Domaine de la Rossignole Sancerre

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Tell your retailer that you would like to try a Sancerre, which is a white wine made from the Sauvignon Blanc grape in the Northern Loire Valley of France. It is not as readily available here as many other French wines, but he should be able to turn up at least a couple of labels for you to try. A normal price seems to be $15-$20 per bottle for recent releases, but as other members of the board have mentioned, a Sancerre benefits from 4-5 years of bottle aging after release. I was fortunate to find the '96 at the sale price of $9.99, and it seems to be at its peak.