Natural Beaujolais from a founding member of the legendary "Gang of Four" alongside Marcel Lapierre
The result is a wine of real depth and originality — worth seeking out by anyone who wants to understand what Santorini's red-wine future might look like
First-generation winemaker Nicolas Ferrand's holdings
Alain Raynaud acquired it and transformed the estate
Third-generation organic farming (since 2006) means this tiny 4-hectare domaine prioritizes precision over volume
Chateau Haut-Batailley, Pauillac, 2018 reshoot Natural Beaujolais from a foundingFifth Growth Pauillac at its most approachableyet don't mistake elegance for simplicity. Since the Cazes family (of Lynch Bages fame) took over in 2017, Haut Batailley has undergone a quiet revolution: new cellar, meticulous viticulture, and winemaking that emphasizes freshness over extraction. The 2018 vintage was exceptional across Bordeaux, and this wine captures the best of itripe cassis, cedar, graphite, with the characteristic Pauillac gravelly