The 2021 Saumur Blanc Clos Romans possesses an expressive, floral bouquet of citrus oil, pomegranate, spring flowers and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, enrobing and charming, profound and satiny palate that...

Don't mess with the 2021 Saumur Blanc L’Échelier: it's got attitude—flirty, floral and transparent, with the purity of a glacier. The Germains didn't do any malolactic despite the natural acidity of this vintage. This is...

More mineral and tense than the 2020, the 2019 Saumur Blanc Clos Romans reveals aromas of flowers, acacia, crushed stones, lemon, ripe orchard fruits and spices. Medium to full-bodied, round and precise, it’s dense and...

A fresh, salty, floral and expressive version, with a burst of lemony freshness behind its crunchy apple, nectarine and meadow blossom notes. Salty, tangy and savory, with subtle tones of warm spices, but this is mostly...

Still marketed as "Touraine AC" because the Chinon appellation has been extended only since the 2016 vintage, the 2015 Touraine Clos de la Plante Martin offers an intense yet pure and chalky bouquet with a pretty...

Despite its 125g/L of residual sugar, the 2022 Le Mont Premiere Trie Moelleux is balanced, fine and long. Yes, its sweetness fills the mouth and makes it blossom, but there's no suggestion of unctuousness or weight. It...

Crafted from 50% purchased and 50% estate-grown grapes, Thibaud Boudignon’s 2021 Anjou Blanc is a real success, with aromas of lemon oil, pear, spices and herbs, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and incisive...

A fresh, smoky and reduced bouquet prefaces the 2020 Savennières Clos de la Hutte, a dense, full-bodied, concentrated and fine-grained wine. It concludes with a saline, mineral finish. This wine is a terrific success for...

The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Premiere Trie Moelleux is supple and fine with a high level of purity and finesse. It's delicate, light and precise despite its 95g/L of residual sugar. -- Rebecca Gibb MW

A bit reductive on the nose but with air you are greeted with aromas of white pepper, poppy seed and pears. Medium-bodied with pleasant complexity. Mineral notes mix with rounded citrus and pear notes. Subtle tannins keep...

Measured and slightly off-dry, offering impressively complex flavors of bitter lemon, apple strudel, white mocha and peach puree filigreed with toasted hazelnut and steeped tea, plus dried meadow flower notes. Hints of...

The 2021 Savennières Clos de Frémine opens with aromas of pear, rose, green mango, ripe orchard fruits and spring flowers. It is a full-bodied, intense and bright wine with a chiseled, crystalline, elegantly tense palate...

The 2021 Savennières Clos de Frémine opens with aromas of pear, rose, green mango, ripe orchard fruits and spring flowers. It is a full-bodied, intense and bright wine with a chiseled, crystalline, elegantly tense palate...