Merieau Sauvignon Blanc

Dear Friends,

Just a quickie - as I'm on the road (train leaves for Verona in an hour), however I don't want to pass up on this beautiful wine that the very talented wine-writer Jacqueline Friedrichs turned me onto, and one that we tasted among friends in Beaune who agreed that it deserves very high marks. I have tasted a million Sauvignon Blanc's in my life and my biggest complaint is that many are full of grass and 'pipi de chat' flavors that don't exactly turn me on.
The incredible (and sadly recently deceased) Didier Dagueneau made Sauvignon Blanc in a style that gave integrity to the variety and the terroir - like Dagueneau wines, this also offers aromas not in your face, but with classic French nuance and substance.

I recently sold a Gamay by Merieau that people loved, and I think the Sauvignon Blanc is something particularly wonderful. Golden-hued, both racy and creamy, balanced and pure - fruit that has finesse and energy (as opposed to dullness, which I am seeing too often lately in lower priced wines). Low yields for Touraine, (45 hectolitres), up to 60 year old vines, indigenous yeasts - enjoy with oysters, fish, goats cheese, ya know. An exceptional value.

Jean-Francois Merieau Touraine Sauvignon 'L'arpent de: $15.25 per bottle / 3 bottle minimum.

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A Tutti,

Mary

Mary Taylor

ThoreauWine Society.com