Gerard Boulay, Sancerre, Chavignol Blanc

Delicious, developing some brulee/aged notes, showing a bit of creaminess on palate to complement the acid/mineral/citrus.

2013 vintage

Exploring french whites with seafood in Oleron island : Blind tasting for my guests. Nose closed unspecific. Mouth with a nice personnality, fresh, with light residual sugar, light white flowers, good balance. The residual sugar disturb me, it is not what I'm looking for a Sancerre.

2013 vintage

Infusion of tea and lemon grass on the nose. Crackling fruit on the palate with an intense core, great focus and grip on the back. Vibrant and singing. 50 + 17 + 17 + 8 = 92.

2013 vintage

Crisp aromas of green apple, quince, with a slight note of fresh cut hay. Pure deep fruit on the palate with great drive and energy, sparkling acids, and a long finish. Exuberant yet precise. 50 + 16 + 17 + 8 = 91.

2013 vintage

Shy but complex nose of lemon, dry stalks, spring water, with a hint of hot red pepper. Intense focus and grip on the palate with a penetrating dose of fruit melting into a clear ringing acid finish. 50 + 17 + 17 + 8 = 92.

2013 vintage

Missing from the great computer crash of 2016 along with 10 months of backups.

2013 vintage

Consistent to previous bottles.

2013 vintage

No formal notes. Needed to be chilled, but enjoyable. Previous bottle must have been a fluke.

2007 vintage

Served with sauteed soft shell crabs, herb pesto, pasta. Just superb. Beautifully crafted wine, lovely rich mineral core, citrus/lemon, slight gooseberry, softer fruit notes, layer of floral honey, balanced to perfection. Rich and long lasting palate, clean and true. Delightful and compelling, and with all that still subtle. Given reviews from a year + ago, I'd say the bottle time has done good things for an already fine wine.

2013 vintage

Pale yellow. Aromas of cut hay, lemon rind, sea air, river rock. Vibrant core of fruit on the palate with a rippling acid frame, spreading at the back at the back long echoing acid finish. A soul-satisfying energizing wine at the end of a long day. Lovely. 50 + 16 + 18 + 9.

2013 vintage

Lacked the crispness and stony character that I traditionally associated with Sancerre. Middle and finish included a sour note reminiscent of sour beer or farmhouse ales. Maybe flawed bottle?

2007 vintage

Bags of character; retains a sptrotz; lively, fresh, vivacious. Thoroughly enjoyable, with no overt showiness.

2013 vintage

What a pretty wine in a pretty place. Round but not at all flabby with sufficient acidity to carry it. A near golden yellow with plenty of apricot, fig, cream corn and white grapefruit notes in the bouquet and palate. Such a pleasant wine and good QPR (especially for tax week) from a difficult year. 12.5% alc. With chevre, manchago and other white wine friendly cheeses and ham. Recommended.

2013 vintage

Very pale with a green hue. The elegantly restrained nose is a kaleidoscope of nuances of all the classic Sancerre aromas: gooseberry, grapefruit, flint, smoke and sea spray, with a distinct floral note. On the palate incredibly focused and intense, possessing great lift and energy. To say this is ridiculously mineral would be an understatement. Beautifully textured with an acidity that really bites into one's teeth, gums and cheeks. Plenty of barely (=perfectly) ripe, tangy gooseberry fruit, but obviously this …

2013 vintage

CO2, Granny Smith, lemon pith, pure, fresh. Lovely palate - precise acidity and very slightly spritzy, vibrant and pure flavours, touch r.s. and good balance. Refermenting in bottle?

2013 vintage

PnP; used in and drank with Steamed Clams. Very easy to drink. Nice acidity lends balance to an especially generous fruit profile. It's not totally new world~y, but not typical of a lot of sancerre. I thought this vintage leaned toward unripe, and I know Boulay doesn't chaptalize, but the finished wine seems like it came from a riper vintage. Don't get me wrong; it's a really tasty wine and has nice balance. Maybe more "picnic" than serious and traditional. …

2013 vintage

Une bonne coche en dessous des cuvées parcellaires, c'est le compagnon parfait de l'apéro. Bien tendu, frais et digeste. Un beau vin comme à chaque fois avec Boulay.

2013 vintage

Nez typé, la bouche est en fruit, belle acidité, finale assez longue. Nous fait oublier le «pétillant» du 2012.

2013 vintage

Very good wine. Crisp and flinty as a Sancerre should be. Bright and vibrant. Length is medium and the fruit forward onset provides a nice punch. Overall the wine has a nice acidity and benefits from an hour + of breathing. Fantastic QPR.

2013 vintage

Light yellow straw. Tangerine and lemongrass with floral notes. Juicy and tightly wound but opening with each bottle (I have had two prior bottles and did not write notes). Gooseberries and oranges are framed by crackling acidity and lovely residual sweetness. Really fine stuff. As wgmccallum says, "electric wine, penetrating fruit with very high-tuned lively acid, mineral aroma with delicious floral notes. " Great value @ $23.

2013 vintage

The nose is fresh and inviting with scents of acacia blossom, preserved lemon and flint. It is crisp and lively in the mouth with fresh fruit flavours that ping around the gums. The finish is very mineral. I like the understated nature of this Sancerre.

2013 vintage

Wow! My second bottle showed much better than the first. Lovely intensity with lip smacking acidity. The kind of wine that keeps brining you back for more. Many layers of flavor. Alas, I now get the hype.

2013 vintage

Quite nice. Grassy on the nose with a tangy bite on the palate. Easy drinking and versatile.

2013 vintage

Lots of citrus with flinty minerality. Good acidity. We love this with sushi, as it refined enough for the mildest aburabo, acidic enough for the '00' fattiest toro, and will stand up to the oysters sunomuno or seared (spicy) white tuna...

2013 vintage

Not a detailed note, but this is an electric wine, penetrating fruit with very high-tuned lively acid, mineral aroma with delicious floral notes ... incredible value.

2013 vintage

Touch of spritz, pale of course; reined in aromatics, has a certain panache; deftly dry, good extract; well balanced. Terrific, extended finish.

2013 vintage

Bibendum Trade Portfolio Tasting 2014 : Spice, chalk and stonefruit. Good acidity counters a fairly ripe fruit profile.

2013 vintage

The focus and minerality have faded a bit. There is still some acidity left, but the wine has become much more honeyed and fatter than it used to be. Still a great effort.

2007 vintage

Excellent SB.

2007 vintage

Delicious, balanced and not overly assertive but still with plenty of zing and varietal character.

2007 vintage

Agree with others that this is a wonderful expression of sauvignon blanc. While I tend to prefer New World regions for a lot of other varietals, when it comes to SB the Loire Valley is where it's at.

2007 vintage

Great Sancerre, especially for the $. Plenty of gravel and minerals. Perfect with clams, crab, and mussels.

2007 vintage

balanced complex mix of apple, lime, grapefruit, nut, pear with great minerality and acidity; perfect with the summer salad and bbq shrimp; quite nice and even better than when tasted a year ago;

2007 vintage

Very nice fruit which display glimpses of red fruit. Good minerality and acidity. Delicious really. Should drink well another 3 years.

2007 vintage

Garagiste. Excellent buy.

2007 vintage

fabulous great acidity honey vanilla nose should age for a while great drinking now

2007 vintage

Very nice and interesting wine. Initially poured as we ordering dinner and much grumbling from the chard crowd that found the acidic wine to be too much ("Has this wine turned?). I'll grant the acidic observation, but once we had some bread with which to pair the wine, it immediately rounded out and showed its fruit and elegance while maintaining some acidic edge. Really nice wine.

2007 vintage

What a great Sancerre. Boulay entry level, it offers a med aromatic nose with floral notes (cassis leaf), sweet lemon, hint of flint and lime. Med body, high acidity but with a ripe mouthfeel, more lemon on the palate along some grapefruit with a long finish on mineral notes. Avoid being too varietal and shows how great Chavignol terroir is for SB.

2007 vintage

nose -smoke, caramel, peach. mouth - grapefruit, great balance, good acidity, good mineraltiy. overall delicious - Excellent value

2007 vintage

Roxy Trotter: MINERALLY! seashells, slite mand. orange, white pepper, lime; slitely richer mth, long lime fin! GV-like w/grt bod. Amazing. Buy this

2007 vintage

potent lemon-lime and green melon with nice mineral, slate and acidity; some persistence in the mouth; easilly stood up to the sauteed halibut and cabbage salad. very good

2007 vintage

Light gold in color. Initially reticent aromas but opened up a bit with air. Tart apples, lemon, grapefruit, mild grass, herbs and minerals on the nose. Palate shows intense beautiful lemon, grapefruit, granny smith apples, more grass and herbs, with a good dose of minerals. Excellent acidity but still somehow with creamy mouthfeel. Nice moderately long finish of interweaving layers of citrus and mineral flavors. Really well done.

2007 vintage

Nicely balanced with tastes of lemon and melon. Smooth and mouth filling with minerality, fruit and acid blended seamlessly. The finish is sophisticated and quite pleasant with just a hint of glycerin. For $22 a bottle that exceeds expectations.

2007 vintage

Enjoyed this wine with scallops and salad. Not being a white wine person makes any rating I give a bit bogus, so I won't.

2007 vintage

great wine ....period

2007 vintage

Good minerality, crisp, clean Sauvignon Blanc

2007 vintage

Excellent. Great balance of fruit, floral notes, minerality, and acidity. Very polished and refined.

2007 vintage

quite austere at first, more like chablis than Sancerre, but later little hints of melon or apple and a bit of roundness seemed to develop. Not sure if it was more surprising than disappointing, but perhaps day 2 will bring more appreciation. After reading RImmerman's description, I'm going to experiment with cellaring this 10 years to see what happens, if it turns out like a great White Burgundy...

2007 vintage

Very, very nice. Good acid and I think chalk/stone. Like licking a lemon/lime stone. Long finish. Makes the mouth water. One of my Garagiste Whites. Drank this over three nights and it held up well - not much change. Paired very well with the crab souffle tonight.

2007 vintage

very much enjoyed at a local restaurant with no formal notes taken. thought i got a touch of tarragon this time...

2007 vintage

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Gerard Boulay, Sancerre, Chavignol Blanc

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