Domaine Vincent Pinard Sancerre "Le Chateau" dry white 2023

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Domaine Vincent Pinard Sancerre "Le Château" white 2023

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (set 2025) : Favorite and 95/100. Le Château, usually sunny, develops an energy and a chalky sensation that lingers on the lips.

Technical Sheet written by the domaine :

Grape Variety: Sauvignon
Lieu dit: Le Château. Parcel selection from the village of Bué
Geology: Lower Kimmeridgian
Soil: Pebbles, limestone stones from Sancerrois
Subsoil: Limestone
Exposure: mid-slope south
Altitude: 250 to 260 meters
Age of Vines: Planted in 1971
Planting Density: 7000 vines/ha


VITICULTURE

Vine Training: Guyot pruning
Cultivation: no herbicides; tilling, plowing, no chemical fertilizers
Treatment Strategy: 100% organic approach, without certification
Yields: 50 hl/ha

Bud thinning, green harvesting, manual harvesting in crates with a first sorting of the grapes


VINIFICATION

Vibrating sorting table (no screw at the reception of the harvest which allows for pressing whole, uncrushed grapes)

Pneumatic pressing

Fermentation and aging: Aging in demi-muids and stainless steel.