Domaine de la Perriere Sancerre '06
The Nitty Gritty:
- Vintage: 2006
- Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
- Winery: Domaine de la Perriere
- Region: Sancerre
- Country: France
- Price: About $14
- Rating: 92/100
- Tags: Sancerre
My first instinct when picking wines for the summer urged me to gravitate towards Sauvignon Blancs from all over the world: New Zealand (which produces one of my favorites, the holy Kim Crawford Marlborough SB), Chile, Bordeaux, California.
Since I was already focusing on Chablis, I thought I’d continue in the French vein with a Sancerre. Also, it just happens to be my best friends’ favorite wine. Since she’s spending the entire summer studying for the bar, I thought I’d take a few for a test drive so I could find the perfect bottle to bring her come celebration time.
I tested this Sancerre on my roommate, who tends to like California Sauvignon Blancs. I was curious to see how she’d react. About two minutes later, when she still had her nose in the glass, I heard … “Oh wow… it smells soooo good. Wow. WOW.” She wound up loving it, as did I. This Sancerre was much grassier than many other French expressions of the Sauvignon Blanc grape, carrying hints of pear, green apple, lemon and chalk, with a subtle but long finish.
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Lauren B. McNally is a communications consultant in Washington, D.C., who spends most of her free time exploring culinary and oenological pursuits with friends. She hails from Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College, completing additional study at the University of Cambridge in the U.K.(where she found the dining hall cuisine rather offensive and repulsive, as opposed to that of the top-ranked Bowdoin Dining Service). Her palate is ever-evolving but she includes California Zinfandels, Cotes du Rhone, and white wines from Burgundy and the Loire Valley among her current favorites. Her least favorite wine-related phrase: “I don’t like _.” Lauren also enjoys cooking Italian and French cuisine, and has an unnatural obsession with Gorgonzola and pancetta.
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