This Chenin Blanc the 2016 Le Bel Ouvrage is now starting to throw off its youth and develop aging characters of lanolin and earthy notes alongside cooked pineapple. There's clearly been a lot of care put into this wine -... Read More

The sample of the 2020 Anjou Noir is an intensely yellow colored regional cuvée that "results from a blend of the domaine's vines not being vinified from a single plot providing a synthesis of the terroirs that gave rise... Read More

Vouvray “Le Mont” Demi-Sec- Domaine Huët There is no Demi-Sec from the Le Haut Lieu vineyard in 2023 but the Le Mont version seems destined to ultimately be ranked as one of the finest wines to be found anywhere along the... Read More

As is also the case with the 2023 Le Mount Moelleux the Clos du Bourg Moelleux comes in at 12.5 percent octane in this vintage. The bouquet is deep and pure offering up scents of sweet quince fresh pineapple a beautiful base of... Read More

The 2005 Le Mont Premier Trie is another magnificent bottle in the making. The stunning bouquet is a blend of orange, apple, pineapple, beautiful chalky soil tones and white flowers. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, very... Read More

Domaine Huët’s 2023 Clos du Bourg Sec bottling is also excellent. The wine is deep complex and beautifully focused on the nose wafting from the glass in a mix of quince apple a touch of pink grapefruit complex chalky soil tones... Read More

The 2023 Vouvray “Le Haut Lieu” Sec from Domaine Huët is a classic in the making coming in at an even thirteen percent octane in this vintage and offering up a bright and complex bouquet of quince lemon chalky soil tones... Read More

The 2023 version of Le Mont Sec from Domaine Huët is another outstanding wine in the making. As is so often the case the wine shows a bit more mineral personality in comparison to the chalkier foundations of the Le Haut Lieu... Read More

Pineapple papaya caramel orange marmalade and dried apricot open on the nose along with hints of ginger and almond. The biodynamically-farmed wine is rich and fulsome with dried-fruit flavors suggested on the nose along with peach... Read More

The fruit in the 2019 Coulée de Serrant is so superlative that it ought to get a perfect 100. However something happened between the vine and the glass that has made it a bit funky compromising its beauty. It's a little barnyardy... Read More

This is an icon Savennières from a laurel-deserving producer. You'll smile when you put your nose in the glass because this wine unconsciously draws that reaction. Ripe green-and-golden orchard aromas fill the nose and motivate... Read More

When you want to experience the best of Chenin Blanc you start with Savennières and when you want to experience the best of Savennières you start with Famille Joly. This wine immediately impresses on the nose beginning with... Read More

This has fantastic fruit concentration with saline, spicy edges. Lots of toasted apple, dried pineapple, biscuits, mango stones and sea shells. Medium to full body, with sharp acidity and a creamy texture. Long and structured.... Read More

For twenty years Eben Sadie has been working in South Africa’s rugged Swartland seeking to find isolated vineyards of old bush vines and unique terroirs from which he makes wines that are built to age. He came to Swartland... Read More

For twenty years Eben Sadie has been working in South Africa’s rugged Swartland seeking to find isolated vineyards of old bush vines and unique terroirs from which he makes wines that are built to age. He came to Swartland... Read More

For twenty years Eben Sadie has been working in South Africa’s rugged Swartland seeking to find isolated vineyards of old bush vines and unique terroirs from which he makes wines that are built to age. He came to Swartland... Read More

The 2021 Clos de la Hutte is a fabulous laser-like wine with scintillating acidity. It is airy and calm in texture providing a sense of tranquility and ease. Expect a fragrant style with florals nectarine citrus pastry and a touch... Read More