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Natural wine in 42
(You may also order natural wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across France.)
Herebelow are natural wines that I recommend and how to buy them in Loire (42):
Here below is my selection of natural wines: sulphur dioxide (SO2) often is not added during winemaking or bottling. Only a few bottles may contain sulfites – in very small quantities — around 10 mg per liter. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). [Report infringement]
Bottlings selected in 2025
Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch – Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)
12 € — 2024 — pure, intense – white fruit – not velvety, nougat, aromatic, astringent, a little stiff, lively
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
![Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine label](http://static.guideduvin.com/labels/rietsch_cremant-d-alsace_extra-brut_2014.jpg "Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling]")
Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut
20 € — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2024
Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch – Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)
12 € — 2023 — pure, intense – white fruit – not velvety, nougat, aromatic, astringent, a little stiff, lively
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut
19 € — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2023
Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch - Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)
11 € — 2022 — pure, intense - white fruit - not velvety, nougat, aromatic, a little stiff, lively
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut
18 € — 2020 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2022
Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch - Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)
10 € — 2021 — rather discreet, with notes of warm apple, damp chalk and a hint of sea spray - round, ample, crisp with freshness, with a finely pulpy, delicious body, endowed with a slight astringency reminiscent of lemonade, giving this wine great drinkability. The finish is invigorating and concentrated, with a lovely combination of bitterness and astringency reminiscent of a Loire Chenin, combining quince and pomelo, with a lingering hint of bitter orange and saline notes
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut
16 € — 2019 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2021
Alsace — Jean Pierre Rietsch - Domaine Rietsch — Tout Blanc (au litre)
10 € — 2020 — pure, intense - white fruit, lime - not velvety, nougat, aromatic, a little stiff, lively
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2020
Côtes du Rhône — Les Vignerons d’Estézargues — Cuvée des galets
6 € — 2019 — pure - red fruit - red fruit, balanced (fresh and not soft)
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Alsace riesling — Jean Pierre Rietsch - Domaine Rietsch — Brandluft
21 € — 2015 — aromatic, pure - hazelnut, nougat - velvety then fine, hazelnut, nougat, light, fresh
42000 Saint-Étienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, carte, , , , tél.
Price figures are for 75 cl. They represent only estimates of tags in France wine shops, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.
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Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, chardonnay in 42, good red wines in 42, champagne or sparkling in 42.
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