Anthony Girard 2024 "La Clef Du Recit" Sancerre

Tasting Notes

Girard’s La Clef du Récit 2024 Sancerre is a beautifully chiseled, high‑definition expression of Sauvignon Blanc—bright, tensile, and humming with the energy of the vintage. It opens with a rush of lime zest, white grapefruit, and crisp green apple layered over flinty minerality that feels like crushed river stones snapping beneath your feet. As it warms slightly, subtle notes of white peach, lemon verbena, and fresh‑cut herbs emerge, giving the wine both aromatic lift and a sense of purity that’s unmistakably Sancerre.

On the palate it’s razor‑clean and vibrant, driven by mouthwatering acidity that carries citrus, orchard fruit, and a saline edge that seems to echo the chalky soils of Récy. The texture is sleek and linear, but not austere—there’s a gentle mid‑palate roundness that keeps the wine from feeling sharp, allowing the fruit and minerality to glide together in harmony. The finish is long, cool, and mineral‑etched, leaving a lingering impression of citrus pith, wet stone, and a whisper of smoke.

750mL