Wines In The Collection
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie France | Loire
Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire
This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
This Saumur Champigny is electric from the first scent of roses to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and weightlessness on the palate.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie France | Loire
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.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie France | Loire
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.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire
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.
Charles Joguet France | Loire
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.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
Bernard Baudry France | Loire
Le Clos Guillot is a powerhouse, an earthy, feral wine that throws sediment like it’s been aging for thirty years.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire
Sourced from the village of Beaumont, it is utterly delicious, with a perfect balance of fruit and earth.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire
A lovely blend of Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc with a synergistic effect that elevates both grapes to create a spicy, refreshing whole.
Thierry Germain France | Loire
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
France | Loire
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
France | Loire
Smooth and seductive on the palate, Cuvée Beauvais offers silky fruit and florals—like blackberries and roses, without the thorns.
France | Loire
This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
France | Loire
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
France | Loire
This Saumur Champigny is electric from the first scent of roses to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and weightlessness on the palate.
France | Loire
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.
France | Loire
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.
France | Loire
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.
France | Loire
A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.
France | Loire
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.
France | Loire
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
France | Loire
Le Clos Guillot is a powerhouse, an earthy, feral wine that throws sediment like it’s been aging for thirty years.
France | Loire
Sourced from the village of Beaumont, it is utterly delicious, with a perfect balance of fruit and earth.
France | Loire
A lovely blend of Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc with a synergistic effect that elevates both grapes to create a spicy, refreshing whole.
France | Loire
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
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