Producer Focus

Producer Focus

The Greatest Domaines

Master of Wine, Hugo Rose, explores the history, holdings and winemaking of some of the greatest châteaux, domaines and fine wine producers, offering his insight into why they consistently make the best wines on the planet.

Petrus, Pomerol

Given the celebrity of Pétrus today it seems almost inexplicable that the property did not appear in Bordeaux’s famous 1855 Classification. In truth no Pomerol wine was considered, nor any from neighbouring Saint-Emilion. 150 years ...

Domaine Leflaive, Puligny-Montrachet

The most prestigious domaine in Puligny-Montrachet and one of the most revered names in the Côte d’Or, Domaine Leflaive was founded in 1905 with the purchase of 25 hectares of vines by Joseph Leflaive, a former engineer and native o...

Domaine d'Auvenay, Burgundy

An almost mythical domaine created by the enigma that is ‘Lalou’ – madame Marcelle Bize-Leroy. Named after Lalou’s home in the Côtes de Beaune village of Saint-Romain, the Auvenay label was established in 1988, the same year as Lalo...

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Vosne-Romanee

Such is its hallowed reputation in the wine world that Romanée-Conti is widely referred to simply as ‘Le Domaine’. Everyone knows whom you are talking about. This reputation is squarely based on the vineyards long owned by the Domai...