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Wine Wiki — Index

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Regions (44)

France — Burgundy (21)

  • Burgundy — France’s great Pinot Noir and Chardonnay region; hierarchical appellation system
  • Chablis — northernmost Burgundy; flinty, mineral Chardonnay on Kimmeridgian limestone; 7 grand crus
  • Côte de Nuits — Dijon to Nuits-St-Georges; grand red Burgundy heartland; Pinot Noir
  • Gevrey-Chambertin — most powerful Côte de Nuits village; 9 grand crus led by Chambertin
  • Chambolle-Musigny — most perfumed, feminine Côte de Nuits village; Musigny and Bonnes-Mares
  • Morey-St-Denis — compact village with Clos de la Roche, Clos St.-Denis; Ponsot benchmark
  • Vosne-Romanée — spiritual apex of red Burgundy; DRC, Leroy, Mugneret-Gibourg
  • Nuits-St-Georges — earthy, robust; no grand crus but excellent premiers crus; Chevillon and Michelot
  • Marsannay — northernmost Côte de Nuits village; known for rosé; Collotte, Audoin
  • Côte de Beaune — Aloxe-Corton to Santenay; great whites and elegant reds
  • Savigny-lès-Beaune — fresh, elegant Côte de Beaune reds; good value; Bize, Chandon de Briailles
  • Volnay — finest, most silky Côte de Beaune reds; Lafarge, Glantenay, Voillot, d’Angerville
  • Auxey-Duresses — overlooked Côte de Beaune village; Lafouge benchmark
  • Puligny-Montrachet — benchmark dry Chardonnay; Montrachet, Chevalier; Carillon, Chartron
  • Chassagne-Montrachet — richer whites, underrated reds; Montrachet, Bâtard; Fontaine-Gagnard, PYCM
  • Mercurey — top Côte Chalonnaise appellation; Juillot benchmark
  • Côte Chalonnaise — between Côte de Beaune and Mâconnais; Mercurey, Rully, Givry, Montagny
  • Rully — Côte Chalonnaise; both red and white; sparkling Crémant de Bourgogne
  • Mâconnais — southern Burgundy; Chardonnay dominant; Pouilly-Fuissé at apex
  • Pouilly-Fuissé — finest Mâconnais appellation; premier crus since 2020; Saumaize, La Chapelle
  • Beaujolais — Gamay-based; Cru Beaujolais (Morgon, Fleurie, etc.) at top; Desvignes, Chermette

France — Rhône Valley (6)

  • Rhône Valley — overview of northern and southern Rhône; Syrah, Grenache, Viognier
  • Hermitage — granite hill in northern Rhône; Syrah benchmark; Chave the apex producer
  • Cornas — all-granite northern Rhône; 100% Syrah; Clape, Allemand, Balthazar benchmarks
  • Côte-Rôtie — northern Rhône; Syrah + Viognier; Côte Brune and Blonde; Bénetière, Champet
  • Saint-Joseph — northern Rhône; Syrah reds + Marsanne whites; Gonon benchmark
  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape — southern Rhône; Grenache-dominant; Bonneau “Réserve des Célestins”

France — Loire Valley (4)

  • Loire Valley — France’s longest river; Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc; 2024 = mildew crisis
  • Sancerre — upper Loire; Sauvignon Blanc; Pascal Cotat, François Cotat, Vatan benchmarks
  • Chinon — Touraine; Cabernet Franc; Baudry, Joguet, Pallus benchmarks
  • Saumur-Champigny — Clos Rougeard benchmark; age-worthy Cabernet Franc

France — Champagne (1)

  • Champagne — France’s great sparkling wine; Vilmart, Ployez-Jacquemart, Billecart-Salmon; dosage essay (VFTC #118)

France — Jura & Savoie (2)

  • Jura — eastern France; Savagnin, Trousseau, Poulsard; oxidative vin jaune; Ratte, Bienaime
  • Savoie — alpine wines; Jacquère, Altesse, Mondeuse; refreshing, high-acid

Germany (2)

  • Mosel — steep slate vineyards; Riesling; Clemens Busch benchmark; 2024 = excellent middle Mosel
  • Nahe — Riesling between Mosel and Rhine; Dönnhoff benchmark; 2024 = catastrophic frost (−70%)

Italy (3)

  • Barolo — Piedmont; Nebbiolo; “king of Italian wine”; 2021 = stellar vintage; Mascarello, Burlotto
  • Barbaresco — Piedmont; Nebbiolo; Gaja, Rizzi, Cascina Baricchi
  • Chianti Classico — Tuscany; Sangiovese; Gran Selezione at apex; Felsina, Castello di Ama, Querciabella

Spain (2)

  • Rioja — northern Spain; Tempranillo; CVNE Imperial Gran Reserva (70-year consistency confirmed)
  • Ribeira Sacra — Galicia; Mencía on steep terraces; Guimaro, Envínate

United States (3)

Producers (138)

Chablis (14)

Côte de Nuits — Marsannay / Fixin (3)

Côte de Nuits — Gevrey-Chambertin / Morey-St-Denis (14)

Côte de Nuits — Chambolle-Musigny (8)

Côte de Nuits — Vosne-Romanée / Nuits-St-Georges (15)

Côte de Beaune — Whites (12)

Côte de Beaune — Additional Producers (Burghound #102)

Côte de Beaune — New Discoveries

  • William Kelley — wine journalist turned vigneron; Beaune/Pommard; Corton-Charlemagne 94+ in debut; tutored by Coche-Dury
  • Domaine de la Roche Aiguë — Auxey-Duresses family domaine; discovered at La Ciboulette restaurant

Côte de Beaune — Reds (15)

Côte de Nuits (Multiple Villages)

Côte Chalonnaise / Mâconnais (6)

Beaujolais (5)

Rhône Valley (12)

  • Domaine de la Grange des Pères — IGP Hérault; Laurent Vaillé; Northern Rhône in spirit despite Languedoc appellation; Syrah/Mourvèdre/Counoise red + Roussanne/Marsanne white; user’s stated favorite; ~10,000 btls total production
  • Domaine Jean-Louis Chave — Hermitage + Saint-Joseph benchmark; 205 btls in cellar (deep vertical to 1992)
  • Domaine Marc Sorrel — Hermitage; Le Gréal and Les Greffieux premier crus
  • Domaine Auguste Clape — Cornas legend; traditional; 100% Syrah on granite; Pierre-Marie continuing
  • Domaine Noël Verset — retired Cornas legend; library bottles; natural, no filtration
  • Franck Balthazar — Cornas; artisan, organic; site-specific cuvées; 68 btls in cellar
  • Thierry Allemand — Cornas benchmark; “Reynard” + “Chaillot”; natural; 49 btls in cellar
  • Marie et Pierre Bénetière — Côte-Rôtie; natural/biodynamic; Côte Brune; 49 btls in cellar
  • Domaine Champet — Côte-Rôtie; Emile Champet; traditional; La Viallière
  • Domaine Gilles Barge — Côte-Rôtie; traditional style; Côte Brune Burgaud
  • Domaine Julien Barge — Côte-Rôtie; younger-generation natural style
  • Domaine Pierre Gonon — Saint-Joseph; Syrah reds and Marsanne whites; benchmark; tiny production
  • Maison Guigal — Côte-Rôtie; La La La (Mouline, Landonne, Turque) — négociant and domaine
  • Henri Bonneau — Châteauneuf-du-Pape; artisan legend; “Réserve des Célestins”; 48 btls in cellar

Loire Valley (11)

Champagne (5)

  • Vilmart et Cie — Rilly-la-Montagne; “Coeur de Cuvée” Tête de Cuvée 95; barrel-fermented, no malo; 2007 CC 95, 2002 Grand Cellier d’Or 94
  • Ployez-Jacquemart — Ludes; “Liesse d’Harbonville”; 15–18 yr sur latte; 2008 Extra Brut 94+; 2005 current release
  • Billecart-Salmon — Grande Marque; “Cuvée Nicolas François”; Rosé ages as well as non-rosé (Cuvée Élisabeth Rosé 1984: 98 pts)
  • Alexandre Filaine — Fabrice Gass (ex-Bollinger Barrel Master); barrel-fermented; Cuvée Spéciale 94–96; production expanding to ~9,000 btls from 2024
  • Champagne Suenen — Côte des Blancs; grower Champagne; Chardonnay specialist

Jura (3)

Germany (2)

  • Weingut Dönnhoff — Nahe benchmark; lost 70% of 2024 crop to frost; 2024s not yet shipped; Helmut + Cornelius
  • Weingut Clemens Busch — Mosel; Pündericher Marienburg; biodynamic; Riesling benchmark

Italy — Piedmont (10)

  • Fratelli Brovia — Barolo; traditional style; Rocche di Castiglione, Villero; 71 btls in cellar
  • Bartolo Mascarello — Barolo; traditional; 2021 Barolo 98 pts (“career-best wine” per Gilman); Maria Teresa continues
  • Comm. G.B. Burlotto — Barolo; traditional; 2021 Monvigliero 96; Verduno estate
  • Cappellano — Barolo; Teobaldo; Otin Fiorin (no sulfur); traditional Serralunga
  • Giuseppe Rinaldi — Barolo; Marta and Carlotta; traditional, multi-cru blends; Brunate-Le Coste
  • Conterno Nervi — Gattinara; Nebbiolo; Roberto Conterno collaboration
  • Trediberri — Barolo; La Serra; modern-traditional; Nicola Oberto
  • Reverdito — Barolo; Michele Reverdito; well-priced; Castagni vineyard
  • La Ca’ Nova — Barbaresco; Albesani and Montefico
  • Cascina Baricchi — Barbaresco; natural, small production
  • Pio Cesare — Barolo + Barbaresco; traditional négociant; Il Bricco flagship
  • Cantine Rizzi — Barbaresco; 2021 Pajorè 94, Nervo 92

Italy — Tuscany (4)

  • Bartolo Mascarello (listed above — Piedmont)
  • Felsina — Chianti Classico; Rancia Gran Selezione; 2021 (94), 2020 (94), 1997 (93)
  • Castello di Ama — Chianti Classico; San Lorenzo Gran Selezione 2021 (94); Montebuoni, Haiku
  • Querciabella — Chianti Classico; biodynamic; Camartina (Sangiovese/Cab) flagship
  • Il Marroneto — Brunello di Montalcino; Madonna delle Grazie; highly sought-after
  • Domaine des Comtes Lafon (also listed above — Côte de Beaune Whites)

Spain (8)

  • CVNE (Cuné) — Rioja; Imperial Gran Reserva; 70-year stylistic consistency confirmed (1947–2018 vertical); VFTC #120
  • La Rioja Alta — Rioja; 904 and 890 Gran Reserva; traditional, age-worthy
  • Contino — Rioja; single-vineyard estate; Viñedo Contino Gran Reserva (possible duplicate: vinedos-del-contino.md)
  • Envínate — Ribeira Sacra / Canary Islands; minimal-intervention; Roberto Santana
  • Adegas Guimaro — Ribeira Sacra; Mencía on steep terraces; Pedro Rodríguez
  • Dominio de Es — Rioja; singular parcels; high-elevation; Telmo Rodríguez
  • Casa Lebai — Spain; natural wines
  • Contino / Viñedos del Contino — (note: two files exist for same producer — lint flag)

United States (5)

  • Ceritas — Sonoma Coast Chardonnay/Pinot; mineral, Burgundian style; 42 btls in cellar; 15 btls 2024-vintage
  • Antica Terra — Eola-Amity Hills Oregon Pinot; iron-rich soils; structured; 54 btls in cellar
  • Rhys Vineyards — Santa Cruz Mountains; Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; San Mateo, Bearwallow, Alpine
  • Ridge Vineyards — Santa Cruz Mountains; Monte Bello (Cabernet); Geyserville Zinfandel; Lytton Springs
  • Kelley Fox Wines — Willamette Valley; “one of the very finest winegrowers in all of America” (Gilman); single-vineyard Pinot Noirs built for 25–30 year aging
  • Kutch Wines — Sonoma Coast; Jamie Kutch; single-vineyard Pinot Noir; Sonoma Coast and McDougall Ranch

Grapes (11)

  • Pinot Noir — Burgundy’s red grape; thin-skinned, terroir-transparent; Spätburgunder in Germany
  • Chardonnay — Burgundy’s white grape; from austere Chablis to rich Meursault
  • Aligoté — Burgundy secondary white; tart, citrus; best from old vines (Bouzeron)
  • Gamay — Beaujolais primary; also old-vine Coteaux Bourguignons at Dauvissat (90–95yo vines)
  • Sauvignon Blanc — Loire primary white; Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé benchmarks
  • Chenin Blanc — Vouvray, Saumur; remarkable longevity; Huët benchmark
  • Cabernet Franc — Chinon and Saumur-Champigny; Loire primary red
  • Nebbiolo — Piedmont; Barolo and Barbaresco; high tannin, acidity, longevity
  • Sangiovese — Tuscany; Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino
  • Trousseau — Jura; light, perfumed red; rarity value
  • Pinot Meunier — Champagne; adds fruit and early-drinking character to blends

Tastings (0)

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Personal (4)

  • My Profile — Buyer identity: classicist, cellar-builder, anti-hedonistic; 2022 portfolio reset; style fingerprint; gaps and over-exposures; decision framework
  • My Cellar — Full cellar inventory by region; 2,924 bottles; Burgundy (1,362), Rhône (530), Champagne (164), Oregon (155), Bordeaux (152), Piedmont (151)
  • My Taste Profile — Producer preference profile; PYCM is favorite white; Berthaut-Gerbet, Chave dominant; Grange des Pères = Northern Rhône in spirit
  • My Stores — Store guide: SommPicks (allocations), iDealwine (French auction), HDH (US auction), Thatcher’s, Liquid Culture; per-store strategy notes

Concepts & Vintages (8)

  • 2024 Burgundy Vintage — John Gilman VFTC #121; catastrophic yields (−60–80%), outstanding quality; “1985 fruit + 2002 structure”; warm, concentrated
  • 2023 Burgundy Vintage — Warm, generous vintage; full range produced; Gilman coverage in VFTC #115 (being populated)
  • 2022 Burgundy Vintage — Warm, ripe; concentrated dark fruit; needs 10–15+ years; standout: Rousseau 1996 Chambertin retrospective (97 pts)
  • 2024 German Vintage — Catastrophic frost in Saar/Ruwer/Nahe (−70–85% losses); excellent middle Mosel Kabinetten rivaling 2021
  • Mâconnais & Côte Chalonnaise 2023 — Synthesis of VFTC #116; detailed producer-by-producer 2023 assessment
  • Aging NV Champagne — Analysis of whether NV Champagne ages; Gilman’s conclusions from VFTC #111
  • Champagne Rosé Aging — Rosé ages as well as non-rosé; Krug Rosé 5ème Édition (1984) 98 pts; Philipponnat Clos des Goisses Rosé 2014 98 pts
  • Rhône Annual Report 2025 — VFTC #119; comprehensive northern + southern Rhône producer review

⚠️ Known duplicate files to resolve in next lint pass:

  • domaine-de-vogue.md and domaine-comte-de-vogue.md — same producer (Domaine Comte de Vogüé)
  • contino.md and vinedos-del-contino.md — same producer (Viñedos del Contino / Contino)

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