2012 Michel Gassier Cercius Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  7/7/2018 - Mossrose wrote: 91 Points

  This $15 wine, made from 70% Grenache Blanc and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, was knockout good when released. The grapes come from the southernmost appellation in the Rhone River Valley that includes land bordering on the Mediterranean Sea and the river delta. But it has to be marketed as lowly Vin de France Blanc because Sauvignon Blanc is not among the 12 or so grape varietals permitted. We opened this as a checkup bottle to see how well it is holding up at 6 years. While still enjoyable, brightly acidic, and fruity, it has somewhat less drive, intensity, and texture than the bottles we consumed earlier.

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  8/11/2017 - Mossrose wrote: 93 Points

  This generous white wine tasted great from initial release through every time drunk in the next 5 years. Pale yellow with delightful aromas of citrus and flowers. Very tasty up front, with enjoyable and mouth filling fruit and texture. Lovely spike of acidity on the swallow. At $15, a definite stock up, drink anytime wine.

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  9/17/2016 - Baylorwine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wonderfully wine that was complex (somehow rich and lean at the same time) and great long finish. Kept going back to it. Wished I had a few more because this is everything I want in a white wine.

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  12/16/2015 - Mossrose wrote: 93 Points

  Has a supremely enjoyable nose. So highly perfumed, concentrated, and complex, you just want to keep on smelling it. Brightly acidic, very refreshing, and crisp entering the mouth. The swallow endearingly blossoms into a beautifully caressing texture. Finishes lip smackingly delicious and dry.

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  9/30/2015 - Mossrose wrote: 92 Points

  We regularly try any Rhone white wine we can get, but most end up on cutting floor of wines that never get included in our lives. The highest compliment we can pay to this wine, however, is that it is the closest to Riesling we have ever tasted in a Rhone white. While never mistakable for Riesling, it has higher acidity, delicious fruit, a caressing texture, and broad food compatibility. Definitely makes our list of wines to buy.

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