Mary Taylor Wines, Alice Berthier Coteaux Giennois Blanc 2023

Made from 30-year-old vines, this wine embodies the best of Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Gold in color, the wine has a perfumed yet vibrant nose of pear, white blossom and forest floor with curious cedar hints. Red apple, dried grass and summer field herbs show beautifully on the palate and crescendo into a long finish.

Little known outside of France, Coteaux du Giennois just received AOP status in 1998 – yet it has been producing wine since the 2^nd century, and vineyards here were given as gifts by the French royal court as early the 800s.

Farming Practice: Organic with emphasis on biodiversity.