Winery Sébastien Riffault - Auksinis Sancerre

Winery Sébastien RiffaultAuksinis Sancerre

4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Auksinis Sancerre of Winery Sébastien Riffault is a white wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
In the mouth this white wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Auksinis Sancerre from the Winery Sébastien Riffault

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Auksinis Sancerre of Winery Sébastien Riffault in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

oak, butterscotch

Wine with microbio taste

yeast, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

straw, gooseberry

Wine with spices taste

sage, thyme

Wine with floral taste

elderflower, honeysuckle

On the nose the Auksinis Sancerre of Winery Sébastien Riffault in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, non oak or straw and sometimes also flavors of chalk, sage or passion fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sébastien Riffault's Auksinis Sancerre.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Dimiat

This variety is cultivated in practically all of Bulgaria, much more so in the region around the Black Sea. Among white varieties, it is still the most widely planted in this country, just ahead of rkatziteli. It is also found in the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Hungary, Turkey and Greece. It is believed to be the result of a natural intraspecific cross between coarna alba - a Romanian variety - and white gouais.

Last vintages of this wine

Auksinis Sancerre - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Auksinis Sancerre - 2010
In the top 100 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Auksinis Sancerre from Winery Sébastien Riffault are 2012, 2009, 2014, 2011 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Sébastien Riffault

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Sébastien Riffault is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 4000 of of France wines
In the top 150 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 3000 of white wines
In the top 20000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Gluing

Method consisting in clarifying the wine and giving it a limpidity by incorporating a specific product.

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