WTN: Jean-Paul Picard Sancerre Loire Valley France.

Jean-Paul Picard Sancerre Loire Valley France. Beekman, Glen Rock, $20.99. Sauvignon Blanc 100%; 12.5% alcohol.

Pale yellow color, clear hue, lovely aromas and tastes of orange fruit, fresh grass and mineral notes, crisp acidity, long finish with citrus and mineral notes, very refreshing. No EGA. 4*.

Worked beautifully with a mixed vegetable salad with crumbled goat cheese, and lightly grilled fresh sardines and mixed vegetables.

Notes:

Beekman: Jean-Paul Picard has a 10 hectare vineyard in the hamlet of Bué, considered one of the finest areas in Sancerre. The slopes surrounding this hamlet have outstanding clay-limestone soils, sunny southwestern exposures and ideal elevations. Picard makes his Sancerre Blanc from the Grand Chemarin and Chene Marchand vineyards. This beauty has a fresh grass, minerally bouquet with lots of orange-citrus fruit on the palate and a clean, refreshing finish. This wine's elegance and balance make it an ideal match for a range of white meat and fish dishes.

I would love to drink more Sancerre if only the prices would come down!!
Hard to track down the good ones as they seem to be on allocation, hence tough to find.

Try this, Bob. "Sancerre" Cali style
http://www.elizabethspencerwines.com/do ... 0Blanc.pdf

$14.50 at wine club prices.

Thanks Brian, I was having trouble here linking up with their website. Sounds like a SB I would appreciate!!

ummmm and the vintage is.........

Wow, how does he find the time off from piloting the Enterprise?

Mark Lipton

Bob: Have you installed Adobe Acrobat Reader? It's a "pdf" so you need the software (free online) to read it.