France

Sancerre

Medium

Cork

White

Still wonderfully lemon-green in colour, the nose a strikingly fragrant mix of lanolin, honey, beeswax and aromatic herbs – like a freshly waxed raincoat. Underneath the wax jacket, fresh green apple, lime and pear mingle with a touch of hazelnut. On the palate, nectarine, dried apple and a pithy phenolic texture give way to a wonderfully pure burst of concentrated lime juice and a long finish. A terrific example of Sancerre with a few years of bottle age. Delicious now but clearly capable of further ageing. Grown on the appellation's famous 'terres blanches' of Kimmeridgian marl on the steep slopes of ‘La Côte de Bué’ lieu-dit. No more than 30% of the component wines are aged in 400-litre barrels.

Sauvignon Blanc

Jean Max Roger, La Côte de Bué, Sancerre, Loire, France, 2016

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Still wonderfully lemon-green in colour, the nose a strikingly fragrant mix of lanolin, honey, beeswax and aromatic herbs – like

Jean Max Roger, La Côte de Bué, Sancerre, Loire, 2016

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