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750ml - Case of 6
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$55.62
100% Chenin Blanc. Éparses is Bellivière's oldest-vine cuvée, with ages ranging from 70 to 86 years old, across...
750ml - Case of 6
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$53.70
A densely packed, opulent style, with a slightly off-dry profile. Reveals roasted agave, spice, melon and roasted...
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$48.92
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$104.44
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$110.97
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2020
750ml - Case of 6
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$91.89
The 2020 Brézé is a blend of three plots within this esteemed vineyard. It spends two years in 50% new oak,...
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Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Breze 2021
750ml - Case of 6
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$54.78
Organic. Pruning method is Guyau Val de Loire. Grapes are harvested by hand and carefully sorted in the vineyard....
750ml - Case of 6
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$83.21
A very pure, white-stone character on the nose, framed beautifully by some fresh, matchsticky reduction. This is...
750ml - Case of 6
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$59.24
The 2021 Clos de Guichaux is sourced from vines planted in 2003 on shallow soil over limestone. It's an oaked, nutty,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$95.15
750ml - Case of 12
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$90.95
750ml - Case of 12
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$72.91
The 2018 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux Première Trie is fine, pure and vital on the remarkably complex nose,...
750ml - Case of 12
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$57.94
The 2020 Clos du Bourg Première Trie comes from a warm parcel and a warm vintage, meaning that the grapes were a...
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Domaine Huet Vouvray Haut-Lieu Sec 2012
750ml - Case of 12
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$48.92
This white offers notes of powdered ginger, honeysuckle and white peach, with a flicker of cardamom through the...
Chenin Blanc 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.