“Domaine Julien … Étienne Julien … makes some intriguingly delightful wines. I really like the style, the energy and the lovely juiciness of these wines.” - Winehog’s Steen ÖhmanLocated in the southern part of Côte de Nuits in the village of Comblanchien, Domaine Gerard Julien & Fils has a long and solid history in Bourgogne when François-Xavier Julien purchased some vineyards in Comblanchien. The domaine started to produce fantastic quality wines in 1930s, and now expanded to 10.54 hectares of vines in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Aloxe-Corton and Vosne-Romanee. In 2012, Gérard’s son Étienne Julien took over the ruin and demand of his wines has been massively increased. With organic farming applied from 2012...

Cristal, the flagship cuvee of Louis Roederer is one of the most iconic wines in Champagne. It was first created in 1876 for Alexander II tsar of Russia, who was particularly an admirer of Louis Roederer’s Champagnes and requested the house’s best cuvee every year. As the society in Russia was unstable in 1800s, Cristal came in a unique flat-bottomed, transparent lead-crystal bottle to ensure no bombs were placed in the bottles! Louis Roederer owns 214 hectares of vineyards in Champagne, allowing them to select the best grapes from the best vintages. Cristal is fresh and floral when young but has...

Domaine Hudelot Noellat is widely appreciated as one of the top producers in Burgundy and one of our favourite domaines in Vosne-Romanée. Alain Hudelot-Noellat founded the domaine in 1962 and managed until 2007, then Alain’s grandson Charles van Canneyt took over the ruin and continues to put Hudelot Noellat in a higher stage. They own vineyards spread across Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny, Clos Vougeot and Nuits-St-Georges, including also the most famous Grand Crus Romanée-St-Vivant and Richebourg. Without question, they are one of those domaines who are capable of producing fantastic wines from Grand Crus to Village wines. They aim to work "as close to nature as possible"; therefore, they do their...

A family owned and being one of the five founding wineries in Margaret River, Leeuwin Estate started producing wine in 1970s when the legendary winemaker Robert Mondavi identified the future site of the Leeuwin vineyard as being ideal for the production of premium wine. Afterwards, he provided early mentorship to Denis and Tricia Horgan in the transformation of their cattle farm into Leeuwin Estate. Leeuwin Estate’s Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the flagships in the winery, which has been a UK ‘Decanter’ Magazine “Top 50 Wine of the Year” and a US ‘Wine & Spirits’ “Top 100 Wine of The Year”, whilst leading Australian wine commentator, James...

Sylvain Cathiard was established in the 1930s under the name "Cathiard-Molenier" by Sylvain Cathiard's grandfather who had worked with Domaine de la Romanee Conti and Lamarche and had bought some vineyards in Burgundy. It wasn't until 1995 that the domaine was rebranded to "Sylvain Cathiard" after Sylvain had worked 15 years on the domaine and was given ownership when his father retired. Now, Sylvain's son Sebastien is in charge (since the 2011 vintage) after shadowing Sylvain's work from the late 2000s.The Domaine has always created wines that are seductive and dense, equipped with a powerful body and energy with incredible purity of fruits and depth. They currently own an...