Domaine Goisot Saint-Bris Corps de Garde Fie Gris 2020

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Region

Producer

Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
13%

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Winemaker Notes

This rarely grown grape is called Gray Sauvignon in some regions and Pink Sauvignon in others, and is an ancestor of the modern-day Sauvignon grape.

The nose is quite floral, with creamy exotic aromas of mandarins, mango and some pear. It is very full and long. The wine shows so much breed for its humble designation that it just cries out to be a ringer in a blind tasting of top-flight Sauvignons from around the world.

Professional Ratings

  • 91

    Grown at mid slope with more clay, all sauvignon gris which copes with the heat better. Clear crisp lemon and lime. Fresh yet with an evident sense of white fruit concentration. Massive intensity here, a little citrus to finish, slightly spicy and fuller bodied. The Corps de Garde is currently showing youthful bitterness, and amazing length.

Domaine Goisot
Domaine Guilhem et Jean-Hugues Goisot, France
Domaine Goisot's place in the wine world is beatifully summed up by Burghound's Allen Meadows: "No one but no one delivers more quality for the price than Goisot. The quality is flat out amazing, particulalry given the modest appellations with which he works". In truth, Domaine Goisot should be kwown as a fine Chablis estate, but history has not been particularly kind to the region, as Saint Bris was removed from the Chablis appellation after phylloxera paralyzed the area in the late nineteenth century. Prior to this, Saint Bris was part of Chablis, which seems quite logical, given that it shares the same base of profound Kimmeridgian limestone and the same northerly climate as its neighbor a few kilometers to the east. But now Saint Bris is officially a sub-region of the Côte d’Auxerre, which is only officially entitled to Bourgogne status. However, one of the delightful side effects of the switch is that the Goisots, unlike their Chablisien brethren, are allowed to grow Sauvignon Blanc and Aligoté in addition to Chardonnay. In this way, Saint Bris is like a tiny combination of Chavignol and Chablis in one sleepy village. Guilhem and and father Jean-Hugues Goisot, like all top vignerons in France, recognize that great wine comes from great viticulture, and they work tirelessly in the vines to ensure that their parcels are as well care for as possible. Their viticulture is certified biodynamic, with great pains taken to produce as natural an environment for the vines, and a particular goal of stimulating the natural defenses of the vines against disease and depredation. Yields are also kept very low by Saint Bris standards, in an effort to produce world class wines that defy the dictates of the late nineteenth century officials who downgraded Saint Bris and cast it from the Chablisienne constellation. The results are a bevy of beautifully made wines that have a very strong following in France and offer an absolutely brilliant price-quality ratio. The wines across the board are deep, racy and soil-driven, with as transparent an expression of underlying chalky terroir as any in Chablis proper. The Goisots make a lineup of lovely bottlings of Bourgogne Aligoté and Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Chardonnay. The wines are fermented and raised in stainless steel tanks, and bottled carefully to retain as much of their purity and precision as possible. The Chardonnay is one of the best values to be found in the world for soil-driven, complex and full-bodied chardonnay. Further up the Chardonnay lineup are the rich and racy single vineyard wines of Biaumont, Gondonne and Gueules de Loup -- wines that we refer to as WOW wines for their ability to be at once concentrated and lythe. The Sauvignon Blanc bottlings that are labeled as Sauvignon de Saint Bris share many attributes with top bottlings of Sancerre from terres blanches soils, and are generally cropped at lower yields than all but the very best estates in Sancerre. In top vintages the domaine makes a reserve bottling of their wines, which they call “Corps de Garde”, which are made from the family’s’ finest parcels of old vines in their top vineyards. They are meant to age for a few years and are exemplary expressions of their underlying terroirs and varietal composition. The Goisots are extremely gifted and dedicated vignerons who turn out superb expressions of their respective terroirs from one of the greatest value-producing appellations in all of France. If you have not yet dipped a toe in the water of Sauvignon de Saint Bris or the lovely Bourgogne Côtes d'Auxerre Blancs, don't waste another second! You could do no better than starting at the top with the wines of Domaine Goisot.
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Sauvignon Gris is a dry white wine showing a light body and medium acidity. Floral and herbaceous aromas are followed by flavors of mandarin, pear, apricot, mango and melon. As a pink-skinned variant of Sauvignon Blanc, it mainly grows in parts of Bordeaux and Loire Valley. But Chile has also really done very well with this grape and bottlings from this country are worth a try.

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St-Bris Wine

Burgundy, France

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A tiny, solitary white producing appellation west of Chablis but east of the Loire, St. Bris is a bit of a peculiarity as it is technically part of Burgundy but produces non-Burgundian grapes. St-Bris produces highly aromatic whites with qualities of grapefruit, mandarin, peach, lychee, salinity and spice from both Sauvignons: Gris and Blanc. St-Bris wine is wonderful with shellfish, goat cheese and spicy curries.

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