Domaine Fournier, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) “Cuvée Silex” 2008

($38, David Milligan Selection): I know, why pay $38 for Sancerre when so many good ones go for less than $30? Simple, this one’s unique and worth every penny of it. Fournier is one of Sancerre’s star producers. His Cuvée Silex comes from a distinctive 5-acre parcel whose soil is mostly flint. Reflective of the site, the wine is precise, mineraly and long with alluring smoky flintiness. The grape is still Sauvignon Blanc, but the taste is the place. 94 Michael Apstein Aug 2, 2011