Gaspard is not an estate but a negociant label, the house project of pioneering natural-wine importer Jenny Lefcourt of Jenny & Francois. The name, a traditional French given name meaning bringer of treasure, signals the idea behind it: serious, native-yeast natural wine from the Loire at a price that keeps it on the everyday table rather than reserved for special occasions.
Backstory
Jenny & Francois Selections, led by natural-wine pioneer and advocate Jenny Lefcourt, has championed the category in the United States for decades. Gaspard grew out of that work as one of the house's own labels, made through exclusive cooperation with carefully selected winemakers rather than from a single owned domaine. The model lets the house bring natural wine to the table at prices that keep it an everyday choice.
The Region
The grapes come from the Loire Valley, with sourcing centred on the central Loire. It is a cool, continental region that stretches across much of northern France, where Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc keep their nerve and acidity, and reds such as Gamay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Pineau d'Aunis stay light, perfumed, and fresh rather than heavy.
Vineyards & Farming
Fruit is drawn from Loire growers working sustainably or organically, on the region's classic clay-limestone soils. The negociant model lets Gaspard assemble fruit from several trusted sites while holding to a natural-wine standard in the vineyard. By partnering with growers already committed to careful farming, the label avoids the additives and corrections common in conventional value wine.
Winemaking
The approach is deliberately hands-off. Wines ferment with native yeast, rest a couple of months on their fine lees for texture, and then see only light filtration and fining. The aim is clean, drinkable bottles that stay true to natural methods without chasing complexity for its own sake. The result reads as honest and immediate, made to be opened young.
The Wines
The range spans the Loire's signature varieties: a crisp Sauvignon Blanc, a textured Chenin Blanc, a Rose, and reds from Gamay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and Pineau d'Aunis. Each bottle wears a distinctive hand-drawn label commissioned for the project. Across the board the wines are framed as kinder to both nature and the wallet, built for the table rather than the cellar.