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Sauvion wines with the importer and Pierre-Jean Sauvion
Stockholm
Tasted November 20, 2012 by Vintomas with 520 views
Introduction
The Swedish importer of Sauvion's wines, Stellan Kramer, hosted a walkaround tasting where Pierre-Jean Sauvion was on hand for questions.
Summing up my impressions of the Sauvion wines, I'd say that they were firm, dry and rather slender (the Vouvray excluded), in an "honest" style typical for their respective appellations.
Flight 1 (7 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Sauvion Crémant de Loire
83 points
Nose: apple, citrus, slightly flowery, some mineral with a hint of smoke.
Palate: noticeably apply with green apples (Granny Smith?), high acidity, dry and firm style.
Summary: rather typical for a young Crémant de Loire. Young, but should probably be consumed in that state. 83 p.
Palate: noticeably apply with green apples (Granny Smith?), high acidity, dry and firm style.
Summary: rather typical for a young Crémant de Loire. Young, but should probably be consumed in that state. 83 p.
White
2012 Sauvion et Fils Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Primeur
85 points
Nose: noticeably flowery and fruity notes, white currants, hints of gooseberries and some fruit essence.
Palate: strong mineral notes, cool impression, very dry, high acidity.
Summary: slightly difficult to evaluate. The palate is as its should but the nose gives a completely different impression than a regular Muscadet with the usual time on the lees. 85 p?
Palate: strong mineral notes, cool impression, very dry, high acidity.
Summary: slightly difficult to evaluate. The palate is as its should but the nose gives a completely different impression than a regular Muscadet with the usual time on the lees. 85 p?
White
2011 Château du Cléray Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie
87 points
Nose: cool impression of green and yellow fruit, including apple, and a slightly flowery note.
Palate: very dry, very mineral with a salty note, high acidity, fruit notes including green apple, slender style.
Summary: firm and classical, young but shouldn't necessarily be cellared. 87 p.
A bargain!
Palate: very dry, very mineral with a salty note, high acidity, fruit notes including green apple, slender style.
Summary: firm and classical, young but shouldn't necessarily be cellared. 87 p.
A bargain!
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Comments (3)
White
2011 Sauvion Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Cardinal Richard
88 points
Nose: green and yellow fruit, some gooseberry and apple.
Palate: very dry, very mineral with a salty note, a bit of body with some oiliness and a hint of bitterness, high acidity.
Summary: foody and very firm style, young, could probably improve with cellaring. 88+ p.
This wine is a bit more full-bodied than the 2011 Château du Cléray, which means that it should have a wider range of uses as food wine, and should e.g. work well with fish and seafood dishes with sauces. I also believe that this wine has the build a Muscadet should have if it should be cellared for a couple of years.
Palate: very dry, very mineral with a salty note, a bit of body with some oiliness and a hint of bitterness, high acidity.
Summary: foody and very firm style, young, could probably improve with cellaring. 88+ p.
This wine is a bit more full-bodied than the 2011 Château du Cléray, which means that it should have a wider range of uses as food wine, and should e.g. work well with fish and seafood dishes with sauces. I also believe that this wine has the build a Muscadet should have if it should be cellared for a couple of years.
White
2011 Sauvion Sancerre Les Fondettes
87 points
Nose: fruity with noticeably green aromas, gooseberry, some nettle, citrus
Palate: good concentration of fruit, dry, citrus, gooseberry, high acidity, mineral, medium body. Aftertaste of citrus and gooseberry.
Summary: classical Sancerre style, firm, young. 87 p.
Palate: good concentration of fruit, dry, citrus, gooseberry, high acidity, mineral, medium body. Aftertaste of citrus and gooseberry.
Summary: classical Sancerre style, firm, young. 87 p.
White
2011 Sauvion et Fils Vouvray Les Bosquets
85 points
Nose: yellow apple, ripe fruit, hints of honey, slightly spicy, discrete flowery notes.
Palate: some sweetness of fruit going almost in the off-dry direction, ripe yellow apples, some honey, high acidity, a hint of spice and hints of mineral. Aftertaste with apple and grapefruit.
Summary: young, 85 p.
This wine was slightly surprising, because it was produced in another style than the other Sauvion wines, less dry and firm. It is not difficult to find a Vouvray that come across as considerably drier than this, so it wasn't in the style I expected.
Palate: some sweetness of fruit going almost in the off-dry direction, ripe yellow apples, some honey, high acidity, a hint of spice and hints of mineral. Aftertaste with apple and grapefruit.
Summary: young, 85 p.
This wine was slightly surprising, because it was produced in another style than the other Sauvion wines, less dry and firm. It is not difficult to find a Vouvray that come across as considerably drier than this, so it wasn't in the style I expected.
Red
2010 Sauvion Chinon Dilection
86 points
Appearance: medium red, clear, just a hint of purple hue.
Nose: black and red currants, some tar, a hint of green notes.
Palate: black and red currants, some tar, good acidity, medium tannin.
Summary: young, but a style that probably is suitable for drinking young, i.e., where the acidity balances the tannic impression. 86 p.
Nose: black and red currants, some tar, a hint of green notes.
Palate: black and red currants, some tar, good acidity, medium tannin.
Summary: young, but a style that probably is suitable for drinking young, i.e., where the acidity balances the tannic impression. 86 p.