Loire

2015 was the hottest vintage recorded in 50 years so the grapes had a wonderful ripeness to them. Rain in September helped to maintain acidity levels leading a wonderfully balanced wine. Damson,...(read more)

These wines always age nicely, but in 2015 there is an immediacy to the fruit that makes them so drinkable from the off. Pretty aromatics of cherry, mulberry and wild flowers, touch of tobacco, h...(read more)

This wine accentuates all the positive aspects of Cabernet Franc with floral touches, graphite, tobacco and dark cherry, cassis fruit. Nice crunch in the mouth with decent dark fruit weight, nice...(read more)

Also made from Cabernet Franc like its Bourgeuil stablemate, this youthful Loire Valley red shows attractively fragrant floral and herbal notes while the vivid, bright fruit mingles cherry and ca...(read more)

Really polished and seductive style with mulberry, dark cherry and damson on the nose. The palate is silky and ripe with dark berry fruits once more, all back by a hint of hedgerow and mocha, the...(read more)

From the slopes: clay and yellow limestone. Dense and vivid with focused black cherries and blackcurrants. Nice acidity with some grip on the tannins. Has freshness with tight tannic structure.

Another of Mathieu's Lieux dits this time Pinot Noir from south east facing vineyards at 250 metres altitude close to the village of Chavignol. Here we have a wine that takes everything up a notc...(read more)