Tasting notes, October 11, 2025, Loire Valley

                     Loire Valley

2023 Bregeonnette Sur Lie
On Sale for $22
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France
100% Melon de Bourgogne
Sourced from mica-schist soils, this vibrant, salty Muscadet offers a classic take on the genre. The wine is kept sur lie (on the fine solids) for several months prior to bottling, adding richness and depth to the wine.
2024 Neveu Grand Fricambault
On Sale for $27
Sancerre / Loire Valley / France
100% Sauvignon Blanc
About 80% of the vineyards in the Sancerre appellation are planted to white specifically the Sauvignon Blanc varietal. Andre Neveu’s classical reading of the cultivar and the terroir of Chavignol ensure a direct example of Sauvignon Blanc built on a balance of ripe fruit and crushed stone.
2022 Chidaine Brut
On Sale for $30
Montlouis / Loire Valley / France
100% Chenin Blanc
This rich, toasty sparkling Chenin could give many a Champagne for their money. Fermented and aged in barrel, the Montlouis Brut offers a mixture of honey and lemon aromas and flavors.
2024 Huet Le Haut Lieu
On Sale for $40
Vouvray / Loire Valley / France
100% Chenin Blanc
Le Haut Lieu is the oldest vineyard employed by the Huet family, having been originally planted in 1928. The soils here are heavy in brown clay which imparts body and accessibility to the wine.
2022 Guiberteau Saumur Rouge
On Sale for $28
Saumur / Loire Valley / France
100% Cabernet Franc
From three small parcels on the hill of Breze, Guiberteau’s Saumur shows the elegance of its silty/sandy soils. The vines were planted in the 1950’s and the wine is aged for 12 months in large oak casks.
2023 Domaine Serol Oudan
On Sale for $28
Côte Roannaise / Loire Valley / France
100% Gamay St-Romain
Sourced from 25-year-old vines planted in the granite soils of Côte Roannaise, just west of Beaujolais, this fascinating Gamay is aged for 11 months in neutral cask.