Sancerre
Sancerre is a French white wine named for the town of Sancerre. Sancerre is a town in the East part of the Loire valley, North East of the city of Bourges in France. Aside from tourism, wine-making is the largest source of income for the area. Typical wines are made from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes grown in vineyards on marl or limestone based soil. The former tend to be fruitier and more well balanced than the latter. These wines are often considered the most elegant of wines made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape.
Sancerre is produced in 15 villages and has Appellation d`Origine Contrôlée (AOC) standing.
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In this categorySancerre Blanc 2008
Normally as the grapes ripen each year the sugar increases and the acidity level decreases. In 2008, during the ripening period the acidity remained high, producing very well balanced wines with intense flavour and bouquet. This wine is a classic example. Healthy perfectly ripened berries. There is a fleeting hint of elderberry flowers, peach and quince on the nose and a supple ripe mature unctous flavour with citrus notes. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: non-vintag Color: unspecifie Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71939
Sancerre Blanc, La Reine Blanches 2008
2008 was a very unusual vintage in as much as the acidity in the grapes remained high even with the rise in grape sugar when ripening on the vine. Although having been bottled one month before we tasted this delicious Sancerre in Jean Reverdy's cellar, it was already showing huge character and confirmed the greatness of the 2008 vintage. Powerful exotic fruits of mango, apricot and pineapple with a touch of grapefruit and fine acidity to give excellent balance. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2008 Color: white Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71886
Sancerre Blanc, Les Boucauds 2007
Claude Riffault is recognised as one of the top growers in Sancerre, having gained a string of prestigious awards in recent years. This Les Boucauds cuvee was produced from vines grown on kimmeridgen soil, importing special qualities, a floral (rose) nose and acacia flowers. The flavour is unctuous, lively with great persistence and trade mark citrus, grapefruit gooseberry,litchi and guava making it lithe,graeful and irresistable. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2008 Color: white Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71878
Sancerre Rosè Les Villots 2008
Tender coloured pink rose with a touch of salmon. The bouquet exudes charm and its powerful fruit is a pleasant surprise of raspberries, aniseed, brioche and exotic fruits. Its structure is really complex, broad and satisfying, firm and long in the mouth. A real cracker. [read on...]
A B V: 13% Vintage: 2008 Color: rose Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71895
Sancerre Rosè, Pierre Riffault 2008
The enticing Pinot Noir character is noticeable on both the nose and in the flavour of this delicate pink rose, crisp, strong, dry flavour with a long finish. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2008 Color: rose Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71920
Sancerre Rouge Les Villots 2006
Produced from Pinot Noir, this attractive red wine has an harmonious marriage between the bouquet (redcurrants, cassis, dark red plums) and brioche and toast on the palate which comes from maturing in French oak casks. Fine structure, classic Pinot Noir style, juicy fruit and soft silky finely structured tannins make this an exceeding pleasurable drink. [read on...]
A B V: 12.5% Vintage: 2006 Color: red Country: France Region: Loire Code: 71903
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