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2021 Aurore Dezat Sancerre Rouge

2021 Aurore Dezat Sancerre Rouge

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Reviewed July 2023
The 2021 Sancerre Rouge is highly aromatic and attractive with its combination of smoky, savory and spicy notes meeting floral and fruity flavors. It's a pocket rocket: a light-bodied wine with the right amount of firm meat on its bones. Hailing from a cooler vintage and off a clay-flint parcel, there's no doubt this combination has given the wine its forward motion, driving on. The layers of scent and flavor linger long on the fine-grained finish. A wine that can be enjoyed now with food but shows the power and persistence to evolve gracefully over a decade or more. (RG)

Staff Reviews

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Keith Mabry

Keith Mabry

K&L Buyer
We historically have turned our attention to Burgundy when seeking out great drinking Pinot Noir from France. It has gotten harder and harder to find those entry level wines that over deliver for the money though. I would like to direct your gaze over to Sancerre. Historically, this cool climate region has produced Pinot Noir over calcareous soils. Much of it was used for rose production, but in the last decade or so, the quality and consistency has dramatically improved and the reds have become downright delicious. Aurore Dezat and her partner David Girard, have really pushed forward on their pinots, making some supple and fruit filled wines that are reminiscent of the cooler pinots you might have found in Marsannay, Fixin and Mercurey... but at half the price! The rouge is perfumed and spicy, showing the more delicate nature of the 2021 vintage. It has aromas of raspberry, white pepper, rose petals and incense. All done in tank, this is a user friendly style that can you keep you squarely in French style Pinot for a much more reasonable price.
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Scott Beckerley

Scott Beckerley

This extremely pleasurable red Sancerre has sour cherry candy fruit, sweet baking spice (cinnamon), clean minerals and nice acidity. With a little time in the glass, it becomes more full and rewards with darker cherry and a nice semi-rich texture. A real pleasure and a bargain, as well!

Notes

The wines of Aurore Dezat are a regular feature in our wine club offerings, and her vibrant Sancerre is an easy favorite among K&L staff as well. Aurore makes wine on her family estate in Sury-en-Vaux, which was established by her grandfather. Before Aurore took over the estate, most of the fruit was sold off through négociants. She has slowly phased out the négociant contracts. The estate is home to more than just vines, with grain crops and farm animals also finding a home there, but for Aurore, the focus is on the wine. She farms organically and emphasizes the importance of the three soil types present on the estate. With her grapes growing on limestone, flint (or silex), and clay, Aurore can produce wines that have a real depth of character.

Details

TypeRed Wine
VarietalPinot Noir
OriginLoire, France
Bottle Size750 mL
Alcohol Content13%
SKU1694793