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The Loire Valley is home to some of the world's greatest wines and vignerons. Today we have a very special offer of some our favourites from the Central Loire Valley.
All wines below are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links below or return the attached form, by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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Didier Dagueneau once voiced his concerns regarding the prevalent culture of apathy and opportunism in the Loire Valley wine region. This perspective had a profound impact on the young grower, Jonathan Pabiot, who was schooled with Dagueneau's son. Pabiot was influenced by Dagueneau's non-conformist attitude and ultimately decided to abandon his studies at a viticultural school, choosing instead to work under the guidance of Didier Barral before returning to his family's Pouilly-Fume Domaine. Jonathan Pabiot turned to organic farming and whilst this was initially rejected by his father Didier, by 2010, the father and son had joined forces to create Domaine Jonathan Didier Pabiot, the first biodynamically certified producer in Pouilly-Fume. The Domaine has vineyards across the Pouilly-Fume region, with soils ranging from Kimmeridgian marl to silex. The vines average 30 years old, and yields are low. In the cellar, he avoids added yeasts and enzymes, relying on native yeasts and low-temperature fermentations.
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2021 Pouilly Fume 'Elisa'
Usually $59 - Special Offer $52
"Sold as Prélude until the 2020 vintage, the 2021 Pouilly Fumé Élisa offers an intense, beautifully clear, fresh and spring-like vegetal and crisp as well as spicy but substantial bouquet with leafy and green asparagus aromas. Based on four- to 12-year-old vines, this is a pure, fresh and saline but also stunningly rich and intense Pouilly with this gorgeous leafy and phenolic freshness and bite that I haven't detected in the Sancerrois for some years. The finish is refreshing and structural and very stimulating."
91 Points
Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate
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2020 Pouilly Fume 'Leon'
750ml Usually $64 - Special Offer $59
375ml Usually $39 - Special Offer $36
"The former Florilège comes with a new name this year. Predominantly from limestone soils but also silex, the 2020 Pouilly Fumé Léon offers a clear, deep, fresh and spicy, quite complex and iodine bouquet with great precision and mineral intensity. Aged in stainless steel, concrete and 20% oak barrels (228 and 500 liter), this is a rich and round, very elegant and aromatic Pouilly-Fumé with good mineral and fruity freshness and a long, intense and tensioned finish that reveals fine tannins and crisp grip. This is a substantial wine with excellent aging potential."
92 Points
Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate
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2020 Pouilly Fume 'Aubaine'
Usually $89 - Special Offer $79
"From a one-hectare limestone vineyard of roughly 35 years and aged on the full lees for 18 months in subterranean concrete cisterns, the 2020 Pouilly Fumé Aubaine offers a pure, intense, dense and fresh, beautifully iodine and crunchy nose of ripe white fruits. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, intense and structured, stimulatingly pure yet also enormously rich and textured Pouilly with tension and mouthwatering salinity in the finish. A complex and powerful wine with mineral freshness and tension."
93+ Points
Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate
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2020 Pouilly Fume 'Luminance'
Usually $104 - Special Offer $94
"From Kimmeridgian limestone, the 2020 Pouilly Fumé Luminance (known as "Prédilection" until the 2019 vintage) is excitingly pure and mineral on the saline and complex nose that indicates ripe and concentrated fruit. On the palate, this is a rich and intense, finely tannic, bitter yet stimulatingly fresh and saline Pouilly with a long and powerful finish."
94 Points
Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate
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The Boulay family, with wine-growing roots dating back to 1380, produces remarkable wines in Sancerre through the work of Gérard Boulay, the current caretaker. He is focused, intense, and humble, respecting the terroir by avoiding lazy viticulture and industrial winemaking. Boulay works mainly with old vines, grown through massale selection on quality rootstock at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards. He practices organic viticulture and in the cellar, uses wild ferments, old oak, and minimal sulphur during élevage. The wines are considered some of the finest whites of France, with comparisons being made to Chablis and the Cote de Beaune.
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2021 Sancerre 'a Chavignol'
Usually $74 - Special Offer $67
"The 2021 Chavignol is a tender and rounded style, surprisingly so compared with a lot of other 2021 Sancerres that are racy rather than ripe. But that's what the Boulay family is looking for in its wine - ripeness not acidity. It offers clean, unmessed with Sancerre fruit - all elderflower, pineapple and citrus. A wild fermentation in tank with around eight months ageing gives a light leesy character, providing interest beyond the fruit. Well balanced and could be enjoyed now to eight years."
89 Points
Rebecca Gibb MW, vinous.com
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2021 Sancerre 'Clos Beaujeu'
Usually $129- Special Offer $119
"The 2021 Sancerre is a rich and impressive style that's full of nectarine fruit. Vinified in barrel, there's a roundness to Sauvignon's normally angular edge and a hint of sweetness although Boulay insists it is fully dry. The white limestone soils provide the tender texture, but there's a real sense of structural grip on the long finish. Delicious now but based on historic examples, will be even better in 10 years."
92 Points
Rebecca Gibb MW, vinous.com
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Producing wines for over 500 years, The Mellots are considered one of the region's most historic wine-growing families. They are known for their commitment to traditional winemaking techniques and their use of old oak barrels, sourced from the family's own forests. The winery produces a range of white wines from the Sauvignon Blanc grape, showcasing the terroir of Sancerre. Alphonse Mellot's wines are recognized for their complexity, elegance, and balance, and are considered some of the finest wines of the region.
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2021 Sancerre 'La Moussiere'
Usually $94 - Special Offer $87
"The 2021 Sancerre La Moussiere was tasted as a finished wine still in tank and offers attractive purity and balance. There's tenderness through the mid-palate, concentration and ripe fruit, which is no mean feat in the cool 2021 season."
90 Points
Rebecca Gibb MW, vinous.com
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2018 Sancerre 'Generation Dix-Neuf'
Usually $220 - Special Offer $194
"Having tasted the white Generation XIX a year ago before it headed for the bottling line, its pedigree continues to shine. This is a serious, seductive and structured Sancerre. Full and pure, it blossoms in the mouth and opens up with its lees derived characters meeting stone fruit. The texture is its winning card; a chalky veil covers all sides of the mouth on the harmonious, refined finish. Gorgeous now and will continue to be over the coming decade."
95 Points
Rebecca Gibb MW, vinous.com
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2019 Sancerre 'Edmond'
Usually $245 - Special Offer $209
"The 2019 Cuvée Edmond is an outstanding Sancerre, but it has a price tag to match. It is already drinking beautifully with its ripe apple, white stone fruit and subtle savory characters enveloped within its succulent, round and concentrated core. The conclusion is a delight with a chalky coating covering the entire mouth and a fine line of tension weaving the wine together."
94 Points
Rebecca Gibb MW, vinous.com
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These wines are available now at our special offer prices for the next 7 days only. To place your order simply click on the links above or return the attached form, by email, by fax on 03 9419 6970 or call us on 03 9419 6990.
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