French wine has become irrelevant because of their socialist insanity. Why should I buy a $14 French Sauvignon Blanc when I can buy a far surperior one from Marlborough, New Zealand, for only $8?
I don't know much about Sauvignon Blanc, but it's hard to find better Cabernet/Merlot (Bordeaux) or Chardonnay (Burgundy) than you can get from France unless you are willing to pay two or three times what the French stuff costs.
ML/NJ