Loire - 6 / 7

The Château Yvonne red is a great Saumur - Champigny, with great delicacy, fine tannins and great elegance. It features notes of red fruits and has a good ageing potential of around ten years. Bravo.

The Terres rouges cuvée is a new plot-based cuvée from the domaine Antoine Sanzay. This highly ambitious cuvée has a deep, intense black color. The nose is very open on opening, developing notes of black fruit. The palate is complex, with hints of fruit and spice, underpinned by supple, round, high-quality tannins. Nice length for this cuvée to leave in the cellar or enjoy now after a long decanting. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2023 : 92/100

Magnificent Sancerre rouge du domaine Francois Crochet. This organic Loire wine develops on cherry and strawberry notes, with a lovely aromatic frankness. Sancerre at its finest!

The Clos de Mosny du Domaine de la Taille aux Loups is a cadastral parcel reduced to old vines in the best south-facing geological zone. This exceptional Montlouis has great cellaring potential. 2023 is characterized by a magnificent energy that will carry the wine for many years to come!Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022 : 93/100

The cuvée les Zerzilles du domaine de la Bergerie is one of the estate's more aromatic and expressive wines. This grand chenin de gastronomie is ample; it has a supple texture on the palate, without losing any of its usual complexity and edge. It develops on complex notes of yellow fruit, hawthorn and aniseed. Great length.

This blanc de Sancerre from Domaine François Crochet is rich, ripe and chiseled. François Crochet's style shines through in this superb vintage, taut but endowed with lovely volume.

RVF : 92/100

A great Menetou-Salon de gastronomie that this Clos des Treilles 2022 du domaine Philippe Gilbert : it declines on notes of white fruit, peach and slightly vanilla yellow plum. Superb saline finish and great length. An exceptional wine.

A great Menetou-Salon de gastronomie that this Clos des Treilles 2020 from the domaine Philippe Gilbert: it declines on notes of white fruit, peach and yellow plum with a hint of vanilla. Superb saline finish and great length. An exceptional wine.

The cuvée le Petit Chemarin from domaine François Crochet has a beautifully intense nose with notes of yellow fruit and a few floral touches. The palate is harmonious, full of fruit, a well-presented minerality with a saline finish. A great wine!

Guide des meilleurs vins de France: 94/100

This Sancerre rouge Mainbré du domaine de Pré Semelé develops aromas of red fruit, raspberry, strawberry, and elegant oak. The wine possesses good concentration and harmony on the palate, where the aromas of the nose are echoed. Nice overall balance.

The réserve d'automne du domaine d'orfeuilles is a superb chenin moelleux from passerillées harvests. This pale golden yellow wine with golden highlights reveals thick, close-knit legs. A powerful bouquet reveals a subtle, harmonious blend of candied figs, toasted almonds and even honey. On the palate, it begins with a fleshy, fruity sweetness, finishing with a hint of acidity and a long note of quince. This is a full-bodied wine of remarkable elegance.

Grand Mont du Clos des Quarterons is a great Bourgueil for laying down. This parcel creates powerful, complex wines that deserve more than 10 years of cellaring to fully blossom. A great bottle.

The Savennières Croix Picot du domaine de la Bergerie is a magnificent Loire Gastronomie wine. Made from chenin grapes, we feel the vintage effect with a roundness in the wine that testifies to the beautiful maturities of this 2019 year. The wine develops notes of yellow fruit, almonds and citrus. The whole is refreshed by saline notes on the finish.

Le Clos de Mosny du Domaine de la Taille aux Loups is a magnfique cuvée of organic Montlouis, made from a south-facing plot of old vines. Chenin is at its best here, producing a fruity, mineral wine that gains in complexity with age. Clos de Mosny is an exceptional Montlouis with great cellaring potential. 2023 is characterized by a magnificent energy that will carry the wine for many years to come!

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022: 93/100

The cuvée Mélodie de vieilles vignes from domaine Vincent Gaudry has a very open nose with notes of pear and white fruit. The material is superb, energetic and mineral. Very good length.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 94/100

Les Epinay du domaine de la Grange Tiphaine is a magnificent Montlouis. This organic wine has a certain sweetness on the nose, with notes of pear juice, blond tobacco, gingerbread and apricot. Apricot, grapefruit and rose then fill the glass after aeration. Balance is immediate on the palate, with a feel reminiscent of ripe fruit. Its minerality is enhanced by a long, fresh finish, a guarantee of harmonious aging. Aged 18 months in foudre.

Les Hauts de Husseau du Domaine de la Taille aux Loups is a magnificent dry Chenin. This cuvée has all the qualities of "Rémus", but with greater intensity, precision and fullness. A benchmark among great Loire wines for laying down.

Chasseigne du Pre-semelé is a white Sancerre with a beautiful minerality. Aged 1 year in foudre, this cuvée is apt for fine cellaring.

Guide des meilleurs vins de France: 90/100

Les Rosiers is a magnificent Jasnières from Domaine de Bellivière. The wine is mineral and develops fruity aromas such as plum, peach but also grapefruit. Enjoy with a one-sided sea bass or foie gras. Semi-dry with this 2021 vintage. Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2022 : 93/100

Magnificent Chenin blanc cuvée les Salles Martins blanc from Antoine Sanzay, fine and fat, to drink over 5 to 7 years. It develops on aromas of yellow and white fruits and rests on a beautiful freshness. A must-have in this great 2022 vintage full of fruit!

RVF : 94/100

The cuvée La Bretonnière from Domaine de la Taille aux Loups comes from vines on the right bank of the Loire. For recent administrative reasons, the Vouvray AOC is no longer possible for this wine, as it is vinified in Montlouis! It is therefore presented to you as a simple Vin de France. The result is exceptional, as is often the case with Jacky Blot wines!

The Grand Beaupréau du domaine Ogereau from fine terroirs is a structured yet fresh wine that develops on notes of white fruit, lime, dried herbs, white flowers. This organic wine requires pairing with elaborate dishes: fish in beurre blanc, poultry in cream sauce, mushrooms...

Guide des meilleurs vins de France 2025: 92/100

Terres Chaudes produced by domaine des Roches Neuves is a Saumur-Champigny cuvée from the Poyeux hillside and part of the Chaintres pit at lieu-dit les Dares. This superb, highly concentrated organic red boasts luscious, ripe fruit (cherry, strawberry and raspberry notes), underlined by a delicate woody line...