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London Wine Fair : Sauvignon Blanc Alternative Takes
05 May 2017Stand B22
Explore a world of Sauvignon beyond the expected with a selection from our portfolio which display regional characteristics and alternative production methods. These are not your typical Sauvignon wines but hopefully you will like them as much as we do.
Founded in 1840 by Jean Febvre, Simonnet-Febvre remains one of the oldest and most traditional Chablis producers in the region. As well as producing top-quality Grand Cru and Premier Cru Chablis, it makes regional wines such as Côte d'Auxerre, Irancy and St Bris and remains the only house in Chablis to produce the regional sparkling wine, Crémant de Bourgogne. The location of the Saint-Bris vineyards allows the Sauvignon grapes to fully express their range of aromas and the minerality of the soils. They are often planted in colder areas in order to enable a slow ripening and therefore the best expression of the vineyards' strong character.
The Redde family have been vigneron for 14 generations and their speciality is a series of single vineyard wines from the communes of Tracey-Sur-Loire, Pouilly-Sur-Loire and Saint Andelain. We will be showing two of these that showcase the different characteristics.
One of a quartet of single vineyard releases from Michel Redde, each one coming from one of Pouilly-Fumé’s four dominant terroirs. Les Cornets lies on Kimmeridgian Marls and which help to bring an aromatic purity to the wine. Vinification in large old French oak barrels and tuns brings a textural character to the wine without impinging on the characteristics derived from its terroir.
Pouilly-Fumé Les Bois de Saint Andelain
The Bois de Saint Andelain vineyard (pictured) grows in Cretaceous flint in the village of Saint Andelain. The vineyard sits at the high point of the appellation and produces a wine with depth and freshness. Vinification is the same as Les Cornets, as is the ageing potential with a suggestion of 10 to 15 years in the cellar.
Morgenhof Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Morgenhof’s vineyards sit on hillsides outside the town of Stellenbosch in the foot hills of the Simonsberg Mountain. There are a myriad of soil types and aspects which give complexity to Morgenhof’s wines. The Sauvignon Blanc vines are planted in several locations on shale gravels and clay sand soils. Dry farming, partial wild yeast fermentation and ageing on lees all bring their own character to this vibrant Sauvignon which balances lime, passion fruit and guava fruits with a distinct salinity.
Seresin Estate Marama Sauvignon Blanc
Seresin Estate is farmed organically and operates under biodynamic principals. Seresin Estate is a new world winery with an old world approach. Organically and biodynamically grown, hand-tendered and hand-picked, the grapes are hand-made into wines of passion, grace and spirit. The fruit for this wine comes from some of Seresin's oldest vines, on the lower terraces of the Seresin Noa Vineyard, that is then barrel fermented in a mixture of new and old French oak barriques. It is richly textured, with aromas of citrus, elderflower and a hint of honey-comb. The palate is complex and involving, with soft oak providing weight and generosity to the underlying Sauvignon characters.
Viu Manent Secret Sauvignon Blanc
The Secret de Viu Manent wines are made in a modern style and make the most of the primary fruit characteristics of each grape variety. Whilst the dominant grape variety is expressed on the label, 15% of the blend of each wine is kept a closely guarded secret. The grapes for this wine come from two vineyards located in different sectors of the cool Casablanca Valley. One is located beside the town of Casablanca and the other is in Las Dichas, approximately 11 km (7 miles) from the sea. For the other 15%, who knows…
On tasting
Monday 12.30pm – 3pm | Wednesday 9.30am – 12.00pm
Don’t forget to join us in the last half an hour of the day for a Frapin cocktail and a demonstration of how using dry or hot chais during maturation can impact cognac.