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Château Clarisse
The 9 hectare vineyard is situated entirely on the Puisseguin limestone plateau. Its southwestfacing slope has a thin topsoil of clay-gravel with excellent natural drainage. Planted 85% to Merlot and 15% to Cabernet Franc, this combination gives the wine roundness, fruitiness, and an opulence typical of Right Bank Bordeaux. The wines have been certified organic since 2019, with conversion to biodynamics in progress.
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Domaine Chavet/Château Pipeau
Domaine Chavet covers 23 hectares on Kimmeridgian clay-limestone. La Côte is a broad blend of vineyard sites. Antoine de la Farge, who comes from a family of winegrowers in Menetou-Salon (next door to Sancerre) dating back to 1560, worked with his parents at their highly acclaimed Domaine de la Farge before acquiring Domaine Chavet in 2019.
Château Pipeau is a 4th generation estate founded in 1929 in St. Emilion on Bordeaux’s right bank where the world’s greatest Merlot based wines are made. Winemaker Jean Mestreguilhem, son of the current owners, worked at Château de Fieuzal in Pessac-Leognan and Screaming Eagle in Napa Valley before returning to his home estate. There are 25 hectares on clay-limestone and deep sand planted to Merlot (90%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%), and Cabernet Franc (5%) with an average vine age of 40 years.
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Jon-David Headrick Selections
Founded in 2005, Jon-David Headrick Selections was named “Best New Specialist Importer” by Wine & Spirits magazine as well as a “Wine Importer You Can Trust” by Slate magazine. Headrick’s work has been featured in French media outlets such as Radio France, La Nouvelle Republique, and TV Tours as well as American publications such as the Washington Post, Food & Wine magazine, and many others. In 2010, the government of France announced that Jon-David Headrick would be appointed a Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Merite Agricole, one of the highest civilian awards given by the government of France. The rank of chevalier (knight) is a lifetime appointment and is given to acknowledge outstanding service to French agriculture.
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