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Chateau de Chaintres Saumur Champigny Vieilles Vignes 2020
$31.00Add to cartWe love the Loire, it’s the garden of France, and the wines almost across the board retain a beautiful earthiness. While the Tigny family has owned this 17th century chateau since the 1930s it was the addition of cellar master Jean-Philippe Louis that they really stepped up their game, converting the estate to biodynamics, hand picking, and allowing for spontaneous fermentation.
The vines that plunge the deepest into the tuffeau soils of the vineyards range from 50 to 80 years of age. Despite the concentration and structure a sense of freshness permeates this wine—making it “très digeste”. Graceful tannins and an assertive underlying minerality contribute a salty-savory edge to the fruit.
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Chateau de la Bonneliere Chinon Rive Gauche Rouge 2023
$23.00Add to cartFor two generations the Plouzeaus have been working to restore the Château de la Bonneliére and its vines to their original glory. The son, Marc, converted the vineyards to fully organic.
The grapes for this wine come from vines that grow on an ancient riverbed and lend a distinct mineral quality to it.
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Chateau Soucherie Anjou Blanc 2022
$27.00Add to cartThis wine comes from one of the most beautiful Chateau in all of France. Roger Beguinot’s Chateau Soucherie which is being guided towards 100% organic viticulture by Beguinot’s assistant, the maitre de chai, is the young Thibaud Boudignon who favors “agriculture integrée”. This cuvée is vinified from 100% Chenin Blancsourced from the vineyard site “Les Rangs de Long” which is on the northern part of the estate but with south-southeastern exposure.
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Clement et Florian Berthier Menetou-Salon 2022
$29.00Add to cartClement and Florian are fifth generation winemakers carrying on the family legacy by striving to make better and better wines and achieving organic certification in 2022. This wine comes from vineyards in Menetou-Salon, often thought of as “poor man’s Sancerre.” But there’s nothing poor about this wine. It’s got an aromatic nose of citrus and yellow fruit and a wonderfully supple finish.
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Domaine de Sacy Sancerre Blanc 2023
$35.00Add to cartA delicious sustainable Sancerre from a passionate winemaker practicing polyculture in the fields—a longstanding tradition in Sancerre.
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Domaine des Baumard Clos du Papillon 2018
$78.00Add to cartThe wines from Clos du Papillon (so-named for its unique butterfly shape) is one of the great examples of Savennières. It has all the delicious mineral infusion from the volcanic rock in the schist soils that deserves more praise than it gets. Overwhelming orchard fruit, white flowers, earthy minerality, and striking acid make this an adventure every time.
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Domaine des Baumard Savennieres 2018 375 ml
$25.00Add to cartBaumard’s Savennières are enthralling and worth the wait to age, but are so enticing it’s hard to want to wait. The piercing minerality is offset by a deep ripeness with distinct flavors of stone fruits, spices and honey. These are special wines from a stellar producer that should be savored, but not in any precious way. A 375mL will be a perfect individual portion to get a taste of just how good the ground floor is at Baumard and give a peek at how high the highs can be.
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Domaine des Roches Neuves :’Echelier Thiery Germain Samur 2021
$98.00Add to cartFrom Thierry Germain, a stellar winemaker who takes his viticultural influence from his mentor Charly Foucault of Clos Rougeard, comes this terroir focused Chenin that is razor-sharp and ready for drinking now but could just as easily age for a long time.
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Domaine Guiberteau 2019 Saumur Blanc Clos des Carmes
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Domaine Guiberteau 2020 Saumur Blanc Breze
$145.00Add to cartOne of the most sought after producers in the Loire. The wines of Domaine Guiberteau are for those really in the know. The legendary Becky Wasserman has this to say about Guiberteau: Romain Guiberteau owns some of the best land in Brézé, and makes dry chenins of punk rock violence, yet of Bach-like logic and profoundness.
This wine from Brézé is one of the peaks of Chenin Blanc. It’s incredibly dry with ripping texture and acid. It’s like watching a linebacker dance ballet.
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Domaine Vigneau-Chevreau Vouvray Brut NV
$24.00Add to cartThe Vigneau family has been working vines across Vouvray for five generations, but under the ministrations of the youngest (and current leaders of the family winery Stephane and Christophe Vigneau-Chevreau converted the vineyards to biodynamic in 1995 and were certified organic in 1999. This dry sparkling Chenin is made using the traditional method and is the perfect introduction to what they do.
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Famille Joly Coulee de Serrant 2020
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Famille Joly Coulee de Serrant 2021
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Lucien Crochet Sancerre Rouge La Croix du Roy 2018
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Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 1998
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Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 2002
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Olga Raffault Chinon Rose 2023
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Plouzeau Sauvignon Blanc 2022
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