Cuvées

Anjou Blanc Amphite

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Domaine Pithon-Paillé (Jo Pithon)Loire Valley€€€€€€€€Still White

Amphora-fermented Chenin Blanc from organic schist parcels. Pure expression of terroir without oak influence; tense saline texture and chalky drive.

Anjou Blanc Les Bonnes Blanches

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Domaine Pithon-Paillé (Jo Pithon)Loire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Pithon-Paillé's flagship dry Anjou Blanc from organically farmed schist parcels. Citrus and stone fruit over chalky depth.

Granite

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Domaine de l'ÉcuLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Single-soil Muscadet from granite parcel in Le Landreau. Markedly different from gneiss bottlings, with subtle mint and salty mineral aromas.

Montlouis-sur-Loire Clos du Breuil

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Domaine François ChidaineLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Single-parcel Montlouis with a more mineral-driven, steely profile than Chidaine's blended cuvées. The clos's clay-and-flint terroir gives strict cut.

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Amphibolite

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Domaines Landron (Jo Landron)Loire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Single-soil Muscadet from amphibolite, a metamorphic rock. The cuvée expresses the smoky, stony mineral signature of this distinct geology, biodynamic certified.

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine L d'Or

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Domaine Luneau-PapinLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Pioneering single-vineyard Muscadet from granite parcels. An early site-specific Muscadet bottling, established in the 1970s; ages beautifully on lees.

Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Pierre de la Grange

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Domaine Luneau-PapinLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Old-vine Muscadet from the historic Pierre de la Grange domain, the original Luneau family property. Saline texture and stony lift on a creamy lees-driven frame.

Sancerre La Chatellenie

4.2

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Domaine Joseph MellotLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Joseph Mellot's flagship Sancerre Blanc from Caillottes and terres blanches parcels. Cool, citrus-driven Sauvignon with chalky lift.

Sancerre La Côte des Monts Damnés

4.5

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Domaine Henri Bourgeois (Famille Bourgeois)Loire Valley€€€€€€€€Still White

Sauvignon Blanc from the famed Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol on Kimmeridgian marl. Tense citrus and white peach lifted by a smoky, chalky finish.

Sancerre Les Caillottes

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Maison Pascal JolivetLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Pascal Jolivet's flagship Sancerre Les Caillottes is sourced from chalky limestone (Caillottes) parcels. Cool, citrus-driven and chalky in classic Sancerre style.

Sancerre Les Denisottes

4.6

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Domaine Claude RiffaultLoire Valley€€€€€€€€Still White

Old-vine Sauvignon Blanc from flint-rich soils. The flint signature gives a smoky lift uncommon in Sancerre, balanced by Riffault's lees-driven texture.

Saphir

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Bouvet LadubayLoire Valley€€€€€Sparkling Traditional

The Bouvet flagship Saumur Brut: Chenin Blanc led with a touch of Chardonnay, 18 months on the lees in tuffeau cellars. Pale gold with hints of amber, white-flower and honeyed fruit aromas, brisk red-apple and biscuit on the palate.

Vouvray Sec

4.4

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Domaine Vincent CarêmeLoire Valley€€€€€€€Still White

Carême's flagship Vouvray Sec from organic Chenin Blanc on clay-limestone. Bright, lively acidity and chalky mineral lift.