{"title":"The Loire","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Loire Valley is one of the most diverse and expansive regions France. In fact, it spans so far that it’s best thought about as a number of different sub-regions. The vineyards tend to flank the Loire River and its offshoots. Starting from the Atlantic coast in the West, home of Muscadet, through to Anjou, Saumur and Touraine in the middle, all the way to Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, the region as a whole is about 600 miles long. With each sub-region possessing its own microclimate, terroir and history, it’s no surprise that the Loire valley offers a plethora of different wine styles and is home to a real community of natural wine makers. From age-worthy Chenin Blanc, both dry and sweet; flinty, electric Sauvignons; herbaceous Cabernet Franc; classic Crémants and everything in between. Of course, we’re always excited to get our hands on some of the lesser known varieties - aromatic Grolleau Gris; electric Menu Pineau; perfumed Pinot d’Aunis, the list goes on. The wines of the Loire are as enchanting as the picturesque, châteaux-laden region itself. Diverse, exciting, and vibrant - a place very close to our hearts, being the region that we first imported our own wine as Wayward Imports. We encourage you to check out our selection!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"laurent-saillard-lucky-you","title":"Lucky You! 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 2024 ‘Lucky You!’ is here, Laurent’s most iconic cuvée. 2024 was a very difficult vintage, wet and with a lot of mildew so they had to be very picky with the fruit when harvesting. Though quite a lot of fruit was lost, fortunately the fruit they did get was of excellent quality and this comes through in the wine. Balanced and fresh, with very pure fruit. Not much to go around this year!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade using fruit from Laurent's Clos Roche Blanche estate, Lucky You is a blend of around 2\/3 Sauvignon blanc with 1\/3 Chardonnay, pressed directly and aged in steel. The two grapes work together effortlessly, the Sauvignon Blanc bringing beautiful bright fruits while the Chardonnay adds minerality and soft creamy texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis cooler vintage has brought a bright acidity which balances the tropical fruit wonderfully. As usual, the wine is vibrant, punchy and immediate - and will keep long-time followers more than happy. A real classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurent Saillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43109040685286,"sku":"WRI-LUCKYYOU-24","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LuckyYou_2023.jpg?v=1714205123"},{"product_id":"hurluberlu-sebastien-david","title":"Hurluberlu 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA notorious natural wine with a cult following and a highly distinctive bottle. This is Cabernet Franc at its brightest, freshest and crunchiest. Juicy, vegetal and with a herbal perfume - prime red chiller material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach year Hurluberlu has its own identity and it seems to be better each year. Dark and vivid purple, fresh and bright with cherry kirsch flavours; lots of dark fruits that are underpinned with a savoury, minerally character. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe way Sebastien makes this wine allows him no need for sulphur, instead using carbon dioxide to protect the grapes. He leaves the bunches on skins for 25 days and has free run juice at the bottom of his tank to start the fermentation process. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a concentrated, elegant, slightly grippy, skinsy Cabernet Franc with cherry fruit and that defining herbaceous waft of green capsicum pepper. Try it chilled!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sébastien David","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43486171136230,"sku":"CAV-DAVID-HURLU-23","price":19.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/SEBASTIENDAVIDHURLUBERLU202013_ED_0964d44b-5762-4b59-a665-f0cdee1b2349.jpg?v=1671188377"},{"product_id":"le-batossay-ouech-cousin","title":"Ouech' Cousin 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrolleau from a parcel of 50 year old vines surrounded by forest and planted over loam. This land has been in the Cousins’ family for generations and never subjected to chemical farming. The grapes were fermented for three weeks as whole bunches, before being pressed to cuve for a short rest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA light, bright, crunchy natural wine that has been bottled young, brimming with energy. Pouring a ruby red in the glass with that textbook black and blue fruits, earth and spice you would expect from Grolleau. One to serve chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Batossay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43581270950118,"sku":"REP-TUT-BATO-OUECH","price":32.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/LEBATOSSAYOUECHCOUSIN202111.jpg?v=1675440004"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-promethee","title":"Prométhée 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePristine Touraine Chenin Blanc, or Pineau de la Loire as it is sometimes known in this part of the world. From 25 year-old vines in a half-hectare parcel planted over a limestone bed with a mixed topsoil of rocks and quartz-rich sands, the wine has a degree of opulence from being both fermented and then raised for 8 months in a big, old 2500-litre foudre. There is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhite peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise that has the potential to age incredibly well over the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43635267502310,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-PROM","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/MIKAELBOUGESPROMOTHEE202113.jpg?v=1676985977"},{"product_id":"pierre-borel-clos-de-pavee-bourgueil","title":"'Clos de Pavée' Bourgueil 2021","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a young, crunchy Bourgueil full of bright cranberry and cherry fruit and plenty of the herbaceous capsicum notes you'd expect from the grape. Highly fragrant with charred green pepper on the nose and the finish leads to bitter dark chocolate. A really delicious, fresh expression of Bourgueil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePierre has changed the process up a little with the 2021 vintage, now opting for an 80\/20 blend of de-stemmed maceration and whole bunch carbonic, keeping the overall tannic structure fine. Élevage now follows the same ratios, the larger number being raised in fibreglass cuve and the smaller in a collection of old, used barriques that Pierre has recently acquired, introducing a rounder feel to the finished wine. The grapes, as ever, come from the young vines of Cabernet Franc planted over gravelly limestone in the beautiful walled clos that gives the wine its name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pierre Borel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43641361858790,"sku":"WAY-BOR-BORG-21","price":24.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/BORELCLOSDEPAVEE2021.jpg?v=1677249500"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-chez-charles","title":"Chez Charles 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntriguing Sauvignon Blanc with a degree of opulence that pulls off a fine balance between rich, barrel-y influence and fresh, invigorating citrus fruits. Big aromas that meld some of those buttery notes with lemon and lime leap from the glass and on the palate the wine is impressively soft, rounded and concentrated. Pithy white grapefruit and a certain creaminess entwine with the racy acids in its very long finish. In short, not your typical Loire Sauvignon; in some ways there are elements you could liken to a Bourgogne \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAligoté. A fascinating wine of contrast and balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom vines around 40 years old planted in a single parcel over clay and limestone, dotted with flint, harvest was at the end of September. The grapes were directly-pressed into cuve to start fermentation then transferred to 400-litre old oak barrels for one year of rest before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44123644199142,"sku":"WAY-MOR-CHEZCHARLES-2023","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/NoellaMorantinChezCharles23.jpg?v=1731584090"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-momu","title":"Momu 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fantastic new Cabernet Franc cuvée made using grapes from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/blogs\/producers\/mikael-bouges\" title=\"Mikael Bouges Natural Wine Loire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMikael Bouges\u003c\/a\u003e and his more limestone-heavy terroir in Faverolles. The fruit is destemmed and sees a long, three-month maceration before being aged in barrel for 18 months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatically this is a textbook example of the grape; plush, brightly-toned notes of red berries, charred capsicum and ground coffee are vibrant and upfront. On the palate the wine is glossy, with deep, sumptuous fruit and gentle bitters leading into detailed granular tannins and a stony, mineral backbone. A superb new addition to Noëlla's repertoire that stands apart stylistically from her other reds.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44123654029542,"sku":"WAY-MORAN-MOMU-2020","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/NoellaMorantinMomu2020.jpg?v=1702572963"},{"product_id":"landron-chartier-naturlich","title":"Natürlich 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eThe 2022 vintage was a ripe one, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"none\"\u003eNatürlich manages to be both fresh and juicy. Peachy pink-hued, zippy and thirst quenching, the 2022 is a blend of Folle Blanche 70%, Gamay 20%, Pinot Noir 10%. The fruit is well balanced with that signature zip of acidity and ocean breeze salinity that we all know and love. 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A hazy shade of sunset in the glass, the wine pairs ripe, tropical fruit, sea salt and stones to brilliant effect, making for a formidable apéritif. The label proudly states ‘only the dead fish swim with the current’, so it is no surprise that Baptiste’s take on Grolleau Gris is one that goes against the grain, and is an exciting example of what happens when you do so. Fresh, textured, hazy and pure. A wine of real curiosity, falling somewhere in-between the white and ros\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eé\u003c\/span\u003e world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMade with grapes from 30-year-old vines planted over clay and limestone in the outskirts of the Anjou villiage, \u003cspan\u003eMartigné-Briand. \u003c\/span\u003eThe grapes are direct-pressed into 3000-litre conical oak vats where fermentation takes place before being transferred into large fibre-glass tanks. Pure and nourishing, a wonderful expression of the lesser-known grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Le Batossay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44911366504678,"sku":"BINDNRTUTTO-BATOSSAY-GRGR-22","price":32.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LeBatossayGrGr2022.jpg?v=1717068971"},{"product_id":"jerome-saurigny-biclir","title":"Biclir 2022","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnother year means another exciting new cuvée from Jérôme. Once again, this wine is different from its predecessors and is made up of a wild blend of Grolleau, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc – a category defying red\/white blend giving us the best of both worlds. Biclir is light and fragrant, showing touch more tannin and green fruit than previous cuvées, though still lithe and bloody with some pretty floral aromatics floating from the glass. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAs always with Jérôme’s wines, this is positively bursting with character and energy. Unconventional, unique, daring - totally fantastic stuff that is an absolute joy to drink. 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As you'd expect from vines of this age the fruit has exceptional complexity and concentration resulting in a wine of impressive texture and multi-layered depth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflecting the warm vintage, the 2022 has more power and attack than those that preceded it. The wine is a pale gold in the glass with all manner of rich aromas to take in. Brioche and frangipane alongside white flowers, candied lime peel - this is a wine that certainly does not scream 'Sauvignon Blanc'. The wine sees two full years' ageing in old oak barrels, imparting a gorgeous supple elegance, with passion fruit, salt crystals and white grapefruit hanging together in harmonious balance. So much purity, so much detail - Noëlla's exceptional top white never fails to bowl us over and is truly one-of-a-kind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51903563530622,"sku":"WAY-MORANTIN-LBL-22","price":36.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Noella_Morantin_LBL.jpg?v=1749729422"},{"product_id":"chez-charles-2023-magnum","title":"Chez Charles 2023 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntriguing Sauvignon Blanc with a degree of opulence that pulls off a fine balance between rich, barrel-y influence and fresh, invigorating citrus fruits. Big aromas that meld some of those buttery notes with lemon and lime leap from the glass and on the palate the wine is impressively soft, rounded and concentrated. Pithy white grapefruit and a certain creaminess entwine with the racy acids in its very long finish. In short, not your typical Loire Sauvignon; in some ways there are elements you could liken to a Bourgogne \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAligoté. A fascinating wine of contrast and balance. Magnum bottling!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom vines around 40 years old planted in a single parcel over clay and limestone, dotted with flint, harvest was at the end of September. The grapes were directly-pressed into cuve to start fermentation then transferred to 400-litre old oak barrels for one year of rest before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54802160714110,"sku":"WAY-MOR-CHEZCHARLES-MAG-2023","price":69.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/MorantinChezCHarlesMAGNUM.jpg?v=1732276981"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-au-dela","title":"Au-delà 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eBroad, textural Chenin from a single half-hectare plot. With a prickly, perlant energy on opening, the wine shows a wonderful balance of soft edges and angular tension. Vinous orchard fruits, sherbert-y lemon rind, with a zing of passion fruit and its invigorating acidity carrying later notes of ginger spice and stony minerals into the long finish. Taut, electric and lush, this is a wonderful way with the varietal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBunches are de-stemmed and macerated on the skins for 9 days before being gently pressed off to steel to complete fermentation and rest until the spring. As with all of Olivier's wine, nothing was added or removed at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003044839806,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN-AUDELA-23","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Au_Dela.jpg?v=1739370960"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-pur-breton","title":"Pur Breton 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003ePur Breton is in many ways Olivier's emblematic cuvée. Its name, an indirect way of stating '100% Cabernet Franc' where it is not permitted to be said, a source of consternation for the Anjou appellation and exemplar of the spirit of its maker. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% Cabernet Franc from his younger parcel of vines planted in the late 90s, the grapes are de-stemmed and vinified in steel. Side-stepping the more vegetal, herbaceous side of the grape, here we have something a little more savoury, spicy and perfumed. There is a lip-smacking vitality to the fruit, and flavours of black cherry have a earthy, sanguine quality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe free-run juice is drained early in the vinification to start fermentation, before being poured back over the crushed grapes to macerate for almost a month. This movement gives the wine a diffused, wide-open feel and seems to draw out more of the dusty spices that characterise the 2024 reds. With a brisk chill, a hunk of fresh bread and a coarse farmhouse rillettes, this is hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003052638590,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN-BRETON-24","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Pur_Breton.jpg?v=1739370906"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-le-franc-magnum","title":"Le Franc 2022 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Olivier's prized old vines of massale selection Cabernet Franc, grafted by his grandfather in the late 40s. As you'd expect, Le Franc demonstrates\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003evin de garde \u003c\/em\u003equalities that suggest a long life ahead in the cellar - we're happy to offer some with a little time in big bottles, from the 2022 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe-stemmed, foot-crushed and fermented in an open-topped wooden vat, it was then pressed and run by gravity into old demi-muid barrels to rest for 18 months before bottling with no additions. The longer ageing of this vintage before bottling smooths out some of the rusticity of more recent iterations, with a silken texture sitting above boldly structured tannic framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpressively vital and alive, with aromas a little like putting your nose in a pouch of rolling tobacco, the black cherry fruits are beautifully deep and have that bitter note of cacao underneath it all. There is a rough-hewn beauty to this memorable wine - imperfect but all the better for it. We can't wait to watch it develop over time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003058471294,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN_FRANC_MAG_22","price":78.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Le_Franc_Magnum.jpg?v=1739370738"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-epingles-qvevri","title":"Qvevri 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlivier's experiment with taking a selection of Cabernet Franc from his older vines to fill a single Georgian qvevri that is buried out in the soils of the vineyard. Harnessing the heat from the earth, this is enough for its fermentation to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most elemental of all of the wines, there are rugged flecks of volatility to the aromatics, with flashes of wild bramble showing themselves in-between. The clay vessel has filed down the tannins, leaving a fine-grained texture that carries the nimble, raspberry liquorice fruits into long, salivating acids. A little nervy and a little wild, but above all a real thrill to drink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55003063746942,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN-KVEVRI-23","price":34.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Qvevri.jpg?v=1739370634"},{"product_id":"thomas-puechavy-les-vrilles-nv","title":"Les Vrilles 2022\/23","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith a little struck-match reduction on opening, given a moment to breathe the wine begins to show its tightly-coiled precision. A one-off, experimental cuvée that blends two contrasting vintages – the heat and ripeness of 2022 with the cool, linear 2023 – it is a wine of tentative equilibrium as these opposing qualities are brought together. Beautifully pale in the glass, fruits are crisp green apple and salt-encrusted lemon, with a taut undernote of volatility, but simultaneously there is the presence of richness and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe 2022 was direct-pressed into steel, where it rested for two years, the 2023 had one year in fibreglass. The two vintages were then blended together to age a further three months in steel before bottling. Tense and angular, it is a vertical wine with acidity that cuts like a beam and awakens the senses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Puéchavy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55228069380478,"sku":"WAY-PUECHAVY-VRILLES-NV","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Puechavy_Les_Vrilles_2223.jpg?v=1769685649"},{"product_id":"calvez-bobinet-summertime-le-ciel-est-bleu","title":"Le Ciel est Bleu 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003eA thirst-quenching sparkling rosé that never seems to last long once the bottle is popped open. Aromas of apricot and acacia blossom are met with a hint of grapefruit alongside a zippy acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003eThe 2023 feels even lighter than the previous vintage – with hints of gentle blackcurrant-like fruit notes and subtle spice. As the name suggests, this one is full of summery berry fruits and is best enjoyed outdoors when le ciel est bleu (the sky is blue).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; line-height: 150%; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003eMade with a blend of \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eChenin Blanc, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. The juice undergoes the tiniest bit of skin contact, giving the wine a light peachy, pinky hue.\u003c\/span\u003e Made pét-nat style, the wine is bottled halfway through fermentation, resulting in the most inviting moussey bubble. This one slips down a treat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSummertime is a new negociant project by Sebastien Bobinet, Emeline Calvez and longtime friend Bruno Richard. The project focus’ solely on producing natural sparkling wines using organic fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Calvez Bobinet 'Summertime'","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55250832949630,"sku":"GERGOVIE-SUMMER-LECIEL-22","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Summertime_LeCielestBleu_2022.jpg?v=1741885275"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-le-fie","title":"Le Fié 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful single-vineyard cuvée, using the forgotten Sauvignon Gris varietal - know locally as Fié. It's a historical grape of the region that was largely abandoned because of its low yields in favour of the ubiquitous Sauvignon Blanc. Fié has a much broader, more textural profile and ripens with striking light purple skins. The vineyard is situated on the slopes down to the river Cher, here with particularly deep, well-draining limestone gravel and just a small percentage of clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImmediately, the aromatics are open and draw you in - white peach, lemongrass, something a little golden and honeyed. A touch of barrel richness melds nicely with the fleshy textures on show. Citrus notes have an oily quality, and there are savoury notes of peppercorn and fenugreek. It's an altogether less linear style of white than what we have come to expect from this region, lending even more range to \u003cspan\u003eMikaël's output.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grapes were pressed directly into tanks to begin fermentation then transferred to old 500-litre oak barrels to rest for 10 months before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55562048373118,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-LEFIE","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_La_Fie.jpg?v=1779301924"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-french-claret","title":"French Claret 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA light-footed new counterpart to Mikaël's crowd-pleasing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/mikael-bouges-french-clara\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFrench Clara\u003c\/a\u003e, and much like that wine, it is incredibly easy get on with - perfect fare for the table or a bottle to open when nothing too demanding is required. It's from a young vineyard, certainly one to watch as it grows in age for is made from massale selection vines that originate from the fabled Clos Roche Blanche, once the home of Noëlla Morantin, now in the hands of Laurent Saillard and Julien Pineau. But for now, the wine it is yielding is youthful, fresh and for early drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100% \u003cspan\u003eCôt with some fresh forest berries and iodine minerality. The grapes were de-stemmed and given a short maceration of just 3 days, then raised in steel for 6 months before bottling with no additions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSmooth and soft, it's brisk on the palate and keeps you coming back for more - best served with a light chill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55562049225086,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-CLARET","price":19.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_French_Claret.jpg?v=1761321797"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-marie-rose","title":"Marie Rose 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003ePretty pink Gamay pet-nat using grapes from Julien Moreau of Domaine Cambalu, heading west down the river Cher from Noëlla's domaine, in Francueil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelicate aromas that meld forest berries with stony minerals lead into a fine rush of elegant, needlepoint bubbles. The lean fruits sit in harmony with a gentle creaminess and saline influence from the lees contact and long, coiling acidity. Reflecting the cooler, extended ripening season of the vintage it is unmistakably Loire in its expression; crisp, bone dry and a wonderful aperitif on a sunny afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes were pressed directly after harvest and bottled in the primary fermentation, then left on the lees for a full year before disgorging by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55616294584702,"sku":"WAY-MORANTIN-MARIEROSE-23","price":29.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Noella_Morantin_Marie_Rose.jpg?v=1749719811"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-cot-a-cot","title":"Côt à Côt 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eHighly mineral expression of Côt (Malbec) that is really benefitting from time in the cellar. The name translates to two ways with the same grape - half de-stemmed, half whole bunches, that are layered up one on top of the other and vinified in the style affectionately known as \u003cem\u003emille-feuille, \u003c\/em\u003efor a gentler extraction of tannins. The resulting pomace following the pressing does indeed resemble a gateaux of crushed grape skins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a spicy, sanguine wine - bloody and iron-rich, full of nimble, freshly-picked bramble fruits, white pepper and petrichor minerality. Tannins are fine-grained and frame the light body neatly, and in a different method to Noëlla's usual élevage, there is a purity that is emphasised by the omission of barrel-ageing, this spends one year in steel tank only. Bottled in autumn 2022, this time has brought clarity and depth, making this an ideal bottle to reach for on cool autumn and winter nights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55616308445566,"sku":"WAY-MORANTIN-COTACOT-21","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/NOELLA_MORANTIN_COT_A_COT_2021.jpg?v=1757669421"},{"product_id":"noella-morantin-le-printemps","title":"Le Printemps 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first time we have been able to get our hands on any of Noëlla's gorgeous Pinot Noir, coming from a tiny half-hectare parcel that sadly over the years has suffered at the hands of the elements. This vintage over half the parcel was lost to the infamous hailstorm of 2022 that caused huge losses in the region. Tiny quantities then, but what remained made for a pretty, incredibly savoury expression of this delicate grape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromas are elevated and multi-layered, that classic autumnal forest floor with dry spices, charcoal smoke and just a suggestion of the barrel note that will follow. Floating on a gossamer-smooth texture, fruits mix red strawberries with blood orange, with toasted almond notes coming from the wood. Tannins practically melt away with everything hanging in beautiful balance, refined and elegant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes were macerated as whole bunches for two weeks then pressed into old oak barrels to rest for one year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Noëlla Morantin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55616322044286,"sku":"WAY-MORANTIN-PRINTEMPS-2022","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Noella_Morantin_Le_Printemps_2022.jpg?v=1757669291"},{"product_id":"pierre-borel-brindezingue-2023","title":"Brindezingue 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother easy take on Cabernet Franc from Pierre, this time geared up for knocking back at the bistro table. On the nose it screams the varietal: the distinctive charred green capsicum aromatics are high in the mix, with black cherry, blackcurrant and some savoury depth. On the palate the wine remains light, brisk and incredibly easy to get along with. File under everyday drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a fully de-stemmed, ten day maceration of grapes from vines in a plot that Pierre rents outside of his own beautiful walled garden in the village. Most of the wine is aged in tank, with 30% in old barrels for 9 months before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Borel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55714421703038,"sku":"WAY-BOREL-BRINDEZ-23","price":19.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Pierre_Borel_Brindezingue.jpg?v=1750154308"},{"product_id":"pierre-borel-rose-primeur","title":"L'homme Canon Rosé 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eQuenching rosé made in the saignée style, where the juice of Cabernet Franc is bled from the tank of another vinification (in this case Pierre's '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/pierre-borel-clos-de-pavee-bourgueil?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dc27d98f1\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClos de Pavée\u003c\/a\u003e' Bourgueil cuvée) with no pressing. It gives a flash of colour and little tannin, making for a brisk, compact wine of strawberry, red apple and capsicum refreshment. Bottled as a primeur in January 2025 after a very short élevage in tank, this is all youthful energy and simple pleasures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierre Borel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55714468757886,"sku":"WAY-BOREL-CANON-ROSE-24","price":19.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Pierre_Borel_Homme_Canon_Rose.jpg?v=1750154093"},{"product_id":"ca-se-discute-2024","title":"Ça Se Discute 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eÇa Se Discute, a prime red chiller arriving just in time for the sunshine. Made using two different varieties of Pineau d'Aunis, regular Aunis and Aunis Tenturier, bought in from outside of Laurent's Clos Roche Blanche domaine. The grapes here coming from Domaine de Cambalu in neigbouring Francueil- just 15 minutes from Laurent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eFor the 2024 iteration of this cuvée Laurent de-stemmed the fruit as usual and aged in fibreglass tank keep the fruit impeccably fresh. The wine is vibrant and bright and feels featherweight on the palate, clocking in at just 10.5%. Alongside beautiful aromatics you’ll find plenty of little red fruits intertwined with just a hint of those cracked white peppercorn notes we love from this varietal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laurent Saillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55901361930622,"sku":"WRI-SAILL-DISCUTE-24","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/CaSeDiscute2023.jpg?v=1714205045"},{"product_id":"jerome-saurigny-grind","title":"Grind 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnother year means another exciting new cuvée from Jérôme. This year his white cuvée is named Grind and is made with 100% Chenin Blanc from young vines planted on schist. 2023 was a \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecooler growing season in the Loire, the resulting wines are bright and direct with that signature tight coil of acidity that we love in Loire Chenin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the nose the wine has all those chalky, mineral, savoury notes sat beside ripe green apples for days. On the palate, the taught acidity is tightly wound around a rich, opulent texture giving the perfect balance between freshness and richness. Daring, unconventional and most certainly under-the-radar Loire experimentalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNo surprises here – we have very little to go around.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerome Saurigny","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55927656612222,"sku":"DNR-GERGOVIE-SAURIGNY-GRIND","price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/JeromeSaurigny_Grind_2023.jpg?v=1755781864"},{"product_id":"garance-muscadet-sur-lie","title":"Garance Muscadet Sur Lie 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat value, everyday drinking bone-dry white. The character is lean; fruit is saline lemon, with a zesty, prickly acidity. Smoky and bread-y on the nose with added texture from extended time on the lees - the classic technique in this area to give this ordinarily neutral grape varietal. Very easy to get on with.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PM \u0026 M Luneau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56017826349438,"sku":"CAV-LUNEAU-MUSCA-24","price":18.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/PM_MLUNEAUGARANCEMUSCADETSURLIE202012_ED_6fdc348f-5ca8-4900-b9a1-75e6620e1c87.jpg?v=1701791618"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-la-pente-de-chavigny-2024","title":"La Pente De Chavigny 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMikaël's classic Touraine Sauvignon Blanc from a mixture of five different parcels, each planted over gravelly limestone. The grapes are direct-pressed, then fermented for a month in fibre glass before being raised in steel for a pristine, bone-dry and whistle-clean style. The fruit is harvested once it has shed those clichéd, underripe grassy green characteristics, and its sharp line of acidity is emphasised by the wine naturally not completing malolactic fermentation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2024 was a warm vintage which shows itself in the generous fruit profile, but as always the wine is angular and mineral too. This year there is the faintest rush of pinprick bubbles upon opening, enhancing the crisp refreshment. A go-to bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56377319620990,"sku":"WAY-BOUG-CHAVIG-24","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Bouges_La_Pente_de_Chavigny.jpg?v=1747757203"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-la-pointe","title":"La Pointe 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first time we have seen any of this singular Gamay in some time, hailing from some of Bouges' oldest vines at 80 years of age. Planted in a gravelly half-hectare, wedge-shaped vineyard running along a slowly rising ridge - the 'point' that gives the wine its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eChiseled, immaculate, fragrant - in many ways a classical expression but at the same time so much that feels unlike a typical take on this varietal. There are all the petrichor notes of wet stones that typify \u003cspan\u003eMikaël's style, but with an intriguing resinous quality to the fruit that works its way into both the perfume and the palate. A light body with intense concentration, it glows a luminous ruby with peppery, cherry fruits showing great purity and clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBunches were de-stemmed, crushed and macerated for 10 days before being transferred to old oak barrels for 18 months, with a further 3 months in steel before bottling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56377328697726,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-LAPOINTE","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_La_Pointe.jpg?v=1779301856"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-le-franc-2022","title":"Le Franc 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Olivier's prized old vines of massale selection Cabernet Franc, grafted by his grandfather in the late 40s. As you'd expect, Le Franc demonstrates vin de garde qualities that suggest a long life ahead in the cellar - we're happy to offer some with a little cellar time, from the 2022 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDe-stemmed, foot-crushed and fermented in an open-topped wooden vat, it was then pressed and run by gravity into old demi-muid barrels to rest for 18 months before bottling with no additions. The longer ageing of this vintage before bottling smooths out some of the rusticity of more recent iterations, with a silken texture sitting above boldly structured tannic framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImpressively vital and alive, with aromas a little like putting your nose in a pouch of rolling tobacco, the black cherry fruits are beautifully deep and have that bitter note of cacao underneath it all. There is a rough-hewn beauty to this memorable wine - imperfect but all the better for it. We can't wait to watch it develop over time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56692368408958,"sku":"WAY-COUSIN_FRANC_22","price":39.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/CousinLeFranc23.jpg?v=1765464692"},{"product_id":"olivier-cousin-enfin-du-vin","title":"Enfin du Vin 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeeling that the 2024 harvest from the prized Le Franc vineyard was not suited to the usual barrel treatment, Olivier decided to vinify this fruit in a similar way to Pur Breton - the results are superb and possess the vibrant energy of a primeur. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA little reduced on opening, this quickly gives way to a rapidly-evolving list of aromatics - little red fruits, floral lift, the dusty spice of peppercorns toasting in a pan. Fluid and light on the palate, this nimble, bracing wine is a revelation. Best served lightly chilled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivier Cousin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56692396982654,"sku":"WAYWARD-COUSIN-ENFIN","price":32.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Olivier_Cousin_Enfin_du_vin.jpg?v=1765555321"},{"product_id":"thomas-puechavy-le-rayon-blanc-2023","title":"Le Rayon Blanc 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eRayon is tense, multilayered Chenin, with concentrated ripeness, textural depth and a judicious opulence. The nose shows luscious orchard fruits with a softness of apple blossom, honey and the faintest touch of walnut. Perfectly balancing buttery broad-shoulders with a lucid clarity, this finely-tuned wine is bound with a sinew-y coil of acidity that cuts with phenomenal length – the titular white ray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the same selection of 25 to 40 year-old vines that yields Turbulents and Les Vrilles, here the selection leans toward riper grapes harvested over multiple passes all the way to the end of September. The grapes were direct-pressed and went into old barrels to rest for one year, before being racked to fibreglass vats for a final six months. This year roughly 20% of the wine was aged completely in steel, to ease the barrel influence ever so slightly. It was finally blended and bottled with no additions in March 2025. Drinking superbly now, but could happily take a long sleep in the cellar too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Puéchavy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56789570290046,"sku":"WAY-PUECHAVY-RAYON-23","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Puechavy_Rayon_Blanc_23.jpg?v=1769685804"},{"product_id":"thomas-puechavy-les-doyennes-amphora","title":"Les Doyennes Amphora 2023","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFrom 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. As such, the wine particularly stands out from the others in the currently release – where they are tense and angular, this wine possesses a completely different character, the sharper notes filed down, soft-edged and diffused. It’s fascinating to see how this small vessel has taken the wine in such a different direction. An open wine of great purity, with delicate florals and a gentle forward-motion that seems to melt into the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe grapes were harvested towards the end of September for optimum ripeness, then direct-pressed. Usually this wine sees a long ageing in barrel, but for this cuvée a small amount was reserved for the amphora. Here it rested for 18 months before a short move to fibreglass cuve before bottling with no additions in July 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Puéchavy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56789584281982,"sku":"WAY-PEUCH-DOYEN-23","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/PuechavyLesDoyennes2020.jpg?v=1689063482"},{"product_id":"thomas-puechavy-dame-jeanne","title":"Dame-Jeanne 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStunning one-off \u003ci\u003eMoelleux\u003c\/i\u003e-style wine from the heatwave 2020 vintage, with some grape bunches showing the potential for high alcohol, even at the very start of the harvest. With a moderate 20g\/l of residual sugar remaining, its sweetness is balanced superbly by the soaring acids, making it an ideal companion to a plate of cheeses at the end of a meal. Golden orchard fruit, lemon sorbet, nuts and spices, all with a luscious texture that passes over the palate into a long, beam of coiling acid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFive years in the making, the wine was in barrel for two years before being moved to glass demijohn for another three. The sugar slowly, slowly worked its way out over this time, but not completely. The gentle oxidative notes meld beautifully with the purity of the fruit, showing yet another guise of the varietal. A meagre 100 bottles were made, with no additions at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Puéchavy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56789601583486,"sku":"WAYWARD-PUECHAVY-DAME","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Thomas_Puechavy_Chenin_Dame_Jean.jpg?v=1769616173"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-clic-clac","title":"Clic Clac 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eA much-loved ancestral method sparkler, lean and zippy this vintage with plenty of yellow citrus zest, pear and dry herbs cut through with a long, electric line of acidity that sets the mouth watering. The bubbles are impressively fine-beaded for a wine made in this style. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe overall character is unmistakably Loire and makes for a note-perfect aperitif, especially at this low gravity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blend is equal portions of Menu Pineau, Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc, the younger vine Menu Pineau bringing great freshness and acidity as a counterpoint to the other 60-year old vines, all planted over gravelly limestone. Everything here is done by hand; the wine is transferred from tank to bottle during the primary fermentation and then racked in contact with the lees. From an early harvest in late August, it was ready to be disgorged by December 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56854633513342,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-CLICCLAC","price":23.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_Clic_Clac_2025.jpg?v=1779301782"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-french-clara-25","title":"French Clara 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100% Sauvignon Blanc from the youngest vines planted over the mineral-rich limestone gravel, direct-pressed into steel, preserving immaculate freshness, then bottled in early 2026 with no additions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess steely and with softer edges than his more classical staple '\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Bouges Chavigny Sauvignon Blanc\" href=\"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/products\/la-pente-de-chavigny\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLa Pente de Chavigny\u003c\/a\u003e', this feels open and inviting, but still with that lovely laser-beam of mouthwatering acidity. Crunchy green apple, elderflower and ripe pear come together in a salivating meld, with a line of raw lemon citrus cutting it all through - without intervention, none of Mikaël’s whites complete malolactic, giving the wine some good vibrancy and edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57379220554110,"sku":"WAY-BOUGES-CLARA-25","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_French_Clara.jpg?v=1747757593"},{"product_id":"mikael-bouges-les-couilles-danes-23","title":"Les Couilles d'Anes 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eMikaël's smallest cuvée of which only around 1000 or so bottles are made each year, depending on the yield of the vintage. 100% Côt from 35 year-old vines in a small parcel of silex and clay at around one third of a hectare. These flinty soils are also dotted with unusual black stones, the eponymous and charmingly-named \u003cem\u003e'Couilles d'Anes' \u003c\/em\u003e- donkey balls, as the local vigneron colloquially refer to them. No-one can really explain their presence, but it is most likely an ancient alluvial spread from the historic path of the river Cher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are destemmed, foot-crushed and then macerate for 10 days before being pressed off to old 500-litre barrels to rest for 18 months, with a further 6 months in tank,  before bottling. All vivid violet and dark bramble fruits in the glass, with a well-defined tannic structure. On the palate the wine brims with energy and life showing inky, black-forest-gateau fruit, earthy spice and an iron-rich, sanguine quality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mikaël Bouges","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57379231662462,"sku":"WAY-BOUG-COUILLES","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/Mikael_Bouges_Les_Couilles_d_Anes_2022.jpg?v=1747757817"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/collections\/NOELLA_IN_CELLAR_4_x_1.jpg?v=1714215991","url":"https:\/\/waywardwines.co.uk\/collections\/the-loire\/style-off-dry.oembed","provider":"Wayward Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}