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Sauvignon Blanc de Loire ambassadors 2012 revealed
The full list of 18 wines from AOC Touraine and Vins de Pays du Val de Loire 2011 vintage has been unveiled as this year’s ambassador wines for the Sauvignon Blanc de Loire project.
Organised by InterLoire, the selection tasting was led by Sam Harrop MW and featured UK wine journalists Tim Atkin MW, Charles Metcalfe and Jamie Goode, and wine consultant Annette Scarfe.
Selection criteria came down to which wines best represent the quality, diversity and terroir of Sauvignon Blanc de Loire and also those offering the best commercial chances of success in the British market.
Harrop commented, “The percentage of 2011 Ambassadors selected from the wines entered was very similar to last year, when we were looking at the easier 2010 vintage.”
“Most winemakers coped very well this year, and some fantastic wines were produced – confirmation that, with more technical knowledge and understanding of the UK market’s needs, producers in the Loire are seeing much greater consistency in quality from one vintage to the next.”
Calling this consistency “Good news for retailers and sommeliers,” Harrop compared the Loire favourably with other Sauvignon Blanc styles from around the world, including his native New Zealand.
Sauvignon Blanc de Loire Ambassadors 2012
IGP / Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
- Domaine Auguste Bonhomme, cuvée Jean de La Roche
- Caves du Haut Poitou, cuvée Brumes de Loire
- Vignerons de la Vallée du Coher, cuvée La Marinière
- Vignoble Cogné
- Château de Fresne
- Ackerman, cuvée Ackerman
- Henri Bourgeois, cuvée Petit Bourgeois
AOP /AOC Touraine
- Domaine Octavie, cuvée Prestige d’Octavie
- Domaine de la Renne, cuvée l’Expression
- Domaine des Corbillières
- Domaine de La Renaudie
- Domaine Joël Delaunay
- Domaine Pré Baron, cuvée L’Elégante
- Domaine Pré Baron, cuvée Domaine Pré Baron
- Complices de Loire, cuvée Pointe d’Agrumes
- Domaine Villebois, cuvée Villebois Prestige
- Alpha Loire Domaines, cuvée Domaine de La Croix Bouquie
- SCEA Les Hauts Lieux, cuvée Domaine Guenault