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92 points : Sancerre La Croix Renaud 2015
Clément & Florian Berthier
With its year in oak, this wine has richness and layers of ripe, mature fruits. Tannins give backbone to the ripe spice, taut acidity and minerality that support the weight of the smoky stewed black currants and berries.
91 points : Sancerre Rosé 2018
Domaine des Clairneaux
Deep vivid orange-pink. Potent red berry, orange pith and floral scents are sharpened by hints of dusty minerals and white pepper. Chewy and broad on the palate, offering bitter red currant cherry and blood orange flavors that steadily tighten up on the back half. Finishes long and spicy, with repeating red fruit character and a touch of candied rose.
89 points : Vin de France Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
L’Instant
Brilliant pink. Fresh red berries, candied orange peel and a subtle floral quality on the fragrant nose. Dry and tightly wound, offering light bodiedred currant and strawberry flavors that show a refreshing touch of back end bitterness. Closes tangy and taut, with repeating citrus character and good persistence.
90 points : Coteaux du Giennois Rosé 2018
Domaine de Montbenoit
Light brilliant orange. Fragrant, mineral accented red berry and pit fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of honeysuckle and dusty minerals. Shows good focus and energy in the mouth, offering juicy
strawberry, nectarine and flooral pastille flavors that open up slowly on the back half. The floral note repeats on a long, focused finish that leaves a subtly sweet red berry note behind.
17/20 : Terre de Silex 2017 Coteaux du Giennois Blanc
Clément & Florian Berthier
From very specific soils around the town of St-Père. The vines are planted in clay soil with an unusual concentration of flint (silex) from the Cretaceous period.
Pungent and very mineral on the nose. Pure and resonant – really grabs the inside of the mouth. Very textured with lots of green fruit flavours. Not quite ready although the fruit is fairly opulent.
17/20 Terre de Caillotte 2017 Coteaux du Giennois Blanc
Clément & Florian Berthier
From soils in Pougny with a particular concentration of small limestone pebbles, known in the region as caillottes.
More muted and somehow ‘drier’ than the Terre de Silex on the nose though still very mouth-filling on the palate. Really very well made indeed. Classic rather than new wave but very pure and expressive. Long and satisfying.
16/20 Sancerre Blanc 2018 Domaine des Clairneaux
Vignobles Berthier
From the Berthier family, this carries the name Jean-Marie Berthier on the label. From Ste-Gemme and Sury-en-Vaux, small villages located in the heart of the Centre-Loire area, half from silex and half from limestone.
Much lighter and milder than the Vignobles Berthier’s Giennois wines! Just a little skinny. Perfectly fine and smoky but without the fruity core of their Terres de… Giennois bottlings.
Notre dégustation a mis en évidence la qualité d’ensemble de leur production : nos coups de cœurs passés n’étaient donc pas des accidents. Elle nous a aussi permis de nous intéresser à la déclinaison des terroirs qu’ils proposent en Côteaux-du-Giennois, avec leur ligne de parcellaires (Silex, Marne et Caillotte).
Des cuvées faciles à boire comme ses Côteaux du Giennois (petite appellation limitrophe à Sancerre) blanc, rouges et même rosés. On retrouve aussi des Giennois parcellaires* ( *vin issu d’une seule et même parcelle ) dotés d’une réelle finesse et retranscrivant l’empreinte et la typicité de chacun des sols : Silex, Marnes, Caillottes.
“Le Coteau du Giennois explose de fruit et de fraîcheur, mais en plus il nous apparait comme un pur challenger des deux appellations installées (Sancerre et Pouilly-Fumé). Waouh, belle expérience. Immédiatement, nous les félicitons. Bravo la relève !”
90 points : L’Inédit 2015 Coteaux du Giennois Pinot Noir
Clément & Florian Berthier
One of a range of single-parcel wines from this producer, this is light and fruity. A hint of tannins gives it shape but with its four years aging and ripe cherry flavors.
92 points : Terre de Silex 2017 Coteaux du Giennois Blanc
Clément & Florian Berthier
Part of the range called Les Parcellaires, this wine celebrates the flint soil often found in the central Loire vineyards. It gives a mineral character to the wine that balances with the ripe apple and spice flavors to give a juicy, lightly structured aftertaste.
91 points : Terre de Marne 2017 Coteaux du Giennois Blanc
Clément & Florian Berthier
This wine is all about fruit. Its bright texture and acidity are part of the crisp lemon, green-plum and apple flavors that overflow from the glass. To support this, the wine has a mineral edge that will allow it to age longer.
Vin blanc domaine de Montbenoit, parmi les coup de cœur du guide Hachette.
En 1983, Jean-Marie Berthier a créé de toutes pièces le domaine des Clairneaux sur Sancerre. En 1998, il a repris le vignoble paternel de Montbenoit dans les coteaux du Giennois. Clément, le fils aîné, a rejoint en 2012 lexploitation, précédant son frère cadet Florian. Avec maintenant 17 hectares au compteur, une nouvelle dynamique est en marche.
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