Brilliant crémant that balances zesty freshness with some savoury complexity from barrel ageing prior to re-fermentation. The smart choice for those seeking Champenoise stylings, minus the price tag. Find out more.
RegionLimoux, Languedoc, France
GrapesChardonnay, Chenin Blanc & Mauzac
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Dazzling Chenin Blanc from vines approaching a staggering 100 years old. Vines of this age produce tiny yields, but the fruit is of the highest quality. The flesh of the fruit is generous and the acidity is on-point and lingering. Just delicious! Find out more.
RegionCoteaux-du-Loir, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Chenin, but no buttery oak, this is all done in steel tank to keep that citrus twang just as clean as a whistle. Green apple and pear with some nice zippy white peach. The Baby Bandito range offers some crazy value. Find out more.
RegionBandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardUncertified Organic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Stay Brave is the orange wine of the Baby Bandito bunch - it is Chenin Blanc with a week or so of skin maceration, followed by some rounding out in old barrels. Zesty acidity, ripe pear and spicy ginger. Find out more.
RegionBandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
As a broad stroke one could describe Les Aussigouins as a more amped-up sister to Faia - the production is the same, it is the qualities in the raw materials that make it unique. The fruit is opluent and richly textured, with beautiful, long acidity that points to this being a wine built to go the distance. Find out more.
RegionAnjou, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Chenin Blanc pressed slowly, then put straight into old barrels for over two years. A remarkable wine with such lovely texture, pure fruit and quite incredible length, it's at once delicate and powerful. Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The macerated version of the wonderful 'Les Pouches' Chenin - a method that makes so much sense with this taut, fleshy wine. It really boosts the overall texture and aroma, and makes that electrically-charged finish zing on for even longer. So good! Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Given time to open up, a nuanced meld of gently honeyed crisp green apple, lemon sorbet and matchstick reduction float from the glass. Less high-definition-angular than his longer-lived wines, again there is an appealing softness to the structure, with everything hanging in place with casual poise. Salty minerals underpin, and the acidity cuts neatly, with a faint twang of ginger in the long finish. Find out more.
RegionVouvray, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Elegant sparkling Chenin Blanc from Touraine, with a lean, linear expression. Sharp freshly-squeezed lemon and green apple cuts the palate nicely, with fine bubbles and a delicate, savoury lees flavours to underpin. The whole thing is harmoniously balanced and bound up with an electric coil of acid that lingers long into the finish. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Electrically-charged Chenin Blanc offering thirst-quenching notes of pith, sea salt and stoney minerality – one that is sure to make a compelling apéritif alongside your next plate of oysters. Find out more.
RegionJasnières, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Blending together three of the key Loire grapes, and harvesting a little of each of their character, this is a dry, fruity rosé with lots going on. Flesh and texture from the Chenin, herbal cherry fruit from the Cab Franc and a lovely bit of fragrant spice from the d'Aunis. Find out more.
RegionSaumur-Champigny, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc, Cabernet Franc & Pineau d'Aunis
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Like all of Mikaël's wines from the dry 2022 vintage, there is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients. White peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with a pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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