Pierre Jacolin - Menetou Salon

Menetou Salon, Loire

Menetou Salon shares the same soil as its illustrious neighbour Sancerre and grows the same grape varieties. The Appellation owes its beginnings to its proximity to the medieval city of Bourges and its access to the rail and road network which connects it to Paris, the major marketplace in the early part of last century.

Menetou Salon Blanc, made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc, should be drunk young and offers fresh, spicy whites, delicate fruity rosés and lively, scented reds. There are notes of asparagus, white flowers with peach-blackcurrant, and a lemony freshness on the palate. Fuller and richer than Paul Prieur's Sancerre but just as delicate on the finish.