EMILIE BALLAND 2023 Sauvignon Blanc 'Les Beaux Jours' (Loire Valley, FR)

Our new store favorite Sauvignon Blanc. This is a 'Vin de France' meaning that it is not labelled under where it is from, which allows the wine maker to foray outside of the set rules of the location.  EMILIE BALLARD is located in the Loire Valley, far on the East side of the Loire Valley, where Sauvignon Blanc thrives (think Sancerre). We love the work that EMILE BALLARD does. Before 2016, they made estate Sauvignon Blanc. When a freeze took 80% of their vine in 2016, they sourced grapes from grower friends nearby, and they continued this tradition henceforth as the wine was very good.