2024 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir 100%
Region Sancerre
Soil 50% argilo-siliceous soil and 50% limestone soil
Fermentation Vessels Malolactic fermentation in 228 L oak barrels for 50% of the harvest and stainless-steel vats for the other 50%
Barrel Size 228
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Vines are 30–60 years old and organically cultivated. Grapes are entirely hand-picked and manually sorted. The sheet describes daily pumping-over and pigeage, followed by 12 months of ageing before bottling without filtration.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby-violet; ripe cherry, blackberry and raspberry; cooked red fruit, roasted coffee, graphite and cinnamon; round, smooth attack, tight tannins, fresh fruit and spice
Food Pairing When young, serve cool at 12°C with delicatessen meats, firm-textured fish, white meats or roasted meats; the sheet also recommends serving at 15°C with game and mature cheeses.
2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir 100%
Classification Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC)
Region Sancerre
Soil Limestone soils (caillottes de chavignol)
Vine Age 40
Fermentation Vessels Late natural malolactic fermentation in 228 L barrels for 50% and tronconical wooden vats for the other 50%
Barrel Size 228
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Hand-harvested in 12 kg cases; 100% destemmed and manually sorted before vatting. Maceration lasted approximately 25 days at 18–25°C, with one pumping-over per day and no pigeage. Maturation lasted 8–12 months before bottling without fining or filtration. The vines were farmed without herbicides, insecticides, fertilizer or anti-rot treatment; the source notes that 2022 was the final in-conversion organic vintage.
Tasting Notes Dark colour with violet highlights; raspberry, cherry and smoky notes; round, very fruity palate with a digestible, sapid and salivating finish
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2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir 100%
Region Sancerre
Soil 70% argilo-siliceous (clay and sandy-flint) soil and 30% limestone soil
Fermentation Vessels Malolactic fermentation in 228 L oak barrels for 50% and stainless-steel vats for 50%
Barrel Size 228
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Vines were 20–40 years old and sustainably cultivated. Grapes were entirely hand-picked and manually sorted. The sheet describes daily pumping-over, pigeage and sampling, followed by six months of ageing before bottling without filtration.
Tasting Notes Deep ruby-violet; very ripe cherry, blackberry and raspberry; cooked red fruit, roasted coffee, graphite and cinnamon; round, smooth attack, tight tannins, smoke and prune
Food Pairing When young, serve at 12°C with delicatessen meats, firm-textured fish, white meats or roasted meats; after three years, serve at 15°C with game and mature cheeses.
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| Wine-SearcherLWIN 2166733 | — | — | wine-searcher.com ↗ |