YOUR RESULTS for "FRANCE, LOIRE"

Medium aromatics include chamomile and lanolin.  The palate is medium weight with light floral notes such as honeysuckle. Fresh, clean and minerally with white peach and melon flavors. This is precise and focused; it's a wonderful aperitif or food wine.

Kermit Lynch tasting note:Very pure Sancerre aroma, generous, fresh, without grassy edges. The palate is expansive, then the nervosity makes its appearance and the finish is dry and lipsmackingly good. One of the things I love about it is that it leaves on the lips, not the palate, not the throat, but on your lips, a fresh little lemony whisper which makes it a fabulous complement to simple fish dishes.

Wet stone and citrus join ripe grapefruit, lime pith and starfruit aromas. These continue on the palate along with gooseberry, melon and lemon notes. The wine is nicely balanced with gentle acidity and a round, leesy creaminess. 

This richer, creamier style of Sauvignon Blanc offers dense, ripe yellow apple, pear and nectarine flavors. The low yields show in its flavor saturation, yet it remains juicy and crisp with minerality and touches of lemon lingering through the finish.

The nose opens with a combination of pear, lemon and apple fruit aromas with a leesy, biscuit note. Medium to more in weight, the wine shows a lovely, rounded texture balanced by refreshing acidity. Lemon curd features prominently on the palate, along with more orchard fruits, ending with intriguing savory notes.

Clean on the nose with appealing white fruits, and hints of tropical fruit. You’ll find green apple, honeydew melon and almond cream. The palate has a wonderful ripeness and good density for Muscadet. It is medium bodied with flavors of lime zest, apple blossom, salinity and minerality. This is fresh, pure and at the same time, characterful and generous.

Cheerful aromas of peach, melon, and a touch of florality. The palate is somewhere between dry and off-dry, with moderate acidity providing juiciness and structure. Flowers and ripe stone fruits (apricot, apple, glazed nectarine) make up the bulk of the flavors. This full-bodied wine offers some richness and succulence with its lightly honeyed texture, yet it stays bright and offers complexity with touches of wet wool and savory notes. Pair with spicy Thai food, highly-seasoned fish or chicken, or creamy casseroles.

Green tropical fruit such as kiwi, starfruit and gooseberry, with a savory aspect similar to tomato leaf. There is the classic scent of white grapefruit peel but does deliver a rounder and almost creamy texture on the palate with nice density of ripe yellow fruits like donut peaches and pineapple. This is medium bodied with a soft texture. From the producer: Remarkably aromatic with pleasant flower and fruit fragrances recalling the flower of the vine and the fruit of the Sauvignon. On the palate it reveals a freshness and vivacity characteristic of grapes harvested at good maturity. Citrus, apple and gooseberry aromas with hints of passion fruit are often found in this lively and bright wine.

Soft and ripe yellow apple greet the drinker with floral notes and good intensity of lemon, nectarine and pear as well. The palate is similar to it's aromas but is medium in body with medium acidity and mineral flinty note that reminds us of a good Macon with a touch more fruit and floral concentration.

This red wine harmoniously develops notes of red fruits typical of the Loire vineyard. Aromas of strawberries, redcurrants and cherries enhance the spicy nuances. A beautiful freshness makes this wine a drinkable treat.

 Aromas of ripe small berries lead to cedar and old oak spice. The fruit is more subtle with cranberry and black cherry. It has soft tannins and integrated acid support classic Pinot flavors-cherry, earthy undertones, and a whiff of smoke/black pepper.

Our notes: Aromas are of plum, black cherry, earth and truffle. This is medium weight with black cherry, raspberry and plum fruit that's ripe, not tart. It is fresh with mostly pure fruit and a touch of cooked as well. There are hints of orange, cinnamon and chalk. Tannins are nicely rounded. From the producer: The beautiful deep ruby-violet colors of the Pinot Noir wine give way to aromas of very ripe red fruits (cherry, blackberry and raspberry). The nose is intense and well integrated, with aromas of cooked red fruits and roasted coffee beans. There are also hints of graphite and cinnamon. Very round and smooth on the attack, with tight tannins on the palate. In the mouth come flavors of smoke and prune. This wine is ready to drink, but could also be kept for some years.

You’ll find smoky aromas with black currant and black cherry fruit as well as some barrel notes. Less smoky in the mouth, this gives pure black cherry fruit along with light toast and minerality. Its medium weight with smooth tannins and great balance, showing both ripeness and some lifting, tart black fruits.

The nose gives strawberry, cranberry and red cherry cordial with some earthy soil component. The flavor is of summer strawberries, fresh bright raspberries with balanced acidity and body.

Deep, rich color and a classic Cabernet Franc nose of cherry, spice, earth, and black pepper. Fresh black berry, blueberry, black cherry fruits with black pepper, potting soil, and light smoke are the dominant flavors. Medium to medium plus in body, tannin, and acidity.

Earthy, floral and campfire smoke aromas that mingle to give a foxy note with wild fruits of the forest. The palate is vibrant and medium bodied with ripe plum, red cherry pit, blackberry and forest floor. This is a complex Cabernet Franc and shows a lot of rustic and enticing secondary notes.

The aromas are more subtle and muted than the palate but does smell like it is grown on volcanic soil because it is very mineral driven. There is also white raspberry and wild strawberry aromas as well. The palate is clean, fresh and ripe with rhubarb, tart strawberry and champagne currants.