2022 Domaine Sautereau Sancerre Blanc

For wine lovers across the world, Sancere is considered on the finest dry white wine regions, universally known for its powerful and pure expression of Sauvignon Blanc.

Situated in the northern parts of the Loire Valley, the finest vineyards of Sancerre are rich in chalk and limestone, not to dissimilar to the neighbouring terroir of Burgundy and Champagne, and provide and almost cerebral like dissection of minerality and texture.

The best wines just demand to be taken seriously. Like the 10th-generation Domaine Sautereau made by the talented journeyman winemaker David Sautereau, an absolute revelation of a release that left us all dumbfounded.

Sautereau, for those who don’t know, is a benchmark name in the region: an absolute standard-bearer for Sancerre, with a small acreage of vineyards found in the communes of Crézancy and Bué. These are wines that despite their humble price tag, go well beyond the title of “good” Sancerre and into the realm of the profound.

Imagine a textural crash of pine resin, fresh herbs, citrus balm and green apple. Then add in a little heft, and creamy weight on the palate, that will develop added complexity as it ages over time. It’s as though David Saute(more...)