La Lunotte, Maisons Brulee, Claude Courtois - Great Natural Wines From the Loire Valley!

2/18/12 -

Last year at Le Vin en Tete in Paris, we were lucky to find the delicious Menu Pineau "Haut Plessis" from Christophe Foucher's Domaine La Lunotte. Foucher’s vineyards are located on the southern bank of the Cher River, near St. Aignan, just a few miles from our friends at Clos Roche Blanche. Foucher farms seven distinct plots planted to Sauvignon Blanc, Menu Pineau, Gamay and Cabernet Franc; everything is done by hand at this 7 hectare Domaine and the farming is organic; this is lots of work considering it’s just Christophe… The wines are aged in small, used barrels and have a certain creaminess and weight that magically balances their high acidity and intense minerality. Bottling is done by hand, without pumping and without added sulfur. Exactly the type of wines that make us love what we do here at Chambers. We’ll have three of Christophe’s white wines open along with other natural favorites from the Loire - Michel and Beatrice Augé's Herdeleau and Claude Courtois' Nacarat.