C+E Bordeaux Cliff Notes

CRAFT + ESTATE NOTES ON Bordeaux

The Craft + Estate portfolio has exclusive rights to represent 14 producers from key appellations in Bordeaux. This guide summarizes some essential information and identifies the Exclusive SKUs from each estate as well as related Open Market SKUs. For more information on Craft + Estate’s Bordeaux Exclusives, please see our Portfolio Book at craftandestate.com.

OPEN MARKET VS. EXCLUSIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MÉDOC Château L’Eden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Château Beau-Site, St. Estèphe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Château Batailley, Pauillac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Château Peymartin, St. Julien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Château Fourcas-Borie, Listrac-Médoc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ségla, Margaux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 GRAVES Château Peyrat, Graves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Emotions de la Tour Blanche. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 LIBOURNAIS Clos Beauregard, Pomerol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Château Laplagnotte-Bellevue, Saint-Émilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Croix Canon, Saint-Émilion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ENTRE-DEUX-MERS Château de Fontenille. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Château de Parenchère, Bordeaux Supérieur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Domaine de Courteillac, Bordeaux Supérieur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

BORDEAUX Beau-Rivage, Bordeaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 – 21

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Craft + Estate Bordeaux Portfolio Open Market vs . Exclusives

The Bordeaux wine-buying market is set-up differently frommost other international regions thanks to a virtual trading system known as “La Place de Bordeaux.” La Place brings together the individual châteaux or producers with the négociant system. Négociants are merchant houses, acting as the commercial arm for the châteaux, selling Bordeaux wines to importers, distributors, and merchants throughout the world. They sell both wines produced and branded by estates, as well as their own brands, often bulk wine blended and bottled under a proprietary name. Many of the top Bordeaux estates sell their wines as futures (“en primeur”) through the négociant systemwhen the wine is still in cask, before bottling. Since multiple négociant firms can purchase wine produced by the same estate, each estate can have multiple sellers of their wines to US importers, each with different prices and volumes. This concept is referred to as “OpenMarket Bordeaux.” Craft + Estate has developed strong relationships with multiple négociants, which allows us to offer our customers the most renowned and sought-after estates in Bordeaux on a regular basis. The Craft + Estate Exclusives portfolio is made up of a collection of properties from diverse appellations across the region. They are either producers with whomwe have a direct relationship or a château that chooses to work exclusively with one négociant and not sell their wine to “La Place.” This négociant in turns sells the brand exclusively to Craft + Estate.

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Château L’Eden (shat-oh leh-den)

Location: Médoc Established: 2016 Principals: Amélie (owner),

Fabien Faget (owner &winemaker)

Hectares: 20

KEY POINTS: 1. Founded in 2016 by Amélie and Fabien Faget, Fabien is the full- time technical director of Château Meyney in Saint-Estèphe. 2. The area’s best wines come from vineyards located closest to the river and Château l’Eden sits on the edge of the Gironde Estuary. 3. A high percentage of Merlot (70%) and the notable technique of pigéage for extraction, results in a softer and fresher, style of Médoc.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Château L’Eden Médoc AOP (shat-oh leh-den may-doc A-O-P)

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Château Beau-Site (shat-oh bow-seat)

Location: Saint-Estèphe Established: 19 th Century Principals: TheCastéja Family (owners), ArnaudDurand (winemaker) Hectares: 35

KEY POINTS: 1. Owned by the well-known and famous Castéja family. Philippe Castéja is President of the “Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855.” 2. This beautiful terroir is full of gravel, stones, and clay and located adjacent to the famous Château Calon Ségur. 3. The name “Beau-Site” translates to “beautiful site” and refers to the view. The property is on a high spot within the appellation with a view overlooking the Gironde estuary. EXCLUSIVE SKU: Château Beau-Site Saint-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Supérieur (shat-oh bow-seat sant es-tef crew boog-wah su-pay-ree-er)

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Château Batailley (shat-oh bah-tie-yee)

Location: Pauillac Established: Late 18 th Century Principals: TheCastéja Family (owners), ArnaudDurand (winemaker) Hectares: 57

KEY POINTS: 1. The flagship property owned by the influential Castéja family, headed up by Phillippe Casteja who is the owner of several important négociants and the president of the Conseil des Grands Crus Classés in 1855. 2. The estate takes its name from a famous military battle that took place in 1452, during the Hundred Years’ War. 3. Batailley is a Fifth-growth from the 1855 Classification that Craft + Estate has in exclusivity for the US market.

EXCLUSIVE SKUS: 1. Château Batailley Pauillac Grand Cru Classé (shat-oh bah-tie-yee poy-yak grahn crew class-ay) 2. Lions de Batailley Pauillac (lee-yons duh bah-tie-ee poy-yak)

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Château Peymartin (shat-oh pay-mar-tan)

Location: Saint-Julien Established: 1942 Principals: Jean-Louis and Françoise Triaud (owners), Remi di Constanzo (winemaker) Hectares: 50 KEY POINTS: 1. Peymartin is the second wine of the famous Château Gloria and is produced using the estate’s younger vines. 2. It is a classic expression of the Saint-Julien appellation and is accessible in its youth. 3. Henri Martin assembled the property with his first acquisition of 6 hectares in 1942. Over the course of a lifetime, he built the estate to its present size of 50 hectares.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Château Peymartin Saint-Julien (shat-oh pay-mar-tan san joo-lian) OPENMARKET SKU: Château Gloria Saint-Julien Grand Vin (shat-oh gloria san joo-lian grahn van)

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Château Fourcas-Borie (shat-oh four-kas bor-ee)

Location: Listrac-Médoc Established: 2009 Principals: BrunoBorie (winemaker), Eric Boissenot (consultant) Hectares: 30

KEY POINTS: 1. Fourcas-Borie is the creation of Bruno Borie, owner of Ducru- Beaucaillou in Saint-Julien. The estate was formerly known as Fourcas-Dumont. 2. Fermentation is in temperature controlled vats of various sizes (from 30 to 220 hectoliters) allowing for parcel by parcel vinification. Fourcas-Borie is one of the few wines in its class to be able to do this. 3. Fourcas-Borie has very modern, striking packaging. It has an approachable style which makes it attractive to new-world wine drinkers who want to explore Bordeaux.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Château Fourcas-Borie Listrac-Médoc (shat-oh four-kas bor-ee lees-track meh-doc)

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Ségla (say-gla)

Location: Margaux Established: 1661 Principals: Gérard andAlainWertheimer (owners), Nicolas Audebert (winemaker) Hectares: 51

KEY POINTS: 1. Ségla is the second wine of the eponymous Château Rauzan Ségla, a second growth Margaux of the 1855 Classification. 2. In addition to Rauzan Ségla, the Wertheimer brothers own the fashion house of Chanel, two châteaux in St. Emilion (Canon and Berliquet) as well as St. Supéry in the Napa Valley. 3. Ségla is not sold as a future, and thus only available after bottling. This philosophy allows us to sell older vintages as our current release.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Ségla Margaux (say-gla mar-go)

OPENMARKET SKU: Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux Grand Vin (shat-oh row-zon say-gla mar-go grahn van)

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Château Peyrat (shat-oh pay-ra)

Location: Cérons Established: 1870 Principals: AurélienDulor, LudovicMartial andDamienMartial (founders & shareholders), Pierre Jean Sanchez (winemaker) Hectares: 18 KEY POINTS: 1. Château Peyrat dates to 1870, but the modern-day story began in 2014 when Aurélien Dulor joined with Ludovic and Damien Martial, along with 27 investors, to purchase this property located in Cérons – the heart of the Graves appellation. 2. The name “Peyrat” in the old local dialect means stone and refers to the limestone bedrock that identifies this terroir. 3. Aurélien, Ludovic, and Damien have a simple winemaking philosophy: respect the typicity of the grape varieties and work in small concrete tanks to conserve the fruit and freshness of the wines.

EXCLUSIVE SKUS: 1. Château Peyrat Graves Rouge (shat-oh pay-rah grahv roozh) 2. Château Peyrat Graves Blanc (shat-oh pay-rah grahv blanc)

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Emotions De La Tour Blanche (ay-moh-shawn duh la tour blaw-sh)

Location: Sauternes Established: 17 th Century Principal: Region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

KEY POINTS: 1. Château La Tour Blanche is ranked as Premier Cru Classé in the 1855 Classification of Sauternes. 2. Emotions de La Tour Blanche is a second label, the name references the various emotions that Sauternes evokes. 3. Unlike the “Grand Vin,” fermented and aged in oak barrels, Emotions is vinified and aged exclusively in stainless steel to preserve its freshness and aromatic character. 3. In 1907, upon the death of its last independent owner, Daniel ‘Osiris’ Iffla, the château was willed to the French state on the condition that it become a school for viticulture and oenology.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Emotions de la Tour Blanche Sauternes (ay-moh-shawn duh la tour blaw-sh soh-tairn)

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Clos Beauregard (kloh bow-re-gar)

Location: Pomerol Established: 1935 Principals: Vincent Cachau (winemaker),

Michel Rolland (consultingwinemaker)

Hectares: 6

KEY POINTS: 1. Clos Beauregard is a 15-acre (6-hectare) plot that runs across the lower stretches of Château Beauregard, a unified property until 1935. It was most recently purchased by Crus et Domaines de France, backed by the oenological expertise of Michel Rolland. 2. The estate lies on the southeastern boundary of Pomerol next to St-Emilion. The soils here are clay and very fine-grained gravel and sand, producing wines that are more accessible in their youth. 3. Pomerol is the smallest of all the major Bordeaux appellations, yet produces some of the most sought-after wines. Clos Beauregard provides a true expression of the Pomerol terroir at an unrivaled value.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Clos Beauregard Pomerol (kloh bow-re-gar pomerol)

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Château Laplagnotte-Bellevue (shat-oh la-plan-yott bell-voo)

Location: Saint-Émilion Established: 1868 Principal: Arnaud de Labarre (owner &winemaker) Hectares: 6

KEY POINTS: 1. This history of this small 6-hectare property dates to the 19 th century, but the modern-day story began in 1990 when Madame Claude de Labarre purchased the property while still acting as manager and co-owner of Château Cheval Blanc. 2. Today, her son Arnaud continues the tradition and has been a tireless champion for cleaner viticulture and working the soils. The property became certified organic in the 2012 vintage, and with the 2017 vintage, he will be Demeter-certified biodynamic. 3. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in thermos- regulated concrete vats. The wine is aged for 15 months in a mix of 30% new, one and two-year-old barrels. This wine is never heavy-handed or over-extracted and is a tremendous value for the appellation. EXCLUSIVE SKU: Château Laplagnotte-Bellevue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (shat-oh la-plan-yott bell-voo sant e-mi-yon grahn crew)

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Croix Canon (cwah ca-non)

Location: Saint-Émilion Established: 1760 Principals: TheWertheimer Family (owners), Nicolas Audebert (winemaker) Hectares: 34

KEY POINTS: 1. Formerly Clos Canon, in 2011 the second wine of Château Canon was rebranded as Croix Canon. This change was a result of the purchase of new vineyards, and the restoration of the 12th century “Chapelle de Mazerat,” which now houses the entire winemaking and production side of the second wine. 2. In addition to Canon, the Wertheimer brothers own the fashion house of Chanel, Château Berliquet, Château Rauzan-Ségla as well as St. Supéry in the Napa Valley. 3. Croix Canon is crafted with the same precision as the Château Canon Grand Cru: precise plot-by-plot management with manual sorting and gravity-flow. Made from a blend of Merlot with a smaller quantity of Cabernet Franc than the Grand Cru, the wine aged for 18 months in French oak barrels. EXCLUSIVE SKU: Croix Canon Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (cwah ca-non sant e-mi-yon grahn crew) OPENMARKET SKU : Château Canon Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé Grand Vin (shat-oh ca-non sant e-mi-yon grahn crew class-ay grahn van)

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Château De Fontenille (shat-oh duh fon-tan-ee)

Location: Entre-Deux-Mers Established: 1524 Principal: StéphaneDefraine (owner &winemaker) Hectares: 49

KEY POINTS: 1. Château de Fontenille is a historic estate in the Entre-Deux- Mers region of Bordeaux where vines have been planted since the 13th century. Belgian-born Stéphane Defraine purchased the estate in 1989 at the age of 33 believing in the potential of Fontenille’s terroir. 2. The soil at Fontenille is well-suited to both red and white varieties. Gravel and clay over limestone favor red grapes while boulbènes, a loamy gravel, benefit white and rosé. The property enjoys one of the highest points in Bordeaux at an elevation of 105 meters and its mild and well-ventilated position help retain freshness in the wines. 3. Stéphane Defraine keeps chemical inputs to a minimum and the estate received Haute Valeur Environmentale (HVE) sustainable farming certification in 2017.

EXCLUSIVE SKUS: 1. Château de Fontenille Entre-Deux-Mers (shat-oh duh fon-tan-ee on-truh dew mers blanc) 2. Château de Fontenille Bordeaux Rouge (shat-oh duh fon-tan-ee on-truh dew mers roozh) 3. Château de Fontenille Bordeaux Rosé (shat-oh duh fon-tan-ee on-truh dew mers ro-zay)

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Château De Parenchère (shat-oh duh par-on-share)

Location: Entre-Deux-Mers Established: 1570 Principals: Per Landin (owner),

RichardCurty (winemaker)

Hectares: 68

KEY POINTS: 1. The Château de Parenchère, whose foundations were laid in 1570 by Pierre de Parenchières (governor of Sainte-Foy-la Grande), is situated at the easternmost edge of the Bordeaux appellation, next to Bergerac. 2. The estate was purchased and renovated in 1958 by Raphaël Gazainol and today consists of 378 unbroken acres (153 hectares), of which, 156 (or 63 hectares) are under vine. 3. TheParenchère styleaims for structureand tanninwithout excess. EXCLUSIVE SKUS: 1. Château de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur (shat-oh duh par-on-share bor-doe su-pay-ree-er) 2. Château de Parenchère Bordeaux Blanc Sec (shat-oh duh par-on-share bor-doe blanc sek) 3. Château de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur Cuvée Raphaël (shat-oh duh par-on-share bor-doe su-pay-ree-er coo-vay rah-fah-yell)

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Domaine De Courteillac (doh-mehn duh cor-tee-yak)

Location: Entre-Deux-Mers Established: Late 19 th / early 20 th Century Principals: DahoeWines &Spirits under the consultation of DominiqueMeneret (former owner), StéphaneDubesse (winemaker), StephaneDerenencourt (consultingwinemaker) Hectares: 50 KEY POINTS: 1. Courteillac is in the commune of Ruch, just south of Castillon-la- Bataille. The soil here is a natural extension of the Saint-Émilion plateau: limestone and clay over a pure limestone subsoil. 2. The domaine enjoys one of the highest elevations in the Entre- Deux-Mers region which helps moderate alcohol and retain freshness. This is especially important with Merlot-based reds blends during warm vintages. 2. The vines, which are double-Guyot trained, are tended with exacting care. From pruning to harvesting, each vine is visited more than 15 times per year. Once harvested, the grapes are sorted and gravity-fed into individual vats to allow for individualized attention to different parcels, fermented, and aged 16-18 months in 25% new oak barrels.

EXCLUSIVE SKU: Domaine de Courteillac Bordeaux Supérieur (doh-mehn duh cor-tee-yak bor-doe su-pay-ree-er)

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Beau-Rivage (bow ree-vage)

Location: Bordeaux Established: 1950’s Principals: TheCastéja Family (owners), ArnaudDurand (winemaker)

KEY POINTS: 1. For more than 60 years Beau-Rivage has been one of the hallmark Bordeaux brands and a reference point for quality from Borie-Manoux. 2. Beau-Rivage means “beautiful shore” and is a tribute to the picturesque landscape along the Gironde and rivers that feed it, the Dordogne and the Garonne. Throughout geologic history, the influence of those bodies of water created the gravelly soils for which Bordeaux is famous. 3. The wines are 100% tank fermented without the use of oak— producing wines in a fruit-forward, easygoing style meant for immediate consumption.

EXCLUSIVE SKUS: 1. Beau-Rivage Bordeaux Rouge (bow ree-vage roozh) 2. Beau-Rivage Bordeaux Blanc (bow ree-vage blanc)

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Gironde

Château L’Eden

MÉDOC

Château Beau-Site

SAINT-ESTÈPHE

Château Batailley

BLAYECÔTE DEBORDEAUX

LIBO

PAUILLAC

HAUT-MÉDOC

Château Peymartin

SAINT-JULIEN

MÉDOC

LISTRAC-MÉDOC

CÔTES DEBOURG

Château Fourcas-Borie

BORDEAUX& BORDEAUXSUPÉRI

Ségla

MOULIS-EN-MÉDOC

MARGAUX

FR

BORDEAUX

Château de Fontenille

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN

Garonne

Château Peyrat

CÉRONS

GRAVES

GRAVES

B

Emotions de la Tour Blanche

SA

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Ciron

Bordeaux

RNAIS

UR

LALANDE-DE-POMEROL

NSAC

POMEROL

Clos Beauregard

Château Laplagnotte-Bellevue

CASTILLONCÔTES DEBORDEAUX

SAINT-ÉMILION

Croix Canon

Dordogne

Domaine de Courteillac Château de Parenchère

ENTRE-DEUX-MERS/ BORDEAUX&BORDEAUXSUPÉRIEUR

ENTRE-DEUX-MERS

RSAC

TERNES

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