Philippe Gilbert, Sauvignon Blanc, Menetou-Salon, Loire Valley, France 2023 lowalcohol It’s no coincidence that the

It’s no coincidence that the family named their wine Xarmant (“charming”)

dried orange zest and a hint of kirsch

stony salinity

all leading to a long

Philippe Gilbert, Sauvignon Blanc, Menetou-Salon, Loire Valley, France 2023 lowalcohol It’s no coincidence that thePhilippe Gilberts stellar Menetou Salon Blanc is unfailingly mineral driven, yet without the straitjacketed citrusy rigidity more conventionally and commercially minded Loire Sauvignon Blanc frequently displays. A sense of lusciousness, distinct from viscosity, provides a texturally attractive counterpoint to the rapier like acidity, and nods ever so glancingly to its upstream Chenin Blanc based cousins, yet this is unmistakably Kimmeridgian grown