A new producer and wine for kwmwine.com, the Domaine Joel Delaunay Sauvignon de Touraine 2008 is a cracking example of great value Sauvignon from France’s Loire Valley. 

Loire Valley Wine Regions

Situated around the city of Tours (hence the name Touraine), the region is famous for its white wines.   Nowadays and on international markets in particular the Sauvignon Blanc is the most popular variety but historically Chenin Blanc would be the white wine grape of choice for the Loire Valley.

Soil structure in the Touraine is a volcanic limestone called tufa which adds to the minerality of these wines while the climate is cool which helps develop the crisp acidity and herbaceous flavours we all love in Sauvignon Blanc. 

Domaine Joel Delaunay is an estate of 21 hectares situated along the Cher river 50km east of the city of Tours.  All the wines here are produced and bottled on site and benefit from the expertise handed down in the 5 generations of family ownership since the Domaine was established.   Along the river, Sancerre and Pouilly Fume are produced in similar fashion but at much higher prices.

Domaine Joel Delauney Sauvignon de Touraine 2008

This wine displays lovely lime citrus aromas, with mouth watering acidity with an extended finish, offers pleasurable drinking with white fish, and green salads over the next year or so. 

Robert Parker scored this wine 87 points saying;

“Joel Delaunay’s 2008 Touraine Sauvignon is scented with lime, celery, and a hint of passion fruit. Saline and bracing on the palate, it offers an admirably clean and long-lasting, citrus-dominated finish, and should make for lovely if simple drinking pleasure over the next 9 months”

You can buy this wine now for £8.99 per bottle or at a case price of £99 while stocks last