Community Tasting Notes 26

• Ernestas Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 18, 2024 - A mythical winemaker in Loire and Clos de la Neore, from the heart of Les Monts Damnes vineyard is probably the finest Sancerre out there. Made from 50+ year old vines, aged in small enameled vats, bottled unfiltered. Shy aroma at first but with time and warmth builds up to complex and subtle notes of lemon, honey, pineapple, flint, stone, jasmine, lime, chalk. Medium+ body, divine crystalline and ethereal mineral concentrated vibrant structure, salty shellfish hints, pleasantly bitter, braced with high acidity.

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• chngpw wrote: 91 points

  November 17, 2023 - My first Vatan. I was not sure what to expect but it was interesting to say the least. Surprisingly chiselled when cold but the moment it warms up, it becomes massive on the palate. Strangely, I felt that the palate profile was similar to Pinot Blanc. Definitely not an archetypal Sauv Blanc, really alcoholic on the finish too. That said the finish is incredibly long which saves this wine. Not sure I’d pay the current premium though.

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• BordeauxBuff Likes this wine: 97 points

  October 2, 2022 - Consumed from a magnum acquired at auction.
  Dense and monolithic upon first sip, as denoted by other notes.
  
  But this wine gained tremendous complexity and aromatics over the course of the next several hours.
  
  I had the pleasure of revisiting this magnum of Vatan Sancerre and it completely transformed on the second day. A kaleidoscope of citrus, white flowers and precise minerality, which went on in a finish that seemed to last forever.
  
  This truly belongs as one of the great white wines of the world, and has a long life ahead of it. Highly recommended and worth the price of admission. Drink 2024-2050.

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• LW31 Likes this wine:

  October 21, 2021 - Dense, monolithic. Hard to read for the first 30-40 minutes. But around 1 hr it was beginning to unfurl. Waves of rich dry fruit and extract. Nothing about this screamed Sancerre. Lacking thé excitement and energy that I usually find in these wines. Where will it go in 5 years?

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• Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 93 points

  August 17, 2020 - Quite monolithic. One of the tasters, who is very familiar with Vatan (has been to the estate and tasted really old vintages there), said it was oxidized a bit. Didn't really taste that. What a complex, savory and deliciously long wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type White
• Producer Edmond Vatan
• Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos la Néore
• Country France
• Region Loire Valley
• SubRegion Upper Loire
• Appellation Sancerre

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• Pending Delivery 10 (3%)
• In Cellars 289 (74%)
• Consumed 91 (23%)

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