Domaine Cordaillat Reuilly Les Sables 2019
Reuilly AOP
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For “a less expensive and sometimes purer version of Sancerre” (Jancis Robinson MW) head for Reuilly. The smallest appellation of the Central Loire vineyards, it offers quality and value, especially from this superb family domaine. Flinty and fresh.
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Wine Details
- White - Very Dry
France- Pale Green Straw
- Sauvignon Blanc
- 10.125 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 31 December 2024
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Bright, citrusy, herbal with cut-grass notes. Elegant minerality
Aroma
Cut grass, blossom, pink grapefruit and lemon, flinty too
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
As the Daily Telegraph correspondent, Hamish Anderson, wrote, "Reuilly is one of those regions from which we should all drink far more wine; it is not a million miles away from Sancerre, both in distance and flavour, yet costs two-thirds of its fashionable cousin". Domaine Cordaillat was founded just in 1995, with 14 hectares of vines. Those are mostly Sauvignon Blanc, plus Pinots Gris and Noir. Grown on gravel soils, with an overlay of sand (hences Les Sables) and clay, the grapes add an elegant flinty character to the intense lemon, grapefruit and cut-grass notes of the wine. Aged on fine lees and stirred (batonnage), it has creamy weight too. Character and elegance - the ideal partner to fine white fish or grilled goat's cheese salad.
As the Daily Telegraph correspondent, Hamish Anderson, wrote, "Reuilly is one of...
Classic and pure, this bright, refreshing glass is just the thing for a spring day
Daily Telegraph
On Dom Cordaillat Reuilly
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