Famille Bougrier Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Confidences’ 2022
13% abv, Saint Romain sur Cher, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on marl and marine fossils. Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of jasmine, lychee blossom, lime, grapefruit, melon, […]
Donatien Bahuaud Menetou-Salon Blanc ‘Les Moines’ 2020
13% abv, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aroma of lemon blossom, jasmine, white peach, lychee, lemongrass and tarragon leaf. On be palate this […]
Domaine Jean-Paul Picard Menetou-Salon 2022
13.5% abv, Bué, imported by VOS Selections, Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the estate’s 14 hectares of vines. The grapes are hand harvested from 15-year-old vines. The grapes are pressed whole cluster and the wine is aged in tank on the fine lees […]
Domaine Kevin et Karine Lauverjat Menetou-Salon ‘Moulin des Vrillères’ 2021
13% abv, Sury-en-Vaux, imported by David Bowler Selections, New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on chalk and clay soils from 30-year-old vines: sustainably-farmed. The wine rests on the lees in tank for a few months and is gently filtered with clay. Tasting note: the Menetou-Salon is […]
J. de Villebois Menetou-Salon 2020
13% abv, Villebois á Verdigny, imported by Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the Mentor-Salon villages of Morogues and Humbligny on Kimmeridgien marls. “The grapes are machine-picked, pressed into a pneumatic press after a 12 hour skin-contact maceration. The grape juices are fermented traditionally […]
Joseph Mellot Menetou-Salon ‘Les Thureaux’ Sauvignon Blanc 2019
13.5% abv. Imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ Located in the Upper Loire’s continental zone in the Cher River department, Menetou-Salon provides some superb wines from Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, although in the shadow of nearby Sancerre. Kimmeridgian marl provides excellent drainage and it is Sauvignon Blanc that shines here so brightly! Medium gold […]