Wines of the

1 of the Loire

The whole of the , in common with much of Europe, suffered much reduced yields in 2012 but thoughts on quality generally range from very good to excellent. After a mild winter bud-break was early, but spring frosts, hail, and cold wet weather through May and June reduced yields, slowed development, and increased the threat of disease. An increase in temperature and lack of rain for four weeks from late July helped immensely, allowing many growers from Muscadet to Pouilly to make their best wines for many years. However, not all styles were spared: “A great year to go frog-hunting” Claude Papin of Château Pierre-Bise remarked as three weeks of rain put paid to hopes of another great sweet wine .

Here, with wines from every between 2007 and 2012, we present perhaps our most complete Loire list ever. With four producers new to our list, and one returning after an absence of ten years, we include Muscadet, Villages Brissac, Bourgueil and among the appellations on offer.

Gordon Coates May 2013

The estates are listed in order from the source of the Loire to its mouth.

2 Mixed Cases Chenin Styles £135.00 (Two bottles each of six whites; 1 sparkling, 2 dry, 1 medium and 2 sweet) with a saving of at least 10% on the bottle prices Code CL313 Loire Sauvignon Blancs £122.00 2010 Chapin & Landais, Brut, Le Grand Saumur (p.11) (Two bottles each of six whites) 2012 Putille, Anjou Blanc Sec (p.14) 2011 Cady, Anjou Blanc, Cheninsolite (p.14) Code CL113 2010 Gaudron, Vouvray, Demi-Sec (p.8) 2012 Les Chardons, , 2012 Forges, Coteaux du Layon, St. Aubin (p.13) Vin de Pays de Loire (p.7) 2009 Château Pierre-Bise, Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu, 2011 Aumonier, Touraine Sauvignon (p.7) Rouannières (p.12) 2011 Chevilly, Quincy (p.6) 2012 Chavet, Menetou-Salon (p.6) Stars of the Loire £177.00 2011 Cherrier, Sancerre (p.5) (Two bottles each of 1 , 2 whites, 1 and 2 2012 Blanchet, Pouilly-Fumé, Les Pernets (p.4) reds) Loire £125.00 Code CL413 (Two bottles each of four whites and two reds) NV Gaudron, Vouvray, Méthode Traditionelle, Brut (p.8) 2010 Pierre-Bise, Savennières Roche aux Moines (p.12) Code CL213 2011 Blanchet, Pouilly-Fumé, Les Silice (p.4) 2012 Putille, Anjou Blanc Sec (p.14) 2011 Cherrier, Sancerre Rosé (p.5) 2010 Gaudron, Vouvray, Sec (p.8) 2010 Rochelles, Anjou Villages Brissac, 2011 Cordaillat, Reuilly (p.6) La Croix de (p.11) 2012 Blanchet, Pouilly-Fumé, Les Pernets (p.4) 2009 Rousse, , Clos de la Roche (p.9) 2011 Petit Bondieu, Bourgueil, Cuvée du Vendôme (p.10) 2011 Rousse, Chinon, Les Galuches (p.9)

3 Pouilly-Fumé and Sancerre 2012 Pouilly-Fumé, Les Pernets, 12.5° Bottle £13.50 Case £153.90 Code BLA112 The longest river in ; the Loire flows north for over half Very pale lemon with green tints. Exuberant youthful citrus its length, before turning west at Orléans and heading towards and flint nose. Decently weighted primary fruit; fresh lemon the Atlantic coast. Just before this deviation the river runs over a mineral acid thread. Fresh and bone dry on the finish. between Pouilly and Sancerre, the two most famous names Now-2015 in the whole valley. Both towns are capable of producing thrilling wines from Sauvignon Blanc but it would be a brave, 2011 Pouilly-Fumé, Les Silice, 13° or possibly foolish, taster who would claim to consistently tell Bottle £14.95 Case £170.43 Code BLA211 one from the other. It is true that Pouilly-Fumé has a higher A touch more deeply coloured. Aromas of grapefruit, preserved proportion of clay-flint soils which can impart a characteristic lemons, nettles and struck flints. Elegantly balanced between smokiness to the wines. lemon sherbet, grapefruit, ripe apple, and a subtle restraining As the demand for white Sancerre is so high makes grip. Builds on the palate. Irony; and very long. Now-2015 up only a small percentage of the area but the delicate rosé that it produces is entrancing a growing number of fans. Cherrier Père et fils, Domaine de la Rossignole, Verdigny Francis Blanchet, Pouilly-sur-Loire The Cherrier family have been delivering fine Sancerre to us Year in, year out Francis Blanchet and his family create a wine for years now, Pierre took over the 14 hectares of on that is so true to the appellation, and that really displays the the sweeping slopes at Verdigny in 1962, and has now passed illusive suggestion of gunflint, especially after a year or so in on the baton to his two sons, François and Jean-Marie. The bottle. The estate grows 100% Sauvignon Blanc on 9.5 hectares uncomplicated and vivacious fruit of the classic white here covering Kimeridgian clays, flint and limestone. Along with Les signifies bench-mark Sauvignon Blanc. The Cherrier family’s Pernets we offer the age-worthy Les Silice cuvée, from a small rosé, from 100% Pinot Noir, always has more depth of fruit block on very flinty soils, which Francis compares favourably than many Sancerre rosés. to the excellent 2005 and 2006 .

4 2011 Sancerre, 13.5° Menetou-Salon, Quincy Bottle £12.95 Case £147.63 Code ROS111 Delightfully intense pure citrus aromas, with perhaps a hint of and Reuilly mint. Clean crisp lemon and grapefruit on the palate, backed by stony liquorice. Lasts well. Now-2014 Menetou-Salon, Quincy and Reuilly remain in the shadow of their better known neighbours, Sancerre and Pouilly, yet 2011 Sancerre Rosé, 13° the wines here are sought out by those who seek value and Bottle £13.95 Case £159.03 Code ROS311 authenticity rather than a famous name. The appellation of Pale salmon pink hue. Attractively open aromas of ripe soft red Menetou-Salon, spread out along a range of hills to the north- fruit with a peck of spice. With a pure, ripe strawberry palate, east of Bourges, is contiguous with Sancerre. Among Charolais this is delightfully balanced and attractive. Now-2014 pastures and cereals, the vineyards lie largely on south-facing slopes, all on calcareous, Kimeridgian clay. In 1936 Quincy became only the second Appellation Controlée in France, after the example of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, with Reuilly following a year later. From plantings on lighter, sandier soils, and with a slightly warmer climate than at Sancerre, wines from Quincy tend to be creamier and softer, while the well exposed limestone soils of neighbouring Reuilly yield a touch more elegance. Domaine Chavet, Menetou-Salon The bubbly Marie-Lise and husband Phillipe can trace in the Chavet family back to the 17th century, and now run a 23 hectare domaine. While some regular customers may mourn the passing of the distinctive belle époque label, the wine here is perennially very correct, with an impressive mineral steeliness. Continuing a run of successful vintages, this won a Ligier d’Argent medal at the Salon des Vins de Loire this year.

5 2012 Menetou-Salon, 13° [Screwcap] Domaine de Chevilly, Mereau Bottle £12.75 Case £145.35 Code CHC112 The Lestourgie family continues to make exemplary Quincy Sparklingly bright pale lemon with a green tinge. Open, from nine hectares of vines, and this wine is now established citrus perfume, even a hint of honey. On the palate rich, ripe as a firm favourite among many customers. Minimal use of lemon fruit, elegantly balanced by a flinty minerality. This is chemicals in the vineyard and low temperature fermentation mouthwatering and persistent. Now-2015 maximize fruit flavours and the expression of . 2011 Quincy, 12.5° [Screwcap] Bottle £11.50 Case £131.10 Code CHE111 Almost water white. Bright, inviting scent of ripe citrus. On the palate this shows mouthwatering zest, along with good weight of lemon fruit. The finish is balanced and long. Winner of a Ligier d’Or medal last year. Now-2014

Domaine Cordaillat, Mereau Michel and Chantal Cordaillat established their domaine in 1995 and now farm 7 hectares, of which 65% is Sauvignon Blanc. The Tradition is building a loyal following and is particularly elegant in this vintage. 2011 Reuilly, Tradition, 13° Bottle £11.50 Case £131.10 Code COD111 Pale, crystal bright lemon. Fine and grassy aromas. Ripe citrus fruit backed by subtle green herbal and spicy notes; this has good weight and finishes well. Now-2014

6 Touraine 2010 Touraine, Cuvée Henri, 12.5° Bottle £10.50 Case £119.70 Code AUM510 The fruit of vines aged over 30 years. Rich, honeyed scent. A Domaine de l’Aumonier, Couffy mouthful of vivid tropical fruit; mango and pineapple, with Sophie and Thierry Chardon are a determined young couple just a hint of vanilla. This has attractive weight and volume. who only founded their estate on bought and rented land Now-2014 in 1997. They now farm 47 hectares, over half planted to Sauvignon Blanc. Since the 2010 vintage the Domaine wines are fully organic, and bear Agriculture Biologique certification. The appeal of the wines here lies in the ripe fruitiness of the house style. We offer three whites: Vin de Pays Sauvignon, Touraine Sauvignon and a barrel fermented , Cuvée Henri. 2012 Les Chardons, Sauvignon Blanc, Vin de Pays de Loire, 12° Bottle £7.95 Case £90.63 Code AUM312 Pale hue. Bright grapefruit and ripe apple aromas with a grassy note. Well judged weight of zesty citrus flavours. Really on form, with a refreshing finish. Now-2014 2011 Touraine Sauvignon, 12.5° Bottle £9.50 Case £108.30 Code AUM111 Pale lemon. Scent of cut grass and citrus. Clean zesty lemon and lime flavours. Generous and silky on the palate and finishing with a delightful lift. The 2012 vintage follows at £9.95. Drink this year

7 Vouvray NV Vouvray, Méthode Traditionelle, Brut, 12.5° Bottle £13.75 Case £156.75 Code GAU1NV Based mainly on the 2010 vintage. Pale colour and a fine, lively Domaine Sylvain Gaudron, Vernou-sur- mousse. Bold varietal aromas are followed by a delightfully Brenne balanced, ripe fruited palate and a vivacious, clean finish. Now-2015 After long years of searching and exhaustive tasting, we introduce a domaine which we feel offers attractive wines across the range 2010 Vouvray, Sec, 13° of Vouvray styles from sparkling and dry, through medium to Bottle £12.25 Case £139.65 Code GAU210 lusciously sweet. Gilles Gaudron is the latest of four generations to control this 25 hectare domaine comprising 50 small plots, Bright pale lemon colour. Open and showing temptingly along with 1000 metres of 13th century troglodyte cellars. Gilles developed aromas of ripe melon and quince, which follow practices lutte raisonnée in the vineyard and, in the naturally through to a dry, richly textured palate. The flavours are cool cellars, vinifies the issue of each plot separately to ease persistent and leave the mouth clean and refreshed. Now-2015 selection and blending for the finished wines. He talks of the wines “ripening” in his cellar, rather than “ageing”; for example, 2010 Vouvray, Demi-Sec, 12° his sparkling Vouvray is cellared for more than twice the legal Bottle £12.25 Case £139.65 Code GAU310 minimum of 12 months before release. A mouthful of lush pear, checked by the characteristic nettle notes of chenin blanc. Showing attractive development, the medium sweetness is cut by a spine of acidity, leaving a satisfying savoury finish. Now-2016 2010 Vouvray, Grain d’Or, 1er Tri, 11.5° Bottle (50cl.) £23.95 Case (12 x 50cl.) £273.03 Code GAU410 Fine, dry weather at the end of October and in to early November allowed this careful selection of individual berries affected by . This mid-gold coloured wine with 115g/l residual sugar is wonderfully rounded and silky textured, with honey and pure ripe fruit flavours. Now-2022

8 Chinon, Bourgueil and Saint 2011 Chinon, Les Galuches, 12.5° Bottle £10.95 Case £124.83 Code ROT311 Nicolas de Bourgueil Bright, even purple hue. Very true nose, currranty and just a touch leafy. Supple and delightfully Just before the town of Saumur as the Loire flows towards balanced, showing ripe cherries and blackcurrants. Now-2014 the west is the source of many of the best red wines in the valley. Bourgueil and Saint Nicolas lie on the north bank 2009 Chinon, Cuvée Terroir, 12.5° whilst Chinon is to the south of the river, all three and the Bottle £11.95 Case £136.23 Code ROT109 surrounding villages producing wines from Cabernet Franc Aromas of pure ripe blackcurrant. Generous dark fruit, yet stylish which vary in style from light and early drinking to more full- and classically structured. Beautifully balanced and persistant. bodied, structured and age worthy. “Cuvée Terroir: that should tell me what to expect-they’ve made this to reflect the earth, the vineyard, the place. So I don’t mind Wilfrid Rousse, Savigny en Veron the tannic roughness. I love the pebbley rasp to the fruit, the Wilfrid Rousse has 18 hectares of Cabernet Franc, across a wide sapping flavour of vine stems, and I revel in the lean raspberry range of soils. Having completed three years in conversion the fruit, so dry and pure I can feel the pips getting stuck in my wines from 2011 are certified organic. Les Galuches is from young teeth.” Oz Clarke, 250 Best Wines 2012. Now-2015 vines grown on sand and gravel lying near to the river Vienne: it’s always a perfectly correct, fresh, lead-pencil Chinon for early 2010 Chinon, Les Puys, 12.5° drinking. A 7 hectare vineyard on the plateau of Beaumont-en- Bottle £12.95 Case £147.63 Code ROT610 Véron is the source of Cuvée Terroir. Les Puys is from a relatively Piercing blackberry scent. Stylish and lively, with a good young 3 hectare south facing vineyard with flinty soils, while a weight of red and black fruit, allied to silky tannins. Already walled vineyard planted in 1950 on clay limestone soils yields delicious, and more to give. Now-2016 the impressive and ageworthy Clos de la Roche. 2009 Chinon, Clos de la Roche, 13° 2011 Chinon Rosé de Saignée, 12° Bottle £18.50 Case £210.90 Code ROT409 Bottle £9.95 Case £113.43 Code ROT511 Deep translucent purple. Already developing inviting The colour of wild salmon. Open and mildly savoury nose complexity on the nose. This is so impressive; elegant, yet with summer fruit aromas. Crunchy red cherry fruit and silky mouth filling, with velvet textured ripe cassis and hedgerow texture, this is dry and extremely food friendly. Drink this year fruits. Such length. Now-2019

9 Domaine du Petit Bondieu, Restigné Gérald Vallée, Domaine de la Cotelleraie, Another new addition to our Loire portfolio. Reds from this Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil part of the wine world continue to be somewhat niche, and On the gently south-facing gravel terraces and sandstone slopes we have been buying happily from Messieurs Rousse and around the village Gérald Vallée crafts a range of 5 wines from Vallée for some years, but the Bourgueils of young Thomas a domaine of 26 hectares. We offer two wines: Les Mauguerets, Pichet are so charming we had to buy them. The 17 hectares of from gravelly plots across the estate, is just rounded from some family owned vineyards are currently in conversion to organic ageing in old wooden vats, and shows typicity allied to real cultivation. The fruit for Cuvée du Vendôme comes from lower finesse. L’Envolée is his top wine, from two low-yielding plots lying sandy gravel plots, while Cuvée des Couplets is the of sixty year old vines on the slopes, given lots of pigéage and product of 80 year old vines on well exposed limestone-clay long to aid extraction, before 12 months ageing in slopes further north of the village. barrel, and bottling without fining or filtration. 2011 Bourgueil, Cuvée du Vendôme, 12.5° 2009 Domaine de la Cotelleraie, Bottle £12.50 Case £142.50 Code PEB111 Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, Les Mauguerets, 12.5° Textbook aromas of red fruit with a hint of graphite. This Bottle £11.75 Case £133.95 Code VAL209 delightfully light and stylish unoaked selection displays such well judged clean cherry fruit, and could be enjoyed cool Probably the best vintage yet of this much-admired wine. during the warmer months. Now-2014 Scent of fresh currants. Silkily textured, showing ripe currants backed by fine tannins, this is attractively aromatic. So correct 2010 Bourgueil, Cuvée des Couplets, 13.5° and elegant. Now-2014 Bottle £17.50 Case £199.50 Code PEB210 2008 Gérald Vallée, Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil, A wonderfully even deep ruby. Very classy and noticeably more L’Envolée, 12.5° black fruited on the nose. In the mouth, at once both focused and generous, with purity, balance and length. Now-2016 Bottle £16.50 Case £188.10 Code VAL308 Deep and opaque purple. Blackcurrant on the nose, with a hint of bacon fat. Rich, black-fruited palate, with mineral notes. Pure, velvety and well integrated. This is consistently so poised, with fine balance. Now-2017

10 Anjou-Saumur Domaine des Rochelles, Saint Jean des Mauvrets As the river flows west from Touraine, Chenin Blanc takes The third of our new producers, Jean-Hubert Lebreton’s family over from Sauvignon Blanc for whites, supplemented by the estate is close to the river just south of Angers in the Anjou Cabernet varieties for reds and rosés. This area south of the Villages Brissac appellation. The enterprise is notable for town of Angers produces the vast quantities needed to fill having 16 of its 58 hectares planted to ; supermarket shelves, alongside rare and sought after treats very unusual in this region, but easy to understand after tasting such as Savennières and Quarts de Chaume. the truly amazing La Croix de Mission. Chapin & Landais, St. Hilaire St. Florent 2012 Anjou Rouge, L’Ardoise, 13° We continue with this excellent vintage fizz, made from Chenin Bottle £10.25 Case £116.85 Code ROC112 Blanc (here known as Pineau de Loire) with 10% . Beautifully ripe Cabernet Franc grapes are thermovinified to Chenin Blanc has excellent acidity, so lends itself perfectly to make this early-drinking style. Attractive bright purple robe. the production of sparkling wine, produced in Saumur since Bags of exuberant, lifted strawberry and cherry fruit. A versatile the early nineteenth century. summer drinker. Now-2015 2010 Chapin & Landais, Saumur Brut, 2010 Anjou Villages Brissac, Le Grand Saumur, 12.5° La Croix de Mission, 13° Bottle £11.50 Case £131.10 Code CHL110 Bottle £16.75 Case £190.95 Code ROC310 Fine mousse. This always has a pretty scent of apples and 90% Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% Cabernet Franc. Intensely pears. Very clean, appley fruit, not absolutely bone dry, and perfumed, and displaying wonderfully rich, velvety cassis appealing freshness. Now-2015 fruit, elegantly tied up in almost imperceptible tannin and acid structure. Awarded Coup de Coeur, Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2013; one to make the Bordelais take note. Now-2018

11 Château Pierre-Bise, Beaulieu 2010 Savennières, Roche aux Moines, 14.5° Claude Papin is a master of Chenin Blanc in all its guises from Bottle £20.50 Case £233.70 Code CPB910 bone dry to lusciously sweet. His focus is to produce wines Dazzling mid gold hue. Pear scents, backed by a hint of which truly reflect their individual origins alongside their lanolin. Such a generous palate, currently a touch unresolved. varietal character. The terroir differences and quality hierarchy Dense and already complex, showing waxy pear mingled with are always so clearly defined. Claude’s two sons René and almond and walnut. “The palate reveals a very serious style, Christophe, are taking more responsibility, for the cellar and polished but with a very straight and well formed substance...A vineyards respectively, and on the evidence of recent vintages beautiful texture, very supple and stylish, and yet feeling long the transition to the new generation will ensure the integrity and more austere in the finish...Great acidity and minerality and quality of these complex and diverse wines. here. Very long and grippy. An impressive wine. 17-18/20” www.thewinedoctor.com, February 2012. Now-2018 2010 Savennières, Clos de Coulaine, 14.5° Bottle £14.75 Case £168.15 Code CPB610 2009 Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu, 12.5° Raised in a mix of old barrels and stainless steel tanks. Pale gold Bottle £16.25 Case £185.25 Code CPB809 with a suggestion of green. Honey and ripe apricot on the nose. A full bottle of sweet wine from schist soils. Bright pale gold. Richly textured, lively, with nutty, mildly tropical fruit, yet with Very open and honeyed; classic Chenin Blanc nose. Softly a fine mineral thread. Finishes long and clean. Now-2015 sweet palate of ripe pear and peach, finely balanced and already approachable. Now-2019 2009 Savennières, Clos le Grand Beaupréau, 14.5° 2009 Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu, Bottle £16.50 Case £188.10 Code CPB809 Rouannières, 11° A restrained nose of ripe honeyed fruit. More elegant than Bottle (50cl.) £16.95 Case (12 x 50cl.) £193.23 Clos de Coulaine, with vibrant stone fruit and herbal depth. Code CPB509 Focused and persistent. Now-2017 From a vineyard on thin soil over spilite. Old gold colour. Very expansive tropical aromas. Apricot and rich fruit cake flavours, cut with tingling acidity. A real success; delicious but still improving. Now-2021

12 2010 Quarts de Chaume, 11° 2011 Chardonnay Vin de Pays de Val de Loire IGP, Bottle (50cl.) £24.95 Case (12 x 50cl.) £284.43 12.5° Code CPB210 Bottle £7.95 Case £90.63 Code FOR811 Star bright, even gold hue. Embryonic, brooding nose; ripe and Pale and crystal bright colour. Zesty citrus aromas with a subtle honeyed, yet with a nettley twist. On the palate this is rich, chalky back note. Full, softly textured, with creamy pineapple powerful and densely packed with primary stone fruit. A taut and lemon, finishing crisp and vital. Now-2014 mineral and acid spine lead to an achingly long finish which leaves the mouth clean. Such potential. Now-2025 2010 Anjou Blanc, L’Audace, 14° Bottle £9.95 Case £113.43 Code FOR410 2007 Quarts de Chaume, 11° Stéphane has really improved this barrel fermented wine, Bottle (50cl.) £29.95 Case (12 x 50cl.) £341.43 making it more polished and a wonderful, good value, Code CPB207 introduction to the style that reaches it peak with Savennières. A very clean and inviting nose of honey with floral touches. Open, inviting and attractively toasty on the nose, then richly Real depth of flavour, showing tropical fruit, mandarin and creamy with generous pear and melon flavours, and a linear even a hint of chocolate. Complex and difficult to resist, but finish. Now-2014 with plenty of life ahead. “Beautiful palate with excellent balance of acidity and high residual sugar - concentrated and 2012 Coteaux du Layon St Aubin, 11° layered. Delicious. ****” Magazine, January 2010. Bottle £11.75 Case £133.95 Code FOR612 Now-2022 Limited stock. Bright pale gold. Restrained aromas of peach and honey, lead to a palate of soft, ripe tropical fruit. Not lusciously sweet, so Domaine des Forges, ideal to drink on its own or to accompany cheeses or simple Saint Aubin de Luigné fruit desserts. Now-2020 Stéphane and Séverine Branchereau are another couple who 2009 Coteaux du Layon Chaume, Les Onnis, 11.5° have successfully taken on a thriving family domaine. Their Bottle £19.50 Case £222.30 Code FOR209 45 hectares of vines produce numerous different cuvées, from simple Vin de Pays through Savennières to luscious late harvest 163g/l residual sugar. Dazzling mid gold. Silky textured with wines. With each new vintage the wines of this estate become ripe peach and Seville orange notes. Concentrated, already more polished and assured. complex, yet so well balanced, and so long. Now-2021

13 Domaine Cady, Saint Aubin de Luigné Château de Putille, La Pommeraye Our fourth new addition is yet another domaine in transition Pascal and Geneviève Delaunay farm 60 hectares spread over between generations as Alexandre takes over from his father the two communes of Montjean-sur-Loire and La Pommeraye, Philippe. 20 hectares of vineyards yield the full range of wine to the south west of Angers. The land is planted mainly to styles. We have tasted with Alex over several years and had Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, and to find a slot for the latest release of his wonderful dry white the wines produced continue to offer genuine character and – Cheninsolite. “L’Insolite” translates as “the unusual”, but real value for money. whilst the name is a witty play on words the wine is no joke! 2012 Anjou Blanc Sec, 12.5° 2011 Anjou Blanc, Cheninsolite, 14° Bottle £8.95 Case £102.03 Code PUT712 Bottle £13.75 Case £156.75 Code CAD111 Ripe pears and a touch of lavender honey on the nose. 100% Chenin Blanc, hand harvested, then fermented and Attractive weight and rich texture, with bright, pure flavours of aged for 11 months in 400 litre “double barriques”, 20% pear and melon: a lovely example of unoaked Chenin Blanc, new. Subtle vanilla notes behind ripe soft white fruit and and it finishes really well. Now-2015 herbal aromas. A luciously broad, rich mouthful of ripe pear cut by citrus zest. Finishes with the textbook grip of the variety. 2012 Rosé de Loire, 12.5° Winner of a Ligier d’Or medal at this year’s Salon. Now-2016 Bottle £8.50 Case £96.90 Code PUT512 Made from Cabernet Franc, and Grolleau this makes a charmingly scented aperitif. Bright and attractive electric pink. This bursts with vivacious cherry and red berry fruit. Very moreish and finishes correctly dry. Now-2014 2011 Anjou Rouge, 13° Bottle £8.75 Case £99.75 Code PUT311 100% Cabernet Franc. Bright, deep purple. Very ripe black cherry aromas. Silky cassis fruit balanced by a slatey note and ripe, supple tannin. Authentic, a touch rustic, and an ideal accompaniment to porc aux pruneaux. Now-2014

14 Muscadet 2011 Clos des Montys Vieilles Vignes 1914, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie, 12.5° Domaine de la Chauvinière, Bottle £13.75 Case £156.75 Code HUC311 From vines planted 99 years ago on a well sited plot of Chateau-Thébaud sandstone over amphibolite soils. The style of this impressive It is hard to believe when meeting Jérémie Huchet that he limited production wine from old vines is recognizable has been in charge of the family domaine for more than ten as Muscadet, but with a completely unfamiliar depth and years; he really does not look old enough. In the early days of concentration of ripe quince and pear. Tightly focused, yet Stone, Vine & Sun Jérémie’s father Yves sold his Muscadet to generous and complex. Now-2016 the business, so we are delighted to return with a vintage that Yves describes as the best since 1989. The Muscadet region has struggled to adapt to changing tastes in wine and has been Terms and Conditions hit by a run of poor harvests leaving many growers unable to - We offer a 5% discount for unmixed cases (12 bottles) except where it is continue in business and reducing the size of the appellation indicated that no further discount applies. Please ask us about discounts by 40%. Against this trend Jérémie is expanding with his recent on large orders. purchase of the organically farmed Château de la Templerie. - We offer a no quibble guarantee. If you’re unhappy with any aspect of your wine we’ll provide a refund or a replacement without fuss, though we reserve the right to make a small charge to cover collection and 2012 Domaine de la Chauvinière, delivery. Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie, 12.5° - Delivery Charges* to one address are as follows: Bottle £8.50 Case £96.90 Code HUC112 1-5 bottles £10.00 6-11 bottles £8.50 From low yielding vines on the estate’s granite soils. Mid 1 case of 12 bottles £5.95 lemon with green highlights. Broad and savoury aromas with 13-24 bottles £8.50 Please note: free delivery for orders of £150.00 or more (to one address), real sur lie character. The palate is a generous mouthful yet still or over £75 in the Winchester area. (*Delivery prices vary for delivery to maintains the textbook zest and balance. Now-2014 the Highlands, Islands and Northern Ireland - please ask us for a quote). - Wines are dispatched (subject to availability) within two working days of receipt of your order and should be delivered within 48 hours. We will not take payment from credit or debit cards until your goods are dispatched to you.

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