2023 Sancerre Blanc, Domaine Vacheron, Loire

An important white grape in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley that has now found fame in New Zealand and now Chile. It thrives on the gravelly soils of Bordeaux and is blended with Sémillon to produce fresh, dry, crisp  Bordeaux Blancs, as well as more prestigious Cru Classé White Graves. It is also blended with Sémillon, though in lower proportions, to produce the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It performs well in the Loire Valley and particularly on the well-drained chalky soils found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where it produces bone dry, highly aromatic, racy wines, with grassy and sometimes smoky, gunflint-like nuances.

Domaine Vacheron stands proudly as one of Sancerre's elite properties, renowned for crafting white and red Sancerre wines of remarkable purity and definition. Leading the charge in this transformation are cousins, Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron, who have spearheaded the transition to biodynamic farming since 2005, earning certification from Biodyvin.