Domaine Vacheron - Sancerre Blanc 2023

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Producer	Domaine Vacheron
Country	France
Region	Loire Valley
Subregion	Sancerre
Varietal	Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage	2023
Sku	12015053
Size	750ml

   

• Country: France
• Region: Loire Valley
• Appellation: Sancerre
• Variety: Sauvignon Blanc
• Terroir: 30-50 year old vines on Flint, Limestone, and Marl soils (Silex and Caillottes), at an altitude of 300 meters.
• Winemaking: Demeter Certified Biodynamic, Hand-Harvested, Natural Yeast Fermentation and aged 4 months in tank.

"Domaine Vacheron is one of Sancerre’s elite properties, producing both white and red Sancerre of amazing purity and definition. The domaine has been completely transformed over to biodynamic farming (certified by Biodyvin in 2005) with two young cousins, Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron, at the helm. No synthetic material is used in the vineyard, harvests are carried out exclusively by hand, and the only fertilizer used is produced from the compost pile. Yields are kept extremely low. Having inherited some of the most coveted parcels in the appellation (and being smart about current land purchases), the cousins are trying a Burgundian approach to Sancerre winemaking, with parcels being vinified by terroir and blends varying from year to year.

Vacheron is primarily a “silex” producer. Silex (flint) is found primarily in the eastern part of the appellation (and also across the river in Pouilly Fumé) and almost all of Vacheron’s holdings are on this hard, minerally soil type. Flint produces vertical, long-aging Sancerre bottlings and the Vacheron boys’ biggest aim is to let this shine. The “basic” Sancerre blanc from the property comes from vines planted on the fault line between silex and caillottes (hard shards of limestone)." European Cellars