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Loire Valley Sampler
12-Bottle PackFaithful, open-minded clients have kept us in the Loire Valley wine business for years. As a sort of tribute to those of you who have supported and enjoyed these wines, we’ve assembled a diverse collection from across the Loire. Note the classics: Chinon from Joguet, Savennières from Epiré, Vouvray from Champalou. To dig a little deeper, we’ve included a single-vineyard Muscadet, a Sancerre rouge (made from Pinot Noir), and a rare Pinot Gris bottling from the village of Reuilly. Most of you must already be aware of the pleasure these wines deliver and the bountiful character that the Loire has to offer. Newcomers, you are in for a treat—at a discount! –Kermit Lynch
2014 Muscadet Côtes de Grand Lieu Sur Lie “La Noë” • Éric Chevalier $17.95 per bottle
2014 Vouvray • Champalou 19.95
2014 Quincy • Domaine Trotereau 20.00
2014 Pouilly Fumé “Vieilles Vignes” • Régis Minet 24.00
2014 Sancerre “Clos des Bouffants” • Roger Neveu 24.00
2013 Savennières “Cuvée Spéciale” • Château d’Epiré 30.00
2014 Reuilly Pinot Gris Rosé • Domaine de Reuilly 20.00
2012 Bourgueil “Cuvée Beauvais” • Chanteleuserie 18.00
2013 Chinon • Bernard Baudry 25.00
2013 Sancerre Rouge • Hippolyte Reverdy 27.00
2013 Bourgueil “Nuits d’Ivresse” • C. & P. Breton 34.00
2012 Chinon “Clos de la Dioterie” • Charles Joguet 52.00
Normally $311.90
Special Sampler Price
$234.00
(a 25% discount)
This item is not eligible for discounts |
Vintage: | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Loire |
Producer: | 12-Bottle Pack |
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2020 Vin de France Rosé Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Les Arceaux”
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Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
2022 Vouvray
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Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes.
2022 Sancerre
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2022 Bourgueil Rosé
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2020 Saumur Blanc “L’Échelier”
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This dry Chenin Blanc is etched from the white limestone beneath—crystalline, pure, and chiseled.
2020 Vouvray “Pierres Rousses”
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This wine is deep and textural, with serious presence on the palate and a dry, flinty finish.
2022 Pouilly-Fumé “Vieilles Vignes”
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Sauvignon Blanc has many incarnations throughout the world, but even in the Loire Valley—the grape’s spiritual home—Pouilly Fumé represents a very distinctive example.
2022 Savennières
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2022 Chinon “Les Granges”
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Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
2018 Vin de France Rouge Grolleau/Cabernet Franc
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The fruit is concentrated, deep, and pure, suggesting wild brambles and tart blackberries, along with an earthy, spicy component and hints of cedar.
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 Kimmderidgian 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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2018 Vouvray “La Moelleuse”
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2018 Saumur Blanc “L’Échelier”
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2020 Saumur Blanc “Terres”
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2022 Savennières “Cuvée Spéciale”
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2023 Reuilly “Les Pierres Plates”
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2020 Vin de France Rosé Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Les Arceaux”
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2022 Saumur Blanc “L’Insolite”
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2022 Saumur Champigny “Cuvée Domaine”
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2019 Vouvray “Le Portail”
Champalou France | Loire
2018 Vouvray “La Moelleuse”
Champalou France | Loire
2018 Saumur Blanc “L’Échelier”
Thierry Germain France | Loire
2020 Saumur Blanc “Terres”
Thierry Germain France | Loire
2022 Savennières “Cuvée Spéciale”
Château d'Epiré France | Loire
2023 Reuilly “Les Pierres Plates”
Domaine de Reuilly France | Loire
2018 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine “Gorges”
Domaine Michel Brégeon France | Loire
2022 Bourgueil Rosé
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie France | Loire
2022 Vin de France Brut Nature “Elle est pas bulle, la vie?”
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2020 Vin de France Rosé Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Les Arceaux”
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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