Drop 22 – Tu dors – Reveille Toi!
For Drop 22, I went for a combination I’m genuinely excited about: 2 bottles of Romain Henin’s Meunier Tu dors and 1 bottle of Maison Glandien’s Les Callioux 2024 — also the first Chardonnay from Tino Kuban this year.
Romain Henin is one of those growers who immediately caught my attention. There is something incredibly alive and exciting about the way he works, and I have to say: I am absolutely impressed by this Meunier. It has tension, energy, and so much character. Next to it, Tino Kuban’s Chardonnay brings freshness, precision, and the perfect counterpoint.
Drop 21 – The Unusual Suspects
The Unusual Suspects brings together three winemakers who each approach Pinot from a completely different angle — and that is exactly why this lineup feels so strong. Tino Kuban opens the drop with La Leux 2024, a wine full of energy, edge, movement, and that slightly wild precision that makes his style so unmistakable. Then comes Louis Mathieu, one of Burgundy’s most exciting new names. His Fixin already shows real intent, serious finesse, and the kind of promise that makes you pay very close attention from the very first sip.
Drop 20 – Structure in PINK
Guys… this is not your f* Nicki Beach rosé. This is rosé with backbone. Drop 20 brings together three bottles built around freshness, depth, and real character. First up: ORIGINE Line Rosé by Mr. Kuban, carrying all that Les Jardins Vivants energy — precise, tense, quietly powerful, with a reduction finish that stays with you. Then Maison Glandien’s L’Ouverture Rosé 2024, the perfect entry into Tino’s world: vibrant, textured, pure, and full of that calm confidence that makes you stop mid-sip and pay attention.
Drop 19 – IT IS SEXY AND YOU KNOW IT!
Carsten Saalwächter stands for a calm, thoughtful approach to German wine — precision and restraint over loud gestures. His work is rooted in deep respect for the vineyard and a clear belief that balance and longevity come from patience, not intervention. Farming is carried out with great care, and in the cellar he keeps things deliberately minimal, letting time do the heavy lifting. The result is a signature style that feels effortless but deeply structured: quietly complex wines with tension, depth, and that salty, composed energy that turns heads without trying. I am a Fangirl since 2018!
Drop 18 – The Original Unicorns
Martial Angeli is the next chapter of Anjou’s quietly iconic Ferme de la Sansonnière. His father, Mark Angeli, farmed organic and biodynamic long before it was a movement, setting a benchmark for Chenin Blanc driven by energy, balance, and place.
Today, father and son work side by side: farming first, minimal cellar work, no forcing. The wines are precise yet generous—quiet intensity, natural harmony, and real life in the glass. They don’t chase attention; they reward patience.
Drop 17 – Don’t stop believin‘ – Good vibe 2026 drop
Dard & Ribo is one of the quietly influential estates of the northern Rhône, based near Mercurol and working across Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage, and Hermitage. Founded in the late 1980s by René-Jean Dard and François Ribo, the domaine has always stood for wines built on place, integrity, and craft. They farmed organically long before it was fashionable, working with old vines, low yields, and real sensitivity to site. In the cellar, intervention stays minimal. The wines feel structured, deep, energetic, and restrained — true northern Rhône with clarity, substance, and aging potential.
Drop 16 – I am wachting you!
Romain comes from a long-established winegrowing family in Chorey-les-Beaune, rooted in the village for generations. His path started early: as a teenager, he learned to vinify alongside his father, who spent over 30 years as maître de chai at Louis Latour in Beaune. His first bottled vintage was 2005 — a great year in Burgundy and a defining moment for him.
Drop 15 – Breaking Burgundy’s Comfort Zone
In the wind-swept plains of the southern Pfalz, in Zeiskam, Lukas Hammelmann is quietly rewriting what this flat landscape can deliver. He stayed where others saw only potatoes and onions, betting on character over reputation. His tiny estate is built around a few parcels—loess, limestone, sandstone, old terraces, even near-century-old vines—farmed organically, no shortcuts. The wines are tense, precise, and unapologetic, more about attention than charm. Proof that the most electric bottles can come from the most overlooked places.
Drop 14 – SAME GRAVITY. DIFFERENT ALTITUDE
In the Côte des Bar, Thibault and Alizée farm a single family hectare in Celles-sur-Ource, launching their own label in 2019. Biodynamics, handwork and wild fermentations guide everything; old barrels and zero dosage keep the wines raw and honest. Tiny yields and even tinier volumes make their Champagne feel deeply personal — precise, bright and shaped by the quiet devotion behind every bottle.
Drop 13 – R | R RUTHLESSLY REMARKABLE
La Rogerie is a young, family-run Champagne house founded by Justine Boxler and François Petit, connecting Alsatian roots with the chalky terroirs of Avize, Oger, and Cramant. They farm organically and focus on living soils, crafting Champagnes that are elegant, mineral, and pure. Their wines express both tradition and a fresh, modern sensibility — precise, balanced, and deeply tied to place.