Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc

Organic/Bio Claude Lafond more or less revitalized this obscure Loire Valley appellation and now his daughter, Natalie, has put away her tractor and farms organically and plows and sprays with her horse. This single vineyard,... Read More

Lower ABV Fun, delicious, highly drinkable, Sauvignon Blanc with just a bit more going on than the modest price would suggest. You’ll find a big burst of green melon, ripe peach and grapefruit zest aromas and flavors with... Read More

Lower ABV Think of Coteaux du Giennois as the front door to Sancerre (technically the “back door” since it’s down river, but that doesn’t sound nearly as good!). The limestone soils here were given over... Read More

A stylish and focused Sancerre from vines growing in the limestone/gravel soils known as caillottes. After fermentation in tank, the wine ages in large acacia-wood barrels, gaining a bit of richness without wood notes. This feels... Read More

Lower ABV In the western Loire, Sauvignon sometimes struggles to ripen past its herbal, even bell-peppery, youth. In Cheverny, growers get their Sauvignon ripe AND get to add Chardonnay (15% here) for even more freshness and texture.... Read More

This small (20 acre) family-owned estate makes delicious wines that studies the interaction of Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre's diverse soils. Here you’ll taste the impact of Sancerre’s famed “terres blanches,”... Read More

Lower ABV A terrific 2024 Sancerre - something we don't often say - in a steely, flinty, style we don't find as often as we'd like. Very firm in texture and with real grip to the white and yellow citrus fruit. Finishes... Read More

Lower ABV Southwest of Sancerre along the river Cher, Quincy's pure limestone soils and warm climate gives Sauvignon Blanc of remarkable richness and delightful fresh minerality. Vincent Siret's Quincy is especially elegant... Read More

Lower ABV Basically a “baby Sancerre”, this exciting young Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the same chalky slate soils you’ll find across Sancerre from 10-40 year-old vines, fermented in stainless steel and allowed... Read More

Lower ABV In the cold, wet, 2024 season it was even harder than usual to work the crazy steep slopes of Monts Damnes – the ‘mountain of the damned’ who had been sentenced to farm Sancerre’s most famous... Read More

Lower ABV Jean-Pierre Vacher, his son Jerome and daughter-in-law, Karine, are making classic, focused, Sancerre that hold on to Sancerre's freshness, especially in cloudy years like 2024. Done all in steel, this delivers fresh... Read More

You don't often think of Sauvignon Blanc as silky, but that's what jumps out at you in this delicious Loire Valley white from the still young Chenonceaux section of Touraine. You'll notice white citrus, green peach... Read More