Winemaker Notes
Cuvée Villages Saint-Andelain of Domaine des Berthiers is one of the references of the appellation. Deliciously refined with ripe citrus aromas (lime, tangerine) and smoky notes from the silex terroir, with an ideal tense balance. The distinguished acidity of flint balances with black currant, mango, and citron flavors like a tightrope walker on a rope! A lively noble wine.
Cuvée Villages Saint-Andelain offers a model of refinement and precision. It reveals a superb dimension of the appellation. Ideal with sole fillets, grilled salmon steaks, or pike-perch fillets and certainly perfect with summer salads.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
From one of the group of Dagueneaus in the little village of Saint-Andelain, this wine is taut, textured and mineral. The ripe, complex character will be impressive as the wine matures. Drink later this year.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
Famous in the Loire and throughout the world for perfumed Sauvignon blanc, Pouilly-Fume sits due east, across the Loire River from Sancerre. Limestone soils with clay and flint (also called silex) contribute to the wines' freshness and often times smoky, flinty, mineral character.