Loire Valley Farmers’ Market
Loire Valley Farmers’ Market
by Madison H. Brown by Madison H. Brown
12-Bottle Sampler 12-Bottle Sampler
Loire Valley Farmers’ Market
Loire Valley Farmers’ Market
France | Loire
Normally $356.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $267.00 (a 25% discount) |
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Nothing quite captures the abundance of springtime like filling a basket to the brim with locally grown leafy greens, plump fruits, and earth-crusted vegetables. Much of France’s gourmet produce is cultivated in the Loire—le jardin de la France—along its river’s fertile banks. As the weather gets warmer, weekly markets in the valley will soon abound with baskets of Sologne white asparagus, Bigarreaux cherries, Mara des Bois strawberries, and Nantes lamb’s lettuce. It wouldn’t be a French market without just-baked baguettes, but you will also find fouées: a Loire specialty similar to pita that locals serve with pork rillettes, white beans, and butter. And of course, the fromagerie stand offers the freshest, creamiest goat cheese around, enveloped in the region’s trademark ashen rinds.
Spring’s flavors always feel like a reawakening of the senses, and wines from this lush river valley are a natural fit for this season. This delectable 12-pack puts the Loire’s abundant viticultural diversity on full display: sparkling Chenin Blanc, plus crisp and mineral Melon de Bourgogne, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay, and four distinct expressions of Cabernet Franc, including Bourgueil and Chinon rosé. We rounded out the pack with Pinot Noirs from Cheverny and Reuilly, as well as off-the-beaten-path selections like “Le Martray,” a forest-berry-scented Grolleau Noir blend, and a pure, palate-tickling Pineau d’Aunis that will knock your socks off.
Vouvray Brut • Champalou $31
2022 Chardonnay • Eric Chevalier $23
2022 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie • Domaine Michel Brégeon $23
2022 Pouilly-Fumé “Vieilles Vignes” • Régis Minet $34
2022 Cheverny Rosé • Domaine du Salvard $21
2022 Chinon Rosé • Bernard Baudry $27
2022 Reuilly Pinot Noir • Domaine de Reuilly $26
2022 Coteaux du Loir Rouge “Cuvée du Rosier” • Pascal Janvier $26
2021 Chinon “Cuvée Terroir” • Charles Joguet $31
2022 Bourgueil Clairet “Avis de Vin Fort” • Catherine & Pierre Breton $31
2022 Saumur Champigny “Cuvée Domaine” • Thierry Germain $34
2022 Vin de France Rouge “Le Martray” • Grange Saint Sauveur $49
Normally $356.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $267.00 (a 25% discount) |