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Magnificent Menetou-Salon blanc 2023 from domaine Philippe Gilbert, both gourmand and chiseled in this elegant, straightforward vintage. Superb, beautifully mature Sauvignon. This organic white wine seduces with its aromas of fresh fruit (lemon and green apple), combined with delicate floral notes and a marked minerality. On the palate, it's lively and chiselled, with a lovely tension that gives it great freshness.

RVF : 89/100

A magnificent cuvée of old vines, Domaine d'Orfeuilles' Cuvée Silex! A magnificent Vouvray, fragrant, elegant and gourmand. It develops on notes of exotic fruits, peaches. Great length!

Métamorphisme du domaine de la Bergerie is a cuvée made from 100% pineau d'aunis. This organic wine is supple and gourmand, developing on notes of red fruit and pepper. Very drinkable!

Métamorphisme du domaine de la Bergerie is a cuvée made from 100% pineau d'aunis. This organic wine is supple and gourmand, developing on notes of red fruit and pepper. Very drinkable!

The Côte de la Houssaye du Domaine Ogereau is a superb Cabernet Sauvignon to be enjoyed over 20 years. This organic wine develops aromas and flavors of great aniseed finesse with intense notes of graphite, humus and undergrowth.

Pierre de Tuf is the emblematic cuvée of the Domaine de la Noblaie, signed Jérôme Billard in Ligré. Organic Cabernet Franc from two historic parcels - flinty clay and clay-limestone - whose vines are over 80 years old. Vinified in a 15th-century tufa stone vat, hand-punched with a wooden pestle, aged 20 months in barrels and amphorae. A silky, deep red Chinon, made for laying down - 3 to 15 years.

Bettane et Dessauve: 92/100

J Robinson: 17.50/20

Wine Enthusiast: 93/100

A magnificent Chinon for laying down, thisCuvée Pierre de Tuf from Domaine de la Noblaie is intense, structured and beautifully complex.

The benchmark cuvée for Saumur-Champigny: the cuvée domaine du Domaine des Roches Neuves is supple, gourmand, endowed with great freshness and beautiful definition. Enjoy with charcuterie and white meats, as well as fish.

RVF : 90/100

Nouveau Nez du domaine de la Grange Tiphaine is a natural bubbly, with no tricks, just the sugars in the grapes. This original sparkling wine, in the Montlouis-sur-Loire appellation, is the purest expression of its origins.

The cuvée Les Fevettes du Château du Hureau is made from the estate's oldest vines. This Saumur-Champigny is built for ageing: it develops notes of black and red fruits, undergrowth and mushrooms. Superb substance resting on velvety tannins.

Becare du domaine de la Grange Tiphaine is a cabernet franc that finds in flint an ally towards maturity; it offers facets far removed from the vegetal and surprises us with its gourmandise, generosity and drinkability.

Les Petites Aubues is a Pouilly-Fumé made from Sauvignon grapes. This organic wine is greedy, fruity, with a beautiful freshness. It's a versatile, mineral wine, accessible on youth.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 88/100

Grown from the estate's young vines, Petit F du domaine Michel Redde is a gourmet, aromatic Pouilly-Fumé. This organic wine with good acidity develops on notes of exotic fruit. Mineral finish.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 88/100

Le Clocher du domaine Bonnigal-Bonnet possesses a real gourmand quality in this 2023 vintage: the typical chenin nose develops on citrus fruits and orange peel. The palate is ample and mineral, resting on precise, pure fruit.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024: 89/100 (mill 2022)

The color of Ancestrale deVincent Careme is bright, light gold. The attack is supple, the bubbles fine and the minerality beautiful. Notes of white flowers and apple blossom. Lots of elegance in this wine and good persistence on the palate.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2024 : 90/100

Les Picasses 2022 is a superb Chinon produced by Château de Coulaine. It develops on fruity notes, a beautiful explosiveness and a lot of freshness . A superb Chinon.

A Menetou-Salon rouge du domaine Philippe Gilbert very well-balanced, all elegance. This organic red wine reveals subtle aromas of red fruit, such as cherry and raspberry, mingled with lightly spicy notes and a touch of undergrowth. On the palate, Menetou-Salon Rouge is supple and elegant, with fine tannins and good length.

RVF : 89/100

The cuvée les Millerands du domaine Sérol is made from 50-90 year-old vines planted on granite soil. Deep smoky nuances develop magically in this deliciously intense cuvée. A lovely gourmet wine.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 91/100

La cuvée Migmatique est issu de gamay sur un terroir argilo gratinitique. Il en résulte un vin d'un soyeux rarement égalé. La bouche est pleine, se développant sur un coktail de fruits mûrs très authentiques avec une pointe de tabac blond.

In a superb 2023 vintage, château Yvonne has produced a superb cuvée La Folie. The wine is rich, with very intense fruit. As always with this cuvée, we recommend decanting 2 hours before tasting, or storing for 3 to 5 years in a temperature-stable, high-hygrometry cellar.

This white from Sancerre du Domaine du Pré Semelé is a charming, gourmet white. It has a thiolate nose, with notes of citrus and yellow fruit. The palate is full-bodied, mineral and fruity. A lovely, gourmet Sancerre!

Les Fours à Chaux du Château Du Hureau is a magnificent parcel of land. Year after year, the Vatan family offers fabulous Cabernets, combining fruit intensity and complexity. This great Loire and gastronomic wine is a fine example of this!

The Perdriziere du domaine Sérol is the estate's grand cuvée. Both powerful and refined, it's the estate's benchmark cuvée. A real favorite!Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2021 : 93/100