2019 Les Petit Saint Vincent (Dominique Joseph), Saumur-Champigny "Les Clos Lyzières"

It feels like only yesterday that Dominique Joseph’s exquisite “Les Clos Lyzières” came into our lives. Yet, in what seems like record time, it has become a Loire Valley benchmark. Let’s put it as plainly as possible: This wine has no peer at this price. It’s the ultimate “insider” wine, sourced from a vineyard that sits right next door to Clos Rougeard’s “Les Poyeux,” whose bottles now run up past $400. So, for a tenth of that price, you get the same terroir, the same complex aromas and flavors, the same showstopping purity from Joseph’s Le Petit Saint Vincent. Starting with meticulous organic farming and showing an extremely deft touch in the cellar, Joseph is just a masterful vigneron, plain and simple, producing one of the few Loire Cabernet Francs that can stand toe-to-toe with the legendary Clos Rougeard. As we’ve said before, “Les Clos Lyzières” is a true game-changer. If you’ve missed it before, don’t let it happen again! From the crisp, intensely mineral Muscadets in the Pays