Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Pinon, Francois & Julien 2022 Vouvray Les Deronnieres
The grapes for "Les Déronnières" from Julien Pinon (first made in 2014) used to be included in the Silex Noir, but this wonderful vineyard, the Pinon's best parcel on a hill-top directly above their cellar, much deserves to be bottled...
$37.99
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 2021 Varenne de Combre
La Varenne de Combre is a dry and crystalline Chenin Blanc, with great precision and a long mineral finish. The parcel is situated on black schist on the slopes of the Arcison (a tributary of the Layon river). The 2021...
$46.99
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
Pinon 2022 Vouvray Brut
The Chenin's of Pinon are some of the best in Vouvray due to their impeccable farming, diversity of clay, limestone, and silex soils, and deliberate, albeit low-intervention, cellar work. Unlike the other top producers in Vouvray, whose sparkling wines come...
$33.99
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
Delrieu-Ducleux 2024 Le Jeau Blanc
Le Jeau Blanc from Julien Delrieu and Thibaut Ducleux is their top Chenin Blanc from a hillside parcel close to Les Nourissons of Stephane Bernaudeau, planted in 1955 on schist soils. The vines are all massale selection. The wine ferments...
$41.99
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
