Emile Balland le Balbuzard Sauvignon Blanc 2024Emile Balland started his domaine in 1999 and today has just 5ha of vineyards, his family have been making wine in the Loire since 1650. The vast majority of his holdings are in the Coteaux du Giennois in separate sites around the villages of Bonny sur Loire and Beaulieu which are neighbouring villages either side of the Loire with both chalky and flinty soils allowing Emile to blend and create inexpensive wines that deliver surprising amounts of

two months longer than the law dictates

Fermented in French oak where it then ages for 8 months

citrus with a mineral base

Devon Distillery turns winemaking by-products into something genuinely special

for example a Thai green curry

with warm ripe tannin and lots of sweet black cherry fruit

A Friuli blend of Verduzzo Friulano (10%)

Their focus is on old vine vineyards across regions like Barossa

Sulphur dioxide is used sparingly

The Domaine Belleville Mercurey "Champ Roin" 2023 is a Pinot Noir from Burgundy's Côte Chalonnaise

in which Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca usually represent 90% and Tinta Barroca

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