Domaine Nicolas Joly Savennières Clos de la Coulée de Serrant 2016

Exclusively owned by the Joly family, the Coulée de Serrant vineyard is a controlled appellation of only 7 hectares.

The vineyard was planted in 1130 by Cistercian monks and today consists of vines aged from 35 to 80 years old. The old small monastery still exists and a few hundred meters away, the castle of La Roche aux Moines was built and dismantled during the wars of religion.

Always considered as a rare and unique product, the Serrant Casting was … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley

Arnaud Lambert Saumur Breze "Clos David" 2016 Magnum

"One of the most talented winemakers in the Loire - he farms his 40 hectares in a method close to biodynamic. His whole range of wines have drive, and are regularly among the best wines in and around Saumur. The whites have remarkable finesse and are extremely delicate. Also, they are chenins that are agreeable young, which is sufficiently rare as to be emphasized. His reds are at the same level. Good vine age counts for a lot, his talent … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Saumur

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Clos du Bourg Moelleux 2009

2009 was a dream vintage at Huet for the sweeter styles. Huet's 09 Moelleux and Première Trie range from the exquisite to the sublime. The 09 Le Mont Moelleux is a really lush, hedonistic wine with green mango, honey and even some melted butter notes. Rich and delicious, it coats the mouth and finishes long a perfumed. Cracking wine and an absolute bargain.

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Vouvray

Damien Laureau Savennieres Roche Aux Moines 2014

Made from a small .25 ha parcel rented from the Baron Brincard holdings in this famous vineyard which lies beside Coulee de Serrant. Damiens holding faces south-east sharing similar ryolite base to its soils to Coulee de Serrant with an overlay of schist and sand. The vines were planted in the 1970’s and its small yield is aged in 400 litre demi-muids. Fine deep aromas of pear and plum with hints of mineral on this finely structured and very deep … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Savennieres

Huet Vouvray Le Clos du Bourg Moelleux 2016

Full Bottle/Gently Sweet yet racy. 2009 was a sensational year for sweet wines, providing the perfect conditions for this style of wine to be produced.

"Quince and white peach preserves fill the nose and caressingly coat the palate from Huet's 2009 Vouvray Moelleux Clos du Bourg, which displays a combination of lift and delicacy with its honeyed richness that none of the present collection tasted up until this point approach. Here are brightness, energy, and efficacious acids driving the quince … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Vouvray

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont DemiSec 2005

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Vouvray

Gérard Boulay Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu 2017

Le Clos de Beaujeu is one of Boulay's 'blue-blood' historic sites. Boulay farms two parcels in this terroir, including one within the original Clos of this vineyard, established by the monks of Beaujeu in the Middle Ages. Vines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) are between 30 and an incredible 110 years old. The soils here are particularly rocky--limestone rich and strewn with fossils--similar to parts of Chablis in fact. These rocky soils make this a … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Sancerre

Domaine de la Chevalerie Bourgueil 'Vin de Garde' Cabernet Franc 2005

Domaine de la Chevalerie is a leading name in the Bourgueil appellation, and has been owned by the Caslot family for 14 generations.

The 2005 vintage was hot and atypical year in the Loire. For this reason the Caslot family decided to assemble some of the best barrels from Les Galichets and La Chevalerie cuvées to make a Vin de Garde. Drinking well until 2026.

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley

Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc 2018

From 36 year-old vines, planted at 8000 vines/ha on shallow soils of grey schist and rhyolite. Fermented in stainless steel with native yeasts for 2-3 weeks, followed by maturation in 300l and 750l barrels (30% new) for 15-18 months.

‘The three wines of Boudignon were the best dry chenins that I tasted at the Salon of Angers, we are at the level of 1er Cru and Grand Cru Burgundy.’

Michel Bettane

‘One taste of the wines of Thibaud Boudignon and … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley

Gérard Boulay Sancerre à Chavignol 2019

Although "Le Chavignol" is Boulay's starting Sancerre this is no simple, entry-level wine. Like all of Boulay's wines, this is handmade in artisanal quantities from 100% Domaine, 100% Chavignol vineyards. The vines are aged between 30-40 years and the wine is fermented and aged in tank, on lees, and is bottled with only a very light filtration.

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Sancerre

Gérard Boulay Sancerre à Chavignol 2018

Although "Le Chavignol" is Boulay's starting Sancerre this is no simple, entry-level wine. Like all of Boulay's wines, this is handmade in artisanal quantities from 100% Domaine, 100% Chavignol vineyards. The vines are aged between 30-40 years and the wine is fermented and aged in tank, on lees, and is bottled with only a very light filtration.

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Sancerre

Vincent Pinard Sancerre Flores 2017

Vincent Pinard’s top vineyards are in the Clos du Chene Marchand lieu-dit from which come the three special cuvees. He was one of the first Sancerre winemakers to vinify in barrel and remains one of the few to have achieved the correct oak balance. Cuvee Flores (made without oak) is concentrated , flowery and old viney; Nuance is a mixture of one-third barrel and two-thirds tank fermented wine and is subtle and persistent. Harmonie is entirely vinified in wood and … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Sancerre

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec 2017 375ml

Huet's Demi-Sec typically fall between 20-25 g/L--give or take a few grams--but the acidity makes the wine only just off-dry. These are examples of Chenin Blanc that manage finesse and diamond-like clarity, yet they are somehow open and welcoming at the same time. Like many great 'sweet' wines of the Loire, the wines from Demi-Sec onwards taste deceptively dry because of the terrific sugar/acid balance. These wines match beautifully with the spices of many Asian cuisines but are also brilliant … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Vouvray

Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec 2016 375ml

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Sub Region: Vouvray

Thierry Germain Roches Neuves Saumur-Champigny 2018

100% Cabernet Franc. Biodynamic. Germain's entry-point Saumur-Champigny is drawn from the Domaine's younger Cabernet Franc vines, growing on the tuffeau/limestone soils around the communes of Varrains, Chaintres and Saumur. The vines range in age from 5-70 years old (with the average sitting around 25 years) and include some parcels ploughed by Germain's Ardennais draft horses, Ben and Comtesse. Harvesting is by hand, a cold soak infusion is employed on some of the parcels, and the wild yeast fermentation and élevage … more

Country: France
Region: Loire Valley