Loire

Grown up Touraine Sauvignon with ripe fruit flavours and refreshing acidity. Full of lovely Loire Valley restraint - yet there is so much more of a 'middle' to this than many Sauvignon Blancs at...(more info)

Another top release from young Maxime Cormerais. After our long search for a characterful, well priced Muscadet it is a joy to have added this star wine to the list. Loaded with good intensity of...(more info)

More floral, an almost rosé-style nose. Immediatley there is more fruit here than the 2015 which was firmer and more terroir led. But there is good intensity too. Not sappy but good drive...(more info)

This really showcases the qualities of the 2018 vintage. Ripe and intense with lovely shape and depth, plenty of rich citrus, gooseberry fruit, then that tell tale gun flint, almost touch chalky...(more info)

The hamlet of Chavignol really is the place to be in Sancerre if you are looking for depth, cut and interest. This horse-shoe shaped ridge of vineyards gives so much more personality to the fruit...(more info)

2017 had a tricky start with some late frosts in the Spring which has left the crop 50% smaller. In fact the harvest was concentrated on the best plots which escaped the cold. The results are gre...(more info)

Exposure : South west Soil : Flint and Kimmeridgian Variéty : Sauvignon Blanc Natural ABV 13,42 ° Acidity : 3.93 g/l Vinification : 600 hl in concrete and stainless-steel vats Extract...(more info)

As per the 2017, we wonder if another threshold has been reached at Domaine Delaporte. Again the same build on the palate, perhaps more restrained given its youth but that gooseberry and citrus f...(more info)

Some Savennieres can be uncompromising and severe, but this is the antithesis of that. Supple, open and welcoming from the off, there are notes of ripe pear, quince and yellow plums. The mouthfee...(more info)

A pure and quite powerful style from one of Sancerre's most famous vineyards near the village of Chavignol. From this 'silex' soil Mathieu crafts a beautifully defined wine with lemon pith, lovel...(more info)

'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 som...(more info)

The very pinnacle of Loire valley sweet wines. 100% Chenin Blanc lending crisp acidity to the fresh white fruit palate. Zippy and bright in youth, this will age magnificently picking up deeper ho...(more info)