Crisp and refreshing with underlying aromatics of tropical fruits, lemon and lime. The refined minerality giving the wine a more linear feel and allowing a balanced palate weight and mouth-watering length.

Anthony Girard, an endearing and energetic young winemaker, started his own production in 2012 after completing his training at the family estate. Attached to its Sancerre roots, he set up in Récy, a hamlet in the south of the appellation and takes on 8.5 hectares on excellent soils. Two thirds of these are composed of '' caillotes '' (Sancerre limestones) bringing freshness and fruitiness to its wine and a third of flint for power and minerality.

Anthony leads the estate with rigorous work in the vineyard in respect of the soil and the environment to harvest grapes in full maturity, bursting with fruit. Precision is key in the winery; the vinification is carried out masterfully and allows to express sauvignons of great aromatic purity and a remarkable balance.

Menetou Salon is one of the excellent Sancerre satellite appellations within the orbit of Sancerre that also make Sauvignon Blanc wines. This primarily means Pouilly-Fumé, well known in its own right, but also the smaller Loire appellations of Menetou-Salon. These wines are richly textured, with ripe gooseberry aromas, bracing acidity, and flinty-smoke flavours. The aromas of passion fruit in its youth and fruits like peach and apricot are simply delicious. In addition, connoisseurs will undoubtedly appreciate the floral and mineral touch that these new wines possess.

"The wine has a pale lemon color with green reflections. The nose is aromatic and offers a beautiful minerality, associated with a concentrated fruity substance and a fragrant floral bouquet. The wine expresses notes of limestone, flint, as well as a slightly iodized touch, associated with notes of fresh citrus (lemon, lemon peel, grapefruit), as well as crunchy and tangy stone fruits (apricot, fresh white peach), dried field flowers, acacia, and apple blossoms. On the palate, the wine offers a certain roundness in attack, as well as a nice freshness. It expresses notes of ripe lemon, grapefruit, crunchy fresh apricot, white peach, green apple, apple blossom, dried field flowers, as well as limestone and slightly smoky mineral notes, which we also found on the nose. Good persistence and lively acidity on the finish."
90 points.VertdeVin (July 2023)