Loire Valley Wine

Sergent Pepper is a delicious red wine made from a tiny 0.30 plot of organic Pineau d’Aunis... Read More

La Cerisaie” means “cherry orchard,” an apt name if ever there was one—it and the scarlet-colored label are the perfect harbingers of the plummy, woodsy wine inside. Notes of black current, plum, sweet... Read More

Built in the early 1500s as a hunting lodge, the Chateau du Petit Thouars is a gorgeous property in France's Loire Valley, now run by the twelfth generation of the family. This 100% Chenin Blanc is bone dry, showing aromas... 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

Bursting with freshness and minerality, this dry white exudes fresh pear, tart green apple and lime zest. This is highly recommended for Sauvignon Blanc lovers. The grapes, 100% Chenin Blanc, are sourced from the vineyard site... Read More

This bargain priced red comes from France's Loire Valley and is quite simply a perfect representation of cool climate Cabernet Franc. Fresh raspberry, forest floor and peppery spice all feature on this juicy, bistro-styled... Read More

La Caillère is a 1.35-hectare estate plot of 35-to40-year-old Pinot Noir vines planted on very deep clay over limestone. The 2022 shows very complex ripe cherry, red-currant, violet and earth aromas, quite pretty and 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

This beautifully mineral and saline Sauvignon Blanc tastes of lime zest, white peach and lemongrass. The palate is bright and refreshing with flavors of grapefruit and wet stone, leading to a long crisp finish. This chiseled and... Read More

From clay-rich soils with a high granite content, Carbone is made from 70 year old Cabernet Franc vines. The fruit is destemmed, with the goal of showing off purity of fruit rather than extraction or dense tannins. Supple, lush... 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

Rouge Gorge is the name of this delicious wine that's named after the red throated robins which inhabit the vineyards. This is a red wine made from the local Pineau d'Aunis grape variety - the most aromatic red grape in... Read More

This sparkling Chenin Blanc from France's Loire Valley is stunning. Jacky Blot's Brut Tradition crackles with energy and offers up notes of lemon curd, chalk, quince, yeast and white flowers. Impressively long, with laser-like... Read More

One of Jacky Blot most striking creations is his TRIPLE ZERO, a lightly sparkling wine that he describes as above all a natural wine that happens to have some bubbles. The three zeros imply the eschewing of chaptalization, tirage... Read More

An ever-so-subtle smell of flavor of red currant and sun-dried cherry clings to grapefruit, lime and crushed rock in this perky, super-refreshing “Pet-Nat” (single fermentation wine that finishes in bottle). A delicious,... 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

Bright and pure, with mirabelle plum, green almond and fig notes streaming through, inlaid with racy mineral and verbena details. This has a creamy feel and a bitter almond hint on the finish, adding range and intrigue. Drink... Read More

This silky and savory Cab Franc comes from 70+ year-old vines on the Les Poyeux vineyard. If that name rings a bell, it’s because Poyeux is famously produced by Clos Rougeard. A wine with a complex nose of very ripe red... 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

100% Cabernet Franc sourced from three parcels of old vines which lie on silty and sandy topsoils over limestone on the Brézé hill. Entirely destemmed and naturally fermented in concrete before spending 12 months... Read More

This is texbook Cabernet Franc, with dark cherry and plum fruit that melds nicely with tobacco and savory accents. Minerality and forest floor runs throughout this balanced, fresh red.

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