It's not just this historic piece of land across the river from Savennieres, a stunning - yet unexplored - terroir for dry wines, that Vanessa uses as the basis for some of the most delicious wines of the extremely fashionable Loire variety. She continues to nurture this great 50+ year old vineyard that sits on shale and sandstone soils with biodynamic...
Grapes purchased from different vineyards in the region always with the principles of organic farming which Vanessa Cherruau vinifies with absolute care and the philosophy of low intervention. The wine is vinified by spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel tanks and matured for 9 additional months in them giving a wine of exceptional immediacy, for...
The Champalou family's dry Vouvray is a perfect representation of the region's style. It is a textbook example of the Chenin Blanc variety as expressed in this corner of the Loire. Here the chameleonic dimension of the grape, which can display many different "faces", finds its most classic expression. Unripe tropical fruit, fleshy lemons, honey and...
A wine for purists, austere, with mild notes of red cherries and dried plum that are enhanced by aromas of spicy spices, lead zest and an ethereal herbal dimension reminiscent of eucalyptus and mint. The palate welcomes you with the warmth of the alcohol and the firmness of the tannins, but refreshed by the acidity and balanced next to the dense fruit. It...
Firm on the nose, but with classic aromas of red cherries, pepper, anise, camphor and stone. Immense energy and muscle on the palate, with an earthy character reminiscent of wet forest floor, dried cherries, tobacco and high-quality leather, opposite a combination of aggressive yet fully matured tannins and lively acidity. It will take time to evolve its...
Exceptionally small production, Un Sang Blanc captures the style of Southern Rhône wines beautifully, combining that oily, oily character and creamy texture with a thirst-quenching yet freshness. Like all the winery's wines, it is fermented with indigenous yeasts and fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. The wine will be aged in contact with...
This specific vineyard has an age that surpasses fifty years and is planted on limestone terroir. It is vinified in open oak vats with whole bunches and no additives or intervention according to the hands-off approach of Vincent Gaudry. Depending on the attributes of each vintage the wine will remain for about fifteen months in old oak barrels inside the...
Old Roots comes from a single-vineyard Xinomavro vineyard in Goumenissa and due to its single-vineyard character, it cannot bear the appellation of origin on the label since legislation requires at least 20% Negoska in the blend. Biodynamic farming as well as the age of the vineyards helps to harvest Xinomavro earlier and at better maturity levels. The...
The wine is bottled as Vin de France with a grape that is about 80% Gamay with only 20% Chardonnay. The wine completes its vinification in bottle where it acquires its sparkle and is left for about 4 months in contact with the lees. With only 4gr/l of residual sugars, extremely refreshing acidity and very low sulphites, it is a perfectly "playful" wine...
As the name of the variety suggests, Zakynthino travelled years ago from Zakynthos - where it is known as "Pavlos" - to Kefalonia. This is where the similarities end, as both in terms of wine and taste profile, the wines from the two islands are extremely different. The Zakynthino of Sklavos follows a protocol of mild natural vinification in 500lt barrels...
