Loire

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)

A great example of a blend where limestone slightly dominates. There are top notes of gooseberry and gunsmoke but also a full-bodied roundness which is slightly honeyed away and gentle.

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)

This absolute gem from Henri d'Assay never disappoints and the 2020 is no different. On the nose there is a subtle tropical hint of mango and guava, following through on the palate with a lovely lemony finish. The acidit...(read more)

A text-book Sancerre with a beautifully pure gooseberry, lime citrus, cut grass, fresh herbs and chalk. Generous fruit weight in the mouth with layered citrus and gooseberry once more, a mineral chalky undertow and delic...(read more)

Another stellar wine from Mathieu Delaporte, so much depth and intensity, it is a true, pure expression of the Silex soil. Always with a lovely intensity of Tarragon, lime citrus, mineral grip, then some pineapple and so...(read more)

Wowsers this is intense, layers of fruit richness, quince, honey, hay and peach. Such gorgeous concentration, rich yet dry, textured and fruit filled, the finish is phenomenal as the acidity gives a zing and ping to the...(read more)

La grande pièce is a bright, smooth and mineral cuvée. 100% Chenin on Butte de Chaume vinified in barrels for 12 months of great complexity.

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)

'Sélection de Grains Nobles' from Chenin Blanc harvested at the peak of botrytisation. The Papin family's vineyards are picked over several weeks and fermented long and slow to produce some of the world's great sw...(read more)