2010 Chateau de Sancerre, France

“This Sancerre has fresh red grapefruit and tart peach flavors with a long finish easy going. The crisp acidity would cut through the fatty pate and the creamy soup. It’s not overly complex and doesn’t get in the way as the conversation in the film gets deep and multi-faceted.”

The history of the Sancerre vineyards goes back almost a thousand years, for it was in 11th and 12th centuries that monks in the surrounding districts began to cultivate vines. From the reign of Philippe-Augustus to the reign of Louis XVI, the Kings of France delighted in Sancerre wine – “one of the most exquisite of the Kingdom”, as one described it – and a 19th century devoté, Honoré de Balzac, famously paid tribute to the “generous wines” of Sancerre.

Today The Château de Sancerre is still owned by the Société des Produits Marnier-Lapostolle, also producers of Grand Marnier liqueurs and owners of the Château de Bourg Charente. It is here, in the heart of its historic birthplace, that an exclusive estate-bottled Sancerre wine is made and matured – the only wine which can be sold under the exclusive name Château de Sancerre.

Price: $46 nett per bottle
Available while stocks last!