Old and New SAINT-ÉMILION, FRANCE: The new winery designed by Christian de Portzamparc sits beside the historical Chateau as dusk

Behind the Chapel GIRONDE, FRANCE: Vines and old stone walls catch the evening light under chaotic skies above Chateau Ausone

The Gentle Slope PAUILLAC, FRANCE: The slope of the vineyard shows its gravelly character under a golden sunset as it

Most Noble Rot SAUTERNES, FRANCE: A worker carries a bunch of botrytized Semillon grapes in a traditional wooden basket during

Old Wood PESSAC, FRANCE: The cross section of an old vine at Château Haut-Brion in Bordeaux. The estate dates back

Illumination SAUTERNES, FRANCE: The evening sun shines through the boughs of a tree Château d’Yquem in Sauternes, an appellation within

Misty Chapel GIRONDE, FRANCE: An ancient stone chapel emerges from the mist among the vines at Chateau Ausone in Gironde

Shaving Flavor MARGAUX, FRANCE: Shavings of oak collect in the house tonnellierie or barrel cooperage at Chateau Margaux in Bordeaux.

Expanse POMEROL, FRANCE: The wide expanse of vineyards are mirrored by the sky at Chateau Pétrus in Pomerol, on Bordeaux’s

The Garden Gate SAUTERNES, FRANCE: A view from the back garden at Château d’Yquem in Sauternes, an appellation within the

Moulin GIRONDE, FRANCE: An iconic windmil, or in French: moulin a vent, looks over the vineyards of Chateau Ausone in

Early Winter PAUILLAC, FRANCE: A cold winter dawn breaks to illuminates sleeping old vines and skeletal trees at Chateau Mouton

Gravelly MARGAUX, FRANCE: Skies flecked with white clouds hang above clay soils flecked with gravel at Chateau Margaux. Margaux is

Inner World SAUTERNES, FRANCE: An inner world peeks out through the skin of a Semillon grape in the vineyards of

The Wide Sky GIRONDE, FRANCE: Cumulus clouds hang across the wide expanse of sky above the vineyards of Chateau Ausone

Storm Light POMEROL, FRANCE: The sunset peeks around roiling storm clouds above Chateau Pétrus in Pomerol, on Bordeaux’s Right Bank.

Silver Morning MARGAUX, FRANCE: Winter-bare trees peek out of the morning mist on the grounds of Chateau Margaux. Margaux is

Mobius Among the Vines SAINT-ÉMILION, FRANCE: The alluring curve of the roof designed by Christian de Portzamparc mirrors evening clouds

Fresh Rubies MARGAUX, FRANCE: A recent vintage of Cabernet is racked and checked the old school way, by candlelight, at