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 Vintage2016 Label 1 of 16 
TypeWhite
ProducerClaude Riffault
VarietySauvignon Blanc
Designationn/a
VineyardLes Chasseignes
CountryFrance
RegionLoire Valley
SubRegionUpper Loire
AppellationSancerre
UPC Code(s)805109765054

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2024 (based on 36 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Chasseignes on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 6 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Joe Kane on 7/20/2018: More citrus and dried earth than standard Sancerre. Tangerine rind, rounder palate. (1135 views)
 Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 7/20/2018: The soil type gives it its name. And still has that cream and red apple skin on the nose. Lively on the palate but not as much crunch as I would like. Softer acid character to it. (1384 views)
 Tasted by JM_MadTown on 7/15/2018 & rated 89 points: This was an interesting Sancerre with its flintiness and minerality. It had some nice fruit as well. (1146 views)
 Tasted by Fruitsrouges on 6/5/2018 & rated 90 points: Drank at around 50 degrees which brought out the flavors and tamed the acids Medium plus intensity lemon, apple pear with grassy overlay
Medium plus intensity acidity well balanced with the fruit sugars with nice weight on the palate. Medium alcohol and body. Medium plus intensity finish.
Very good wine, drink well now. (1255 views)
 Tasted by ve23 on 4/6/2018 & rated 88 points: 88/100

Young Sancerre. Lots of green crunchy and crispy apples, kinda feels as if there was no malo (Larin says there is, I’m not sure).

Acidic and moderately mineral. Not for me. (1190 views)
 Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 8/11/2017: Crisp and clean, lemon fruit, fresh, crunchy fruit, there it is. (985 views)

CellarTracker Wiki Articles (login to edit | view all articles)

Sauvignon Blanc

Varietal Character

Les Chasseignes

In Sancerre On weinlagen.info
In Sury-en-Vaux On weinlagen-info - This is Claude Riffault's vineyard.

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Loire Valley

Vins du Val de Loire (Interprofession des Vins du Val de Loire)

Jancis Robinson vintage reports
Wine Spectator vintage reports
Wine Scholar Guild vintage reports

2016 vintage:
"Quality and concentration is good, with Chenin Blanc being particularly noteworthy in 2016 while Sancerre is thought to be the best of the Sauvignon Blanc appellations. Cabernet Franc is 'delicious, ripe and fruity' according to Loire courtier Chris Hardy." - Jancis Roninson

2017 vintage reports:
Jancis Robinson
Vinfolio

"2018 wines will not be typical of the Loire rather they will have the characteristics of wines from much further south" - Philippe Gilbert

2019 vintage:
Academie du Vin report
"the warm 2019 vintage is characterised by a surprising freshness" - Jim Budd

Vineyards on weinagen-info

Sancerre

Map on weinlagen.info

 
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