The Blue Chips

Vintage after vintage, spanning decades and sometimes centuries of careful, precise craftmanship and production, there is a select class of top-tier wines that consistently provide tremendous age-worthiness. These are the wines worth seeking out for long-term potential – the blue chips. Representing a minuscule proportion of wines produced globally, the wines we consider blue chips are the most cherished in the world, the most-sought after by serious collectors, and whose market presence dominates the absolute highest end of the trade.

We include in this elite category classified-growth Bordeaux, particularly the left bank first growths, right bank stars such as Cheval-Blanc and Pétrus; Grand Cru Burgundy with top Premier Crus making the cut, classic and cult Californians, benchmark Champagne, and a select few of the very best Italian and Rhônes that are built to age. The commonalities are the rich histories behind each grower, the abilities to consistently deliver beauty and perfection even in challenging years, and the assurances that their legacies continue for generations to come.

Look for Châteaux Lafite, Latour, Haut-Brion, Margaux and Mouton; Pétrus, Cheval-Blanc, La Mission Haut Brion, Domaine de la Romanee Conti, Domaines Dujac, Lafon, Leflaive, Leroy, Mugnier, Rouget, Rousseau, Rayas, Massetto, Sassicaia, Tignanello; Dominus, Harlan Estate, Opus One, Scarecrow and Screaming Eagle amongst other top growers in this category. As always, our blue chips are impeccably sourced and competitively priced.