Boroli — a family Barolo estate holding vineyards in Serralunga and Cerequio, two of the appellation's most prized crus.

Bründlmayer — Willi Bründlmayer's Kamptal estate, one of the names Austria points to first for Grüner Veltliner.

Burgess — Howell Mountain fruit since 1972, before anyone wanted mountain wine. Now that structure is exactly what collectors chase.

Cakebread Cellars — Jack and Dolores Cakebread's very first vintage back in 1973 was a 157-case Chardonnay. This 2023 bottling is the 50th-anniversary heir to that original wine.

Cakebread — Jack Cakebread shot Ansel Adams and Julia Child before he ever made wine, and this Sauvignon Blanc still gets a splash of Semillon, an old Bordeaux trick almost nobody in Napa bothers with anymore.

Château d'Esclans — Sacha Lichine basically invented the luxury rosé category here in 2006. LVMH bought control in 2019, the same house behind Dom Pérignon and Hennessy.

The northernmost, coolest edge of the Languedoc — limestone soil, Mediterranean days, mountain nights. Coste d'Aleyrac is Château Lancyre's answer: Syrah-driven, peppery, full but fresh, and a perennial 90-point value from a family that's been farming this hill since the 1800s.

Château de Rouanne — Louis Barruol of Château de Saint Cosme's Southern Rhône project. Certified organic, zero dosage, off a 12th-century estate.

Château des Jacques — Louis Jadot's flagship Beaujolais estate. Clos de Rochegrès is one of Moulin-à-Vent's most structured, age-worthy single vineyards.

Château Latour-Martillac — one of only a handful of Bordeaux châteaux classified in 1959 for both red and white. Some of the Sémillon in this blend comes from vines pushing 140 years old.

Château Pilet — an Entre-Deux-Mers family estate proving Bordeaux Blanc doesn't have to be expensive to be citrusy and precise.

Chavost — a 70-grower Champagne co-op that went fully organic under fourth-generation winemaker Fabien Daviaux. Zero sulphur added.