Jousset, Grandes Vignes, and Belliviere
Jousset, Grandes Vignes, and Belliviere
Jousset 2022 VDF Exile Blanc
Typically made from organic grapes that Lise and Bertrand source from the Loire Valley, this vintage of the Exilé blanc is the result of a literal backpacking/grape harvesting mission that Bertrand went on in 2016, when the vines in the...
$19.99
Jousset, Lise et Bertrand 2022 Vin de France "1er Rendez-Vous"
Chenin Blanc from two terroirs in Montlouis - 40 year-old vines on sand and silex soils over limestone and 70 year-old vines on clay/limestone soils, yields of about 30 hl/ha, aged in 2 to 8 year-old large barrels. The 2022...
$29.99
Jousset, Lise et Bertrand 2020 Premier Rendez-Vous 'Version Longue'
Lise and Bertrand Jousset's 1er Rendez-Vous 'Version Longue' is from 5 to 100 year-old vines from 8 parcels in Montlouis with clay and silex soils over limestone. The grapes are hand-harvested into small containers, all cellar functions are by gravity,...
$36.99
Jousset, Lise et Bertrand 2022 Peaux a Peaux Chenin Blanc Maceration
Peaux a Peaux is a special bottling of Chenin Blanc from the Jousset's estate vineyards and employing short maceration with the skins.
$28.99
Jousset, Lise et Bertrand 2022 Vin de France Resiste Carignan
The 2022 Resiste is a deliciously juicy and supple wine from organic/biodynamic farming at Domaine Ledogar in Corbieres, mostly Carignan with Grenache and Syrah. The wine is ripe and sapid with flavors of cassis and blackberry with hints of coffee,...
$18.99
Jousset, Lise et Bertrand 2023 Vin de France Exile Blanc Petillant
A delightful petillant version of the Exile Blanc, Chenin from Anjou and Colombard from the southwest, naturally delicious! Herbaceous with tree fruit, soaring acidity and juicy citrus, I can't think of a better liquid companion for an exile to a...
$21.99
Grandes Vignes 2023 Le P'Tit Vaillant Blanc
Petit Vaillant Blanc is a Blanc de Noir of Cabernet Franc and Grolleau Noir, fermented and aged in stainless steel, with no SO2 added. Medium-weight with orchard and stone fruit on the palate.
$19.99
Grandes Vignes 2022 Groslot Blanc
Jean-Francois has been experimenting with the small plot of Groslot (Grolleau) Blanc for many years, trying to figure out what approach is best for vinification. From what we can tell, only Jean-Francois and Nicolas Joly have experience with the grape,...
$29.99
Grandes Vignes 2021 Varenne de Poirier
A beautiful Chenin Blanc from the Anjou appellation in the Loire Valley (but labelled as Vin de France). Vines are around 25 years old on average, from 3 parcels, mostly on soils of black schist (with large chunks of schist)...
$29.99
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...
$39.99
Grandes Vignes 2021 Les Mailles A L'Endroit
A perfectly bone-dry Chenin Blanc from soils that are a mix of degraded gray schist (schiste grezeaux), sandstone and talc. Very chiseled and stony, mineral... ideal! This is a relatively new cuvée for the domaine, and a welcome addition to...
$34.99
Grandes Vignes 2020 Le Malabe Sec
This is a stand out Chenin Blanc from the Vaillant's parcel in Bonnezeaux. With the 2020 vintage being particularly powerful here, they took a patient approach with the wine, aging for 1 year in large barrels with some new (though...
$64.99
Grandes Vignes 2018 Le Malabe Bonnezeaux
If you love a sweet Chenin (and you really should give it a try if you haven't yet) then this is definitely for you! Bonnezeaux is one of the few sweet Chenin Blanc appellations for the Loire valley so it...
$69.99
Grandes Vignes 2022 Groslot
"Groslot" (which loosely translates to "jackpot") is a humorous play on the name of the grape here, which is known officially as Grolleau Noir. The Vaillant family has definitely hit the jackpot with this wine, one of a lineup of...
$22.99
Grandes Vignes 2021 L'Aubinae Rouge
L'Aubinae is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from gravel/schist and sandy clay soils. The grapes undergo 3 days of maceration followed by aging in 2-3 year-old barrels, and the wine is bottled without filtration or added sulfur....
$24.99
Grandes Vignes 2023 P'tit Vaillant Vin de France
This is a vibrant natural red made from a blend of Groslot (Grolleau) and Cabernet Franc. The quintessential "bistrot" wine, with low tannins and good acidity. Not too fruity, not too light, and a pleasure to drink. Grapes are destemmed...
$19.99
Grandes Vignes 2023 Pineau D'Aunis
A lovely, textbook Pineau D'Aunis from our favorite medium-sized Biodynamic estate in the Anjou region, the Vaillant family at Domaine les Grandes Vignes! This is always a local favorite as it overdelivers for charm and pep at a nice price....
$26.99
Grandes Vignes 2023 Bulle Nature Blanc
This is a Methode Ancestrale sparkling white of equal parts Grolleau Gris, Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc (Blanc de Noirs), with 10% Chardonnay. Disgorgement is after about 6 months on the lees, and the wine is made without added sulfur....
$24.99
Grandes Vignes 2018 Museme Brut
Museme Brut is 100% Chenin Blanc, made in champenois method, aged on the lees for almost 5 years. Rich and generous aromas of burnt honey, brioche and honeysuckle, and a broad, dense mid-palate.
$39.99
Bellivière 2022 Jasnières "Les Rosiers"
The Nicolas family is crafting unique, chiseled Chenins from the terroirs of silex, sand clay over tuffeau in the little valley of the Loir, 40 miles north of the more famous Loire with "e". Within a couple of miles, they...
$41.99
Bellivière 2022 Coteaux du Loir "Vieilles Vignes Eparses"
Vieilles Vignes Éparses is Bellivière's oldest-vine cuvée, with ages ranging from 80 to 100 years old, across multiple parcels in the Coteaux du Loir: the name "éparses" is in fact in reference to the parcellation of the vineyards. These old...
$69.99
Bellivière 2022 Coteaux du Loir "Rouge Gorge"
The 2022 "Rouge Gorge" is from 10 to 50 year-old Pineau d'Aunis vines on clay/silex over Turonian limestone in 13 small parcels of high-density plantings in the Coteaux du Loir. Fermentation with pigeage in vat, malo in barrique, aging in...
$39.99
