Loire - Jousset, Sablonnettes and Tessier
Loire - Jousset, Sablonnettes and Tessier
Jousset 2023 'Exilé Blanc' Pétillant Naturel
A delightful petillant version of the Exilé Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc from organic vineyards in the Loire Valley, naturally delicious! Refreshing, with soaring acidity and juicy citrus. Great on its own, it's also a perfect in a spritz!
$24.99
Jousset 2023 Rose a Lies Pet-Nat Rosé
Rose á Lies is a beautiful Petillant Naturel Rosé from Lise and Bertrand Jousset in Montlouis-sur-Loire. Made from the Jousset's one hectare parcel in Touraine of 40 year-old organic Gamay and Grolleau vines grown on sand and silex soils over...
$26.99
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 2019 'Bubulle' Pét-Nat 1.5L Magnum
Special back-vintage release of 2019, available in magnum only - 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...
$81.99
Jousset 2023 Menu Pineau Vin de France
The Lise and Betrand Jousset 2023 Menu Pineau (aka Orbois) is a balanced and beautiful expression of this unusual grape, complete with enigmatic label by Michel Tolmer. A probable native of the Loire, similar to Meslier according to some, and...
$31.99
Jousset 2020 'KM 510' Vin de France
'KM 510' is a collaboration of six hands, including those of Lise and Bertrand Jousset and their friend and winemaker Sébastien Fezas from Gascogne. The name is a reference to the distance between the Jousset's home in Montlouis-sur-Loire and Sébastien's...
$42.99
Jousset 2021 Maceration de Menu Pineau
As fasctinating as it is delicious, the 'Macération de Menu Pineau' was Lise and Bertrand's first foray into the 'orange wine' (skin contact) category. Originally taking the obscure Menu Pineau grape and letting the juice and skins sit together for...
$42.99
Jousset 2023 'Premier Rendez-vous' Montlouis-sur-Loire
'Premier Rendez-vous' is Lise and Bertrand's flagship 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, aged in 2 to 8 year-old large barrels....
$34.99
Jousset 2018 'Renards' VDF (Montlouis-sur-Loire)
The 2018 Renards, (formerly known as 'Singulier - Clos aux Renards') is a brilliant dry Montlouis and certainly one of the finest dry Chenins of the Loire,made from 60 to 100 year-old Chenin vines on clay soils called "Aubuis" over...
$56.99
Jousset 2019 'En Aparté' Vin de France 500ml
En Aparté is a very special wine from Lise and Bertrand Jousset, an oxidative Chenin Blanc from the 2019 vintage - a year with some heat and some tannins in the Loire Valley. The Joussets made this wine in a...
$44.99
Sablonnettes 2024 Le P'tit Blanc
Le P’tit Blanc comes from biodynamically farmed Chenin Blanc vines grown on schist soils in the Coteaux du Layon AOC. The grapes are hand harvested, then the wine undergoes natural fermentation in stainless steel tanks, with around a week of...
$21.99
Sablonnettes 2023 Ceci N'est Pas Un Rose
A lovely, rather full-bodied rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc, featuring spicy deep raspberry and red currant aromas with a bit of honeyed white fruits from the Chenin, really fresh and lovely. The palate is light and pretty with...
$21.99
Sablonnettes 2024 Les Copains D'Abord
This is the first natural wine I ever tried, in the mid 2000s, solely on the strength of the label which has a bunch of French hippie types jamming on musical instruments. 'Les Copains D'Abord' is a blend of Groslot...
$21.99
Sablonnettes 2024 Les Copines Aussi
Les Copines Aussi is a blend of Gamay and Chenin Blanc. It's joyful, fresh, and just a touch wild - pure and delicious, great with a chill. From the bottle: "Les lampions brillent à la guinguette et l'accordeon nous...
$21.99
Sablonnettes 2023 Ménard Le Rouge
From the label: "Millefeuille de cepages rouges de chez nous. Auguste Ménard, premier vigneron de la famille était surnommé 'Ménard Le Rouge' pour son côté révolutionnaire et sa moustache rousse" Roughly translated: A millefeuille (layered pastry) of grapes from our...
$21.99
Tessier 2023 VDF "Phil' en Bulle" Pet Nat
The Tessier "Phil'en Bulle" is a fabuous Pet Nat (Methode Ancestrale - one fermentation that finishes in the bottle) made from 80% Romorantin and 20% Menu Pineau (Orbois) - two of our favorite grapes! The wine is bottled after one...
$27.99
Tessier 2023 Cheverny Blanc "Charbonnerie"
The "Charbonnerie" is Tessier's better cuvée of Cheverny Blanc, mostly Sauvignon Blanc with a little Chardonnay from average 45 year-old vines, grown on sandy clay soils over the limestone bedrock. As with all the Tessier wines, the grapes are hand...
$27.99
Tessier 2024 Cheverny Blanc
The lovely 2024 Tessier Cheverny Blanc is 80% Sauvignon Blanc with 10 % each of Menu Pineau and Chardonnay from 5 to 50 year-old vines farmed organically since 1998 and made with minimal SO2 (17 gr/liter in 2024). Aromatically, there...
$24.99
Tessier 2022 Cour-Cheverny
The 2022 Tessier Cour-Cheverny is 100% Romorantin from vines grown on sandy clay soils over limestone. The wine goes through the malo and is vinified and aged in vats. This is a beautiful Cour-Cheverny showing the ripeness and sapid fruit...
$26.99
Tessier 2022 'La Porte Dorée' Cour-Cheverny
"La Porte Dorée" is from 65 year-old Romorantin vines grown on clay soils with limestone bedrock. The juice undergoes a long, slow alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation, and the wine ages in old foudres and barriques. Minimal SO2 is added...
$35.99
Tessier 2022 'Point du Jour' Cheverny Rouge
Tessier's 2022 "Le Point du Jour" is a beautiful expression of Cheverny, a blend of 20% Gamay and 80% Pinot Noir from the oldest vines of the estate planted on two types of terroir, clay and sand and sandy clay...
$31.99
Tessier 2019 "Nota Bene" Cheverny Rouge
"Nota Bene" is Philippe Tessier's rare and beautiful Gamay, made from his oldest vines and only in the best vintages. The 2019 is extraordinary showing a deep black/red color with intense aromas of blackberry, earth, mint and violets - lush...
$37.99
