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
Delmee, Philippe 2023 La Vieux de La Vieille
"Les Vieux de la Vieille" is a French film about 3 mischievous old pranksters who move to a retirement home, much to the joy and relief of their village. Hilarity ensues when they grow bored of the retirement home and...
$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...
$48.99
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
Bainbridge 2022 Highway 8
Highway 8 is 100% Cabernet Franc from Julie & Toby Bainbridge. While light and fresh in style, it shows a depth and beautiful texture that makes it a great option for drinking alongside grilled meats, cheeses, or simply on its...
$29.99
Delrieu-Ducleux 2024 Taillemouche
The 2024 "Taillemouche" is a beautiful Cabernet Franc grown on schist soils - wonderfully fresh and vibrant, and with nice depth and a supple texture. A great pairing with any lighter meat or poultry dish.
$27.99
Chevalerie 2015 Bourgueil Les Galichets
The Chevalerie "Galichets" vineyard is on mid-slope Turonian limestone with clay and alluvial sand and gravel topsoil, rich in silex; the vines average about 60 years of age - similar to the "Chevalerie" parcel but a bit lower on the...
$27.99
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
Tue-Boeuf 2025 Cheverny Rouge Gravotte
"La Gravotte" from Clos du Tue-Boeuf is majority Pinot Noir with a bit of Gamay grown in a 1.2 ha vineyard on clay with flint over limestone of Blois, aged for 8 months in 400L and Burgundy barrels. This is...
$42.99
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 a whimsical label by Michel Tolmer. A probable native of the Loire, similar to Meslier according to some,...
$31.99
Jousset 2020 Premier Rendez-Vous VDF (Montlouis-sur-Loire) Magnum 1.5L
A special, back-vintage release of the Premier Rendez-Vous available only in magnum! 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...
$89.99
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....
$33.99
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
Roche Bleue 2024 P'tit Jaja Blanc Coteaux du Loir
P'tit Jaja Blanc is a delightful, well priced white made from majority Chenin Blanc and about 10% of direct press Pineau D'Aunis. Medium weight, with stone fruit and subtle quince notes. Should pair nicely with salads, grilled veggies and white...
$21.99
Roche Bleue NV (24/25) Coteaux du Loir La Belle D'Aunis
The talented Sébastien Cornille is making some of the most beautiful wines in Jasnières and the Coteaux du Loir - The "Belle d'Aunis" is 100% Pineau d'Aunis from old vines in clay with silex soils over limestone in the Coteaux...
$34.99
Roche Bleue NV (24/25) P'tit Jaja Rouge Coteaux du Loir
This is the second release of the P'tit Jaja red from Roche Bleue, and it is singing! 100% Pineau D'Aunis from two vintages: 2024 (lighter and more aromatic) and 2025 (riper and fuller), the trademark peppery notes of Pineau D'Aunis...
$21.99
Saumon, Frantz 2025 Vin de Frantz Rouge
In 2025 the 'Vin de Frantz' Rouge is about 85% Gamay with the rest Grolleau.
$31.99
Ferme du Mont Benault 2024 VDF Strawberry Fields
The 2024 "Strawberry Fields" is a sensational sweet (yes, sweet!) Rosé made from 80% Pineau D'Aunis and 20% Gamay de Bouze, with about 60 gr/L RS. (think of the superb sweet Pineau D'Aunis "Les Giroflées" from Belliviere). The wine shows...
$19.99
Ferme du Mont Benault 2024 VDF Les Mûriers
The 2024 "Les Muriers" is made with a 2 week semi-carbonic maceration, from Pineau D'Aunis (in cuve) and Cabernet Franc (in jarre/amphora) grown on red schist soils. Bright red/black color, lovely aromas of black raspberry, cherry, earth, violet, white pepper....
$24.99
