Loire

93 Points WA: The 2009 Chinon Les Picasses is from a very warm vintage but was picked late on October 13th because Les Picasses is a late-rip...

The Moelleux cuvées are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar. Bo...

This beautiful expression of Cab Franc, is among the best of the best, from one of the best producers in the region. Organic.

Oak aged Sancerre is kind of weird, but don't vanish in mid air.  Why does Sancerre have to always taste mineral and zippy, lets have some underlin...

100% melon de Bourgogne, this is a bone-dry wine, light-bodied wine from the westernmost part of the Loire. Influenced by ocean breeze, the wine ha...

This pure expression of Muscadet comes from singular terroir in the Loire. Grown on gabbro, a form of crystallized magma, makes this wine stand out...

Definitively “Chinon”. Low-intervention winemaking with long maceration, leaving the wines to develop as an intense expression of their terroir. Ri...

100% de-stemmed; fermentation and macération for 8 months in 800L Georgian amphora and aged for 12 months in barrel

Organic and biodynamic and the top of its range.  Clay and limestone overtop the Loire’s famed “tuffeau” soil. 40 year old Cab Franc vines fermente...

Elegant notes of orchard fruits on the nose, with pear and apple prevalent. Bright acidity, Minerality and slight honeyed notes on the palate, ...

Nuits d’Ivresse, or drunken nights is bottles without any additional sulfer, so you can be sure to drink all night without additives contributing t...

I said it: better than Clos Rougard's Breze. Yes, I went there.  One of the finest Saumur blancs I've ever had.  100% Chenin; fermentation and macé...

In the words of Borat: whawha wheewha, this is nice.  Almost like a grand cru Chablis if didn't know better with an insane nose of decaying earth a...

Organic and biodynamic 12 year, ungrafted vines planted in gravelly sand. Lively, vibrant, and youthful, aged in steel rather than wood, and as suc...

This bright ruby red glassful pulls you in close with aromas of soft red berries and fresh cut violets. The rich body drives home with flavors of p...

This lovely Chenin Blanc from noted producer, David Laureau, has mango and white fruits on the nose; with bright acidity and oiliness on the palate...

100% Pinot from the small AOC of Saint-Pourçain 60 miles south of Sancerre.     

Philippe’s flagship Menetou-Salon Rouge offers mesmerizing purity of fruit, with a silken, vibrant texture complementing a sense of mouthwatering s...

100% Chenin, produced on stony soils of limestone, flint and silt, fermented in 400-litre barrels and Burgundian casks.  Fruit driven and powerful ...

Wow, this is out there, from 1 a ha estate grown on a combination of sand, clay, Turonien Superieur Limestone.  100% Chenin, unctuous, driven and f...