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Sebastien Riffault is not even 30 years old and is making some of the most exciting wine in Sancerre, a region at the eastern end of the Loire Valley, famous for its grassy, vegetal Sauvignon Blanc. Riffault however, rocks the boat, and with spectacular results. He practices Biodynamic, organic farming. His wines are unfiltered, unfined, with natural yeasts, and a tiny dose of sulphites (the preservative that gives you nasty hangovers the next morning). I think Slurp.co.uk’s website says is best:




If you fancy a trot around a green paddock then this is probably not your garden centre bag of grass-cuttings Sauvignon; if you prefer a thunderous gallop through wild forests and murky thickets, then this turbid yeasty wine will lead you to all manner of unexpected places.



Riffault’s wine is imported into the UK by Les Caves de Pyrene available both there, at Slurp.co.uk and Everywine.co.uk for about £15.53 a bottle. If you’re outside the UK, put your location into Wine Searcher for a list of retailers.