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2019 Domaine Christian Moreau Valmur Chablis Grand Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$170. 00
Bottle
$2040.00 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
A deft application of wood serves as a neutral but not imperceptible backdrop for the exotic and lemon-suffused aromas of pear, apple and iodine. There is fine volume and outstanding richness to the dense, muscular and powerful large-scaled flavors that terminate in an agreeably dry, sappy and beautifully long finish. This is a classic Valmur controlled power that is clearly built for mid to even longer-term cellaring.
91-94 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

The 2019 Chablis Valmur Grand Cru was cropped at 25hl/ha from 45- to 70-year-old vines and matured in a mixture of 1- to 4-year-old barrels, for bottling in 2021. This has a very perfumed and slightly better-defined bouquet than the Blanchot. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, ripe but tense with superb mineralité already in evidence. Focused all the way through to the lingering finish, this is an outstanding Valmur in the making.
94-96 points
Neal Martin - Vinous

24 hl/ha, so all has been made in wood, just blended, so the wine has not fallen clear yet. The bouquet shows class however, with a welcome tightness of approach, Perhaps a touch of sulphur. Plenty of colour beneath though. This is very pure, less Côte d’Orien than, sometimes, but there is a racy shellfish underlay. Finesse and intensity, not as broad based
92-95 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine Christian Moreau Les Clos Chablis Grand Cru

Chablis, FRANCE
$175. 00
Bottle
$2100.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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Interestingly, this is aromatically quite similar to the Valmur save for the presence of an abundance of floral elements. The super-intense, indeed almost painful, broad-shouldered flavors possess evident minerality and excellent delineation that possess a bracing salinity on the hugely long finale. This too is clearly built for extended cellaring and is going to need at least 5 to 7 before it will be approachable. In a word, excellent.
92-94 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound

The 2019 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru yielded 35hl this year and is matured 50% in new and used barrels and the rest in tank. It has a well-defined bouquet with precise scents of yellow flowers, struck flint and smoke. I may actually prefer this to the Clos des Hospices cuvée. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, taut and focused and full of energy. The Clos des Hospices has more depth and intensity on the finish, so overall it has the upper hand, but this is a serious Les Clos that will give 20–25 years of drinking pleasure.
93-95 points
Neal Martin - Vinous

A healthy 45 hl/ha, made with 45% in barrel and 55% in tank, the parts as yet unassembled (though this sample is). Racy, lime and lemon colour with a very pure intense clean, but ripe nose, with a little spice. Very tasty! This has significantly more weight, some toast from the barrel, a little bit of flesh too, good weight as well, but seems to lack a touch of tension. White fruit typicity remerges at the back.
92-95 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2008 Domaine Christian Moreau Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 2 - 3 Years (2012-2013)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Produced from vines with an average age of 40 years old and matured entirely in stainless steel tanks. Brilliant pale straw colour with slight greenish tinge around the edges and water like hue. The nose displays aromas of light pear, biscuit, citrus and mineral. Clean crisp dry palate flavours of pear, lemon, biscuit and mineral. Crisp acidity with a flinty dry finish. Long aftertaste of citrus, mineral and cashew.
Cellar 2-3 years (2012-2013).
Alc 12.5%

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2023 Domaine Christian Salmon Sancerre

Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2024-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

For six generations, the Salmon family have been growing grapes on the limestone rich soils of the Sancerre region, with 15 hectares in the famous Coteaux Buétons. In Pouilly-sur-Loire, the family has the Clos des Criots vineyard located in the centre of the village, on marl and limestone soils rich in oyster fossils (Kimmeridgian). Today Domaine Christian Salmon is led by sixth generation Armand Salmon and his wife Marie. The wines are made in stainless steel, with no oak treatment, in a classic, fresh, zesty style reliant on indigenous yeast ferments and extended time on lees.
Brilliant very pale straw colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts and a watery hue. Lime and green apple aromas are intermeshed with subtle passionfruit, herbaceous gooseberry and stony mineral notes. Slippery in its feel and nicely shaped across the palate, concentrated lime, passionfruit and green apple fruits overlay subtle herbaceous elements, wet stone and flinty characters. Crisp acidity finishing long, dry and refreshing.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 13%

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2022 Domaine Christian Salmon Sancerre

Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2023-2026)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Domaine Christian Salmon is a family owned estate located in the Coteaux Buetons, covering 15 hectares within the appellation of Sancerre and 3.25 hectares in Pouilly Fume. For six generations the Salmon family has been growing grapes and making wine.
Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of lime and green apple have a herbaceous grassy overlay with some asparagus and stony mineral notes also evident. Intense lime and green apple fruits infused with herbaceous grassy elements have a zesty feel across the racy palate. Asparagus, wet stone and mineral characters also chime in. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long aftertaste. A highly scrumptious Sancerre.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Domaine Christian Salmon Sancerre

Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$46. 99
Bottle
$563.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Herbaceous gooseberry like aromas mix with lime, green apple, wet stone and subtle grassy notes. Zippy lime and green apple fruits are underscored by crisp acidity with some wet stone and herbaceous grassy characters lingering on the dry finish. Good intensity with a long flavoursome aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2015 Domaine Christian Salmon Sancerre

Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2016-2019)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish highlights around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of citrus and subtle lime are laced with hints of grassiness and spicy fresh herbs with stony mineral end notes. The palate shows good concentration and has a fullish textural feel featuring flavours of ripe citrus fruits overlaid by some grassy asparagus characters and a touch of lime with a dry stony mineral finish. Well balanced crisp acidity with an aftertaste of ripe citrus fruits, stony mineral and some spicy herbaceous grassy characters.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc 13%

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2015 Domaine Christian Salmon Clos des Criots Pouilly Fume

Loire Valley,
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2016-2018)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with a slight tinge of green around the outskirts and a watery hue. The nose presents aromas of gooseberries intermixed with grassy characters, citrus, faint asparagus and light dried herb end notes. The palate has a broad rounded mouthfeel with a smoky edge but finishes fresh featuring flavours of unripe gooseberries mixed in with asparagus, grassy characters and dried herb infusions. A lightly smoked cedar quality seems to contribute to the fullish textural feel. Clean dry finish. Aftertaste of gooseberries, grassy asparagus characters, citrus, dried herbs and spicy cedar.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc 13%

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2019 Domaine Clos Rougeard Saumur Blanc Breze

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$650. 00
Bottle
$7800.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

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The nose of the 2019 Brézé is richly fruited and creamy, showing tropical pineapple characters and giving the impression of opulence. It is concentrated and powerful with real intensity of flavor. Well-judged oak use lends a smoky, spice note while acidity and salinity pull it all together. This is dry Chenin Blanc at its best—ripe, powerful and fresh. Drink 2025-2039.
97 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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2018 Domaine Clos Rougeard Saumur Blanc Breze

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$699. 00
Bottle
$8388.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2018 Brézé is a clay-ey site, giving richness to the wine. It is round, silky and succulent, reflecting this sunny, warm vintage. It is at a beautiful stage in its evolution: developing almond characters alongside white peach. There’s fine acid rather than a racy profile but with a gourmand texture. Pastry, peach, and almond linger on the long finish. Drink 2023-2028.
91 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous
Softer impression to the nose than the 2019, but overlaid with a sense of minerality following through to the palate. This vintage is a halfway house between the old style (very flavourful and full-bodied), and the new style (fresher with more sense of tension). It shows a perfect balance between fruity and savoury, with some light lactic impressions at the end. ‘This is Clos Rougeard with all the complexity from citrus to exotic fruits,’ says winemaker Jacques-Antoine Toublanc. Drink 2022 - 2032.
93 points
Benjamin Lewin MW - Decanter

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2015 Domaine Clos Rougeard Saumur Blanc Breze

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$499. 00
Bottle
$5988.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Vinified in new (20%) and up to four-year-old barrels, the 2015 Saumur Blanc Brézé exhibits a deep, intensely fruity and chalky, concentrated and elegant bouquet of perfectly ripe fruits, orange and grapefruit, as well as fine iodine notes. Silky, round and highly elegant on the palate, this is a rich and powerful, incredibly aromatic, round and finely iodine Chenin Blanc of exceptional quality. The wine is intensely fruity, juicy, ripe, refined and elegant, finely grippy and salty, and it finishes with lovely orange bitters. An impressive Chenin Blanc for hedonists, it has developed dramatically well in the last three years. 13.5% alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in September 2021. Drink 2021-2060.
98 points
Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Oct 15, 2021)
From 100-year-old vines, this Chenin Blanc is one cool customer. Aromas and flavors of beeswax, honeysuckle, tarragon and pineapple, then orchard fruit in the mouth. Lithe and full of finesse, with great acidity. The long finish delivers crushed stone and salt. Drink 2021-2035.
94 points
Jason Wilson - Vinous
A compelling nose reminiscent of a herbal infusion of linden flower and verbena is accompanied by a hint of sea breeze. A soft, mellow yet vibrant mouthfeel for this subtle, magical, seemingly weightless wine. Drink 2025-2040.
97 points
Yohan Castaing - Decanter

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2017 Domaine Clos Rougeard Saumur Blanc Breze

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$599. 00
Bottle
$7188.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The 2017 Brézé is an athletic lane of wine, going from the start gun to the finish line in one tram line. Citrus, pineapple and a reductive note with that salty edge you expect from this vineyard. There are some exotic fruits like lime and pineapple. Long and drawn out with harmony and balance. Drink 2023-2029.
93 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous
The white wine from this iconic producer is often generous in style. The cooler 2017 vintage shows a typically rich, toasty nose, but the cooler 2017 vintage has resulted in palate structure that's firmer and more mineral-edged than this producer's often generous style. Concentration of honeyed melon fruit is balanced by brisk acidity and supported by savoury, mealy complexity. Long and lovely. Farmed using biodynamic principles. Drink 2024-2044.
97 points
Beverley Blanning MW - Decanter

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2016 Domaine Clos Rougeard Saumur Blanc Breze

Saumur, Loire Valley, FRANCE
$499. 00
Bottle
$5988.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Serious complexity in this Chenin Blanc. Fresh golden apple at first, then pear, apricot jam and white pepper that carries throughout nicely. Gorgeous herbal notes on the midpalate, gliding to a long, salty, crushed stone finish. Drink 2022-2036.
94 points
Jason Wilson - Vinous
A lovely nose of candied fruit and spice expresses plenty of freshness. The palate has a roundness of texture with a mineral thrust from the underlying flint-inflected quince and apple fruit. Although coming from a ripe vintage, this wine has a delightfully breezy freshness to it and will go the distance. Drink 2025-2035.
95 points
Yohan Castaing - Decanter

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2018 Domaine Collotte Bourgogne Aligote

Burgundy, FRANCE
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2019-2021)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Brilliant almost water like colour with a faint greenish tinge to the edges. The nose has a combination of pear, quince, subtle lime, ginger and spicy herb aromas. Light, vibrant and refreshing, the palate has flavours of pears, lime and quince over subtle cinnamon and fresh herb nuances. Finishes dry with fresh crunchy acidity and a pear, lime, quince and fresh herb infused aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12%

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2020 Domaine de Bel-Air Jean-Marc Lafont Chardonnay Beaujolais

Beaujolais, FRANCE
$37. 99
Bottle
$455.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

Brilliant pale straw to straw colour with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Lifted aromas of white peach, green apple, biscuit and dried honey interplay with nougat, hints of crème brulee and spice. Medium weighted with a faintly creamed feel, nectarine and green apple fruits overlay subtle biscuit and light dried honey characters. Finishes dry and fresh with infusions of flinty oyster shell and minerals on the elegant aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

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2020 Domaine de Belle-Vue (Jerome Bretaudeau) La Justice Savagnin Chardonnay

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$84. 99
Bottle
$1019.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

Jérôme Bretaudeau is one of a small handful of serious, young winemakers devoted to the compelling terroir of Muscadet, the most western appellation in the Loire Valley. In stark contrast to most of Muscadet, which is dominated by overcropped, industrial-production cooperatives, Domaine de Belle Vue comprises 12 hectares of organically-certified vineyards in active transition to full biodynamic viticulture. Jérôme is, moreover, innovative and experimental, crafting wines not only from the appellation’s signature Melon de Bourgogne but also from eccentric cuvées of Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc.
La Justice is made from a parcel of Chardonnay and Savagnin on gneiss soils.

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2019 Domaine de Belle-Vue (Jerome Bretaudeau) Muscadet Gaia

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$84. 99
Bottle
$1019.88 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

Jérôme Bretaudeau is one of a small handful of serious, young winemakers devoted to the compelling terroir of Muscadet, the most western appellation in the Loire Valley. In stark contrast to most of Muscadet, which is dominated by overcropped, industrial-production cooperatives, Domaine de Belle Vue comprises 12 hectares of organically-certified vineyards in active transition to full biodynamic viticulture. Jérôme is, moreover, innovative and experimental, crafting wines not only from the appellation’s signature Melon de Bourgogne but also from eccentric cuvées of Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Franc.
Other Reviews....
From the very first whiff, the 2019 Gaïa from Jerôme Bretaudeau has surprisingly compelling scents of menthol, mint, white fruits, butter and minerals. Full-bodied and perfectly balanced, seamless and concentrated, layered and deep, it has a delicate, exquisite texture that segues into a tense, crystalline finish with aromas of licorice and lemon oil. It will offer a broad drinking window. Drink 2023 - 2030.
95+ points
Yohan Castaing - Wine Advocate (Aug 18, 2023)
The 2019 Gaïa is a bit of a Muscadet anomaly in that it is biodynamically grown and is fermented and matured in concrete egg. It's a rich style with a high level of intensity. Having gone through malolactic, it has a soft and full mouthfeel. The finish is salty and citrussy with a fine element of bitterness and nutty savory character. In a blind tasting, I'd probably have mistaken it for a Chenin Blanc, but that doesn't make it any less valid. Drink 2021 - 2030.
92 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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2020 Domaine de Bellene Coteaux Bourguignons L'Eclos des Abeilles

Burgundy, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Aged in French oak barrels with 100% malolactic fermentation. Brilliant pale straw colour with flashes of green around the edges and a watery hue. Spicy peach and dried honey aromas are married to some toasty oak, faint crème brulee and nougat. Light to medium weight with a gently creamed feel the palate features an elegant and focused flavour profile of white peach, pear and dried honey over wet stone and citrusy nougat elements. Finishes fresh with a very refined aftertaste. Give it some time and it will flesh out a little more.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12%

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2018 Domaine de Bieville Chablis

Chablis, FRANCE
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2021-2023)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Brilliant pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Elevated scents of ripe pear, subtle lime and dried honey fill the nostrils followed by stony mineral notes and light infusions of fresh herbs. Fresh yet supple and fleshy in its feel, the palate is decorated with pear and citrus fruits that show good generosity over light dried honey, wet stone and flinty mineral characters. Dry, well rounded finish with vivid acidity and a delicious aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 12.5%

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2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Pre-Arrival Offer

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$250. 00
Bottle
$3000.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Situated in the Graves, Domaine de Chevalier have 65 hectares under vine planted to 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc for the red wine, and 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon for the white.
Other Reviews....
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc offers up aromas of pear, nectarine, crushed mint jasmine and lemon, followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated palate with a mineral-driven profile. It's lively and bright, with a delicate, penetrating finish animated by racy acids. This blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, matured entirely in large wooden foudres and 500-liter barrels instead of the traditional barriques, is one of the finest white wines of the vintage, and one of the few that transcends its limitations.
93-96 points
Yohan Castaing - Wine Advocate (Apr 2023)
The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is stunning. It exudes textural depth, intensity and pedigree from the very first taste. I imagine it will still be stellar in another few years’ time. For now, it is a wine to think about cellaring. Time brings out dried lemon peel, sage, mint, chamomile, salt and crushed rock scents that lend both vibrancy and complexity. In most vintages, the Blanc is either incredibly steely or ample in feel. In 2022, it is both. Tasted four times. Drink 2027-2047.
95-97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A deep and layered white with rich and intense structure. It’s full yet agile with so much energy and intensity. Cooked apple, lime zest and nougat with oyster and sea bed undertones. Fascinating already.
98-99 points
James Suckling
The 2022 Domaine De Chevalier Blanc brings more dimensions and layers, as well as richness. Based on 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, aging in 40% new oak, it has a beautiful perfume of honeyed citrus, subtle tropical flowers, and chalky, minerality nuances. This carries to a medium to full-bodied white with plenty of density and depth, nicely integrated acidity, and a gorgeous finish. I wouldn't be surprised to see this end up in the top handful of whites in the vintage.
95-97+ points
Jeb Dunnuck
Round, full, compelling, charming and confident, this has a width and density that is really well worked, calm, not super vibrant but really rich in terms of fruit expression with coolness, white stone fruit flavours and some subtle toasting. Feels structured and well worked, serious but not as tense as many with more fruit persistence and depth than a lot of the whites this year. Perhaps missing a touch of acidity bit this is very good indeed and ends with a zestiness that is really appealing. Tasted twice. Derenoncourt consultants. Drink 2023 - 2030.
94 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter
Squeeze grapefruits over crushed rocks, and you get the idea of the perfume. The palate is packed with all the sweet, juicy, ripe pineapples, Granny Smith apples, tangerine skins, pomelo, and honeysuckle you could ask for. The wine provides the perfect blend of fresh, juicy citrus, sweetness, lift and creaminess. Drink this young for its youthful exuberance, or age it a few years for more secondary development. The wine blends 70% Sauvignon Blanc with 30% Semillon, 13.8% ABV, 3.28 pH. The harvest took place August 26 - September 5. Drink from 2025-2037.
96 points
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Conditions of Pre Arrival Offer:
1. There is no minimum order unless stated.
2. All wines are 750ml unless indicated otherwise.
3. Payment is due at the time of ordering to secure stocks.
4. The wines are being collected and shipped in refrigerated containers and are due to arrive in late 2025.
5. Nicks Wine Merchants reserve the right to pass on any changes in Government duties and taxes and delivery charges from the date of order to the date of final delivery of the wine.
6. Errors and omissions excepted.
7. Delivery charges may apply - these can be determined by visiting the Freight Rates page.

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2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc Pre-Arrival Offer

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$210. 00
Bottle
$2520.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork
Situated in the Graves, Domaine de Chevalier have 65 hectares under vine planted to 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc for the red wine, and 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon for the white.
Other Reviews....
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is shaping up brilliantly, bursting with aromas of citrus oil, gooseberries, crisp stone fruit, white flowers and pastry cream. Medium to full-bodied, satiny and layered, it's a concentrated, textural wine that displays terrific cut and tension, allying racy acidity with chalky, structuring dry extract.
94-96 points
William Kelley - Wine Advocate (Apr 2022)
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc dazzles from start to finish. Bright, sculpted and sizzling with saline-infused vibrancy, the Blanc offers a beguiling mix of citrus, floral and mineral notes, delivering tremendous flavor intensity with no excess weight at all. There is a feeling of airiness and precision here that is simply mind-blowing. Readers will find a Blanc of tremendous pedigree that evokes the great vintages at this property. There was some variation in samples, but barrel samples are especially finicky at this stage, especially whites. This is a tremendous showing. Drink 2029-2051.
95-97 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, picked September 13–23 at 40hL/ha, has a captivating, complex bouquet of yellow flowers, white peach, wet limestone and just a faint hint of elderflower in the background. The taut palate is well-balanced with a superb line of acidity. Conveying tangible energy from start to finish, this builds in the mouth toward a persistent finish that fans out gloriously. One of the best Domaine de Chevalier whites that I have tasted in 20-plus years. Drink 2026-2055
95-97 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
This is always an impressive white, with a lengthy, layered and compact palate. Lots of dried lemon, clove, fennel, green-apple and cedar. Flint and toast, too. Medium to full body. INcredible long. 70% sauvignon blanc and 30% semillon.
98-99 points
James Suckling
I always love the white from this estate, and they've certainly hit a home run in 2021. Based on 75% Sauvignon and 25% Semillon that will see 18 months in 35% new barrels, it offers a vibrant, vivid bouquet of ripe limes, crushed citrus, and chalky minerality, which turns more salty and subtly marine-influenced on the palate. With terrific concentration, medium-bodied richness, and a great finish, it's one of the focused, pure, racy whites that still brings density and depth. Bravo.
95-97 points
Jeb Dunnuck
White flowers, honeysuckle, lemon rind, pineapple, spice, and vanilla aromatics motivate you to want to know more. On the palate, the wine is perfectly balanced between its lush, creamy character and blazing acidity. The fruit shows a gorgeous purity and the seamless finish builds, expands, and lingers. Clearly, this is a contender for one of the best, if not the best vintage of Domaine de Chevalier Blanc ever produced! Drink this young for its youthful exuberance, or age it for more secondary development. The wine blends 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon, 13.5% ABV. The harvest took place September 13-September 24. Drink from 2023-2050.
98 points
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
A rich honeyed apple and apricot nose with soft white blossom notes. So lifted and expressive on the palate, creamy lemon, pear, red apple and apricot. Gently round, this has a nice delicacy but also good weight - a refined palate with a soft creaminess. Easy to drink and enjoy with excellent structure and density for the vintage, you get enough acidity and texture to give a full mouthfeel without anything being too much or over the top but still with enough flavour that it's interesting and compelling. A top buy. Drinking Window 2024 - 2035.
95 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter
Conditions of Pre Arrival Offer:
1. There is no minimum order unless stated.
2. All wines are 750ml unless indicated otherwise.
3. Once received, all orders will be confirmed with suppliers and then an invoice issued - payment will be due on receipt of this invoice.
4. The wines are being collected and shipped in refrigerated containers and are due to arrive in late 2024.
5. Nicks Wine Merchants reserve the right to pass on any changes in Government duties and taxes and delivery charges from the date of order to the date of final delivery of the wine.
6. Errors and omissions excepted.
7. Delivery charges may apply - these can be determined by visiting the Freight Rates page.
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2019 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$199. 00
Bottle
$2388.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Blended of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, the 2019 Blanc was harvested from 3rd of September to 19th of September. The alcohol is 14%. It is aging on its lees in French oak barrels, 35% new, for an anticipated 18 months. The nose is almost completely shut down on first sniff, soon giving way to notions of freshly squeezed lemons and limes, green apples and pear slices with nuances of orange blossom, fresh ginger and marzipan. Medium-bodied, the palate has a beguilingly satiny texture with crisp freshness, packed full of zesty layers, finishing long and perfumed.
94-96+ points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate
A wine of real personality, the 2019 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc has breadth and resonance to burn. Orchard fruit, citrus confit, white flowers, mint and chamomile nuances all flesh out in white that balances radiance with energy. I can't wait to see how the 2019 develops during its élevage; it is one of the most promising wines of the vintage.
92-94+ points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc was picked from 3 to 19 September and aged on the lees for 18 months in 35% new oak. It has a crisp, delineated nose that gains intensity with aeration, offering enticing aromas of kaffir lime, yellow plums and jasmine. A subtle crushed stone scent emerges with time. The palate is well balanced with a saline entry and just the right amount of piquancy. A very saline, marine-influenced finish that gets the mouth salivating. It just cries out for a heaving platter of shucked oysters!
93-95 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
This is an opulent, dense white with dried-apple and honey character. Salty and hot-stone notes, too. Full-bodied, round and phenolic. Formed and beautiful. Quite open. Intense length.
95-96 points
James Suckling
The flagship white is the 2019 Domaine De Chevalier Blanc. It offers a richer, more concentrated profile that carries rocking caramelized citrus, mandarin orange, and honeyed flower notes as well as full-bodied richness, a layered, opulent texture, bright acidity, and a great finish. It's certainly more opulent and upfront than the 2015 and 2016 were at this stage, and I suspect it will have more upfront appeal as well. It should nevertheless evolve gracefully. Tasted twice.
96-98 points
Jeb Dunnuck

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2018 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$235. 00
Bottle
$2820.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
The Domaine de Chevalier 2018 Blanc, a blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon, slowly reveals beguiling scents of lemongrass, lime leaves, fresh grapefruit, allspice and ginger with a core of fresh lemon and grapefruit. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers bold citrus and spice layers with fantastic tension and a chalky finish. Aging on lees in barriques, 35% new, is anticipated to go for 16 months.
93-95 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate

Lively lime pith, herb, green apple, fennel and verbena notes streak through. The very focused finish has good zing for the vintage. Defined and long, this will unwind a bit more slowly than most of its peers.
93-96 points
James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

This is dense and very structured with phenolic tension and depth. Full-bodied, lightly phenolic with sliced apples, cooked pears and lemons. Lively and intense. Solid as a rock. This is one to watch.
97-98 points
James Suckling

Domaine de Chevalier's Blanc is surprisingly unctuous in this vintage. Lemon confit, dried flowers and chamomile are some of the many notes that develop in the glass. The Blanc is, of course, famous for its ageworthiness, but I don't see the complexity, energy or structure of the very best years. I would prefer to drink it on the younger side. In 2018, the red is vastly more interesting than the Blanc. The blend is 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon. Tasted three times.
90-93 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

One of the whites of the vintage is the 2018 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, which is both powerful and fresh in the vintage. Crushed citrus, tart melon, lemon curd, and crushed rock-like minerality all give way to a pure, full-bodied dry white that has integrated acidity and a great, great finish. A blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon that will spend 18 months in 35% new French oak, it’s going to be relatively accessible in its youth (unlike the 2015) yet should age beautifully.
95-97 points
Jeb Dunnuck

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2020 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$235. 00
Bottle
$2820.00 Dozen

Closure: Cork

Situated in the Graves, Domaine de Chevalier have 65 hectares under vine planted to 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc for the red wine, and 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Semillon for the white.
Other Reviews....
The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc bursts with notions of ripe yellow apples, juicy pears and lime blossoms, plus hints of blanched almonds, yuzu zest and wet pebbles. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers impactful apple and citrus flavors with a racy backbone and seductive oiliness to the texture, finishing long and minerally.
94-96 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate (May 2021)
The 2020 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is fabulous. Bright and airy in the glass, the 2020 bristles with energy. Lemon confit, crushed rocks, mint and white pepper all pulse with tons of vibrancy. This finely-cut, chiseled white is going to need a number of years to be at its best, but it is so impressive and so full of potential. Bright saline notes punctuate the dazzling finish. Time in the glass brings out the wine's texture and layers. The Blanc is one of the world's great wines, hands down.
94-96 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous
A dense, creamy DC white with lots of rich cooked-apple, mineral, cream and praline character. It’s full and very layered with chewy intensity and a long, bitter-lemon and almost honey finish. Pretty phenolic tension, too.
96-97 points
James Suckling
Straw yellow in color, the wine shows off its Meyer lemons, spice, mango, pink grapefruit, lemon oil and flowers on the nose. On the palate the wine is silky, lush, creamy, juicy and fresh, finishing with sweet lemons and green apple nuances that easily display their purity, silky textures and racy acidity. The wine blends 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Semillon 13.7% ABV.
96 points
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
An excellent white with precision, flesh and confidence, sure to age well. A ton of white pear and some soft pepper spice keeps up the pace and lift from beginning to end, and the intensity continues to build after the wine has left the palate - a sure sign of something special happening. A yield of 43hl/ha. Tasted twice. Unusual for me to score the red and white Chevalier at the same level, but both are extremely successful in this vintage.
95 points
Jane Anson - Decanter

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2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$220. 00
Bottle
$2640.00 Dozen

Other Reviews....
The Domaine de Chevalier 2015 Blanc is composed of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon, fermented in barrel (35% new), and aged for 18 months on the lees with stirring. It opens with lovely lemon tart, fresh grapefruit and pineapple with a waft of honeysuckle. The medium-bodied palate is very tightly knit with wonderfully crisp acid and a citrusy finish.
95 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Wine Advocate (Feb 2018)

The 2015 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is every bit as captivating from bottle as it was from barrel. Time seems to have given the 2015 more depth and freshness, which is obviously a very good thing. A host of lemon peel, crushed rock, green pear, mint and dried apricot notes develop in the glass, but as is so often the case here, it is the wine's textural brilliance and persistence that place it among the world's great wines. The 2015 is simply magnificent.
96 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

Instantly impressive nose with pristine lemons and limes as well as subtly flinty, reductive notes. The palate has power and direction, not to mention impressive yeast lees influence and perfectly integrated oak. Power, impressive tension and length. Drink this young or with some considerable age. It will deliver at both ends.
98 points
James Suckling

The 2015 Chevalier Blanc is as brilliant now as it was on release yet still needs 4-5 years of bottle age to show at its best. Crushed lime, lemon zest, crushed rocks, and beautiful white grapefruit notes all emerge from this racy, beautifully concentrated, focused white that checks in with the crème de la crème of the vintage.
97 points
Jeb Dunnuck

Clearly a contender for the top white Bordeaux wine, aside from you know who... The wine offers a crisp entry loaded with just squeezed lemon, pomelo, crushed rocks, lime and floral notes. Fresh and refreshing, concentrated and with racy acidity giving it lift, the honey and vanilla accents add just right amount of fatness to the wine. This is a beauty!
96 points
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

What sets this estate apart is its consistency for so many years since the current owner Olivier Bernard took the helm in 1983. The cooler vineyard surrounded by forest was ideal for the warmer 2015 vintage and compares favourably with the 2014. A more exotic and opulent style for the estate, exhibiting juicy white stone fruit - pear and peach - but wonderfully floral with a wet stone freshness marking the long, precise finish. Over time, shaved almond and fresh cut hay emerge. It is worth nothing that 2015 is the first vintage to use Diam cork, and the superior freshness compared to the 2014 is noticeable.
96 points
Jane Anson - Decanter

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2014 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc

Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$225. 00
Bottle
$2700.00 Dozen

Other Reviews...
The Domaine de Chevalier Blanc is a blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc and 25% Sémillon matured in around 40% new oak, with a low pH, Olivier Bernard remarking that it was close to 3.0. It has an almost clinical nose, extremely well defined, Zen-like at first with scents of flint and cold granite, stone rather than fruit. The palate is fresh on the entry with crisp acidity, though it is not shrill. It is very focused, "minimalist" Domaine de Chevalier that Olivier remarked is perhaps the best he has ever made. Perhaps he is right. There is a Burgundy like sense of terroir coming through here, a wine that perhaps does not wish to conform to the Bordeaux stereotype of what a white Pessac-Léognan should be. So it's a bit of a sui generis, a one-off, and you'll love it. Drink 2018 - 2035.
93-95 points
Neal Martin eRobertParker.com # 218 (Apr 2015)

Very pure, with a long makrut lime note holding the upper hand, while white peach, Chartreuse and tar fruit accents fill in behind. Offers a kiss of brioche on the finish. There's lots to like here.
92-95 points
J.M. - Wine Spectator

The twist of clean minerality from the first attack brings a smile. You are in the hands of experts here, citrus dusting, controlled sappy acidity that just keeps on coming drip by drip, lovely persistency. A great wine - both colours highly successful this year, this estate is really hitting it out of the park. 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon, harvesting September 10 to 26 with a good yield of 40hl/h.
18.5/20pts (95/100pts)
Decanter

A solid and muscular Domaine de Chevalier with layers of fruit. Very dense, loads of flavor. Full body, bright acidity and a long, long finish. Tangy acidity. It lasts for minutes.
95-96 points
James Suckling

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2020 Domaine de la Combe Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2021-2024)

ABV: 12%

Closure: Diam Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Lively lime, orange blossom and red apple aromas mix with notions of musk and wet stone. Light and refreshing, a gentle spritz flows through lime, musk and red apple flavours which have a wet stone back drop. Finishes dry and minerally with brisk acidity and an elegant yet zesty aftertaste.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 12%

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2018 Domaine de la Majone Picpoul de Pinet

Languedoc, FRANCE
$24. 99
Bottle
$299.88 Dozen

Cellar: Drink now (2021)

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Stelvin

Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Green apple and lime aromas intermingle with spicy fresh herb and slatey mineral notes. Light and zippy yet texturally well rounded and showing ample intensity, fresh lime and green apple fruits meld into infusions of fresh herbs and wet slate. Dry crunchy finish with a lingering spicy green apple, lime and slatey mineral aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 12.5%

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2021 Domaine de la Motte Petit Chablis

Vin de France, FRANCE
$49. 99
Bottle
$599.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2023-2027)

ABV: 13%

Closure: Diam Cork

Brilliant pale straw colour with highlights of green around the edges and a watery hue. Pronounced lime, pear and green apple scents are trailed by wet stone and minerally oyster shell like notes. Zippy lime and green apple fruits sit above a wet slate, oyster shell and mineral back drop. Finishes dry with energetic acidity and a lively lemon mineral laced aftertaste.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%

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2023 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Briords

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$42. 99
Bottle
$515.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
The Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes cuvée was first produced in 1988 and hails from a three hectare parcel of old massale-selection vines (all over 60 years old, with a high percentage much older) on a slope above the Maine. The bedrock is Granit de Château Thébaud, a fissured rock that allows the vines to penetrate deeply, with ideal thin topsoils of clay, with sand and gravel allowing good drainage.

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2021 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
The Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes cuvée was first produced in 1988 and hails from a three hectare parcel of old massale-selection vines (all over 60 years old, with a high percentage much older) on a slope above the Maine. The bedrock is Granit de Château Thébaud, a fissured rock that allows the vines to penetrate deeply, with ideal thin topsoils of clay, with sand and gravel allowing good drainage.
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Tasted blind. Certified AB organic. 70-year-old vines in a 3-ha vineyard on granite. Hand-picked. Eight months on lees in underground vats. No malo. RS <1 g/l. Winemakers are Gwénaëlle Croix (since 2014) and Rémi Branger (since 2011).
Almond-blossom perfume and then, oh-oh-oh so beautiful. This is shimmering with depth and excitement. Absolutely thrilling wine. Quince and bitter orange, wrinkling apricot skin and baobab-fruit tang, sweet cardamom and cumin seeds. The fruit is violin-string sonorous and complex, soaring up through my fruit, sending goosebumps down the length of my spine. There is an alto line of roasted-hazelnut nuttiness, a kind of praline undertow, and then clouds of white pepper and nutmeg and allspice finely sifting through the light above the fruit. Stunning. A coup de coeur. Drink 2023 – 2035.
18/20 points
Tamlyn Currin - jancisrobinson.com

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2021 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$33. 99
Bottle
$407.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.

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2019 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clisson

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
Beginning in 2005, Domaine de la Pépière has produced this cuvée from a small parcel of 50 to 110 year-old vines within the Pepiere vineyard. Originally called "Granite de Clisson" after the unique bedrock in the vineyard, Marc has changed the name to "Clisson" to agree with the new INAO Cru Communal classification. The granite is covered with gravel and clay with large stones, ensuring good drainage and deep penetration by the roots into the fissures in the bedrock, bringing the mineral elements indispensable to this wine.

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2018 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Monnieres Saint Fiacre

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
Domaine de la Pépière has again produced this superb Cru Communal in the new appellation Muscadet Monnières-Saint Fiacre, from old vines on gneiss terroir with topsoils of sand and gravel, formerly part of the Cuvée Eden and Gras Moutons. Slow two month fermentation followed by 24 months of aging on the lees. A wine that is a bit softer and more aromatic than the stately Château-Thébaud, the Monnières-Saint Fiacre shows a bit more fruit in the lovely aromas of pear, citrus, herbs and stone. The palate is round and ripe and supple with white fruits and minerals. This is a superb Muscadet to drink over the next ten years, also decant for the best showing.

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2020 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Les Gras Moutons

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
This lovely wine clearly illustrates the difference between the granite and gneiss terroirs in Muscadet. Gras Moutons is a great parcel on gneiss, in layers that permit a deep penetration by the vines, with sandy clay and amphibolite stones. The vines are at the top of a hill and on the south-facing slope overlooking the Maine. This terroir produces lovely, classic Muscadet to drink over the next 5 to 8 years, it has a more herbal and floral bouquet than the granite-based wines and the palate, although refreshing and bright, is softer and more open.

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2020 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
The Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes cuvée was first produced in 1988 and hails from a three hectare parcel of old massale-selection vines (all over 60 years old, with a high percentage much older) on a slope above the Maine. The bedrock is Granit de Château Thébaud, a fissured rock that allows the vines to penetrate deeply, with ideal thin topsoils of clay, with sand and gravel allowing good drainage.

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2017 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Monnieres Saint Fiacre

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
Domaine de la Pépière has again (2016 was frosted) produced this superb Cru Communal, in the new appellation Muscadet Monnières-Saint Fiacre from old vines on gneiss terroir with topsoils of sand and gravel, formerly part of the Cuvée Eden and Gras Moutons. Slow two month fermentation followed by 24 months of aging on the lees. A wine that is a bit softer and more aromatic than the stately 2017 Château-Thébaud, the Monnières-Saint Fiacre shows a bit more fruit in the lovely aromas of pear, citrus, herbs and stone. The palate is round and ripe and supple with white fruits and minerals. This is a superb Muscadet to drink over the next ten years, also decant for the best showing.
Other Reviews....
The 2017 Monnières Saint-Fiacre offers ripe nectarine, apple and citrus alongside lees-derived nutty characters, having spent three years on lees. The clarity of the wine is excellent, perhaps something to do with the hand harvesting and whole bunch pressing, which puts them in the minority. It's light in body and elegant with fine sinew on the finish. Drawing this out on the long finish, it bursts with freshness and reflects the cool vintage. Drink 2022 - 2034.
93 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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2017 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Chateau-Thebaud

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.
The Domaine de la Pépière Château Thébaud comes from old vines in a beautiful vineyard sloping down towards the river Maine. The granite here (granite de Château-Thébaud) is fissured and permeable by the vine roots which have access to water during dry spells and absorb micro-nutrients along the way. The grapes are hand harvested, fed into the press by gravity and undergo a one to two month fermentation with wild yeasts. The wine ages "sur-lie" for 30 months with regular battonage, contributing to the complex aromatics and richness of the wine.
Other Reviews....
The 2017 Château Thébaud has spent three and a half years building the mid palate to an elegant yet silken core. It is a quiet wine that is rather meditative and caresses the palate with its delicate yet creamy texture. The finish offers satisfying grip and a fine powdery veil of texture. This is a really gorgeous Muscadet that is precise and draws through to a lengthy finish. Drink 2022 - 2034.
94 points
Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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2020 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$29. 99
Bottle
$359.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.

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2019 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$36. 99
Bottle
$443.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.

The Clos des Briords Vieilles Vignes cuvée was first produced in 1988 and hails from a three hectare parcel of old massale-selection vines (all over 60 years old, with a high percentage much older) on a slope above the Maine. The bedrock is Granit de Château Thébaud, a fissured rock that allows the vines to penetrate deeply, with ideal thin topsoils of clay, with sand and gravel allowing good drainage. Harvested early in this sunny, dry year to preserve the freshness, 2019 is an extraordinary vintage for "Briords," not like 1996 perhaps but certainly like the excellent 2010 in it's combination of density and ripeness with firm acidity.

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2017 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine Clisson

Loire Valley, FRANCE
$54. 99
Bottle
$659.88 Dozen

ABV: 12%

Closure: Cork

While Domaine de la Pépière are quiet achievers, fine wine devotees agree they are one of the greatest estates in the Loire Valley. Their reputation comes from the vibrancy and density of the wines which reflect their terroir of mostly decomposed Granite, Gabbro and Gniess. There are 28 hectares of vines with 8 hectares planted on the granite of Clisson in the more southerly part of the appellation, another 12 hectares further north on the granite of Château Thébaud, both of which contain veins of metamorphic gneiss with amphibolite stones.

Beginning in 2005, Domaine de la Pépière has produced this cuvée from a small parcel of 50 to 110 year-old vines within the Pepiere vineyard. Originally called "Granite de Clisson" after the unique bedrock in the vineyard, Marc has changed the name to "Clisson" to agree with the new INAO Cru Communal classification. The granite is covered with gravel and clay with large stones, ensuring good drainage and deep penetration by the roots into the fissures in the bedrock, bringing the mineral elements indispensable to this wine. 2017 is a superb rendition, subtle, fine and elegant, and at the same time dense and powerful, yet with only 12% alcohol.

Other Reviews....
Certified organic and biodynamic. 50-year-old vines on loam, granite and mica. Hand-picked. Fermented in stainless steel with natural yeasts. Élevage for 24 months on lees in underground tanks. No fining or filtering. RS <2 g/l.
Exciting nose. This has spice tucked into creamy folds, jasmine and buttery pastry, green fig and cardamom. It's still coiled, structure and flavours spiral-like in the mouth, tingling with an electric current of acidity and life, but everything for now is contained. A sense of cool-pebble minerality running the length of the tongue from the midway of the mouthful to the very end. Exquisite balance. Ageing potential.
17/20 points
Tamlyn Currin - jancisrobinson.com

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2020 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet

Burgundy, FRANCE
$215. 00
Bottle
$2580.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
This is also agreeably cool and restrained with its prominent floral aromas that add a certain elegance to the mostly white orchard fruit and lemon-lime wisps. The intense and beautifully delineated middle weight flavors exude a bead of minerality on the equally bone-dry linear and crisp finale that is borderline lean today. I suspect though that this will add flesh once in bottle and should age out successfully, particularly since a large proportion is premier cru juice. Drink through 2026+.
89-91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2020 Puligny-Montrachet Village includes part of the declassified Chalumaux. It has a taut and focused bouquet with lime, citrus peel and a touch of orange rind. The palate is well balanced with good weight, quite a voluminous Puligny with a Chassagne-like finish. Closure: Diam. Drink 2023-2030.
87-89 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Clear pure colour, a touch more yellow than some. The de Montille 2020 Puligny delivers a beautiful bouquet, with a perfectly judged balance of ripeness, all the aromatics are there while the acidity behind stays good. This is a lovely and persistent example. Bravo.
91-94 points
Jasper Morris MW - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine de Montille Saint-Aubin En Remilly Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$145. 00
Bottle
$1740.00 Dozen

ABV: 13%

Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Here the nose is firmly reduced so be sure to give this some air if you're going to crack a bottle young. Otherwise there is good freshness and verve to the sleek, intense and overtly mineral-suffused flavors that possess fine delineation on the balanced, clean and attractively dry finale. In a word, lovely. Drink 2025+.
91 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2019 Saint-Aubin En Remilly 1er Cru comes from a well-exposed south-facing vineyard on deep soils, the average vine age 35 years. It has a superb nose despite the slight reduction, offering crushed stone, petrichor and apple blossom and almost Loire-like in style. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, very citric in style, and sour lemon toward the finish. Drink 2022-2032.
90-92 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Fuller yellow with a green tint. Rich and ripe bouquet, more yellow fruit in style, ripely spicy behind, but with a good line of mineral structure.
90-93 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2019 Domaine de Montille Puligny-Montrachet Le Cailleret Premier Cru

Burgundy, FRANCE
$399. 00
Bottle
$4788.00 Dozen

ABV: 12.5%

Closure: Cork

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Here too there is enough reduction to push the underlying fruit to the background. The super-sleek and almost painfully intense flavors brim with both minerality and dry extract that coats the palate on the classy, balanced and powerful finale. Excellent. Drink 2029+.
91-94 points
Allen Meadows - Burghound
The 2019 Puligny-Montrachet Les Caillerets 1er Cru is more backward and reticent compared to the Folatières at the moment. Matured in 30% new oak, but I agreed with winemaker Brian Sieve that the wood is barely noticeable. The palate is well balanced with very subtle tropical notes of mango and passion fruit on the entry, dovetailing into more citric notes toward the tensile finish. Great potential. This should be superb once in bottle. Drink 2024-2042.
92-94 points
Neal Martin - Vinous
Fresh lemon colour. This wine is in its classic pure white fruit. Waves of flavour, offering both elegance as well as weight, a tiny bit richer at the back, but this cannot hold back the Cailleretishness of it. Superb length.
93-96 points
Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy

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2021 Domaine de Pajot Les 4 Cepages Blanc

Cotes de Gascogne, FRANCE
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

Minimum 12 bottles

Cellar: 1 - 1 Years (2023-2023)

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A certified organic blend of Sauvignon, Colombard, Ugni Blanc and Gros Manseng. Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of pear, tropical fruit and red apple skin are trailed by some wet stone notes. Fresh, light and vibrant, pear and guava fruits meld into green apple, lime and stony mineral characters. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a light refreshing aftertaste.
Drink over the next year.
Alc. 11.5%

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2019 Domaine de Pajot Les 4 Cepages

FRANCE
$19. 99
Bottle
$239.88 Dozen

ABV: 11.5%

Closure: Stelvin

A blend of Sauvignon, Colombard, Ugni Blanc and Gros Manseng. Brilliant pale straw colour with a faint glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Aromas of pear, spicy green to red apple and lime are trailed by stony notes and fresh herbs. Lively pear, tropical fruit and lime flavours have a nicely rounded feel across the palate with some stony characters lying underneath. Finishes dry with fresh acidity and a deliciously fruity aftertaste.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 11.5%

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2017 Domaine de Saint-Pierre Les Brulees Chardonnay

Jura, FRANCE
$99. 99
Bottle
$1199.88 Dozen

ABV: 11.4%

Closure: Cork

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The one Chardonnay produced in the year of frost, the 2017 Arbois Les Brulées Chardonnay fermented and matured in 1,200-liter oak vat. None of the wines have any added sulfur and are produced in a natural way, fermented with indigenous yeasts and are quite true to the soils. Despite being rich and round, this has energy and good acidity and finishes with a tasty, saline twist. The yields worked out at something like 0.3 hectoliters per hectare! Remarkable result, but catastrophic yield.
92 points
Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate #243 (Jun 2019)

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2017 Domaine de Saint-Pierre Encore Autrement

Jura, FRANCE
$94. 99
Bottle
$1139.88 Dozen

ABV: 13.5%

Closure: Cork

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I got the name of this Savagnin—planted on the same terroir as the Chardonnay Les Brulées—wrong last year, as the wine does not carry the name of the terroir. So, this year, I got it right for the 2017 Arbois Savagnin Autrement. All the white grapes have a direct pressing of the full clusters and ferment with wild yeasts. This year it fermented in stainless steel and then matured in stainless steel and a 500-liter cask. This is my favorite white from 2017, and I find it remarkably good for the catastrophic conditions of the year. The wine is clean and has a varietal nose, with yellow plums, acacia flowers and honey, a little volatile; it has a round palate, very tasty flavors and good volume and is balanced, with a tasty, salty finish.
93 points
Luis Gutiérrez - Wine Advocate #243 (Jun 2019)

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