Tom Casagrande

9.0

This pours a darker, more saturated color than any Sancerre Rouge I’ve ever seen. The nose is big and boisterous, with dark, intense and sappy cherry fruit, a meaty element, and a big whack of limestone minerality. Full and tannic in the mouth. Not exactly a summer sipper. Deeply mineral in flavor profile. Ends on a slightly bitterish, extracted note, with a bit of the 14.5% alcohol showing through. Very good but atypical. Seems like it needs at least a few more years in the cellar to take the edge off, but I’m not sure the fruit will survive more than a couple more before the alcohol burns through it. — 5 days ago

Romain Fitoussi

8.9

Chardonnay is expressed here on these varietal qualities:, lively and mineral character, notes of lemony citrus, sour apples, butter, with a fine light smoke. Lively, supple, vegetable mouth (tilleul). Fine and digestible texture. The finale is energised by pretty salty notes.

Le Chardonnay s’exprime ici sur ces qualités variétales, caractère vif et minéral, notes d’agrumes citronnées, pommes acidulée, beurre, sertie d’un fin léger fumé. Bouche vive, souple, végétale (tilleul). Texture fine et digeste. La finale se prolonge sur de belles notes salines. — a year ago

Ben

10

Dry and mineralogy. Chalk soils. Very drinkable. Drunk in the kitchen with Lara. — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2021 vintage. Light-medium body. Unexpected amounts of complexity and length of finish for the next tier up with Sancerre. Decidedly not a fan of Sancerre but this (begrudgingly) didn't suck. 3.20.24. — 2 months ago

Billy L.

9.2

Entry level offering, 40+ year old vines; always good! Cheers! — 10 months ago

Stefan Dolhain

9.2

1999 vintage. Pascal Montaut is one of the greatest winemakers in Blaye ( Jonqueyres), but he is currently retired and sold his estate. Up to the final 2010 vintage, he also produced a microscopic quantity of an atypical Cabernet Sauvignon dominated Côtes de Bourg that tastes more like a Saint-Estèphe. Superb quality in this generally mediocre vintage. Still a solid colour. Cassis, graphite, leather and subtle floral hints.. Amazingly fresh and vibrant in the mouth with juicy black fruit in a ripe tannic frame and a longfinish with retronasal fruit and dark chocolate. Impressive. Abv. 13,5%. — a year ago

Jack Petras

9.1

Found this 2022 pleasing. Not trying to be a new world SB. Steely , bright, tart orchard fruits with hints of lime and quince. Wish the price was lower than $39. — 2 months ago

Brian S

9.4

Developed apple, pear, with all spice, cinnamon, touch of citrus. — 8 months ago

PS Michaels

9.2

2014 going strong. — a year ago

Maxence Guilluy

9.0

Wild red fruits, spicy, light, greedy — 4 years ago