Les Celliers du Prieure Sparkling Saumur Brut

Delicious sweet, berry fruit aromas precede a lovely velvety smooth flavour with light, soft tannins and hints of vanilla in tandem with a rich and medium-weight finish. (12 x 75 cl)

Delicious sweet, berry fruit aromas precede a lovely velvety, smooth flavour with light, soft tannins and hints of vanilla in tandem with a rich and medium-weight finish. (24 x 37.5 cl)

This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soil stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the roots of the Cabernet Franc vines need to dig deep down into the granite-like mineral rich soils in order to find enough water. Once harvested the grapes benefit from being fermented in ultra-modern fermentation facilities at ground level. Once the fermentation process is complete the wines are wood matured some 25 metres below ground level in a maize like Cellar of rooms and corridors that stretch an amazing 10 km in length. There is no need for temperature control as it is already naturally cool at this depth. Ruby red in colour, with a refined and elegant nose. The palate is soft and ripe with the hints of green peppers, while the finish is long and concentrated, with fine ripe tannins. (6 x 75 cl)

Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur LES MEDAILLES Saumur Rouge from France, Loire, Saumur by Caves Des Vignerons de Saumur St.Cyr en Bourg (6 x 75 cl)

From a selected plot in Les Lavieres, this premier Cru has terrific depth and added complexity with layers of berry fruit and ripe cherries in abundance. Delicate but powerful length on the silky finish. (12 x 75 cl)

Great unoaked Chardonnay from this family run vineyard (12 x 75 cl)

This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soils stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and undergo severe sorting. Using a pneumatic press with short skin contact enables low temperature fermentation . After bottling, the wines are left to mature for between several months to a few years in the underground cellars Aromas of honey and honeysuckle can be found on the nose, on the palate it is light, dry and crisp, with well balanced acidity and a long lingering finish of quince, melon and honeydew. (6 x 75 cl)

This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. The grapes are sourced from the left bank of the Loire River, south-east of the city of Saumur, an area with soils rich in white limestone. The grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and then severely sorted. They are kept on their skins either in a horizontal rotary vinimatic, or in vertical vats with regular pumping over during fermentation. After a period of stabilisation and filtering, the wine is bottled young. Ruby red in colour, with a refined and elegant nose. The palate is soft and ripe with hints of green peppers. The finish is long and concentrated. (6 x 75 cl)

This excellent cooperative under the guidance of managing director Claude Guichet is now producing some of the most consistent quality and value wines from the Loire. Long contracts and bonuses for quality grapes have meant it is now in the member interests to invest time and effort in producing the best grapes for the production of wine. Tufa soils, or limestone, are the key to the style of wines produced in this area. The soils stores heat and humidity during the day and releases it during the cool nights, while the grapes are picked both manually and mechanically and undergo severe sorting. Using a pneumatic press with short skin contact enables low temperature fermentation . After bottling, the wines are left to mature for between several months to a few years in the underground cellars Aromas of honey and honeysuckle can be found on the nose, on the palate it is light, dry and crisp, with well balanced acidity and a long lingering finish of quince, melon and honeydew. (6 x 75 cl)