Fournier Menetou-Salon Cotes de Morogues 2021, Menetou-Salon, Loire Valley, France

Accessing some of the most prestigious parcels throughout the region, Fournier Père et Fils prides itself on showing intrinsic terroir variation through their top-quality wines. Combining family winemaking traditions with modern technology, including custom tanks and gravity flow, the team is dedicated to vineyard expression with a more Burgundian style in terms of parcel designation, blending and cuvée development. The Côtes de Morogues, a Menetou-Salon appellation ambassador, echoes Sancerre but with fuller flavors thanks to rich clay soils. The Cotes do Morogues 100% Sauvignon Blanc benefits from various South and South-East exposures, and the Sauvignon Blanc grapes thrive in this ideal environment.

The vineyard is planted on numerous steep hills with varying sun exposures. At harvest time, the daily tasting of the berries in each vineyard enables the winemaker to choose the ideal picking date. The fermentation of the juices in temperature controlled tanks is followed by the ageing on fine lees (with a weekly batonnage) up to the bottling in the Spring following the harvest.

A zesty white wine with powerful aromas of citrus peel and lime. Similar in style to Sancerre, but boasting fuller flavors and expansive expression. Cellar down this wine for a few months to reveal its full potential. 

PAIRING: Grilled seafood, shellfish, antipasto, light vegetables. 

NOTEABLE RATINGS: 92 points James Suckling, 2023 Silver Winner Decanter World Wine Awards.