Domaine Daulney 2015 Sancerre for #FrenchWinophiles

This month, The French Winophiles, are exploring the Central Loire Valley.  I must admit that I am pretty lost when it comes to geography.  I barely have the US in hand, let alone France.  So the first bottle of wine I bought from Loire Valley was not from the Central region.  It was okay.  The wine didn't go to waste.  We drank it, we enjoyed it and we got to buy another bottle of wine.  This time from the correct region (I hope).

I bought a Domaine Daulney Sancerre on the advice of the woman in the wine store that said she thought it was the best value they had for the price.  I paid $22 for the 2015 vintage produced from vines that are 40 years old by Etienne Daulney.

I was told by the purveyor that this was a very dry wine with pineapple on the forefront.  I couldn't find anything on the internet regarding the 2015 vintage.  The 2014  was described as "warm wet slate and grapefruit" by Taurus wines.

The wine pours very pale yellow and the first nose is one of freshly mown grass.  It is quite dry and acidic.  I did not taste pineapple on the forefront.  Much too tart for pineapple.  I thought it was more of a citrus flavor with a grassy finish.  Maybe even a little buttery afterthought.

I served it up with a Poached Cod on Wilted Spinach with a Warm Blueberry Vinaigrette.  I wasn't sure about the pairing.  Here is the conversation that ensued.

Wendy- I think that perhaps the wine is too dry for this dish.  Maybe I made the vinaigrette too sweet.

Frank- I like the vinaigrette.  You wouldn't want a sweet wine with this dish.

Wendy- I wasn't thinking sweeter, just maybe a little less acidic.  I guess I'm wondering what you think of this pairing.

Frank- Let's have another glass of wine.  The more we drink the better the pairing will be.

Wendy-That's a lot of help (as I pour more wine)

Frank- I'm kidding.

Wendy- Too late now, it's going on the blog.

For what it's worth.  Frank was right, the wine got better suited to the dish during the second glass LOL.

I personally think this wine would pair much better with a buttery lobster tail or perhaps a fish with a buerre blanc.  I think the fruitiness of the salad competed with the wine.  That being said, the wine bottle was empty by the time dinner was done so it couldn't have been too bad.

I will be sharing my Dinner recipe with you on Monday during the Crazy Ingredient Challenge. I hope to see you again then.  In the meantime, stop by all my friends who belong to The French Winophiles and see how their pairings turned out.

• Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares “To Sancerre with a Tomato Salad with Parsley & Shallots”
• Jeff of Food Wine Click  tells us about “The Red-Headed Stepchild of Sancerre”
• Jill from L’Occasion  brings us “Central Loire: Fulfilling a Fantasy”
• Martin of Enofylz Wine Blog shares “2015 Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Rose #Winophiles”
• Michelle from Rockin Red Blog brings us “Diving into Loire Valley #Wine with #Winophiles: Sancerre & Pouilly-Fume”
• Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares “Domaine Daulney Sancerre 2015 for #FrenchWinophiles”
• Christy from Confessions of a Culinary Diva shares “Loire Valley Reds: Domaine du Pre Semele Sancerre”

Make sure to join us for our live Twitter Chat on Saturday, June 18th at 8 am PST/11 am EST using #Winophiles and share your Loire Valley Wine stories.

Tour Dates:

July 16th - Medoc, Haute Medoc
August 20th - St. Emilion/St. Emilion Satelites
September 17th - Graves and Entre-Deux-Mers

Join us for our upcoming events by emailing your post title to Christy at culinarydiva@icloud.com or Jill at jillbarth@msn.com.