Cape Heritage and The Loire
Timed Online Auction, 1 - 12 August 2024
The Loire
About the SessionAn eclectic selection of interesting and super rare vintages from the Loire Valley. Rich in ancient limestone and silex soils, the Loire valley is known for their passionate, historic family producers, many of them farming organically, and forming the spiritual cradle of noble varieties including the likes of Sauvignon blanc in the famous appellations of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume in the continental east, through the Chenins from Vouvray, and Cabernet Franc from Chinon and Saumur further downstream to the west. Brimming with variety and value, the catalogue includes highly collectable lots from acclaimed classics like Domaine Huet, Alphonse Mellot, Henri Bourgeois and Thierry Germain.
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Henri Bourgeois is a leading Loire Valley producer based in the village of Chavignol in Sancerre and best known for its extensive range of regional wines, predominantly made from Sauvignon Blanc. The wider portfolio covers red, white and rosé wines from Sancerre, and also includes a pair of Pouilly-Fumé wines. The winery is named after its founder, Henri Bourgeois, who established the estate in 1950.
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‘Still young, this intense wine is packed with tropical and citrus fruits. It is also structured, textured with a chalky, mineral feel. This is a wine that feels rich and that needs several years aging. Drink from 2016.’ – Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 91/100 (Apr 2014)
‘Light, greenish yellow. Exuberant aromas of orange peel, quinine and white pepper. Juicy and youthfully taut, with citrus flavors accentuated by lively acidity, this sauvignon blanc opens quickly on the palate. Finer and tenderer than the En Travertin, it also shows more persistence on the finish.’ – Joel B Payne, Vinous, 89/100 (Sep 2014)
‘Lime green in color, it offers a refined, floral, slightly spicy/smoky aroma of yellow nectarines and tropical flavors which assume command after some minutes of aeration. Brilliant in its very aromatic taste of nectarines and passion fruit, this is a slightly salty, very elegant and accessible wine of good balance. It is delicate very well made and of reliable and enjoyable quality, but may saturate much earlier than the Sancerres do.’ – Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (Oct 2014)
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