France
Loire Valley
The Loire Valley traces a 600-mile arc through central France, producing an astonishing range of wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc to Cabernet Franc and Gamay. Its cool continental climate and diverse soils — flint, chalk, schist, tuffeau — yield wines of crystalline purity and remarkable ageability. We work with family domaines who have tended these vineyards for generations.
10 producers · 37 wines
Domaine Bailly-Reverdy
Sancerre estate farming flint and limestone for racy, mineral Sauvignon Blanc and pale rosé. A benchmark address in the Central Loire.
Pouilly-Fumé with its signature smoky gunflint character, bright citrus, and racy acidity from silex soils along the Loire.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Pale salmon Sancerre rosé with delicate red berry fruit and the mineral backbone of Loire Valley silex soils.
Henry Marionnet
Touraine icon preserving pre-phylloxera vines and ungrafted Gamay for wines of extraordinary purity. A living museum of Loire winemaking.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc with flinty minerality, bright citrus, and a focused, refreshing acidity.
Chardonnay of balance and finesse, showing ripe fruit, measured oak influence, and a clean, mineral-tinged finish.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc with flinty minerality, bright citrus, and a focused, refreshing acidity.
Cabernet Sauvignon of depth and structure, offering dark cassis, cedar, and firm tannins that will reward patient cellaring.
Gamay of genuine depth and character, showing bright fruit, mineral drive, and the granite-soil signature of its terroir.
Louis Metaireau
The spiritual father of Muscadet sur lie, championing lees aging for wines of depth from Melon de Bourgogne. A regional legend.
Melon de Bourgogne sur lie, with ocean-breeze salinity, citrus, and a satisfying lees-derived richness.
Melon de Bourgogne sur lie, with ocean-breeze salinity, citrus, and a satisfying lees-derived richness.
Melon de Bourgogne sur lie, with ocean-breeze salinity, citrus, and a satisfying lees-derived richness.
Bone-dry Champagne with zero or minimal dosage, revealing the purest expression of chalk terroir and varietal character.
Jean Baptiste Hardy
Small Muscadet producer in Fief de la Chaîntre crafting age-worthy, mineral-driven wines from old vines on the banks of the Sèvre.
Melon de Bourgogne sur lie, with ocean-breeze salinity, citrus, and a satisfying lees-derived richness.
Melon de Bourgogne sur lie, with ocean-breeze salinity, citrus, and a satisfying lees-derived richness.
Laporte
Historic Sancerre domaine spanning 68 hectares of flint and clay-limestone. The family has made wine here since 1850.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc with flinty minerality, bright citrus, and a focused, refreshing acidity.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Loire Cabernet Franc with lifted violet aromatics, crunchy red fruit, and a mineral-laced, elegant finish.
Domaine Siret-Courtaud
Quincy and Châteaumeillant specialist producing taut whites and vibrant reds. Off the beaten path and beautifully underpriced.
Quincy Sauvignon Blanc — brisk, minerally, and bone-dry from one of the Loire's smallest and oldest appellations.
Quincy Sauvignon Blanc — brisk, minerally, and bone-dry from one of the Loire's smallest and oldest appellations.
Red blend of character and depth, reflecting the terroir and tradition of its appellation.
Domaine Le Petit Saint Vincent
Saumur estate crafting refined Cabernet Franc reds and rosé from tuffeau-chalk soils along the Loire. Elegant and precise.
Pale, refreshing rosé with bright red berry fruit and a clean, dry finish.
Red blend of character and depth, reflecting the terroir and tradition of its appellation.
A red wine of depth and personality, expressing the distinctive character of its terroir and grape variety.
Domaine Agisson (6x750ml)
Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre grower producing crystalline, smoke-tinged Sauvignon Blanc from flint-rich soils. Small lots of remarkable purity.
Pouilly-Fumé with its signature smoky gunflint character, bright citrus, and racy acidity from silex soils along the Loire.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.
Domanie de la Bergerie
Savennières estate crafting rich, age-worthy Chenin Blanc from old vines on schist above the Loire. Among the appellation's top addresses.
Loire Chenin Blanc of richness and tension, with honeyed stone fruit, quince, and a bracing mineral acidity.
Emmanuelle Mellot
Young winemaker carrying the Mellot family's centuries-long Sancerre legacy with organic farming. Precise, mineral Sauvignon Blanc.
Loire Sauvignon Blanc with flinty minerality, bright citrus, and a focused, refreshing acidity.
Sancerre of purity and precision, with flinty minerality, white citrus, and a taut, refreshing finish.