48g/l RS, 10.4g acid, 8.5% alc. Stefan Müller holds vineyards in the villages of Niedermennig and Krettnach. One of his prized sites is a parcel of 50 year-old vines (“alte reben”) situated in the western, south-west-facing part of the Niedermenniger Sonnenberg. This parcel is situated on iron-rich...

8.3g/l RS and 8.5g/l acidity. The Muller Estate Trocken comes this year from old vines from 1983 at the top of the Niedermenniger Herrenberg, a red slate site. Vinified dry in 2/3 stainless steel, 1/3 Fuder barrels. Energetic, crunchy, mineral, and far more serious a wine than it has to be -- as...

60+g/l RS, 10-11g acid, 7.5% alc. Mostly a mix of old vines planted in 1967 in the south-facing Röderchen parcel of the vineyard, plus a parcel of centenarian vines planted in the 1920s. This is a masterpiece of precision and ripeness. Very small amounts are produced each year. Can be cellared for...

43.6g/l RS, 10g acid, 7.5% alc. Krettnacher Altenberg and Euchariusberg are two of the top-ranked sites on the Saar; steep, well-situated, and slatey. But Altenberg is much smaller, cooler, and in addition to its foundational blue-grey slate, contains the exceedingly rare "green slate" known as...

100% Viognier from Chavanay and Vérin, with decomposed granite and quartz terroir. Twenty-five-year-old vines. Low temperature fermentation in barrels with native yeasts. Aged eleven months in fifteen percent new and eighty-five percent used oak barrels.

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...

82% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc. Bordeaux Supérieur aged for twelve months in an equal mix of stainless steel and oak barrels. Juicy blackberry and plum notes with lush, supple tannins. A classic Bordeaux for discerning babblers.

100% Sauvignon Blanc from Kimmeridgian marl soils that are more than 160 million years. These soils are composed of layers of clay, small fossilized oyster shells with limestone sediments. Direct pressing with cold settling for 48 hours. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel vats for two to...

100% Pinot Noir, from 30 year old vines. The soil is composed of layers of clay and small fossilized oyster shells with limestone sediment. Grapes are sorted in the cellar then placed in stainless steel tanks where the alcoholic fermentation and maceration takes place for three weeks. Malolactic...

From three Grand Cru villages: Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry. Vinified in stainless steel where it goes through malolactic fermentation. Aged on lees for 36 months. 2021 base vintage. 4g/L dosage.