This is another from Wine Rack's Loire list and in comparison to the other three already reviewed I'm not at all enthusiastic about this Sancerre that comes from Olivier Thierriaz, a négociant based in Maltaverne, small village between Cosne and Pouilly-sur-Loire. This 2009 is short, unbalanced with quite harsh, unripe acidity. It is possible that this was a poor bottle, although it wasn't corked. Equally it may reflect the difficulty for négociants to source wine in a severely hail affected vintage. If it was a poor bottle it further makes the case for putting Sancerre into screwcaps.
The back label
