Thibaud Boudignon
Savennières
Clos Rougeard
Chacé
Domaine du Bel Air
Bourgueil
Vincent Gaudry
Sury-en-Vaux
Château de Bonnezeaux
Bonnezeaux
Domaine des Quatre Pilliers
Noyers-sur-Cher
Thibaud Boudignon
Savennières
Is this the greatest producer of Chenin blanc in the world? For many top sommeliers and winemakers Thibaud Boudignon is certainly at the very top of the game when it comes to this incredible grape variety
His work in Savennieres and Anjou has seen him make incredible progress over the years as his (mostly) carefully planted vines age and he refines his farming and winemaking techniques. At this stage, his three single vineyard Savennieres are mostly strictly allocated and even his “simple” Anjou blanc is a great introduction to the estate’s style of purity, power and complexity
🌙 Biodynamic
7 ha
THE WINES
Anjou Blanc
Anjou Blanc à François(e)…
Savennières Clos de la Hutte
Rosé de Loire
Clos Rougeard
CHACÉ
An estate that has single-handedly raised the profile of an entire region, Clos Rougeard has been a pioneer of organic farming in the Loire when the trend was for heavy fertilisation and use of other chemical products
Add to this winemaking that gives the wines 2-3 years in barrel and an extra year or two after bottling and you have an estate that rapidly be- came a favourite for producers all over the world. Among a very small group of cult wineries whose reputation precedes them, these are among the most treasured bottles we are allocated every year
🍀 Organic
10 ha
THE WINES
Saumur Champigny Le Clos
Saumur Champigny Les Poyeux
Saumur Champigny Le Bourg
Saumur Brézé
Domaine du Bel Air
Bourgueil
The Gauthier family has been introduced to us by Nady Foucault of the Clos Rougeard. Seen by many as a worthy successor of the Foucault brothers’ work, the Gauthiers also work organically, and have increased the time the lieu-dit wines spend in barrel from 2 to 3 years, giving them a patina that makes them stand apart even more
If there was one name to watch for great Cabernet France in the Loire, this would surely be it as these wines are rapidly gaining cult status!
🍀Organic
18 ha
THE WINES
Bourgueil Jour de Soif
Bourgueil Les Vingt Lieux Dits
Bourgueil Les Marsaules
Bourgueil Grand Mont
Bourgueil Clos Nouveau
Vincent Gaudry
Sury-en-Vaux
Having started to farm biodynamically almost 20 years ago, Vincent Gaudry has never really made it to the limelight. And yet, in the circle of great producers such as Richard Leroy, Anne Vatan or Nady Foucault he is seen as Sancerre’s finest vigneron
Making wines in a style that harkens back to the 1950s, whilst making sure the wines are clean and impeccably made, this is a producer who we are very excited to be able to work with
🌙 Biodynamic
11 ha
THE WINES
Sancerre A Mi Chemin
Sancerre Constellation du Scorpion
Sancerre Melodie de Vieilles Vignes
Sancerre Pour Vous
Sancerre Tournebride
Château de Bonnezeaux
Bonnezeaux
Guyonne Saclier de la Bâtie has worked with the pioneering Mark Angeli as well as cult producer Stéphane Bernaudeau in Anjou before taking over the family holdings and chateau
After a couple of years of getting the vineyards back into shape, the domaine kept its entire production in 2016 for the first time. Since then, Guyonne continues to fine-tune vinification and vineyard management practices
With only 4 ha planted, these wines have fast become incredibly hard to find and will no doubt become some of the reference points for Chenin Blanc in the Loire
🌙Biodynamic
4 ha
THE WINES
Coquerie 2020
Frimas 2020
Minée Haute 2020
Montagne 2020
Domaine des Quatre Pilliers
Noyers-sur-Cher
Young vigneron Valentin Desloges has accumulate winemaking experience in famous wineries across France, including Domaine Coche-Dury and Domaine Paul Pillot
Located in Touraine AOC, the vineyards are close to the Cher River and benefit from its temperature-regulating effect. The vines are cultivated organically.
Cabernet Franc and Côt (Malbec) are fermented without stems, and Pinot Noir usually includes 20% whole-bunch grapes; the fermentation process is carried out in stainless steel wine tanks, and the aging in used oak barrels
Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc are fermented and matured in oak barrels, the proportion of new wood varies between 10-30%; prolonged ageing on lees builds precision, complexity and generosity of the wines.
Desloges selects high quality wood from nearby Loches forest, and insists on having the planks well-dried before supervising the manufacturing process of his bespoke barrels.
🍀Organic
10 ha
