Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest shop price | 2024 / 750ml | ≈ $32.06Original CHF 26.50 | fr.millesima.ch ↗ |
2024 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking Window 2025–2031
Classification Sancerre AOC
Region Sancerre
Soil Caillottes (sancerre limestone stones) over limestone subsoil
Vineyard Yield 50 hL/ha
Vine Age 35
Pressing Method Long Pneumatic Pressing Of Whole, Uncrushed Grapes Following Manual Harvesting And Sorting
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Bué fruit from vineyards at 240–275 m, planted at 7,000 vines/ha and trained Guyot Poussard. No herbicides are used; soils are hoed, ploughed and worked by pickaxe. The sheet describes organic and biodynamic cultivation with certification pending, manual harvest in ventilated crates, sorting, and maturation for 7–9 months in wooden vat. The domaine uses its own indigenous yeast and volcanic sulfur, with no sulfur in the must and little in the finished wine. Recommended service is 11–13°C.
Critics Ratings 91
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2023 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Classification Sancerre AOC
Region Sancerre
Soil Caillottes and sancerre limestone stones over limestone subsoil
Vineyard Yield 50 hL/ha
Vine Age 27
Fermentation Vessels Stainless-steel tanks
Pressing Method Pneumatic Pressing Of Whole Grapes After Manual Harvest And Two-Stage Sorting
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Production Details Organically farmed without certification. The vines are located at the Caillottes site in Bué. Grapes were manually harvested in crates, sorted first at harvest and again on a vibrating table, then pressed whole. Fermentation used indigenous yeast in stainless steel, followed by maturation on fine lees entirely in stainless-steel tanks. The first bottling took place during March/April; the source does not state the bottling year.
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2021 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking Window 2023–2026
Classification Sancerre AOC
Region Sancerre
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Production Details The 2021 wine-growing method is described as organic and biodynamic.
Tasting Notes Light gold with green highlights; complex floral nose with apple, exotic fruit and white pepper; fresh, broad palate with white fruit and citrus, a smooth texture and a long, lightly saline finish
Food Pairing Cheese, shellfish and raw fish
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Shop prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop price | 2024 / 750ml | ≈ $32.06Original CHF 26.50 | fr.millesima.ch ↗ |
| Wine-SearcherLWIN 1242841 | — | — | wine-searcher.com ↗ |