Domaine Belargus Gaudrets 2018 / 750 ml.

France's Loire Valley, stretching from the heart of France to the Atlantic Coast along the Loire River, offers a diverse set of climates, landscapes, and soil types that produce an equally diverse set of wines. Many of France's celebrated white wines, including Chenin Blancs from the Anjou subregion and Sauvignon Blancs from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, come from the Loire Valley.

The French did not invent winemaking. They simply perfected it. For centuries, France has been producing wines that inspire poetry, awe, and wonder; wines that blur the lines between nature, craftsmanship, cuisine and art. These are the wines that inspired cultures around the globe to follow in France’s footsteps, planting Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Grenache, Merlot, Semillon and more.

Yet as often as they are emulated, the magic of their terroirs can never be duplicated. You may taste Cabernet from around the world, but perhaps none as elegant and regal as Bordeaux. You may try Pinot Noir or Chardonnay from various climates, but none with the earth-bound soul and ethereal reach of Burgundy.