Loire Valley
LLPF
Laurent Lebrun Pouilly Fume "Les Petits Champs" 2024/25
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: Beautiful brilliant golden colour. Exquisite fruity and floral aromas with a touch of honey. Full-bodied with great acidity and perfect alcohol. Persistent beautiful aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Top pairing recommendations are goat cheese, seafood sishes, smoked fish, vegetables/salads and poultry dishes.
Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: Beautiful brilliant golden colour. Exquisite fruity and floral aromas with a touch of honey. Full-bodied with great acidity and perfect alcohol. Persistent beautiful aftertaste.
Food Pairing: Top pairing recommendations are goat cheese, seafood sishes, smoked fish, vegetables/salads and poultry dishes.
Laurent Lebrun Pouilly Fume "Les Petits Champs" 2024/25
GUYPN
Domaine Vaux St. Georges Pinot Noir 2025
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Background: Guy Allion's Pinot Noir is a great example from the Loire Valley. Made from biodynamically grown grapes, the wine is unoaked and delightfully fresh.
Tasting Notes: Aromas are of ripe, almost sweet berry fruit and floral notes. Juicy strawberry flavours, refreshing acidity and the gentlest of tannins come together in this great value cool-climate Pinot Noir.
This is a lovely example of Loire Pinot, really supple and soft with good fruit depth and rounded tannins. The wine sees 15% new oak in its barrel aging which gives it good structure but still letting the strawberry and raspberry fruits come to the fore. There's a hint of richer, darker berry fruits there too with a dash of white pepper in the mix.
Food Pairing: This wine pairs well with lamb, pork, poultry and goats milk cheese.
Domaine Vaux St. Georges Pinot Noir 2025
GUYSB
Domaine Vaux St. George Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: There are delicate aromas of elderflower and gooseberry with hints of peach and grass and white blossom. On the palate it is fresh and zesty wtith bright grapefruit, lemon zest, green apple and tropical notes like passionfruit. It is light to medium bodied with a crisp, dry and clean finish.
Food Pairing: Best paired with fresh seafood such as oysters and grilled haddock, goats cheese, Mediterranean vegetables and aromatic Asian dishes.
Awards:
Concours Mondial du Sauvignon - Gold (2024 Vintage)
Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: There are delicate aromas of elderflower and gooseberry with hints of peach and grass and white blossom. On the palate it is fresh and zesty wtith bright grapefruit, lemon zest, green apple and tropical notes like passionfruit. It is light to medium bodied with a crisp, dry and clean finish.
Food Pairing: Best paired with fresh seafood such as oysters and grilled haddock, goats cheese, Mediterranean vegetables and aromatic Asian dishes.
Awards:
Concours Mondial du Sauvignon - Gold (2024 Vintage)
Domaine Vaux St. George Sauvignon Blanc 2025
LADPF
De Ladoucette Pouilly-Fume 2023/24
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Nicely balanced with a subtle floral and earthy fern nose. Notes of stony minerals and lemon provide delights to the palate. It is velvety finish has hints of citrus fruits.
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Nicely balanced with a subtle floral and earthy fern nose. Notes of stony minerals and lemon provide delights to the palate. It is velvety finish has hints of citrus fruits.
De Ladoucette Pouilly-Fume 2023/24
LADPFB
Ladoucette Pouilly Fume 'Baron de L" 2019
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: The colour is pale gold with green tints. The nose is delicate with ripe fruit such as pear and white peach. It also has complex notes of beeswax, vanilla and flint. The mouth has a fresh fruity beginning, is fleshy and robust, and has good structure. It is balanced between a fruity roundness and mineral firmness. A very long finish.
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: The colour is pale gold with green tints. The nose is delicate with ripe fruit such as pear and white peach. It also has complex notes of beeswax, vanilla and flint. The mouth has a fresh fruity beginning, is fleshy and robust, and has good structure. It is balanced between a fruity roundness and mineral firmness. A very long finish.
Ladoucette Pouilly Fume 'Baron de L" 2019
LADSL
Sancerre Comte Lafond 2025
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Pale golden-green. Remarkable and aromatic intensity on the nose. Floral notes of acacia and elderflower are backed up by blackcurrant buds and rhubarb.
Grape variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting notes: Pale golden-green. Remarkable and aromatic intensity on the nose. Floral notes of acacia and elderflower are backed up by blackcurrant buds and rhubarb.
Sancerre Comte Lafond 2025
LADVMB
Marc Bredif Vouvray 2024/25
Region: France, Loire Valley
Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc
Winemaking Process: Marc Bredif Vouvray undergoes temperature controlled fermentation to retain its fresh structure and aromatic ifinish and is then matured on its lees for a further 6 months.
Tasting Notes: Pale gold colour with green reflections. Intense nose with notes of yellow fruits such as pear and apricot. Some hints of lemon and amyl reminiscent of bananda. On swirling, notes of citrus and exotic fruits. Fresh attack presenting a good balance between sweetness and aciditiy. A nice length on aromas of exotic fruits like pineapple.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with creamy pork or chicken dishes, port pastas with fish or vegetables.
Grape Variety: Chenin Blanc
Winemaking Process: Marc Bredif Vouvray undergoes temperature controlled fermentation to retain its fresh structure and aromatic ifinish and is then matured on its lees for a further 6 months.
Tasting Notes: Pale gold colour with green reflections. Intense nose with notes of yellow fruits such as pear and apricot. Some hints of lemon and amyl reminiscent of bananda. On swirling, notes of citrus and exotic fruits. Fresh attack presenting a good balance between sweetness and aciditiy. A nice length on aromas of exotic fruits like pineapple.
Food Pairing: Pairs well with creamy pork or chicken dishes, port pastas with fish or vegetables.
Marc Bredif Vouvray 2024/25
LADCMB
Marc Bredif The Chinon 2022
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grape: 100% Cabernet Franc
Winemaking Process: De-stalked. Fermentation lasts 15 days on skins with pumping over twice a day. Pressing and final fermentation of clear juice. Transferred to vats for malolactic fermentation. Maturing in stainless steel tanks with regular racking.
Tasting Notes: Beautiful garnet red colour with purple reflections. Beautiful aromatic expression on notes of red fruits evoking morello cherries and blackberries, some fine vanilla aromas. Supple attack, evolution on a beautiful structure with already velvety tannins, fresh and fruity on the nuances of fruit of the olfaction.
Food Pairing: This Cabernet Franc pairs well with lamb dishes, poultry, any vegetarian dish as well as goats milk and goats cheese.
Awards:
San Francisco International Wine Competition - Bronze (2001 Vintage)
Critic Scores:
The Cellar - 90 Points (2023 Vintage)
Le Guide Hachette des Vins - 1 Star (2006, 2009 & 2013 Vintages)
Grape: 100% Cabernet Franc
Winemaking Process: De-stalked. Fermentation lasts 15 days on skins with pumping over twice a day. Pressing and final fermentation of clear juice. Transferred to vats for malolactic fermentation. Maturing in stainless steel tanks with regular racking.
Tasting Notes: Beautiful garnet red colour with purple reflections. Beautiful aromatic expression on notes of red fruits evoking morello cherries and blackberries, some fine vanilla aromas. Supple attack, evolution on a beautiful structure with already velvety tannins, fresh and fruity on the nuances of fruit of the olfaction.
Food Pairing: This Cabernet Franc pairs well with lamb dishes, poultry, any vegetarian dish as well as goats milk and goats cheese.
Awards:
San Francisco International Wine Competition - Bronze (2001 Vintage)
Critic Scores:
The Cellar - 90 Points (2023 Vintage)
Le Guide Hachette des Vins - 1 Star (2006, 2009 & 2013 Vintages)
Marc Bredif The Chinon 2022
LADTN
Ladoucette The Nectar 375ml 2018
Region: Loire Valley, France
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: This dessert like wine is known for its rich, sweet and complex flavour profile. On the nose there is honey, citrus (lemon and orange) and vanilla with notes of toasted almonds and hazelnut. On the palate ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon can be present, adding depth. The finish is typically long and sweet as well as smooth and warming.
Food Pairing: The Nectar pairs well with a variety of dishes due to its fruity and sweet profile. It compliments appetisers like olives, nuts and smoked salmon as well as seafood dishes, white meats and fruit based desserts. The wine's sweetness also makes a good match for sweet and sour dishes or those with sweet and savoury elements.
Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes: This dessert like wine is known for its rich, sweet and complex flavour profile. On the nose there is honey, citrus (lemon and orange) and vanilla with notes of toasted almonds and hazelnut. On the palate ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon can be present, adding depth. The finish is typically long and sweet as well as smooth and warming.
Food Pairing: The Nectar pairs well with a variety of dishes due to its fruity and sweet profile. It compliments appetisers like olives, nuts and smoked salmon as well as seafood dishes, white meats and fruit based desserts. The wine's sweetness also makes a good match for sweet and sour dishes or those with sweet and savoury elements.
Ladoucette The Nectar 375ml 2018