Earlier this month, a small group of Sommeliers in France referred to our 2006 Pinot Gris from Chateau Thebaud as ‘Un Vin Piege’ – a trap wine on ‘blind tastings’, confusing it for Condrieu (Rhone). With a very small allocation of only 2,000 bottles of each produced each year you need to buy as much as you can – the two wines that we currently import are delectable and are only ever produced in sun drenched years.  We also have the amazing Pinot Gris Rosé available – both wines are only £9.25 

Grower Profile

Jean Michel and Laurent, two brothers own a sumptuous well established Domaine in the Loire – Atlantique, 15kms south of Nantes. Their 60 hectares on the undulating hillsides provide 3 hectares dedicated to Pinot Gris Rosé. The privileged silex and granitic rocky soil, overlooking the Maine Valley gives their Pinot Gris Blanc complexity and expressive exotic fruit of melon and mature pears, with a sensual smoothness on the tip of the tongue.