(sale price $43.99)

In the small village of Verdigny, a commune of Sancerre in the eastern Loire, the Reverdy family has been making wine for generations. In 1971, Michel Hippolyte joined his father, and by 1983 he began working with Kermit Lynch Imports, who continues to bring their wines to the U.S. today. True to Kermit Lynch’s philosophy, the vineyards see no pesticides, fermentations rely on native yeasts, and no extra sulfites are added, resulting in wines of purity and precision. The Hippolyte Reverdy Sancerre Blanc embodies that style perfectly: pale straw with greenish highlights, it offers a nose of citrus, white flowers, and crushed stone. On the palate it is clean and linear, with lively acidity and flavors of green apple, pear, and lemon carried on a distinctly mineral backbone of limestone and chalk. Light to medium in body yet full of energy, it broadens across the palate and lingers with a crisp, stony finish. Its brightness and elegance make it a natural partner for oysters, clams, or lobster, where the harmony is nothing short of remarkable.