Loire Valley Wine

This wine is produced within the Anjou appellation but is intentionally declassified as VDF. Native yeasts, aged 50/50 in oak and concrete, and bottled unfiltered with very minimal sulfur. Bursting with fresh citrus, green apple,... Read More

Alexandre Bain's Cuvée Pierre Précieuse 2020 is a Sauvignon Blanc grown biodynamically in Tracy-sur-Loire. The wine is aged 36 months in barrels before bottling. It expresses a beautiful minerality and notes... Read More

As early as 1513, the Mellot family was involved in growing wine grapes and making wine, and in 1668, César Mellot was appointed as Wine Advisor to Louis XIV! Today the family continues the business creating wines like... Read More

In this bottle you have an example of how family history, well-placed vineyards, and integrity in the cellar come together to create a cerebral and noteworthy Sancerre. Their 30+ hectares are fully bathed in sunshine, leading... Read More

A superb crémant that over-delivers, especially when considering that it is from one of the Loire Valley’s greatest terroirs, Brézé. This famous commune in Saumur is known for its laser-sharp Chenin... Read More

This is old-vine Cabernet Franc from the north-facing slopes of the La Grande Maille lieu-dit on black schist soils. Fermented naturally and aged 10 months in barrel without racking. Bottled with a light touch of sulfur (10 mg/L... Read More

Croix Boissée is Baudry's top bottling; it comes from very old vines on gravel and sandy soils with a layer of white limestone subsoil that gives the wine that unique mineral backbone and structural depth that sets... 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

This Saumur Rouge comes from a young south-west vineyard of Cabernet Franc in Brézé, in the lieu-dit La Ripaille. Known for his hands-off and terroir-focused approach, American-born Brendan Stater-West crafts wines... Read More

Château de Chaintres produces this cuvée from one of their best and oldest parcels: a 1940 planting (hence the name: the year of plantation in Roman numerals) of Cabernet Franc in the heart of the clos. Aged in a... Read More

The 2022 vintage balances ripeness with Chidaine’s signature restraint. There’s no oak, no excess—just pure, coiled Chenin: citrus, crushed stone, and a whisper of honeyed depth underneath all that tension. It’s... Read More

The nose is a little restrained, showing progressively a lot of black and red currant and cranberry, hibiscus tea and black cardamom. In the palate, it is a superbly balanced wine, with some chiseled tannins enhanced by the lingering... Read More

Le Chêne Vert is a name well known to lovers of Chinon, although few realize that Dom. Charles Joguet shares one hectare with another vigneron—Haute Olive! At 30 years of age, the vines are younger than those of Joguet... Read More

From granite-rich soils in the Clisson cru, Domaine de la Pépière’s top cuvée is a masterclass in what Muscadet can be when farmed organically, vinified with restraint, and aged on lees for extended... 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

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

Thierry Germain is one of the Loire Valley’s most pensive and ever-experimenting vignerons. Whereas some winemakers who can be described this way produce eccentric cuvées, Thierry’s Cabernet Franc bottlings... 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

The 2023 Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec from Domaine Huët is a classic in the making, coming in at an even thirteen percent octane in this vintage and offering up a bright and complex bouquet of quince, lemon, chalky soil tones,... Read More

La Petit Musette is mostly Chenin, with about 25% Semillon bringing an extra layer of honeyed, floral aromatics to the crunchy orchard fruit and minerality we love about Chenin. All native yeasts, the wine is fermented in barrel,... 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

This kimmeridgian dominant parcel produces a mineral Sauvignon Blanc with power and electric vibrancy. It is long, persistent and goes down easy!

This wine a special non-vintage bottling from Domaine Reverdy-Ducroux that features mainly fruit from the 2021 vintage. It comes from a special vineyard along the Loire river with distinct Silex soils, making the wine an energetic... Read More