Loire Valley
Loire Valley
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 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
Cady 2023 Cabernet D'Anjou Rosé
Americans do not drink demi-sec rosé, but you should drink this one! Here's a wonderful review from Chris Kissack "This traditionally styled Cabernet d’Anjou is a blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, vinified using pressurage direct before the juice...
$12.99
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
Robinot (Les Vignes de l'Ange Vin) 2022 Le Regard (Pineau D'Aunis)
Le Regard du Loir is an iconic natural wine from the Loire Valley, from Pineau D'Aunis vines in the Coteaux du Loir near Jasnieres. While not tannic, the wine is stuctured enough to keep nicely, although it's quite beautiful now...
$44.99
La Grange aux Belles 2024 La Chaussée Rouge 6L Methuselah
La Chaussée Rouge is a blend of majority Cabernet Sauvignon (around 60%) with Cabernet Franc and Grolleau (a local Loire varietal) grown on black schist soils, and named after the vineyard site, a battleground in the War of the Vendée....
$349.99
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
Tabordet 2024 Pouilly-Fumé
Domaine Tabordet has 13 hectares in Pouilly-Fumé in the communes of Villiers and Saint-Laurent-L'Abbaye on Kimmeridgiam marl, Caillottes and Silex soils. The estate is certified organic and Biodynamic (Demeter), vinifies with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal amounts of SO2. An...
$26.99
Guion NV (2023) VdF Methode Traditionelle Rosé "Bete de Benais"
Stéphane has made his first ever methode traditionnelle sparkling rosé from Cabernet Franc vines in a new parcel on clay/limestone soils in Benais. We can't say that it's equal to the Marie-Courtin "Indulgence," but it's a delightful wine! The color...
$18.99
Guyot, Raphaelle 2024 Kalos VDF
Notes from Becky Wasserman & Co.- Domaine farmed, organic (not certified). 100% de-stemmed, minimal extraction, 1-week ambient yeast fermentation and maceration, aged for 9 months in used barrels (fermentation finished in barrels), SO2 added only after aging (0-15 ppm total SO2...
$31.99
Tabordet 2023 "Petites Aubues" Pouilly-Fumé
Domaine Tabordet has 13 hectares in Pouilly-Fumé in the communes of Villiers and Saint-Laurent-L'Abbaye on Kimmeridgiam marl, Caillottes and Silex soils. The estate is certified organic and Biodynamic (Demeter), vinifies with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal amounts of SO2. "Petites...
$31.99
Tabordet 2022 "L'Autre Rive" Pouilly-Fumé
Domaine Tabordet has 13 hectares in Pouilly-Fumé in the communes of Villiers and Saint-Laurent-L'Abbaye on Kimmeridgiam marl, Caillottes and Silex soils. The estate is certified organic and Biodynamic (Demeter), vinifies with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal amounts of SO2. The...
$29.99
Cady NV Pet Nat Bio Rosé
The Cady Pet Nat Rose is 100% Grolleau from the Cady's vineyards on shist soils near the Layon river. Pale pink color with fine bubbles. This natural sparkling wine offers a gourmand and fruity nose with notes of bonbons Anglais...
$15.99
Guion 2018 Bourgueil Cuvee Authentique/Prestige
2018 brings us another great Cuvée Prestige/Authentique from Stéphane Guion in Bourgueil, whose domaine has been certified organic since the 1960s. From vines averaging 45 years old on thin topsoils of sandy clay over limestone (tuffau jaune) in Benais, a...
$24.99
Quastana, Jeremy 2024 Cot Lectif
Bright and glouglou! 100% Cot with stem inclusion, semi-carbonic. and zero sulfur.
$31.99
Marie Rocher 2022 Les Passantes Rouge
Marie Rocher is part of a new wave of young winemakers in the Loire et Cher sub-region of the greater Loire Valley, who have benefited from the tutelage and support of "old-timers" in the area. This delicious Gamay from a...
$29.99
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
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.
$36.99
