Loire
The Loire Valley is a key region for French enology. Developed around the course of the Loire River, it extends from the hills of Auvergne to the coastal plains near Nantes. Important both in terms of quantity and quality, it makes diversity its absolute strength: in the Loire Valley both light and vibrant Muscadet and sparkling versions of Vouvray are produced, passing through the sweet and honeyed Bonnezeaux to finish with white wines that those of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé have made this wine region famous. The white grape varieties are decidedly more widespread, with a good presence of Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Chenin and Melon de Bourgogne. However, the production of red wines such as the light and fruity Gamay or the spicy and tannic Bourgueil is also gaining momentum. An important role is played by the Cabernet Franc grape which is part of the composition of the Chinon Rouge and Saumur wines among others. The climate varies from continental, north of the Loire, to maritime as you get closer to the Atlantic coast, while the soils vary from the hard granite of the Côtes du Forez, to the soft and brittle tuff of Anjou, passing through soils characterized by flint and limestone around Sancerre and Pouilly sur Loire. Such diversity made it necessary to divide the Loire Valley into smaller areas. The main ones are Pays Nantais known for Muscadet wines, Anjou for its Chenin Blanc, Tourraine for its reds made from Cabernet Franc grapes, but above all the Upper Loire, home of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé wines made from Sauvignon Blanc grapes. .
Pouilly-Fumé AOC 2023 Baron de Ladoucette
The Ladoucette family owns the largest property within the Pouilly-Fumé AOC appellation, located on the right bank of the Loire River, and is known among the major producers of white wine from Sauvignon grapes in the entire Burgundy. The wine cellars are housed inside the Château de Nozet, in Pouilly-sur-Loire.
Sauvignon in purity. Fermentation takes place in small steel drums, while aging is always carried out in steel containers, for a period of 2-3 years.
Light golden yellow and clear to the ey...
View product pageVouvray AOC Sec Le Haut-Lieu 2022 Domaine Huet
Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec from Domaine Huet is a white wine produced in the Loire region of France. This wine is made from Chenin Blanc grapes grown on very deep clay-limestone soils, with vineyards that have an average age of 25 years. Sarah Hwang runs Domaine Huet, using biodynamic farming methods.
The winemaking involves spontaneous fermentation in demi-muid barriques with temperature control and refinement in steel containers. This process gives the wine a notable freshness and structure.
Vouvr...
View product pageSavennières AOC 2022 Coulée de Serrant
Savennières Coulée de Serrant is a white wine produced in the Loire region, France. This wine is made from Chenin Blanc grapes grown on shale soils, with vineyards that have an average age of 60 years. Nicolas Joly manages the Clos de la Coulée de Serrant, using biodynamic farming methods.
The vinification involves soft pressing, spontaneous fermentation and aging for 8 months on the fine lees in used double oak barriques. This process gives the wine considerable complexity and volume.
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View product pageSancerre AOC Blanc Les Baronnes 2023 Henri Bourgeois
Henri Bourgeois' Blanc Les Baronnes originates in the French Loire Valley.
It consists of 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes, harvested from the vineyards located in the hills that divide Chavignol from Sancerre. The soils of this area are defined by the presence of clay, limestone and plaster. The fermentation of the must takes place inside steel tanks, as well as the maturation. This phase takes place in the presence of the fine lees and lasts about 5 months.
It has a straw yellow color, at sight. Note...
View product pageSancerre AOC Comte Lafond 2023 Baron de Ladoucette
Comte Lafond, ancestor of Baron Patrick de Ladoucette, was the first to purchase the vineyards of the Loire in the 18th century. Originally from Burgundy, he decided to diversify the viticultural properties. From the right bank of the Loire, on which the Pouilly vineyards are located, he expanded his possessions to the left bank, in the Sancerre region, where he gave birth to great labels among which the white berried ones certainly stand out. Comte Lafond bears the founder's name aloft.
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View product pageMuscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Orthogneiss 2019 Domaine de l'Ecu
Orthogneiss from Domaine de l'Ecu is a white wine produced in the Loire region of France. This wine is made from Melon de Bourgogne grapes grown on stony soils with metamorphic orthogneiss subsoil. The vineyards have an average age of 50 years and are managed by Fred and Claire Niger.
The vinification involves soft pressing, spontaneous fermentation and aging on the fine lees in underground cement vats. This process gives the wine a remarkable freshness and complexity.
It has a fresh, subtle and e...
View product pageSancerre AOC Auksinis 2019 Domaine Sebastien Riffault
Sancerre Blanc Auksinis from Domaine Etienne et Sebastien Riffault is a white wine produced in the Loire region of France. This wine is made from Sauvignon Blanc grapes grown on clay-limestone soils.
The winemaking involves spontaneous fermentation with 50% of the botrytized grapes in stainless steel tanks, followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine is then aged for 36 months on the fine lees in old barriques, giving the wine a complex structure and great maturity. This long refinement helps d...
View product pageSavennières AOC Moelleux 2022 Coulée de Serrant
Savennières Coulée de Serrant Moelleux is a sweet white wine produced in the Loire region of France. This wine is made from Chenin Blanc grapes grown on shale soils, with vineyards that have an average age of 55 years. Nicolas Joly manages the Clos de la Coulée de Serrant, using biodynamic farming methods.
The vinification involves soft pressing, spontaneous fermentation and aging for 8 months on the fine lees in used double oak barriques. This process gives the wine considerable complexity and v...
View product pagePouilly-Fumé AOC 2023 Château de Tracy
Château de Tracy's Pouilly-Fumé is a business card for the excellence of the Loire Valley, France.
It is made up of pure Sauvignon Blanc grapes, loaded with all the mineral expression of the soils of the Loire and rich in a peculiar complexity that comes from the 35 years of experience of the vineyards.
The citrus notes chase each other in an intertwining reminiscent of grapefruit, now passion fruit, on a sweeter background of exotic fruit and the inevitable vegetal note typical of the variety. Th...
View product pageVal de Loire IGP Sauvignon Blanc Petit Bourgeois 2023 Henri Bourgeois
Henri Bourgeois' Petit Bourgeois originates in the Loire Valley, France.
It consists of 100% Sauvignon Blanc grapes from vineyards located in the area called "Garden of France", by virtue of the type of mild and temperate climate that characterizes it and which allows the growth of many plant species. After the harvest and pressing, the must is sent for alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks, in which the next 3 months remain to carry out the refinement in the presence of its fine lees.
It is chara...
View product pageSancerre AOC Florès 2023 Vincent Pinard
Vincent Pinard's Sancerre Florès is a 100% Sauvignon blanc, grown on the hills of Bué by the Florent and Clément brothers. Here are their 17 hectares of vineyards of Sauvignon blanc and Pinot noir, characterized by a limestone-clayey soil. The Domaine Pinard is located in the natural area of Sancerrois, in the Center-Val de Loire region.
The grapes are selected during the harvest and once they arrive in the cellar. After the pressing of the whole bunch, the vinification takes place in steel, to e...
View product pagePouilly-Fumé AOC Harmonie 2023 Domaine Chatelain
The Pouilly-Fumé Harmonie is the expression of a terroir, characterized by a composition of the soil 80% calcareous and the remaining 20% clay. It comes exclusively from Sauvignon Blanc grapes, harvested from vines with 23-30 years of age. The vinification process is carried out in white inside steel tanks under controlled temperature conditions.
Straw yellow tending to golden in the glass, it expresses a pronounced scent of flint typical of the area of origin, on a background of green apple and ...
View product pageVouvray AOC Sec Le Mont 2022 Domaine Huet
Vouvray Le Mont Sec from Domaine Huet is a white wine produced in the Loire region of France. This wine is made from Chenin Blanc grapes grown on stony soils with green clay and silica, with vines averaging 32 years old. Sarah Hwang manages Domaine Huet, using biodynamic farming methods.
The vinification involves spontaneous fermentation in demi-muids barriques with temperature control and refinement in steel containers. This process gives the wine a notable freshness and structure.
Vouvray Le Mon...
View product pagePouilly-Fumé AOC Mademoiselle de T 2023 Château de Tracy
Mademoiselle de T is a Pouilly-Fumé signed by Château de Tracy, a very prestigious name in the wine-growing panorama of the Loire Valley.
Pure Sauvignon Blanc grapes, coming from sandy and siliceous soils that have always characterized this segment of France and its wines. The grapes, carefully selected and harvested, are left to ferment in French oak vats, where the wine will then refine for some time.
It appears straw yellow in color, embellished with golden reflections. The scent opens to a ple...
View product pageSancerre AOC Les Charmes 2023 Domaine André Vatan
The Sancerre Les Charmes was born inside the very interesting Domaine André Vatan, in vineyards located in the AOC area of the Sancerre, in the heart of the Loire Valley.
Produced exclusively with Sauvignon Blanc grapes, harvested and selected manually, this wine ferments in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature for about 2 weeks. Subsequently the wine ages in the same containers before being bottled.
Les Charmes di Vatan is characterized by a straw yellow color with greenish reflections...
View product pageAnjou AOC Blanc 2022 Thibaud Boudignon
Thibaud Boudignon's Anjou Blanc is made exclusively from Chenin Blanc grapes grown following the dictates of biodynamic viticulture, respecting the health of the soil, a necessary condition for obtaining high quality grapes.
Once the harvest is completed, which takes place entirely by hand, the fermentation takes place in steel, triggered by indigenous yeasts which is not followed by malolactic fermentation. The wine then matures in French and Austrian oak barrels in order to perfect its organole...
View product pageAnjou AOC Blanc Effusion 2022 Patrick Baudouin
Patrick Baudouin's Blanc Effusion originates in the province of Anjou, located within the Loire Valley and constituting a major French wine-making appellation.
It is made up of pure Chenin Blanc grapes from two vineyard plots that have a volcanic origin. For this reason, the soils are defined by the abundant presence of effusive volcanic rocks, sandstones, silica and shales. The vines have an average age of about 30 years. Once the grapes are harvested and transported to the cellar, this is softl...
View product pageVouvray AOC Le Portail 2022 Champalou
The Portail of Champalou originates in the area of Vouvray, in the Loire Valley.
It consists of 100% Chenin Blanc grapes, coming from vineyard parcels located near the cellar and defined by a clayey soil. The harvest takes place manually and allows you to implement a selection of the bunches in the field. These are immediately pressed after the harvest and the must is left to ferment in 450 liter wooden barrels, in which the wine obtained ages for about 18 months.
At sight it is straw yellow, embe...
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