Val de Loire Touraine. Domaine Jean-Christophe Mandard white (pack of 6); Bottle price € 11.95

Makes crisp Sauvignon.

Price €11.95 and packed in boxes of 6

Below more about the winemaker and his background:

Loire Valley

As the Loire, first called Loir before flowing further with the Allier, progresses, it is the first wine region to immediately touch the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé and that is of course an immediate hit. Small wine regions as they are also cost a pretty penny, but that is due to the specific subsoil and that is limestone sometimes mixed with flint and that gives it a special taste, partly because the grape develops slowly due to the fairly cool climate. Here it is the Sauvignon Blanc grape varieties, but further upstream it is also the Chenin Blanc and red varieties such as Gamay and Malbec and even Pinot Noir, but we don't actually know the Loire for that, at least I don't. The Melon de Bourgogne towards Nantes and of course the Muscadet.