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Domaine André Vatan

Les Perrièrs Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Greg Helmer
9.1

Clean dry mineral and only a hint of citrus. — 12 days ago

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Hauts de Carco Patrimonio 2016

Pooneet K
9.1

Sangiovese by way of Corsica. Somewhat earthier, spicier, more rustic. Acid a bit less and overall less polished than, say, a Tuscan Chianti. But a quite nice restrained wine. — 3 years ago

Severn, Aaron and 2 others liked this

Antoine Arena

Patrimoio Rosé 2017

Tom Kobylarz
9.0

Salty, crunchy, blood orange, and lemon citrus, mineral inflected attack that fans out to salt and fruit in the finish. Not for everyone but a nice change from your typical rose. — 4 years ago

Tom and Daniel P. liked this

Edmond Vatan

Clos La Néore Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Ron Siegel
9.3

Laser like focus, mineral, saline with racy acidity — 6 months ago

Andrew, David and 5 others liked this

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Grotte di Sole Patrimonio Vermentino 2014

Vin d’Ottawa
9.2

Dangerously quaffable. Sweet marzipan with underlying tang. — 3 years ago

Daniel, Diane and 2 others liked this

Domaine Antoine-Marie Arena

Carco 2018

Ian Hamel
9.1

2021/12/10-11. An appealingly bright ruby, this has lots of herby cherry and some complexity from earth and a hint of spice. — 3 years ago

Richard Leroy

Les Rouliers Vin de France Chenin Blanc 2015

Ira Schwartz
9.3

A reductive nose, which blew off in about 20 minutes. In the mouth you stop for a second and ask yourself, Jura? Oxidative palate yet crazy levels of freshness. A fire hose of acidity that assaults your mouth but is joined by pure fruit. Wonderful intense finish.
Like Vatan, singular and not everyone’s taste. — 5 years ago

Tom, Max and 49 others liked this
Ira Schwartz

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@Joe Weinberger I am going to cop-out and say I do not know. I have not had enough data points to give you a well informed answer. It has the requirements to age but I have no clue what will happen. Better not sure, different probably. I have a few of these so I will let them sleep. I do have a ‘13 Les Noels that I will probably open in the next 2 to 3 years. I wish I could be more helpful.
Would be great if someone who has tasted these with some age would chime in. @Antonio Galloni ?
P S

P S

@Joe Weinberger i’d save. Had older from Leroy and they age well.
Joe Weinberger

Joe Weinberger

@Ira Schwartz @P S thank you both for your advice—really appreciate it!

Antoine Arena

Carco Patrimonio Nielluccio 2020

Pooneet K
9.2

Really a very nice Corsican red. I believe the grape is the local version of Sangiovese. Has some very different purple flowers and herbal notes, but still the great tension and acid. Delicious and interesting. — 9 months ago

Severn, Tom and 1 other liked this

Domaine Vatan

La Ronciere Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir 2020

Samuel Danthine
9.2

Cherry raspberry nose, fruity, fresh — 3 years ago

Michel liked this

Agnès et René Mosse

Arena Savennières Chenin Blanc 2019

Al Doyle
9.4

Honestly I haven’t been drinking wine for a while but this has reinvigorated my interest. Mosse is underrated these days. Depth and balance and finesse beyond its price tag. — 4 years ago

Adam, Ira and 9 others liked this