Loire

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...

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...

The newest of Germain's cuvees from one of the most renowned sites in Saumur.  Produced from young vines planted on clay-limestone soils, at 10,000...

Native to Bordeaux and a protege of Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard, Thierry Germain is creating muscular yet refined Cabernet Franc.From the Chac...

On the palate, it is a delicate wine with delicious notes of honey and citrus. The Chenin vines grow in a terroir of quartz, clay and schist.

100% Cabernet Franc. Croix Boissée is in Cravant, near the winery, on a south-exposed slope overlooking the Vienne River. The Baudry p...

Bright and unadulterated Cab Franc with wild gamey and peppery notes; electrifying acid and a fleshy, mouth coating finish. Drink with a slight chill.

This delicious natural Cab-Franc from a 9 hectare biodynamic vineyard located in Bourgeuil. It  has the magic of Cab Franc cornered, as it's made f...

“35 Rangs” is produced from 35 rows of Pinot Noir planted by Philippe’s grandfather in the early 1960s in the iron-laced Kimmeridgian soils of the ...

“Hors-Série”—which translates roughly to “special-issue”—comes from a parcel of Pinot Noir planted in 1980 by Philippe’s father. Fermentation and a...

Only grapes from 1 hectare of the highest quality vines go into this cuvée, while the remainder is declassified. In the vineyard, massal selection ...

Size: 1 ha (2.47 ac)Variety: Cabernet FrancVine Age: Planted in 1957Terroir: Hill of Brézé, facing south, sand and silt topsoils over limestone bed...

Size: 2 ha (4.94 ac)Variety: Cabernet FrancVine Age: Planted in 1948Terroir: 3 parcels with silt and sand topsoils covering softer limestone bedroc...

Textbook Muscadet. Racy with de-composed sea shells linger on the nostrils. Perky acid that is engaging and doesn't let one understand why it is so...

On the more supple side of Loire Gamay without the normal carbonic essence we normally see. Fresh and pungent with good spice driven tannins and lo...

Standard Loire Pinot with high acid, crushed violets, baking spice and hints of pepper. Pretty and floaty on the palate.

100 year old vine Malbec. Spicy, animalistic and alive as hell without being too much on the natural side. Tons of power without being over the top.

Like Dageneau, with more of a focus on finesse. Kimmeridgian, Lime and Marl soils speak more for this wine than a silly shelf-talker. Sharp, poised...

Regis and Sylvain are two cousins who decided to dump their careers in finance to make wine. Their vineyard is in the Southwest part of the Loire V...

Mostly Gamay and Pinot Noir with a little Côt.

Only produced a few times a decade; tiny yields.  The wines are matured in barrels (228 and 400 litres) and varies from 18 to 24 months. Intense ru...

One of the great Loire producers with a good cult following. Substantial Cab Franc with loads of fruit and herbs. Incredibly layered and complex wi...