2010 Sauvignon Blanc "Croft Vineyard"

As you might expect from the very cool 2010 vintage, this year’s model is very racy indeed: for the first time I would dare say it could be a ringer for Sancerre.  With a nose that is initially reserved, and with little of the in-your-face passion fruit and gooseberry we often get, it becomes more expansive with air.  The palate is less weighty than usual, with excellent tension and verve.  Razor sharp acidity brings the wine to a very fine, lengthy finish, and makes one long for a crottin de Chavignol to eat along side it