Sancerre is a town in the eastern part of the Loire Valley, southeast of Orléans. Almost all of the appellation lies on the left bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé.
Sancerre & Pouilly-Fumé
The Loire Valley has intrinsic beauty, both in its natural landscape as well as those features, the many fine chateaux, churches and monasteries, that are the result of man's labours.
Pouilly and Sancerre
In the eastern part of the Valley, most of the grapes used are , which also contributes to the superb white .
Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé and Central Vineyards
The areas south from Orléans, up to the cities of Bourges and Nevers, are called "central vineyards".
Sancerre & Pouilly Fumé: Also made from Sauvignon Blanc, these French wines are lean, grassy and excellent all-round fish wines.
Sancerre: An area in the Loire Valley known mostly for wines made from Sauvignon Blanc.
Sangiovese: A red grape native to Tuscany; the base grape for Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino di Scansano and others.
Sancerre (sahn-sair)
A wine producing village in the Loire valley of France. The crisp Sauvignon Blancs produced here and in the neighboring Pouilly-Fume are the bench marks for this white wine grape.
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Sancerre (sahn-sair)
village along the Loire producing full-flavored dry white wine
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Loire village known for deliciously dry and tartly acidic white wines made from Sauvignon Blanc, a classic match with oysters.
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Sauvignon Blanc is a major variety in the Bordeaux region of France and in the Sancerre and Pouilly regions in the eastern Loire Valley of France.
" The pure varietal is found mainly in the Loire , at Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, As part of a blend, the grape is all over Bordeaux , in Pessac-Léognan, Graves and the Médoc whites; it also shows up in Sauternes.
In the Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc makes wines known as Pouilly Fumé and Sancerre, named after their respective towns and usually made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc and unoaked.
Pierre Riffault 2004 Domaine du Carrior Perrin Sancerre (27 Euro/restaurant price) - This clear, pale brass-color Sauvignon Blanc is so fresh that it's almost like drinking fresh-squeezed, grapefruit juice, ...
This is the primary white grape of Bordeaux and the Eastern Loire Valley (Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé), it is also grown in California, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Chile.
Sauvignon Blanc - The famous white grape of the Sancerre region of France as well as New Zealand. Sauvignon Blanc also grows in Bordeaux (where it is usually blended with Semillon), South Africa, and in California and Washington state.
Finally, to learn how to identify the different flavors in Sauvignon Blanc, try a Sancerre next to a New Zealand or California Sauvignon Blanc. Keep in mind that it is not a wine meant for aging; buy recent vintages for your tasting.
As with chardonnay, the purest expression of the sauvignon blanc grape is found in France, in the Loire Valley (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume) and Bordeaux.
An aromatic variety responsible for distinctive whites such as France's Sancerre, California's Fumé Blancs and many of New Zealand's best whites.
Spicy foods go better with slightly sweeter wines like Sancerre (France), Sauvignon Blanc (especially good from New Zealand), Gewuertztraminer (Germany and California), and Pinot Grigio (Italy and California)
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Loire Valley wines made from Sauvignon Blanc, such as Pouilly Fumé and Sancerre, are most often 100% Sauvignon Blanc, unblended and usually made without the use of oak.
A "flinty" wine is said to recall gunflint. Wines from the Chablis and Sancerre appellations in France have always been associated with a flinty smell and taste due to the calcareous soil. Flinty wines are usually dry and austere.
Asparagus: Sauvignon blanc based wines, especially Pouilly-Fumés, Sancerres or those of New Zealand will often recall asparagus.
There are some great wines made from sauvignon blanc. Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume from the Loire Valley in France are sauvignons. New Zealand sauvignons are always worth a try. Chile is also developing a strong reputation for sauvignon blanc.
In France Sauvignon is of particular importance in the Bordeaux region of South West France and in the Sancerre and Pouilly regions of the Loire Valley of Western France.
Flinty
Having a mineral character; associated with wines from grapes grown in limestone, such as French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
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A specific kind of acidity that's firm and seemingly metallic, typical of some very fine Sauvignon Blancs such as Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé from the Loire.
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Old province which has now become the department of Cher and the department of Indre. This region has an internationally renound status thanks to its wines: Sancerre, Ménetou-Salon, Quincy and Reuilly.
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Flinty
Dry, mineral character that comes from certain soils, mostly limestone, in which the wine was grown; typical of French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
Flowery
Aroma suggestive of flowers.
A descriptor for extremely dry white wines such as Sauvignon Blanc, whose bouquet is reminiscent of flint struck against steel; typical of French Chablis and Loire Valley Sauvignon Blancs (Sancerre).
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The white wines least likely to be problematical are Sauvignon Blancs (also Fumé Blanc, Pouilly Fumé, & Sancerre).
If you suffer from headaches and/or flushed skin when drinking wine, try drinking a cup of black tea before you drink the wine.
*botrytis), Samur, Bourgueil (lean, herbaceous reds), Chinon (leafy, raspberry-laced reds), Vouvray (Chenin blanc-based whites, ranging from bone dry to sweet and *botrytised), Touraine (racy, inexpensive Sauvignon blanc), Sancerre ...
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