
April 22, 2026
Late, even budburst — the cold hung on at 30–100 m and kept the vines asleep an extra week. I don't mind; slow starts tend to finish right.

2026 Vintage
Saint-Émilion, France
Varietals
Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Cabernet Sauvignon
Per vine
$124
Yield
1.2 bottles / vine
Enrollment
272 of 400 spots filled
The place
A small Saint-Émilion estate — Merlot on limestone plateau over clay, with sand and gravel slopes, temperate maritime with warm ripening summers. Terroir first: the samples and the data do the talking across the vintage.
Blend
The year ahead
Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
May 2026
Flowering update
Fruit set, first yield estimate.
August 2026
Verijuice ships
Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.
September 2026
Pick expected
Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.
December 2026
Post-ferment sample
Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.
March 2027
First barrel sample
A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.
May 2027
Blend trial
Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.
August 2027
Bottling
Livestream from the bottling line.
October 2027
Wine arrives
Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Meet the current Crew
25
members
9
cities
3
countries represented
13 yrs
average tenure in wine
No individual profiles — privacy matters inside the Crew. You'll meet each other once you're in.
How it's priced
This lot is priced per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.
Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum
$124 / vine
From $620 · 5 vines · USD
128 vines left
Pickup or ship
Swing by the tasting room when the next shipment is ready. Free. For everyone else, ship is the default and equally smooth.
Ship to my address
Standard carrier, adult signature required. Flat fee per shipment. You can switch the destination per shipment at any time.
Ships to: US
Choose at signup. Switch per shipment anytime.
Recent updates

April 22, 2026
Late, even budburst — the cold hung on at 30–100 m and kept the vines asleep an extra week. I don't mind; slow starts tend to finish right.

April 2, 2026
Finished pruning the home block today. My hands are reminding me how many cuts that is. The oldest vines on limestone plateau over clay, with sand and gravel slopes get pruned last, by me, every year.

March 16, 2026
Reservoir check came back lower than I'd like. We'll dry-farm the old vines and water only the young ones. Less wine, but the right wine.

One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year — followed by the vine, from bud break to bottle.