Loire

Different to the Domaine Joel Delaunay in that this is made by Thierry (Joel's son) using bought in fruit from other domaines in the area. A lighter expression of Sauvignon de Touraine, but with...(read more)

From a small family-run Domaine in the heart of Chenin Blanc territory, (Coteaux du Layon) we have recently discovered this beautifully crafted Crémant de Loire. This traditionally made sparkling...(read more)

Reflecting the ripeness of the vintage with citrus and fleshy apricot fruit, but then pushed through with a slick of stony minerality, crisp, pure and tangy, good drive and length.

Showing the ripeness of the vintage and already imbued with rich grapefruit and lemon, cut by an underlying smokiness. The palate is nicely generous with more ripe citrus, then that lick of crisp...(read more)

A lovely concentrated, quite bold herb and cut grass aroma with a note of classic gooseberry. Good weight, not heavy but with nice concentration, touch mineral, chalk and then those herbs and goo...(read more)

Cool and youthful on the nose but fantastic depth on the palate, delivering a wad of tightly packed, restrained but ripe fruit with a long mineral spine. Crisp green apples and spicy pears and qu...(read more)

A wine which always needs at least a year in bottle to unravel. Intense gooseberry, cut grass and then pure minerality. The palate has a bold acid depth supporting mouthwatering ripe citrus and a...(read more)

This incredible Sancerre is made with grapes from the very best Delaporte plots – this delivers so much more than you would expect from Sancerre – crystal pure but with gorgeous weight of bright...(read more)

Manual harvest, full ripeness 12° alcohol, 55 g/l residual sugar, with 4.8 g/l total acidity. Fully developed, but it has a kind of restrained intensity. Very pure and subtle, lovely fresh length...(read more)