winston's blinds for certified

24 May, 2026

White wines

1. Albariño

Rías Baixas | No Oak

2. Chardonnay

2a. Chablis -- Village or Premier Cru | No New Oak

Charly Nicolle, Chablis AOC "Per Aspera" 2023 - $40 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Chardonnay from 16 ha across Chablis, Fleys, Béru, Chichée on Kimmeridgian clay-limestone, vines avg 35 years.
• Vinification: Native-yeast fermentation ~25 days at 16-18°C with 100% malo, 10-12 months sur lie in 25-100 hL stainless steel.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — producer datasheet is undated/evergreen; no 2023-specific sheet found.

2b. Côte de Beaune -- Village or Premier Cru | New Oak

Dom Cornu-Camus, Pernand Vergelesses AOC Blanc" Les Vignes Blanches" 2024 - $32 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Chardonnay from two lieux-dits ("Sous les Cloux" and "Les Vignes Blanches", 0.47 ha combined), vines from the 1980s and 2000s.
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, 24-36 hr maceration, vinified in barrique with regular bâtonnage, 12 months in barrel (~25% new oak).
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer page (not vintage-specific); standard protocol.

2c. Mâconnais -- Village or Premier Cru | New Oak

2d. Napa / Sonoma / Central Coast | No New Oak

3. Chenin Blanc

Loire → Vouvray -- Demi-Sec / Off-Dry Only

4. Gewurztraminer

Alsace -- Off-Dry Only

5. Pinot Grigio

Italy → Friuli / Trentino-Alto Adige

Peter Zemmer "La Lot", Pinot Grigio IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2023 - $20 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Pinot Grigio from Trentino / Alto Adige; specific 2023 parcels not broken out.
• Vinification: Gentle press and natural settling, fermented with selected pure yeasts at 19°C; aging vessel/duration not stated (stainless steel implied).
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — producer PDF is evergreen, not vintage-stamped.

6. Riesling

Germany → Mosel / Rheingau -- Kabinett or Spätlese | Off-Dry Only

Weinhaus Peter Lauer, Riesling Feinherb Mosel "Barrel X" 2025 - $30 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Riesling from Saar parcels in Ayl, Saarburg, Wawern, Wiltingen; appellation blend, ~half estate fruit / half purchased.
• Vinification: Whole-cluster pneumatic press, spontaneous native-yeast ferment mostly in old Fuder, extended lees; 2024 finished 10.5% ABV, 16 g/L RS.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — verified specs are for the 2024 vintage; no 2025-specific tech sheet found.

7. Sauvignon Blanc

7a. France-Loire → Sancerre / Pouilly-Fumé

Domaine Delaporte, Sancerre AOC "Chavignol" 2024 - $46 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from ~30 plots around Chavignol on limestone soils, avg vine age 35 years.
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, Coquard pneumatic press, fermented in thermo-regulated stainless steel, 6 months sur lie, light fining/filtration.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer PDF dated 2025 (protocol stable year-over-year).

7b. New Zealand → Marlborough

8. Torrontés

Argentina → Salta / Mendoza

Red wines

1. Cabernet Franc

France-Loire → Chinon / Bourgueil

Domaine Moly, Saumur-Champigny AOC "Les Sybarites" 2023 - $44 MSRP

This is a Saumur rouge (Samur-Champigny specifically = sub-appelation of Saumur AOC)

• Vitification: 100% Cabernet Franc from the domaine's oldest vines.
• Vinification: 100% destemmed, indigenous-yeast fermentation in stainless steel with 8-10 days on skins, 12-15 months in older 400L oak.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — independent journalist visit quoting the producer; no producer site or US importer tech sheet found.

2. Cabernet Sauvignon

2a. France-Bordeaux → Haut-Médoc / Graves | New Oak

2b. US-California → Napa / Sonoma / Paso Robles | New Oak

Maison Noir "In Sheep's Clothing", Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 - $24 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley, ~60% Red Mountain AVA / ~40% Wahluke Slope.
• Vinification: 10 months in barrel with 25% new French oak; 2,500 cases produced. Fermentation vessel and yeast type not specified.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer page; key fermentation details not disclosed.

3. Gamay

Burgundy → Beaujolais | Carbonic Maceration, No Oak

Domaine de Colette (Jacky Gauthier), Fleurie AOC 2023 - $26 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Gamay from ~50-year-old vines on granitic/alluvial soils in Fleurie.
• Vinification: Hand-harvested whole-cluster carbonic maceration (pied de cuve start), pressed, ~6 months in neutral cement tanks.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer page describes cuvée's standard protocol; no dated 2023 tech sheet located.

4. Grenache

France-Rhône → Châteauneuf-du-Pape / Gigondas

Domaine Brun-Avril, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC 2020 - $70 MSRP

• Vitification: Grenache-dominant (typically ~80%), with Syrah (<10%) and Mourvèdre (~10-15%); exact 2020 split not stated.
• Vinification: Destemmed, fermented in tronconic oak vats below 30°C with 28-day maceration, 18 months aging — Grenache in 600L demi-muids, Syrah in truncated oak vats; ~15% new oak.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer overview, not vintage-specific 2020 sheet.

5. Malbec

Argentina → Mendoza

6. Merlot

6a. France-Bordeaux → Pomerol / Saint-Émilion

Château Duhart-Milon, Pauillac AOC "Moulin de Duhart" 2022 - $88 MSRP

Technically this is a Pauillac (left bank but majority merlot)

• Vitification: 87% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon — the second wine of Duhart-Milon.
• Vinification: Destemmed/crushed, fermented at 25°C in concrete and stainless steel with ~10-day maceration, 12 months in 2-year-old French oak post-MLF.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: High — official importer tech sheet, vintage-specific.

6b. US-California → Napa / Sonoma | New Oak

7. Nebbiolo

Italy-Piedmont → Barolo / Barbaresco

Cantina del Pino, Barbaresco DOCG "Ovello" 2020 - $80 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Nebbiolo from Ovello cru (SSW exposure, ~300m, calcareous limestone with sandy veins, ~70-year-old vines).
• Vinification: Skin-fermented at 26°C for 30 days, full malo, 2 years in large neutral oak botti, 18 months in bottle, unfined/unfiltered.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: High — US importer tech sheet PDF (current Ovello protocol, not vintage-stamped).

8. Pinot Noir

8a. France → Côte d'Or -- Village or Premier Cru Only

Domaine Cornu-Camus, CDNV Côte de Nuits-Villages AOC 2023 - $32 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Pinot Noir from 0.54 ha in Corgoloin, lieu-dit "La Montagne" (vines planted 1980s).
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, 15-day maceration with regular pump-overs/punch-downs, 12 months in barrique with 25% new oak; yeast not specified.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — importer producer page (not vintage-specific); treat as standard protocol.

Domaine François Lumpp, Givry 1er Cru "La Brûlée" 2023 - $66 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Pinot Noir.
• Vinification: Destemmed, temperature-controlled fermentation, ~1 year in barrel with 30% new oak; fermentation vessel and yeast type not specified.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: High — US importer page, vintage-specific.

8b. US-California → Napa (Carneros) / Sonoma / Central Coast

8c. US-Oregon → Willamette Valley

9. Sangiovese

Italy-Tuscany → Brunello di Montalcino / Chianti Classico

Riecine, Chianti Classico DOCG 2022 - $34 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Sangiovese, certified organic (ICEA), from Gaiole in Chianti at 450-500m on limestone/clay, vines 10-30 years.
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, destemmed, ~15 days ambient-yeast ferment in open Nomblot concrete then ~5 days submerged-cap maceration; ~11-12 months across old tonneaux, large untoasted Grenier casks, and concrete; 3 months final concrete, ≥3 months in bottle.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: High — direct producer page describing current-vintage protocol.

10. Syrah

10a. France-N. Rhône → Côte-Rôtie / Saint-Joseph / Crozes-Hermitage

Domaine Vincent Paris, Cornas AOC "Granit 30" 2023 - $54 MSRP

• Vitification: 100% Syrah from granite slopes (~30% gradient), vines avg ~15 years.
• Vinification: ~1-week cold maceration at ~12°C, indigenous-yeast ferment with pump-overs/punch-downs, ~3 months in tank then ~12 months in used (2-8 yr) oak.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Low/Medium — importer overview gives only general winemaking; deeper specs synthesized from retailer descriptions echoing producer info, no downloadable tech sheet.

10b. Australia → S. Australia / W. Australia / Victoria | New Oak

11. Tempranillo

Spain → Rioja -- Reserva or Gran Reserva | American Oak

R. López de Heredia, Rioja DOCa "Viña Cubillo" 2017 - $38 MSRP

Note this is a Crianza but for testing I need reserva / gran reserva =_=

• Vitification: 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha, 5% Graciano, 5% Mazuelo, from vines avg ~53 years in Rioja Alta.
• Vinification: Hand-harvested, native-yeast ferment in large old oak vats (~7-day alcoholic ferment with pump-overs), 3+ years in used American oak barrels, fined with egg whites.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: Medium — retailer page reflecting producer info; the official lopezdeheredia.com PDF was not directly retrievable.

12. Zinfandel

US-California → Napa / Sonoma | New Oak

Turley, California Zinfandel "Old Vines" 2023 - $36 MSRP

• Vitification: 95% Zinfandel and 5% Mataro, Alicante Bouschet, Petite Sirah, Grenache, Cinsault — from 23 vineyards avg 89 years old across 8 CA counties.
• Vinification: Indigenous-yeast ferment, 12 months in barrel (80% French / 20% American oak; ~10% new overall), bottled unfined.
• Source: URL
• Confidence: High — direct producer page.

misc notes -cru = growth = quality tier. for the quality of the product grown/made on the land

• clos = vineyard plots enclosed with fence/stone wall