Loire Valley Whites
Loire Valley Whites
Bonnefoy (La Madone) 2022 IGP Urfe Roussanne de Madone
The beautiful Roussanne from Gilles Bonnefoy is from 20+ year-old vines (partly massale selection from Quenard in Savoie) grown on the steep south face of the volcano of Purchon. Bonnefoy farms these young vines carefully, keeping yields very low to...
$26.99
Pinon, Francois & Julien 2018 Vouvray Goutte d'Or
"Goutte d'or 2018, Raisins séchés par le vent et le soleil" The grapes were harvested in one pass on October 26th in the "L'Arpent" parcel of 55 year-old vines on clay over lower turonian limestone, facing south-west, with yields of...
$78.99
Branger 2020 Muscadet "Gras Moutons"
We're happy to welcome another "Gras Moutons" to Chambers Street, this time from Claude and Sebastien Branger (yes, related to Remi Branger of Pepiere). Although from the same vineyard, the Branger parcel has much more amphibolite in the soil with...
$19.99
Domaine Aux Moines 2022 Savennieres - Roche aux Moines
Domaine aux Moines is operated by Tessa Laroche, organically, and now with biodynamic practices as well, farming under 10 hectares of Chenin Blanc. The vineyards stand next to the famed 'Coulée de Serrant' on South-West facing hillsides of predominately schist...
$62.99
Bonhomme, Pierre-Olivier 2022 Thésée Sauvignon Blanc
A Chambers Street Wines exclusive, brought in by the fine folks at Louis/Dressner/McKenna! Fresh and easy Sauvignon Blanc from Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme. Thésée is a small commune in the Loire-et-Cher department, famous for its gallo-Roman ruins (hence the name Thésée, from...
$24.99
Plaisance 2022 Anjou "Zerzilles"
The cuvee "Zerzilles" is from a single 0.6 hectare site on the Butte de Chaume. The vines average 60 years-old. "Zerzilles" is rapidly becoming the butte’s best-known lieu-dit, coming from vines on the eastern side of the butte, with steep...
$78.99
Huet 2009 Vouvray Le Mont Sec
With its green clay and its perfect exposition on the Première Côte de Vouvray just above the winery, Le Mont is an outstanding site for Chenin, and I have to admit often my favorite in the line-up. It has the...
$74.99
Delrieu-Ducleux 2018 Ruchette Chenin 500ml
This is a fascinating sweet Chenin with no added sulfites, slightly oxidative in a rich and decadent dessert style. There's ample acidity that cuts through and a deep mineral streak, making this a perfect after dinner treat or alongside various...
$37.99
Landron, Jo 2021 Muscadet Sevre et Maine "Les Houx"
Domaine Landron "Les Houx" (formerly known as "Hermine D'Or") is from a great parcel of thin sandy clay soils, rich with silica, quartz and iron, over a bedrock of gneiss and clay, close to the "Fief du Breil." Kept on...
$22.99
Huet 1997 Haut-Lieu Moelleux 1er Trie
"Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Moelleux Première Trie 1997: From a hugely successful vintage for Noël Pinguet and the domaine, this is just one of three première trie moelleux cuvées produced in this vintage, as Le Mont and Clos...
$209.99
Huet 2023 Haut-Lieu Sec
Le Haut Lieu is the historical, and largest, site of Domaine Huet. A bit more than 9 hectares, slightly higher on the plateau and further from the Loire, the vines are grown on a darker clay with some eolian sands....
$38.99
Huet 2023 Clos du Bourg Sec
"Domaine Huët’s 2023 Clos du Bourg Sec bottling is also excellent. The wine is deep, complex and beautifully focused on the nose, wafting from the glass in a mix of quince, apple, a touch of pink grapefruit, complex, chalky soil...
$51.99
Huet 2022 Vouvray "Le Mont" Moelleux
I love the 2022 vintage in Vouvray, especially at Pinon and Huet, where the acidity and intense mineral character backs up the fruit which is so gorgeous, ripe and fresh. Here is Rebecca Gibb in Vinous on the "Le Mont"...
$47.99
Huet 2023 Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec
Gaston Huët believed this to be the greatest of all Vouvray vineyards. With the Première Côte’s poorest, shallowest, stoniest soils, Clos du Bourg is one of the most mythical sites of Vouvray - the topsoil of clay is only one...
$50.99
Huet 2023 Vouvray Le Mont Sec
As is frequently noted, the "Le Mont" Sec needs time to open up and reveal it's mineral mysteries, so be sure to get some "Le Haut Lieu" for current drinking... Here's Rebecca Gibb again in Vinous: "The 2023 Vouvray Sec...
$48.99
Delrieu-Ducleux 2022 Le Jeau Blanc
Le Jeau Blanc from Julien Delrieu and Thibaut Ducleux is Chenin Blanc from a hillside parcel close to Les Nourissons of Stephane Bernaudeau, planted in 1955 on schist soils. The wine ferments and ages in old barrels without SO2 addition....
$33.99
Roche Bleue NV Jasnières Clos des Molières (21/22)
100% Chenin Blanc, from 35 year-old vines on a slope of clay/silex soils on limestone, certified organic. Slow pressing of whole clusters; long, slow one year fermentation, most in 4 to 6 year-old barriques, the younger vines in cuve inox;...
$34.99
Parentière 2022 Muscadet Serve et Maine Vieilles Vignes
Michel and Guilhaume Ménager produce this lovely Musacdet on their tiny estate near Vallet, which they have tended organically for more than 40 years. The sub-soil is gabbro, a type of basalt, that gives a unique aromatic quality to the...
$14.99