Edmond Vatan, Sancerre Clos La Neore, 2021 (1.5L) SO20231128 saline finish

saline finish

this Nebbiolo d’Alba gives you a front-row seat to the Conterno magic without the usual price tag or 20-year wait

but the wine remains taut and chiseled

and white flowers open on the nose

But honestly

Edmond Vatan, Sancerre Clos La Neore, 2021 (1.5L) SO20231128 saline finishThere are great Sancerres, and then theres Clos La Nore. Made by Edmond Vatan (and now his daughter Anne), this wine has achieved near mythical statusnot because its flashy, but because its pure. From a single parcel on the Monts Damns slope, this is Sauvignon Blanc stripped down to its most precise, mineral, and expressive form. The 2021 is classic Nore: citrus peel, crushed stone, and a kind of tensile energy that feels more like Chablis Grand Cru