Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Well it certainly isn’t a bland wine… its bursting with something! I don’t think I like gooseberries or melon, but its something green and pleasantly acid, with good aftertaste. Philip

Comment on: Villebois Loire Rose 2010 Gorgeous, far too easy to drink -

perfect sit in the garden after a long day at the office type – yum! Suzy 15:45 12/05/2011

“Possibly one of the nicest Sauvingnon Blanc I’ve had! It was fruity and mouth wateringly good! Will definetely be buying more!”

Laura Harrison

Comment on: Villebois Prestige Sauvignon Blanc 2010

An excellent example of Loire Valley Sauvignon.

Typical green aromas on the nose with a definite hint of sweet tropical fruit.

On the palate, the tropical fruit is initially apparent, quickly followed by fresh green fruits and finished with a dry mineral finish.

Perfectly balanced – refinement and elegance with depth and complexity of flavour, freshness and vitality without excessive acidity, hints of tropical sweetness combined with steely dry finish.

Excellent. Exactly what I want in a Sauvignon.

Petit Villebois Sauvignon Blanc 2010

“Absolutely delicious!”

Fiona Drew

Petit Villebois Sauvignon Blanc 2009,  by Tom Lewis
“This wine has characteristic Loire flinty gunsmoke on the nose and an apples-and-pears acidity with some cantaloupe melon on the palate. It is balanced and less herbaceous than many a Sauvignon; it is also lighter, with less intensity, structure or minerality, although the length does improve with some air.

Naked suggest this as a mid-week quaffer, and it certainly is light enough to drink without food – it was a little overpowered by the cheese that we had with it, and would probably match better with plain white fish.

To my mind, this is just the sort of white that should prove really popular at the moment – with plenty of fresh Sauvignon character but less in-yer-face than the overly tropical New World versions and a very easy-drinking crowd-pleasing style, but still grown-up and sophisticated

Read the full review here:

http://cambridgewineblogger.blogspot.com/2011/02/petit-villebois-vdp-val-de-loire-2009.html“

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2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Villebois, Seigy

2009 Pointe de Doux, Sauvignon Blanc

Villebois is Dutch owned. The 2009 Villebois is made by Thierry Merlet, who trained in Australia and worked for Brian Croser at Petaluma, before returning to France and working in the Cher Valley. It is the most citric, aromatic and refreshing of the three Sauvignons here. Watching this video clip on YouTube, explains why is this is the case. In the clip Thierry explains that the Sauvignon is picked at different times. Part of the Sauvignon is picked early to give the aromas and freshness, while part is picked later to give some weight and body to the wine.

Villebois Sancerre 2009

• A Christmas treat from the highly acclaimed Naked favourite Joost de Villebois
• Like all of Joost’s Sauvignon’s the Villebois Sancerre lies somewhere between the Old-World and New-World in style
• A ripe fruity nose and the distinctive grassiness and gooseberry notes are all there in abundance with this classy Sancerre

Villebois Loire Sauvignon Blanc 2009

• One of our most loved wines EVER, this vintage of Joost’s monumental Sauvignon
• Cloudy Bay watch your back, this rivals anything we’ve tasted from New Zealand at twice the price
• A dream of a white wine which has attracted hundreds of very loyal fans for Joost!