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White
2013 Léon Vatan Sauvignon Blanc Fleurs Savages
Sauvignon Blanc
- France
- Loire Valley
- Val de Loire
Label borrowed from 2016
Community Tasting Notes 6
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rmarkey Likes this wine: 86 points
January 25, 2020 - Very good, still drinking well. 12% alc. Similar comments to previously.
Colour: very bright clear lemon
Bouquet: spicey, almond, citrus, grapey
Palate: just as bouquet, full bodied, slightly creamy, grassy, smokey, but a little fat and short on finish.
January 2020 -
rmarkey Likes this wine: 88 points
March 3, 2019 - Very good, but my views are closer to the most recent previous evaluation. It's a relatively subtle but easy drinking Sancerre style now.
Colour: pale lemon
Bouquet: lemon and almond, slightly smokey
Palate: soft citrus, grassy, slightly creamy texture, long clean finish.
March 2019 -
rmarkey Likes this wine: 90 points
June 17, 2018 - Very good. Maybe it's softening, but I would rank this as a genuine Sancerre style now, unlike previous notes, and definitely not like a new world style. Nice smokey citrus characters, very clean and great balance with fruit and acid.
June 2018 -
rmarkey Likes this wine: 88 points
June 10, 2017 - Same comments as April 2015 really. Great wine at price.
Very good. 12% alc.
Colour: very pale straw, almost white
Bouquet: classic grassy nose, lemon grass, cut straw
Palate: similar to bouquet, almond flavour and pears, quite phenolic, full bodied and flavoured, slightly short palate, but clean acid fresh finish. Excellent value for a Sancerre at the price, but not as subtle as better ones - a little too much like over the top NZ and Australian versions, though not quite there. Very clean long finish.
April 2015 -
rmarkey Likes this wine: 88 points
April 19, 2015 - Very good. 12% alc.
Colour: very pale straw, almost white
Bouquet: classic grassy nose, lemon grass, cut straw
Palate: similar to bouquet, almond flavour and pears, quite phenolic, full bodied and flavoured, slightly short palate, but clean acid fresh finish. Excellent value for a Sancerre at the prise, but not as subtle as better ones - a little too much like over the top NZ and Australian versions, though not quite there.
April 2015
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Léon Vatan
- Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
- Designation Fleurs Savages
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Loire Valley
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Val de Loire
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 2 (8%)
- Consumed 24 (92%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryFrance
- RegionLoire Valley
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