Domaine Bernard Fleuiriet et Fils ‘L’eclat’ Touraine Sauvignon Blanc ‘Cuvée Renaissance’ 2021
13%, Menetou-Râtel, imported by Bruno Lafon Selections. Cork closure: synthetic. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, organically-farmed, on chalk soils and fermented with native yeast and aged on the lees in tank for six months. Tasting note: the Touraine is medium lemon in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Domaine de la Chézatte Coteaux du Giennois 2022
13% abv, Saint Gemme en Sacerrois, imported by Asgram LLC, Miami, FL. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc grown on flint and siliceous soils. Tasting note: the Côteaux de Giennois is medium gold in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of lychee blossom, acacia, white […]
Bernard Defaix Saint-Bris 2019
12.5% abv, Didier Defaix, Milly, imported by Winebow Inc., New York, NY. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc aged in stainless steel tank. Tasting note: the Defaix is pale gold in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of blossom, lemon, grapefruit, lemongrass and wet stones. […]
Château Les Jouberts ‘Cuvée Prestige’ Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2016
12.5% abv, Les Vignerons de Tutiac for Stephane Héraud, Marcillac, imported by Kindren Vines, Troy, MI. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar; fruit day. I might have a soft spot for Bordeaux Blanc, particularly oak-aged wines like the Jouberts. Poor man’s white Burgundy with a hint of rich man’s Sancerre, maybe I’m on to something? Or […]
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 […]