Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2022

Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2022

The Vacheron family’s vineyards combine equal portions of flint and chalk soils, which give this pure Sauvignon Blanc its nervous edge and juicy core of citrus fruit.

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

Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2022

Their Domaine Vacheron Sancerre “village” bottling draws from both terroirs to create a subtle, mineral and completely satisfying wine.

One of the few estates in Sancerre to harvest entirely by hand this wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in tank for at least 4 months before bottling.

WINERY: Domaine Vacheron

ESTABLISHED: 1900

REGION: FRANCE • Loire Valley • Sancerre

APPELLATION: Sancerre AOC

BLEND: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

VINEYARDS: 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 domaine’s single-vineyard Sancerre Blanc wines are aged in larger wooden casks).

AGE OF VINES: 30 to 50 years

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