Fournier Pere & Fils Sancerre Cuvee Silex 2016 sku_2224983 with its sweet amaretto-cookie aroma

with its sweet amaretto-cookie aroma and thin

The bouquet is of quite exceptional aromatic intensity in which the concentrated perfumes of rich red and black fruits (cherries

This is one of the more perfectly balanced wines we've enountered -- a fine example of why so many wine lovers are seduced by Burgundy

with present tannins

Fournier Pere & Fils Sancerre Cuvee Silex 2016 sku_2224983 with its sweet amaretto-cookie aromaElegance, purity and great depth this wine has everything it needs to be THE standard setting Sancerre. Issuing from a 60 hectare flinty clay plot, this cuve, which owes its name to its exceptional terroir, bears witness to an unusual concentration of flint, giving the wine its subtlety of gunflint aromas that develop hot on the heels of pronounced dashes of apricot. This lively and rounded Sancerre of great depth is a most delicate wine. An indulgent