Loire Valley

2023 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre
2023 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre AOC
#2 PRIMA’s ’24 for 24’ Best Wines Of The Year 2023  We sure hated running out of Luc Prieur’s 2022 Sancerre Blanc. So did you! That lovely little wine was one of our biggest sellers of the spring! There is some good news,...
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2022 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre AOC
2022 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre AOC
These are two stupendous efforts from Luc Prieur’s Loire Valley estate that encompasses almost all of the many microclimates that comprise the Sancerre appellation. All three of the most important soil types are represented in his village Sancerre AOC,...
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2022 Isabelle & Pierre Clement Menetou-Salon Clos des Treilles
2022 Isabelle & Pierre Clement Menetou-Salon Clos des Treilles
It’s no secret that I love the wines from the Loire Valley, home to hundreds of appellations, producing a variety of wines that are unmatched anywhere else in France.  One of my recent favorites is a beautifully balanced white wine with...
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2022 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre Monts Damnes
2022 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre Monts Damnes
For the first time in five years, we’ve been able to get a small allocation of Luc’s Monts Damnés. If Sancerre had a Grand Cru, this would be its most important! Affectionately called ‘damned mountain’ for its vertiginous slopes that make farming it a...
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2023 Lucien Reymond Sancerre AOC
2023 Lucien Reymond Sancerre AOC
As you know, there haven’t been many great deals in Sancerre since the great Sancerre famine of the past two vintages, but this new arrival 2022 got our attention not only for its classicism but for its price!  This very small micro-negoce is...
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2021 Domaine Thierry Merlin-Cherrier Sancerre Blanc
Merlin Cherrier
2021 Domaine Thierry Merlin-Cherrier Sancerre Blanc
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...
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2023 Isabelle Garrault Sancerre Blanc 'Les Grands Monts'
2023 Isabelle Garrault Sancerre Blanc Les Grands Monts
Good Sancerre is such an important staple in any wine fridge and we love to drink it with so many kinds of food. But Mother Nature dictates how much good Sancerre there can be out there, and she’s been very parsimonious over the past few harvests...
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2020 Domaine Masson-Blondelet Pouilly Fume "D'Or et Diamant"
Domaine Masson-Blondelet
2020 Domaine Masson-Blondelet Pouilly Fume "D'Or et Diamant"
As every lover of the crisp, mineral driven Sauvignons of the Loire Valley already all-too-well knows, the 2020 and, especially, the 2021 harvests were nearly decimated by nature’s vagaries. Frost, in particular, claimed over half of the harvest in...
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2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol
2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol
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 best...
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2019 Domaine Couly Dutheil Chinon Rouge "Clos de L'Olive
2019 Domaine Couly Dutheil Chinon Rouge "Clos de L'Olive
And now for something completely different!  How about Cabernet Franc from centenarian vines grown in one of the Loire Valley’s most iconic monopole vineyards!?   Thanks to our exciting (but all too rare) dalliances with mature...
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2021 Chateau De Plaisance, Anjou Blanc 750 ml
2021 Chateau De Plaisance, Anjou Blanc 750 ml
Chenin Blanc biodynamically farmed and 100% delicious.  Anjou Blanc is a rare treat. Not sure why Frank is selling it this cheap.
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2023 Domaine Charles Joguet Chinon Rose
2023 Domaine Charles Joguet Chinon Rose
With all the Johnny-come-lately Roses in the market this year (yes, regrettably, Rose has definitely become a thing) it’s important, I think, to recognize the old timers- those producers who have long spent the time and effort necessary to make...
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2023 Marc Plouzeau Chateau de la Bonneliere ‘Rive Gauche’ Chinon Rose
2023 Marc Plouzeau Chateau de la Bonneliere ‘Rive Gauche’ Chinon Rose
This juicy, floral Cabernet Franc Rose from the Loire Valley was a huge hit last year and we regretted not ordering more than we did. We're not making the same mistake twice! Not only will this be one of the best Roses you'll enjoy this spring, it might...
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2022 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Cote des Monts Damnes
2022 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Cote des Monts Damnes
An elegant and vibrant Sauvignon Blanc from one of Sancerre’s most esteemed vineyards. Exhibiting fresh citrus, green apple, and flinty mineral notes, this wine is crisp and refreshing with a lingering finish. Perfect for pairing with seafood, goat...
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2023 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre Monts Damnes
2023 Domaine Paul Prieur Sancerre Monts Damnes
We sure hated running out of Luc Prieur’s 2023 Sancerre Blanc earlier this summer. And, by all accounts, so did you! That lovely little wine was one of our biggest sellers of the spring! There is some good news, though, for...
$49.99
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2019 Domaine du Nozay Sancerre "La Marâtre"
Domaine du Nozay
2019 Domaine du Nozay Sancerre "La Marâtre"
“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...
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2020 Domaine Paleine Saumur Rouge
2020 Domaine Paleine Saumur Rouge
No overview of French wine can ignore the Loire Valley because of its sheer size and the staggering numbers of appellations found along its meandering river banks. Another one of my pipe dreams is to explore the entire Loire River Valley, from Muscadet...
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2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
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...
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2023 Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon Rose
2023 Domaine Olga Raffault Chinon Rose
Olga does Rose???? There are lots and lots of Raffaults along the Loire Valley of France but there was only one Olga Raffault. In her many years growing and making wine in Chinon, she secured for herself a particularly rarified place in the wine...
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2023 Isabelle et Pierre Clément Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Cuvée Classique’
2023 Isabelle et Pierre Clément Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Cuvée Classique’
For some unknown reason, most of our recent tastings with vendors have focused on French wines and, in particular, wines from the Loire Valley. I, for one, can’t complain because I love the wines from this important wine growing region, home to hundreds...
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