2024SauvignondeTouraine,DomaineBellevue

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After retasting Domaine Bellevue’s 2024 Sauvignon Touraine at a Loire-focused event recently, I was once again bowled over by how superior it was alongside the dozen or so others showing on the day. As it is with every vintage. And I mean superior in pristine, zippy, citrus freshness and zest; in exhilarating aromas of freshly cut grass and sun-drenched stone fruit. Once again, winemaker Patrick Vauvy’s creation is streets ahead of anything in its neighbourhood.

Its why Ive been buying it for as long as I can remember. Especially given what continued price increases we see in the Loire’s more prestigious appellations (e.g. Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumï¿?. As such, it makes Sauvignon de Touraine a fabulous-value alternative appellation. Above all, Domaine de Bellevue’s expression of it. Its where you’ll find all the delicacy, elegance and drinking pleasure the more famous regions offer, but at a far pocket-friendlier price.

�Ben Godfrey, Buyer, Mr.Wheeler