Vincent Roussely is the 4th generation of his family to tend vines in the Touraine, in the heart of the Central Loire Valley. He farms organically, his vines are old, and the classic soils of the Loire Valley can be sensed quite clearly in his wines, but that terroir character shines brightest in Roussely's Gamay.

Vincent makes his wines in a castle near his vineyards. His great-grandpa bought Clos Roussely in 1917, and he decided it would best serve as a winemaking facility. Vincent continues this tradition, and like the older generations, he makes his wines traditionally and with minimal intervention.

No herbicides, pesticides, or chemicals in the vineyard, native yeasts and minimal sulfur in the cellars -- the resulting wines are not showy or flashy, they're just downright delicious. Ask us about their Sauvignon Blanc, their orange wine, and their dry rosé -- they're all great, but the Gamay is the one that really does it for me. It's interesting without being overly weird or funky, it's perfect with or without food, and it' a bona fide people pleaser.