Structured and deeply mineral-driven â€" the site has almost no topsoil and the vines sink deep into pure tuffeau, the limestone lending typical savory flavors and delicate texture. This has the…

"Conquete" has very little topsoil and is a remarkably chalky wine, with firm tannins and a core of luminous red fruit.Â

A melange of berries, plum, and baking spice arrive on the palate, followed by a savory, almost sanguine quality. Once again, the lightness of the vintage can be plainly felt in the acid-forward…

The "Conquete" vineyard boasts deeper topsoil (70cm or so) on top of a bedrock of tuffeau, the soft limestone that is hallmark to the Loire Valley (also the material from which Corbineau's cellars…

Where the other '21s show red fruit, or a balance of red and black or purple fruit, this is all moody blackberry and plum, and a hint of savory balsamic on the finish. It's limpid and broad on the…

The lone white wine on offer today, this is Chenin Blanc from the 2018 vintage, kept in barrel until it was bottled this September. Thanks to the cold, humid cellars, a layer of veil, or voile, was…

A friend of Patrick's owns part of the Picasses vineyard in Chinon, though he lives too far to make use of the fruit himself. And thus, an incredibly structured, Burgundian wine was born. The…

Another warm vintage makes for a powerful, structured, and acid-driven wine, this time aged in epoxy tanks. Despite the tank aging, there's a distinct spice note, reminiscent of Christmas cake or…

The 2020s are the only wines in this lineup that were aged in barrel (there's only so much room in the subterranean cellar, and so Patrick must switch up the vinification method every vintage or so).…

This hard-to-find, oldest of old schools Loire Valley producer is a one-man show, and the last winemaker standing in his tiny village of Candes St. Martin-one.