Isabelle Garrault is well placed to create the perfect Sancerre. She’s the ninth generation Garrault to farm these vineyards which are now over 40 years old, and she displays a delicate touch with her fruit- hand harvesting her...
Importer's Notes: Grolleau, a varietal native to Touraine, has played a major part only in Rosé d’Anjou in the past, as it is prone to very high yields. When yields are limited, however, and the vines are very old and cultivated 100...
Winery Notes:
Visual: intense pink with almost purple carmine red tintsNose: marked by Pinot Noir, red fruit cake aromesPalate: tannins giving power, ripe grapes and impressions of fresh red fruit with a nice balanceAgeing potential: 2 to 3 yearsA...
Importer's Notes: Produced from equal parts of these varietals, the fruit for this wine comes from Chidaine’s estate-grown, bio-dynamically farmed vineyards located just north of the Cher river between the villages of Montrichard &...
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A blend between a parcel from Beaumont-en-Véron with the alluvial soils of the left bank of the Vienne River, along with press wine from all the other cuvées of the domaine. Blend aims to highlight the harmony of...
“La Marâtre” is the name of the parcel just above Nozay’s cellar, which burrows into the side of a gentle south-facing hillside. Cyril’s 15-year-old vines in this relatively rich Kimmeridgian marl—known locally as...
Winery Notes: Alcoholic fermentation at 20°C in stainless steel vats paused by cooling the wine to keep 22g/l of indigenous residual sugar. It ferments again in bottles to give the effervescence to the wine. Maturing Aged for 18 to 36 months...
Winery Notes: This wine discloses a glistening, straw yellow hue and explosion of fresh citrus fruit on the nose. The palate is mouthwatering, clean and direct with a delicately spicy character complemented by menthol notes which impart exceptional...
PRIMA Notes: The 2020 Touraine Rouge ‘Gravouilles’, is 100% Gamay, fermented in temperature-controlled tanks using whole clusters and carbonic maceration. The result is a brilliant-hued red wine with pronounced aromas of ripe...
Winery Notes: With its 12 hectares of organically-grown vines on the Oisly terroir in the Loire Valley, the Delobel estate produces three white wines from Benjamin’s favourite Sauvignon vine, together with two red wines and a rosé from...
Importer's Notes: As with the other “C” bottlings from this estate, the grapes for this cuvée are picked a bit more ripe than those for the other basic cuvées. When done for still wines, it tends to make for an off-dry...
This is domaine Paul Prieur’s emblematic wine. It is produced from a blend of the domaine’s different terroirs. Each soil type is essential to the balance of this unique wine. 5 hectares of light limestone, referred to as...
Winemaker's Note:The vines are farmed using biodynamic methods and harvested by hand. Gaston Huët believed this to be the greatest of all Vouvray vineyards. This ancient, walled vineyard has the estate’s shallowest, stoniest soils. The wines...