It’s been awhile since I was really excited by a wine purchase. I’ve had lots of exciting wines but buying has been pushed aside in favor of trying to get a business started.
A nice price on the 2007 Edmund Vatan, Sancerre Clos La Néore got me to take the plunge (how often do you see this stuff discounted?) and I bought a case. It arrived yesterday.
I knew what I would do – the box hadn’t been in the house ten minutes before a bottle was opened. I’ll grab out one or two more bottles to take with me back to FL but the remainder will go into storage here (where I can’t get at it until I’m back out – one way to be ‘disciplined’).
The wine is the epitome of grace and subtlety. It is not big, powerful, acidic or explosive – it is perfectly balanced, complex, very precise and beautifully scented and flavored.
Several sauvignon blancs I drink and like (especially those from CA) are more voluptuous, more viscous and more intense. But none weave a spell like Vatan.
But then, I remember a time I was quite taken with “Bay Watch.”
Now, I prefer “It Takes a Thief.”
Best, Jim