# Wine: Sancerre Le Marigny 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434 "2006-01-04T18:59:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/1 "2006-01-04T18:59:56Z")
Not one of my better purchases: too tart. Avoid. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/2 "2006-01-04T19:09:10Z")
I’m not the first to say this, but if you’re looking for something white and fresh, look to New Zealand and South Africa for Sauvignon Blancs. Also, I just had a white from Spain that was quite floral and a little spicy that might be what you’re trying to get from that Sancerre. I don’t have the bottle with me, but it was called “Rueda Verdejo”. I think 2004. I made a note to get it in the summer. I opened it because I was making buerre blanc the other night and it was one of the few whites I had sitting around. A good wine I’ve had recently: Chateau Carsin 2000. Apellation 1er Cote de Bordeaux Controllee. My wine store had it on sale. I bought one bottle to drink, then went back and bought 6 more, and I’m planning on drinking one per year for the next 6 years. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/3 "2006-01-04T19:16:28Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I’m not the first to say this, but if you’re looking for something white and fresh, look to New Zealand and South Africa for Sauvignon Blancs. Sancerre is one of my favourite wines. I generally prefer French wines anyway, which is a good thing as I’ve still got 170+ bottles of French wine to go from my last visit to Calais. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/4 "2006-01-04T19:40:48Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Not one of my better purchases: too tart. Avoid. Is there a chance it may mellow with age? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/5 "2006-01-04T23:29:00Z")
That bottle won’t. 😃 I’ve got another, which I’ll likely try in a year or so. My absolute favourite white wine has to be Pouilly Fumé. There are better wines - the Montrachets, for instance - but they’re rather more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/6 "2006-01-05T15:35:25Z")
How do you feel about German whites? I know some people find them too sweet but I kind of like them. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-sancerre-le-marigny-2004/338434/7 "2006-01-05T23:21:45Z")
I have very little experience. The nearest I’ve got - apart from the rock-bottom quality stuff like Hock - is wine from Alsace. I found the Pinot Gris not to my taste, but the Pinot Blanc is very yummy indeed, and the Pinot Noir is almost a rosé and goes wonderfully with lamb.