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MUSCADET DE SEVRE ET MAINE SUR LIE 

DOMAINE LUNEAU-PAPIN

		Incl VAT
2007	Domaine Pierre de la Grange	£7.95	WL624
2008	Le Clos des Allees, Vieilles Vignes	£8.95	WL625

Pierre Luneau’s finest cuvee is called ‘L’ d’Or and is vinified with ageing in mind:

2003

Le ‘L’ d’Or de Pierre Luneau

£12.15

WL629

All Pierre and Moniques wines are sur lie , meaning that they stay on the fine lees until bottling, normally in the March or April following the harvest. This gives the wines more weight, a slight yeasty touch and a tiny prickle at the back of the throat as you swallow. Pierre vinifies his wines separately vineyard by vineyard, soil type by soil type.

ANJOU

CHATEAU PIERRE-BISE: CLAUDE PAPIN

		Incl VAT
2007	Savennieres, Clos de Coulaine	£12.50	WL612
2007	Sauvennieres, Clos Le Grand Beaupreau	£14.15	WL621
2007	Anjou Gamay	£8.45	WL690
2007	Anjou Villages, Clos de Coulaine	£9.15	WL696
2007	Anjou Villages, ‘Sur Spilite’	£11.50	WL700
2007	Coteaux du Layon-Beaulieu, Clos de la Soucherie (50cl)	£17.05	WL903
2007	Coteaux du Layon-Beaulieu, 'Les Rouannieres' (50cl)	£18.25	WL904
2007	Coteaux du Layon-Chaume (50cl)	£18.25	WL939
2006	Quarts de Chaume (50cl)	£22.95	WL932

Claude vinifies his wines according to different soil types. His main property Chateau Pierre-Bise is not far from the Quarts de Chaume and overlooks the Layon Valley. From here comes his powerful Anjou Blanc: “Haut de la Garde” made from 100% Chenin Blanc and his various concentrated cuvees of sweet wine. Several years ago, Claude took over Francois Roussier’s renowned vineyard: Clos de Coulaine in Savennieres. Long an RSJ favourite, the wines remain just as good under Claude’s care. His sweet whites are truly outstanding

DOMAINE DE BABLUT: CHRISTOPHE DAVIAU

		Incl VAT
2008	Sauvignon Blanc (Vin de Pays)	£8.70	WL605

Christophe is typical of the new generation of vignerons in France. Many of the previous generation thought that foreign wines came from the next village down the road! Christophe studied in Bordeaux before spending some 18 months in Australia. Now he is fully in charge at Bablut and busy making essential changes to the previously rather ramshackle winery, working in an entirely organic way

CHATEAU DE LA ROULERIE: PHILIPPE GERMAIN

		Incl VAT
2007	Anjou Blanc Chenin Sec	£10.95	WL616
2008	Anjou Rouge Cabernet Franc	£9.35	WL689

Philippe, the brother of Thierry of Domaine des Roches Neuves fame, has recently acquired this beautiful property. The Chenin is beautifully balanced with lovely ripe fruit and good acidity and the red has a lovely weight and concentration. The Cabernet Franc has very attractive fruit and excellent balance

DOMAINE OGEREAU: VINCENT OGEREAU

		Incl VAT
2008	Rose de Loire	£8.40	WL680
2007	Anjou Blanc Sec	£8.70	WL602
2007	Anjou Blanc Sec ‘Cuvee Prestige’	£11.60	WL606
2007	Savennieres, Clos du Grand Beaupreau	£14.75	WL618
2007	Anjou Rouge	£8.70	WL688
2007	Anjou-Villages	£11.30	WL704
2005	Anjou Villages ‘Cote de la Houssaye’	£17.85	WL702
2007	Coteaux du Layon-St. Lambert 'Cuvee Prestige' (50cl)	£15.30	WL915

Vincent is thoroughly modern in his approach to quality wine-making. His winery is impeccably clean with high quality throughout his Chais. Vincent is a great believer in Chenin Blanc. His Anjou Blanc is always 100% Chenin, never with any added Chardonnay. The Cuvee Prestige Anjou Blanc is aged in oak and can be compared to fine Savennieres. His bright hued, dry Rosé de Loire has an enjoyable red fruit character with zest and style.

Vincent’s reds are some of the best in the appellation. His “straight” Anjou Rouge is nowadays made in a slightly lighter style for earlier drinking, whilst his “Villages” wines are sterner stuff and need a few years cellaring to show their finest attributes.

Two new wines that he has introduced us to are a delicious Savennieres where he has a very small production and the ‘Cote de la Houssaye’, which is a plot made from entirely Cabernet Sauvignon

Vincent also makes very elegant and refined Coteaux du Layons

DOMAINE DES ROCHELLES: JEAN-YVES AND JEAN-HUBERT LEBRETON

		Incl VAT
2007	Anjou Villages	£10.70	WL695
2007	Anjou Villages 'La Croix de Mission'	£13.80	WL698

Jean-Yves and his son Jean- Hubert have long been known as the best red wine producers in Anjou. They manage to get a generous ripeness and concentration of fruit into their wines matched by few others in Anjou. Red Anjou can be tannic, harsh and acidic. This is certainly not the case with Jean-Yves’s wines. The secret lies in his vineyards, which have a gravel and quartz topsoil lying above blue schist. This makes the soil very warm and means that even Cabernet Sauvignon ripens fully. The ‘straight’ Anjou Village is mainly Cabernet Franc, whilst the Croix de Mission is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon. Both are delightful now and will certainly repay keeping for a time.

SAUMUR 

DOMAINE DES HAUTS DE SANZIERS: DOMINIQUE TESSIER

		Incl VAT
2008	Saumur Blanc	£7.85	WL601
2008	Saumur Rouge	£7.85	WL687

This is a large estate of some 100 hectares run by Dominique and his sister in the southern part of the Saumur appellation. Made to be easy drinking, they can still age surprisingly well. These are a good introduction to the Loire Valley - as they are not at all aggressive or assertive and have good soft fruit.

DOMAINE DE NERLEUX: REGIS NEAU

		Incl VAT
2008	Saumur Blanc	£7.90	WL603
Brut	Cremant de Loire	£10.70	WL790
2007	Saumur Champigny	£9.70	WL707
2007	Saumur Champigny, ‘Chatains’ Vieilles Vignes	£12,50	WL709

The Neaus are a well known and respected family in the Saumur area. Regis, makes an excellent range of attractive wines at this stunning property.

The Cuvee: Les Chatains, made from old vines, is best kept for a couple of years and in good vintages will age gracefully for at least ten years. The Cremant de Loire, which is a blend of Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay, is the house sparkler at the RSJ - with good reason..

CHATEAU DE VILLENEUVE: JEAN-PIERRE CHEVALLIER

		Incl VAT
2008	Saumur Blanc	£10.15	WL714
2007	Saumur Champigny	£10.50	WL711
2006	Saumur Champigny, Vieilles Vignes	£13.80	WL714
2006	Saumur Champigny ‘Le Grand Clos’	£19.35	WL713

During this decade Jean-Pierre Chevallier has established himself as one of the most talented producers in the Saumur region. But there is no secret to his wines. Their quality comes from the vineyard. To make great wine you have to have the best possible fruit. Jean-Pierre's vineyards are immaculately kept. The Saumur Blanc: shows what can be done with Chenin Blanc if you keep the yields down and pick when the grapes are ripe, a truly wonderful wine

DOMAINE DES ROCHES NEUVES: THIERRY GERMAIN

		Incl VAT
2007	Saumur Blanc, L’Insolite	£13.80	WL610
2008	Saumur Champigny, Domaine des Roches Neuves	£10.50	WL706

Thierry is a dynamic producer who took over this famous property from Denis Duveau in 1991. With boundless energy Thierry has quickly become one of the top producers in the region. He makes several different cuvees, the Domaine - no wood and bottled early, to preserve the fruit, He also makes a small amount of barrel fermented Saumur Blanc from 75 year old vines which he bottles in September: L’Insolite.

TOURAINE – COMMUNES: 

 CHINON 

PHILIPPE ALLIET

		Incl VAT
2008	Chinon, Tradition	£12.60	WL725
2007	Chinon, Vieilles Vignes	£16.85	WL733
2007	Chinon, Coteau de Noire	£21.95	WL732

With long ageing in new oak barrels, Philippe Alliet, a cousin of Christophe Baudry, makes a very individual Chinon. Not at all like the easy drinking wine many Chinons are, this is broodingly deep coloured and concentrated. To show its best it ideally needs five years. Philippes Vieilles Vignes is particularly successful and is one of the most sought after reds of the whole valley.

DOMAINE DE LA PERRIERE: CHRISTOPHE BAUDRY AND JEAN-MARTIN DUTOUR

		Incl VAT
2008	Chinon	£9.45	WL720
2007	Chinon Vieilles Vignes	£13.35	WL721
2005	Chinon, Vieilles Vignes	£14.15	WL726
2002	Chinon, Vieilles Vignes	£13.50	WL727
1999	Chinon, Vieilles Vignes	£13.25	WL724
1996	Chinon, Vieilles Vignes	£16.20	WL728
2008	Chinon Blanc Baudry Dutour	£11.25	WL636

The Baudrys do not like moving: the family bought their present property in 1664!!! They now own 40 hectares of vineyard in Cravant Les Coteaux on the gravel beds just to the north of the River Vienne. This produces attractive mid weight wines, which (especially their straight Chinons) are ready to drink in their youth – 2008 is drinking superbly. The Vieilles Vignes need a little more time but are less tannic than the wines made from grapes grown on the limestone Coteaux. .

 ST. NICOLAS DE BOURGUEIL 

FREDERIC MABILEAU

		Incl VAT
2007	Chenin Blanc, Saumur	£16.55	WL611
2008	St.Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Rouilleres	£10.50	WL753
2007	Bourgueil ‘Racines’	£13.25	WL767
2007	St.Nicolas de Bourgueil Les Coutures	£13.85	WL758

Frederic is Jean-Paul’s talented son, who is now making wine organically in St. Nicolas. Les Rouilleres comes from the vines on sand and gravel - particularly soft and succulent and so very easy to drink now. Frederic now has some vines in Bourgueil and his ‘Racines’ is delicious. The Coutures is from older vines and spends some time in oak. His fabulous Chenin Blanc is fermented in oak barrels and has great concentration and complexity

EASTERN TOURAINE

DOMAINE DU CLOS ROUSSELY – VINCENT ROUSSELY

		Incl VAT
2008	Touraine Sauvignon, Le Clos	£8.50	WL647
2008	Touraine Gamay, Canaille	£8.50	WL785
2007	Anthologie du Clos (cabernet/Cot)	£9.95

An exciting new addition to our list, these wonderfully fruity and well balanced wines are made by a rising star of this region, Vincent Roussely. He has 26 hectares of vines in the Cher region of Touraine which are planted with Sauvignon, Gamay, Cot and Cabernet Franc. He works organically with low yields and makes fabulous Sauvignon, ripe fruity Gamay and a delicious Cabernet/Cot which spends some time in oak.

 VOUVRAY 

DOMAINE CHAMPALOU : DIDIER CHAMPALOU

		Incl VAT
2008	Vouvray Sec	£11.05	WL661
2005	Vouvray Le Clos du Portail	£15.30	WL646
2004	Vouvray Cuvee des Fondraux (Demi-Sec)	£11.75	WL643
2003	Vouvray Cuvee Moelleuse	£14.80	WL943
	Vouvray Brut - Methode Traditionelle	£12.50	WL791

Didier & Catherine Champalou are a charming young couple who whilst very serious about their wines have a refreshingly cheerful outlook on life. They have a small estate of around 19 hectares close to Vouvray itself. In recent years their wines have become hugely popular as their reputation for quality has propelled them to the top of the pole in their local hierarchy, making wines with a lovely purity to them. The Clos du Portail is a special, small parcel of vines vinified in new oak

 SANCERRE & POUILLY-FUME 

ROGER CHAMPAULT ET FILS

		Incl VAT
2008	Sancerre Blanc, ‘Les Pierris’	£11.75	WL662
2008	Sancerre Blanc, ‘Les Pierris’ Halves:	£6,35	WL1003
2008	Sancerre Rouge, ‘Les Pierris’	£11.85	WL677
2006	Sancerre Rouge, Cote de Champtin	£17.15	WL678
2008	Menetou Salon, Clos de la Cure	£10.95	WL657

Laurent & Claude Champault, have taken over from their father, Roger, the Domaine du Colombier near Crezancy-en-Sancerre where they make an impressive range of wines. They have 20 hectares in Sancerre and 3 in nearby Menetou-Salon. The very fine cuvee ‘ Cote de Champtin’ comes from old vines planted on the steep Cote of the same name just behind the village itself - close to Bue.

 POUILLY FUME 

DOMAINE HENRI BOURGEOIS

		Incl VAT
2007	Pouilly Fume	£13.80	WL669

The Bourgeois family produce sensational Sancerre and Poiuilly Fume with wonderful vibrant fruit and excellent balance

QUINCY

DOMAINE DES BALLANDORS: Jean Tatin & Chantal Wilk

		Incl VAT
2008	Quincy	£11.25	WL660

Quincy’s 148 hectares and 32 growers are dwarfed by it’s neighbour: Sancerre with 2071 hectares and 433 growers (approx). Consequently there is precious little of it seen outside of France. Jean & Chantal make, in our opinion, the best Quincy that is currently available.