Loire Valley
Loire Valley
Domaine Serge Dagueneau et Filles 2020 Les Montées de Saint-Lay Pinot Beurrot
French White
$22.99
Pinot Beurrot, the grey form of Pinot Noir, grows here on iron-rich clay in Saint-Lay. The golden white opens with dried fruits, almonds, hazelnuts, yellow fruit and vanilla. Its palate is broad, rich and long, supported by subtle oak and fine freshness through the finish. The wine is aged in barrel, and production amounted to 3,900 bottles.
Domaine Fouassier 2013 Sancerre Les Romains 375 mL
French White
$23.99
Pear, chalk and ripe fruit characterize this white wine, with a lively mineral profile and a lemon-toned finish. Sauvignon Blanc grows on southwest-facing clay-and-flint slopes formed over Upper Cretaceous geology. The palate combines saline liveliness with a rounder, fuller close. Oyster preparations, creamy dishes, curries and seafood are listed among the pairings, with service around twelve degrees Celsius.
Château de Sancerre 2017 Sancerre Blanc 375 mL
French White
$28.99
White peach, pear and grape lead an expressive profile, followed by violet and acacia as the wine opens. The palate is soft and round, with concentrated fruit and bright acidity. White peach, rose, violet, grapefruit and apricot appear through a long, generous finish. Sauvignon Blanc comes from four Sancerre soil types. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and fine-lees ageing lasts at least eight months.
Saget La Perrière 2022 La Petite Perrière Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$24.99
Ripe yellow fruit and exotic fruit appear in the aroma, while the palate is intensely mineral, linear and persistent. Sauvignon Blanc is harvested at dawn to help preserve freshness. Traditional temperature-controlled fermentation is used, and oak ageing is avoided to preserve the fruit aromas. This dry white comes from the Loire and is classified as Vin de France.
Jardin en Fleurs 2016 Touraine Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$24.99
Bright freshness and minerality shape a precise, zesty profile. Lemon, gooseberry, pear and juicy white fruit define the palate. Sauvignon Blanc comes from Touraine in the Loire Valley. Its acidity suits fish, chicken in cream sauce, salads, asparagus and artichokes, while goat cheese provides a classic regional match. The wine is still, white and twelve percent alcohol.
DIVIN 0.0 Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc
French Non-Alcoholic Wine
$28.99
Delicate bubbles accompany white peach and tropical fruit. The palate is balanced, with lively freshness. Sauvignon Blanc comes from the Loire, and fermentation takes place in stainless steel. Alcohol is removed under vacuum at low temperature before the wine is carbonated. The finished sparkling wine is dry, contains zero percent alcohol and is classified as vegan.
Au Coeur des Terroirs 2022 Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$31.99
A luminous lime-yellow colour accompanies ripe citrus, passion fruit and yellow flowers. The palate is juicy and flavourful, with lively acidity and a balanced expression of fruit. Sauvignon Blanc grows on clay-limestone soils in the Loire Valley. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at eighteen degrees Celsius. The wine receives lees contact and six months of stainless-steel ageing. The dry profile contains about eleven and a half percent alcohol.
Famille Lieubeau 2023 Pinot Noir
French Red
$30.99
Blackcurrant, raspberry, violet, ripe red fruit and vanilla sit in a fresh profile with a long finish. The Pinot Noir grows on schist in the Loire and carries twelve percent alcohol. Vinification includes two weeks of maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel with regular cap work. A portion matures in oak, while the balance remains in tank before bottling.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2019 La Ritournelle Bourgueil Rosé
French Rosé
$49.99
Made from Cabernet Franc, this Bourgueil rosé is bright and crisp. Pale pink colour carries a faint golden hue and a berry-scented perfume with a very faint exotic quality. The palate is balanced and flavourful, showing floral-tinged berry fruit. A distinct citrus note appears on the finish. The wine comes from the Loire Valley in France.
Monmousseau 2020 Rosé d’Anjou
French Rosé
$31.99
Cabernet Franc makes up seventy percent of the blend, with Grolleau accounting for the remainder. The grapes are pressed immediately after harvest, using only the first pressing, then fermented without skins at low temperature. Pale pink with a salmon tint, the wine carries floral and strawberry aromas with raspberry and cherry blossom undertones. The finish is fresh and off-dry.
Domaine Ménard-Gaborit 2020 Ex Nihilo
French White
$31.99
Melon de Bourgogne and Folle Blanche are among four varieties in the blend. Citrus flavours, minerality and taut acidity give the wine a lively, tight profile. Sauvignon also appears in the cuvée’s established composition. This dry white is classified as Vin de France, comes from the Nantes vineyard area in Loire-Atlantique and carries twelve percent alcohol. The profile also includes fresh fruit and aromatic richness.
Château du Coing de Saint-Fiacre 2023 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
French White
$32.99
Light gold colour accompanies green apple and white peach aromas. Citrus fruit, white flowers and apricot appear on a full-bodied palate with crisp acidity and gentle minerality. Time on the lees adds textural richness. Melon de Bourgogne grows on south-facing slopes where the Sèvre and Maine rivers meet, over gneiss and schist soils. The fruit comes from fifty hectares of Guyot-trained vines.
Deligeroy Crémant de Loire Brut NV
French Sparkling
$32.99
Fine, persistent bubbles rise through a pale-yellow colour. The bouquet combines Chenin freshness, Chardonnay flowers and Cabernet Franc fruit. A lively entry opens into a round structure with white-flower flavours, followed by a long finish of juicy pear and peach. The grapes are pressed gently and fermented cool. A second fermentation takes place in bottle, and the wine ages on its lees for at least twelve months in tuffeau cellars.
Le Petit Connétable 2024 Pinot Noir IGP Val de Loire
French Red
$32.99
This red from Val de Loire is made entirely from Pinot Noir. Light black-fruit notes appear in a supple profile that is both ample and light. Alcohol is 11.5 percent. The release received a silver medal at the Sakura Awards. The range focuses on AOP and IGP wines from the Centre-Loire, with carefully selected berries used to express each grape variety.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2022 Le Telquel
French Red
$42.99
Fruit, perfume and medium body define this Loire red. Le Telquel is identified as Gamay Noir. Fermentation takes place in large open-top foudre, followed by pressing into neutral barrels and six months of maturation before bottling. No sulphur is added to this cuvée. The wine comes from the Loire Valley and carries the Vin de France designation.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2022 Sauvignon de Touraine
French White
$44.99
Creamy notes meet mature apple, chalk, flowers and lemon in a full-bodied Sauvignon Blanc. Fresh almonds and candied fruit are also present, with fresh acidity and a fruity finish. Grapes grow organically on flinty limestone and sandy soils. Lees contact lasts at least five months in tanks and old oak, sulphur use is low, and alcohol is thirteen percent.
Château Moncontour 2016 Vouvray Moelleux
French Dessert
$49.99
This still white is made from Chenin Blanc and classified as moelleux. Alcohol is twelve percent. The château stands at the western entrance to Vouvray and overlooks the Loire. Built in the fifteenth century and renovated in the eighteenth, the property includes more than one hundred hectares of vines and a cellar beneath the hillside.
Cuatro Manos 2021 Le P’tit Nouveau
French Red
$39.99
Red fruit and a grenadine-like character appear in a fresh, light profile. Grolleau and Gamay form the blend, and alcohol is listed at eleven percent. Green-pepper berry aromas and earthy mineral tones are also present; the style is light and ethereal. This natural red comes from Berrie in the Loire Valley and is classified as Vin de France.
Domaine Pellé 2017 Les Bornés Menetou-Salon Blanc
French White
$34.99
White flowers and citrus appear in an aromatic profile. The palate is full, rich and tender, with fruit and underlying minerality. Sauvignon Blanc grows on Kimmeridgian marl in vines averaging twenty-five years. The grapes are pressed pneumatically on arrival, then the juice is settled. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by six months on the lees in stainless steel.
Domaine de la Pépière 2020 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie
French White
$42.99
White flowers, citrus and mineral notes meet apple and gentle yeasty nuances. The palate has fresh acidity, texture and length. Made from Melon de Bourgogne, the dry white is bottled at twelve and a half percent alcohol. It comes from the Loire Valley and carries biodynamic production status. The clean, refreshing style can accompany oysters and other shellfish.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Chinon Les Granges
French Red
$46.99
Cabernet Franc from gravel-and-sand terraces offers dark berries, cassis, tree bark and cigar smoke. The palate is bright and tangy, with moderate tannins, grip and a long finish. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented for fifteen days in cement. Maturation lasts seven to ten months in cement tanks. The vines were planted between the mid- and late nineteen-eighties, and the vineyard is certified organic.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2024 Vin Rouge Gamay
French Red
$44.99
Light, fresh and fruit-driven, this Gamay offers red-fruit character with firm acidity, mineral detail and gently spreading tannins. It was raised for four to six months in truncated oak vats. Made from purchased grapes, it is classified as Vin de France and works well as an aperitif or with Camembert toast, poultry liver or potato gratin.
Domaine Roc de l’Abbaye 2023 Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire
French White
$36.99
Dry and fresh, with a clear, light and restrained profile, this Sauvignon Blanc is made under the Val de Loire IGP. It is suited to serving as an aperitif or with fish, fresh goat cheese and asparagus. At twelve percent alcohol, it has medium ageing potential and can gain complexity and finesse over time in the cellar.
Domaine Roc de l’Abbaye 2022 Sancerre Rouge 375 mL
French Red
$36.99
Peony-red in colour, the wine brings violets, rose, blueberry, blackberry and black pepper. Strawberry and raspberry are also present. The texture is supple, with firm, fine tannins and a fresh, persistent finish. Pinot Noir comes from twenty- to forty-five-year-old vines rooted in silex. The fruit was fully destemmed and macerated for about three weeks with pumping over and punch-downs.
Domaine Bernard Baudry 2021 Le Domaine Chinon
French Red
$48.99
Raspberry and redcurrant meet subtle mineral notes. The palate carries the same fruit with acidity and discreet tannins. Cabernet Franc comes from soils composed of seventy percent gravel and thirty percent slope clay. The vines average thirty to thirty-five years old. Grapes were harvested by hand, fermentation was slow in cement tanks, and maturation lasted twelve months in older barrels and wooden vats. The wine was bottled in autumn.
Domaine de la Pépière 2025 La Pépie Cabernet Franc
French Red
$41.99
Black cherry colour accompanies smoky crushed black olive, stone-like minerality, dark cherry, dry currant, black pepper and a medicinal note. The palate is dry and savoury, with rose petal, ripe tannins and juicy acidity. The finish is long and mouthwatering. Cabernet Franc comes from the Loire, and the wine is certified organic. Alcohol is stated at 13.5 percent.
1006 Vins de Loire 2021 Majorelle Grolleau Noir
French Red
$47.99
Grolleau Noir comes from sixty-year-old vines planted in sandy clay and silt over sandstone and schist in Anjou. The fruit was harvested by hand and received carbonic maceration, spontaneous alcoholic fermentation and spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Maturation lasted six months in concrete tank. Winemaking took place at growers’ estates while the urban cellar was still under construction. The wine contains eleven percent alcohol.
Maison Audebert et Fils 2018 Chinon Les Hautes Vignes
French Red
$39.99
Cabernet Franc forms this dry red from Chinon. The family estate has worked from Bourgueil since the first half of the nineteenth century and now tends more than forty hectares across Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and Chinon. Its vineyards span sand, gravel, siliceous clay, chalky clay and tuffeau. The wines reflect a single-variety approach centred on Cabernet Franc and the character of each vintage.
Clos Roussely 2023 L’Escale Sauvignon Blanc Touraine
French White
$38.99
Fresh flowers and citrus lead a lively, balanced palate where acidity meets rounded texture and clear fruit. Sauvignon Blanc comes from twenty-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils in Touraine. Harvesting combines hand and mechanical picking. Fermentation proceeds slowly with indigenous yeasts, followed by ageing on fine lees. The vineyard is in conversion to organic farming, and the wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Tracy & Cie 2024 Les Marnes Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$38.99
Flowers and citrus open a lively, concentrated profile with polished texture. Exotic fruit develops with air, while lime and delicate minerality shape the clean finish. Sauvignon Blanc comes from marl, limestone and silt soils. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel between fifteen and eighteen degrees, followed by ageing on fine lees in tank. The finished profile is fresh, mineral and fruity.