Recommended by the New York Times, Wine Spectator, Food & Wines, and Many More. Check out our recent Press.

Award-winning NYC wine shop – free local delivery & fast nationwide shipping. Learn more
JUST ARRIVED

Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray Chenin Sec "La Dilettante", 2025

White Wine from Loire, France
by Catherine & Pierre Breton
$31.99
Taxes and shipping calculated at checkout.
Use code 10OFF to get 10% off 12+ bottles

The Bretons are icons of natural wine, best known for Pierre's Cabernet Franc reds - but La Dilettante is Catherine's dry white Vouvray, and it is a beauty. This is still, bone-dry Chenin Blanc from old vines on Vouvray's limestone and flinty clay soils, farmed organically and biodynamically with the couple's trademark low-intervention hand. Fermented with native yeasts and raised in stainless steel to preserve its energy, it shows Chenin's mineral, orchard-fruited side rather than any oak or sweetness. Vivid, smoky and precise, it is a joyful, easy-to-love white from one of the Loire's most beloved families.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • Corked wine? Full refund or exchange within 60 days
  • Damaged shipment? Contact us within 48 hours
  • Storage or quality concerns? We're here to help


View our complete return policy →

Have Questions?

Our team is here to help.

Hours

Sunday - Thursday: 12 pm - 8 pm

Friday: 11am - 9pm

Saturday: 10am - 9pm

Email: help@flatiron-wines.com
Phone: (212) 477-1315


More about Catherine

Fifth-generation vignerons in Restigné took a radical leap in 1985: convert to organic, then biodynamic, then natural winemaking. Catherine and Pierre believed the terroir could speak if they got out of its way. By 1995, they were vinifying without sulfur (cuvée 'Nuit d'Ivresse'). Hand-harvested, wild-yeast Cabernet Francs from Bourgueil and Chinon emerge as powerfully structured vins de garde—mineral, floral, hauntingly perfumed, shaped by gravel, clay, or tuffeau soils. Their commitment to indigenous yeast and minimal sulfur has defined natural Loire Cabernet Franc. Loire's natural wine pioneers, no compromise.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chenin Blanc

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What has to say about this wine:

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

A great match for goat cheese, oysters, fresh salads, roast chicken, and lighter fish or pork dishes.

Tasting Profile

Dry and bright, with green apple, grapefruit, pear skin and a smoky, flinty minerality. Light-bodied and racy.

More wines from Catherine

View all

LEARN

Loire Valley Wines

The Loire Valley is France’s greatest source of value for anyone looking for elegant, terroir-driven wines. Our collection celebrates the region’s great diversity, with the mineral-driven whites of Muscadet and Sancerre, the beautiful Chenin Blancs and Cabernet Francs from villages like Vouvray and Chinon, and natural wines from everywhere in the region. Sometimes wonderfully fresh and gulpable, sometimes serious and age-worthy, the prices are always very reasonable.

Learn more about Loire Valley Wines

Our entire collection of Loire Valley Wines

View all