Sauvignon Blanc

Organic/Bio From a single, 30HA, vineyard at the southwest corner of Sancerre, this is always a lovely study in vigor, ripeness and the impact of fine oak aging. You'll find delicious lemon curd and stone fruit flavors herer... Read More

Lower ABV Always a zesty, exuberant, take on New Zealand Sauvignon, this vintage is especially expressive. As Wine Advocate says in the 93 point review, it's herbaceous, crunchy, concentrated and chalky, with layers of saline... Read More

Organic/Bio Claude Lafond more or less revitalized this obscure Loire Valley appellation and now his daughter, Natalie, has put away her tractor and farms organically and plows and sprays with her horse. This single vineyard,... Read More

Organic/Bio Such a fantastic wine...a triumph among triumphs. Can't really argue with the Advocate's 96 point praise. This is the best New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc I've ever put in my mouth. And if you're after... Read More

Organic/Bio Just a short distance from Sancerre, Pouilly Fume showcases the smokier, gunflint, side of Sauvignon Blanc. Especially at this outstanding estate run by 8th generation winegrower Katia Mauroy-Gauliez working with some... Read More

Lower ABV Think of Coteaux du Giennois as the front door to Sancerre (technically the “back door” since it’s down river, but that doesn’t sound nearly as good!). The limestone soils here were given over... Read More

Organic/Bio This is the elegant Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc of the new generation. Gael Felix’s Quincy domaine, southwest of Sancerre in the Centre-Loire, just started in 2022, and he is already making a name for himself... Read More

This small (20 acre) family-owned estate makes delicious wines that studies the interaction of Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre's diverse soils. Here you’ll taste the impact of Sancerre’s famed “terres blanches,”... Read More

Domaine Michel Vattan only bottles Sancerre from distinct soil types. Here they showcase fruit from caillottes, Oxofordian and Portlandian limestone marls that give Sauvignon Blanc with more roundness and fruit than Terres Blanches... Read More

Organic/Bio The steep slopes and clay-llmestone soils of Monts-Damnes always give some of Sancerre's most mineral and powerful wines and that's certainly the case here. Plenty of lemon and white grapefruit citrus with... Read More

Sancerre's Silex soils - flint, clay and silica over limestone - give some of the region's most immediately enjoyable Sauvignon Blanc and highlight minerality and a distinctive smokey/stony note we call gunflint. Here... Read More

Lower ABV Southwest of Sancerre along the river Cher, Quincy's pure limestone soils and warm climate gives Sauvignon Blanc of remarkable richness and delightful fresh minerality. Vincent Siret's Quincy is especially elegant... Read More

Organic/Bio The legendary Sancerre house Dom Vacheron is mainly a Silex grower, but here they work with steeply-sloped, south-facing, Terres Blanches limestone. It's lighter than you'd expect from the site, reflecting... Read More

Lower ABV Deliciously fresh and fruit-filled Sauvignon here from cool sites in Chile’s Valle Central at 1,650 feet elevation. Done all in steel from “Clone 1 Sauvignon,” it shows punchy aromas of lemon, gooseberry,... Read More

Organic/Bio The Boulay family have held vines in Sancerre since 1380 and Gerard Boulay has grown and made wine here for almost all of his 60 years. He holds about 22 acres of vineyard on the steeply sloped hill of Chavignol, the... Read More

As Vinous explains, “In 2009, Kevin Judd left LVMH-owned Cloudy Bay after 25 years to set up his own label, Greywacke, which is now one of Marlborough’s most respected producers, particularly in the white wine department.... Read More

Organic/Bio Powerful, rich, mouthwatering and delicious Sancerre from vines planted in 1936 and wine aged 12 months in old French oak. As Wine Spectator says in their 92 point review, “A refined, elegant version, with cool... Read More

Lower ABV Did someone say Burgundian Sauvignon Blanc?? This is a juicy, classic expression from the oddball little region of St. Bris, the only appellation in Burgundy devoted to wines from Sauvignon. A nice bridge between the... Read More

Lower ABV Jean-Pierre Vacher, his son Jerome and daughter-in-law, Karine, are making classic, focused, Sancerre that hold on to Sancerre's freshness, especially in cloudy years like 2024. Done all in steel, this delivers fresh... Read More

Lower ABV From the Wairau Bar, a gravel bank at the north tip of Marlborough on Cloudy Bay, this is super fresh and zippy New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. It’s loaded with aromatic ruby red grapefruit, tart pink grapefruit and... Read More

Anywhere Cabernet Sauvignon thrives, its Bordeaux stablemate, Sauvignon Blanc, will probably shine as well. But Robin Lail is one of the first in Napa willing to let Sauvignon Blanc shine on a truly prime site. The result is one... Read More

Doing non-alcoholic wine that tastes like wine is hard and usually the most we can say is, “They’ve done the best job we can find.” This goes a big step forward – tasting this blind and your nose and mouth... Read More

Lower ABV Just exactly what you’re expecting in Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, which isn’t surprising since the winery here was a Marlborough pioneer in the 1970s. Loads of citrus – lemon, lime, grapefruit –... Read More

Organic/Bio Made famous by Jay Somers as one of the best sites in Oregon for Sauvignon Blanc (with PG Estate), there are just 300 cases of Jim’s Croft Vyd SB. The wine is from two blocks, all aged in one new and two neutral... Read More