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Since 2004, the Vitis Epicuria team has developed privileged relationships with some of the largest wine producers around the world, always striving to meet their requirements..
Among these producers, some do not wish to appear in our catalog, and you will therefore not find them on this site. Others agree to be included under certain pricing conditions. And most of them want to know the profile of the customers who buy their wines from us.
In particular, if you are looking for wines from the following estates, or from a few other prestigious estates, you can contact us directly to inquire about our availability, and the conditions that we could possibly offer you.
Our selection of Non-Catalog Domains
Vosne-Romanée is arguably the most prestigious wine-growing town in Burgundy, and surely one of the most admired in the world. Four of the six Grands-Crus of the town are Monopoles: La Grande Rue, La Romanée, La Tâche, and la Romanée Conti.
The sole owner of the last two is the Domaine de la Romanée Conti, under the management of Aubert De Villaine and his nephew Bertrand, who strive for perfection at all levels, from the vine to the cellar, including quality impeccable distribution.
In addition to the Grands-Crus Romanée Conti and La Tâche, the estate also offers us 4 Grands-Crus of the Côte de Nuits in red each year (Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Richebourg, Grands Echezeaux and Echezeaux), and sometimes a Grand Cru of the Côte de Beaune in white, the Montrachet.
This is the most famous estate in Châteauneuf du Pape, and perhaps even in the entire Rhône valley. After Louis Reynaud, then his son Jacques, it is now Emmanuel, Jacques's nephew, who controls the production and distribution of the Domaine's wines.
A great lover of Grenache, he transcends the expression of great wine with this single grape variety in an environment where some producers can blend up to thirteen.
Little color but so many aromas and finesse…! Emmanuel Reynaud's talent does not stop with the production of Château Rayas and we are fortunate to also enjoy the wines of Château de Fonsalette and Château des Tours which he produces with the same passion and the same success.
Henri Bonneau, who died in 2016, was a brilliant winemaker capable of producing wines with a unique personality, free from any fashion, trend or influence. He remains a legend for all wine lovers.
Far from the canons of modern oenology, its wines are characterized by great complexity and remarkable finesse, despite their deep concentration. While they can quickly appear spectacular, their aging potential seems endless.
Unfortunately, the different vintages are produced in very limited quantities, and are particularly difficult to find. They come from a vineyard of barely 6 hectares planted mainly in Grenache, with a complement of Mourvèdre and Cinsault. Since his death, his closest collaborator has managed the estate, striving to scrupulously respect a family tradition that has convinced enthusiasts the world over. As you might expect, vintages prior to 2016 are already collectors and are increasingly rare on the market.
René Rostaing is a great winemaker. He took over the production of the vineyard from his father-in-law, Albert Dervieux in 1971. Today René Rostaing owns 1 hectare in the Condrieu appellation (la Bonnette) and 7 hectares in Côte-Rôtie, including a 2-hectare plot in the prestigious place called La Landonne, vinified separately. This cuvée ages particularly well and has little to envy to that of Guigal, yet better known by wine lovers. Another plot (1 ha) of the estate is located on the terraces of the famous Côte Blonde, considered one of the most qualitative of the appellation. A third smaller parcel of Côte Brune is located next to La Turque de Guigal. These 3 plot cuvées are aged for 24 months in oak barrels of “several wines”. They give wines that are at the top of the appellation and that we recommend to each wine lover to taste at least once in their life... René Rostaing also owns parcels of Coteaux du Languedoc, at the Puech Noble estate, whose production comes in two pretty red cuvées and a superb white cuvée. From now on, it is Pierre, his son, who masterfully leads these two areas in sustainable agriculture, without seeking to revolutionize the methods that his father had been able to establish.
David Duband took over the family estate in the Hautes Côtes de Nuits in 1991 and gradually abandoned conventional agriculture, finally obtaining organic certification in 2006. He had then kept the family habit of completely destemming his grapes.
With the help of investor François Feuillet, he was also able to acquire a few additional plots to expand the estate.
It was not until 2008 that David Duband decided to take a strategic turn to favor vinification in whole bunches which today characterize the style of his wines, with gentle extraction and crushing at the end of fermentation which release the residual sugars from the still intact berries.
The wines are then aged in barrels, a third of which are new and lightly toasted. Bursting with aromas and structured around fine, powdery tannins, the estate's wines bear a strong signature but nevertheless remain well differentiated within the range. Faithful to their respective terroirs, they can age with great grace.
Jean-Marie and Maine Guffens-Heynen came from Belgium to settle in the Mâconnais in the late 1970s. They quickly learned how to produce good white wines and quickly bought their first plots in Pierreclos. Since then, the estate has expanded into the Mâcon Villages, Saint-Véran and Pouilly-Fuissé appellations. He then completed his production of great white Burgundy wines by creating a haute couture business, the Maison Verget, which added to the range of prestigious appellations of the Côte de Beaune. Subsequently, Jean-Marie Guffens acquired two new properties, the Château des Tourettes in the Luberon, and the Château Closiot in Barsac, where he produces very fine dry and sweet wines when the year permits.
Jean-Marie Guffens perfectly masters winemaking to the point of becoming the greatest chardonnay winemaker in the world, according to Robert Parker. Tasting one of his cuvées, even after ten years, is always a great moment. He revealed the potential of the best terroirs of the Mâconnais and knew how to create emulation around him. The estate's wines are mainly sold en primeur, but they are increasingly sought after and increasingly difficult to acquire. Fortunately, it is possible and even advisable to take as much interest in the other properties of this exceptional winemaker, whose wines are still accessible...
Domaine Jean-Louis Trapet is a flagship estate in Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy. Run by the Trapet family for several generations, this estate is now recognized for its biodynamic practices and its commitment to environmentally friendly vineyard work that gives its wines a unique purity and depth.
Jean-Louis Trapet took over the family estate in the 1990s and introduced these biodynamic practices to best express the terroir of each plot. The estate has approximately 13 hectares, including several prestigious plots in the Gevrey-Chambertin appellation with Grands Crus (Chambertin, Chapelle and Latricières) and renowned Premiers Crus.
The wines are appreciated for their elegance and precision. Biodynamic practices help to strengthen the expression of the terroir in each vintage, and the estate uses low-intervention winemaking methods, with natural fermentation and well-measured aging in oak barrels, without excess wood. The harvest is manual, with a careful selection of the bunches to keep only the best. The wines obtained are of great authenticity, capable of aging for many years, while remaining marked by a great freshness and finesse that reveal the unique typicity of each terroir. Pierre and Louis, the children of Jean-Louis and Andrée, are also invested in the family's Alsatian estate in Riquewihr which produces wines of great purity, including the grands crus Schoenenbourg, Schlossberg, Sonnenglanz and Sporen with unbeatable value for money!
Having become an essential reference in the Hermitage appellation, the Marc Sorrel estate is one of those family jewels that are passed down from generation to generation. A small family estate of 4 hectares, it has been run by the Sorrel family since the 1920s. Marc Sorrel has been able to impose his style by producing Hermitage wines of great finesse, where tradition and respect for the terroir are at the heart of the winemaking process. The estate's vines are old plots located in prestigious localities such as "Le Méal" and "Les Greffieux", known for their soils composed of rolled pebbles and clay, as well as for their sunny exposure and their ability to produce intense and deep wines. Marc Sorrel's wines are also known for their artisanal and environmentally friendly approach. The estate works with sustainable cultivation, and the harvests are carried out manually for an optimal selection of the grape clusters. Vinification is done with minimal intervention, often with natural fermentations and extended aging to fully express the terroir and the typicality of each plot. The Hermitage wines of the Marc Sorrel estate are pure expressions of their terroir: powerful, balanced and endowed with an elegance that reflects the identity of the great wines of this historic region.
Since 2019, Guillaume Sorrel, Marc's son, has been at the helm. A discreet and diligent winemaker, he refines his father's work to produce very high-class wines that express themselves best over time. Four vintages are produced in Hermitage, two "classic" in white and red and two "plot" (Gréal in red and Roucoules in white) from the oldest vines.
Located in Gigondas near the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Domaine de Saint-Cosme is an emblematic vineyard that extends over 22 ha of old vines with an average age of 60 years. Run by the Barruol family since 1490 on a historic site with Gallo-Roman cellars from the 12th century, the wine heritage rooted in a clay-limestone terroir is exceptional. The soil, exposure and climate are particularly suited to the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault grape varieties, the main players in the region's wines.
Often vinified in whole bunches for maximum extraction of aromas, the simple Gigondas is structured, powerful and offers a complex aromatic palette of black fruits, liquorice, pepper and truffle, with a touch of minerality transmitted by the limestone. Its aging potential is high, for an evolution towards more earthy and spicy aromas.
More ambitious, the vintages "Le Poste", "Le Claux" and "Hominis Fides" from the oldest Grenache vines offer an exceptional concentration, while retaining great finesse, subtle freshness and remarkable length.
At the same time, Saint-Cosme also produces other prestigious vintages from the Rhône Valley such as Saint-Joseph, Côte-Rôtie, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and Crozes-Hermitage. Each of these wines, from the best terroirs of the valley, reflects a complexity that testifies to the meticulous approach of the estate and its traditional know-how in organic farming.
Finally, the estate's range is completed by the impressive Vinsobres from Château de Rouanne which offer a particularly attractive quality-price ratio for the region.
Recognized as a controlled designation of origin by the INAO in 1936, Château-Grillet and its 3.5 hectares was then the smallest AOC in France. At that time, the most famous of gastronomic critics, Emille Sailland known as “Curnonsky” (1872-1956), ranked Château Grillet among the 5 greatest white wines in the world. The property has since belonged to several Lyon bourgeois families until Isabelle Baratin decided to sell it to François Pinault in 2011.
Since then, every means has been implemented to restore this vineyard to the prestige it had at the beginning of the century. Under the leadership of Frédéric Engerer, it was first Alessandro Noli who managed the vinification and high-precision maturing of the estate, before joining Clos de Tart. It was then Jaeok Chu Cramette who took over the management and who continued to improve the wines thanks to a very particular attention paid to the culture.
Château-Grillet now offers a second wine, the Côtes-du-Rhône “Pontcin”, and a Condrieu from a 0.25 are plot at a place called Carterie. The entire estate has been certified biodynamic since December 2016. Like most of the region's vines, those of the estate are planted on often vertiginous slopes and are worked with a winch and a pickaxe. The wine, which always combines the freshness of the mouth and the maturity of Viognier, develops complex flavors between fruits and spices. Landlocked in the middle of the Condrieu Appellation, it is cut for aging and offers unique balance in this region.
After Didier's departure, his son Benjamin took over the torch of this illustrious estate in the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé region, which had gradually become a world benchmark for Sauvignon. Today, the wines produced are as precise and pure as ever, with a wild mineral profile that requires several years of aging before giving some of the most beautiful emotions that a white wine can offer… Do not hesitate to contact us to have this pleasure !
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