Few things more satisfying than a bottle of wine and target practice off the back deck (well, maybe a 24oz PBR makes it better, but depends on the crowd). Nice swig of wine, pull of the trigger...another swig of wine, pull of the trigger...I think you get the idea. A true spaghetti western notion of how I like to spend my summer days, taking in the heat, with a gun and a bottle.
Okay, maybe not. The real story is that I was meeting my family in Tahoe for a long weekend and wanted to bring some wines that they probably hadn't tried, so landed on a few Sancerre's that I hadn't tried either.
Coincidentally, my nephew had just received a new air pistol and he was showing me the ins and outs of shooting the cardboard target he had leaning against the tree about 50 feet from the edge of the deck.
Miraculously, guns and Sancerre came together on just our first night in the woods.
Unfortunately, one of the wines turned out to be a flop. The other, a big hit, so at least one is worth telling you about.
Two Sancerres - one from Kermit Lynch that I thought was one of the most off-balance Sancerres I've tried and, thus, decided not to review for this post
(although, I've included a picture of the wine bottle at the left in case you are thinking of buying it) and a 2007 Sancerre from Domaine Cherrier et Fils. This is the second Domaine Cherrier et Fils I've tried and I've really enjoyed both of them. For the uninitiated, Sancerre is a very nice, clean and minerally French version of Sauvignon Blanc and this one is no different. It's full of lemon, fresh dirt, minerals and fresh cut grass. Well balanced and largely oak-free, like most Sancerres, this one really hit the spot for me as it did for most of my famiy.
Not sure if it was truly the wine or that combined with the cabin in Tahoe and the gun off the back deck (even if it was just an air pistol), but I will definitely be picking up another bottle or two of this wine.
What you should do: A bit pricey at around $22 a bottle, but if you like drier, crisper versions of Sauvignon Blanc, this is worth it. I've tried several Sancerres lately and the Cherrier et Fils is delivering the best of all of them.
My rating: 88
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