Grand Cru Selections

One of the most special places in the entire world of wine, the beautiful crest of L’Hermite. Jean Louis and Erin Chave care for the precious vineyards and mythical terroir on the hallowed hillside of Hermitage, a labor of love passed down through Jean Louis’ family for generations

GCS Marche? Sì!
The duo of wines from , Da Solo and Insieme, are quintessential (and quenching!) Verdicchios from Le Marche on Italy’s Adriatic coast. They both come from a single swath of vineyards with different soils, altitudes and expositions in the Castelli di Jesi appellation. We have been crushing both, and can’t wait to welcome the new vintage of Insieme in a few days. The 2023 has screaming acidity and sharpness from a cool, fresh growing season that lended to its great sapidity.

Join us for a refreshing island wine tasting at GCS HQ on Wednesday, August 7th, from 10 AM to 2 PM (trade only). Followed by a tasting and a special BTG lineup at .others.bk 5:30 to 8 PM (open to consumers/trade)
🏝️🏝️🏝️ Hit up your rep to RSVP
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When the heat of summer seems too much to bear, we turn to Portugal for pure summer sipping satisfaction. Heading inland, just as the Atlantic's influence gives way to the knobby, river-split hills, we find the Dão. Completely surrounded by granitic mountains, it is a bucolic oasis, with historic viticulture magnificence, a shining quieted peace. (Check the old map we found)

The vines are not as easy to find, as there are rarely contiguous vineyards. That's why we rely on Nuno Mira do O, (the guy in the shades) to guide us to his humble plots, about 500M above beach level, on a rise of stony clay beds. Here Nuno farms his Druida Encruzado, the notable Portuguese mono-varietal Branco, which he ferments naturally (in full-wood) in his over-crowded cellar tucked behind the apple orchard. With just enough bottle age, it reveals a crystalline-framed, mystically full wine, with a citrus scented sensitivity to the cool granite of Dão. Pure refreshment with depth and complexity, so off the palate pure, it asks what might happen if Burgundy was headed to the beach as well? (Right, .crusher ?)

Since founding Sake Suki in 2013, Yumiko Munekyo has tirelessly introduced Americans to some of the best jizake (regional artisan sake) made in Japan. The eight small craft breweries in her stellar portfolio represent not only centuries of tradition but also younger, modern innovators, all with a shared determination of making sake of the highest quality.
Our tasting on Monday, June 26 is not to be missed. Congratulations on ten years!
(TRADE ONLY, RSVP please)

SUMMER OF ITALY TASTINGS 🇮🇹
(Trade Only, RSVPs much appreciated)
Tues June 13 - SAUCED, 10am-1pm (Williamsburg)
Thursday, June 15 - FERMENTED GRAPES, 10am-1pm (Prospect Heights)
Tuesday June 20 - GCS Office, 10am-1pm (584 Broadway, Suite 1210 Soho)

Breakfast lunch and dinner

Happiest of Birthdays to our favorite person ❤️
📸: Classic Elise, telling Stéphane Bernaudeau not to be shy with the pour

Champagne anyone? with the good stuff

Take the best and oldest vines, vinify only in barrel with no malo, then age a long time sur latte. Recipe for success
Thrilled to have these back in stock 🔥

Antoine Lepetit de la Bigne was a business consultant in Paris before switching to wine in 2004. He built an impressive resume: M.Sc. in Agronomy (AgroParisTech), a Masters in Viticulture, and the French National Diploma of Enology (Montpellier SupAgro). A biodynamics devotee, he worked for growers who shared the same passion: Olivier Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace and Anne-Claude Leflaive in Burgundy. He is also a biodynamic consultant and wrote several books on biodynamics.

Antoine wanted to make his own wine and founded his micro negoce, La Pierre Ronde, for the 2021 vintage. It is named after a millstone that was in his previous house in Saint Romain. Incidentally, he bought this house from Thierry Guyot, one of Burgundy’s biodynamic pioneers.

Antoine’s vinification reflects his personality: thoughtful and undogmatic. He uses sulfites sensibly (as little as possible and as late as possible, depending on the wine). He mostly makes whites from the Côte de Beaune, vinified in larger 350-liter barrels, Stockinger foudres, and Tava amphoras. Some of the grapes come from his biodynamic consultancy clients.

The wines sit in between natural and classic–the type of wines that excite us most. They are beautifully pure, refined, and elegant. ✨✨
(Repost from the wonderful team .co ❤️)

Weekend ready with and 🔥
Champagne Tour continues next week
Mon: GCS office 10a-12pm
Tues: in NJ 11-1pm
Thurs: 10-12
(TRADE ONLY, RSVP with your rep)

The great overlord of all things Champagne ready to pop some bottles of and
Head on down to and for more Kenneth love

The Jhonel Faelnar Fan Club (us, duh) heads to this Monday for the first stop of our Spring Champagne Tour! Come taste over 20 different grower selections.
Reach out to your rep to RSVP (TRADE ONLY) 10am-12pm

GCS Spring Champagne Tour this month in Manhattan, Brooklyn and NJ! Reach out to your rep to RSVP. (TRADE ONLY)

Monday, 5/15 Atomix
Thursday, 5/18 Lalou
Monday, 5/22 GCS Office
Tuesday, 5/23 Benito
Thursday, 5/25 Jaffa

Something special every night this week ❤️❤️❤️
Vielen Dank to and his wonderful team
MONDAY: Encruzado, Mira do Ó, Dão '19

TUESDAY: Jaen Blend, Textura, Pura Tinto, Dão '18

WEDNESDAY: Chardonnay, Domaine du Pélican, "En Barbi", Arbois '16

THURSDAY: Pinot Noir, Domaine du Pélican, "Clos Saint-Laurent", Arbois '20

FRIDAY: Gamay, Domaine Smith-Chapel, "Chassignol", Moulin-à-Vent '19

The incredible team ! Head Sommelier and Sommeliers and looking sharp and ready for service with four different cuvées of
So much love for Beverage Director for her outstanding Pierry selection, advocating for growers and most importantly, finding someone young to take this fabulous picture

Nothing better than tasting Champagne with .nyc ‘s
Blanc de blancs from showing beautifully ❤️

No Monday blues with

of and of . Watching growers taste each other’s wines is always a treat.
📸: .photograph

Énorme thank you to all our growers who presented their wines this week at Le Printemps des Champagne.
A nice reminder that has become a real force to reckon with. It’s an honor (& a blast) to work with this crew. Look for tons of Champagne arriving stateside this Spring!
Sorry to miss , & on this visit.
À la prochaine!
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Sakes we are enjoying this week
(from L to R)
1. Heiwa "Haru no Kunpu" which means "Spring Breeze" is an unpasteurized seasonal Junmai Ginjo
2. Akabu Junmai Daiginjo, from one of the leading brewers in Iwate Prefecture.
3. The newest addition to our sake lineup, Ohmine Shuzou 3 Grain Yamadanishiki
4. Kuheiji's Kurodasho Tako 2018, a single terroir sake from the rice field called Tako.
5. Heiwa's Tusuru-Ume Ichigo, made with local Wakayama strawberries 🍓🍓🍓

Fantastic picture of .meegodard 🔥
Congratulations to on his gorgeous new book “The New French Wine”. We can’t wait to pore over it cover to cover with a glass of wine in hand

Join Team GCS and tomorrow for a special Happy Hour pouring and

BTG list is 🔥.
Huge thanks to and the team for championing small growers 🙏

The Guinaudeau family, vine growers of the six prestigious vineyards of Société Civile du Château Lafleur, share with all of us at Grand Cru Selections the same spirit and ethos of authenticity, pursuit of excellence and a deep love and respect for terroir.
Since its foundation by Henri Greloud in 1872, Lafleur has been owned, managed, and most importantly, farmed by five successive generations of the same family. The Guinaudeaus are the real deal when it comes to vine growing. Fashions do not hold any weight here. It is all about the vines, the soils and the women and men who craft these wines of purity and balance.
Words cannot express our excitement and gratitude to Sylvie, Jacques, Julie, Baptiste, and the entire Guinaudeau family for entrusting us with their wines. We are proud to be their new ambassadors on the East Coast and to work side by side with the family in making the US a great home for their six wines.

New faces at their first GCS portfolio tasting! These are new growers (to us) whose wines we are captivated by and thrilled to champion.

1. Tom Myers of
2. Jean-Marc Sélèque
3. Manu Venturi of .venturi
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5. Adrien Bergere of
6. Guido Mancassola of
7. Luca Caruso and Natascia Santandrea of
8. of and Brij Wines
📸 : .photograph 👏🏾👏🏾

We are delighted to introduce Michelle Cove, President of GCS California and Illinois! Michelle has worked in many areas of the industry over the past 24 years - General Manager, National Sales, Direct Sales and even Winemaker Support. Her passion is telling the stories and helping others fall in love with the wines. When she is not working you can find her in full Mom mode to her daughter Bailey.
📸: .photograph

See you later maternity party for our super star saleslady
See you in a few months and we can’t wait to meet your little girl 🐣!