Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Pinon 2005 Vouvray Moelleux "Cuvée Botrytis" 500ml
The 2005 "Botrytis" is one of François Pinon's finest wines..."I have tasted this cuvée much more regularly than the straight Moelleux from François over the years, and once again it does not disappoint. In the glass it displays a polished...
$84.99
Grandes Vignes 2018 Le Malabé Bonnezeaux
The current fashion in Anjou is to make dry wines on the great terroirs formerly used to produce some of the finest sweet wines in the world. Here we have have a classic sweet wine from the outstanding Domaine Les...
$52.99
Boudignon 2023 A Francois(e) Anjou Blanc
A tribute to his mother, A François(e) comes from a historic plot of St-Lambert-du-Lattay previously dedicated to liquoreux (sweet) wines. A selection of the heart of the plot and the best barrels - the rest is blended in the regular...
$79.99
Pinon 2023 Vouvray Buvez du Bon Pinon
From the estate's website: "This is the renaissance of a cuvée created by my great-grandfather - a dry wine from our oldest parcel, planted in 1945 on soils of silex noir and vinfied in our oldest foudres - old 'tonneaux'...
$31.99
Pax 2025 Chenin Blanc Helios
The Pax Helios Chenin is sourced from 50% Lyman Ranch (Amador County), 33% Marine Terraces (Santa Cruz Mountains) and 17% Alder Springs Vineyard (Laytonville). After pressing it is aged 8 months in a combination of Austrian & French Oak 500L...
$23.99
Batardiere 2024 L'Esprit Libre VDF
L'Esprit Libre is from different parcels in the village of Rablay from vines aging from 15-90 years old, with plateaus of sandy soil and gravely soils of quartz over schist. More specifically, it's quartz, gravel and magma mixed with big...
$52.99
Batardière 2024 Les Cocus VDF
Les Cocus comes from a single parcel planted in 1968, which sits atop a hillside comprised of clay schist soils with good wind exposure. Here we find a very typical Anjou terroir with all of the schists, black, purple, and...
$59.99
Batardiere 2024 Grand Clos
Grand Clos is a relatively new Chenin bottling from Marie-Lise and Thomas, from young vines they planted in Rablay-sur-Layon. The terroir here is a type of decomposed brown schiste referred to as "causse," which feels (and looks) like soil. The...
$52.99
Delmee, Philippe 2024 Pablo est au Bar VDF Chenin
'Pablo est au bar' is a funny name, especially with the Pablo Escobar-esque character on the label, who seems to be gorging himself on grapes. It is also a bit of a suggestion for the bistro style of this Chenin...
$24.99
Bow & Arrow 2023 Time Machine Blanc
The 2023 Time Machine Blanc from Bow & Arrow is mostly Chenin with a splash or two of Chardonnay and Melon. It's a bright and refreshing wine with crisp apple fruit, subtle texture and great acidity. Perfect for summer picnics...
$27.99
Delmee, Philippe 2024 Ch'nins on Boit VDF Chenin
Vinified in small barrels, and then aged in a large old barrel, this is a broad and subtle revealilng expression of Chenin. Very Anjou, with ripeness, mineral-driven sharpness and structure from the schist soils. . On the palate, it has...
$34.99
Delmee, Philippe 2024 Ch'nins on Boit VDF Chenin 1.5L
Vinified in small barrels, and then aged in a large old barrel, this is a broad, 'leesy' expression. Very Anjou, with ripeness and mineral-driven sharpness and structure from the schist soils. This firm mineral backbone gives structure and lingers long...
$74.99
Chidaine, Francois 2022 Vin de France (Vouvray) Petillant
Rarely available in the US, the remarkable Chidaine 2022 Vin de France Petillant (Vouvray) is a delightful wine! My notes are sketchy, with "delightful" being the main idea. Super nose, palate elegant, dry, long - bettter than Champagne for any...
$37.99
Boudignon 2024 Anjou Blanc
*Please note pricing is net, matching the price of the previous vintage, with no discount* Thibaud Boudignon is an established star in the Loire Valley wine scene, especially amongst lovers of Chenin Blanc from the schist vineyards of Anjou, and...
$51.99
Boudignon 2023 Clos de la Hutte Savennières
Out of the 3 communes of production allowed for Savennières - Bouchemaine, Savennières (and the hamlet of Épiré), La Possonnière - the last one has been overlooked for some time, not having any benchmark producers or famous vineyards and today...
$124.99
Huet 2020 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie
2020 Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie: 12.5% alc, 91 g/l RS, 3.91 g/l total acidity, pH 3.36 The nose has a sense of polish, with sweetly grilled peach, apricot stone and honeysuckle, communicating a great purity. This is followed by...
$59.99
Delrieu-Ducleux 2024 La Joue Blanc VDF
La Joue is a natural Chenin Blanc from younger vines planted in 1976 on typical schist soils of the Anjou region. The wine is fresh with nice cut and a lovely mouthfeel, albeit less dense and voluptuous than their old...
$29.99
Chidaine, François 2024 Montlouis Les Bournais
This is our favorite wine from François and Manuela Chidaine, long-time champions of organic and biodynamic farming in the Loire Valley. Named after the soil type "Les Bournais," a unique clay topsoil over limestone (tuffeau blanche) also found across the...
$54.99
Roche Bleue 2023 Jasnieres Sec
100% Chenin Blanc, from 20 to 35 year-old vines on a slope of clay/silex soils on limestone, certified organic. Slow pressing of whole clusters; long fermentations, most in 4 to 6 year-old barriques, the younger vines in cuve inox; élevage...
$29.99
Pinon, Francois & Julien 2018 Vouvray Frizzante 500ml
This is a unique, very unusual and outrageously delicious sweet Vouvray, as described by Chris Kissack in The Wine Doctor: "Poured from a 50cl bottle, this presents a modest golden hue, it not yet having taken on the rich patina of age....
$43.99
Jousset 2022 Bubulle Petillant Naturel VDF
Lise and Bertrand Jousset's "Bubulle" is consistently one of the most finessed and elegant Pét-Nats on earth. From organically farmed Chenin Blanc vines (45 years of age on average) in Montlouis-sur-Loire in soils of sand and silex over limestone. All...
$34.99
Jousset 2022 Bubulle Pét-Nat 1.5L Magnum
1.5 liters of pure, bubbly joy! -- Lise and Bertrand Jousset's "Bubulle" is consistently one of the most finessed and elegant Pét-Nats on earth! From organically farmed Chenin Blanc vines (45 years of age on average) in Montlouis-sur-Loire in soils...
$84.99
