Cuvées

Coteaux de Saumur

4.6

Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Chateau du HureauLoire Valley€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Botrytised sweet Chenin Blanc from a south-facing tuffeau parcel. The estate's rare dessert cuvee: candied apricot, honey and saffron over a saline mineral spine, built for decades.

Coteaux du Layon Les Bruandières

4.6

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine Patrick BaudouinLoire Valley€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Botrytis Chenin Blanc from schist parcels above the Layon. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine.

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

4.8

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine des BaumardLoire Valley€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru AOC. Honey, apricot and preserved citrus on a multi-decade-cellar frame, the Baumard's flagship dessert wine.

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

4.7

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Château Pierre-BiseLoire Valley€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Botrytis-affected Chenin Blanc from Pierre-Bise's Quarts de Chaume parcels. Honey, apricot and saffron over a multi-decade-cellar frame.

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

4.8

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine Patrick BaudouinLoire Valley€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Patrick Baudouin's botrytis Chenin Blanc from Quarts de Chaume schist. Intense honey and apricot over Anjou Noir schist's mineral spine; multi-decade-cellar.

Vouvray Moelleux Goutte d'Or

5.0

Dessert · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Domaine du Clos Naudin (Philippe Foreau)Loire Valley€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot

Foreau's most rarefied Moelleux. Produced only five times in the domaine's century-long history (1947, 1990, 2011, 2015, 2020).