Loire Valley
Spanning from the Central Vineyards in the east to Nantes in the west, passing through Torraine and Anjou-Samur, the Loire Valley is a vast and varied wine region shaped by the river's influence. The region's diverse terroir is characterized by a continental climate in the east and a maritime climate in the west.
Renowned for its exceptional dry white wines made from Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc, the Loire Valley offers a captivating selection with crisp acidity, expressive fruit flavours, and mineral notes. Notable white wine appellations in the Loire Valley include Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Vouvray, and Savennières. Leading producers of white wine in the region include Domaine Vacheron, Domaine Huet, and Domaine Didier Dagueneau.
In addition to its white wines, the Loire Valley produces charming red wines made from Cabernet Franc. Ranging from light and fruity to more complex and age-worthy, these red wines are known for their vibrant acidity, subtle tannins, and bright red fruit flavours. Key appellations for red wines in the Loire Valley include Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saumur-Champigny. Notable producers of red wine in the region include Domaine Bernard Baudry, Catherine & Pierre Breton, and Domaine Charles Joguet.
The Loire Valley also produces excellent sweet wines and sparkling wines. Sweet wines are made from Chenin Blanc grapes affected by botrytis, a fungus that concentrates the sugars in the grapes, resulting in luscious sweetness, honeyed flavors, and vibrant acidity. The most famous sweet wine appellations in the Loire Valley include Coteaux du Layon and Quarts de Chaume. Sparkling wines, known as Crémant de Loire, are made using the traditional method and offer excellent value for money with finesse, delicate bubbles, and refreshing character.
Loire Valley
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Loire | 3 | - |
Inc. TAX
€427.72 |
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Experience the exquisite taste of the 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020', an exceptional example of French winemaking heritage. Handcrafted by famed producer, Domaine du Clos Naudin, this is an unforgettably refined and precise white wine. Harvested from organically maintained 40-year-old Chenin Blanc vines in the Loire Valley, this wine exhibits remarkable freshness and minerality. The 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020' undergoes intricate wine-making practices. Aging on fine lees for 12 months in old wood barrels gives it a distinct complexity and harmony. Its aromatic profile is characterised by its elegant bouquet of orchard fruits, honey and white flowers leading to a palate with bright acidity, giving the wine its vibrant character. As praised by wine experts globally, the 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020' is a superbly structured wine that showcases the remarkable terroir of Vouvray. This wine is as perfect for cellaring and aging, as it is for immediate enjoyment - an embodiment of superior French winemaking. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€329.27 |
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Delight in every sip with the Francois Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet 2019. Expertly crafted in Loire Valley, France's coveted Vouvray region, this exquisite wine represents the pinnacle of Chenin Blanc production. Operated under biodynamic principles since 2002, Francois Chidaine's vineyards maximise the unique complex terroir. An intricate ageing process, including maturing on fine lees for nine whole months, imparts an astounding depth, finesse, and balance into this laudable vintage. This Loire Valley gem emanates sumptuous honey, quince, and dried fruit notes woven with a fine thread of minerality. Its assertive profile evolves over time, richly rewarding those with the patience to cellar this resplendent wine. Fresh, tense acidity rounds off a truly mesmerising palate, rendering the Francois Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet 2019 a revered addition to discerning wine collections. Savour this harmonious, expressive wine and embark on an enthralling sensorial journey through French viticulture. |
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Loire | 2 | 95 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€344.05 |
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Wine Advocate (95)The 2015 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec displays a well defined and complex bouquet of ripe and concentrated fruits intertwined with chalky flavors. Dense and elegant on the palate, with a mouth-filling fruit and a perfect sweetness that counterbalances the raciness and firm mineral structure, this is a finesse-full and powerful Chenin with lots of salt and tension. A gorgeous, precise and vivacious wine with great aging potential. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€1,271.72 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
Inc. TAX
€1,307.72 |
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Loire | 2 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€1,032.36 |
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Vinous (96)The 2018 Moelleux 1ére Trie Clos du Bourg is magnificent. Clean, mineral and also quite rich, the 2018 is all about harmony. Underlying veins of salinity frame the orange jam, passion fruit, apricot and chamomile flavor so well. Even with all of its obvious richness, Clos du Bourg retains its cut and energy. Wow! |
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Loire | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€689.90 |
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Vinous (96)It might be delicate but the 2020 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is also rather succulent, coating the mouth with its sweet embrace. A combination of white flowers and nectarine creates an appealing perfume. There's a sense of energy that runs through the wine, providing a sense of direction and purpose. The core of sweetness (50–60g/L) doesn't tip over into lushness but is held together by its acidity and structure. |
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Loire | 2 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€1,067.72 |
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Vinous (96)The 2020 Le Haut Lieu Moelleux Première Trie is pretty gorgeous with its sweet embrace (71g/L residual sugar) caressing the palate like a silky-smooth velouté. It sits calmly in the mouth, showing the typical fruit-forward character of the site, all oranges, chamomile and violets. The deeply satisfying finish provides the merest of grips, and fresh acid makes your mouth water. Already delicious in its youth, this wine has the concentration, acidity and sweetness to age gracefully, as Huet fans will know well. |
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Loire | 1 | 92 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€603.97 |
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Vinous (92)The 2019 Sec Le Haut-Lieu is classy, polished and simply impeccable. Soft, silky contours wrap around a core of peach and lemon confit fruit. The first impression is all about texture. White flowers, pear and white pepper are some of the nuances that emerge over time, adding complexity, while clean, minerally notes grace the exquisite finish. |
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Loire | 2 | 95+ (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€1,041.32 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)The 2018 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is pure, deep and flinty on the concentrated nose, with very fine oak, toffee and potted ginger aromas. Lush, sweet and generous yet precise and crystalline on the palate, it features very fine tannins, lingering salinity and positive energy. This is a compact, persistent, tightly woven and stimulating Chenin from the Le Mont terroir that reveals firm, tensioned structure and a young finish with potential to improve and refine. Tasted in May 2019. |
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Loire | 1 | 95+ (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€558.78 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)The 2018 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is pure, deep and flinty on the concentrated nose, with very fine oak, toffee and potted ginger aromas. Lush, sweet and generous yet precise and crystalline on the palate, it features very fine tannins, lingering salinity and positive energy. This is a compact, persistent, tightly woven and stimulating Chenin from the Le Mont terroir that reveals firm, tensioned structure and a young finish with potential to improve and refine. Tasted in May 2019. |
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Loire | 1 | 90 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. TAX
€280.07 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)Bright straw color with delicate bubbles. Intensely perfumed bouquet displays pear skin, nectarine, honeysuckle and citrus zest. Precise and clean on the palate, offering lively citrus fruit flavors and a deeper note of peach pit, this sparkling wine is more an expression of the variety than the process. A floral quality echoes on the long, spicy finish. Given the quality of their fruit, it is understandable why Huet concentrates on this purer kind of sparkling wine rather than the more widespread Champagne method, which masks the flaws of most overcropped chenin blancs harvested by machine in Vouvray. |
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Loire | 3 | - |
In Bond
€334.00 |
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Experience the exquisite taste of the 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020', an exceptional example of French winemaking heritage. Handcrafted by famed producer, Domaine du Clos Naudin, this is an unforgettably refined and precise white wine. Harvested from organically maintained 40-year-old Chenin Blanc vines in the Loire Valley, this wine exhibits remarkable freshness and minerality. The 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020' undergoes intricate wine-making practices. Aging on fine lees for 12 months in old wood barrels gives it a distinct complexity and harmony. Its aromatic profile is characterised by its elegant bouquet of orchard fruits, honey and white flowers leading to a palate with bright acidity, giving the wine its vibrant character. As praised by wine experts globally, the 'Foreau Vouvray Sec 2020' is a superbly structured wine that showcases the remarkable terroir of Vouvray. This wine is as perfect for cellaring and aging, as it is for immediate enjoyment - an embodiment of superior French winemaking. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
In Bond
€252.00 |
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Delight in every sip with the Francois Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet 2019. Expertly crafted in Loire Valley, France's coveted Vouvray region, this exquisite wine represents the pinnacle of Chenin Blanc production. Operated under biodynamic principles since 2002, Francois Chidaine's vineyards maximise the unique complex terroir. An intricate ageing process, including maturing on fine lees for nine whole months, imparts an astounding depth, finesse, and balance into this laudable vintage. This Loire Valley gem emanates sumptuous honey, quince, and dried fruit notes woven with a fine thread of minerality. Its assertive profile evolves over time, richly rewarding those with the patience to cellar this resplendent wine. Fresh, tense acidity rounds off a truly mesmerising palate, rendering the Francois Chidaine Vouvray Le Bouchet 2019 a revered addition to discerning wine collections. Savour this harmonious, expressive wine and embark on an enthralling sensorial journey through French viticulture. |
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Loire | 2 | 95 (WA) |
In Bond
€268.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95)The 2015 Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec displays a well defined and complex bouquet of ripe and concentrated fruits intertwined with chalky flavors. Dense and elegant on the palate, with a mouth-filling fruit and a perfect sweetness that counterbalances the raciness and firm mineral structure, this is a finesse-full and powerful Chenin with lots of salt and tension. A gorgeous, precise and vivacious wine with great aging potential. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
In Bond
€1,015.00 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
In Bond
€1,045.00 |
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Loire | 2 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
€823.00 |
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Vinous (96)The 2018 Moelleux 1ére Trie Clos du Bourg is magnificent. Clean, mineral and also quite rich, the 2018 is all about harmony. Underlying veins of salinity frame the orange jam, passion fruit, apricot and chamomile flavor so well. Even with all of its obvious richness, Clos du Bourg retains its cut and energy. Wow! |
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Loire | 1 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
€530.00 |
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Vinous (96)It might be delicate but the 2020 Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux is also rather succulent, coating the mouth with its sweet embrace. A combination of white flowers and nectarine creates an appealing perfume. There's a sense of energy that runs through the wine, providing a sense of direction and purpose. The core of sweetness (50–60g/L) doesn't tip over into lushness but is held together by its acidity and structure. |
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Loire | 2 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
€845.00 |
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Vinous (96)The 2020 Le Haut Lieu Moelleux Première Trie is pretty gorgeous with its sweet embrace (71g/L residual sugar) caressing the palate like a silky-smooth velouté. It sits calmly in the mouth, showing the typical fruit-forward character of the site, all oranges, chamomile and violets. The deeply satisfying finish provides the merest of grips, and fresh acid makes your mouth water. Already delicious in its youth, this wine has the concentration, acidity and sweetness to age gracefully, as Huet fans will know well. |
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Loire | 1 | 92 (VN) |
In Bond
€466.00 |
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Vinous (92)The 2019 Sec Le Haut-Lieu is classy, polished and simply impeccable. Soft, silky contours wrap around a core of peach and lemon confit fruit. The first impression is all about texture. White flowers, pear and white pepper are some of the nuances that emerge over time, adding complexity, while clean, minerally notes grace the exquisite finish. |
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Loire | 2 | 95+ (WA) |
In Bond
€823.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)The 2018 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is pure, deep and flinty on the concentrated nose, with very fine oak, toffee and potted ginger aromas. Lush, sweet and generous yet precise and crystalline on the palate, it features very fine tannins, lingering salinity and positive energy. This is a compact, persistent, tightly woven and stimulating Chenin from the Le Mont terroir that reveals firm, tensioned structure and a young finish with potential to improve and refine. Tasted in May 2019. |
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Loire | 1 | 95+ (WA) |
In Bond
€447.00 |
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Wine Advocate (95+)The 2018 Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux Première Trie is pure, deep and flinty on the concentrated nose, with very fine oak, toffee and potted ginger aromas. Lush, sweet and generous yet precise and crystalline on the palate, it features very fine tannins, lingering salinity and positive energy. This is a compact, persistent, tightly woven and stimulating Chenin from the Le Mont terroir that reveals firm, tensioned structure and a young finish with potential to improve and refine. Tasted in May 2019. |
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Loire | 1 | 90 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
€211.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)Bright straw color with delicate bubbles. Intensely perfumed bouquet displays pear skin, nectarine, honeysuckle and citrus zest. Precise and clean on the palate, offering lively citrus fruit flavors and a deeper note of peach pit, this sparkling wine is more an expression of the variety than the process. A floral quality echoes on the long, spicy finish. Given the quality of their fruit, it is understandable why Huet concentrates on this purer kind of sparkling wine rather than the more widespread Champagne method, which masks the flaws of most overcropped chenin blancs harvested by machine in Vouvray. |