Produce from average 60 year-old old Sauvignon vines planted on the flint-rich hills of Saint-Satur on the the eastern side of the appellation of Sancerre. Vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel, maturing on its fine lees with regular batonnage for more than 6 months. For our money, the 2009 vintage in the Loire Valley, like much of the rest of the European vineyard, offers a veritable embarassment of riches wine-wise. A quick whiff of this superb 2009 Sancerre Gérard Fiou and you can just smell the refreshment in store: inviting aromas that would remind this Texan taster of a perfectly ripe ruby-red grapegfruit and, perhaps, yes, gooseberry, on a backdrop of fresh spring rain-drenched stone; plump and round and ripe on the tongue with ample brisk and uplifting fruity acidity in a supporting role and classic flavors of perfectly ripe Sauvignon Blanc grown in one of its happiest of places.