Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc

This is a lovely textbook Sancerre with high acidity, steely minerality and a beautiful array of fruit from green apple, lemon and pear to gooseberry, cut grass and wet stone. Fine balance of fruit and acidity and long on the finish

At nearly 7 years old, the 2015 Pascal Jolivet Sancerre pours a golden color. On the nose, notes of bruised apple, ripened pear, honey and pineapple upside down cake. On the palate, bruised red apple, Bartlett pear, honey and clove. Decent acid. Long finish. I don’t usually age Sancerre…but I dig the expression that some age has brought. I paired very well with chicken fried rice. Drink now…unless you want to see how far it goes, you know, for science.

Wow, this was forgotten in the cellar. Zero expectations at 15 yo. But it’s aged nicely actually. A touch nutty, oxidative along with high toned citrus note, Buddha’s hand. The acid has mellowed but roundness has developed with age. Somehow it all still works.

Both pretty and sweaty Sauvignon Blanc, balance

An array of citrus & apples with a finish of tomato leaf & bell pepper...

Confrérie de la Chaîne Des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage d'Albany; 3 November 2019 at the Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY

Our reception wine selection, there was also a Prosecco (Franco Amoroso) available.

Pale yellow. Perfumed nose - lemongrass, honeysuckle. Taste profile was tart, green apple, pineapple and floral.

Have had this before and enjoyed a lot more, but still a solid wine and something I’d drink more of. Gooseberry, grapefruit then tending to pineapple, papaya with grassiness and herbaceous touches in toe. Acidity not as crisp as should be for 16s. Slight phenolics here too

Light straw with citrus and earthy herb aromas. On the palate clean, crisp flavors of sour apple, grapefruit and white flesh fruits with vivid acidity and underlying sweetness, but dry on the finish that lingered nicely ending with some mineral tones. Tasting Sample.

Outstanding sancerre, strange turkey sausage aroma on opening, dissipated with 30 mins in decanter. Wicked citrus and the slightest hint of pepper on nose, extreme chalk minerality coats the palate, big mid-palate concentration, typical pyrazines of sauv blanc hardly detectable here --no n .z sauv blanc can match this power. -2013 vintage