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Sancerre wine france12/8/2023 ![]() Seafood would be another food pairing avenue to explore with Sancerre. This could be one to try on a spring picnic in 2021, yet the late, great sommelier Gérard Basset OBE MW MS once told Decanter that it’s better to steer clear of more mature goat’s cheeses, because the strong flavour could be an issue. What food goes well with Sancerre wine?Ī classic match with Sancerre white wine would be goat’s cheese. ‘You can enjoy Sancerre when it’s young and fresh, but if you buy a top Sancerre you will get additional complexity with 10 or 15 years in the cellar that you couldn’t find in other Sauvignon Blancs,’ said Budd following a Decanter panel tasting in 2016. Many of the wines are ready to be opened while still young, but there are also ageworthy examples. ![]() You can find more examples of Loire Sauvignon Blanc wines in this panel tasting from 2020. Jim Budd wrote in this Decanter article about how Sancerre styles vary depending on vineyard site, referring to the soil types cited above. Rebecca Gibb MW wrote in this article for Decanter in 2020, ‘Instead of the flamboyant aromatics you’d find in a stereotypical Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, for example, white Sancerre focuses on structure and texture derived from its origins.’ Yet Sauvignon Blanc is an aromatic grape variety and classic varietal wines from Marlborough in New Zealand might deliver more pronounced aromas in your glass – perhaps with more gooseberry or passion fruit notes coming to the fore.
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