Cabernet Franc-Tastic! New Arrivals from Baudry, Chevalerie, Guion, Coulaine and More!
Cabernet Franc-Tastic! New Arrivals from Baudry, Chevalerie, Guion, Coulaine and More!
Baudry, Bernard 2022 Chinon Les Mollières
2020 was the first individual bottling of this particular 1-hectare plot, Mollières, which previously was incorporated into the "Domaine" cuvée. Mollières lies to the west of the town of Chinon, on a high spot having both northern and southern exposure....
$31.99
Baudry, Bernard 2023 Chinon Le Domaine
The Baudry Chinon "Domaine" is always one of our favorite reds from the Loire Valley and it's a sensational value as well. All Cabernet Franc of course, a new blend, mostly from a parcel in St. Louans near "Les...
$25.99
Baudry, Bernard 2022 Chinon Les Grézeaux
One of the most pleasurable red wines of the Loire Valley, the Baudry Chinon "Les Grézeaux" is from a unique parcel of sixty year-old vines near the bottom of the slope in Sonnay (near Cravant-les-Coteaux) on a bed of gravel...
$34.99
Baudry 2022 Chinon La Croix Boissée
"La Croix Boissée" is a superb vineyard on thin sandy clay soils over limestone (Middle Turonian calcaire micacé) high on a south-facing slope above Cravant. 25 to 55 year-old vines. 20-day fermentation in tronconic wooden vats, 24 months of aging...
$64.99
Coulaine 2022 Chinon "Les Picasses
This is a superb "les Picasses" from Jean de Bonnaventure at Chateau de Coulaine, which has been practising organic and biodynamic agriculture since 1988. The parcel is at the top of the vineyard with southern exposure, on the classic clay/limestone...
$30.99
Fossile 2023 Chinon Les Battereaux
Domaine du Fossile is the new name for Domaine Patrick Lambert in Chinon, under new owners Moira Smullen and Chris Marshall. The delicious Chinon "Les Battereaux" is from 75 year-old vines on sandy clay soils over limestone. Hand harvested and...
$19.99
Chevalerie 2014 Bourgueil "Breteche"
Bretêche (Domaine de la Chevalerie is the only estate claiming this vineyard name) is the easternmost vineyard, a rented plot on the border of Ingrandes-de-Touraine. On the southwestern exposed upper part of the mid-slope, the vines are planted on a...
$31.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil "Les Galichets"
The Chevalerie "Galichets" vineyard is on mid-slope Turonian limestone with clay and alluvial sand and gravel topsoil, rich in silex; the vines average about 60 years of age - similar to the "Chevalerie" parcel but a bit lower on the...
$31.99
Chevalerie 2018 Bourgueil "Les Galichets"
Domaine de la Chevalerie's "Les Galichets" vineyard is on the lower part of the Turonian slope just below the "Chevalerie" plot, with clay -alluvial sand and gravel topsoils, rich in silex, giving a wine that is more open and easy...
$27.99
Chevalerie 2018 Bourgueil "Peu Muleau"
Peu Muleau is located on the upper part of the hill in Bourgueil, just below the forest, on Cenozoic eolian sands with iron, clay and altered limestone tuffeau. The vines are around 35 years old, and farmed biodynamically. The maceration...
$23.99
Chevalerie 2018 Bourgueil "Grand Mont"
"Grand Mont" is perhaps the greatest site in Bourgueil - a high, south-facing slope on yellow Turonian limestone with shallow sandy clay soils, rich in mica, facing south and protected from the north winds by the forested hill. Wines from...
$74.99
Chevalerie 2019 Bourgueil Busardières
"Busardieres" is a great vineyard fairly high on the slope in Bourgueil on Middle Turonian limestone with shallow topsoils of clay with pebbles of limestone with mica, always giving a wine that is a bit austere in its youth, very...
$46.99
Chevalerie 2019 Cuvée Chevalerie Bourgueil
We're big fans of the Caslot family at Domane de la Chevalerie, who make soulful Bourgueils from organic/biodynamic vineyards on their superb terroirs. The Chevalerie vineyard is above the winery on mid-slope Turonian limestone with shallow clay and alluvial sand...
$43.99
Chevalerie 2020 Bourgueil "Noms D'Oiseaux"
The new Chevalerie cuvée "Noms D'Oiseaux" is from two parcels symbolic of the domain, each situated at the two extremities of the slope overlooking the Loire. Grapes from the "Peu Muleau" vineyard on limestone and wind-blown sands are blended with...
$25.99
Chevalerie 2022 Vin de France "Bulle de Fort"
The new Domaine de la Chevalerie "Bulle de Fort" is a direct press rosé Petillant Naturel, 100% Cabernet Franc and just incredibly delicious!! Warning, this is not a wimpy pale pink rosé - it shows a deep cherry-red color and...
$25.99
Guion 2018 Bourgueil "Deux Monts"
From 70-80 year-old vines in "Petits Monts" and "Grand Monts" towards the top of the slope above Benais, facing roughly south-west, clay over Turonien limestone (tuffeau, craie micacée). 18-month élevage ; 40% in cuve inox, 20% in one new 400...
$28.99
Guion 2019 Bourgueil Cuvee Authentique
2019 brings us another superb wine from Stéphane Guion in Bourgueil, whose domaine has been certified organic since the 1960s. The new Cuvée Authentique replaces the Cuvée Prestige (we're not sure why?) coming from vines averaging 50 years-old on thin...
$19.99
Guion 2020 Bourgueil "Grand Mont"
"The cuvee "Grand Mont" is a Bourgueil from a selection of old vines of Cabernet Franc on the clay-limestone terroir of Grand Mont in Benais. The harvest is done manually selecting the best grapes. The vinification is done naturally, without...
$31.99
Guion 2021 Bourgueil Cuvee Candide
This is another beautiful wine from the shy and affable Stéphane Guion who is quietly making some of the best wines in Bourgueil. His 2021 Cuvèe Candide (Formerly Domaine) is from not-so-young (15 to 40 year-old) vines, on clay/limestone terroir...
$14.99
