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White wine country - The Sancerre vineyards with the hilltop village in the distance
Start the diet - get back in shape, and scale back a bit with something a little simpler like Sancerre. It just might be my favorite expression of Sauvignon Blanc.
Sure Sancerre is a favorite in the summer, but for these dry cold evenings a chilled refreshing glass of Sancerre seems just right when I come in from the cold. It also is the perfect wine for cheese. Right, a crisp white not a red is my choice for cheese most every time.
And, for me that is Serge Laporte's Sancerre. It has got more weight than any Sancerre I've ever tasted. It is a blend of citrus wrapped in honey and minerals.
If you need some convincing , I just read in La Revue du Vins de France that Serge's Sancerre won one of the stingily doled out Coup de Coeur awards - the only Sancerre that they chose from the hundreds of entries at this year's salon (wine fair) in Paris. La Revue is France's Robert Parker Wine Advocate. Here's what they said," Beautifully ripe Sauvignon enhanced by notes of lively acidity in the finale."
The Laporte vineyards are located on several different sites in Chavignol. Chavignol is a village/ commune just northwest of the city of Sancerre and arguably the best place to grow Sauvignon Blanc. Laporte's properties are beautifully exposed on the hillsides. Terroir is important in Sancerre.
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