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

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

April Adventures Club ~ Classic Muscadet aromas endure, but there’s a complexity here that’s uncommon for an appellation known for its simple oyster wines.

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

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.

This lithe and expressive “orange” wine is an ideal palate-opener with a dry, cleansing finish and a fresh, cooling effect like coastal sage and seaspray.

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

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

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

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.

One of the first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.

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

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

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

Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.

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.

Unique in its combination of honeyed richness and flinty verve. Hard to resist on its own, but you might also try serving it with salty-sweet yakitori or buffalo chicken wings.

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The most serious and age-worthy of Champalou’s dry wines, it has a depth and richness of flavor that allow it to shine alongside refined cuisine.

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

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

Exotically perfumed with hints of guava, musk, and clove, it finishes dry and quite flinty.

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

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

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

Welcome to depth, complexity, understatement, finesse.

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.

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 exquisite Muscadet is a perfect reflection of where it originates, as if it’s been sculpted by ocean winds and infused with sea salt.

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.

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

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

Le Clos Guillot is a powerhouse, an earthy, feral wine that throws sediment like it’s been aging for thirty years.

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

This red is 100% Pineau d’Aunis, an indigenous red grape we hold dear to our collective hearts because of its mystifying aromatics and bright, juicy texture.

Savennières is home to some of the greatest terroirs for this grape variety thanks to its soils of schist, sandstone, and blue slate and its proximity to the moderating Loire River.

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

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.

Powerful, cellar-worthy dry Chenin aged in chestnut, oak, and acacia.

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

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.

Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.

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.

Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.

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

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.