This Sancerre was amazing. It was well chilled when I popped it out of the fridge, poured a glass, smiled, and then used it in the cream sauce. It was going to be a nice night.
The wine is crisp, and has a lot of minerality (see, I did learn something in my wine classes!) The minerality is a great contrast to the creamy rich meal that I served. This wine is expensive (for me) but well worth the expense for a special meal.
This Sancerre comes from a small producer in the Loire Valley, I am excitedly taking a class on the wines of the Loire, and hope to take a vacation there. I can easily imagine serving this wine well chilled year round, with a summer picnic of cold Fried Chicken, or with a nice Moule Frite.... The pairings are endless.
It is made from Savignon Blanc grapes, and is called a Sancerre because of the territory where it is grown and produced. "AOC" (Appellation d'origine contrôlée). I know, I'm echoing my class on French Wines...
Meanwhile, back to the eating and drinking: Here it is before the food made it to the table....
Nice write up Anna.
ReplyDeleteWe (wife and I) have a 2012 bottle, and we are talking about what meal would be good with it. We may try to duplicate your meal as it sounded awesome!
We are anxious to experience the minerality of the Sancerre region.
Jupiter Jack
June 10, 2018