The Rose wines that hail from Bernard Reverdy are worthy of respect. Pinot Noir is a delicacy when grown in the optimum climatic conditions. Too many try to emulate the natural disposition of French Pinot Noir. In Sancerre, the climate allows the grapes to grow with warm summers and cool nights thus producing fruit that has the delicate balance between sugar and acidity. This vineyard is tiny measuring just over 4 acres, which means a great attention to detail and a very polished product. The vines are on average twenty-five years old and the soil types are Limestone kimmerigian marl. These are the perfect ingredients to cultivate top class fruit. This wine has an elegant shade of salmon pink, with an intense nose of white peaches, red berries, and white flowers. This flavorful rich wine has persistence which is ultimately balanced by a succinct acidity. This wine...

    I spent a morning just outside of Sancerre with Bernard Reverdy and his family. We talked about their wines and how they continue a family tradition right in the heart of French viticulture. Sancerre is all about the citrusy fruit, the minerality and the Holy Grail; the acidity levels which are barometers of understanding quality in good white wine making. The climate is perfect for making Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is here in Sancerre that one can uncover the delicacy that is the malic and lactic acids of the Sauvignon Blanc varietal. The idea is to provide a wine that makes the tongue yearn for more and perhaps to think about eating a well prepared meal. Very few have managed to make wines of this character year in, year out. Undulating hills of Limestone-clay and kimmerigian marl type soils provide the structure in the wines which in...