Description: A classic Sancerre Blanc from a warm vintage, showing denser texture and exotic ripeness compared to cooler years. Aromas and flavors include hawthorn blossom (aubépine), mirabelle plum, citrus (lemon, grapefruit), tropical notes, white fruits, and pronounced minerality from the limestone (caillottes) and flint soils. The palate is finely balanced with measured richness, fresh tension, and a lively, slightly acidulé finish. Boisterous and exotically fruited, with chalky minerality and good concentration.
Critics Reviews:
- Wine Enthusiast: 90 points — “This wine is textured, tight with minerality and full of young white fruits. Still developing, it has good potential as well as concentration. With a juicy aftertaste, the wine will be delicious from 2023.” (Roger Voss)
- Guide Hachette des Vins (for the 2020): Original expression with hawthorn and mirabelle nuanced by minerality; fine, with measured gras, fresh tension, and an acidulé finale inviting aging.
- K&L Wines merchant note: “Boisterous in flavor and body thanks to Sancerre’s warm 2020 vintage… densely textured and exotically fruited.”
- Vivino community average: Around 4.0/5 (across vintages; specific 2020 notes align with ripe, mineral-driven style).
Drink Window:
Best from 2023-2028+. The 2020 vintage was excellent and ripe, with good aging potential due to balanced acidity and structure. Drink now for fruit and vibrancy, or hold for further development of minerality (Sancerre Blanc typically drinks well 2-8 years from vintage in good years).
