranean confused if you’re in Spain, the Rhône, or Piedmont. There are a couple of reasons why Les Manyes is so unique in the Priorat. Firstly, this is not Garnatxa...

An outstanding, limited Pinot Noir, from an exceptional limestone plot in Sigolsheim that sits just next to the grand cru Mambourg. Charles recently planted Pinot here, using grafts from the Clos des Epeneaux vineyard in Burgundy. He planted densely one vine per every meter and he plows by horse....

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...

While most of the vineyards of Courbissac cluster close to the Domaine, there is a plot of 45-year-old Syrah grown in a sheltered site on chalky clay-limestone soils in the neighboring village of Les Félines where Brunhilde gets the grapes for Pandore.  100% Hand Harvested Syrah, native yeast...

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...

ALSO AVAILABLE IN 3/1.5L Situated at the start of the Côte des Forges, at the foot of La Roche-aux-Moines, the "Clos des Ruchères" sits on a hillside composed of rare purple schists within the appellation. The vineyard is covered by a very thin soil layer, approximately twenty centimeters deep. The...

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.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN 3/1.5L Domaine Belargus took over Jo Pithon’s 0.57-hectares in Bonnes Blanches, one of the famed crus of the Layon valley from the work of Jo Pithon, Domaine Oggereau, and Réné Mosse. This gently sloping lieu-dit faces north, and the soils are rich in schist.  24 months in large...

One of the three plots originally listed in the decree creating the Quarts-de-Chaume appellation. Its name (derived from old French) comes from the shape of the plot, which constitutes a small valley. The soil is very thin  as the plot rests on a flush schist area, providing mineral tension and...

Quarts is a south-facing lieu-dit within Quarts de Chaume, historically managed by the seigneurs de Haute Guerche before the French Revolution. For generations, they had tithed a quarter of the wine produced from this parcel to the Abbey of Ronceray in Angers, a tradition reflected in the...

The return of the Rosso!  Grapes from the three crus--Sorgente (40%), Piaggione (30%), Teatro (30%)--harvested and fermented separately.  Fermentation in stainless steel with about 35 days of maceration, after which a blend is made, with aging for 31 months in 3000L Mittelberger cask.  Bottled in...

Piaggione, covering 1.2ha, faces to the E/SE with fossil-rich calcareous soils at 420 to 450m of elevation. The vineyard is divided by a terrace into two different parcels that were planted in 1994 and 2007, respectively.  Fermentation in stainless steel w/ macerations lasting 20 to 40 days.  Aged ...

100% Frappato. 13.1% abv.