Domaine Etienne et Sebastien Riffault - Quarterons - Sancerre
92 points - The Wine Advocate
Domaine Etienne et Sebastien Riffault - Quarterons - Sancerre
92 points - The Wine Advocate
Regular price€40.80
€40.80
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Sourced from a south/southeast-facing, 30-year-old (on average) vineyard on caillottes and tasted from my private archive, Sébastien Riffault's 2011 Sancerre Les Quarterons displays an intense golden-apricot color due to 20% botrytis and two years of elevage in stainless steel tanks. Dried fruit and mushroom aromas intermixed with pure stony notes, leading to an elegant, refined and intensely fruity and balanced palate with a serious, sustainable structure and a gorgeously intense, firm, salty and finely phenolic finish with dried and jammy apricot aromas in the aftertaste. This almost 10-year-old Sancerre drinks absolutely perfect today (especially with white meat, fish and veggies) and is highly stimulating. Maybe I'm amazed. Bottled with the addition of 10 mg of SO2. Tasted in February 2021.
Type: |
White |
Country: |
France |
Region: |
Loire |
Appellation: |
Sancerre |
Producer: |
Domaine Etienne et Sebastien Riffault |
Grapes/Blend: |
Sauvignon Blanc |
ABV: |
13% |
Pairing Sugesstions: |
Shellfish, Goat Cheese, White Fish, Salads, Fresh Herbs and Aromatic Dishes, Citrus-Based Dishes, Sushi and Sashimi |
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