Volume IVThe Makers
Producers
From famous estates to hidden family domaines, discover the producers behind the world's wines.
Last updated September 18, 2026
Editors' picks
Four to know- Château d'YquemSauternes
The only Sauternes with a classification tier to itself, and the wine every noble rot story starts with.
- Château ClimensBarsac
A Barsac icon, known for elegant, long-lived sweet wines shaped by Sémillon and limestone soils.
- PétrusPomerol
Pomerol's unclassified icon. A single, nearly all-Merlot wine that outprices most First Growths.
- Château Doisy-DaëneBarsac
A Barsac Second Growth built on finesse, four generations of the Dubourdieu family, and pure limestone.
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- Château BeauregardPomerol
A moated Pomerol estate reborn since 2014, organic-certified and one of the plateau's prettiest châteaux.
- Château ClimensBarsac
A Barsac icon, known for elegant, long-lived sweet wines shaped by Sémillon and limestone soils.
- Château CoutetBarsac
Barsac's largest vineyard, a First Growth twin to Climens, guided by the Mouton Rothschild winemaking team.
- Château d'ArcheSauternes
Sauternes' hospitable second growth, pairing centuries of history with an on-site hotel and a modern eco-winery.
- Château d'YquemSauternes
The only Sauternes with a classification tier to itself, and the wine every noble rot story starts with.
- Château Doisy-DaëneBarsac
A Barsac Second Growth built on finesse, four generations of the Dubourdieu family, and pure limestone.
- Château GazinPomerol
Pomerol's largest single-block vineyard, bordering Pétrus, five generations in one family.
- Château GravasBarsac
A family-run Barsac estate between Coutet and Climens, prized for freshness and wine tourism.
- Château GuiraudSauternes
Sauternes' organic pioneer - the first 1855 classified growth to go fully certified organic.
- Château Lafaurie-PeyragueySauternes
A Sauternes First Growth reborn as a Lalique-crystal hotel and Michelin-starred estate since 2014.
- Château Laffitte CarcassetSaint-Estèphe
A Saint-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Supérieur since 1932, reborn under new ownership since 2016.
- Château LiotBarsac
An unsung Haut-Barsac estate next to Climens, five generations of the David family, HVE-certified.
- Château SuduirautSauternes
One of Sauternes' largest classified estates, AXA-owned since 1992, prized for power and freshness.
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