Loire

92 Points Gilman: The 2007 les Picasses from Domaine Raffault has reached a fine point to start drinking at age ten, as it offers up secondary laye...

93 Points WA:  The 2008 Chinon Les Picasses is an authentic representative of the vintage as well as of the domain. The 2008 has a coolish, pure an...

93 Points WA: The 2009 Chinon Les Picasses is from a very warm vintage but was picked late on October 13th because Les Picasses is a late-rip...

The Moelleux cuvées are made in vintages when at least a portion of the vineyards produce grapes that carry significant levels of natural sugar. Bo...

Stéphane Érissé was builder with a meticulous workmanship character that is reflected on each of his wine. He learned the craft from Antoine Foucau...

This beautiful expression of Cab Franc, is among the best of the best, from one of the best producers in the region. Organic.

Xavier Weisskopf founded Le Rocher des Violettes in 2005 after studying winemaking in Chablis and Beaune and earning his degree in viticulture and ...

This rich, dense, and aromatic wine has more character than a "standard" Pouilly-Fume because Alexandre Bain believes in picking his grapes later, ...

Catherine and Pierre Breton are real life bon vivants vignerons of Loire. They are passionate about what they do, enjoy sharing it with others, and...

Made from 100% Chenin Blanc aged for 3 months in stainless steel tanks. Clean and bright with a floral and citrus on the nose and white peaches and...

By Chinon standards, this is an excellent bargain. All the dark fruit and subtle smokiness without aggressive tannins. Cab Franc presented in a med...

Oak aged Sancerre is kind of weird, but don't vanish in mid air.  Why does Sancerre have to always taste mineral and zippy, lets have some underlin...

100% melon de Bourgogne, this is a bone-dry wine, light-bodied wine from the westernmost part of the Loire. Influenced by ocean breeze, the wine ha...

This pure expression of Muscadet comes from singular terroir in the Loire. Grown on gabbro, a form of crystallized magma, makes this wine stand out...

A lovely Cab Franc with floral nose and dark cherry, dark berry notes. Light bodied and lively. Wonderful character without the usual red weight, y...

Definitively “Chinon”. Low-intervention winemaking with long maceration, leaving the wines to develop as an intense expression of their terroir. Ri...

Named after a walled-in clos of terraces that is “ladder”-like, this is the most Burgundian like of all the reds. Finely knit together, with bright...

100% de-stemmed; fermentation and macération for 8 months in 800L Georgian amphora and aged for 12 months in barrel