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9.0

Выпито 0,375 Sancerre 2024 года 09.06.26 на балконе с Ириной. Сегодня печальный день - 21 год назад, здесь на Кипре ушел в вечность мой отец… — 9 days ago

Ira Schwartz

9.5

Thanks to 2 wine store owners that I became good friends with over the years I’ve had the opportunity to have a good stash of Vatan. For me Vatan is one of those wines that adheres to the cliche, “ there are no great wines just great bottles”. In this instance it was a great bottle. Intoxicating aromas of lychee, lime and florals. One of those wines you’re happy just to smell. There is no disappointment on the palate. Beautiful balance and texture, nothing out of place. Layers of concentrated fruit; mango, green almonds, star fruit and lemons. Ripe fruit that is fresh and managed by the wonderful acid. A finish you never want to end. The only flavor missing, which I often find in Vatan, is “spearmint”. — 2 months ago

Willem Booij

9.7

Soms heb je zo’n glas waar alles samenkomt.

Pascal Cotat, Sancerre Le Grande Côte 2015.
En wát een wijn is dit weer zeg, zo blij met mijn geduld 😃

Alles waar je op hoopt bij rijping, gebeurt hier. De spanning is er nog, maar nu verweven met rijp fruit, een bijna wasachtige textuur en die zilt-minerale diepgang die maar blijft doorgaan. Dit is geen frisse, strakke Sauvignon Blanc, dit is gelaagd, complex en serieus indrukwekkend.

Het mooiste?
Dit bevestigt precies waarom geduld loont. Deze wijn hééft tijd nodig. En als je ‘m dat geeft, krijg je iets terug dat echt buitencategorie is.

Ik zeg het niet snel, maar: dit is echt mijn wijn. En dat terwijl ik normaal geen uitgesproken liefhebber ben van deze druif.

Maar dit… dit is gewoon geniaal. 🍷

#sancerre #loirewines #pascalcotat — 3 months ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2024 “Les Monts Damés” pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with white flowers, grapefruit, star fruit, alfalfa, and cream cheese stuffed poblano pepper. There’s also this Double Bubble thing going on. Wild stuff. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. In a world of increasing ambiguity, I love that this is immediately identifiable as Sancerre. Drink now through 2034+. — 4 months ago

Scott E. Becker

9.0

[Tasted on January 1, 2025 at Home]

Melon, pear and grapefruit, with lemon zest and flinty notes. Wine has maintained acidity despite 10 years of aging. — 6 months ago

Joe Christenson

9.2

Nice blend of tropical mango and papaya with lime and lemon. Slate and flint mineral keep the acidity clean. Been almost a decade since I tried this one last, and still enjoying it. — 8 months ago

Dave

8.9

Last had this 10 months ago. I think it's on the decline since then. Grapefruit, melon, citrus. Lacking acidity, it's a bit flabby. That's not what I remember in the last bottle. Anyway, it's nice with some fresh caught walleye.
Watching Spinal Tap 2 — 25 days ago

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.4

Sancerre proper! — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

Incredibly pure. Tastes like a clear running brook cascading over stones and past a field of white flowers and gooseberries. — 2 months ago

Jonathan Liu

9.3

bright, a bit lemony, ethereal — 3 months ago

with Christian, Erica and 1 other

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.4

Sancerre like no other — 3 months ago

Ericsson

9.5

Old Sancerre, such a rarity, preserves that precision focused acidity and notes of dried lemon, dried pineapple and dried peach. Finish is refreshing. Wow. — 5 months ago

Conrad Green

8.9

Slightly oxidized. Oily soft lemon. Nice but lacks some of the drive it has in youth — 8 months ago

with Peter, Gregg and 1 other

Jack Petras

9.2

Not called Baroness anymore this mid level HB 2025 vintage is exploding out of the glass. Took a minute to get my bearings instead of restraint and editing it’s a full out cabaret of a wine with lively melon gooseberries and passion fruit on an edgy substrate of salinity and limestone. Went incredibly well with prosciutto and honeydew. Once I adjusted I found it magnificent. — a month ago

Alex Gordon

9.2

Minerally and fresh, really good. — 2 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.1

Light golden color. Aromas of stone fruit, citrus, white flowers and wet stones. Flavors of ripe grapefruit, lemon and white peach fruit, slate and a slight herbal note. Long crisp finish. Bright acidity and dense structure. Food friendly. Still fresh and vibrant. Thanks for sharing, Kase! — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Candied red fruit and clementine, flower potpourri, juicy with a stony undertone — 2 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

8.9

High in pyrazine. Grassy. Grapefruit. More New Zealand style than french. — 3 months ago

Mark S.

8.9

Amber Orange. Unfiltered. Natural. Orange peel. Herbal. Chinese medicine complexityFruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M++ Bitterness M+ Body M Finish M 13% Fresh Dry Slim Domaine Etienne et Sébastien Riffault Akmenine Sauvignon Blanc 15 @5060, AD, 260205 — 4 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.0

Light golden color. Aromas of green apple, white flowers, citrus and a slight hint of freshly cut grass and leafy herbs. Flavors of lemon, grapefruit, green melon and chalky minerality. Medium-plus finish and bright acidity. Medium bodied, silky texture and quite refreshing. Enjoyed at Keith and Karyn’s New Years Day brunch. — 6 months ago