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Fresh and vibrant wines to buy in Loire (42)
(You may also order vibrant wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across France.)
Herebelow are vibrant wines and where to buy them in Loire (42):
Here below is my selection of vibrant wines. 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
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
11 € — 2024 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced acidity
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , 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, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2024
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
10 € — 2023 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced acidity
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , 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, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2023
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
10 € — 2022 — light, fruity and joyful - remarkable freshness, very seductive - supple and fluid body, with finesse and freshness, all fruit with silky, lively tannins
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , tél.
Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)
11 € — 2021 — a very fine balance between freshness and density, the tannins are present but velvety
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , 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, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2022
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
9 € — 2021 — red fruit - red fruit, tasty and round, can be served slightly chilled
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , tél.
Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)
10 € — 2020 — faithful, reliable - red fruit, herbs from Provence - red fruit, herbs from Provence, structured but little drying, balanced acidity
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , 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, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2021
Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)
10 € — 2019 — faithful, reliable - red fruit, herbs from Provence - red fruit, herbs from Provence, structured but little drying, balanced
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , tél.
Bottlings selected in 2020
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
9 € — 2019 — red fruit - red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced
42000 Saint-Etienne, 6 rue François-Gillet : Le Verre galant, site web, , , , 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, natural wines in 42.
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