The Diffonty family is best known for their wines from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, which go by the names Chateau Sixtine and Cuvée du Vatican. The property is blessed by the Pope and for a period they supplied the communion wine to The Vatican. The quality took a major leap when Jean-Marc Diffonty took over the helm in the early 1990s. With the help of a new winery, lower harvests and full focus on the best vineyards in Rayas, in La Crau and in Barbe d'Asne, the wines have reached new heights and well-deserved high scores.

The grape blend in 2021 Côte-du-Rhône Villages consists of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah. Grenache contributes with fruit and perfume, while Syrah balances with structure and spiciness. The grapes grow in sandy clay soils with elements of limestone and come from older vineyards just outside the border of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. After destemming and fermentation, the wine is stored for 12 months in cement tanks to maintain its freshness.

Inviting aroma of cherries, raspberries, licorice and Provencal herbs. Perfectly matched with well-balanced acids and food-friendly structure.

To find our house red wine, we went to Italy's most sought after wine region, Piedmont (again :-). Here we teamed up with Piedmont's best cooperative, Terre del Barolo, to get hold of the best nebbiolo grapes from the fantastic vintage of 2016. Together with the importer Budbreak and Wines We Want, we are incredibly proud to make this exclusive Barolo wine available to all Singular Society members at cost price.

The grapes included in the wine comes from three growers in three different villages: Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra and Monforte d'Alba – and we know exactly which vineyards the grapes come from. Mixing several different vineyards in your house wine barolo is a traditional way to achieve a good balance. In our first edition, the grapes from La Morra contribute with perfume and elegance, while Monforte and Serralunga stand for strength, structure and roughness.

Nebbiolo grapes are left to soak with the skin for 20 days to leach out the taste, color and tannins. The wine is then stored in large oak barrels, so-called ”botti”, for at least 18 months. After storage, the wine is bottled where the storage continues until the day you pull out the cork. The wine is drinkable right now but there’s also potential for at least another ten years of storage! Given the age of the wine, it may need some breathing in the carafe before serving it. The optimum temperature for our barolo is 16-17 degrees.

Our first rosé launch comes from Provence in France. Approximately midway between Nice and Marseille, we find the producer Figuiéres, which is run by the Combard family. The vineyards are managed organically and the focus is entirely on making different styles of rosé wine.

The wine is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Cinsault and Grenache grapes, grown in clay soil. The grapes are left to soak with the skin for three hours to give color and just the right amount of character. Then fermentation and storage in a steel tank takes place, before bottling just in time for spring.

This type of lively and brightly colored rosé wines from Provence reaches its taste peak one year after harvest when the perfume blend of peaches, strawberries, flowers and herbs has matured.

When we found the cool grape arneis and a passionate grower named Giovanni Almondo we knew we had hit the spot in the search for our first house white wine. The Almondo family lives in Montà in the northern part of Roero, which is part of Piedmont. Here, in the sandy soils, the otherwise fairly hard-grown green grape arneis thrives.

The vineyard where the grapes grow is located about 400 meters above sea level and the soil here consists of 60% sand, 25% clay and 15% limestone. After harvesting, pressing and fermentation, the wine is stored for 10 months in a 95% steel tank and 5% unroasted barriques, so as not to "color" the wine in any way. The oak barrels help to round off the acid in the wine a bit.

Over the years, Giovanni has become an expert in producing crispy and mineral-driven white wines from various vineyard locations. Our wine comes from a six-hectare vineyard with older vines called Bricco delle Ciliegie. The age of the vines along with the soil provides a mix of elegant citrus perfume, mineral salt, hazelnuts and refreshing acids.

Roero Arneis is drinkable now, but if you prefer to wait for it, you could store this type of serious Arneis for a few years as well.