Name of wine: 54-55
Producer: Les Chemins de l’Arkose
Country / region: France / Touraine, Loire Valley
Grape variety: Seibel 5455 (plantet)
Vintage: non-vintage
Price / place purchased: 15.90 € / Vins Etonnants
Category: Loire Valley / Val de Loire
2nd tasting: Florent Cosme – Clos Rompu Vouvray 2019
Name of wine: Clos Rompu
Producer: Florent Cosme
Country / region: France / Vouvray (Loire Valley)
Grape variety: chenin blanc
Vintage: 2019
Price / place purchased: 18.00 € / Buveur de Vin
Domaine de la Renière – Louisa 2019
Name of wine: Louisa
Producer: Domaine de la Renière
Country / region: France / Vin de France (Loire)
Grape variety: cabernet franc
Vintage: 2019
Price / place purchased: 20.70 € / Lavinia
Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain) – L’Insolite 2021
Name of wine: L’Insolite
Producer: Domaine des Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain)
Country / region: France / Saumur, Loire
Grape variety: chenin blanc
Vintage: 2021
Price / Place purchased: 22.90 € / 1jour1vin
La Grange Tiphaine – Tournage Riant 2023
Name of wine: Tournage Riant
Producer: La Grange Tiphaine (Coralie & Damien Delecheneau)
Country / region: France / Touraine, Loire Valley
Grape variety: primarily grolleau, gamay & côt, with some pineau d’aunis, pinot noir, chenin, chasselat, verdelot, orbois, ugni blanc…
Vintage: 2023
Price / place purchased: 10.90 € / 1jour1vin
Bonnigal-Bodet – Beauvoirs 2019
Name of wine: Beauvoirs
Producer: Bonnigal-Bodet
Country / region: France / Touraine-Amboise (Loire Valley)
Grape variety: chenin blanc
Vintage: 2019
Price / place purchased: unknown (gift)
Pierre Ménard – Rosetta 2022
Name of wine: Rosetta
Producer: Pierre Ménard
Country / region: France / Loire
Grape variety: chenin, grolleau & cabernet franc
Vintage: 2022
Price / place purchased: 17.90 € / Demain Les Vins
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