2017  La Moussiere

La Moussiere -- In 2013, this historic estate celebrates its 500th anniversary - 19 successive generations of winegrowers in the Mellot family. Today Alphonse Jr. is in total charge, having taken over the reigns from his father Alphonse Sr. fully five years ago. The property, known as La Moussiere, is now at the height of quality for white wines world-wide. All farming is organic and certified biodynamic, with an elite team in the vineyards focused on low yields and ideal ripeness. Their Sauvignons have acquired a rare precision and each parcel is well-defined, perhaps even more so with the reds. This fascination for Pinot Noir has led Alphonse, together with Vincent Geantet (of Geantet-Pansiot in Gevrey-Chambertin), to re-establish a medieval vineyard, known as Les Penitents, on the other side of the Loire River, just south of Pouilly-Fume.

2020  Sancerre

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Full and rich, while simultaneously displaying lively acidity and minerality, this is a beautiful "drink or hold" Sancerre.

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2014  Saumur Argile Blanc

Saumur Argile Blanc -- Organic Chenin Blanc from vines averaging 30yrs -- Aromatically lifted with notes of apricot and anjou pear, a succulent and focused sipper.

2019  Montlouis

Les Choisilles is a cuvée, usually blended from old vines in the vineyards of Les Epinais, La Taille aux Loups and Clos au Renard. It’s named after a type of black flint called choisille. Les Choisilles is a concentrated, focused dry wine that often needs several years to develop. ---- "Chidaine's 2019 Montlouis sur Loire Les Choisilles is deep, pure, fresh and refined on the nose but still very young, with lemon leaf, chalk and sur lie aromas. On the palate, this is a rich and concentrated Chenin, but it reveals remarkable freshness and energy. It is a bit unfair to compare it to the 2018, which has a year more of development, but I have to, and I am still amused by the 2019, which lifts Les Choisilles to unknown heights. The salinity and mineral grip are really beautiful here in the finish, and I believe the wine can age for two decades. Highly attractive pineapple flavors on the aftertaste." - 96pts WA

2018  Vin de France

An extraordinary blend of several sites this wine is simultaneously accessible, racy & elegant. Gorgeous citrus notes and sparkling minerality.

2016  Jardins de Babylone Sec

Dagueneau’s makes a limited number of bottles of dry wine from these beloved Jurancon hectares. The aim is to produce a wine that brings out the natural minerality of the soil and have balance, harmony and longevity. Concentrated, racy and extremely memorable.

2016  Jardins de Babylone Moelleux

Jardins de Babylone Moelleux ---- Natural ampitheatre of vines at the foot of the Pyrenees near the village of Aubertin. The ampitheatre and panoramic view of the mountains reminded Dagueneau of the mythical Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Les Jardins de Babylone in French. Farmed biodynamically. Didier asked his machinist friend to integrate a few small, lightweight tractors to work in the terraced vineyard, and he installed his lifetime friend and associate Guy as the vineyard manager