#theverybigcatchup — 9 years ago
Wacky, wild, golden and delicious — 10 years ago
Intense mineral notes on the nose and the palate. A little finger lime developed on the nose as it came to room temp. — 11 years ago
2013, perfect to drink by itself on vacation. Light with a touch of honey. — 11 years ago
She's temperamental. And expressive. It ain't no a Billy Joel Song; it's a Soings en Sologne, sung by the son of a son of a viticulture (well maybe only the cousin). Very fucking cool wine. Unique for this region. Kind of Sebastian Riffault-like in his rule breaking to Sancerre, but perhaps more... tame. Oxidative for this vintage, maybe that's consistent? Tastes like there's some skin contact on the romorantin, a roller coaster of acidity and sapidity across the tongue, and Menu Pineau, I can find it if I look. If you don't like oxidative wine, you probably won't appreciate this. But I judge a wine whether it's empty or not, and this one didn't stand a chance. Tastes better when it's warmed up and breathed for an hour. vintage is technically 2012 -not on label. Wife (New Zealander) Heidi Kuka makes the eye-catchingly, ornate almost Maori-like tribal tattoos for the labels. Julien Courtois is able to knock it out of the park on occasion, but mostly, he makes very good, expressive and interesting, but most importantly drinkable wine from the western Loire. — 9 years ago
Take a ride to funky town. Peppers and cream, body of a California Chardonnay with the headspace of Chablis and it's a Sauvignon Blanc! great minerality. — 10 years ago
Not quite an orange. Sauv blanc like it should be. SoOo very exciting. Picked late, juice stays on the lees for months n months. Very rich n slight tannins but w/ racy acidity! Mouthful of limes n stones n juicy peaches! — 11 years ago
Fresh vanilla bean, tart, curd, intense acidity and minerality. Good with Caesar salad with fresh anchovies, lemon — 11 years ago

A lip smaker, lovely with our crab cakes. — 9 years ago
A great Sancerre! — 10 years ago
Club Tropicano — 10 years ago
All that crazy tropical fruit but sweet acidity — 11 years ago
Lovely present from Deirdre. — 12 years ago
Stephen Osgood
burnt rubber rosé. dig. — 9 years ago