The Reverdys are one of the appellation’s essential winemaking families and they have thoroughly mastered elegant and delicious Sancerre. Its exquisite balance of fruit, minerality, and acidity make it an ideal candidate alongside all kinds of seafood—raw oysters and fish tacos come to mind immediately—but it would also pair beautifully with a tomato salad (or gazpacho), cucumber noodles, or another creation from your summer harvest. There is perhaps no better match for a dozen oysters than minerally Sancerre from one of the best producers in the region. This release is always a cut above textbook Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc, with bright acidity, smoke, citrus and grassiness. Hippolyte Reverdy's family has been making wine in the charming village of Verdigny, a commune of Sancerre in the eastern Loire, for many generations--perhaps as far back as 1600.
