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2002 Gitton Père et Fils Sancerre Galinot

Sauvignon Blanc

  • France
  • Loire Valley
  • Upper Loire
  • Sancerre
Drink between 2015 - 2023 (Edit)
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Community Tasting Notes 2

  • IJC Likes this wine:

    September 16, 2016 - At first writing, I was unsure what I thought about this, my first encounter with an aged Sancerre (my son insists otherwise, if true, my memory fails).

    The wine is definitely mature - a dark golden color, and a slightly oxidative nose. On the palate, there is a lot of glycerin, a nutty honeyed flavor, and something I can't yet put into words...but I will try.

    At once fascinating, almost beguiling; and surprising sturdy. I reserved a quarter of the bottle and tried it again over the next two days. During that time, it opened up, and secondary and tertiary flavors emerged - rich but not unctuous, still enough acidity to keep it in balance. It needed the time and the air. The taste is now multi-layered, like harmonics of sound - complex and complementary. In weight and sensory qualities, somewhere between a Sauterne (sweeter, more unctuous) and a Moelleux Vouvray (lighter, brighter).

    I think the Sancerre calls out for the right accompaniment - I had in mind an aged goat or chèvre cheese, but we drank it with a seafood dish, and this wasn't the right match. To be explored with subsequent bottles.

    Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3, revisited.

  • rossi.wine wrote: flawed

    July 11, 2016 - Suspiciously dark in colour, deep golden-yellow. More signs of oxidisation on the nose with notes of honey and nuts, but rather blunt and one-dimensional. Out of balance on the palate, flat, a little bitter.

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2002
  • Type White
  • Producer Gitton Père et Fils
  • Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
  • Designation Galinot
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Loire Valley
  • SubRegion Upper Loire
  • Appellation Sancerre

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  • In Cellars 1 (50%)
  • Consumed 1 (50%)

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