Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is one of the main and largest wine-growing regions in France extending along the entire Loire River, from the inland hills of Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes. The vast size of the region makes it impossible to summarize its terroir succinctly so much so that it has become necessary to divide the Loire into a series of smaller regions. Here a vast range of quality wines are produced, with different characteristics, versatile, suitable for every need and taste. The climate, relatively continental in the upper reaches of the river, becomes decidedly maritime as the river approaches the Atlantic coast. The terrains also vary considerably as the river flows gently through the countryside; the hard granite of the Côtes du Forez is strikingly different from the flint and limestone around Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire, and even more so from the soft, crumbly tuffeau of Anjou.

White wines represent the vast majority of production in the region: the main white grape varieties used to make the whites of the Loire Valley are Sauvignon Blanc , Chenin Blanc, Melon de Bourgogne. Among the most famous wines we certainly remember Sancerre , produced from pure Sauvignon Blanc grapes; Vouvray and Chinon , from Chenin Blanc; Muscadet , which represents the most classic pairing with oysters, obtained from Melon de Bourgogne grapes.

Vin de France Cabernet Franc Mephisto Domaine de l'Ecu

Pouilly-Fumé AOC 2022 Les Poëte

Chinon AOC Le Domaine 2021 Bernard Baudry

Vouvray AOC Le Portail 2020 Champalou

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Granite Domaine de l'Ecu

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Sur Lie 2023 Château L'Oiseliniere

Val de Loire IGP Sauvignon Blanc Petit Bourgeois 2022 Henri Bourgeois

Vouvray AOC Demi-Sec Le Mont 2019 Domaine Huet

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Classic 2022 Domaine de l'Ecu

Saumur Champigny AOC Domaine C Vieilles Vignes 2020 Domaine des Chaintres

Anjou AOC Blanc Effusion 2022 Patrick Baudouin

Val de Loire IGP Sauvignon Blanc Petit Bourgeois 2023 Henri Bourgeois

Côteaux du Giennois AOP 2022 Château de La Chaise

Vouvray AOC La Loire Royale 2023 Marquis de Goulaine

Domaine Huet, Vouvray, Petillant Brut Reserve France Loire Vouvray 2009, 6 x 0,75 ℓ bottles

Sancerre AOC 2023 Domaine Vacheron

Chinon AOC La Croix Boissée 2020 Bernard Baudry

Haut-Poitou AOP Sauvignon Blanc Fossile 2022 Marquis de Goulaine