Loire Doubleheader: Jousset and Tue-Boeuf, plus more!
Loire Doubleheader: Jousset and Tue-Boeuf, plus more!
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Jousset 2022 Bubulle Petillant Naturel VDF
Lise and Bertrand Jousset's "Bubulle" is consistently one of the most finessed and elegant Pét-Nats on earth. From organically farmed Chenin Blanc vines (45 years of age on average) in Montlouis-sur-Loire in soils of sand and silex over limestone. All...
$34.99
Jousset 2022 Bubulle Pét-Nat 1.5L Magnum
1.5 liters of pure, bubbly joy! -- Lise and Bertrand Jousset's "Bubulle" is consistently one of the most finessed and elegant Pét-Nats on earth! From organically farmed Chenin Blanc vines (45 years of age on average) in Montlouis-sur-Loire in soils...
$84.99
Jousset 2025 Rose a Lies Pet-Nat Rosé
Rose á Lies is a beautiful Petillant Naturel Rosé from Lise and Bertrand Jousset in Montlouis-sur-Loire. Made from the Jousset's one hectare parcel in Touraine of 40 year-old organic Gamay and Grolleau vines grown on sand and silex soils over...
$26.99
Jousset 2024 Vilain P'tit Ch'nin VDF
The Jousset Vilain P'tit Ch'nin is a delightfully fresh and delicious Chenin Blanc at a great price. The wine shows bright citrus, pear, honeysuckle, fines herbs and stone aromas. The palate is vibrant and refreshing with white stones, pear, key...
$25.99
Jousset 2024 Nagori Chenin Blanc
Nagori is a Chenin Blanc made in collaboration between Lise and Bertrand Jousset and their friends Catherine and Hervé Bourdon in Saint-Pierre-de-Quiberon, in Brittany. It is lean but has surprising depth and length in the mouthfeel, along with saline/sea-spray influence...
$36.99
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 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
Jousset 2022 Version Longue VDF (Montlouis-sur-Loire)
"Version Longue" is from 5 to 100 year-old vines from 8 parcels in Montlouis with clay and silex soils over limestone. The grapes are hand-harvested into small containers, all cellar functions are by gravity, fermentations are with wild yeasts, aging...
$43.99
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
Tue-Boeuf 2025 VDF Petit Buisson
100% Sauvignon Blanc. Tue Boeuf has been sourcing from this site known as Petit Buisson on the north bank of the Cher since 2003. It is an organically farmed, hand-harvested, 1.4-hectare parcel of 40-45 year-old vines on flinty clay-limestone soils,...
$30.99
Tue-Boeuf 2024 Brin de Chevre VDF
The Tue-Boeuf Brin de Chevre is stunning in 2024. 90% Menu Pineau with 10% Meslier Saint-Francois, it's crystaline and mineral, with white fruit aromas and flavors, elegant and vibrant - please leave some for us! Brin de Chèvre ("goat's hay")...
$42.99
Tue-Boeuf 2025 VDF Vin Rouge
In 2025, this is once again some gorgeous glou-glou (80% Gamay, 20% Pineau D'Aunis) showing lovely round black raspberry and blackberry fruit, supple, sapid and refreshing, really a perfect thirst-quenching Gamay blend. There is not much of this beautiful juice...
$24.99
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
Tue-Boeuf 2025 Cheverny Rouge Rouillon
50% Pinot Noir, 50% Gamay from small parcels of clay and flint soils over limestone of Blois. "Rouillon" is consistently one of our favorite reds from Cheverny and the 2025 vintage is no exception. Drinking remarkably fresh with bright crunchy...
$32.99
Tue-Boeuf 2025 La Butte VDF Gamay
100% Gamay on clay and flint over limestone, organic and biodynamic farming. La Butte or "the hill" is a small parcel of old vines (around 90 years old) in the Touraine appellation. A small percentage of the fruit is of...
$28.99
Baudry, Bernard 2023 Chinon Les Grézeaux (Arrives 7/14)
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...
$34.99
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 2025 Vouvray Les Trois Argiles
The 2025 Pinon Demi-Sec Vouvray "Les Trois Argiles" is from average 45 year old vines in three east facing parcels, Mortier, Vau Cheavreau and Les Fosses Rouges. The soils are shallow clay and sandy clay over the limestone (lower Turonien)....
$33.99
Pinon 2025 Vouvray Silex Noir
Our friend Julien Pinon produces sensational Vouvray at his estate in Vallée du Cousse and the 2025 Silex Noir is another superb example. From approximatley 40 year-old vines on soils of clay and black flint over limestone in the vineyards...
$33.99
Goiset, Pierre 2025 VdF Grande Falaise
"Grande Falaise" is an incredibly delicious lighter style of Merlot on granit in Maisdon-sur-Sevre (near Pepiere). The vines sit on a steep slope, a rarity in Muscadet, planted in 2014 on the granite terroir of Chateau-Thébaud. This plot has been...
$22.99
Villemade 2024 Cheverny Rouge
(60% Pinot Noir, 40% Gamay grown on sandy clay and flint soils over limestone in Cellettes, Chitenay and Fougères sur Bièvre, AOC Cheverny; 15-day whole cluster fermentation, aged in old barrels) This is a light and lovely Cheverny Rouge from...
$25.99
Tabordet 2023 Sancerre Rouge
The 2023 Tabordet Sancerre Rouge is 100% Pinot Noir grown on two parcels ("Champs de la Noue" and "Pichon") on Kimmeridgian marl soils. Biodynamic and organic certified, hand harvested with a 21-day cuvaison, 20% whole-cluster, wild-yeast fermentation and elevage in...
$29.99
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
Bainbridge 2024 50:50
This is a 50/50 blend of Grolleau done in fiberglass and Cabernet Franc made in concrete from vines planted in deep calcium-rich soils. The Cab Franc sees 12 days maceration with the Grolleau seeing four days. It's a light, chillable,...
$25.99
