12.5% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by Serendipity Wines, LLC., Austin, TX cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.
Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, sustainably-farmed, from a steep 3.5-hectare vineyard with a clay limestone amphitheater in Sury-les-Vaux and aged on the lees in stainless steel for seven months. The Raimbault estate was established in 1701 and has been in the family for nine generations.
Tasting note: the ‘Les Godons’ is pale lemon with a clean nose of medium-minus intensity with aromas of acacia, lemon, chalk and fennel. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium alcohol, medium body, medium+ flavor intensity and a medium finish with flavors of acacia, chalk, guava, white peach, lycee and pineapple mint. Drink now through 2025, this wine is very good: 9.2/10.