Cabernet Franc makes a great rosé because its characteristic herbal verve offers a brisk counterpoint to its red berry fruit, creating a most thirst-quenching equilibrium.

Simply gorgeous, the Cris is sublimely perfumed, generous on the palate, and long and saline on the elegant finish.

With incredibly pristine, vivid fruit along with a deep, rich structure and silky-fine tannins, here is a grand example of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.

The sweetness—more like a honeyed roundness—is at the front of each sip, then whisked away by the same brisk finish as their Vouvray sec.

Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.

This brand new bottling is grown in Kimmeridgian limestone soil and exudes mineral zip and verve, full of bright cherry and black currant fruit.

While it could pass for a blanc on the palate, this wine lives in its own category between white and rosé, with fresh and floral notes of bergamot, white peach, and lychee.

It combines the racy acidity and taut mineral structure with a subtle kiss of oak and a fine wood grain on the finale.

The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness.

From south-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone terroir, the Chotards makes a serious wine—dark, delicious, and ready to drink now.

A fleshy, full-bodied Sancerre with great freshness and the ability to age in bottle for a few years after release.

Evoking honey, Meyer lemon, and spring flowers, this Chenin Blanc would pair beautifully with many preparations of seafood, from lobster rolls to sashimi to crispy fish tacos.

Les Granges is the Baudry cuvée to drink in its youth, while the perfume of rose petals and brambly berries is at its most vivid and vibrant.

An understated Sancerre is not easy to find. Here, however, is a perfect example, full of depth, complexity, and finesse.

Sauvignon and a splash of Chardonnay: the epitome of minerally Loire refreshment.

Aromas of passionfruit and pineapple lend a playful quality, fleshing out Sancerre’s characteristic stony backbone.

Grassy and piquant with a citrus and mineral-tinged finish, it checks all the boxes.

Sourced from the village of Beaumont, it is utterly delicious, with a perfect balance of fruit and earth.

Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.

With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.

Pure, classy fruit sing tenor without any interference from the earthy bass that often makes itself heard in Bourgogne rouge.

Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them. Pure, delicious, and invigorating.

A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.

Pierre’s old-vine Quincy has charming notes of tangerine that are certain to earn this great appellation the following it deserves.

Gently perfumed and full of fresh berries with the bright, stony finish typical of wines from Reuilly.

The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness.

It might be the most unusual and most delicious top-quality sweet wine you have ever tried.

This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.

This Saumur Champigny is electric from the first scent of roses to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and weightlessness on the palate.

Delicious and honest naturally sparkling Chenin, bottled with no dosage and no sulfur.

Chinons from Joguet are known for their firm minerality, but this one is quite charming as well, with plummy black fruit and notes of licorice.

Fermented and aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered, it features a delightful kiss of oak on the long, bracing, mouth-watering finish.

You’ll appreciate the distinctive flavor profile: ripe, succulent citrus devoid of grassiness, with the same flinty nerve as a good Sancerre.

A subtly floral nose and textured mouthfeel seal the deal. This is off-the-charts Muscadet.

A rare Chenin Blanc from the land of Cabernet Franc, it is ultra fresh and brimming with citrus blossom and orchard fruit notes.

This demi-sec Chenin Blanc is utterly unique in its combination of honeyed richness and flinty verve.

Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.

The standard that Catherine Breton and her son Paul hold their Vouvray Brut to is not other Loire sparkling wines, but Champagne.

Made in the méthode traditionnelle with direct-press Cabernet Franc, it is a light, bright, and festive bubbly meant to be drunk cold and often.

This is Vouvray sec of the cold mountain stream persuasion—bracing, with a clean finish.

May Adventures Club ~ Alouettes harkens to a different era: it’s pleasantly tannic and chalky, with sleek notes of licorice, cranberry, and prickly black pepper.

Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.

This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.

This chalky Sauvignon Blanc offers a combination of bright citrus with a creamy depth that is simply hard to resist.

Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.

The wine has a distinct elegance, and there’s a chalkiness so textural you can feel it as you taste.

Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.

A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.

A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.

Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.

When you smell it, keep in mind that no other wine, besides a Melon de Bourgogne grown in the gabbro soil of Gorges, could possibly smell like this one does.

This wine is deep and textural, with serious presence on the palate and a dry, flinty finish.

Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.

Juicy and open-knit, it mirrors the sensation of biting into fleshy slices of white peach, nectarine, and guava.

A lovely blend of Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc with a synergistic effect that elevates both grapes to create a spicy, refreshing whole.

Redolent of almonds, honey, and a wide range of citrus, this kaleidoscopic Chenin finishes with a faint tannin, making it ideal alongside sushi, roast chicken, or a hard and flavorful cheese like Comté.

Les Grézeaux comes from the Baudry’s oldest vines, which yield a concentrated and silky rouge that is ready to drink today but will age beautifully.

Made from nearly hundred-year-old vines, this a great initiation into the world of Thierry’s white wines.