![]() ![]() When your inner cheese monster takes over, try and keep it classy. Is there a cheese board or two in your future? Pick up a case of the 2021 Domaine Curot Sancerre to go with them. With a thin drizzle of honey, all of the flowers of the Loire were in bloom. QUESO DE VALDEÓN: This Spanish blue has been the go-to blue for a few years now. At the cheese shop, this was selected to bring out the nutty, almond-skin notes of the wine. A cheese hailing from Burgundy with a wine from the Loire? We got away with it. TROU DU CROU: This was quite possibly a bit of sacrilege. When that mingles with the liveliness of the wine…it’s a supernova. With every bite, a cheese crystal bursts like a firework. “Get one of those goudas with the yummy cheese crystals.” Luckily, the cheesemonger knew exactly what that meant. We shouldn’t have stopped at just two.īEEMSTER CLASSIC AGED GOUDA: One of our team members had one request for the cheese run. It was extraordinary how this cheese brought the wild herb notes more forward than the Valençay. HUMBOLDT FOG: We have to represent our California cheese friends! Considering the classic pairing of Sancerre and goat cheese, we thought we could get away with having two on the board. The enchanting aromas of grass and sweet cream were brought further to life by the wine’s balanced, ripe fruit. In addition to wonderful wines like this Sancerre, the Loire Valley is known for extraordinary chèvre. Without further ado, here are the cheeses we indulged in: Located in the heart of the Sancerre region, Domaine Delaporte is a family business that has been passed from father to son since the 17th. There are peppery and herbal notes that are uniquely poised to add intrigue and complexity to a cheese pairing. The citrus tones are awash with delicious salinities, for example, a thinly-sliced peel of Moroccan preserved lemon. The high acidity and lean minerality seemed crafted specifically for cutting through cheese’s richness. The grape grew popular and white wine is produced thereafter. What was it about this wine? What could have possibly led to such an overwhelming craving? The answer is deceivingly simple: this is a really, really good Sancerre. Sauvignon Blanc became the ideal choice of grapes as it works well with Sancerres cool climate. Luckily for us, there is an exceptional cheese shop just a few blocks away, so a tribute was selected to venture out and return with, we’ll admit it, way more cheese than polite society would permit. From that moment, it was futile to resist… We needed cheese and we needed it fast. One of us said, “this wine really makes me want cheese.” Noses dove back into glasses, and sips were taken with that phrase rattling around in our minds. Around the room, the expectations were that we’d all jot down a few notes, share a few tasting notes we picked up on, and then move on to the next bottle. We were tasting the 2021 Domaine Curot Sancerre, one of our newest additions to the portfolio. A few days ago, something unprecedented happened to the Wine Spectrum team. ![]()
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