Loire Valley Whites
Loire Valley Whites
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
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
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
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
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
Pépière 2025 Muscadet La Pépie Mise Précoce
100% Melon de Bourgogne. Classic Muscadet, primarily from granite soils with a small percentage on gneiss. The core of the "La Pépie" Sur Lie bottling is the 10-hectare heart of the Pépière estate, which is part of the Clisson cru...
$18.99
Pépière 2022 Muscadet Cru Château Thébaud
The Cru Château Thébaud comes from old vines in vineyards with great terroir on slopes overlooking the river Maine, primarily in the "Clos des Morines." The granite here (Granite de Château Thébaud, oddly enough) is fissured and permeable by the...
$32.99
Delecheneau (La Grange Tiphaine) 2025 Trinqu'âmes Touraine Sauvignon
Trinqu'âmes is a very cute pun which means "Let's toast to our souls." It is what Sauvignon de Touraine should taste like! Technically not a domaine wine, it's made under the négociant label of Coralie & Damien Delecheneau: for many...
$21.99
Pinon 2023 Vouvray Buvez du Bon Pinon
From the estate's website: "This is the renaissance of a cuvée created by my great-grandfather - a dry wine from our oldest parcel, planted in 1945 on soils of silex noir and vinfied in our oldest foudres - old 'tonneaux'...
$31.99
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...
$52.99
Batardière 2024 Les Cocus VDF
Les Cocus comes from a single parcel planted in 1968, which sits atop a hillside comprised of clay schist soils with good wind exposure. Here we find a very typical Anjou terroir with all of the schists, black, purple, and...
$59.99
Batardiere 2024 Grand Clos
Grand Clos is a relatively new Chenin bottling from Marie-Lise and Thomas, from young vines they planted in Rablay-sur-Layon. The terroir here is a type of decomposed brown schiste referred to as "causse," which feels (and looks) like soil. The...
$52.99
Tue-Boeuf 2025 Vin Blanc VDF
Vin Blanc is back! The 2025 is majority Sauvignon Blanc from the Cher valley from friends who are long-time organic. The small percentage (around 5%) of Chardonnay is from the domaine. The profile here has bright, citrusy and tropical notes,...
$25.99
Delmee, Philippe 2024 Pablo est au Bar VDF Chenin
'Pablo est au bar' is a funny name, especially with the Pablo Escobar-esque character on the label, who seems to be gorging himself on grapes. It is also a bit of a suggestion for the bistro style of this Chenin...
$24.99
Delmee, Philippe 2024 Ch'nins on Boit VDF Chenin
Vinified in small barrels, and then aged in a large old barrel, this is a broad and subtle revealilng expression of Chenin. Very Anjou, with ripeness, mineral-driven sharpness and structure from the schist soils. . On the palate, it has...
$34.99
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
La Lunotte 2022 Rossignoux2 Vin de France
The Rossignoux2 is the second release of Sauvignon Blanc from the 2022 vintage. This one was aged a bit longer than the Roussignoux1 but is still similarly fresh, with subtle tropical fruit on the nose, and delicate acidity. The extra...
$23.99
Boulay, Gerard 2025 Sancerre Chavignol
Gerard Boulay is certainly one of the greatest producers in Sancerre. His Sancerre "domaine" comes from average 35 year-old vines on kimmeridgian limestone soils on the hills surrounding the village of Chavignol. 2025 is a superb vintage in Sancerre bringing...
$49.99
