Left Bank Reserve — Médoc

2026 Vintage

Left Bank Reserve

Médoc, France

Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Petit Verdot

Winemaker

Revealed on enrollment

Enrollment

112 of 280 spots filled

About this Crew

Revealed on enrollment

Revealed on enrollment

Winemaker

A working estate in Médoc, France — Cabernet Sauvignon farmed on deep gravel croupes over clay and limestone, maritime, tempered by the gironde estuary. In the Crew model the winemaker stays anonymous until you enroll; until then the platform stands behind the data, the track record, and the samples. You meet them, and see the name, when you commit.

The history.

Pauillac, Médoc was a farming town long before it was a wine name. The family sold fruit to bigger houses for years before keeping it back and bottling under our own label.

What this vintage is showing so far.

Bud break came on schedule this year. Maritime, tempered by the Gironde estuary — I'm watching the canopy after last week's weather. Fruit set looks even.

the winemaker, updated this month

Philosophy.

Balance over power. I'd take a wine you can finish a bottle of over one that wins a tasting and tires by the second glass.

The year ahead

Every shipment, every sample, every pick.

Real dates as they're known. Updated as the vintage progresses.

  1. May 2026

    Flowering update

    Fruit set, first yield estimate.

  2. August 2026

    Verijuice ships

    Pressed from green fruit, shipped to every member.

  3. September 2026

    Pick expected

    Livestream from dawn. Date confirmed 48 hours ahead.

  4. December 2026

    Post-ferment sample

    Your wine at its youngest, weeks after pressing.

  5. March 2027

    First barrel sample

    A pull from the vessel where your wine lives.

  6. May 2027

    Blend trial

    Vote on the final cuvée with the Crew.

  7. August 2027

    Bottling

    Livestream from the bottling line.

  8. October 2027

    Wine arrives

    Your bottles, allocated pro-rata to your vines.

Meet the current Crew

15

members

18

cities

5

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

By the vine.

The winemaker sets the price per vine. Buy as few as 5 — choose how many in the next step. Your bottles are allocated pro-rata to your vines.

Left Bank Reserve

Priced by the vine · 5-vine minimum

$168 / vine

From $840 · 5 vines · USD

  • A share of the lot, by the vine (5-vine minimum)
  • Samples across the season: verijuice, post-ferment, barrel, finished wine
  • A vote at every fork — pick date, oak, where the blend lands
  • Your bottles at release, allocated pro-rata to your vines
  • Livestream access to every moment

168 vines left

Pickup or ship

How your wine reaches you.

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

From the rows.

April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026

First green on the Cabernet Sauvignon block this morning, a touch ahead of last year. Maritime, tempered by the Gironde estuary. If a cold night lands we'll be out before dawn.

April 4, 2026

April 4, 2026

Pruning finished — weeks of work, every cut by hand. The old vines on deep gravel croupes over clay and limestone still look sharp going into the season.

March 22, 2026

March 22, 2026

First Crew welcome letter went out today. I read every note that came back — clear your calendar for the verijuice ship in summer.

Join this Crew.

One year of your life, inside one vineyard's year. You'll follow the winemaker from bud break to bottle.