Loire

Filled with notes of gooseberry, cut grass and gently dried herbs, including dill and tarragon, with just a hint of something floral.

From a small family-run Domaine in the heart of Chenin Blanc territory, (Coteaux du Layon) this is a beautifully crafted Crémant de Loire. Traditionally made (bottle-fermented) sparkling wine which is vinified fro...(read more)

A wonderfully characterful style from Bruno Cormerais, hints of fennel and tarragon run throughout this wine. Thrillingly pure and crisp, with tangy citrus fruit, it is thirst-quenching & enticing and enticing in equ...(read more)

The Seguin wines are so easy going and deliver such drinking pleasure. This is textbook with gun-flint, gooseberry and freshly mown grass with an undercut of something a little more tropical. Supple and fresh in the mout...(read more)

Charmingly expressive on the nose - full of white blossom and warm straw - but so incredibly focused on the palate; the texture here is gorgeously weighty.

These dry Chenins from Domaine de Pierre Bise are an absolute delight and something of a steal. There are definite notes of warm hay, apricot, ripe citrus and just a hint of fennel. In the mouth this wine has drive and i...(read more)

The white Domaine is a charming wine with notes of white fruit and citrus. Though totally dry, its roundness makes it pleasant in its youth. Quantity is limited. From several plots on clay and limestone coteaux. Manually...(read more)

René Papin treats his various cuvées of Savennières in the same manner as his white Anjou, with the same élevage in barrels and jarres. From a site characterised by sandy soils over green and...(read more)

This is a stunning wine from the off, with aromas of crushed chalk, orange blossom and ripe citrus fruits. In the mouth the wine is textured and complex, with rich acid balancing a core of ripe citrus fruit, aromatic her...(read more)

The 2022 Anjou Blanc Ronceray is a saline, salty, smoky number. It has lovely flesh and silky charm, followed by fine phenolic richness. Twelve months in foudre, barrel and amphora means this wine is all about texture.

The estate’s biggest volume cuvée, the 2023 Château de Tracy from Juliette d’Estutt d’Assay is at the time of tasting in cuve, undergoing regular bâtonnage until March, with the first of several bottli...(read more)