Loire

From sand and gravel soils this pure Cabernet Franc is superb. Loaded with crunchy dark berries and peppy red juice but there is a sheen of lovely polished black fruit too, lifted by spice and an...(read more)

Just arrived from one of the kings of Chinon, always supple and sleek, this has mulberry, dark cherry and violet notes with an undercut of tobacco leaf.

At the bottom of the Sonnay hill sit ti 70 year old vines of Bernard's oldest vineyard. The Cabernet Franc grapes are fermented in concrete before spending a year in 3 to 5 year old barrels. A li...(read more)

Located in Chavignol, this domaine has been handed down from father to son since the 17th century. Today Vincent’s grandson, Mathieu Delaporte, is in charge and he’s taking the wine to another le...(read more)

100% Pinot Noir grown on flint (or 'silex') soils, hand-picked and aged in oak for a year. Whilst not entirely losing its Loire valley playfulness, the Silex is a slightly fuller, more serious cuv&eacut...(read more)

Organic. Red-berried and ripe on the nose. Summer strawberries. Mouth-watering red fruit, light and angular with a lightly granular lace of tannins. Earthy with a wild-mint leafiness.

Domaine Delaporte are the only growers growing Pinot Noir on the Cul de Beaujeu - one of Chavignol’s most famous vineyards, a steep, southeast-facing slope with an incline of up to 60 degrees The...(read more)