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Gérard Bertrand Change Sauvignon Blanc 2020 Wine Review

Gérard Bertrand Change Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Gérard Bertrand Change Sauvignon Blanc 2020

Pays d'Oc, France

Community Score:88/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Price: $20.00

Drink: 2021-2023

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: White Wine

Organic wine


Winery: Gérard Bertrand

Agent: FWM Canada

Pricing & Stock Information

  • AGLC
  • 705709

Reviews and Ratings

Alana L rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

Change Sauvignon Blanc, IGP Pays d’Oc, 2020 / Organic, Change is what they consider their activist line of wines from vineyards converted to organic farming. Hand-harvested and vinified in stainless steel tanks to preserve the varietal aromas and freshness, this Sauvignon is fruit-driven, crisp, pure and well-balanced with lemon, lime, grapefruit and black currant on the nose and slight green or herbal notes on the palate. Would pair beautifully with oysters, any manner of shellfish or with very lightly grilled vegetables.

A leader in organic and biodynamic viticulture and named ‘Green Personality of the Year’ in 2020 at the Drinks Business Green Awards (the world's largest competition aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues in the beverage industry and rewarding exemplary sustainability and environmental performance), Gérard Bertrand discovered his passion for wine at his family’s estate, Villemajou, in 1975, started running it in 1987 and created the Gérard Bertrand wine company in 2002 to showcase and develop wines in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in the South of France. The company now includes 16 châteaux, estates and wineries covering over 850 hectares cultivated using biodynamic methods in one or more of 6 levels of certification: conversion to organic agriculture; organic agriculture; no added sulphites; vegan; bee-friendly and Demeter-certified biodynamic. Guiding his philosophy is that these organic practices are not only an essential way to act for the planet and to ‘be the change’, but also that they allow the identity of the terroir and sense of place to shine through and for the wines to ‘taste of somewhere and not of something’!

Tasted as part of Gérard Bertrand’s virtual Organic French Wine festival.
Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

This organic Sauvignon Blanc is light and refreshing. Aromas of lime and grapefruit along with hints of passionfruit and fresh, green herbs. Light bodied, with a creamy texture on the palate balanced with mouthwatering acidity, fresh, ripe fruit and a crisp, mineral finish. Enjoy with fresh spring vegetable dishes, like a spring pea risotto.

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