Loire

92 Points Gilman: The 2007 les Picasses from Domaine Raffault has reached a fine point to start drinking at age ten, as it offers up secondary laye...

Stéphane Érissé was builder with a meticulous workmanship character that is reflected on each of his wine. He learned the craft from Antoine Foucau...

Xavier Weisskopf founded Le Rocher des Violettes in 2005 after studying winemaking in Chablis and Beaune and earning his degree in viticulture and ...

This rich, dense, and aromatic wine has more character than a "standard" Pouilly-Fume because Alexandre Bain believes in picking his grapes later, ...

Catherine and Pierre Breton are real life bon vivants vignerons of Loire. They are passionate about what they do, enjoy sharing it with others, and...

Made from 100% Chenin Blanc aged for 3 months in stainless steel tanks. Clean and bright with a floral and citrus on the nose and white peaches and...

By Chinon standards, this is an excellent bargain. All the dark fruit and subtle smokiness without aggressive tannins. Cab Franc presented in a med...

Named after a walled-in clos of terraces that is “ladder”-like, this is the most Burgundian like of all the reds. Finely knit together, with bright...

93 Points Gilman: The 2017 les Picasses from Olga Raffault is really a beautiful and classic example of this vintage, which in some cellars can be ...

This Sauvignon Blanc undergoes traditional vinification with low temperature fermentation and maturation for 6-8 months on fine lees in tank.

Stéphane Érissé was builder with a meticulous workmanship character that is reflected on each of his wine. He learned the craft from Antoine Fouc...

For some reason, Quincy takes a second seat to Pouilly Fume who takes a second seat to Sancerre, for no apparent reason other than the name!  This ...

This is one of those wines that starts off being a little lackluster and underwhelming.  Not in the way a strong wine needs a decanting, but more i...

Produced for the first time in 2012 from 100 year + vines, Supremely austere and aesthetically pleasing. Pleasing array of violets, red and black f...

Cabernet Sauv from the Loire valley.  But don't let the name fool you; this is as much Cab Sauv as Westchester is upstate NY.  Hence the "red nose!...

Classic acidity bringing hints of citrus and the tropics to this French chenin blanc. Minerality gives its lightheartedness backbone. Have with sea...

A Loire Valley white you probalby haven't tried! 100% Sauvignon Blanc, but not Sancerre or Pouilly-Fume or any of the other usual suspects, this M...

If exile is defined as being banned from one’s homeland, it was the vintages of ’14,’15 & ’16 that send the Jousset’s in search of less frozen ...

A lighter and brighter style Cabernet franc filled with raspberry and strawberry aromas and easy to drink. Round, fresh, with a balance between the...