a Margaux institution with deep roots in Bordeaux tradition
Domaine Poisot traces its Romanee-Saint-Vivant and Corton holdings to 1902 when Marie Poisot inherited a share of her father Louis Latour's estate
Domaine Belle is a small Northern Rhône estate run by Philippe Belle
producing wines that were intense and fruity but less structured than the finest years
Unlike the richer red vermouths often used in Negronis or Manhattans
Olivier Leflaive, Oncle Vincent, 2024 wholesale-only a Margaux institution with deepA Bourgogne Blanc drawn from eight parcels of old Chardonnay vines, all of them on Puligny Montrachet terroir, planted in calcareous clay and silty clay. It is named for Vincent Leflaive, Olivier's uncle, who built Domaine Leflaive's reputation and died in 1993. The grapes are hand picked and whole cluster pressed, both fermentations happen in oak, and the wine spends 15 months in cellar, five of them in stainless steel and the rest in barrel with 15%