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750ml
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$37.95
12 bottles:
$37.19
Rich, with waxy plum, glazed mango and baked apple tart flavors. Thick and nearly unctuous, with the generous profile...
750ml
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$35.94
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$35.22
Delivers a saline beam that cuts through bruised apple and pastry notes. Concentrated on the palate, with floral lift...
750ml
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$66.94
12 bottles:
$65.60
100% Chenin Blanc. The Clos du Papillon is one of the three most celebrated coulées or small ravine-like valleys in...
750ml - Case of 12
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$32.24
Enticing aromas of white flowers and green apple. Fresh and crisp on the palate with a waxy honeyed texture and a...
750ml
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$59.95
$64.00
The 2021 Clos de Guichaux is sourced from vines planted in 2003 on shallow soil over limestone. It's an oaked, nutty,...
750ml
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$46.80
$52.00
The 2021 Le Bourg is sited in one of the area's most-coveted vineyards, Brézé, offering a salty, tightly wound...
750ml
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$129.84
$136.00
Served from the 500 ml bottle, the apricot-golden colored 2003 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie offers a...
750ml
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$31.92
$33.60
Les Bonnes Blanches, magnificent altered schist terroir on the left bank of
the Layon offers us this great dessert...
750ml
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$44.94
12 bottles:
$44.04
We are located here at the top of the hill of Epiré, the highest point of the appellation, at the foot of the Moulin...
750ml
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$28.69
$30.20
Savennières fascinates us. These majestic hillsides which plunge into the Loire are magnificent. The presence of the...
750ml
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$21.20
12 bottles:
$20.14
Vinification at the Domaine Sérol. Direct pressing. Vinification in 500 liters barrel, 12 hl barrels and cement...
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1.5Ltr
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$157.89
$166.20
A vivid, bright wine, with fresh lemon, white grapefruit and crisp pear following floral perfume accents. Shows...
750ml - Case of 12
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$17.90
This wine displays a lovely pale yellow hue with golden tints. The rich, intense nose is both floral, with notes of...
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$49.78
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$59.95
The 2021 Clos de Guichaux is sourced from vines planted in 2003 on shallow soil over limestone. It's an oaked, nutty,...
Chenin Blanc 1983 2003 2021 France Loire Valley
Originating in France yet now grown in many parts of the New World, Chenin Blanc is one of the most versatile and highly regarded white wine grape varietals on earth. These green skinned grapes hold a relatively high acid content, and as such can be used for making still white wines of exceptional quality, as well as superb sparkling wines (such as the Crémant wines of the Loire Valley) and extremely aromatic dessert wines. Their natural transparency means that they are a fine grape for expressing their terroir in the bottle, and winemakers often experiment with this varietal to coax unusual and intense flavors from the grapes, such as allowing the development of noble rot on the fruit in order to make sweet and viscous wines of a unique character.
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.
Within France, the one region most closely associated with fine white and rosé wines is surely the Loire Valley. With over eight controlled appellations, and a relatively large expanse of land covering this wide valley, the Loire Valley is an ideal location for wineries wishing to produce large quantities of excellent quality vines for their wine production. Indeed, this region has been associated with excellent white wines for over a thousand years, with it once being the favorite wine region for the crowned heads of England, France and beyond. Today, it produces a wide range of white wines, and several rosé and red varieties also. It is also widely celebrated for being home to some of France's most lively and fruity sparkling crémant wines, which more than match those produced in nearby Champagne.