90 David Schildknecht - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

"Tasted from the earliest of several bottlings representing a common assemblage, Boulay's regular cuvee of 2011 Sancerre leads with scents of mint, pennyroyal and chervil, and behind that fresh grapefruit and lime, all of which team up on the palate for a performance that’s irresistibly luscious, but also unusually buoyant, bright and invigorating for its vintage (virtues enhanced by palpable retained CO2). The herb and white pepper impingement in this Sancerre's sustained finish reminds me a bit of Gruner Veltliner, while chalk and iodine add notes of intrigue. This will be a versatile delight over the next several years. (Incidentally, on a portion of this bottling, Boulay is trying out a cork that's sheathed in some sort of plastic, TCA-shielding coating at either end.) "