Back To Producers La Côte Etoilée Country: France Region: Beaujolais La Côte Etoilée means ‘starred hill’ in French. La Côte Etoilée has been owned by the Griveau family for three generations; their small, 12-hectare domaine is located to the south of the Burgundy region of France. The domain enjoys an exceptional location near the historic Chapel…
Back To Producers Domaine Trapet Père & Fils Country: France Region: Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy Domaine Trapet is an 18-hectare estate with impressive vineyard holdings in and around Gevrey-Chambertin; notably five Premier Cru sites, and three of the most sought after Grand Crus: Chapelle-Chambertin, Latricières-Chambertin, and the mighty Le Chambertin. Domaine Trapet is now 3 star in the…
Back To Producers Domaine Pascal Cotat Country: France Region: Sancerre, Loire Valley Pascal Cotat is one of the leading domaines of Sancerre, producing a traditional style of wines aged in oak. Both the vineyards (Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte) are located in Chavignol, east of the town of Sancerre. These are wines that…
Back To Producers Maison Langlois-Chateau Country: France Region: Loire Valley The House of Langlois Chateau is based in Saumur. It was created in 1912 by Edouard Langlois and his wife Jeanne Chateau, with the help of the Baron de Bodman. In 1973, Maison Bollinger from Ay-Champagne acquired majority ownership of Langlois Chateau. Michel Villedey from…
Back To Producers Le Vignoble du Rêveur Country: France Region: Bennwhir, Alsace “Le Vignoble du Rêveur” is Matthieu Deiss’ project. The son of Jean-Michel Diess, Matthieu’s main job remains working in the vines and cellar of his father’s family domaine, Domaine Marcel Deiss. Mathieu began his personal project in 2013 when he inherited vineyards from…
Back To Producers Domaine Trapet Alsace Country: France Region: Riquewihr, Alsace Andrée Trapet took over her parents Riquewihr vineyards in 2002 and converted the domaine to biodynamic methods, with support of her Burgundian husband Jean-Louis, custodian of Domaine Trapet Père & Fils. The Trapet Alsace estate comprises some of the best Grand crus vineyards in…
Back To Producers Domaine Mas Jullien Country: France Region: Jonquières, Languedoc Owner and winemaker Olivier Jullien is a pioneer of the Languedoc. When he took over the family domaine in 1985, he was one of the only believers of the potential of the Terrasses du Larzac (large terraces on the edge of the Cevennes plateau,…
Back To Producers Domaine Marcel Deiss Country: France Region: Bergheim, Alsace Domaine Marcel Deiss is a mid-size estate (27 hectares) located in Bergheim near Ribeauvillé in Alsace. It is a deeply-rooted family estate as the Deiss ancestors can be traced in the village back in 1744. Under the guidance of Jean-Michel Deiss, who has run the…
Back To Producers Domaine du Clos de Tart Country: France Region: Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy The Clos de Tart is in the heart of the Cotes de Nuits, in Morey-Saint-Denis. It is the largest Monopole to be classified as Grand Cru not to be broken up since its inception in 1141 by the Tart Abbey Bernardine sisters,…
Back To Producers Domaine de Terrebrune Country: France Region: Bandol, Provence Terrebrune is a very constant domaine in Bandol. Reynald Delille produces, from the clay and limestone marls of Ollioules, some very fine Bandol wines with natural expression. The reds are very traditional which are not overly extracted (which is sometimes not so beneficial in…
Back To Producers Domaine de la Grange des Pères Country: France Region: Aniane, Languedoc Domaine de la Grange des Pères (or ‘barn of fathers’) is everything a ‘cult’ wine should be. Tiny but meticulous production, a superbly talented winemaker, wonderful terroir, and a baying mob of customers desperate to get their hands on a bottle. This…
Back To Producers Domaine Chanson Père et Fils Country: France Region: Beaune, Burgundy Domaine Chanson is one of the great historic producers in Burgundy. Founded in 1750, they are one of only six producers in the region still remaining from the 18th century and earlier. Most critical to today, Chanson was purchased by Family Champagne…
Back To Producers Château Villa Bel-Air Country: France Region: Graves, Bordeaux Château Villa Bel-Air is located in Saint Morillon in the heart of the ‘Graves’ appellation. This 18th-century property was bought in 1988 by Jean-Michel Cazes and his family. From this date, the vineyards and the technical installations have been completely restructured. Advanced techniques are…
Back To Producers Château Pierre-Bise Country: France Region: Anjou, Loire Valley Claude Papin took over his family’s estate in 1990 along with his wife, Joelle Papin-Chevalier. Since then, they have become the most polemic defenders of the Anjou terroir, being perhaps unsurprisingly very good friends with Marcel Deiss from Alsace. They control over 54 hectares…
Back To Producers Château de Campuget Country: France Region: Manduel, Costières de Nîmes The Dalle family has been running this estate, initially created in 1753, for several generations. The wines from Costières de Nîmes (in the Gard département) are famous in France for representing extremely good value. The “galets roulés” (rounded pebbles) and the warmer…
