Bastille Day is COOKING, and the Loire Valley just showed up in a BIG way!!! Longtime Last Bottle favorite Benoit Chauveau has been quietly farming the chalk and limestone hills of Coteaux du Giennois for decades — and his "Calcaire" cuvée is the finest Sancerre alternative you've never heard of. Under $17 and FLYING!!!

Bastille Day is absolutely HUMMING along — and if our Loire white fans have been patiently waiting for their moment today…friends, YOUR MOMENT IS HERE!!! Benoit Chauveau has been one of Last Bottle's most-loved Loire Valley producers for years, and it's honestly not hard to understand why. Coteaux du Giennois sits just 30 kilometers north of Sancerre — sharing the exact same ancient Kimmeridgian limestone and chalk soils that make the Loire's most celebrated whites sing — but without the appellation's increasingly punishing price tag. And make no mistake, those prices have gone absolutely STRATOSPHERIC. Sancerre has effectively DOUBLED in the last decade, pushing even modest bottles past $40, $50, or more. And that's precisely where Chauveau's "Calcaire" cuvée steps in, wine glass in hand, grinning ear to ear, with a price that reads SIXTEEN DOLLARS. 47% OFF, free shipping on six, and every bit as compelling as bottles costing triple the price!!!

And it absolutely earns every last comparison to its famous neighbors to the south — this is Baby Sancerre, sure, but in like those creepy baby genius depictions…all grown up, and contributing more than many adults. Yeah, like Stewie on Family Guy…but less evil. Anywho!!! Chipped flint and lime leaf right out of the gate, with pomelo and Ruby Red grapefruit, lemon verbena, and salty, briny oyster shells — pervasive, penetrating, and utterly SCINTILLATING to its luminous, vibrant core. With a little air, a creamy lemon meringue richness blooms on the finish that honestly stops you mid-sip. The Chauveau family has been farming these chalk and limestone hills since the early twentieth century, and that generational intimacy shows in every electric, precise, thoroughly captivating drop. Oysters on the half shell, a classic mignonette, a cool Bastille Day evening, and a case of this in the fridge — honestly, is there a better plan?! NOT a lot for a wine this good…and with this many happy Frenchie-loving Last Bottlers prowling around today, these will be GONE before you can say "Coteaux du Giennois" in your finest accent! 

Allez, allez!!!

**All Bastille Day orders will be combined and shipped from our West Coast warehouse. We’ll be packing your orders as fast as humanly possible, and you can expect up to 1-2 weeks for your orders to ship. We appreciate your patience and promise it’s worth the wait!**