PRE-ORDER Winemaker Notes The 2021 Domaine Buisson-Charles Pommard "En Mareau" is described by the estate as an elegant yet powerful wine with remarkable energy, characterized by its bright ruby color and delicate, playful aromatics. Winemaker Patrick Essa highlights this specific terroir for its ability to produce a "muscular" Pinot Noir that remains refined rather than heavy.  About Winery Domaine Buisson-Charles, established in 1919 in Meursault, Burgundy, is a4th-generation family estate renowned for producing high-quality, long-aging white wines. Now managed by Patrick Essa and Catherine Buisson, the 6-hectare estate focuses on low-yield, organic-style viticulture and precise, low-intervention winemaking to express unique, old-vine terroirs. 

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Domaine Chanson, founded in 1750 in Savigny-lès-Beaune, Burgundy, is one of the region’s oldest and most historic wine producers, with roots stretching back nearly three centuries. It is one of only six Burgundy estates still surviving from the 18th century, and its heritage is tied to the Bastion de l’Oratoire, a fortified tower built in the 15th century that now houses thousands of bottles in ideal aging conditions. Over generations, the Chanson family expanded vineyard holdings across Burgundy, including prestigious parcels in Chassagne-Montrachet, Puligny-Montrachet, Mercurey, and Rully, eventually cultivating over 111 acres of Premier and Grand Cru vineyards. In 1999, the estate was revitalized under new ownership, restoring its reputation as a leading Burgundy producer. Today, Domaine Chanson continues to blend tradition and modernity, producing wines with precision and respect for terroir, and remains a benchmark for Côte de Beaune Premier Cru wines.

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Charles Lachaux is a rising star in Burgundy, known for his innovative viticultural practices and stewardship of his family estate, Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux in Vosne-Romanée. Son of Pascal Lachaux, Charles studied oenology in Beaune and gained international winemaking experience in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, and Bordeaux before returning home to Burgundy. Taking over the domaine, formerly known as Robert Arnoux, he introduced bold vineyard experiments such as high-density planting, regenerative farming, and a strong focus on terroir expression. Alongside running the family estate, he also launched his own micro-négociant label, producing wines from both family-owned vines and trusted growers. Today, Charles is celebrated as one of Burgundy’s most exciting young winemakers, blending tradition with forward-thinking viticulture to craft wines of precision and vitality.

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Château de Charodon, located just outside Beaune in Burgundy, has deep viticultural roots but an unusual trajectory. The estate ceased wine production between 1884 and 2010, despite its long family lineage and prime vineyard land. Its revival came in 2010, led by Louis Vallet, a descendant of the original family, who brought both Burgundian tradition and international winemaking experience to the project. Working alongside his brother Thibault and father Bernard (co-owner of Pierre Bourrée in Gevrey-Chambertin), Louis established Charodon as a dynamic new domaine. He began with just 1,200 bottles in 2010, expanding production more than tenfold by 2021. Farming is organic, winemaking is minimalist with indigenous yeast fermentations, and fruit is sourced through long-term contracts and select purchases. Today, Château de Charodon represents both a rebirth of historic land and a modern, energetic vision for Burgundy winemaking.

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Domaine Coche-Dury, based in Meursault, Burgundy, is one of the most revered producers of white Burgundy. The estate was founded in the 1920s by Léon Coche, who purchased vineyard plots and initially sold grapes to négociants while bottling a small amount himself. In 1964, his son Georges Coche took over his share of the vineyards, expanding holdings and strengthening the domaine. Georges’s son Jean-François Coche assumed control in 1973, and with his wife (whose surname, Dury, was added to the domaine’s name), he transformed Coche-Dury into a cult estate. Known for meticulous vineyard work, low yields, and precise winemaking, Jean-François elevated the domaine’s reputation to global acclaim, especially for its Chardonnay from Meursault, Corton-Charlemagne, and other Côte de Beaune sites. In 1999, the domaine suffered a notable setback when a helicopter crash damaged part of its Corton-Charlemagne vines, but it continued to thrive. Today, Jean-François’s son Raphaël Coche has joined the estate, ensuring continuity of its legendary style and status as one of Burgundy’s most sought-after producers.

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Domaine Bzikot Père et Fils, located in Puligny-Montrachet in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune, traces its roots back to the 1940s when Sylvain Bzikot’s grandfather emigrated from Poland just before World War II and began acquiring vineyard land in the post-war years. Initially, most of the harvest was sold in bulk to négociants, but from the 1990s onward Sylvain shifted toward estate bottling, building a reputation for authentic, terroir-driven wines. Today, the domaine spans about 15 hectares, including prized parcels in Puligny-Montrachet and its Premier Crus, as well as regional appellations like Bourgogne Blanc, Aligoté, and Côte d’Or Rouge, and is recognized for combining family tradition with sustainable, organic-certified viticulture.

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PRE-ORDER Winemaker Notes Opulent and concentrated, featuring an "intense, dark cherry" nose and a palate of ripe blackcurrant and wild, intriguing spices with a vibrant, lifted finish. In contrast, the Dominique Laurent Vieilles Vignes is noted for its "haute couture" style, typically offering a miraculous nose of rose petals and an aristocratic, silky texture About Winery Domaine Gérard Raphet, based in Morey-Saint-Denis, is a multi-generational, family-run Burgundy estate established in the 1920s, known for producing intense, traditional Pinot Noir. Managed by Gérard Raphet (taking over in 2002/2005) and his daughter Marion, the estate manages 12 hectares of vineyards, featuring exceptionally old vines (up to 120 years) and prestigious Grand Crus including Clos de Vougeot and Charmes-Chambertin. 

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PRE-ORDER Winemaker Notes The wine offers a complex aromatic profile of red berries, warm baking spices, and cranberry jam, adds notes of black fruits, undergrowth, and a hint of truffle. On the palate, the wine is succulent and seductively textured with a "cool essence of red cherry," concluding in a youthfully austere and structured finish.  About Winery Domaine Gérard Raphet, based in Morey-Saint-Denis, is a multi-generational, family-run Burgundy estate established in the 1920s, known for producing intense, traditional Pinot Noir. Managed by Gérard Raphet (taking over in 2002/2005) and his daughter Marion, the estate manages 12 hectares of vineyards, featuring exceptionally old vines (up to 120 years) and prestigious Grand Crus including Clos de Vougeot and Charmes-Chambertin. 

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Winemaker Notes The 2021 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais-Villages pours a brilliant raspberry hue and opens with a refined, lifted bouquet of red fruit syrup, crunchy wild strawberries, and delicate floral notes of violet and peony. Reflecting the cooler, classical nature of the 2021 vintage, it is light-to-medium-bodied and refreshingly vibrant on the palate, delivering a silky texture with supple, barely-there tannins and a bright streak of acidity. Juicy and inherently charming, its lively core of red berries and subtle blossom undertones lingers smoothly through a clean, refreshing finish that is best enjoyed with a light chill.   About Winery Maison Joseph Drouhin was founded in 1880 in Beaune, Burgundy, by Joseph Drouhin, and has since grown into one of the region’s most respected wine producers. Over the generations, the family expanded its holdings to include vineyards across Burgundy—such as Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise—and later established Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Today, the estate remains family-run by Joseph’s great-grandchildren, who continue the tradition of producing elegant wines with a focus on terroir and sustainable practices, including organic certification for their Burgundy vineyards since 2009

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Winemaker Notes The 2021 Joseph Drouhin Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir offers a pure, pale straw color with silver-green hints. The nose reveals aromas of citrus oil, white flowers, and coriander, while the palate delivers taut flavors of lemon zest, green apple, and crisp minerality. It finishes long and precise with saline notes. About Winery Maison Joseph Drouhin was founded in 1880 in Beaune, Burgundy, by Joseph Drouhin, and has since grown into one of the region’s most respected wine producers. Over the generations, the family expanded its holdings to include vineyards across Burgundy—such as Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise—and later established Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Today, the estate remains family-run by Joseph’s great-grandchildren, who continue the tradition of producing elegant wines with a focus on terroir and sustainable practices, including organic certification for their Burgundy vineyards since 2009

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Winemaker Notes The 2021 Joseph Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru displays an intense, brilliant ruby hue and opens with an aromatic, lifted bouquet dominated by crunchy red cherries and wild raspberries, accentuated by delicate hints of violets, exotic spices, and a whisper of forest musk. True to the cooler, classical nature of the 2021 vintage, the palate offers fantastic vibrancy, precision, and drive rather than brute weight, coating the mouth in a silky, generous texture (gras). Medium-bodied yet seamlessly structured, its succulent core of pure red fruit is supported by noble, fine-grained tannins and a streak of lively acidity, culminating in a long, elegant finish marked by lingering floral and spice nuances that will reward patient cellaring.   About Winery Maison Joseph Drouhin was founded in 1880 in Beaune, Burgundy, by Joseph Drouhin, and has since grown into one of the region’s most respected wine producers. Over the generations, the family expanded its holdings to include vineyards across Burgundy—such as Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise—and later established Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Today, the estate remains family-run by Joseph’s great-grandchildren, who continue the tradition of producing elegant wines with a focus on terroir and sustainable practices, including organic certification for their Burgundy vineyards since 2009

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Winemaker Notes 2021 Joseph Drouhin Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru is a highly precise and beautifully tense expression of a historically low-yielding, cooler vintage. In the glass, it shows an attractive pale golden color, opening on the nose with an effervescent mix of citrus fruit, white peach, fresh almond, and a touch of chamomile. True to the 2021 vintage profile, the palate is more linear, focused, and driven by a strong mineral tension rather than opulent weight. It cuts a very straight, structured line across the tongue with lively acidity and a salty edge, leaving a beautifully persistent, complex finish that will need a few years of bottle age to fully expand and reveal its true depth. About Winery Maison Joseph Drouhin was founded in 1880 in Beaune, Burgundy, by Joseph Drouhin, and has since grown into one of the region’s most respected wine producers. Over the generations, the family expanded its holdings to include vineyards across Burgundy—such as Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise—and later established Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Today, the estate remains family-run by Joseph’s great-grandchildren, who continue the tradition of producing elegant wines with a focus on terroir and sustainable practices, including organic certification for their Burgundy vineyards since 2009

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PRE-ORDER Winemaker Notes The 2021 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Beaune-Villages Rouge is a classic, fruit-driven expression of a warm, sunny vintage that brought excellent concentration and structure to Burgundy’s reds. Pouring a vibrant, intense ruby-purple hue, the wine opens with an expressive and welcoming nose defined by succulent red cherry, wild raspberry, and a delicate touch of undergrowth, violet, and soft licorice spice. On the palate, the influence of the 2020 growing season is instantly clear; it reveals a fleshy, juicy texture packed with ripe red berry fruits that carry notable depth. Balanced by a bright vein of natural acidity and framed by refined, ripe tannins, this Pinot Noir maintains a lovely lightness on its feet despite its structural core. It concludes with a medium-long, clean finish accented by a gentle touch of toasty wood and earth, offering a highly elegant and beautifully balanced introduction to the region that is drinking brilliantly now but can easily be cellared over the next three to five years. About Winery Maison Joseph Drouhin was founded in 1880 in Beaune, Burgundy, by Joseph Drouhin, and has since grown into one of the region’s most respected wine producers. Over the generations, the family expanded its holdings to include vineyards across Burgundy—such as Chablis, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise—and later established Domaine Drouhin Oregon in the Willamette Valley. Today, the estate remains family-run by Joseph’s great-grandchildren, who continue the tradition of producing elegant wines with a focus on terroir and sustainable practices, including organic certification for their Burgundy vineyards since 2009

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