2017 Olga Raffault Chinon 'Les Picasses'  The Raffaults produce perhaps the gold standard for Cabernet Franc in the Loire Valley: an Old World classic that stands as a wonderful contrast to the New World examples  The current vintage for this...

We think Cabernet Franc makes an excellent Rose. The best can capture the grape’s silky texture and lovely dash of white pepper.  Joguet is one of Chinon’s acknowledged masters and his Rose is always one of the best (and most serious- by...

2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol  Given all the other crises we are dealing with these days, the lack of Sancerre doesn’t rank very high. That is, unless you have a true hankering for what might be the world’s...

2019 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre 'Jadis' 

2021 Matthias & Emile Roblin Sancerre 'Origine' 

2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose Welcome to spring!  This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure.  It is here, I think, where Cab...

100% Chenin Blanc Whew!  Is there any white wine made anywhere in the world more scintillating than a bone-dry Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley?  The best are just packed with personality and offer up not only amazing, concentrated fruit...

PRIMA Notes:  Thierry is a fourth-generation winegrower in the Sancerre region, situated near the village of Bué, one of the finest districts for high quality Sauvignon Blanc (and Pinot Noir) thanks to the unique mix of soil types in the...

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...

2020 Vincent Gaudry Sancerre Mélodie de Vieilles Vignes

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 &...

Importer's Notes: 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...

2020 Marcel Martin Les Droissy Vouvray Sec 

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...