In Remington Norman and Charles Taylor’s book, The Great Domaines of Burgundy, Les Vergelesses and Île des Vergelesses are described as top sites in the village of Pernand-Vergelesses, “wines of weight and structure, capable of aging for twenty years or more.” Les Vergelesses is just below Île,...

This cuvée comes from four parcels which total 1.12 hectare, situated mid-slope and spread in homogenous fashion over the whole appellation, giving a nice typicity of Bressandes. The soils are deep and made up in equal parts of limestone and clay, giving the wine lovely balance and great length on...

Many argue that Île des Vergelesses should be classified as a Grand Cru. It’s true that in the best years, with it’s eastern exposure and mid-slope location, it behaves as a Grand Cru. Chandon de Briailles has a healthy three hectares planted to pinot noir, located in an area with a nice slope, and...

50% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault, 20% Grenache. The soft, ochre-tinged color is highly evocative of the sun-soaked Provençal countryside. Full of fruit with a touch of spice and citrus peel— balanced and structured. A perennial favorite.

100% Chenin Blanc. "Les Rosiers" is from Bellivière's younger Jasnières vines, across 24 parcels totaling 5 hectares. The vines are planted on flinty clay soils rich in tuffeau (soft limestone), are certified-biodynamic and harvested by hand. The bunches are direct-pressed into tank and the juice...

50% Grenache Blanc/25% Viognier/25% Vermentino. Caragouille--named for the tiny snails found in the vineyard--is Bellivière's first macerated white and is part of their "Les Arches de Bellivière" line of Vin de France wines. The vines are not part of the estate but rather from a Ventoux (southern...

50% Gamay/50% Pineau d'Aunis. From certified-biodynamic estate vines planted on flinty clay over tuffeau and yielding a maximum of 25 hl/ha. Harvest is manual. The grapes are destemmed, gently crushed and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in vat. Maceration lasts several weeks with...

100% Chenin Blanc. "Eparses" is from Bellivière's oldest Coteaux du Loir vines across 6 tiny parcels. These gobelet-pruned, 80-100-year-old beauties are planted on flinty, sandy clay soils over tuffeau (soft limestone), are certified-biodynamic and harvested by hand. The bunches are direct-pressed...

40% Corvina/30% Corvinone/20% Rondinella/10% Oseleta & Molinara. From certified-biodynamic estate vines ranging from 25-65 years old, the same ones from which Monte dall'Ora makes their entry-level Saseti and their ripasso Saustò. The vineyard is a south-facing hillside of ancient terraces that...

40% Corvina/30% Corvinone/20% Rondinella/10% Oseleta & Molinara. From certified-biodynamic estate vines ranging from 25-65 years old, the same ones from which Monte dall'Ora makes their entry-level Saseti and their Amarone and Recioto. The vineyard is a south-facing hillside of ancient terraces...

50% Corvina/20% Corvinone/ 20% Rondinella/10% Molinara & Oseleta. A very short maceration of the Valpolicella varieties. Biodynamically farmed vines in pergola on restored ancient  terraces on the south-facing hill in front of the winery. Light in color, body and alcohol (10.5%) and in a liter...

100% Sangiovese. Sourced from 4 hectares of organically farmed vines about a half hour from Montesecondo in Barberino Val d'Elsa. The whole clusters are pressed and fermented spontaneously in tank without sulfur. The wine ferments to near dryness and clarity in tank and is bottled in the spring...

100% Sangiovese. From certified-biodynamic estate vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa at the northern edge of the Chianti Classico zone. The fruit can come from two sites--one lower-lying, warmer, with heavier clay soils with alluvial stones, the other much higher, cooler, north-facing and...

100% Sangiovese. From certified-biodynamic vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa at the northern edge of the Chianti Classico zone. The fruit comes from two sites--one lower-lying, warmer, with heavier clay soils with alluvial stones, the other much higher, cooler, north-facing and limestone-forward...

100% Sangiovese. "San Martino" 2018 is the first separate bottling of this parcel of vines, the wine from which normally goes into Montesecondo's Chianti Classico. The vineyard is certified-biodynamic and at about 600 meters facing northeast on a steep slope of galestro soils in San Casciano in Val...

60% Zibibbo/40% Albanello. From certified-organic vines, averaging 20+ years old and planted on chalky, sandy soils. The bunches are harvested by hand, destemmed and co-fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in concrete tanks. Maceration lasts approximately two weeks. The wine is aged in...