Our Portfolio

François Villard

François Villard - Saint-Joseph Rouge “Poivre et Sol”
Syrah from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3113-21

François Villard - Côte-Rôtie "Le Gallet Blanc"
from Rhône, France

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Eighty-eight percent whole cluster, macerated for twelve days in stainless steel and wood vats. Aged eighteen months in twenty percent...

Sustainable
DB3114-21

François Villard - Condrieu “Terrasses du Palat”
Viognier from Rhône, France
Sustainable
DB3111-22

François Villard - Saint Peray “Version”
While blend (mostly Marsanne) from Rhône, France

Saint-Péray is a unique appellation, south of Cornas, that is planted entirely to white grapes, mainly Roussanne and Marsanne. Wines from Saint-Péray remain relatively obscure as the entire appellation is only 98 hectares and not many are imported in the US. A recent Decanter article describes the...

Sustainable
DB3112-22

Escala Humana - German Massera

Escala Humana - German Massera - Livverá Malvasia
from Mendoza, Argentina
WA:92 TA:93 Sustainable
DB3904-22

Fitz Roy

Fitz Roy - Carmenere
Carmenère from Colchagua, Chile

This Carmenere is sourced from two sections of Invina Batuco vineyard in the Maule Valley of Chile. The Batuco Vineyard is a thirty-year-old vineyard site that is own-rooted and situated in a small sub-valley on the eastern side of coastal mountains. 85% Carmenere, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Syrah...

Sustainable
DB5760-21

Charles Lachaux

Charles Lachaux - Bourgogne Rouge La Croix Blanche
Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France
Sustainable
DB3191-21

Mary Taylor Wine

Mary Taylor Wine - Beaujolais-Villages (Marine Descombes)
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
JG: 90 Sustainable
DB3245-21

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW Veneto Frizzante (Sofia Brescia)
Glera from Veneto, Italy
Sustainable
DB4302-NV

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW Côtes de Gascogne (Olivier Gessler)
from Southwest, France

The Gessler family settled in Gascony after immigrating from Switzerland in 1928. Now in their fourth generation of winemakers, a tiny farm has become a robust family business. The domaine is settled deep in the Bas-Armagnac, where the soil is a mix of red clay and sand. A blend of 50% Colombard,...

Sustainable
DB3230-23

Mary Taylor Wine - Manchuela (Rus Jimenez)
Moravia Agria from Manchuela, Spain

Manchuela has been a free standing DO since 2004, previously being an IGT in the Castilla-La-Mancha region. Here we have a micro-climate situated between 2 rivers, which is very sunny and dry, so striking the right balance between alcohol and polyphenols is a balancing act. Everything cultivated...

JG:91 Sustainable
DB4304-20

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW Côtes de Gascogne (Olivier Gessler)
from Southwest, France

Sustainable
DB3230-22

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW Agenais Rosé (Christophe Avi)
from Southwest, France

The Domaine du Bois de Simon celebrated its 90th birthday in 2019. Christophe Avi, great-grandson of the founder, joined the estate in 1992. After finishing his degree in oenology and viticulture, Christophe honed his skills cultivating what is called ‘the blood of the Garonne,’ Cabernet Sauvignon...

Sustainable
DB3232-23

Mary Taylor Wine - Gaillac Perlé (Nathalie Larroque)
from Southwest, France

Nathalie Larroque and her family live at the farm known as Mas d’Oustry, built in 1498. This blanc “Perlé” is made from 80% Mauzac and 20% Muscadelle – two grapes typical to the Southwest of France. The word “Perlé” indicates a slight prickle – nearly imperceptible bubbles in the wine. It’s bottled...

Sustainable
DB3247-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Touraine Blanc (Luc Poullain)
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

On the left bank of the Loire’s tributary river Cher, not far from the stunning Château de Chenonceau, lie the vineyards of our vigneron Luc Poullain. Vines up to 70 years old grow on complex soils of sandy siliceous clay and limestone, sustainably farmed with lush grasses growing between the rows...

Sustainable
DB3327-23

Mary Taylor Wine - Chignin (Benjamin Ravier)
Jacquère from Savoie, France
Sustainable
DB4338-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine (Jacqueline Delaunay)
Melon de Bourgogne from Loire, France

Jacqueline Delaunay makes this superb Muscadet from five hectares of 20-year-old Melon Blanc vines grown on stony gneiss, amphibolite and schist soils. The estate is in organic conversion, using no chemicals or herbicides whatsoever, only grass as a cover crop. Fermentation by ambient yeasts, found...

Sustainable
DB3328-22

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW Castilla y León (Pedro Gonzalez Mittelbrun)
Prieto Picudo from Castilla y León, Spain
JG:92 Sustainable
DB3231-21

Mary Taylor Wine - Douro (Filipe Ferreira)
from Douro, Portugal

Quinta da Foz is located at the junction of the Douro River and its tributary, the Pinhão, in the Cima Corgo subregion. The Calém family acquired it in 1872, and today Filipe Ferreira is in charge of winemaking. It’s a small, 20 hectares property, half of which is treasured 50-80 year-old vineyards...

JG:93 Sustainable
DB3237-21

Mary Taylor Wine - Valençay (Sophie Siadou)
from Loire, France

Originally founded in 1960, Domaine Jourdain has been run since 1990 by Sophie Siadou and her partner Francis Jourdain. Together, they sustainably farm approximately thirty hectares of vines. Reflecting her holistic approach to the ecosystem of the vineyard and her careful attention to the nuances...

Sustainable
DB3248-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Gaillacoise Pet-Nat (Remi Larroque)
Mauzac from Southwest, France

The Gaillacoise Pétillant Naturel is made in the méthode ancestrale: an ancient, artisanal method of making sparkling wine which consists of a single fermentation. Nathalie and Rémi Larroque, who also make the Gaillac Perlé, tend to indigenous grapes in this ancient vineyard area and make just 3,...

Sustainable
DB4232-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Anjou Blanc (Pascal Biotteau)
Chenin Blanc from Loire, France

This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau family. This is the fourth generation of Biotteau to make wine here, so they are careful to respect the land. This gorgeously subtle Chenin Blanc comes from the village of Saint-Jean-de...

Sustainable
DB3235-23

Mary Taylor Wine - Bordeaux Rouge (Jean Marc Barthez)
from Bordeaux, France

A signature blend of 50% Merlot, with equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s wonderful “drinkability” is highlighted by the absence of oak during the aging process, which allows a bursting acidity and graphite minerality (imagine the lead of fresh pencil shavings) to shine through...

Sustainable
DB3234-20

Mary Taylor Wine - Buzet (Christophe Avi)
from Southwest, France

Buzet was recognized as an Appellation in 1973, as it’s clay limestone soils are ideal for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Christophe tends to these vines with the utmost respect for biodiversity of the terroir and this cuvée is vinified without oak. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Certified...

Sustainable
DB3243-19

Mary Taylor Wine - Coteaux du Giennois Blanc (Alice Berthier)
Sauvignon Blanc from Loire, France

Little known outside of France, Coteaux du Giennois just received AOP status in 1998 – yet it has been producing wine since the 2nd century. Alice Berthier’s vineyards are planted on hillsides of the Loire extensions of the geologic formations of Sancerrois and Pouilly. The terroir is a mix of 50%...

Sustainable
DB3912-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Bordeaux Blanc (Jean Marc Barthez)
from Bordeaux, France

From artisan winemaker Jean Marc Barthez, who serves as president of a small co-operative winery in the ancient village of Monségur. A blend of 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon fermented without oak to preserve the underlying expression of its classic, gravel-rich terroir, offering the enhanced...

Sustainable
DB3233-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Anjou Rouge (Pascal Biotteau)
from Loire, France

A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, from 25-30 year old vines in area of Anjou-Villages that falls on a geological fault-line. Half of the vineyards are grown in slate soils, the other half is grown in tuffeau (chalky limestone in the Paris basin). The wine is made without...

Sustainable
DB3236-22

Mary Taylor Wine - Navarra (Maria Cruz Garcia)
Tempranillo from Navarra, Spain

Maria Cruz Garcia and her husband, Carlos Aliaga, have run the viticulture and vinification at this independent 80 hectare farm in the Ribera Baja since 1999. There is a lot of pride here in working “the old way” meaning low sulphites and indigenous yeasts. 100% Tempranillo, from vines averaging 50...

Sustainable
DB3239-22

Mary Taylor Wine - MTW La Mancha Blanco (Rocio Granado Herrero)
Prieto Picudo from Castilla la Mancha, Spain

Within the region of Castilla-La-Mancha, La Mancha is the largest delimited wine growing area in Europe. Bodega Martinez Saez is an independent, family-owned, multi-generation grape, olive and almond farm, with a winery built in 2001. Here in the village of Villarrobledo in the heart of Castilla-La...

Sustainable
DB4231-21

Mary Taylor Wine - Cahors (Odile Delpon)
Malbec from Southwest, France

Odile Delpon inherited the family vineyards, tobacco farm, and saffron plantation in Albas in 1968. She developed the winery with her husband Claude, until their son Didier Pelvillain took over a few decades ago. Soils here are clay and limestone. Didier farms at the highest level of sustainability...

Sustainable
DB3238-20

Le Babbler

Le Babbler - Bordeaux Rosé
from Bordeaux, France
Sustainable
DB6258-23

Le Babbler - Bordeaux Supérieur
from Bordeaux, France
Sustainable
DB6157-20

Petit-Roy

Petit-Roy - Altesse Vin de France
Altesse from Burgundy, France

From the appellation of Bugey on limestone and marl soils. Directly pressed, lightly decanted (12 hours), indigenous yeast fermentation (usually lasts two months) in barrel with no added sulfur. Aged in barrel (no new oak) for about 11 months, then racked with minimal SO2 adjustment. No fining, no...

Sustainable
DB3171-21

Domaine de Cornillac

Domaine de Cornillac - Beaujolais Nouveau
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Sustainable
DB8480-23

Domaine de Cornillac - Beaujolais
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Sustainable
DB8481-21

Domaine de Cornillac - Beaujolais
Gamay from Beaujolais, France
Sustainable
DB8481-23

Altovinum

Altovinum - Evodia
Garnacha from Aragon, Spain

100% Garnacha sourced from three villages within Sierra Santa Cruz, Aragon. Hand-harvested partially destemmed but not crushed. Fermented for 20 days in concrete vats and for a gentle seven-day post-fermentation maceration. 80% is aged 6 months in concrete tanks and neutral French and American...

WA:91+ Sustainable
DB3386-21

Novellum

Novellum - Vin de France Chardonnay
Chardonnay from Roussillon, France
JS:91 Sustainable
DB3354-22

Chandra Kurt

Chandra Kurt - Glou Glou Chasselas
Chasselas from Valais, Switzerland
Sustainable
DB3552-21

Aigle Cuvée Noe
Chasselas from Vaud, Switzerland
Sustainable
DB3611-19

Dézaley Grand Cru Medinette
Chasselas from Vaud, Switzerland
WA:90 Sustainable
DB3612-19

Domaine d'Andezon

Domaine d'Andezon - Côtes-du-Rhône
Syrah from Rhône, France

Mostly Syrah with some Grenache (can be up to 10% depending on the vintage) grown on 30-60 year old vines. While most of the vineyards in the Côtes-du-Rhône are heavier clays covered with up to a meter of galets this isn’t the terroir at Andezon. Instead, it is a fine pale sandy and chalky soil...

Sustainable
DB3609-21

Domaine d'Andezon - Côtes-du-Rhône
Syrah from Rhône, France

Sustainable
DB3609-22

Montesco

Montesco - Parral
Red blend from Mendoza, Argentina

The "Parral" is made from old Pergola vines from a vineyard planted in the early 70's, in Tupungato. This is a cofermentation of Malbec, Bonarda, and Cabernet Sauvignon, which ferment from native yeasts in cement eggs and then age for two winters in old barrels. This is a style of red wine commonly...

Sustainable
DB9688-19

Montesco - Agua de Roca
Sauvignon Blanc from Mendoza, Argentina
TA:95 Sustainable
DB3648-22

José Luis Ripa

José Luis Ripa - Rioja, Vino Rosado
Garnacha from La Rioja, Spain

85% Grenache and 15% Tempranillo grapes from two 30+-year-old vines, bush-pruned, and located in Rioja Alta, where the soils are of calcareous clay. After destemming the grapes they are placed in stainless steel vats and bled (saignée) for about 24 hours and racked. The wine then ferments in 500-...

JG:94 TA:93 Sustainable
DB3646-19

Aalto

Aalto - Ribera Del Duero
Tempranillo from Castilla y León, Spain

The primary wine, vines from up to 200 parcels amongst nine villages within Ribera Del Duero, range in age from anywhere between 40–80 years. Grapes are hand-harvested, and destemmed, and are later supplemented with younger vine fruit about 15 years old. It is aged 18 months in French (85%) and...

TA:94 WA:94 Sustainable
DB3381-21

Aalto - Ribera Del Duero PS
Tempranillo from Castilla y León, Spain

Aalto PS (Pagos Seleccionada) is made only in the best vintages. It is sourced from Aalto’s best sites (Pagos) located near La Horra, La Aguilera, and Fresnillo villages and vines are between 80–100 years old. Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, fermented stainless steel, concrete, or oak vat (...

TA:94 WA:95 Sustainable
DB3384-21