Jean-Max Roger Sancerre Blanc Cuvée les Caillottes 2023

Vivino

(2393 bedømmelser, set over alle årgange, 30-05-2024)

Megha Jandhyala

I love the poise and stony elegance of the 2021 Cuvée Les Caillottes. It is subtle, yet compelling, with a deceptive intensity and finely integrated notes of white flowers, apples, pears, lemons, and wet stones. Vibrant acids seem to encapsulate its delicately rounded palate, while a deliciously saline note gives way to juicy citrus fruit on the long and satisfying dénouement. There is so much beauty and pleasure here!

Andreas Larsson, Tasted

Bright light golden colour. Intense and exotic nose offering pineapple, passion fruit paired with zesty notes of lemongrass, lime and stone dust. Nicely balanced palate where ripe and exotic fruit is lifted by a bright acidity. Tense and very long with all parts in place.

John Szabo, Master Sommelier

I especially appreciate the vibrancy and tension, and apparent stoniness, on offer in this example, absent any obvious herbal or green notes typical of the variety especially when underripe - here sugar accumulation seems to have occurred slowly as flavours managed to achieve full ripeness at even at this lower level. I love the succulent acids and the transparent, crystalline nature of the wine, an arch classic throwback to cooler times. Great depth and length. Drink or hold this into the '30s without a stretch - this has the structure to carry on slowly and gracefully.

Michael Godel

Top level crunch, freshness and stoniness from Cuvée les Caillotes, to me the more structured of Sancerre made by Jean-Max Roger. These cuvées are the Loire Valley darlings of the Ontario market - consumers intuit their quality and understand their worth. And so VINTAGES buys them vintage after vintage. They never waver or fail, always deliver mineral, salinity and length. This 2021 is a bit more phenolic and less acid intense than (for sure) the previous 2021 and in that sense it finds better balance. This is a vintage for the people, for all people, even those who think this is too much to spend on a bottle of (white) wine. Life ain’t cheap no more and this will deliver all you want and need in great wine.

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