Very pale salmon. Peach, apricot, spice and red berry flavours. Airy, fresh and supple; a sophisticated but approachable Loire rosé made from the estate’s youngest Cabernet Franc vines. 13% on www.joannasimon.com , 7th Jul 2021 Stylish organic Loire rosé with lovely apricot, spice and red berry flavour. in Platinum Magazine , Aug 2021
Gosh, this is an amazing Cabernet Franc and the fruit is wonderfully floral and juicy on the nose and palate and then bracingly dry and refreshing on the finish. This is a benchmark summer red wine that responds brilliantly to being chilled, too, yum. on www.matthewjukes.com , 3rd Jul 2021
In some ways, a new domaine – for five generations, the family rented out its vineyards and sold those wines they made to negociants. But since 2014, Etienne de Brechard has bottled under the domaine name. High-toned, steely aroma, with silex notes. Straight as a die, this slices through the palate. The tight and vibrant […]
A gamay that is not from Beaujolais but the old volcanic terrain of the Côtes du Forez, an appellation in central France close to the source of the Loire. Smooth, almost impossibly juicy and brimful with the flavours of squished berries. Victoria Moore in The Sunday Telegraph, 13th Jun 2021
I know what you’re thinking: “That’s an expensive Petit Chablis.” But it’s a brilliant one, like lemon blossom with cool, wet stone and an unexpected complexity. Honestly, superb. You’ll want to buy it by the case, at which point it gets cheaper (£14.20 a bottle). Victoria Moore in The Sunday Telegraph, 13th Jun 2021
The Côtes de Forez are not conventionally thought of as part of the Loire wine region but the river rises nearby and the department is actually called Loire. Besides I would like to draw your attention to this delicious and well-priced summer red. Gilles Bonnefoy is a local who set up his estate, Les Vins […]
Full bottle 1,320 g. From various terroirs around Maimbray: 60% limestone and 40% terres blanches. Hand-picked and oak-aged. Transparent garnet. Sweet Pinot Noir fruit on the nose and a much riper, more convincing, raspberry-flavoured wine than most Sancerre Rouges I have tasted recently. Very gentle and caressing on the palate with good fruit and energy. […]
Full bottle 1,335 g. Certified organic. 100% Cabernet Franc on clay-limestone. Mid purplish crimson. Fragrant with a layer of definite sweetness on the nose. Good bite and medium weight. Bone-dry finish. A lovely lunch wine, or for outdoor dining in high temperatures nicely chilled? Sappy. Just the right amount of acidity and just a little, […]
Gorgeous floral scent, strawberry and zingy splendour unite in pitch perfection. in , 6th June 2021
Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of Pique Roque Rosé, having bought it and written about it for well over a decade. The 2020 is sensational and it is the palest and most ethereal of this sextet. The clever addition of Cabernet manages to lengthen the finish and add even more […]