Clos Saint-Pierre is a monopole of Domaine Thénard. The vineyard faces east and is higher up on the hill than the Cellier aux Moines and has a very red soil, rich in iron. After fermentation in large open top wooden fermenters, the wine is aged half in wooden foudres and half in used oak barrels.  ...

The grapes for this wine come from two sites that cover nine hectares total. The grapes from the village of Fuissé give the wine elegance and roundness, and the fruit from Solutré give the wine minerality and acidity.  No pesticides or herbicides are used in the vineyards and the grapes are...

50% Syrah/25% Grenache/15% Carignan/10% Cinsault. The vines average 40 years old, with some of them being up over 100 years old, and are planted on clay-limestone soils. The fruit is sustainably farmed and harvested partly by hand and partly by machine.  The Syrah and Grenache are destemmed and...

80% Sauvignon Blanc/20% Chardonnay. Though Cazin's quiet rock-stardom stems from his Cour-Cheverny wines from the more obscure Romorantin grape, it was his Cheverny Blanc--by law a Sauvignon/Chardonnay blend-- which led importer Joe Dressner to François's wines in the first place at a Loire wine...

100% Romorantin. Cour Cheverny has only existed as an AOC since 1997; François Cazin was instrumental in the drive to establish it to save this ancient local variety. The Cazin vines are planted on clay-limestone soils; some go all the way back to 1928. The farming is sustainable and the harvest by...

Menetou-Salon's stoney soil gives a lot of minerality to the wine. Vines average 26-30 years-old. Fermented and aged in stainless steel. 2015 was the first vintage produced. Average production is 5,000 bottles per year.       

100% Pinot Noir, fermented and aged in stainless steel. This salmon-colored beauty has enticing aromas of wild strawberries and the classic mineral backbone that typifies the wines of Sancerre. Sustainable.

From a thirty year-old parcel planted by Christian Lauverjat's father. The vineyard has a limestone and clay soil, with a lot of white stones throughout. It is just outside of the Sancerre appellation and is classifed as Vin de Pays. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel and spends...

From a thirty year-old parcel planted by Christian Lauverjat's father. The vineyard has a limestone and clay soil, with a lot of white stones throughout. It is just outside of the Sancerre appellation and is classifed as Vin de Pays. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel and spends...

This cuvée comes from 62-year-old Sauvignon Blanc vines with a south-southwest exposure, on a soil composed of silica and clay soil.  Part of the wine is vinified in cement and “inox” tanks, and another part in new oak barrels; the wine is aged for 10 months on the fine lees, with bâtonnage.

The Domaine Gérard Fiou covers a total of 9ha80, planted with Sauvignon blanc and Pinot noir.  The Pinot noir vines are planted on clay-silica soils with a southwestern exposure. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel thermo regulated tanks. After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged 6...

Martin's Pinot Noir vines are planted on the same hill as the Clos de Beaujeu vineyard, but the site is north facing. The vines were planted in the 1990's and like Beaujeu, the soil is very stoney limestone and bordered by forests. The 2022 was made two thirds in tank and one third in neutral...

Pierre counts himself lucky as 70% of his vineyards for the Chavignol Blanc are south facing. The hillsides are not as steep as Beaujeu or Mont Damnes and so he is able to use a tractor. He works with natural fermentations with spontaneous yeasts in stainless steel tanks and the wines are aged on ...

From one of Sancerre's most famous single-vineyard sites. La Cote des Monts Damnes has very steep slopes with south, south-east exposure and the vines are planted at 250 - 350 meters altitude. Like all of Yves Martin's wines, the fermentation is spontanoeus with indigenous yeasts. It's aged in tank...

Crémant de Savoie is a new appellation; the first wines were released in December 2015. The blend must be at least 60% Jacquère or Altesse, with a minimum of 40% Jacquère. Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Chasselas are also permitted in the blend.  Perrier's Crémant is 85% Jacquère and 15% Chardonnay. The...

100% Gamay. A delicate rosé with plenty of minerality and crisp fruit that reflects the granite and limestone slopes of the Alps. Fermented and aged in stainless steel. Sustainable.

100% Pinot Noir from several parcels with granite and clay-limestone soil with southeast exposure. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.