Sauvignon Blanc

• • 95
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  2022 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $29. 99

  Bottle

  $359.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  From certified organic vineyards a portion of the wine was fermented using indigenous yeasts with aging taking place in stainless steel tanks for 4 months.
  Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. A pungent mix of ripe gooseberry, passionfruit and citrus aromas leap out of the glass trailed by some herbaceous grassy like notes and flinty mineral characters. Mouth watering passionfruit, green apple and gooseberry flavours flood the palate. Crunchy acidity gives the fruit a scrumptious feel with some herbaceous grassy characters and a vibrant minerality lingering on the back half. Excellent intensity and drive with a long punchy finish.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  Nettles, thyme, green apples and grapefruit on the nose. Medium-bodied, sharp and clean cut with a refreshing core of citrus and green fruit. Vivid. From organically grown grapes. Drink now. Screw cap.
  93 points
  JamesSuckling.com

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• • 96

  2017 Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $23. 99

  Bottle

  $287.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2018-2019)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  A portion of this wine is fermented using indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 2-3 months in stainless steel tanks then bottled without fining. Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the edges. Pronounced herbaceous gooseberry aromas tinged with passionfruit and grapefruits are followed by grassy asparagus characters, citrus and fresh herbs. Refreshing flavours of gooseberries, passionfruit and zesty citrus move briskly across the palate over a back drop of herbaceous grassy characters, asparagus and dried herb infusions. Light, elegant feel with a dry crisp finish and long aftertaste of gooseberries, passionfruit, herbaceous grassy characters and asparagus.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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• • 95

  • Organic

  2021 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $27. 99

  Bottle

  $335.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  From certified organic vineyards a portion of the wine was fermented using indigenous yeasts with aging taking place in stainless steel tanks for 4 months.
  Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Pungent passionfruit, ripe gooseberry and citrus scents leap from the glass trailed by hints of grapefruit, herbaceous grassy notes and minerals. The zippy palate carries an intense flavour profile of gooseberries, passionfruit and grapefruit with elements of green apple, a subtle herbaceousness and flinty minerals lying underneath. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long mouth watering aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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• • 96

  2020 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $24. 99

  Bottle

  $299.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2021)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  From certified organic vineyards 2020 was one of the best vintages Marlborough has experienced in recent years. A portion of the wine was fermented using indigenous yeasts with aging taking place in stainless steel tanks for 4 months. Brilliant water like colour with a light tinge of green around the edges. An intense mixture of gooseberry, passionfruit and grapefruit scents leap out of the glass with trailing herbaceous asparagus, green apple and grassy gun flint like notes. Racy and possessing terrific concentration, mouth watering flavours of passionfruit, citrus and herbaceous gooseberries burst across the palate. Finishes with elements of green apple, a subtle grassiness and a flinty mineral edge. Fresh, crunchy acidity concluding long and powerful. Outstanding.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 13%

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• • 96

  2018 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $23. 99

  Bottle

  $287.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2019)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Certified organic, a portion of this wine is fermented using indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 2-3 months in stainless steel tanks then bottled without fining. Brilliant water like core with distinctive greenish highlights around the outskirts. Intense unripe passionfruit and grapefruit aromas lead the charge with subtle gooseberry, citrusy asparagus characters, herbaceous cut grass and struck matchstick notes ensuing. The vibrant palate is filled with concentrated yet elegant flavours of citrus, unripe passionfruit and subtle grapefruit which overlay a back drop of herbaceous gooseberries, grassy asparagus characters and smoky mineral elements. Crisp, refreshing finish with a long engaging aftertaste.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 13%

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  • 92
  • 92

  2019 Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $24. 99

  Bottle

  $299.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2020-2022)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Certified organic. Brilliant water like colour with a distinctive tinge of green around the fringes. Pronounced herbaceous gooseberry and grapefruit aromas mingle with hints of passionfruit, citrus, grassy asparagus characters and subtle gun flint. An intense fusion of passionfruit, grapefruit, gooseberry and citrus fruits explode across the mouth with a back drop of herbaceous grassy characters, freshly cut asparagus and notions of gun flint. Dry crisp finish with racy acidity leading into a long mouth watering aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews…..
  Intense, precise sauvignon blanc with grapefruit, citrus, subtle passionfruit and a suggestion of struck flint character. A powerful wine that’s long and linear, with strong varietal definition that’s made more interesting with a hint of reductive character.
  95 points
  Bob Campbell
  
  Dog Point something of a benchmark wine when it comes to NZ Sauvignon.
  It has some richness of tropical fruit, but tang of grapefruit and gooseberry too, slight spice of cut green capsicum, though ripeness of fruit is the main theme. It has intensity and crunchy, a quartz-y texture in with a light creamy silkiness, and the finish is tight, flinty and long, and very passionfruity, leaving just a little smokiness in its wake. Flavour and precision. Seems to be a very good vintage for this wine. Drink 2020-2025.
  94 points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front
  
  Mouthwatering and vivid, with a laser beam of focus and intensity to the Meyer lemon, ruby grapefruit and dried mango flavors. Peppery white flower aromas and a touch of freshly grated ginger add complexity. Drink now.
  92 points
  Wine Spectator
  
  Perhaps the most complex regular Savvy I can recall from Dog Point, the 2019 Sauvignon Blanc offers up aromas that range from subtle notions of garden peas to melon, nectarine and pink grapefruit. It's medium-bodied and silky in texture, generous yet crisp, with a focused, slightly chalky and deliciously lingering finish. Drink 2020-2022.
  92 points
  Joe Czerwinski – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

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• • 95

  2018 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $54. 99

  Bottle

  $659.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2019-2022)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Fresh lime aromas intermix with green apple and gooseberry followed by some herbaceous grassy characters, subtle wet stone and spice notes. Generously textured, the mouthfilling palate features an intense flavour profile of herbaceous gooseberries and ripe lime infused with grassy asparagus characters over some citrus, stony elements and spice. Finishes dry with refreshing acidity and a long aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 14%

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• • 94

  2021 Domaine Christian Salmon Sancerre

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $46. 99

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  $563.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2022-2024)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Brilliant pale straw colour with a watery hue. Herbaceous gooseberry like aromas mix with lime, green apple, wet stone and subtle grassy notes. Zippy lime and green apple fruits are underscored by crisp acidity with some wet stone and herbaceous grassy characters lingering on the dry finish. Good intensity with a long flavoursome aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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• • 93

  • Nick's Import

  2017 Domaine du Nozay Sancerre

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $39. 99

  Bottle

  $479.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2018-2020)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Domaine du Nozay at Sainte Gemme on the northern edge of the Sancerre Appellation was established from scratch by Philippe de Benoist, whose brother-in-law is Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of the famous Burgundy house, Domaine de la Romanee Conti. With a generally greener flavour profile and showing more restraint the Sauvignon Blancs of Sancerre are a complete contrast in style to their pungent and exuberant New Zealand counterparts.
  Brilliant pale straw colour with a slight tinge of green to the edgings and a watery hue. Notions of lime and green apple are overlaid by fresh herb notes followed by light scents of herbaceous grassy characters and wet stone. Nicely balanced with an elegant rounded mouthfeel the palate has flavours of limes, fresh herb infusions and citrus over wet stone characters and a subtle grassiness. Finishes dry with fresh acidity and an aftertaste of lime, fresh herbs, citrus, subtle grassy asparagus and stony mineral characters.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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  • Nick's Import

  2016 Domaine du Nozay Sancerre

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $36. 99

  Bottle

  $443.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2017-2019)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Domaine du Nozay at Sainte Gemme on the northern edge of the Sancerre Appellation was established from scratch by Philippe de Benoist, whose brother-in-law is Aubert de Villaine, co-owner of the famous Burgundy house, Domaine de la Romanee Conti. With a generally greener flavour profile and showing more restraint the Sauvignon Blancs of Sancerre are a complete contrast in style to their pungent and exuberant New Zealand counterparts.

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Delicate lime and green apple aromas laced with fresh herbs emerge from the glass followed by some light herbaceous grassy characters and citrusy mineral end notes. Light and fresh the palate has plenty of zest to it with lime and green apple flavours dominate over citrusy mineral infusions, herbs and a subtle grassiness on the crisp dry finish. Medium to long lime, green apple, citrusy mineral and light herbaceous grassy character aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc 12.5%

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  2016 Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage Sauvignon Blanc

  Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $27. 99

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  $335.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2019-2022)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant very pale straw colour with greenish tinged edges and a watery hue. Lifted passionfruit and ripe lime aromas interplay with herbaceous gooseberries, light pencil shavings and subtle grassy asparagus notes. Intense lime, passionfruit and ripe gooseberry flavours fill the mouth over some herbaceous grassy characters and subtle notions of spicy cedar. Excellent volume and concentration finishing dry with crisp acidity and a long deeply fruited aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 13%
  
  Other Reviews….
  One-third fermented and aged for 10 months in new 500l French puncheons, remaining on lees during maturation. The extra year in bottle has created a wine of spectacular flavours and complexity, green apple and gently spicy oak all dance around the mouth. This will go on its merry way for several few years yet. Drink by 2022.
  96 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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• • 94

  2017 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $49. 99

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  $599.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2018-2020)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Brilliant very pale straw colour with a watery hue. Elevated aromas of passionfruit, lime and ripe gooseberries are followed by some light herbaceous grassy characters, hints of fresh herbs and mineral. Full in the mouth and showing excellent concentration, flavours of green apple, lime, ripe gooseberries and citrus lead the charge over subtle fresh herb infusions and flinty mineral. Finishes dry with refreshingly crisp acidity and an aftertaste of limes, green apples, ripe gooseberries, traces of flinty mineral and fresh herb infusions.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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• • 93

  2020 Dominic Sauvignon Blanc

  Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

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  $215.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2021)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge to the edges. Pungent passionfruit, lime and green apple aromas are followed by some subtle herbaceous grassy notes. Zesty passionfruit, lime and green apple fruits light up the palate underscored by light herbaceous grassy characters and a zingy minerality. Finishes dry, crisp and scrumptious.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 12.5%

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• • 95

  2019 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc

  Wrattonbully, South Austalia, AUSTRALIA

  $30. 99

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  $371.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2020)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  This was fermented in a mix of stainless steel tanks (55%) and in large French oak barrels (45%) then aged on lees in the same vessels for 7 months. Brilliant almost water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Bouncing out of the glass are intense aromatics of passionfruit and green apple complimented by some lime, subtle grassy dried herb like notes and light minerals. Mouth watering flavours of passionfruit, green apple and lime burst across the palate with great intensity. A subtle grassiness and flinty minerality sits underneath. Texturally full yet vibrant and fresh, crunchy acidity leads into a wonderfully long and pure finish.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2017 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc

  Wrattonbully, South Austalia, AUSTRALIA

  $30. 99

  Bottle

  $371.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now (2018)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  This wine was fermented in a combination of 64% tank and 36% large French oak foudres and demi-muids. It was then aged on lees for 7 months in the same vessels. Brilliant water like colour with a light tinge of green to the outskirts. Aromas of tropical fruits and citrus are drawn from the glass followed by some green apple and fresh herb notes. On the palate flavours of tropical fruits and lime dominate over green apple and subtle herbaceous characters. Dry crisp finish with an aftertaste of tropical fruits, lime, green apple and fresh herb infusions.
  Drink now.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  36% whole-bunch pressed and fermented in a 3000l and a 2000l foudre and 600l demi-muids, the balance crushed and destemmed, and cool-fermented in tank, matured on lees for 7 months before blending. Citrus and white stone fruit flavours are built into the texture, and form part of a continuum that also brings French oak and cleansing acidity to the long palate. Won't bite you if you cellar it for some years. Drink by 2023.
  95 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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• • 95

  2018 Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc

  Wrattonbully, South Austalia, AUSTRALIA

  $30. 99

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  $371.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2019-2021)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Fermented in tank (75%) and large French oak foudres and demi-muids (25%) then aged on lees for 7 months. Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Jumping out of the glass is a combination of intense gooseberry, passionfruit, green apple and citrus followed by some herbaceous asparagus like notes. Equally as intense the palate is filled with gooseberry, herbaceous asparagus and citrus flavours over faint pencil shavings and grassy characters. Finishes dry and crisp with a long herbaceous grassy character laced aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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• • 93

  2020 Edith Sound Sauvignon Blanc

  Marlborough, NEW ZEALAND

  $16. 99

  Bottle

  $203.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2021-2023)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green around the outskirts. Pungent aromatics of passionfruit, gooseberry and citrus show excellent intensity and possess a herbaceous grassy overlay. Zesty passionfruit and grassy gooseberry flavours drive the palate underscored by some asparagus and flinty characters. Finishes dry with crisp snappy acidity and a medium length aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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• • 94

  2022 Francois Cotat Sancerre Grande Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $180. 00

  Bottle

  $2160.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  This vineyard is where François has his oldest vines, these days the average age is about 40 years because he has had to replant many of the very old vines as the Sauvignon is susceptible to viruses as it ages and so past 60 years old the vine is usually close to unproductive. This vineyard produces the most flamboyant wines in this collection, there are subtle notes of orchard fruit and more power but don't let that fool you as it is all aligned to incredible finesse, cool acidity and tactile minerality. These are very special bottles.

  Other Reviews....
  Lay back and get comfortable with the 2022 Grand Côte. It is a delightfully balanced style with a tender finesse, filling the mouth with a sense of purity. While it has an almost lacy character, there's no absence of substance or structure. It's restrained aromatically with delicate violets, florals, nectarine flavors and a distinct stony character. It draws out on the long, chalky, almost sinew-like finish. A delight to drink now, but knowing Cotat, there's no hurry to pull the cork. Drink 2023-2035.
  94 points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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• 2020 Francois Cotat Sancerre Monts Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $155. 00

  Bottle

  $1860.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 15%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  From a plot just over 1 hectare in size in Les Monts Damnés, the imposing sweep of vineyards that look down driectly upon Chavignol. This has a deeper tone and pitch than the 'Caillotes' and perhaps a touch more concentration. François’s Monts Damnés is clearly the best example of this famous Cru. Reflecting the excellent vintage, this wine is cool and compact, a taut, tightly coiled core of briny minerality; such tension, and exquisite balance. Superb and needs time, plenty of time. A rare and iconic wine in the Loire and for good reason.

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  2021 Francois Cotat Sancerre Monts Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $155. 00

  Bottle

  $1860.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  From a plot just over 1 hectare in size in Les Monts Damnés, the imposing sweep of vineyards that look down driectly upon Chavignol. This has a deeper tone and pitch than the 'Caillotes' and perhaps a touch more concentration. François’s Monts Damnés is clearly the best example of this famous Cru. Reflecting the excellent vintage, this wine is cool and compact, a taut, tightly coiled core of briny minerality; such tension, and exquisite balance. Superb and needs time, plenty of time. A rare and iconic wine in the Loire and for good reason.

  Other Reviews....
  While the 2021 Sancerre Les Monts Damnés is a light bodied wine with a sense of roundness at first, there's no mistaking this is a forceful, grippy style. In its youth, it remains relatively restrained with a touch of green jalapeño and herbs reflecting the cooler season, as well as an almost spicy and salty edge. A little more fleeting than expected. Drink 2023-2035.
  92 points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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• • 93

  2021 Francois Cotat Sancerre Grande Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $155. 00

  Bottle

  $1860.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  This vineyard is where François has his oldest vines, these days the average age is about 40 years because he has had to replant many of the very old vines as the Sauvignon is susceptible to viruses as it ages and so past 60 years old the vine is usually close to unproductive. This vineyard produces the most flamboyant wines in this collection, there are subtle notes of orchard fruit and more power but don't let that fool you as it is all aligned to incredible finesse, cool acidity and tactile minerality. These are very special bottles.

  Other Reviews....
  While this wine was ready to be bottled when tasted in Cotat's tasting room, the scarcity of glass had left the bottling as yet undone in July 2022. While severely affected by frost, the fruit that made it to the finish line marks a return to a more classic style of Sancerre with its light bodied yet powerful style. You can expect fragrant citrus, boxwood and elderflower characters which marks a contest with the richness of the previous three vintages. It is forceful, spicy and grippy with firm acidity and a jalapeño-like scent on the long finish. Drink 2023-2037.
  93 points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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• 2015 Francois Cotat Sancerre Cuvee Paul

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $310. 00

  Bottle

  $3720.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  Named after François father, Cuvée Paul is an incredibly rare wine often made from La Grande Côte and set aside as having the greatest potential for ageing. It is not made every year. A hark back to how Chavignol was made in the 40's and 50's it is made from very ripe grapes and shows gentle sweetness and incredible power.

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• 2009 Francois Cotat Sancerre Cuvee Paul

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $270. 00

  Bottle

  $3240.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  Named after François father, Cuvée Paul is an incredibly rare wine often made from La Grande Côte and set aside as having the greatest potential for ageing. It is not made every year. A hark back to how Chavignol was made in the 40's and 50's it is made from very ripe grapes and shows gentle sweetness and incredible power.

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  2020 Francois Cotat Sancerre Grande Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $130. 00

  Bottle

  $1560.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  This vineyard is where François has his oldest vines, these days the average age is about 40 years because he has had to replant many of the very old vines as the Sauvignon is susceptible to viruses as it ages and so past 60 years old the vine is usually close to unproductive. This vineyard produces the most flamboyant wines in this collection, there are subtle notes of orchard fruit and more power but don't let that fool you as it is all aligned to incredible finesse, cool acidity and tactile minerality. These are very special bottles.

  Other Reviews....
  The 2020 Sancerre La Grande Côte is a fine wine with a piercing nose of floral and flint. While it may be dry, it offers a sensation of sweet fruit and high alcohol (14.5%), which Cotat compares to the ripe 2009 and 1990 vintages. Being late-picked and on a south slope, these grapes get ripe, and in this vintage, I can't help but think that the balance has been slightly knocked by this ripeness. That said, it offers delectable texture and sinew and remains an impressive wine. Tasting the 2009 Cul de Beaujeu soon after, high alcohol (15%) remains evident with bottle age. Drink 2021 - 2034.
  94 points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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  2020 Francois Cotat Sancerre Caillottes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $94. 99

  Bottle

  $1139.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  This used to be called "Jeunes Vignes" but François has been vinifing “Caillottes” separately since 2005; the vineyard name refers to a type of soil found in Sancerre—very rocky and chalky. This is a wine that will keep and improve for many years.

  Other Reviews....
  There's a gentleness to the 2020 Sancerre Caillotttes and a sensation of sweetness despite its evidently being a dry white. Open, seductive and textural, it offers delightful floral characters and ripe fruit. There's a touch of alcoholic warmth on the finish, but that’s nitpicking. Drink 2021 - 2035.
  94 points
  Rebecca Gibb MW - Vinous

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• 2019 Francois Cotat Sancerre Monts Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $120. 00

  Bottle

  $1440.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  From a plot just over 1 hectare in size in Les Monts Damnés, the imposing sweep of vineyards that look down driectly upon Chavignol. This has a deeper tone and pitch than the 'Caillotes' and perhaps a touch more concentration. François’s Monts Damnés is clearly the best example of this famous Cru. Reflecting the excellent vintage, this wine is cool and compact, a taut, tightly coiled core of briny minerality; such tension, and exquisite balance. Superb and needs time, plenty of time. A rare and iconic wine in the Loire and for good reason.

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• 2012 Francois Cotat Sancerre Cuvee Paul

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $180. 00

  Bottle

  $2160.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  Named after François father, Cuvée Paul is an incredibly rare wine often made from La Grande Côte and set aside as having the greatest potential for ageing. It is not made every year. A hark back to how Chavignol was made in the 40's and 50's it is made from very ripe grapes and shows gentle sweetness and incredible power.

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• 2019 Francois Cotat Sancerre Grande Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $120. 00

  Bottle

  $1440.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  The domaine of Francois Cotat is a tiny 4 hectares, and has been making some of the most exceptional wines of the Loire since 1947. Their success and individuality can be attributed to François' intense passion for creating the finest wine possible and his exceptionally placed vineyards. Prudent viticulture combined with densely planted vines, ultra-low yields and relatively late harvesting produces fantastically flavoursome fruit. Whilst not Biodynamic, Francois uses organic fertilisers and racks according to the phases of the moon. His incredible wines develop with age and, in the best vintages, can be cellared for more than 30 years.

  This vineyard is where François has his oldest vines, these days the average age is about 40 years because he has had to replant many of the very old vines as the Sauvignon is susceptible to viruses as it ages and so past 60 years old the vine is usually close to unproductive. This vineyard produces the most flamboyant wines in this collection, there are subtle notes of orchard fruit and more power but don't let that fool you as it is all aligned to incredible finesse, cool acidity and tactile minerality. These are very special bottles.

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  2017 G.D. Vajra Luigi Baudana Dragon Langhe Bianco

  Piemonte, ITALY

  $37. 99

  Bottle

  $455.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2019-2021)

  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Bright straw colour with a watery hue. Aromas of dried apple, lemon butter and light bees wax are followed by some spicy herb notes. On the palate a crisp freshness is balanced by ripe fruit flavours of red apple, dried honey and pear that are texturally rounded. Finishes dry with some citrus zing and minerals. Snappy acidity with a medium to long aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 14%

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• • 94

  2020 Gala Sauvignon Blanc

  Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

  $27. 99

  Bottle

  $335.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2021-2022)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a greenish tinged outskirts. Herbaceous gooseberry and citrus aromas are married to grassy asparagus and capsicum notes. Intensely flavoured and well rounded texturally the palate is awash with gooseberry, passionfruit and citrus fruits which are infused with herbaceous asparagus and grassy capsicum characters. Finishes dry and crisp with a long lasting aftertaste.
  Drink now to 1 year.
  Alc. 13%

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  2019 Gembrook Hill Sauvignon Blanc

  Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $34. 99

  Bottle

  $419.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2022-2027)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like core with a distinct glimmer of green around the outskirts. Granny Smith apple and lime juice aromas mix with chalky mineral, light herbaceous notes and subtle gun flint. Mouth watering lime and green apple flavours have a crunchy feel with stony mineral, oyster shell and faint grassy characters lying underneath. Very focused it finishes dry with crisp acidity and a taut yet lengthy aftertaste. Quite Sancerre like.
  Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  Alc. 12%

  Other Reviews....
  All I can really say is that this is another excellent release. Intensity, texture and length are all spot on. It smells and tastes varietal but not overtly so, or not in the grass/lemongrass/thistle sense. You’d still pick it as SB straight up though, which is to its credit. There’s both a flintiness and a creaminess here but likewise, not in an aggressive way. Indeed nothing is overt here and yet it has excellent intensity. We don’t really need to go into fruit descriptors but those who like a bit of crushed fennel character in their white wine, included here is a bonza example of just that. Drink 2021-2025.
  94 points
  Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front

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  2017 Geoff Weaver Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $26. 99

  Bottle

  $323.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2019-2023)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with greenish tinged edges. Drifting out of the glass is a combination of lime, gooseberry and green apple scents trailed by some grassy notes, infusions of fresh herbs and a stony minerality. Intense flavours of herbaceous gooseberries, a dash of passionfruit, lime and green apples fill the mouth over a back drop of grassy characters, fresh herbs, wet stone and minerals. Zippy citrus infused finish with crunchy acidity and a long vibrant aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

  Other Reviews….
  The bouquet is precise and strongly varietal, but it's not until the palate that the flavours set sail, and do so in fine style with citrus and apple taking control on the long finish. It's the outcome of Geoff Weaver's undoubted skill as a winemaker (and mature vines). Drink by 2021.
  95 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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  2018 Geoff Weaver Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc

  Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $24. 99

  Bottle

  $299.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 2 Years (2020-2022)

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like core with greenish tinged edges. Pronounced herbaceous gooseberry and grassy scents intermix with citrus, green apple, subtle gun flint and minerals. Ripe gooseberry, light passionfruit and citrus fruits show terrific intensity and give the wine a round, full feel. Traces of mango, a subtle grassiness and flinty mineral characters also make an appearance. Dry zingy finish with crunchy like acidity carrying right through the long mouth watering aftertaste.
  Drink over next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

  Other Reviews….
  Geoff Weaver's Sauvignon Blancs have always had a flavour wheel and mouthfeel of their own. A plaited rope of gooseberry, exotic tree fruits and white peaches and cream make this a compelling wine. The Adelaide Hills and sauvignon balance have always given each other a hug. Drink by 2023.
  94 points
  James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

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• 2020 Gerard Boulay Sancerre La Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $120. 00

  Bottle

  $1440.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  First made as a single parcel in 2010, La Côte comes from the majestic Grande Côte vineyard, a south- to southeast-facing hillside on the Côte d’Amigny on the outskirts of Chavignol. La Côte has quickly become one of the heavyweights of Boulay’s range. It’s the Domaine’s coolest terroir and the last to be picked. The site’s pure Kimmeridgian limestone and late picking date deliver both density and absurd precision on the palate; a more expressive style, yet still bristling with tension and mineral notes.

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• 2020 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Clos Beaujeu

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay farms two parcels in this terroir, including one within the original Clos of the vineyard (established by the monks of Beaujeu in the Middle Ages). Vines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) are aged between 30 and an incredible 110 years! The soils here are particularly rocky and strewn with fossils, much like parts of Chablis. These textured soils make this parcel very difficult to farm. A second, even steeper parcel lies closer to the village. Together these southeast-facing plots make Clos de Beaujeu the source of some of the Domaine’s most structured and nervy wines. This wine was naturally fermented and raised in large, upright cask (60%) and in three- and four-year-old 300 litre barrels (40%), for 10 months.

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• 2020 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Les Monts-Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Monts-Damnés (pronounced mon-dannay) is perhaps the best-known vineyard in Chavignol. Drinking some great juice from this site leaves you in little doubt that Chavignol is home to the most textural, mineral, uplifting and sublime Sancerre. Boulay’s bottling comes from 45-year-old vines on one of the steepest inclines of this majestic vineyard—a 40-degree gradient, south-facing plot on terres blanches soil (white, chalky clay and limestone), directly adjacent to Edmond Vatan’s Clos la Néore vineyard. It's a parcel of vines that gift a wine of great hedonism and complexity.

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• 2021 Gerard Boulay Sancerre a Chavignol

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $74. 99

  Bottle

  $899.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay's entry-level, if we must call it that, is drawn from mature, 35- to 40-year-old vines rooted entirely in the limestone soils of Chavignol. This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay line-up, yet even here we can taste the kind of finesse, texture and stony/earthy/salty minerality that has made this humble grower one of France's most respected vignerons. The multiple sites are largely sloping vineyards on the lower flanks of the Chavignol hillside terroirs of Les Chasseignes, Les Longues Fins and La Rue de Vaux. Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from his younger vines on the great hillside of La Grande Côte. The juice was naturally fermented and aged for eight months in tank on lees, with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask.

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre a Chavignol

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $69. 99

  Bottle

  $839.88 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay's entry-level, if we must call it that, is drawn from mature, 35- to 40-year-old vines rooted entirely in the limestone soils of Chavignol. This is the only blended cuvée in the Boulay line-up, yet even here we can taste the kind of finesse, texture and stony/earthy/salty minerality that has made this humble grower one of France's most respected vignerons. The multiple sites are largely sloping vineyards on the lower flanks of the Chavignol hillside terroirs of Les Chasseignes, Les Longues Fins and La Rue de Vaux. Importantly, Boulay also includes fruit from his younger vines on the great hillside of La Grande Côte. The juice was naturally fermented and aged for eight months in tank on lees, with a small volume also fermented in a single large wooden cask.

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Les Monts-Damnes

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Monts-Damnés (pronounced mon-dannay) is perhaps the best-known vineyard in Chavignol. Drinking some great juice from this site leaves you in little doubt that Chavignol is home to the most textural, mineral, uplifting and sublime Sancerre. Boulay’s bottling comes from 45-year-old vines on one of the steepest inclines of this majestic vineyard—a 40-degree gradient, south-facing plot on terres blanches soil (white, chalky clay and limestone), directly adjacent to Edmond Vatan’s Clos la Néore vineyard. It's a parcel of vines that gift a wine of great hedonism and complexity.

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  2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre La Cote

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $115. 00

  Bottle

  $1380.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  First made as a single parcel in 2010, La Côte comes from the majestic Grande Côte vineyard, a south- to southeast-facing hillside on the Côte d’Amigny on the outskirts of Chavignol. La Côte has quickly become one of the heavyweights of Boulay’s range. It’s the Domaine’s coolest terroir and the last to be picked. The site’s pure Kimmeridgian limestone and late picking date deliver both density and absurd precision on the palate; a more expressive style, yet still bristling with tension and mineral notes. The 2019 was vinified and aged in three- and four-year-old barrels.

  Other Reviews....
  From a southeast-facing plot, the 2019 Sancerre La Côte is pure, deep and intense yet also fresh on the iodine-scented nose, with grip, lemon and tropical notes. The wine opens bright, clear and almost tropical on the nose and then shows tight, tense and lingering salinity and firm grip. Tasted in February 2021.Drink 2021 - 2035.
  93 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Mar 2021)

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• 2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Comtesse

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $130. 00

  Bottle

  $1560.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  This rare bottling comes from just 0.40 hectares of 70-year-old vines in the Comtesse lieu-dit at the chalky epicentre of Les Monts-Damnés. For hundreds of years or more, this vineyard has been considered by locals to be the finest single terroir of Chavignol. The soil composition is pure Kimmeridgian limestone and consists of a miserly 30 to 40cm layer of topsoil over solid limestone bedrock. This brings intense minerality and also warmth, as the rocky soil absorbs the heat of the sun and irradiates back at night. Therefore, it’s a site that always produces fully ripe fruit, together with intense freshness—hence the historical fame.

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  2019 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Clos Beaujeu

  Sancerre, Loire Valley, FRANCE

  $110. 00

  Bottle

  $1320.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Just like any other well-known wine region in France, Sancerre has its own de-facto vineyard hierarchy. Officially endorsed or not, there’s no doubt that Sancerre’s greatest sites (barring an exception or two) are concentrated around the hamlet of Chavignol. Chavignol’s steep, south and south-east facing limestone slopes are home to historically revered sites like Les Monts-Damnés, La Grande Côte and Le Clos de Beaujeu—are, without doubt, the most potent terroirs of Sancerre. It’s no fluke that the top wines from this village regularly draw comparison to the great white wines of the world. Nor is it a fluke that this tiny village is home to an unusual concentration of Sancerre’s most revered winegrowing families. In Chavignol, the best wines have little (or nothing) to do with varietal character. They are fleshier, rippling, more textural—and less Sauvignon. No other terroir in Sancerre brands its wines with the same kind of flesh and saline minerality.

  Gérard Boulay can trace his wine growing roots back to 1380, so you could figuratively say that the Boulay family wrote the book on Chavignol. He works predominantly with old vines, all planted by massale selection on quality rootstock and at a higher density than most Sancerre vineyards at 7500 vines per hectare. The soil is ploughed, or grass is grown to prevent erosion, and the Domaine has been practicing organics for decades. In the cellar, Gérard works with wild ferments, old oak (his 10- to 12-year-old barrels are sourced from Alphonse Mellot) and very little sulphur during élevage. The wines are bottled without filtration. It has been said many times that with the remarkable limestone-rich Chavignol holdings, the outstanding work of Boulay and his team in the vines, and the fact that this artisan is currently crafting the finest wines of his career, all place this Domaine at the apex of France’s white wine hierarchy.

  Boulay farms two parcels in this terroir, including one within the original Clos of the vineyard (established by the monks of Beaujeu in the Middle Ages). Vines on this slope of Kimmeridgian limestone and clay (terre blanches) are aged between 30 and an incredible 110 years! The soils here are particularly rocky and strewn with fossils, much like parts of Chablis. These textured soils make this parcel very difficult to farm. A second, even steeper parcel lies closer to the village. Together these southeast-facing plots make Clos de Beaujeu the source of some of the Domaine’s most structured and nervy wines. This wine was naturally fermented and raised in large, upright cask (60%) and in three- and four-year-old 300 litre barrels (40%), for 10 months.

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  The unfiltered 2019 Sancerre Clos de Beaujeu comes from vines averaging 45 years of age in a southeast-facing vineyard on loamy Kimmeridgian chalk and opens with an herbal and brightly fruity bouquet. On the palate, this is a clear, fresh, round, fruity and structured Sancerre with bright fruit, some hazelnut nuances and long grip and salinity. Entirely vinified in used barriques for 12 months. Drink 2021 - 2033.
  92 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Mar 2021)

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  2023 Gipsie Jack Sauvignon Blanc

  Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

  Bottle

  $215.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 1 Years (2023-2024)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Passionfruit, lime and green apple scents jump out of the glass followed by some herbaceous grassy notes. Racy  passionfruit and lime flavours overlay a crunchy back drop of green apple, delicate herbaceous characters and minerals. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and a long mouth watering aftertaste.
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  Alc. 12%

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  2021 Gipsie Jack Sauvignon Blanc

  Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

  Bottle

  $215.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now (2022)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint tinge of green to the edges. Pronounced passionfruit top notes are trailed by green apple, a subtle grassiness and flinty mineral notes. Scrumptious passionfruit, green apple and lime fruits line the palate underpinned by zesty acidity. Delicate herbaceous characters and flinty mineral nuances linger on the finish.
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  Alc. 12.5%

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  2020 Gipsie Jack Sauvignon Blanc

  Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $19. 99

  Bottle

  $239.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now (2021)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like colour with a light greenish tint to the outskirts. Herbaceous asparagus aromas mix with grassy gooseberries and hints of passionfruit. Herbaceous gooseberry and citrus flavours mix with light passionfruit and grassy asparagus characters. Finishes very dry with crisp acidity and a herbaceous aftertaste.
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  Alc. 12.5%

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  2017 Gipsie Jack Sauvignon Blanc

  Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

  Bottle

  $215.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now (2018)

  ABV: 11%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant very pale straw colour with a watery hue. The nose displays tropical fruit and citrus aromas followed by hints of green apple and faint herbaceous characters. Light and fresh with moderate concentration the palate has flavours of passionfruit, green apple and citrus over delicate herbaceous mineral elements. Finishes dry with crisp acidity and an aftertaste of passionfruit, green apples and citrusy mineral.
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  Alc. 11%

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  2021 Green Bay Mammoth’s Mouth Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

  Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $16. 99

  Bottle

  $203.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now (2022)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Brilliant water like core with a greenish tint to the outskirts. Nosing reveals a mix of passionfruit, green apple and lime scents followed by some herbaceous grassy and flinty mineral notes. Zesty passionfruit and lime flavours overlay green apple, light grassy characters and mineral. Dry crisp finish with a refreshing aftertaste.
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  Alc. 12%

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  2019 Greystone Organic Sauvignon Blanc

  North Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND

  $26. 99

  Bottle

  $323.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2022-2025)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Certified organic fruit was wild fermented and aged in barriques for 8 months. Brilliant pale straw colour with a glimmer of green around the edges and a watery hue. Pronounced herbaceous gooseberry, guava and pear scents meld into green apple, grassy notes and flinty minerals. Very concentrated and textural the palate is awash with gooseberry, passionfruit and pear flavours which sit over a backdrop of light honeysuckle, grassy asparagus and subtle spicy pencil shavings. Finishes dry and fresh with crisp acidity and a long weighty aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 13%

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