Mid-slope and predominantly limestone (Lavières comes from the word "lave" which here has nothing volcanic about it but was the term used in the past to describe the flat limestone slabs used to cover the roofs). In fact, these famous stones are found here in the sub-soil. The vines are more than...

Clos du Roi, one of the most famous vineyards of Corton, is just below the Le Corton lieu-dit of Corton Charlemagne, a terroir high on the hillside, very steep and made up of clay-limestone marls containing a little sand and little topsoil. Claude describes it as a chance to taste Charlemagne as a...

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...

Starting with the 2018 vintage, the domaine chose to blend the 1er Cru Fourneaux into the village wine and it’s now labeled Savigny-les-Beaune Fournaux, after the site. The Villages level has always come from the Fournaux parcel, which sits just next to the 1er Cru. Claude and François like how the...

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,...

The Morning Dew Ranch sits in the deep end of Anderson Valley, located on a southwest facing hillside at approximately 600 - 800 feet in elevation, on decomposed sandstone over sandy clay loam soils. The vineyard was planted by Burt Williams, the eponymous founder of Williams Selyem, to several...

Pinot Noir (92%), and Pinot Meunier (8%) from organically farmed vineyards in the Willamette Valley. 50% whole cluster, 50% de-stemmed fruit fermented with native yeasts, pressed to neutral French oak and stainless steel for a short maturation before bottling. minimal so2 added. 12.75% abv. High...

The fruit comes from two different vineyards, Sur le Chêne with a gravelly soil and Sur le Bois with a clay soil. Both vineyards are classified as Maranges Villages and could be labelled as such, but then this charming Bourgogne Rouge would cost more. The vines average, 45 years-old and cover a...