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In the 1920s, the Marquis Incisa della Rochetta wanted to create a "noble" wine, i.e., one that was close to the taste of Bordeaux wines. On his estate of Tenuta San Guido, located in Maremma (coastal Tuscany), he had Cabernet Sauvignon (85% today) planted, convinced by their racy tannic structure and their durability. The climate, cooled by the sea breeze from the Mediterranean 5 km away and by the altitude (100 to 400 m), is particularly conducive to a slow maturation of the Cabernet berries.

All the wines of Tenuta San Guido are built around Cabernet Sauvignon as the main grape variety, combined with another minority variety. Sassicaia, a pioneer in the super-Tuscan movement that followed, gained international recognition in 1971 and has never lost it since.

Sassicaia, the Tuscan star, a Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend, is a unique wine. No extravagance but a perfect balance between aromatic complexity (blackberry, blueberry, balsamic notes), superlative finesse and controlled power. All in delicacy, a wine of great class!

Dirk Van der Niepoort, a talented Port producer, is an unusual character: quirky, visionary and intuitive. Twenty-five years ago, he set out to introduce the quality of the wines of northern Portugal, while remaining faithful to Portuguese know-how and grape varieties. He has created a plethora of vintages (more than 50!) highlighting here a terroir, there a grape variety or unconventional winemaking. Faithful to ancestral Portuguese traditions, Mr Van der Niepoort makes his red wines by blending local grape varieties: touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz, alfrocheiro, baga, jaen...

The term Vinho Verde originally referred to young and fresh wines and applied to both whites and reds. It has long been synonymous with white wines with a formidable acidity because they come from still green grapes. Mr. Van der Niepoort created this Dócil cuvée to demonstrate that a good Vinho Verde could be "docile". Vinified and matured in stainless steel vats, this wine made from the Loureiro grape variety on a granitic terroir offers a refreshing, crisp and fresh palate with floral (hawthorn, fern) and fruity (green apple, grapefruit, lime) aromas. And only 11° because the Vinho Verde appellation is not granted to wines titling more than 11°5.

Dirk Van der Niepoort, a talented Port producer, is an unusual character: quirky, visionary and intuitive. Twenty-five years ago, he set out to introduce the quality of the wines of northern Portugal, while remaining faithful to Portuguese know-how and grape varieties. He has created a plethora of vintages (more than 50!) highlighting here a terroir, there a grape variety or unconventional winemaking. Faithful to ancestral Portuguese traditions, Mr Van der Niepoort makes his red wines by blending local grape varieties: touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz, alfrocheiro, baga, jaen...

Redoma represents the tradition of Douro wines. An authentic wine, with character, set on a firm but fine tannic base, civilised by a "Bordeaux-style" ageing process.

Dirk Van der Niepoort, a talented Port producer, is an unusual character: quirky, visionary and intuitive. Twenty-five years ago, he set out to introduce the quality of the wines of northern Portugal, while remaining faithful to Portuguese know-how and grape varieties. He has created a plethora of vintages (more than 50!) highlighting here a terroir, there a grape variety or unconventional winemaking. Faithful to ancestral Portuguese traditions, Mr Van der Niepoort makes his red wines by blending local grape varieties: touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz, alfrocheiro, baga, jaen...

Batuta, produced only in the best years (2018, the smallest harvest since 2000, is described as exceptional in Portugal), is made from a selection of the best 70 and 100 year old vine grapes on schist soils. With its minerality, velvety tannins and seductive freshness, it is the flagship of the entire Niepoort range.

Dirk Van der Niepoort, a talented Port producer, is an unusual character: quirky, visionary and intuitive. Twenty-five years ago, he set out to introduce the quality of the wines of northern Portugal, while remaining faithful to Portuguese know-how and grape varieties. He has created a plethora of vintages (more than 50!) highlighting here a terroir, there a grape variety or unconventional winemaking. Faithful to ancestral Portuguese traditions, Mr Van der Niepoort makes his red wines by blending local grape varieties: touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz, alfrocheiro, baga, jaen...

Charme, based on Tinta Roriz, is a selection of the best barrels expressing the elegance and complexity of the coldest terroirs of the Rio Pinhão Valley in the heart of the Douro. The aromatic freshness magnificently envelops the fruit and gives tension to an intense and persistent whole. With its freshness and morello cherry aromas, this rare wine has Burgundian accents.

Taylor's is the most famous House producing so-called English style Ports, i. e. straight and slender (while Graham, the other big House of Porto, represents the Portuguese style, softer and sweeter).

Classic Vintage is a blend of their 3 historical quintas: Vargellas, Terra Feita and Junco. No vintage between 2011 and 2016.

Neal Martin (Vinous) rated the 2017 Vintage 98/100 and the 2018 Vintage 97/100 "white pepper mingles with black fruit in a very precise finish. Great class".

Taylor's is the most famous House producing so-called English style Ports, i. e. straight and slender (while Graham, the other big House of Porto, represents the Portuguese style, softer and sweeter).

Classic Vintage is a blend of their 3 historical quintas: Vargellas, Terra Feita and Junco. No vintage between 2011 and 2016.

Neal Martin (Vinous) rated the 2017 Vintage 98/100 and the 2018 Vintage 97/100 "white pepper mingles with black fruit in a very precise finish. Great class".

When Adrien David-Beaulieu, owner of Château Coutet, met the Shinko family, Japanese masters of soy sauce, he was inspired to produce soy sauces in Saint-Emilion. The manufacturing process is reminiscent of wine-making: fermentation of soy beans and wheat grains, maceration (up to 7 months) and aging (up to 18 months).

By importing from Japan the famous koji mushroom responsible for fermentation, selecting an organic cereal producer 14 km from his farm and a salt-maker on the Ile de Ré (the quality of the salt is a determining factor in soy sauce), Adrien David-Beaulieu has been proud to succeed in producing 'premium', local soy sauces since 2023. With their sweetness, intensity on the palate and aromatic complexity, these homemade sauces, which have nothing in common with industrial concoctions, bring all dishes (meat, fish, broths, marinades, vegetables...) into aromatic universes as original as they are rich in umami.

Black is the classic, full-bodied soy sauce, 50% wheat and 50% soy, aged 18 months in oak barrels. 

When Adrien David-Beaulieu, owner of Château Coutet, met the Shinko family, Japanese masters of soy sauce, he was inspired to produce soy sauces in Saint-Emilion. The manufacturing process is reminiscent of wine-making: fermentation of soy beans and wheat grains, maceration (up to 7 months) and aging (up to 18 months).

By importing from Japan the famous koji mushroom responsible for fermentation, selecting an organic cereal producer 14 km from his farm and a salt-maker on the Ile de Ré (the quality of the salt is a determining factor in soy sauce), Adrien David-Beaulieu has been proud to succeed in producing 'premium', local soy sauces since 2023. With their sweetness, intensity on the palate and aromatic complexity, these homemade sauces, which have nothing in common with industrial concoctions, bring all dishes (meat, fish, broths, marinades, vegetables...) into aromatic universes as original as they are rich in umami.

White is a rare soy sauce, 90% wheat and 10% soy, macerated and aged for 6 months in stainless steel tanks, with a milder, more delicate flavor. Both sauces can be refrigerated for 3 months after opening.

This old estate (14th century) of Châteauneuf-du-Pape was bought in 2006 by Mr. Cazes (Lynch-Bages, Haut-Batailley, Ormes de Pez...). With 25 hectares (60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Mourvèdre), in two excellent sectors (La Nerthe and Rayas), and by voluntarily limiting the yields to 30hl/ha, Mr. Cazes strives to produce only one vintage in red as well as in white, Châteauneufs that are accessible both on the gustatory and financial levels.

The white is fine, airy, without excess generosity, with a beautiful energy brought by the clairette (30%). The red is a classic Châteauneuf, refined and silky, also focusing more on finesse and aromatic intensity than on power, in the spirit of Rayas.