Michel Vattan, Les «L-O» 2023 – Sancerre

The wine has a lemon yellow color of medium intensity. The nose is concentrated, lively and slender, with a clear tangy citrus frame (ripe lemon, candied lemon peel, orange zest in the background) and a racy minerality (limestone, chalk). We also find gourmet aromas of white peach and apricot, passion fruit, as well as a hint of brioche and lactic (lemon yogurt), associated with sweet notes of apple blossom, acacia and crisp yellow apple. After aeration, we also find grapefruit jam with a good bitterness. The palate is precise and fresh. The attack is tangy, on citrus fruits (lemon, a bitter hint of lime and grapefruit). The wine then expresses notes of tangy apricot, green apple, gooseberries, as well as a mineral and floral touch (acacia, apple blossom), complemented by a hint of brioche and lemon yogurt. Good, tasty persistence on the palate, with grapefruit bitterness and chalky minerality. A precise wine, with a certain roundness, concentration and a chalky texture.