Domaine Pichot Vouvray Brut Méthode Traditionnelle NV

12% abv, Jean-Claude et Christophe Pichot, Vouvray, imported by Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Chenin Blanc from younger vines, fermented in stainless steel and aged on the lees for 36 months before disgorgement. No dosage added. Tasting note: the Brut Vouvray is pale gold in color […]

Domaine Armand David Saumur Blanc ‘L’Échanteur’ 2019

13.5% Vaundelnay, imported by Lefgroup, LLC, Asheville, NC. Cork closure: Natural. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking note: 100% Chenin Blanc, aged for 14 months in neutral French oak. Tasting note: the David Anjou blanc is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of orange blossom, satsuma, honeycomb and ginger. On […]

Domaine du Viking Vouvray ‘Tendre’ 2017

13.5% abv, Gauthier-Lhomme, Reugny, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlottes NC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.  Winemaking notes: “100% Chenin Blanc grown on silex (flint) soils, and produced in the tendre (off-dry) style. Chestnut is favored for the barrels although more and more wine is being vinified in tank these days. Indigenous yeasts […]

Clos de l’Ecotard Saumur Blanc 2017

13% abv, Thibaud and Michelle Chevré, Thouet, Becky Wasserman Selections. Note: 100% Chenin Blanc  Tasting note: Medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity and aromas of beeswax, citrus blossom, pear, wax and lanolin. On the palate this wine is dry with medium acidity, medium body, medium alcohol, medium+ flavor intensity and […]

Domaine des Baumard Savennières 2018

13% abv, Rochefort sûr Loire, imported by Vintus LLC, Pleasantville, NY. Cork closure: stelvin. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Here on the steep south-facing slate river slopes of the Anjou district of the Loire Valley in the appellation of Savennières, Chenin Blanc can make some fo the most age-worthy and intensely complex Chenin Blanc wines in […]

Domaine Pichot ‘Coteau de la Biche’ Vouvray Sec 2016

12% abv, Jean-Claude et Christophe Pichot, imported by Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: natural cork. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  “Should the weather give its blessing, a great love story between man and grape inevitably begins with the most divine of nectars. To create a glass filled with this emotion, simply add and ferment lots […]

Domaine du Petit Clocher Coteaux du Layon 2015

12% abv, Earl du Petit Clocher, Vignobles Denis, Cléré-sur-Layon, imported by Chatelaine Inc., Dallas, TX. The luciously sweet wines of the Loire River Valley’s Anjou district are a real pleasure. It is here along the Loire and its tributary the Layon that the river bends just so and the misty enclaves provide an ideal environment […]