We did the first part of the tasting to select the initial Ambassadors for the Loire Sauvignon Blancs this afternoon at the offices of Interloire in central Tours.
Sam Harrap MW: project consultant typing up impressions and notes on the wines tasted
Joe Wadsack at work
Joe pouring the next sample for Henri Chapon, who used to be the wine buyer for the Hotel du Vin chain in the UK and who has just recently moved back to his native Montrichard
Elodie Bessas of Interloire's service techniqueWe selected just over 50% of the samples presented to go forward to be retasted tomorrow morning, so that we can make a final selection of the Loire Sauvignon Blanc Ambassadors from the 2008 vintage. Naturally all the wines were tasted blind and we were looking for wines that would have a place in the UK market.
Of those that failed to make the cut, some were faulty – mainly reductive, while most of the others tended to be either unripe with aggressive greenness or were dilute.
Of those that failed to make the cut, some were faulty – mainly reductive, while most of the others tended to be either unripe with aggressive greenness or were dilute.
