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Loire Valley

The Loire Valley in central France is home to numerous important appellations and sub-appellations. Its 185,000 vineyard acres include 87 appellations in Anjou, Samur, Touraine and Chinon, among other areas. The Loire River, which stretches from Nantes on the Atlantic Coast to Orleans, about 80 miles south of Paris, has been a boon to winemaking in the region ever since the Romans planted vineyards some 2,000 years ago. The river moderates the climate in the Loire Valley, which in the 11th and 12th centuries produced wine that was more prized than the wines of Bordeaux or Burgundy. Today the Loire Valley is best known for its white wines, though it actually produces as much red and white wine. The prestigious white wines of the region are Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé, Muscadet and Vouvray. The white grapes most frequently grown are Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Melon de Bourgogne. The best red wines are typically Cabernet Franc or Gamay. Though Loire Valley wines are widely admired in France, outside of the country they suffer from a lack of recognition. In writing about Loire wines, Hugh Johnson has noted that the “classic word for them is charming; the classic mystery that they are not more appreciated outside of France.”

2019 Vices & Vertus (Louise Chéreau) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine San Soufre Ajouté Katharos

2020 Thierry Germain Saumur-Champigny Les Memoires

VN  94   
JR  16.5   
6 available
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1998 Rene Renou Bonnezeaux Tri de Vendanges

500ml

Label condition issue

2021 Patient Cottat Sancerre Anciennes Vignes

JS  93   
VN  90   
8 available
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2014 Pascal Cotat Sancerre Les Monts Damnés

WA  95   
2 available
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2018 Noëlla Morantin Sauvignon Blanc Chez Charles

2018 Noëlla Morantin Sauvignon Blanc Chez Charles

5 available
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2020 Nicolas Barbou Utopie Creative

Light label condition issue

2 available
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2020 Nicolas Barbou Utopie Creative

2 available
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2020 Nicolas Barbou Folie Insolente

2 available
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2020 Nicolas Barbou Folie Insolente

Light label condition issue

2017 Julien Pineau Substance

2017 Julien Pineau Substance

10 available
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2016 Francois Cotat Chavignol Rouge

Light capsule condition issue

2 available
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2018 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Sur Loire Les Tuffeaux

WS  94   
VN  94   
WA  93+    

2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Les Choisilles

VN  91   
JR  15.5   

2020 Francois Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Les Choisilles

VN  91   
JR  15.5   
5 available
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2019 Francois Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert

WA  93+    

2018 Edmond Vatan Sancerre Clos La Neore

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue

VN  96   

2017 Domaine Serol Cote Roannaise Oudan

WA  92+    

2017 Domaine Sauvete Touraine Oneiros

2016 Domaine Leduc-Frouin La Seigneurie Anjou Rouge

2020 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec

VN  96   
WA  95   
WS  93   

2021 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec

VN  96   
WA  95   
JS  95   
WS  94   
JR  17   

2020 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont Sec

3-bottle Lot

VN  96   
WA  95   
WS  93   
4 available
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