Look forward to more Tuscan treasures in the extraordinary 99pt Vecciano 2020 “One of the all time Super Tuscan greats” (Luca Maroni) and the lovely 90pt Murracio 2022 showing “dark berries, chocolate wafers and sweet spices” (James Suckling). From France, there’s a lavish twice Gold-winning 91pt Côtes-du-Rhône and a stunning Southern French star with THREE Gold and loads of top critic points. Aluado 2023 is a velvety Portuguese great with SEVEN Golds and 92pts, and there’s a Double Gold & 90pt Chilean Merlot beauty you must try.
Look forward to more Tuscan treasures in the extraordinary 99pt Vecciano 2020 “One of the all time Super Tuscan greats” (Luca Maroni) and the lovely 90pt Murracio 2022 showing “dark berries, chocolate wafers and sweet spices” (James Suckling). From France, there’s a lavish twice Gold-winning 91pt Côtes-du-Rhône and a stunning Southern French star with THREE Gold and loads of top critic points. Aluado 2023 is a velvety Portuguese great with SEVEN Golds and 92pts, and there’s a Double Gold & 90pt Chilean Merlot beauty you must try.
Lush summer berry fruit abounds in this delightfully crisp rosé crafted at Noël Bougrier’s Loire cellar. It’s a classic blend of Cabernet Franc and Gamay, producing a pink with enticing, juicy, strawberry flavour and exhilarating freshness.
Best known in Beaujolais, Gamay also excels in the Loire, lending juicy strawberry notes, while Cabernet Franc is more raspberry and leafy. After a gentle crushing, the juice was drawn off the skins to ensure a pale pink hue and cool fermented to retain lovely summer berry notes.
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You couldn’t hope to find Sauvignon of this quality for the price in any of the Loire’s more famous regions, like Sancerre or Pouilly. Blended from the year’s tastiest vats, this wine is as subtle and complex as it is refreshing and zingy. It’s made exclusively for us by our trusted friend Franck Chatelain at Noël Bougrier’s renowned cellar in the Touraine. The original Abbesse was one Louise de Bourbon of the nearby Abbaye de Fontevraud and a major figure in Loire history. This delicious expression of the region’s reigning grape, Sauvignon Blanc, is a fitting tribute to her. With its appealing, crisp, lemony fruit and zippy freshness, it’s delicious on its own any time and goes ever so well with goat’s cheese and lighter fish dishes.
For quality and value, Abbesse Sauvignon Blanc is hard to beat and an all-time customer favourite. It's from our friends, the Bougrier family, with whom we've worked for the last 20 years. Every year, they search out the best parcels of grapes from Touraine, the Pays Nantais (home to Muscadet) and other regions where the grape shines to get the perfect balance of bright fruit and elegant, citrus zip. They've named the wine in honour of the original Abbesse of the famous Abbaye de Fontevraud nearby, Louise de Bourbon, a major figure in Loire history. This delicious expression of the region's reigning grape is a fitting tribute to her. Delicious chilled as a glass on its own, it's also a classic with goat's cheese and all sorts of seafood.
