The Menetou-Salon Rouge by Domaine Gilbert 2020 is certainly a fascinating wine that highlights the distinctive characteristics of Pinot Noir. The freshness and intense aroma of small red fruits make it very inviting, while the balsamic and aromatic herb notes add complexity and depth to the bouquet. The minerality, typical of Kimmeridgian soils, gives an elegance that enriches the tasting experience. The idea of pairing it with a piece of dark chocolate is particularly interesting, as the contrast between the fruity notes and the chocolate can create a very pleasant tasting experience. It is a great example of how a wine can be versatile and surprising.
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: Pinot noir
Alcohol content: 13,5%.
Aging: At least 12 months in wooden vats.
Contains sulfites
The Pouilly Fumé Saint-Andelain by Domaine de Berthiers is a white wine that expresses the typical traits of sauvignon and above all the complexity and finesse typical of those who know how to make wine really well. Of great freshness with pleasant hints of exotic fruit and a subtle mineral puff, almost smoky with flint, it is vinified in steel and aged on the lees for eight months.
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Alcohol content: 13%.
Aging: 6 months in steel
Contains sulfites
Hey! A dernier Côt? by Barbara Lebled is a fresh and fruity red wine, which comes from the Loire. It is produced with Côt grapes, as the malbec vine is called in the Loire Valley, which come from vines planted in the 1980s. Vinified with whole bunch carbonic maceration for 25 days in steel. The name of the wine is, surprise surprise, a play on words. "Hey! A Dernier Coup?" roughly translates to "Hey, one last drink?".
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: Malbec
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: 8 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
The Saumur Blanc "La Paleine" by Domaine de la Paleine is a white wine made from 100% Chenin Blanc grapes. Refine 12 months in steel. A wine of great flavor, fragrant and mineral. It is versatile and ideal to be consumed during informal aperitifs.
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: 100% Chenin,
Alcohol content: 13.5%.
Aging: 12 months in steel
Contains sulfites
.
Domaine Fouassier's Sancerre Les Grands Champs is a citrusy and buttery white wine. With a wide, airy, taut and pure mouth, this version of Sancerre on calcareous soils is the sweetest and most delicate, supported by a great acidity.
Region: Francia, Loire.
Grape variety: Sauvignon blanc.
Alcohol content: 12.5%.
Aging: 18 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
The Saumur Brut AOC by Domaine de la Paleine is a sparkling wine (Cremant) obtained from a blend of Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Grolleau Gris. Refine from 18 months to 36 months depending on the vagaries of the weather. Undosed degorgement, without adding sulfur. A wine of great flavor, fragrant and mineral. It is versatile and ideal to be consumed during informal aperitifs.
Region: France, Loire
Grapes: 60% Chenin, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Cabernet franc, 10 Grolleau gris.
Alcohol content: 12,5%.
Aging: 12 months on the lees.
Contains sulfites
.
Ô Galarneau! Mai & Kenji Hodgson is a red wine obtained from a lend of several plots of Cabernet Franc from Rablay-sur-Layon, in particular on the prestigious plot of Les Rouliers. Spontaneous fermentation with 3 weeks maceration. Aging in steel for 12 months. It is a pleasant Cabernet Franc that does not lack, at the same time, freshness. You can enjoy it immediately or you can decide to keep it for a few years.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Cabernet Franc.
Alcohol content: 12%.
Aging: 12 months in wooden barrel.
Contains sulfites
Vin de France "L. D'Ange" by Domaine Alexandre Bain is a pure white wine from Sauvignon. The grapes come from vineyards that grow on shallow and calcareous soils. Manual harvest and spontaneous winemaking. Aging in vats for 24 months. A mature and crunchy, complex Sauvignon with delicate notes of white and hawthorn flowers. Mineral, fruity and saline finish.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Sauvignon.
Alcohol content: 13.5%.
Aging: 24 months in vats
Contains sulfites
Domaine des Roches Neuves' Bulles de Roche is an expressive and mineral sparkling wine that was born and grown in Saumur, in the Loire, obtained from a blend of Chenin Blanc, 95% present, and Cabernet Franc, 5%. The base wine ages in wood used in which previously passes the Insolite It remains on the lees for 18 months. At sight it shows an intense yellow color. The scent recalls the citrus notes of grapefruit and lemon, on a pleasantly floral background of wildflowers and aromatic herbs. In the mouth it is savory and fresh, elegant and mineral. It closes with a stretch of finesse that distinguishes Chenin Blanc.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: 95% Chenin, 5% Cabernet Franc.
Alcohol content: 12,5%.
Aging: 18 months on the lees.
Vin de Frantz is a light and fruity white wine that comes from Chenin blanc grapes. Ideal as an aperitif or with white meats on the nose, it gives fruity and floral aromas. The sip is dry, round, with good acidity. Gogo emotions.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Chenin Blanc.
Alcohol content: 12.5%.
Aging: Half in used wood e the other half in stainless steel and glass ceramic.
Contains sulfites
The "Regard du Loire" by J. P. Robinot is a red wine of great elegance and subtlety made from grapes of Pineau d'Aunis which is aged for 24 months in old wooden barrels. A wine that combines length and olfactory tension with discretion and tactile lightness on the palate. On the nose notes of undergrowth and spices, hints of fresh red fruit and liquorice and rhubarb.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Pineau D'Aunis
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 24 months in wodden barrel.
Contains sulfites
The Résonance by Julien Courtois is a white wine based on Chenin Blanc, complex, rich and fine with notes of citrus fruits, apple and beeswax. In the mouth it is refreshing and balanced, with a nice minerality. The label that represents a unicorn designed by his girlfriend Heidi Kuka. The Résonance is a natural wine without compromise, natural vinification with indigenous yeasts and aged in wooden barrels.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Chenin blanc
Alcohol content: 14%.
Aging: 12 months in barrique.
Contains sulfites
The "Mephisto" by Domaine de l'Ecu is a red wine produced with 100% Cabernet Franc grapes. Refinement takes place for 15 months in terracotta amphora and old oak barrels. No clarification and filtration before being bottled. On the nose there are notes of red fruit, small thefts of the forest, enriched by hints of undergrowth and dried flowers. On the palate it is complex, full-bodied, warm, fleshy, with a pleasant freshness and lively tannins. Long finish for an extraordinary wine.
Region: France, Loira.
Grapes: Cabernet franc.
Alcohol content: 11.5%.
Aging: 15 months in terracotta amphora and old oak barrels.
Contains suflites
The Sancerre Blanc Auksinis from Domaine Etienne et Sebastien Riffault is a white wine of great maturity and Mediterranean. Despite its opulence, it remains a tense wine, amidst minerality, matter and typical traits of botrytis.
Region: Francia, Loire.
Grape variety: Sauvignon blanc.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Aging: 36 months in barrel.
Contains sulfites
Saumur Blanc Insolite is a fresh and mineral wine obtained from pure Chenin Blanc grapes that come from a selection of 3 vineyards. Refine for 12 months in wooden barrels. It is straw yellow in color. On the nose the aromas recall citrus notes, with hints of grapefruit and lemon, and menthol notes. In the mouth it is crunchy, mineral and has excellent freshness.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Chenin blanc.
Alcohol content: 12.5%.
Aging: 12 months in wooden barrels.
Contains sulfites