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This Week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous

Welcome to this week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous! Each week, we compile a list of wines from the Vinous database that you need to add to your wine wish list. With all the various regions, producers, and grapes, no week will be the same! All of the wines listed in this feature are available for purchase on Banquet . This week's must-try wines are from Rebecca Gibb MW’s article, Sancerre: Combat Fatigue . Enjoy his notes for this week's must-try below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Nature can be a fickle beast, giving just as quickly as it takes away. The rollercoaster ride that elements have put on in recent years has left the grape growers of Sancerre and surrounding appellations exhausted. Their hopes rise as steeply as the Mont Damné slopes before being dashed over and over again. And yet the sun rises each morning, bringing the possibility that this might be the day when their luck changes.” --Rebecca Gibb MW, Sancerre: Combat Fatigue, August 2024 1. 2019 Alphonse Mellot Generation Dix-Neuf 2. 2019 Alphonse Mellot La Moussière 3. 2021Domaine Didier Dagueneau XXI 4. 2022 Domaine Gérard Boulay Monts Damnés 5. 2022 Domaine Gérard Boulay Sibylle 6. 2022 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rouge 7. 2022 Domaine Vacheron Chambrates 8. 2022 Domaine Vincent Pinard Chêne Marchand

Vincent Pinard

Chêne Marchand Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Delectable Wine
9.3

The 2022 Chêne Marchand is a richly fruited wine offering creamy notes and ripe peach fruit. While it's an opulent style for a Sancerre, it never becomes heavy, plus it has an almost tannic edge, providing a frame and reassuring structure that grips the palate, suggesting that this has longevity. There's a fine, briny character throughout. Having tasted the killer 1996 vintage a few minutes afterward, you can be sure this wine has a long life ahead. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Didier Dagueneau

Vin de France Sauvignon Blanc XXI 2021

Delectable Wine
9.1

The XXI is the total sum of the 2021 vintage due to frost but mainly rot caused by too much rain at the end of the season. According to its maker, the domain lost around 60% of the crop. This is definitely a Sauvignon Blanc with its green capsicum and mint flavors; often, the varietal character is less overt in the Daguneau styles. It's light in body with silken flesh built through the mid-palate. The 2021 offers some nice texture and lees-derived pastry characters. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Domaine Vacheron

Chambrates Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Delectable Wine
9.2

The 2022 Chambrates is a finely held wine. It's a delicate style that's clear and pure, with ripe flavors of red apple and citrus. The wine is finely balanced and knit together with chalky precision on the drawn-out finish. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Gérard Boulay

Sibylle Sancerre Pinot Noir Rosé 2021

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Sibylle is a textural, tender Rosé that offers a gentle welcome. It fills the mouth with ripe, sweet fruit. The gentle acidity gives an impression of sweetness despite it being totally dry. Great for early drinking. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Alphonse Mellot

La Moussière Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir 2019

Delectable Wine
9.2

Mellow and savory, the 2019 La Moussière is starting to enter a nice period of its life but has excellent concentration and tension. It's a richly styled, spicy, smoky and meaty Pinot Noir (70% whole bunches). A fruit cake-like character lingers with tea leaves on the ripe finish. Interesting, it is starting to develop, but plenty of life is still in it. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Domaine Vacheron

Sancerre Rouge Pinot Noir 2022

Delectable Wine
9.0

The 2022 Sancerre Rouge is a gently styled, savory Pinot Noir with creamy red fruit and spice. It's light to medium-bodied with a richness of fruit on the mid-palate and succulent tannins. The 2022 is satisfying even at this early stage. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Gérard Boulay

Monts Damnés Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2022

Delectable Wine
9.3

The 2022 Monts Damnés is a wine whose qualities you might miss because its texture is so fine. It is calm, tender and elegant. It's not fruity but savory with a pure, clear, chalky style. A little tense at the moment, this wine could be approached but will benefit from another year in bottle - or many more. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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Alphonse Mellot

Génération Dix-Neuf Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Delectable Wine
9.5

Gorgeous and silken, the 2019 Generation Dix-Neuf is a ball of beautiful, silky, concentrated Pinot Noir. Savory and smoky, it seems effortless, although it's clearly been anything but based on the impeccable quality. It caresses the palate. There's intensity and density here but no weight. The 2019 is a very complete wine that's still young. (Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous, August 2024)
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