Winery - Domaine Vacheron
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine combination of apples and cream flavors and a powerful mineral texture, showing a generous side of Sauvignon Blanc, with apricots and peaches as well as an intense layer of citrus. The final flavors are of spice, vanilla mixed with crisp acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A classic, crisp, herbaceous style of wine that shows its green fruit, grassy character well. Grapefruit and other citrus flavors dominate, spiced with almond essence and a firm, green apple skin structure.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Vacheron are masters of red Sancerre, and this wine lives up to the billing. There are impressively ripe fruits, flavors of the brightest berries and a sweet, pure character, emphasized by the acidity and underlined by wood.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a 5-acre parcel, this is a wine that attacks with freshness, and then becomes warm and friendly, showing flavors of almonds, of soft green fruits and a sense of maturity that comes from the hot 2003 vintage and two years’ bottle age. Imported by North Berkeley Imports.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Creamy aromas and layers of almonds, toast and spice make this a fascinating wine that continues to reveal new characters. This is the main white from Vacheron, and the intensity of its fruit comes from the almost biodynamic way in which the family’s 98-acre vineyard is cultivated. Imported by North Berkeley Imports.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Intensely herbaceous aromas are followed by crisp herb and green fruit flavors. There is an extra element of balanced richness from the peach juice ripeness, while the wine is suffused with a great sweet apple skin texture.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The name of the wine, the Romans, reminds us that Sancerre was once a Roman hilltop stronghold. The wine is crisply, tautly mineral, a pure expression of citrus and grapefruit flavors, an intense, beautifully executed wine. Worth aging for 2–3 years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A freshly perfumed wine, with attractive bright cherry flavors that have a lift and crispness to them. The tannins are persistent and dry, layering with the plum skin acidity. This is not a rich wine, but it makes a fascinating alternative to red Burgundy. Would work well with salmon dishes.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ripe, earthy wine, with cherries, rhubarb and pronounced acidity. The tannins are young, touched by wood. This is a mineral style, somewhat austere, but still young. Serve lightly chilled.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dominated by fresh, bright, red cherry flavors, this is a deliciously fruity wine, structured with light tannins and added complexity from nutmeg, and a smoky, meaty edge.
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