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
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
Baudry, Bernard 2022 Chinon Les Grézeaux
One of the most pleasurable red wines of the Loire Valley, the Baudry Chinon "Les Grézeaux" is from a unique parcel of sixty year-old vines near the bottom of the slope in Sonnay (near Cravant-les-Coteaux) on a bed of gravel...
$31.99
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
Guion 2022 Bourgueil Cuvée Candide
"This wine expresses the natural characteristics of Cabernet Franc without frills or fuss with its aromas of red fruits, mineral flavors, a certain freshness accompanied by a slight tannic structure, it can be tasted now or kept for 4/5 years."...
$17.99
Chevalerie 2020 Bourgueil "Noms D'Oiseaux"
The new Chevalerie cuvée "Noms D'Oiseaux" is from two parcels symbolic of the domain, each situated at the two extremities of the slope overlooking the Loire. Grapes from the "Peu Muleau" vineyard on limestone and wind-blown sands are blended with...
$25.99
Guion 2021 Bourgueil Cuvee Candide
This is another beautiful wine from the shy and affable Stéphane Guion who is quietly making some of the best wines in Bourgueil. His 2021 Cuvèe Candide (Formerly Domaine) is from not-so-young (15 to 40 year-old) vines, on clay/limestone terroir...
$14.99
Les Equilibristes NV Zestos Pet-Nat
A delightful, unfiltered Pet-Nat from a blend of Grolleau Gris and Pineau d'Aunis, made by the traveling négoce project, "Les Equilibristes," a collaboration between Francois de Monval and Florent Girou. Grapes are certified organic from a small grower in the Loire...
$27.99
Chevalerie 2022 Vin de France "Bulle de Fort"
The new Domaine de la Chevalerie "Bulle de Fort" is a direct press rosé Petillant Naturel, 100% Cabernet Franc and just incredibly delicious!! Warning, this is not a wimpy pale pink rosé - it shows a deep cherry-red color and...
$25.99
Tue-Boeuf 2023 La Guerrerie VDF
90% Côt/10% Gamay. La Guerrerie is a flat, clay-rich site co-planted with Côt, aka Malbec, and Gamay in the 1980's. Dark red/garnet color, light and lovely, very floral aromas of raspberry and blackberry that darken with aeration, with earth, white...
$33.99
Villemade 2022 'Les Acacias' VDF Romarantin
'Les Acacias,' typically bottled under the Cour-Cheverny AOC, is a VDF in 2022, but nothing can change how simply outstanding distinctive this wine is! Offering aromas of ripe peach and pear with spice, floral, caramel and oxidative notes, it is...
$47.99
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
Luneau-Papin 2022 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine "L" d'Or Granit Vallet
2022 is another superb vintage for the Luneau-Papin "L" d'Or in a ripe, dense style but with lovely brightness as well, making it it a superb Muscadet for current drinking and long-term aging. The wine shows a fairly ripe gold...
$37.99
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
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
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
