Domaine Vincent Pinard Sancerre "Chene Marchand" dry white 2021

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Sancerre "Chêne Marchand" 2021 dry white wine from domaine Pinard

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2024 (Sept. 2023): 94/100. 2021 heralds sleek and fresh whites, well-rounded with a tasty richness, without any harshness. We conclude the tasting of the whites with Chêne Marchand: a mid-palate and finish built on elegant bitterness. The prominent structure highlights the fresh strength of the vintage. All the wines will settle quietly over the coming years. To be opened from 2025.

Clément Pinard: "One of the greatest Terroirs of Bué, here the limestone offers a very complex wine, Chêne Marchand is often a wine for aging. As broad as it is long, with aromas of chalk and citrus. Approximately 5200 bottles produced."

Florent and Clément Pinard: Chêne Marchand is a famous cru in our village of Bué. This terroir is composed of Oxfordian Limestone, a very chalky and stony soil. On this plateau, the exposure is ideal, West, East, and South, which gives the wine great power. The richness of Chêne Marchand is tempered by the mineral freshness of the soil.

Technical sheet for this cuvée written by the domaine:

100% sauvignon blanc on a gravelly soil (limestone stones from Sancerre) and limestone subsoil, average age of 40 years.

Lieu-dit: Vieille Vigne du Chêne Marchand, parcel selection from the village of Bué.
Vines are grassed and the soil is worked under each vine. Organic approach: no herbicides, insecticides, acaricides, anti-rot agents, etc.

Yields: 45 hl/ha (bud thinning, green harvesting), or approximately 5000 bottles in a "normal" vintage.

Manual harvest with a first sorting of the grapes. Second sorting on a vibrating table and no "auger" at the reception of the harvest: the grapes are intact.
Pneumatic pressing

Aging: 4 oak barrels including 2 new, and stainless steel tank.