La Perrière Touraine Sauvignon 2018

This is nothing like your standard NZ or Tassie sauv blanc. This aged release Loire has a typically more viscous texture and an alluring, elegant perfume. If you have never tried an aged Sauvignon from Loire Valley this is your chance to feel like a Parisian in an up market brasserie. 

This has got a full mouth feel, it's a true funky French wine that you'd expect to get from the back end of a cellar at an old French restaurant with hints of stone fruits and sweet herbs. Serve with a rosemary roast chicken or a seafood pasta or wash down some BBQ calamari (click for recipe) in our tasting which was like a dream you didn’t want to wake up from!

Against all logic, we tried this in both a Burgundy glass against the traditional aromatic glass and the Burgundy glass was the winner, due to the aged development and full viscosity. Somehow the texture and perfume just fared better in it, so what do you know? We just keep learning on the run because we’re wine nuts! And every wine is a different beast so to speak.

Popsy & JJ tasted and food matched June 2021

Glass

Aromatic glass or try it in a Burgundy glass like we did and witness the magic!

Cellaring

Have now or wait another few years for some more layers if you have the patience!