At first glance it seems like an IRA meeting, but then you really start to look it over and realize that's wine those burly men are pouring, and that's actually a cute harmless farmer siting in the corner. Okay, maybe it isn't the IRA. It's Sancerre and that cute little man is Georges Roblin, patriarch of the Roblin family and Chateau de Maimbray and his son (pouring) Francis.
There are now four generations of Roblins in Maimbray making Sancerre. Pretty cool. Of Sancerres, Chateau de Maimbray’s wine is stony and crisp. Maimbray the commune is known for its relatively high clay content in its chalk soils, which gives very pointed aromatics to Sauvignon Blanc and makes for powerful wines that benefit from a year or two in bottle.
Lucky for us the 2007 we bring as our offering this week is ready for the table. The flavors that hit your tongue at first are linear with cutting acidity. The bottle should have rocks in the bottom to demonstrate just how minerally it is on the palate and in the nose. The wine has some hints of green apple, but lots of racy citrus flavors up front with a round finish and almost floral notes to end. It's a sign of spring!
Chateau Maimbray Sancerre $20 a bottle
