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Single vineyard Sancerre from Henri Bourgeois (Loire valley family growing sauvignon since 1590); tasted with winemaker and grandson of Henri Bourgeois (whose first name was Etienne!); example of soil and barrel use to slightly fill out a mouthful of minerality; more dimension, keep its shape; racked direct to bottle; 50% oak use; single vineyard on clay; 2013 23 euros #loire#sancerre#oak#jadis#singlevineyard — 9 years ago
Peter Scudamore-Smith MW
Single vineyard Sancerre from Henri Bourgeois (Loire valley family growing sauvignon since 1590); tasted with winemaker and grandson of Henri Bourgeois (whose first name was Etienne!); example of soil and barrel use to slightly fill out a mouthful of minerality; more dimension, keep its shape; racked direct to bottle; 50% oak use; single vineyard on clay; 2013 23 euros #loire #sancerre #oak #jadis #singlevineyard — 9 years ago