Winner Details

France, Loire

 

Award winners

Found 16 wines

Loire

Touraine Organic Malbec, Supernova, Domaine des Grandes Espérances 2020, Touraine, Loire Valley, France

Gold medal winner Critics Choice

'A super fresh and interesting Malbec. Dense purple, with spicy aromas, and clay-like structure on the palate.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Fruity and fresh, with well integrated tannins.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

'Bright fruit, with some well balanced acidity.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'A pleasant and attractive aroma, leading to good tannins and great length.'
Yohann Pinol,consultant sommelier.

£19.71 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Paul Buisse, Clos de Nouys Vouvray Sec 2023, Vouvray , Loire, France

Gold medal winner By the glass

'A balanced, warm nose with notes of pineapple and honeydew. With incredible length and balanced acidity, this is light and fresh. Excellent value, and a by-the-glass contender.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Fruit forward, with integrated white floral notes and a hint of spice. Well balanced, with good value and typicity.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Rounded on the palate, but very mineral and fresh on the finish, with great length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

£12.29 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Touraine Organic Sauvignon Blanc, La Java des Grandes Espérances 2022, Touraine, Loire, France

Gold medal winner

'A fresh nose, with a fresh and mineral palate. Extremely floral, with good intensity, and an elegant, intense finish.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Fruit and rose petals – very elegant and well balanced. Light and smooth.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'Great concentration and intensity, with a pleasant palate that’s showing some ageing.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

'An easy drinking wine, with a subtle white blossom note on the nose.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

£11.50 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Francis Blanchet Pouilly Fume Calcite 2021, Pouilly-Fumé , Loire, France

Gold medal winner

'Fruity, but on the creamy side, with apricot and peach notes – quite a vibrant aroma leading to a round texture, with a very good finish and length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'An extremely ripe and warm nose that maintains freshness. There’s evident bottle development, and mango and papaya notes. The acidity keeps this wine very fresh, yet with a warm, spicy and generous palate.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£16.13 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Domaine Raffaitin-Planchon Sancerre 2023, Sancerre , Loire, France

Gold medal winner

'Classy and well balanced - typical of Sancerre - with very beautiful fruit.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'A fresh nose, with a touch of stone fruit amongst the blackcurrant leaf and elderflower.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Oyster shell on the nose, with a peppery texture and good length.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

£19.39 Size: 75cl LWC Drinks

Sancerre Les Chailloux Organic Domaine Fouassier 2023, Sancerre , Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'A mineral nose, and a palate that's well textured, with a rounded structure.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'This opens with a discreet aroma that's very subtle yet complex, leading to a palate that's rounded, with great minerality.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier

£22.02 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Philippe Alliet, Chinon Rouge, Vieilles Vignes, Touraine 2021, Touraine, Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'This is displaying some elegance on the nose, with some good length too.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'A light, bright nose, leading to light and integrated tannin, with a touch of old oak.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'A well balanced and structured Cabernet Franc.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

£22.50 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

La Voûte, Touraine Chenonceaux 2023, Touraine, Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'There's tropical fruit on the nose here, joined by a herbaceous quality on the palate.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'A floral nose, leading to a palate that's richer than expected, with good structure and length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'Elegant and fresh - a pleasing, refreshing wine.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£14.41 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines

Domaine le Fay d’Homme, Muscadet, Fief Seigneur Gneiss, Nantais 2023, Nantais, Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'A bright and energetic nose, with green apple and citrus notes.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Quite full, with a very long, saline finish.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Quite intense ripe pear notes together with some lemon zest and orange - a great example of Muscadet.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

£13.75 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

Domaine Gilles Gaudron, Vouvray Sec, Les Vaux Louis, Vernou-sur-Brenne, Touraine, Loire, France 2022, Touraine, Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'A pretty, floral nose, with good length on the palate.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'A full-bodied wine with high acidity and lanolin, with some high fruit concentration too.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

'A well-made wine, with touches of pineapple and exotic fruit.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

£15.00 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

Sancerre Les Grands Champs Domaine Fouassier 2023, Sancerre , Loire, France

Silver medal winner

'A good example of Sancerre, with great length.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'A textural wine, with a smoky note on the nose.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'A bright and lively nose, with lime peel and candied lemon. A touch of spiciness from the old wood, but very well integrated. This is an opulent, balanced wine with fantastic potential – and great length too.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£22.02 Size: 75cl Matthew Clark Bibendum Limited

Joseph Mellot, Pouilly-Fumé Domaine des Mariniers 2023, Pouilly-Fume , Loire, France

Bronze medal winner

'A restrained, elegant nose, and a slightly salty element.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'With notes of ripe apple and white blossom, this is vibrant, with fresh acidity.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

'An intense wine, with chalky notes, and representing good value.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

£13.29 Size: 75cl Hatch Mansfield

Domaine Joël Delaunay, Touraine Gamay 2023, Touraine, Loire, France

Bronze medal winner

'There's brightness of fruit here, underpinned by a bitter note running through that works well to prevent it becoming too fruit forward.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'More open on the palate than the nose, with fruitiness and high acidity.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

'Good, bright fruit on the palate.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£10.56 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines

Antoine Sanzay, Saumur Champigny Rouge, La Paterne, Saumur, Varrains 2021, Anjou-Saumur, Loire, France

Bronze medal winner

'‘A good example of Anjou-Saumur, with a vibrant, powerful nose leading to an elegant and structured palate, with lovely length and freshness.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

'Big on the aromatics, with leather and stalky elements.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Green pepper on nose, with additional red berries, and tannins that are quite tight and strict.'
Yohann Pinol, consultant sommelier.

£21.75 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

Domaine Bonnigal-Bodet, Touraine Amboise Sec, Le Clocher, Domaine de la Prévôté, Amboise, Limeray 2023, Touraine, Loire, France

Bronze medal winner

'A very peppery wine, with some acidity as well as some astringency.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Well balanced, with quite a long finish.'
Marcello Colletti, Nobu Hotel.

'With evident barrel ageing on both the nose and palate, there's good ageing potential here.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£20.00 Size: 75cl Alliance Wine

Domaine Joël Delaunay, Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Touraine, Loire, France

Bronze medal winner

'A classic Touraine Sauvignon Blanc nose, leading to nice fruit on the palate and well balanced acidity to keep the freshness.'
Margot Tyson, Parson.

'Good intensity on the nose, leading to very well integrated alcohol on the palate, with notes of blackcurrant leaf combined with cut grass, elderflower and honeydew.'
Harry Ballman, Home Bargains/The Good Wine Co.

£10.60 Size: 75cl Liberty Wines