$34
FRANCE : LOIRE VALLEY : POUILLY-FUMÉ
Sauvignon Blanc
LIGHT-MED-BODIED, LEMON PEEL, WHITE FLOWER, FLINT, MINERAL, SMOKE, NO OAK
Est. in 1987, Domaine Pascal Jolivet owns over 120 acres of vineyards in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, which is just across the river on the north bank of the Loire. The “Blanc Fumé” (meaning: “smoky white,” in reference to the signature gun flint aromas of Sauvignon Blanc from Pouilly-Fumé) has the same minerality and fresh acidity of a Sancerre, but with riper fruit and a slightly creamier palate.
FARMING : Organic & Biodynamic
WINEMAKING : Minimal intervention (native yeasts, cold settling [no enzymes], low SO2); fermentation and lees ageing in stainless steel (no oak)
PAIR WITH : Grilled Mussels with Mignonette Sauce
*Female Winemaker
*Low Sulfites
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FRANCE : LOIRE VALLEY : SANCERRE
Sauvignon Blanc
LIGHT-BODIED, RIPE GRAPEFUIT, LEMON, GRASSY, MINERALLY, TANGY, NO OAK
Farming : Sustainable
Pairing : Goat Cheese Balls
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FRANCE : LOIRE VALLEY : TOURAINE
Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir
LIGHT-MED-BODIED, RASPBERRY, VIOLET, FLORAL, BLACK PEPPER, SPICE, NO OAK
Purity of fruit, outspoken aromas, and incredible drinkability from a small biodynamic paracel planted with 20-40 year old vines in “Le Clos des Carteries.” Grapes are hand harvested, and practices in the cellar are natural: semi-carbonic maceration with whole clusters for gentle extraction, spontaneous fermentation via natural yeasts, and no finishing, filtering, or sulfites added.
Biodynamic
Pair With: Herb-Crusted Cornish Sardines
$33
FRANCE : LOIRE : SANCERRE
Sauvignon Blanc
LIGHT-MEDIUM BODIED, CITRUS, BRIGHT, MINERAL, NO OAK
It is incredibly bright with loads of citrus fruit on the nose with mineral notes coming through. Very fresh with good acidity, there is some lemon, gooseberry, and melon on the palate. Not grassy. Good finish.
ECOLOGY: Organic
FOOD PAIRING: Light Fish & Salad