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Bibi Graetz The son of a sculptor, Bibi Graetz is a creator. At the same time a painter and a winemaker, he inherited from his family in the 1960s the Château de Vincigliata and its two acres of vines in Fiesole, a few kilometres from Florence in the region of Tuscany. It was at the beginning of the 2000s that his wines became known and reknowned the world over, representing them as works of art. It’s true, Bibi Graetz wanted the everyone to discover his artistic talents thanks to his labels featuring abstract paintings with striking colors, a different one for each wine. The vines are very old, surpassing 60 years.

Solaia Solaia is part of the Marchesi Antinori family, a domain right in the heart of the Chianti Classico appellation and dating back over 600 years. This domain produces two signature products: Solaia and Tignanello, world-renowned wines defined as being the most influential on Italian viticultural history. Solaia is the sunniest of the Marchesi Antinori vineyards. Their motto for producing this exceptional wine: the best bunches of grapes, from the best vine stocks. The Antinori family is always looking to highlight their passion. The composition of this wine never stops evolving throughout the years, while still managing to keep its typicality: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 20% Sangiovese, a

Masseto Masseto, a unique italian vineyard which was founded in 1981, is part of the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia estate. It is set high upon a hill, at an altitude of 120 metres, overlooking Tuscany and the Mediterranean Sea. This estate of merely 7 hectares produces a rare wine, highly sought after all around the world. The philosophy of Axel Heinz, Estate Director, is to create a great wine from an exceptional vineyard, and in the simplest way possible. Masseto gets its name from clods of blue clay called “massi.” This blue clay dates back to over thousands of years ago, brought in by the Mediterranean Sea. It rose to the surface, directly

Seña Seña is an international joint venture between American winemaker Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick, Owner and President of Viña Errázuriz in Chile. In 1995, both of them realised this shared dream: creating a world-class Icon Level Chilean wine, with the first vintage of Seña. After four years searching for the best terroir, Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick chose a virgin land on the west side of the Valle de Aconcagua, an ideal place located from the Atacama Desert to the Patagonian Ice Field, and between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Most of the varieties planted come from France, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit

Almaviva In 1997, Baronness Philippine de Rothschild and Eduardo Guilisati Tagle, president of the Concha y Toro vineyard, signed a partnership agreement whose goal was to create an exceptional French-Chilean wine: Almaviva. Made from a blend of classic Bordeaux varieties, of which Cabernet Sauvignon being predominant, Almaviva is the outcome of a happy encounter between two cultures. Chile gives this wine its soil and its climate, while France offers its savoir-faire and traditions. The result of this combination: extraordinary elegance and complexity. Located in the upper part of the Maipo Valley, in the central part of Chile, Puente Alto was discovered twenty years ago to have the ideal conditions for cultivating

Quintessa In 1990, the Chilean couple Agustin and Valeria Huneeus created their to-be-famous winery Quintessa. They chose Rutheford, a well-known wine-growing region in the heart of Napa Valley, to establish their estate. The soil there had the particularity of never having grown wine stocks before. The terroir possesses an exceptional geodiversity: it is nestled among hills and valleys surrounding Dragon Lake. This area contains a large variety of microclimates and different types of soil: sandy, clay, rocky, and volcanic. In the face of these two challenges, the Hunneus family decided to use organic and biodynamic practices, and to work each plot individually from harvesting to the wine-making process, thus preserving

Vérité Sonoma County is one of the richest winegrowing regions in the world. Located in California, it benefits from multiple micro-climates, which allow the complete maturation of typical Bordeaux varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Vérité wines connote the fusion between the experience of the old world and the incredible fruit-forward potential of the new world. Pierre Seillan brought his thirty years of Bordeaux savoir-faire to Sonoma. Since the release of the first vintage ten years ago, critics haven’t stopped placing Vérité wines at the top of the list of the most refined Bordeaux-style wines. “Every hillside, every altitude, and every orientation give us a unique micro-cru. Our wine-growing

Opus One Created at the end of the 1970's, Opus One was the dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild, and American winemaker Robert Mondavi. Together, they decided to combine their knowledge and their passion for wine into one bottle: Opus One. They dreamed of creating a great wine that could last for generations. Four decades later, they still haven’t stopped refining the complex subtleties of Opus One, respecting traditional methods while constantly looking for ways to innovate and improve. This Napa Valley winery, well-known across the globe, boasts 68 hectares planted with traditional varieties from Bordeaux. Opus One represents an alliance between two dynasties but

Clos Albertus The Saint-Georges vineyard is located to the north of the Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of the Barbanne river. Along with the vineyards of Lussac-Saint-Émilion, Montagne-Saint-Émilion and Puisseguin-SaintÉmilion, it makes up the outer reaches of the Saint-Émilion vineyard. The Corbin estate is now managed by Jacques Rambeau, and has been a family property for four generations. It values dedicated work and respect for the terroir. It has, therefore, decided to commit to ‘reasoned’ viticulture and is HEV-certified (a French certificate acknowledging high environmental value). Clos Albertus is a small 1.5-hectare vineyard in the Saint-Georges-Saint-Emilion appellation, and produces the most premium wine. The property faces south and stands

Château de Hartes In 1972, Philippe Mazeau settled in the estate, consisting of a single block of 15 hectares of vines grown on a picturesque hill in the heart of the Entre-Deux-Mers region. It overlooks a magnificent panorama of vines, forests, and meadows with villages, Roman churches, châteaux and charming abodes emblematic of «la petite Toscane», or «little Tuscany», as the region is nicknamed. Appellation : Bordeaux. Area under vine : 15 hectares. Grape varieties : 45% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot. Average age of vines : 35 years. Soil type : clay and limestone. Ageing : in vats for twelve months. Tasting Notes : careful vinification