J. de Villebois Crémant de Loire Brut NV
13% abv, Villebois á Verdigny, imported by Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 60% Chenin Blanc, 35% Chardonnay % 5% Cabernet Franc, aged on lees for 1 year before disgorgment, 10 g/L dosage. Tasting note: the Crémant is pale lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with […]
Domaine des Forges Savennières ‘Clos du Papillon’ 2020
14.5% abv, Stéphane and Séverine Branchereau, St-Aubin de Luigné, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, grown on a south-facing vineyards with sandstone shale, hand-harvested in the two or more passes in the vineyard and aged in the lees in 400-liter French oak barrels, […]
Domaine de la Barbiniere Fiefs Vendeens Chatonnay ‘Les Amphibol’ Blanc 2020
13% abv, Famille Orion Pere & Fils, imported by MFW Wine Co., New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: since 2011, the wines of Fiefs Vendeens have been promoted to appellation status. Chatonnay is one of five sub-zones required to use the appellation. The Orion family have 30 hectares of […]
Pascal Janvier Coteaux du Loir Blanc 2019
13% abv, Ruillé, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a 15-year-old 1.4-hectare vineyard planted on clay soils on the Loir river (a northernly tributary of the Loire River). The wine is fermented and racked into tank where it […]
Domaine Huet Vouvray ‘Clos du Bourg’ Demi-Sec 2020
13.5% abv, Vouvray, imported by The Rare Wine Co., Brisbane, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc biodynamically-farmed with shallow stony limestone-rich clay soils, from hand selected very ripe grapes, fermented in a combination of tanks and demi-muids with natural yeast and aged in neutral oak barrels for eight […]
Sieur d’Arques Aimery Crémant de Limoux Brut Rosé NV
12.5% abv, imported by Serendipity Wine Co., Austin, TX. Cork closure: composite: Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 65% Chardonnay, 25% Chenin Blanc & 10% Pinot Noir, sustainably-farmed, aged on the lees for 9 months. Tasting note: the Crémant de Limoux is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]
Domaine de la Guilloterie Saumur Blanc ‘Cuvée Brézé Élégnace’ 2019
13% abv, Saint-Cyr-en-Bourg, imported by The Sorting Tabke, LLC., Napa, CA. Closure: cork composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc, sustainably farmed on limestone-clay and chalk soils on the famous hill of Brézé, aged in stainless steel on the fine lees. Tasting note: the Saumur Blanc is deep gold in color with a […]
Domaine Pascal Janvier Jasnières 2019
13% abv, Ruillé, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc from 40-year-old vines, from a 6-ha vineyard on limestone and clay. “The Janviers rent sixty-six different parcels (a total of nine hectares) of land and farm it entirely themselves. Jasnières produces some of […]
Château d’Épiré Savennières ‘Grand Cru d’Anjou’ 2018
13% abv, Bizard, Savenièrres, Maine et Loire, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc. The Bizards’ vineyard land sits at the highest point in the Savennières appellation. Vines are pruned in gobelet. Cover crop is planted in between every other vineyard row. Hand […]
Charles Joguet Chinon Blanc ‘La Plante Martin’ 2017
13% abv, Sazilly, imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaker note: 100% Chenin Blanc grown on limestone and clay in a 3-hectare vineyard site. Barrel-fermented in 30% new French oak with battonage for six months before assemblage and bottling. Tasting note: the 2017 ‘La Plante Martin’ […]