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Loire | 10 | - |
Inc. TAX
€282.97 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
Inc. TAX
€243.37 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
Inc. TAX
€154.54 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
Inc. TAX
€243.37 |
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Loire | 6 | - |
Inc. TAX
€244.32 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
Inc. TAX
€217.68 |
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Loire | 1 | 94 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€269.28 |
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Vinous (94)The 2020 Franc de Pied is incredibly reductive when it was first opened and needed a lot of time and a swirl with a copper coin. If you can be patient (5 minutes with a penny in your glass, or your currency's equivalent), it's worth the wait. It reveals itself to be a richly fruited, savory style that fills the mouth with a balloon of chalky silkiness. The limestone element really shows itself on the long finish, all finely grained texture and sinew. As you'd hope from Saumur-Champigny, there's no sense of weight or heft. Delectable now but has the structure to develop over the coming two decades. |
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Loire | 1 | 93 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€257.77 |
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Vinous (93)The 2021 Franc de Pied is mellow and supple yet precise, with its line of 2021 vintage acidity piercing its core and pulling it tight. Savory and herbal, it shows aromas reminiscent of fennel, wormwood, black olives and violets. It has a floaty-light, gentle nature, a sense of roundness and notable purity of fruit, which all elevate it above the crowd. The delicate extraction of fine tannins is commendable. While the 2021 is neither as long as in the previous vintage nor as deep, it is still in the upper echelon of what could be produced in 2021. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€314.14 |
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Loire | 2 | 90 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€314.14 |
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Vinous (90)A fascinating natural wine experiment (only 2,000 bottles). Four months maceration in amphora, then eight months in very old barrels. Aromas of wild berry and earth and that natty “Brooklyn funk.” Once you move past the nose, it’s relatively straightforward on the palate, offering cherry and earth and plenty of stony notes, fine tannins and a cozy but stony finish. Might still be a little young. |
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Loire | 6 | - |
Inc. TAX
€375.12 |
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Loire | 3 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€250.08 |
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Wine Advocate (94)From Souzay-Champigny and cultivated on clay-limestone terroir with just a 30-centimeter layer of clayey sand before the Seonian limestone is present, the 2019 Saumur Blanc Clos Romans has a straw yellow color and a deep yet subtle and complex bouquet of white fruits intertwined with the flinty limestone aromas. Pure, fresh and juicy, with great finesse and mineral tension, this is a refined and highly elegant Saumur Chenin with a persistent, sustainably structured finish. It's an impressive wine and one of the finest dry Chenins I have had from the Loire this year. Tasted in June 2021. |
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Loire | 5 | - |
Inc. TAX
€219.34 |
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Loire | 8 | - |
Inc. TAX
€216.97 |
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Loire | 3 | 90 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€359.28 |
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Vinous (90)It’s an “orange wine,” for sure, but for now, in its youth, the 2018 Saumur Blanc Terres is just kind of golden. The nose is full of apple and pear, with a cidery note, along with earth and citrus peel. In the mouth, there’s a lot of pear and pineapple. I find it adventurous and unique. The 2018 spent 4 months macerating in amphora. |
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Loire | 2 | - |
Inc. TAX
€350.88 |
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Loire | 4 | - |
Inc. TAX
€243.37 |
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Loire | 1 | 95 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€194.88 |
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Vinous (95)The 2019 Saumur Champigny Clos de L'Echelier is round and gently calm, almost meditative, but the chalky soil keeps things fresh and moving along despite the warmth of the growing season. There's delicacy on the midpalate and chalky finesse and fine tension on the lengthy finish, which is scented with red fruits and flowers. Outstanding stuff. |
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Loire | 5 | - |
Inc. TAX
€206.17 |
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Loire | 4 | - |
Inc. TAX
€245.28 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
Inc. TAX
€227.77 |
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Loire | 1 | 93 (WS) |
Inc. TAX
€178.08 |
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Wine Spectator (93)Vivid, with a lovely beam of cassis and dark cherry puree racing through, flanked by hints of graphite and alder and scored by flashes of bay, olive and sweet tobacco through the finish. A Loire red lover's dream. Drink now through 2026. 42 cases imported. |
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Loire | 4 | - |
Inc. TAX
€216.97 |
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Loire | 7 | - |
Inc. TAX
€240.48 |
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Loire | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€268.08 |
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Vinous (96)From vines planted in 1904 that sit on both flint and limestone, which is a rare combination in Saumur-Champigny, the 2019 Les Memoires is all purity of coulis-like fruit. It offers incredible concentration yet floats in the mouth like a weightless cloud. If there were a Cabernet Franc equivalent of Chambolle Musigny, this would be it. I love it. The finest of chalky tannins are just present on the finish, as if to remind you this is a red wine. |
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Loire | 10 | - |
In Bond
€216.00 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
In Bond
€183.00 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
In Bond
€105.00 |
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Loire | 5 | - |
In Bond
€183.00 |
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Loire | 6 | - |
In Bond
€183.00 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
In Bond
€160.00 |
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Loire | 1 | 94 (VN) |
In Bond
€203.00 |
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Vinous (94)The 2020 Franc de Pied is incredibly reductive when it was first opened and needed a lot of time and a swirl with a copper coin. If you can be patient (5 minutes with a penny in your glass, or your currency's equivalent), it's worth the wait. It reveals itself to be a richly fruited, savory style that fills the mouth with a balloon of chalky silkiness. The limestone element really shows itself on the long finish, all finely grained texture and sinew. As you'd hope from Saumur-Champigny, there's no sense of weight or heft. Delectable now but has the structure to develop over the coming two decades. |
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Loire | 1 | 93 (VN) |
In Bond
€195.00 |
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Vinous (93)The 2021 Franc de Pied is mellow and supple yet precise, with its line of 2021 vintage acidity piercing its core and pulling it tight. Savory and herbal, it shows aromas reminiscent of fennel, wormwood, black olives and violets. It has a floaty-light, gentle nature, a sense of roundness and notable purity of fruit, which all elevate it above the crowd. The delicate extraction of fine tannins is commendable. While the 2021 is neither as long as in the previous vintage nor as deep, it is still in the upper echelon of what could be produced in 2021. |
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Loire | 1 | - |
In Bond
€238.00 |
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Loire | 2 | 90 (VN) |
In Bond
€238.00 |
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Vinous (90)A fascinating natural wine experiment (only 2,000 bottles). Four months maceration in amphora, then eight months in very old barrels. Aromas of wild berry and earth and that natty “Brooklyn funk.” Once you move past the nose, it’s relatively straightforward on the palate, offering cherry and earth and plenty of stony notes, fine tannins and a cozy but stony finish. Might still be a little young. |
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Loire | 6 | - |
In Bond
€292.00 |
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Loire | 3 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
€187.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)From Souzay-Champigny and cultivated on clay-limestone terroir with just a 30-centimeter layer of clayey sand before the Seonian limestone is present, the 2019 Saumur Blanc Clos Romans has a straw yellow color and a deep yet subtle and complex bouquet of white fruits intertwined with the flinty limestone aromas. Pure, fresh and juicy, with great finesse and mineral tension, this is a refined and highly elegant Saumur Chenin with a persistent, sustainably structured finish. It's an impressive wine and one of the finest dry Chenins I have had from the Loire this year. Tasted in June 2021. |
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Loire | 5 | - |
In Bond
€159.00 |
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Loire | 8 | - |
In Bond
€161.00 |
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Loire | 3 | 90 (VN) |
In Bond
€278.00 |
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Vinous (90)It’s an “orange wine,” for sure, but for now, in its youth, the 2018 Saumur Blanc Terres is just kind of golden. The nose is full of apple and pear, with a cidery note, along with earth and citrus peel. In the mouth, there’s a lot of pear and pineapple. I find it adventurous and unique. The 2018 spent 4 months macerating in amphora. |
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Loire | 2 | - |
In Bond
€271.00 |
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Loire | 4 | - |
In Bond
€183.00 |
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Loire | 1 | 95 (VN) |
In Bond
€141.00 |
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Vinous (95)The 2019 Saumur Champigny Clos de L'Echelier is round and gently calm, almost meditative, but the chalky soil keeps things fresh and moving along despite the warmth of the growing season. There's delicacy on the midpalate and chalky finesse and fine tension on the lengthy finish, which is scented with red fruits and flowers. Outstanding stuff. |
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Loire | 5 | - |
In Bond
€152.00 |
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Loire | 4 | - |
In Bond
€183.00 |
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Loire | 2 | - |
In Bond
€170.00 |
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Loire | 1 | 93 (WS) |
In Bond
€127.00 |
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Wine Spectator (93)Vivid, with a lovely beam of cassis and dark cherry puree racing through, flanked by hints of graphite and alder and scored by flashes of bay, olive and sweet tobacco through the finish. A Loire red lover's dream. Drink now through 2026. 42 cases imported. |
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Loire | 4 | - |
In Bond
€161.00 |
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Loire | 7 | - |
In Bond
€179.00 |
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Loire | 1 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
€202.00 |
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Vinous (96)From vines planted in 1904 that sit on both flint and limestone, which is a rare combination in Saumur-Champigny, the 2019 Les Memoires is all purity of coulis-like fruit. It offers incredible concentration yet floats in the mouth like a weightless cloud. If there were a Cabernet Franc equivalent of Chambolle Musigny, this would be it. I love it. The finest of chalky tannins are just present on the finish, as if to remind you this is a red wine. |
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There is a wealth of great French wine outside the ‘Big 4’ (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and Rhone). The Languedoc Roussillon with it’s herby, robust Mediterranean reds, Provence with its pale, vinous roses, Loire with its flinty Sauvignons, crunchy Cabernet Francs, and endlessly fascinating Chenins, Jura with its old fashioned curiosities… the list goes on. Tradition and terroir are the veins running through them all, making French wines still the most emulated in the world.
