Carte Blanche Wine

Nicholas Allen grew up with one foot on American soil and the other immersed in the culture of two of Bordeaux’s oldest, greatest châteaux. He gained an early exposure and genuine interest in wine at the family dinner table. A restless, independent, free spirit, Nick knew he had to make his own mark on the world of wine. He looked west to the Napa Valley, where he found the tabula rasa he could transform into something entirely his: Carte Blanche Wine.

Nick’s family have been wine connoisseurs, and in the wine business, for nearly a century. Nick’s great-grandfather, Clarence Dillon, acquired the Classified First Growth Château Haut-Brion in 1935, therewith creating the family company, Domaine Clarence Dillon. While Nicholas Allen’s family are shareholders of DCD, the Carte Blanche brand is not directly affiliated with Domaine Clarence Dillon.