Nathalie - Reuilly

One mission of the cash conscious wine lover is to find wines that that deliver value for money.  One neat little trick that we have up our sleeve is to look for regions that border other well known (and well pricey) regions.  Tonight we have picked up a Reuilly, from the Loire, not a million miles away from the more well known AC of Sancerre.  Other ACs worth looking at from this little cluster include Quincy and Mentou-Salon (See Image)







Name                Nathalie
Vintage             2010
Country             France
Region              AC Reuilly
Grape               Sauvignon Blanc
Maker               Claude and Nathalie Lafond
% Alc                12.5%
Price                 £8.99
Source              Majestic

This is not your big ballsy NZ Sauvignon.  Loire whites tend to be a little more delicate and understated. This wine delivers pretty much as expected, typical Sauvignon notes of cut grass, gooseberry and maybe even some wild herbs and a bit of flint in this one. The girl can smell her best Verbena shower gel too.

This isn't anything amazing, but it is a fair price for a good wine and of a summer food friendly and elegant style of SB that is difficult to find anywhere else but the Loire; a region that keeps us going back for more.   Thanks Majestic, and cheers.