This 100% Chardonnay has a real aromatic intensity with notes of citrus and exotic fruits and a full lingering finish that calls for a second glass. Mellot makes elegant wines that have an aging potential of 10+ years. The aromas... Read More
La Moussière is the estate’s flagship cuvee, with its richness, energy and precision defining the Alphonse Mellot style. This 100% Sauvignon Blanc comes from a single thirty-hectare vineyard, where the Kimmeridgian... Read More
La Moussière is the estate’s flagship cuvee, with its richness, energy and precision defining the Alphonse Mellot style. This 100% Sauvignon Blanc comes from a single thirty-hectare vineyard, where the Kimmeridgian... Read More
Arnaud Lambert is a highly regarded producer with holdings in some of the best enclaves in Saumur and Saumur-Champigny; this is 100% Chenin Blanc from a selection of small holdings just north of Breze in the neighbouring village... Read More
One of Chavignol's most historic vineyards, Clos de Beaujeu is the source of some of Boulay's deepest, most structured wines. Bursting with salty minerality and bitter citrus, this wine is serious, but also seriously pleasurable.... Read More
Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist. Matured on the lees for twelve months in order to obtain a well-structured and complex wine. This Muscadet is amazingly aromatic, keenly... Read More
Made from vines up to 30 years old, this wine is fresh and has unusual depth and minerality. Thanks to its exceptional terroir, the wine is very floral and will develop fuller flavors with aging. Sleek, bone dry and perfect with... Read More
One of the most vibrant and profound expressions ever conceived on Pouilly-Fumé’s rich terroir, Dagueneau’s “Silex” is named for the flinty clay soils that give the wine its intense mineral character.... Read More
Domaine Belargus looks set to radically change perceptions of Anjou wines as one of the most exciting new-comers to the Loire Valley. They're an organic operation and employ single plots, old vines, low yields, long elevage,... Read More
The Côteaux du Giennois is a small appellation just north of Pouilly Fumé. This lovely Sauvignon Blanc has more than a passing resemblance to a good Sancerre. This pure and refined white shows layers of flint, lime,... Read More
This balanced white is clean and pure, with a refreshing profile, but also shows depth, with flavors of apple and peach, as well as hints of lanolin that linger on the minerally finish, bringing you back for another sip.... Read More
A textured and expressive Chenin Blanc, sourced from the younger vines in Guiberteau's famed 'Clos des Cârmes' and 'Clos de Guichaux', as well as old vines from the lower slopes of the Coteaux de Brézé.The... Read More
The 2021 Le Bourg is sited in one of the area's most-coveted vineyards, Brézé, offering a salty, tightly wound style. There are lemon, almond and apple flavors on this light-bodied yet firmly poised white with... Read More
Polished and elegant, with a mix of Granny Smith apple, kumquat and verbena notes underscored by flinty minerality and salted butter. Shows snappy acidity that offsets the concentration, while smoke wafts through the lengthy finish.... Read More
100% Romorantin, a close, but nearly lost sibling to Chardonnay that was once widely planted across the Loire Valley. Nowadays the Cour-Cheverny appellation is the only place on the planet that Romorantin can be found. The nose... Read More
If only every Sauvignon Blanc could taste like this! Nothing grassy or tropical about this little number from the eastern part of the Loire's Touraine region. Instead, picture lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of... Read More
Following a trend among the top producers of Muscadet, the Lieubeau family are not only making three outstanding cru Muscadets from Goulaine, Clisson, and Château Thébaud, but they also make a single terroir (and... Read More
This cuvée is now a perennial favorite after it began as a result of the the devastating frost shortened harvest of 2021. The results are beautifully delineated fruit and mineral components that ooze classic Loire Chenin.... Read More
Chenin is a wonderfully versatile variety, and this wine shows the fresh side of it, full of pears, quince, baked apples and lively acidity. Great with all sorts of fish / seafood dishes or with fresh or goat cheese.
In the past few years, lovers of Muscadet have been learning that this wonderful wine, which for so many people is synonymous with “early drinking,” is in fact a wine well worthy of aging. In fine vintages, Nicholas... Read More
You may not be in Paris, nor on an Atlantic yacht throwing back oysters, but with every sip of cold, thirst quenching saline white wine you take, with every flash of shimmering citrus fruit that dances across your tongue, you... Read More
This flinty Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire offers plenty of citrus alongside a chalky minerality. The 2022 has a generous round mouthfeel beautifull complemented by the wine's fresh brightness. Made from organically-farmed... Read More
60 year old Chenin vines grown on pure schist make this one of Patrick Baudouin's very best dry white wines. His vineyards are certified, but well beyond the typical organic practice. They are somewhat magical in expression.... Read More
A shining Sauvignon with sharp green brightness. The nose is elegant without over-exuberance, a fair and harmonious expression of white flowers, elderflowers and acacia, balanced with a light minerality. After a silky attack,... Read More