Edmond Vatan
Clos La Néore Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc
Sancerre, Central Vineyards, Loire Valley, France
Lemon peel, petrol and sour green apple. Great minerality; more please. @Ann A
Lemon peel, petrol and sour green apple. Great minerality; more please. @Ann A
Apr 25th, 2015
Hallowed ground for Sauvignon Blanc
Hallowed ground for Sauvignon Blanc
Apr 21st, 2015So mineral, so textured, incredibly delicious.
So mineral, so textured, incredibly delicious.
Jul 29th, 2014
2002. Found this while moving. Had it prolly 1.5 yrs ago as one of the first sancerres i liked. Wish it was full!
2002. Found this while moving. Had it prolly 1.5 yrs ago as one of the first sancerres i liked. Wish it was full!
May 8th, 2013
So, this Sancerre is one of those IYKYK wines that I purchased nearly 20 years ago and lost in my cellar — Edmond Vatan (who I believe has been deceased for some time, his daughter is running the tiny estate these days) made around 500 cases of this amazing Sancerre, but the dumb ass typing this note thought it’d easily last 20-25 years (2002 being a fine Loire vintage) — obviously I significantly miscalculated, as this should have been consumed 10 or more years ago. With that said, with fresh grilled tuna steaks, the wine is standing up well, very nice richness, still excellent acidity. but any freshness has long ago faded. Yet, my admiration for Monsieur Vatan is only enhanced by the fact this shows pretty darn well for a wine not likely intended to be aged as long as the dumb ass typist thought it should!!
So, this Sancerre is one of those IYKYK wines that I purchased nearly 20 years ago and lost in my cellar — Edmond Vatan (who I believe has been deceased for some time, his daughter is running the tiny estate these days) made around 500 cases of this amazing Sancerre, but the dumb ass typing this note thought it’d easily last 20-25 years (2002 being a fine Loire vintage) — obviously I significantly miscalculated, as this should have been consumed 10 or more years ago. With that said, with fresh grilled tuna steaks, the wine is standing up well, very nice richness, still excellent acidity. but any freshness has long ago faded. Yet, my admiration for Monsieur Vatan is only enhanced by the fact this shows pretty darn well for a wine not likely intended to be aged as long as the dumb ass typist thought it should!!
Jun 27th, 2025Fully mature, honeyed with some bottle sweetness, time to drink up if you have any.
Fully mature, honeyed with some bottle sweetness, time to drink up if you have any.
Dec 30th, 20212002, this is close to perfect, amazingly youthful color, faintly grassy, lanolin, medium-full, super rich, balanced, great length, great wine!!
2002, this is close to perfect, amazingly youthful color, faintly grassy, lanolin, medium-full, super rich, balanced, great length, great wine!!
Mar 13th, 2016
Wonderfully expressive, suave, good length, at an excellent drinking point, perhaps best not accompanying something overpowering to fully appreciate. A wonderful Sancerre and a great reminder of how tremendous Sancerre can be.
Wonderfully expressive, suave, good length, at an excellent drinking point, perhaps best not accompanying something overpowering to fully appreciate. A wonderful Sancerre and a great reminder of how tremendous Sancerre can be.
May 2nd, 2015