Warm spring evening on the deck, chicken simply roasting in the oven: time for a Sancerre Rouge! To my taste this is at its peak. There’s still quite a bit of sappy cherry Pinot fruit, but loads of interesting soil-based notes are emerging, with wet dirty limestone, and scents like deep forest underbrush after rain. Nice intensity in the mouth, with mouthwatering acids to keep it fresh. Tannins are light and almost silky textured. Lovely.
Warm spring evening on the deck, chicken simply roasting in the oven: time for a Sancerre Rouge! To my taste this is at its peak. There’s still quite a bit of sappy cherry Pinot fruit, but loads of interesting soil-based notes are emerging, with wet dirty limestone, and scents like deep forest underbrush after rain. Nice intensity in the mouth, with mouthwatering acids to keep it fresh. Tannins are light and almost silky textured. Lovely.
Apr 23rd, 2026
Take SommSelect’s advice and decant for one hour. Superb and just $26. “The palate hits you with mouthwatering layers of racy and red berry fruit along side a tidal wave of savory crushed rock minerality which seems to go on for minutes“ - Ian Cauble, Master Sommelier.
Take SommSelect’s advice and decant for one hour. Superb and just $26. “The palate hits you with mouthwatering layers of racy and red berry fruit along side a tidal wave of savory crushed rock minerality which seems to go on for minutes“ - Ian Cauble, Master Sommelier.
1 person found it helpfulAug 9th, 2019
A beautiful Pinot settling nicely into its drinking pocket. Burgundian mineral character with bright red fruits and acid that should back this up for many more years.
A beautiful Pinot settling nicely into its drinking pocket. Burgundian mineral character with bright red fruits and acid that should back this up for many more years.
1 person found it helpfulJan 15th, 2017
Delicious! Wild strawberry, rose petals, pomegranate, lemon blossoms and beautiful minerality and acidity.
Delicious! Wild strawberry, rose petals, pomegranate, lemon blossoms and beautiful minerality and acidity.
1 person found it helpfulOct 23rd, 2016
Dry, balanced, florals. Great, different rosé
Dry, balanced, florals. Great, different rosé
Mar 20th, 2017
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
