Coteaux du Giennois

Expert reviews

Tasting notes from Wine Enthusiast

This is one of a range of three wines from different soils. Silex soil is flinty, giving, as here, ageworthy, structured wines. It is dense, powerful and with a range of steely textures that dominate the very crisp, taut and nervy fruits. Drink this from 2017.

— Vignobles Berthier 2013 Terre de Silex Sauvignon Blanc (Coteaux du Giennois) (92/100)

From flinty soil, this wine shows a strongly mineral character and even a smoky edge. It is structured and tight, ripe with yellow fruits as well as citrus. A complex wine, it's impressive and ready to age a few months. Drink from 2017.

— Clement et Florian Berthier 2014 Terre de Silex Sauvignon Blanc (Coteaux du Giennois) (91/100)

This is part of the range of three wines from different soils. Marne, or clay and chalk soil, is relatively heavy and produces a rich style of Sauvignon Blanc. This brings out the more tropical fruits and ripe pineapple that dominate the youthful acidity that cuts through the texture. Drink from 2016.

— Vignobles Berthier 2013 Terre de Marne Sauvignon Blanc (Coteaux du Giennois) (91/100)

This producer's style is for rich wines and this is no exception. With its depth of fruit and ripe apples and lemon, it is both crisp and full. The wine has some wood aging not for the flavor, more for the open effect. Drink the wine now.

— Florian Roblin 2015 Coulée des Moulins Sauvignon Blanc (Coteaux du Giennois) (90/100)

With its light color and cool feel, this well-balanced wine comes from a parcel of 30-year-old vines. The smoky tannins and intense acidity give a wine that will develop well and slowly. It's still young with its red-berry fruits and fresh aftertaste. Drink from 2018.

— Clement et Florian Berthier 2014 L'Inédit Pinot Noir (Coteaux du Giennois) (90/100)

Score & price analysis

Position in the Loire

Rated below the Loire Valley median.

Grape varieties

Flavor profile

Descriptors most frequently associated with this appellation across aggregated expert reviews:

• crisp
• apple
• lemon
• tannin
• structured
• citrus
• rich
• grapefruit

Appellation summary

Source: Wine Enthusiast expert reviews. Updated: April 14, 2026.