Welcome To The Wine Trust

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o make the wine of my ancestors, you need velvet, miles of velvet.  And piles of rubies and scented flowers and delicious fruits...

 

To make the wine of my ancestors, you need the rays of the sun, the soft

flicker of a wood fire, fine music and the grace of beautiful women...

 

And you need all these things at the same time.

...unknown French vintner

When "buyer beware" and "unknown or questionable provenance" are no longer acceptable terms...

Thousands of cases of single-owner, mature, exceptional Bordeaux.  Acquired upon release, ideally stored and patiently cellared until the onset of maturity.  Ready to be enjoyed in complete confidence... just as their producers intended. 

Welcome to The Wine Trust.  Relax and Enjoy.

1988 Featured Wine:

Château Lafite Rothschild

1989 Featured Wine:

Château Leoville Las Cases

Château Mouton Rothschild

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Experience THE WINE TRUST difference...

"I founded The Wine Trust to ensure these great wines achieved their fullest potential and delivered their most profound consumption experience, exactly as their producers intended."

- Richard Bakal, Founder

For the past 35 years, The Wine Trust, based in Ridgefield, CT, has upheld unique principles:

  • To only purchase age-worthy wines and only during the most outstanding vintages
  • To acquire directly in Bordeaux, "en primeur" from reputable negociants and suppliers
  • To allow wines to rest undisturbed, under ideal conditions, until approaching maturity
  • To keep shipping to an absolute minimum, and only under carefully controlled conditions
  • Offer wines for sale when they reach their peak drinking window and can provide their most profound consumption experience

learn about AGING WINE the correct way

To allow the greatest wines to reach their greatest potential, to fully develop the glorious, nuanced flavors for which they are famous, the same dedicated and careful attention needs to be applied long after they leave the Chateaux.  And, this care needs to be applied consistently throughout the natural, evolutionary maturation process... Learn More...

 

 
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