![]() ![]() This makes their wines firm, fresh if not piquant, very precise and rather vertical, even the reds. In contrast to most of the top producers in Sancerre the Vacherons cultivate their vines mostly on Silex (flint) soils which is to be found mainly in the eastern part of the appellation as well as in Pouilly-Fumé on the other side of the Loire river. The cousins vinify (and partly bottle) their different parcels separately whereas the blend can vary from year to year. Yields are kept extremely low here and harvest is done exclusively by hand. ![]() Corresponding to Demeter, Biodyvin and Ecocert regulations for the past couple of years, three generations (with the two young cousins Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron at the helm) cultivate their Sauvignon Blanc vines in the best limestone and/or silex sites and offer wines which are clear, precise and fresh but also pure, defined and thrillingly mineral and complex. Let me recommend you two recent crushes during my last trip to Sancerre."The 47 ha family estate is surely one of the finest Sancerre producers. ![]() As an example, 2021 will be an almost non-existent vintage for certain Pinot Noir cuvées. The volumes of wines available have tended to decrease in recent years. ![]() This is unfortunately accompanied by regular late spring frosts, while the buds of the next vintage have barely started to emerge and have already started their vegetative cycle. The last warmer vintages in Sancerre are undeniably the mark of global warming. Another reason to put and save a few bottles in your cellar today! For the same quality of wine, it would easily cost double in Burgundy. Well, another attraction of Sancerre reds, and not the least: the very wise quality/price ratios, unrivaled in Burgundy. Red Sancerre: an alternative to Burgundy wines? On the hilly slopes of certain terroirs, usually on a clay-limestone base, the grapes show an additional tannic structure, allowing them to improve for a few years in a good cellar.īeing personally a Burgundy red wines lover, I must admit that today, some Pinot Noirs tasted recently in Sancerre have nothing to be ashamed of alongside the beautiful village appellations of the famous Côte de Nuits vineyard! One can feel this when tasting the wines: a smooth texture offering an obvious and immediate seductive side. The pinot noir grapes harvested at maturity present additional body and richness, melt with the classic aromas of cherries and morello cherries. I’m thinking about the 2018 or 2019 recent years. In recent years, warmer vintages have added an extra dimension to the wines. The red wines are certainly less known there, but if you like wines made from the pinot noir grape, you absolutely must stop there for a moment. The vineyard of Sancerre extends over a landscape of gentle hills that I strongly recommend you to visit on sunny days, equipped with a corkscrew in your pocket and a few local goat cheese crottin de Chavignol in your basket! White wines produced only from the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety. Sancerre is surely the most famous vineyard in the Loire Valley: famous for its dry, round, fruity white wines, with a mineral and salivating saline texture. In recent years, I’ve been impressed by the quality of the red wine production of this appellation, where white wines dominate. Every year, usually in January, I’m driving to the Sancerre vineyards to taste the latest vintages offered by my favorite estates. ![]()
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