Winemaker Matthieu Delaporte’s family has been making wine since the 1600s in the town of Chavignol in Sancerre. This is their flagship wine, full of elegant, lasting flavors that recall Bosc ...

Chavignol and neighboring Bua are the two most famous of the 14 wine villages of Sancerre. The town of Sanceerre itself is idyllically perched atop a hill overlooking the Loire Valley.

This winery is located in Chavignol, a wine producing village within the overall Sancerre AOC. As you walk down the charming street, you will encounter the winery tasting room, its ancient cellars ...

--S. Irene Virbila * Quick swirl Region: Loire Valley, France Price: About $23 Style: Firm and minerally with a clean snap of acidity Food it goes with: A classic crottin de Chavignol or other ...

Once at the bottom, a glass of the 2008 André Neveu Les Monts Damnés Sancerre with some Crottin de Chavignol spread on a baguette would be a pleasant reward for arriving in one piece.