Domaine Delaporte, Sancerre (Loire Valley, France) 2018

 Although this is an indisputably delicious bottle of wine that nobody could fail to enjoy, it is still recommended for open-minded consumers.  The reason for this is that it really doesn’t taste much like classic Sancerre — which is to say, like almost any Sancerre that “purists” will ever have tasted before.  Exuberantly fruity and very rich, this is at least medium-bodied in terms of general weight and robustness, and though it shows a bit of the chalky minerality for which the appellation is famous, your palate will need to seek out that minerality beneath the waves of fruit (including white melon, peach and lime).  Circling back to my first impression, I absolutely loved the wine, and immediately insisted that a couple of experienced friends taste it along with me, resulting in immediate consensus that it bears little resemblance to classic Sancerre.  Still, this is marvelous Sauvignon, and I’ll be buying several bottles for my cellar, with the objective of learning what will become of it after it has shed some of its baby fat and primary fruit flavors in 3 or 4 years.