Wine 2004

The Cru Bourgeois classification lists some of the châteaux from the Médoc that were not included in the 1855 Classification of Crus Classés, or Classed Growths. Notionally, Cru Bourgeois is a level below Cru Classé, but still of high quality. With the 2004 Chateau Tronquoy Lalande Cru Bourgeois St.Estephe, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to...

Chateau D’Arche in the commune of Ludon-Medoc, Haut Medoc, was classified as a “Cru Bourgeois” in 1932 and for almost 20 years has been owned and managed by the owners of the prestigious Chateau Palmer, the family Mähler-Besse. The blend is composed of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 15% Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Carmenere. The age of vines has a minimum of 35...

The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times,...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Pauillac in Médoc. The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an...

Terre del Barolo is the largest cooperative and the most well know top quality wines producer in Piedmont. The Terre del Barolo winery was founded on 8 December 1958 by 22 growers from various villages in the neighbourhood of Alba. Located in Castigione Falletto in the heart of the Langhe, the Cooperative brings together 450 wine growers who own650 hectares of vineyard...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

Since 1878 the Oddero family has been synonymous with tradition and high quality Nebbiolo wines from the Langhe 's top vineyards, and it was in 1951 when brothers Giacomo and Luigi Oddero began bottling their family's wines. Located in Santa Maria, a frazione of La Morra, in the heart of the Barolo zone, this distinguished family firm under the direction of Mariacristina and...

Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist. With the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Castello di Camigliano , comes a personal present meant for a person who is...