Loire Valley

The wine regions of Bordeaux are a large number of wine growing areas, differing widely in size and sometimes overlapping, which lie within the overarching wine region of Bordeaux, centred...

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La Garrigue, the Mediterranean Forest. The grapes grow among this untouched Provence nature. Scents of myrrh, juniper, white dart, rosemary, thyme and “pebre d’ail” …These aromatic herbs and bushes, and...

Lourdes Castro is the third-generation to oversee the family-run adega (gallego for bodega) in this small fold in the hills around the Ulla River, an inland subzone of Rías Baixas...

Succulent flavors of tart red cherry and strawberries take on a twist of orange in this truly dry and bright rose.

Souleil’s story starts in a sun-drenched wine region of southern France along the Mediterranean Sea, where founders Marianne and Thomas grew up surfing and shucking oysters. After years cultivating their...

This 2021 Steve Millet Sancerre Rouge from Loire Valley, France is a sophisticated and elegant red wine. Made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes, it boasts a velvety texture and notes...

Saumur blanc L'Echelier has a straw yellow color (almost crystalline), limpid, luminous and brilliant. The nose combines concentration, freshness, generosity, power, fruity, floral and vegetal notes. On the palate the...

Thierry's seventy-year-old vines are planted on an ancient limestone plateau with remnants of viticulture dating back more than three hundred years. This downright Burgundian wine shows off the savory spine...

A thoroughbred of a Cabernet, l'echelier—named after a walled-in clos of terraces that is "ladder"-like—is Burgundian in style. Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the...

Grown on sandy soil, the Franc de Pied cuvée from Domaine des Roches Neuves offers a tender and supple red wine, on small red fruits, with beautiful floral notes. The...

La Marginale is a concentrate of pleasure that is both chiseled and intense. La Marginale reveals pretty red fruits on the nose. The palate is chiselled and fresh with very...

Clos de l'Echelier is above all mineral. We find a chalky nose which reveals in great delicacy subtle vegetal and fruity notes. The straight palate with flavors of wild strawberries...

Ripe blackcurrant, dark chocolate, black pepper. The wine starts off creamy, thenspreads a layer of the finest phenolics, impeccably ripe and with a paradoxical mix of presence and restraint. Ripe...

Marginale 2020 strikes a more comfortable, enveloping and seductive balance, while keeping that invigorating chiseled finish. In its intense and colorful ruby ​​color, the Marginal reveals gourmet aromas of small...

Thierry Germain Saumur Champigny Rouge La Marginale 2021 is a 100% Cabernet Franc red wine from Domaine des Roches Neuves in the Loire Valley, France. It's made in small batches,...

Influenced not only by the father of biodynamics, Rudolf Steiner, but also by Steiner’s predecessor Goethe, Thierry Germain embodies the intellectual quest for excellence that animates a good number of...

Thierry Merlin was the first producer I started with, and he has been one of the most consistent. He works fourteen hectares of vines in Bue, one of the principal...

The Gibault Vineyard has been family-run for 3 generations. Spread over 30 hectares at a point where the three provinces of Berry, Touraine and Sologne meet. Owners Chantal and Patrick...

Classic cool-vintage sauvignon nose of tart lemon and pepper, followed by a wallop of broad mineral punch with exotic overtones of grapefruit and limestone on the palate that echoes and...

Round and very elegant on the palate, this is a beautifully balanced Grand Clos with a concentrated finish with tight but fine tannins and a fresh acidity that gives a...

Amirault’s ‘Cote 50’ exemplifies the ‘highly drinkable’ and ‘carefree and juicy’ aspects of Cabernet Franc. Bright-fruited and floral, it’s a wine of levity that reminds us of a good Cru...

This renowned hillside site is noted for its clay and flint soils over limestone bedrock and its southern exposure that ensures wines of depth, refined structure, and tremendous aging potential.\n...

Domaine Yves Martin is a small, family-run estate with 19 hectares of vines in the famed town of Chavignol. The winemaker, Pierre Martin, took over from his father, Yves in...