TN: Several sips of a Sauvignon de St Bris

Feb 05, 2010 2 Replies

I've been fighting a cold/flu for a few days, so didn't actually look for wine with dinner,. But Betsy needed a bit of white for last 2 dinners (bolognese Wed, pork chops and French onion soup) so I had a half glass each night. The white was the 2004 de Moor St Bris (it just says St Bris, not Sauvignon St Bris- huh!). To me this didn't show as very Sauvignon Blanc-ish, it could easily pass for a steely/flinty Chardonnay. Sweet fruit though it's a dry wine, citrus and apple, with a mineral finish. Nice midweight wine, holds well over night. B/B+ (note taster probably even less consistent than normal, stopped up nose)



Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. 


I think that since it became elevated to AoC (or more correctly now AoP status) it can no longer be idnetified by anythign but its geographic name. AS you know the French rules do not allow grape varieties to be identified as part of the name of an AoP wine. which one did you have? They vary very much in style from a good value substitute for a lesser Sancerre to beign quite new world. My own favourite is Phillipe Defrance‘s version but the Goissot ones, much more obvious in style to my mind, are very well written up and are certainly interesting.

Tim Hartley

Hi Tim, Dale,

I think this is true. I just bought some from Sorin DeFrance, it is now simply labled St. Bris.

-E

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