Latest Technical Specifications · 2024
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking Window 2026-2038
Region Sancerre
Soil Silex (flint)
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Tasting Notes Mineral and nearly cutting in profile, with saline character, length and a strong expression of its silex site; the Sauvignon Blanc varietal aroma is comparatively subdued.
Food Pairing Crottin de Chavignol; gravlax or lightly cooked salmon with grapefruit and herbs; sushi; marinated fish; fish or meat tartare; herb-stuffed roast sea bream.
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking Window 2026-2038
Region Sancerre
Soil Silex (flint)
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Tasting Notes Mineral and nearly cutting in profile, with saline character, length and a strong expression of its silex site; the Sauvignon Blanc varietal aroma is comparatively subdued.
Food Pairing Crottin de Chavignol; gravlax or lightly cooked salmon with grapefruit and herbs; sushi; marinated fish; fish or meat tartare; herb-stuffed roast sea bream.
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2023 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking Window Now to 2032
Region Sancerre
Soil Predominantly flint
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks and large oak casks
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Manual harvest with strict selection; spontaneous fermentation; maturation in stainless steel and large oak casks on fine lees; no chemical additives.
Tasting Notes Elderflower, chamomile and lemon tea; light-bodied with understated richness, lively acidity, flinty minerality and a taut, structured finish.
2022 Technical Specifications
Region Sancerre
Critics Ratings 93
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Region Sancerre
Soil Silex
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel or cement tanks and traditional open-top wooden fermenters
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Used Oak Only Yes
Production Details Entirely hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts. The page reports 100% of the wine aged for 12 months in French oak, with no new oak.
Tasting Notes Ripe white peach, hawthorn and acacia, flint, gooseberry, smoke, crisp dry structure, saline minerality and a long finish.
Food Pairing Grilled or poached cod, halibut or turbot with lemon-butter or herb sauce.
Critics Ratings 96
2020 Technical Specifications
Region Sancerre
Critics Ratings 94
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2019 Technical Specifications
Region Sancerre
Critics Ratings 92
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2018 Technical Specifications
Region Sancerre
Critics Ratings 94
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