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2023 Val de Loire Sauvignon Blanc “Unique”
Domaine du Salvard

Emmanuel and Thierry Delaille
While you may know Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc best through bottlings from the eastern part of the region—where Sancerre lies—you can certainly find outstanding wines made from this grape in other areas of the valley, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to Auvergne. This is a huge swath of France, so, as you might imagine, it provides Sauvignon Blanc with nearly infinite terroir possibilities. This 100% Sauvignon Blanc cuvée comes from Domaine du Salvard, a Cheverny-based property beloved by our clients for decades because of all the flavor and liveliness they pack into bottles that won’t break the bank. Not many of the Loire Valley’s Sauvignon Blancs can match the exuberant, fruit-forward, quaffable charm of Unique, a product of sandy soils, a continental climate with oceanic influences, and a couple of very affable vignerons, Thierry and Emmanuel Delaille. This wine is pleasingly mineral with zesty acidity, and will therefore serve you extremely well à table. Pair it with raw oysters or some nice chèvres to start your night the right way.
—Tom Wolf
Wine Type: | white |
Vintage: | 2023 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Sauvignon Blanc |
Appellation: | Val de Loire IGP |
Country: | France |
Region: | Loire |
Producer: | Domaine du Salvard |
Winemaker: | Emmanuel & Thierry Delaille |
Vineyard: | 22 years, 8 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Sand |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 12.5% |
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About The Producer
Domaine du Salvard
About The Region
Loire
The defining feature of the Loire Valley, not surprisingly, is the Loire River. As the longest river in France, spanning more than 600 miles, this river connects seemingly disparate wine regions. Why else would Sancerre, with its Kimmeridgian limestone terroir be connected to Muscadet, an appellation that is 250 miles away?
Secondary in relevance to the historical, climatic, environmental, and cultural importance of the river are the wines and châteaux of the Jardin de la France. The kings and nobility of France built many hundreds of châteaux in the Loire but wine preceded the arrival of the noblesse and has since out-lived them as well.
Diversity abounds in the Loire. The aforementioned Kimmeridgian limestone of Sancerre is also found in Chablis. Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saumur boast the presence of tuffeau, a type of limestone unique to the Loire that has a yellowish tinge and a chalky texture. Savennières has schist, while Muscadet has volcanic, granite, and serpentinite based soils. In addition to geologic diversity, many, grape varieties are grown there too: Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Melon de Bourgogne are most prevalent, but (to name a few) Pinot Gris, Grolleau, Pinot Noir, Pineau d’Aunis, and Folle Blanche are also planted. These myriad of viticultural influences leads to the high quality production of every type of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and dessert.
Like the Rhône and Provence, some of Kermit’s first imports came from the Loire, most notably the wines of Charles Joguet and Château d’Epiré—two producers who are featured in Kermit’s book Adventures on the Wine Route and with whom we still work today.
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Kermit once said...

Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236
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