Loire
From the zippy Muscadets of the Pays Nantais where the river spills out into the Bay of Biscay to the flinty Sauvignons from the rolling hills around Pouilly and Sancerre in Central France, the Loire is a wonderland of classic dry white wines.
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2022 TOURAINE LES SAUTERELLES Domaine de Pierre, Lionel Gosseaume
Loire France 12.5% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
Another supreme example of pristine Sauvignon from the wonderful Lionel Gosseaume. Filled with notes of gooseberry, cut grass and gently dried herbs, including dill and tarragon, with just a hint of something floral. Fre...(read more)
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2019 MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE VIEILLES VIGNES Sur Lie Domaine Bruno Cormerais
Loire France 13.5% White
Melon de Bourgogne.
A wonderfully characterful style from Bruno Cormerais, hints of fennel and tarragon run throughout this wine. Thrillingly pure and crisp, with tangy citrus fruit, it is thirst-quenching & enticing and enticing in equ...(read more)
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CRÉMANT DE LOIRE Brut Domaine des Hauts Perrays
Loire France 12.5% White
Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay. Low-alcohol
From a small family-run Domaine in the heart of Chenin Blanc territory, (Coteaux du Layon) this is a beautifully crafted Crémant de Loire. Traditionally made (bottle-fermented) sparkling wine which is vinified fro...(read more)
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2022 POUILLY FUMÉ Domaine Hervé Séguin
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
The Seguin wines are so easy going and deliver such drinking pleasure. This is textbook with gun-flint, gooseberry and freshly mown grass with an undercut of something a little more tropical. Supple and fresh in the mout...(read more)
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2021 ANJOU Blanc 'N' Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13% White
Chenin Blanc. Certified Organic, Vegan, Vegetarian, Bio-dynamic
Vanessa has been at the helm of Chateau de Plaisance now for 3 years and has had quite a lot thrown at her by Mother Nature since she started. First Drought then the Frost - this makes her bio-dynamic and organic farming...(read more)
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2022 ANJOU Blanc Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13% White
Chenin Blanc.
Broad and expressive on the nose - full of white blossom and warm straw - but so incredibly focused on the palate; the texture here is gorgeously weighty. Bright and vibrant, full of pithy lemon, peach, with a hint of ha...(read more)
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2019 SAVENNIÈRES Clos de la Coulaine Château de Pierre Bise
Loire France 14% White
Chenin Blanc. Certified Organic
These dry Chenins from Domaine de Pierre Bise are an absolute delight and something of a steal. There are definite notes of warm hay, apricot, ripe citrus and just a hint of fennel. In the mouth this wine has drive and i...(read more)
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2022 SANCERRE Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
As ever this is beautifully fresh, a lovely citrus tang and salty zip at the outset but it is the weight of perky fruit that fills out the middle and drives this on, making it so much more impressive than almost anyone e...(read more)
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2021 RONCERAY Anjou Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13.5% White
Chenin Blanc. Certified Organic, Bio-dynamic
The name Ronceray refers to the abbey that once owned Quarts de Chaume, and it has become a name that all producers making dry wine here intend to use on a communal basis, at least until Quarts de Chaume can legally exis...(read more)
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2022 CHÂTEAU DE TRACY Pouilly Fumé Henri d'Assay
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
The wines of the d'Assay family are rightly lauded for the high quality and incredible consistency they deliver and this release is no different. In their youth the wines are taut and pure, with aromatics of youthful gre...(read more)
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2021 SANCERRE Silex Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
Pale gold in colour, the Silex Blanc is an elegant embodiment of sauvignon blanc characteristic of the Sancerre region, with a nose of little white flowers. In the mouth it is silky, round and delicate, with a pleasing r...(read more)
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2021 SANCERRE Monts Damnés Chavignol Domaine Vincent Delaporte
Loire France 13% White
Sauvignon Blanc.
Pale yellow with white gold lights. Intense and complex nose with first balsamic notes (pine resin, beeswax, eucalyptus) and then floral aromas (acacia flowers, linden) with kiwi, citrus fruits and macaroon notes. The at...(read more)
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