Specializing in a Global Selection of Boutique Wineries
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Specializing in a global selection of boutique wineries. SUSANA PARTIDA Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico 214-415-9092 [email protected] AU BON CLIMAT CATTLEYA WINES www.aubonclimat.com www.cattleyawines.com Founded in 1982, Au Bon Climat (which means ‘a’ well-exposed vineyard’) has cultivated an international reputation for its Pinot Noir, Bibiana González Rave is the founder and winemaker of Cattleya Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. Jim Clendenen, the ‘Mind Wines. Born and raised in Colombia and trained as a winemaker in Behind’ Au Bon Climat, is recognized worldwide for his classically styled France, she moved to California in 2007 to settle into making wines. extraordinary wines and 8 years later in 2015, she was named ‘Winemaker of the Year’ by the San Francisco Chronicle. ‘Hildegard’ PB / PG / Aligote Chardonnay, Pratt Vineyard Chardonnay, Bien Nacido Chardonnay, Russian River Chardonnay, Los Alamos Pinot Noir, Cuvee Number One Chardonnay, Nuits Blanches Pinot Noir, Donum Vineyard Chardonnay, Sanford & Benedict Syrah, Sobranes Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Barbara Chardonnay, Sierra Madre Pinot Blanc / Pinot Gris, Santa Barbara Aside from her specific single vineyard wines comes Alma de Cattleya, which are all Sonoma County designate. Pinot Noir, ‘Isabelle Morgan’ Pinot Noir, ‘Knox Alexander’ Pinot Noir, ‘La Bauge au Dessus’ Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Pinot Noir, Los Alamos Chardonnay, Sonoma County Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara Pinot Noir, Sonoma County Pinot Noir, Sierra Madre Rose of Pinot Noir, Sonoma County Pinot Noir, Talley Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County Shared Notes is the winemaking joint-venture between wife and husband, Bibiana Gonzalez Rave and Jeff Pisoni. BARHAM MENDELSON Both had early desires of making wine and spent most of their lives doing so. The year 2012, however, marked the first vintage that they www.aubonclimat.com produced together. Previously, during the grape harvest, Bibiana and Jim Clendenen, The Mind Behind Jeff were like the proverbial ships passing in the night. Early grape picks and late nights at the winery left them rarely crossing paths. Now, they do cross paths and bring you 2 Sauvignon Blancs, one in homage to the great whites of Bordeaux and the other of the Loire. At the request of the Mendelsons, Jim Clendenen was asked to produce a wine from their sustainable Russian River property with the same 5 clones (114, 115, 667, 777 and Pommard) used to produce his Le Bon Climat label LBC from RR? Who knew? Les leçons des maîtres Pinot Noir, Lala Panzi Estate, Russian River Les pierres qui décident CHAMPAGNE CANARD-DÛCHENE DOURTHE www.canard-duchene.fr www.dourthe.com/en Dourthe are one of the best and most successful wine producers in Bordeaux. They own a number of leading chateaux throughout Bordeaux including the Bordeaux Superieur, Chateau Pey La Tour and Haut Medoc, Chateau Reysson. 1860 in Ludes, Victor Canard, A cooper, and Léonie Duchêne, from a family of "vignerons" met and fell in love. They got married, and started to make their own champagne. Success came quickly, so they then decided to set up their own Champagne house. They joined their names together, in the true Champagne tradition, and Canard- Duchêne was born. The year was 1868. The Third generation continues on the same tracks. Since 1930, Victor Canard, the founder's grandson, gives a new life to the label. From the Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 300 "crus" in the Champagne region, Canard-Duchêne has chosen 60 of them, blending Pinots and Chardonnay, in order to create year after year fruity, balanced and rounded wines. Champagne Brut Champagne Brut Rosé Champagne Brut Charles VII Bordeaux Superieur Rouge Champagne Brut Rosé Charles VII Champagne Brut Rosé Charles VII Smooth Champagne Brut Charles VII Blanc de Blancs Champagne Brut Charles VII Blanc de Noirs Cru Bourgeois - AOC Haut-Médoc CLENDENEN FAMILY VINEYARDS www.aubonclimat.com FORIS VINEYARDS AND WINERY www.forisvineyards.com Jim started Clendenen Family Vineyards in 2000 from tiny amounts of special quality grapes harvested in home-farmed vineyards. Those grapes are then vinified in a highly personal, very traditional and patient fashion. The resulting wines are unique in California and are very distinctive and desirable in an international context. Latin for ‘out of doors’, Foris conveys the mood of the flowing rivers and Chardonnay, ‘The Pip’ lush, fir-covered Siskiyou Mountains which surround their vineyards. Since 1974, Foris has cultivated premium grapes at selected sites in Chardonnay, Le Bon Climat Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley. Our estate vineyards are established on the Siskiyou Mountain Terrace in the cooler, western reaches of the Nebbiolo, ‘Bricco Buon Natale’ region. Nebbiolo, ‘The Pip’ Chardonnay, Rogue Valley Petite Verdot Gewurztraminer, Rogue Valley Pinot Noir, ‘Le Bon Climat’ Moscato, Rogue Valley Pinot Noir, ‘The Pip’ Riesling Pinot Gris, Rogue Valley Rose of Mondeuse Pinot Noir, Cedar Ranch Sauvignon Blanc, Mesa Verde Vineyard Pinot Noir, Rogue Valley Syrah / Viognier, ‘La Cuna’ Riesling, Rogue Valley LE GRAND COURTÂGE KEENAN WINERY www.legrandcourtâge.com www.keenanwinery.com A winding uphill drive on a stunning mountain road brings wine Le Grand Courtâge sparkling wines embody the French spirit of Joie de tourists to the 180-acre Keenan Winery. It’s easy to see how this Vivre and invite celebration. Literally translated as ‘The Great Courtship’, mountainous region lured a late-nineteenth century vintner and Le Grand Courtâge unites French and American wine culture with how again - 80 years later - it enticed yet another enterprising delicious results. vintner by the name of Robert Keenan. They have been producing wine since 1977, and since 2007, they are solar powered and are practicing sustainably. Blanc de Blancs Brut Brut Rosé Cabernet Franc, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley LULI WINES Chardonnay, Napa www.bacchantwines.com Merlot, Napa Valley Merlot Reserve, ‘Mailbox Vineyard’ Mernet, Napa Valley Master Sommelier Sara Floyd and the Pisoni Family are both very passionate about wine. They have each been involved in the wine PISONI WINERY industry for almost thirty years. After 10 years of being friends, they finally decided to form a partnership and produce wines together. www.pisoniwinery.com Three generations of Pisoni’s have cultivated 20 distinctive parcels over Chardonnay, SLH 40 acres. Gary’s parents, Jane & Eddie, started farming in the Salinas Valley in 1952. Pinot Noir, SLH The Pisoni family’s goal: grow exceptional grapes to make exceptional Rosé, Central Coast wine. Wines made by the Pisoni family are bottled under the Pisoni Estate and Lucia labels. Gary, Mark and Jeff represent the Pisoni Syrah, SLH trifecta. METTLER FAMILY VINEYARDS www.mettlerwine.com Chardonnay, SLH Chardonnay, Sobranes Vineyard Pinot Noir, SLH Pinot Noir, Sobranes Vineyard Through eight generations in the grape growing industry, Mettler Family Rosé, ‘Lucy’ Vineyards has cultivated an unrivaled kinship with the earth. Beginning in Germany in the 1770s and continuing with their arrival in California’s Syrah, Sobranes Vineyard Central Valley region of Lodi in the late 1800s, the Mettler family has a tradition of producing premium wine grapes that are certified organic, both for their own label as well as for other winemakers and respected wines. Cabernet, Lodi Petite Sirah, Lodi Chardonnay Zinfandel, ‘Epicenter’, Lodi Pinot Noir THIÉNOT GROUPE WINE TREES USA www.thiénot.com www.winetreesusa.com CHAMPAGNE THIÉNOT ADLER FELS Thiénot Champagne is a contemporary Champagne House, led by its From its perch high on a crest in the Mayacamas Mountains, Adler Fels founders the Thiénot family, Alain and son and daughter Stanislas and (German for “Eagle Rock”) has the perfect view of California’s most Garance. With contemporary styling for the past 25 years, Alain Thiénot has famous vineyards: from Sonoma to Napa and beyond. From this vantage been building a Champagne House with values of modernity and luxury. point, our winemakers are ideally positioned to select the very best "My ambition for Champagne Thiénot: Quality, Character and elegance..." vineyards from which to craft their wines. Most of the grapes come from its own vineyards, in the famous Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. For thirty-five years, we have made award-winning wines through a simple focus: excellent sourcing and a world-class winemaking team that allows the qualities of the grapes to shine through to the glass. Champagne Brut Champagne Brut Rosé Chardonnay, ‘Eagle Rock’, CA Champagne Brut Vintage Pinot Noir, ‘Eagle Rock’, CA BARREL ROAD VINEYARD ARBOLEDA www.arboledawines.com The road for an oak barrel used in Barrel Road wines is a long one with many stops, each adding to the barrel’s unique story. The journey starts at a Kentucky bourbon distillery, where barrels are used to age premium Arboleda, which means a grove of trees, is a tribute to the more than 1,450 bourbon whiskey. From the Appalachian hills, to the Midwest back roads; hectares (3,583 acres) of native forest that surround its sustainably from highway 70, to the Rockies, these barrels make the ultimate road trip managed vineyards. to their California cellar. Viña Arboleda was founded in 1999 by the Chilean vintner Eduardo Chadwick. The philosophy behind this project is to craft single-vineyard Bourbon Barrel Red Blend, CA wines that reveal the purest expression of each unique terroir within its vineyards in the Aconcagua Valley. Cabernet, Aconcagua Costa CAMBRIDGE CELLARS//CAMBRIDGE & SUNSET Chardonnay, Valle de Aconcagua VINYEARD SEÑA www.seña.cl/en The Cambridge Cellars story begins with our founders, Bruce and Kim Cunningham who named the brand for their home, their heart, on Cambridge Street during their early years in California. The corner of Cambridge and Sunset is the cross roads to a new beginning and a new entrepreneurial ambition, reminding them of their passion for great wine at a cheerful price. The core of everything they do is rooted in family, home and hearth.