Claude Riffault

La Noue Sancerre Pinot Noir Rosé

9.121 ratings
8.93 pro ratings
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Ed Lehrman

Best rose I have had in a while. Beautiful aromas of wild strawberries, great structure and even a little grip. Not your usual pale, bland Provençal rose.

Best rose I have had in a while. Beautiful aromas of wild strawberries, great structure and even a little grip. Not your usual pale, bland Provençal rose.

Dec 15th, 2016
Vanessa Lisovskis

Prettiest little Sancerre rosé. Riffault consistently knocks it out of the park. 2014 vintage.

Prettiest little Sancerre rosé. Riffault consistently knocks it out of the park. 2014 vintage.

Jun 29th, 2015
Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

8.9

Very pale in color this year, but offers blue and red fruit on the nose. Still very lean and acidic, with some softness in the mid-palat. Very nice little rose from Pinot.

Very pale in color this year, but offers blue and red fruit on the nose. Still very lean and acidic, with some softness in the mid-palat. Very nice little rose from Pinot.

Jun 5th, 2015
Laura Tullman

Refreshing. Great summer (or anytime) drinking!

Refreshing. Great summer (or anytime) drinking!

Jun 6th, 2016
David Diethelm

2014. Very nice, complex, floral (honeysuckle?).

2014. Very nice, complex, floral (honeysuckle?).

May 22nd, 2016
Colin Thorne

2014 vintage lives up to the hype. Great. And I don't get the point of rosé most of the time

2014 vintage lives up to the hype. Great. And I don't get the point of rosé most of the time

Jul 26th, 2015
Matt Reilly

2014 rose - lively and cut, bright red fruited, dig it

2014 rose - lively and cut, bright red fruited, dig it

Jul 4th, 2015
Neil Cornish

Perfect on this warm afternoon in Stanford. So refreshing. Spicey complexity. Pink rock.

Perfect on this warm afternoon in Stanford. So refreshing. Spicey complexity. Pink rock.

Aug 28th, 2014
Randy B

A little more citrus undertones than expected from a Pinot Noir. Good "Sancerre" characteristics. Bought at Red Bank Wine in Wilmington

A little more citrus undertones than expected from a Pinot Noir. Good "Sancerre" characteristics. Bought at Red Bank Wine in Wilmington

Aug 5th, 2014
Rob Borkowski

Best rose in ages

Best rose in ages

Oct 22nd, 2013