We’ve done the top ten producers in our cellars but what about the top producers by region. It should be interesting to see what folks are buying in regions that are not necessarily their primary focus. Here are my top 5 producers in my top five regions.
Piedmont
Giacomo Conterno
Giuseppe Mascarello
Vietti
Burlotto
Brovia
Burgundy
Joseph Voillot
Simon Bize
Robert Chevillon
Mugneret Gibourg
Pousse d’Or
Bordeaux
Poujeaux
Lynch Bages
Cos d’Estournel
Lafite
Kirwan
California
Ridge
Dunn
Carlisle
Bedrock
Smith Madrone
Tuscany
San Giusto a Rentannano
Selvapiana
Castellare di Castellina
Felsina
Montevertine
Chinon/Saumur Champigny
Joguet
Baudry
Raffault
Guion
Chanteleuserie What I would love to add more of: Rougeard Rhone
Clape
Allemand
Gonon
Ch. Ste. Cosme What I would love to add more of: Texier Bordeaux
Grand Puy Lacoste
Leoville Poyferre
Sociando Mallet
La Lagune
Lanessan What I would love to add more of: Haut Brion
Beaujolais
Thivin
Roilette
Lapierre
Foillard What I would love to add more of: Metras
California
Ridge
Copain
Dunn
Dominus What I would love to add more of: Ridge Monte Bello
Piedmont
Bruno Giacosa
Produttori del Barbaresco
Giacomo Conterno
Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello
Elio Altare
Cappellano
Bartolo Mascarello
[I put more than 5 because the last 4 are almost tied.]
California
Saxum
Chateau Montelena
Carlisle
Sine Qua Non
Stags’ Leap Winery
Nahe
Dönnhoff
[My 3rd largest region, but only one producer!]
Bordeaux
Château Gruaud Larose
Château Léoville Poyferré
Château Pape Clément
Château Palmer
Château Rieussec
Château Léoville Las Cases
Château Cos d’Estournel
[Last 4 tied.]
Campania
Fattoria Galardi
Salvatore Molettieri
Feudi di San Gregorio
Contrade di Taurasi (Cantine Lonardo)
South Australia
d’Arenberg
Noon
Greenock Creek
Thorn-Clarke
Penfolds
Loire Valley
Domaine de la Pépière (Marc Ollivier)
Domaine Huet
Domaine des Baumard
François Chidaine
Foreau Domaine du Clos Naudin
Mosel Saar Ruwer
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben
Selbach-Oster
Vollenweider
Von Schubert
Rhône
Éric Texier
Château de Saint-Cosme
Franck Balthazar
Domaine Auguste Clape
Château de Beaucastel
Burgundy (a surprise for me, but mainly Chablis and Beaujolais, not “real” Burgundy)
Dauvissat-Camus
Coudert
Jean-Marc Burgaud
Louis Jadot
Marcel Lapierre
Piedmont
Bruno Giacosa
Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello
G.D. Vajra
Fratelli Brovia
Cappellano
Bruno Giacosa
Produttori del Barbaresco
Fratelli Brovia
Giacomo Conterno
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Tuscany
Azienda Agricola Montevertine
Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga
Pertimali (Livio Sassetti)
Uccelliera
Canalicchio di Sopra
Campania
Fattoria Galardi
Feudi di San Gregorio
Salvatore Molettieri
Mastroberardino
Rhone
Domaine du Pégaü
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
E. Guigal
Clos des Papes
Burgundy
Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils
Domaine Louis Michel
Domaine Ponsot
Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent)
Louis Jadot
Lucien Le Moine
Faiveley
Domaine Georges Mugneret/Mugneret-Gibourg
Germany - By Producer
Dönnhoff
Joh. Jos. Prüm
Weingut Keller
Müller-Catoir
Schäfer-Fröhlich
Adam
Jadot
Rhys
Cappellano
Haut-Bailly
Baudry
AJ Adam
Levet
Alzinger
Biondi-Santi
Pierre Peters
Lopez de Heredia
Patricia Green
Margalit
Kir-Yianni
Mount Langi Ghiran
In Burgundy, Jadot offers outstanding wines from so many appellations, so the bottle count adds up. But Chambolle-Musigny is my top village, and my top Chambolle grower is Francois Bertheau.
Uncanny number of overlaps with what would probably be my list
(BTW, where do you buy Tatsis? I’ve been trying to find their wines for years - to no avail. Cheers!)
