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California-based Mittals expand Bordeaux wine program
The company said its first five vintages were influenced by Frédéric Ammons, a former winemaker associated with several California wine estates.
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Staff Reporter - Fri, 29, May 2026
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Neeta and Kunal Mittal / Courtesy photo
Maison Mittal, the collector-focused wine portfolio founded by Indian-origin entrepreneurs Neeta and Kunal Mittal of House of Mittal in Paso Robles, California, has publicly released its 2022 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Cuvée from Château Tour Perey in Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens, France.
The release, announced May 28, also includes two blends from the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. The wines form part of Maison Mittal’s wine program spanning Saint-Émilion in France and California’s Central Coast.
The 2022 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Cuvée comes from Château Tour Perey, a vineyard site characterized by clay-gravel soils, clay subsoils and vines that are about 70 years old. According to the company, fewer than 100 cases of the wine were produced through a barrel-selection and blending process carried out in collaboration with Château Tour Perey.
The blend consists of 67 percent Cabernet Franc, 18 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 15 percent Merlot.
Kunal Mittal said the couple’s interest in wine began in Bordeaux after tasting Château-Figeac at L’Intendant Grands Vins de Bordeaux.
“What struck me about Figeac was its Cabernet backbone,” Mittal said.
“It was Saint-Émilion, built around Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. That gave us a concrete reference point for Maison Mittal: structure, ageability, and elegance could come from Cabernet when planted in the right site. That became central to how we looked at Willow Creek District.”
The additional releases include the Armaa.N Estate blend and the G2 North blend, both made from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the Willow Creek District. Maison Mittal said the Armaa.N Estate wine reflects fruit from its home vineyard, while the G2 North blend is sourced from a hillside site with calcareous shale soils.
The company said its next Saint-Émilion release will come from the 2023 vintage and is scheduled for release in 2027. That wine will be sourced from Château Le Chatelet, a Grand Cru Classé estate in Saint-Émilion.
Maison Mittal’s winemaking program is led by Jeff Strekas. The company said its first five vintages were influenced by Frédéric Ammons, a former winemaker associated with several California wine estates.
Maison Mittal was founded by Neeta and Kunal Mittal as a wine portfolio focused on Bordeaux-inspired wines produced in Saint-Émilion and Paso Robles. The company offers reservation-only tastings at Armaa.N Estate in California.
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