La Compagnie De La Vallée De La Loire

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Grézeaux Chinon Cabernet Franc 2005

Loads of character. An inkiness, dark savory fruit. Iron and pepper. Delicious — 6 days ago

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Domaine de la Pépière

Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Melon de Bourgogne 2015

Vintage 2015 | Top notch Muscadet from 85 y old vines with impressions of melon, pear and quince — 24 days ago

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Awesome producer

Domaine Huet

Le Mont Demi-Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2019

Perfectly balanced. Subbed with hot smoked salmon, which otherwise is hard to pair with. I cannot remember a better white wine. $47. — a month ago

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Les Granges Chinon Cabernet Franc 2019

Vintage 2019 | Solid Chinon with good structure | paired with tagliatelle deer stew and ahi take — 2 hours ago

Domaine Bernard Baudry

Chinon Cabernet Franc

Textbook Cabernet Frank drinking well eight years after harvest. 2017 vintage purchased in January 2024 $24. — 20 days ago

Champalou

Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2024

Delicious crisp chenin blanc — a month ago

Domaine Huet

Le Mont Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2010

Ming L
9.2

I tasted this same 2010 about a year ago and wondered it would improve with further aging. I think the answer is yes.

This time around it shows more layered profile, with bruised apple, honeysuckle, beeswax, citrus peel, and wet stone leading the nose. The palate is broad and textured. Acidity has shaved off some hard edges, yet remains focus and intense. Engaging long finish.
— a month ago

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Somm David T

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These age effortlessly. Cheers! 🥂
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Cheers @Somm David T ! And safe travel

Domaine Les Roches (Alain et Jérome Lenoir)

Chinon Cabernet Franc 2005

Beautiful Loire Cabernet Franc, just a touch of green in the fruit, but with that cool climate feel, long finish, terrific wine, thanks to Eric Texier for telling us (my wine group) that Lenoir was making great Cab Franc!! — 23 days ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Doug Powers Love the Texier anecdote
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@Ira Schwartz, all true, he took us to Domaine Chamonard (we were so cold tasting there that our teeth were literally chattering), also Lapalu and Janin in Beaujolais, always in his own cellars, and we’d spend a day at the Marche aux Vins in Ampuis!! In addition to making fabulous wines himself, Eric was so generous with his knowledge and connections, Lenoir in Chinon being another one!!
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@Doug Powers I know it’s all true. Some of the wine folks I hang out with are close to him and every time he would visit NYC they would have dinners with him. 

Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau

Silex Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2009

Brock thompson jordan john s kevin b — a month ago

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Domaine du Salvard

Delaille Cheverny White Blend 2023

Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay: good blend of fruit and earth/minerality. — a month ago

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