Domaine Vacheron Sancerre 2023 375ml

Domaine Vacheron Sancerre 2023 375ml

The Vacherons without question are Sancerres leading winemaking clan. From the familys pioneering work in identifying and exploring the regions top terroirs to their leading position in biodynamic viticulture, there are few if any artisans today in Sancerre as exacting or as respected. The estates peerless older vines, planted and cultivated by generations of family members, are cared for fastidiously. Yet it is the their single vineyard winesterroir-based selections recalling the painstaking work of Burgundian monks in the Cte dOrthat have shown the world the heights and complexity that Sancerre can reach.

Sourced from hillside vineyards around the town of Sancerre, with a mix of chalk and flint (silex) soils. About 20% of the blend is wine from a selection of single-vineyard plots, which gives more complexity (also some wood influence, as the domaines single-vineyard Sancerre Blanc wines are aged in larger wooden casks).

Hand-harvested. Fermented on indigenous yeasts in a combination of cement and stainless steel tank; aged in tank. Unfiltered.

Aromas of grapefruit zest and gunflint. Flavors of lemons and limes, sea salt, crisp pears.