Rare Bottles Region|Loire | Wayward Wines
Rare Bottles

Region – Loire

Small scale producers with low yields and those sought after bottles with a cult following make some wines hard to come by. Here you'll find those that we've manged to bag tiny allocations of.

Jerome Saurigny
Biclir 2022

A category defying red/white blend, light, fragrant, a touch more tannin + green fruit than previous cuvées, still lithe + bloody with pretty floral aromatics Find out more.

  • Region Rochefort sur Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£47.50

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Thomas Puéchavy
Dame-Jeanne 2020

Stunning one-off Moelleux-style wine from the heatwave 2020 vintage. Five years in the making, the wine was in barrel for two years before being moved to glass demijohn for another three. A meagre 100 bottles were made. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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Jerome Saurigny
Grind 2023

Chalky, mineral, savoury notes and ripe green apples for days. On the palate, taught acidity is tight around a rich, opulent texture, balancing fresh and rich. Find out more.

  • Region Rochefort sur Layon, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£55

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Olivier Cousin
Le Franc 2022

From Olivier's prized old vines of massale selection Cabernet Franc, grafted by his grandfather in the late 40s. We're happy to offer cellared bottles from the 2022 vintage. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£39.50

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Olivier Cousin
Le Franc 2022 MAGNUM

From Olivier's prized old vines of massale selection Cabernet Franc, grafted by his grandfather in the late 40s. We're happy to offer a little from the 2022 vintage, in magnum. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£78.50

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Thomas Puéchavy
Les Doyennes Amphora 2023

From the prized 80 year-old vines of the domaine, this is an incredibly scarce micro-cuvée variant on Les Doyennes, and the product of a single 180-litre clay amphora. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£54

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Thomas Puéchavy
Les Turbulents 2023 MAGNUM

Ancestral-method Chenin made using the earliest harvest selection for its abundance of mouthwatering acidity.  The two years sur lattes before disgorgement has taken the wine from quenching pet-nat into altogether more refined territory - all the more special in the large format. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£74.50

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Jean-Pierre Robinot
Nocturne 2023

From a cooler vintage, this pours a gorgeous shade of ruby and offers delicate notes of strawberry and spice, fine tannins and a long, mineral finish. Find out more.

  • Region Jasnières, Loire, France
  • Grapes Pineau d'Aunis
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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