In the small commune of Bu, just outside of Sancerre, Franois Crochet and his wife farm 25 acres of prime vineyards that boast all three of the main Sance.

Founded in 1885 by Edouard Langlois and Jeanne Chateau (hence the name), Langlois-Chateau has a rich history as one of the leading producers in the Loire Valley. In 1973, the Bollinger family…

Purchased in 1957, Le Mont lies on the esteemed Premiere CĂ´te. With less clay and more stone than Le Haut-Lieu, Le Mont yields young wines of intense minerality. Size: 8 hectaresAll grapes harvest…

Vincent Pinard grew up in a small town in the Loire called BuĂŠ, in the heart of the Sancerre wine region. BuĂŠ has limestone and clay-limestone (the renowned Kimmeridgean terres blanches) soils,…

Gaston HuĂŤt believed this to be the greatest of all Vouvray vineyards. With the Première CĂ´te's shallowest, stoniest soils, its wines often synthesize Le Mont's intense minerality with Le…

Roger Voss covers Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, the Loire and South-West France as well as Portugal. His passion is matching food with wine, bringing the pleasures of the table to wine lovers. He…

A round and supple style with mouthcoating tannins. There are savoury hints of bottle-age starting to emerge as lime and almond characters. Ripe phenolics.

Wine Country: France

2020 Domaine Bertin-Delatte - VdF Vingt-Neuf (750ml) available at Manhattan Wine Company in New York, NY