Sancerre

The Sancerre is a world-renowned terroir. The presence of vines in Sancerre and on the banks of the Loire River dates back to Antiquity. The vineyard of Sancerre wines was destroyed by phylloxera at the end of the 19th century. Instead of replanting only pinot noir, winemakers added sauvignon blanc to the pinot noir. The quality of the Sancerre wine has always been at the rendezvous since then. The white wines made from Sauvignon Blanc have been classified AOC since 1936. 

 

Located east of the city of Bourges, the Sancerre vineyard covers approximately 2,770 hectares. The appellation covers 14 communes: Bannay, Bué, Crézancy, Menetou-Râtel, Ménétréol, Montigny, Saint-Satur, Sainte-Gemme, Sury-en-Vaux, Thauvenay, Veaugues, Verdigny, Vinon and of course Sancerre.

 

The vines of Sancerre have been planted on three types of soils. The "terres blanches" are located in the west of the territory, on the hills. The wines from these clay-limestone soils are more full-bodied. On the central hillsides, the "caillottes" are characterized by stony and calcareous soils, which give floral notes to the wine. Finally, on the hills to the east of the vineyard, the siliceous clay soils give firm, mineral wines.

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Sancerre

"the clos de beaujeu cuvée is the fruit of sauvignon blanc vines nestled on steep...

gerard boulay clos de beaujeu 2018
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
5

39.88 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay la cote 2018
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
5

43.54 €

the henri bourgeois estate located in chavignol in the loire valley offers a very nice...

henri bourgeois petit bourgeois 2015
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
3

18.63 €

the wine, neither filtered nor fined, shows a beautiful maturity, coupled with a...

françois cotat mont damnes 2018
france france
sauvignon sauvignon
nr parker
4

60.32 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay la cote 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

47.18 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay sancerre 2019
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
5

25.22 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay mont damnes 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

41.13 €

certainly the most emblematic domain of sancerre, fouassier is today represented by the...

fouassier & raynal le ciel peut attendre 2017
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

18.69 €

17.76 €

the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay comtesse 2020
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

54.84 €

the vacheron family settled in the sancerre region at the beginning of the 20th century...

vacheron chambrates 2019
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
94 parker
5

34.84 €

françois cotat has been working on the family estate since 1979 with his father, whom...

françois cotat 2012 magnum
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

272.94 €

"domaine vacheron sancerre blanc is a biodynamic white wine from the sancerre aoc, a...

vacheron les romains 2019
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

37.21 €

illustrious wine sellers or winemakers, the members of the mellot family have always...

alphonse mellot generation dix neuf 2017
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

49.23 €

monts damnés is a dry white wine from sancerre, produced by gérard boulay. this estate...

gerard boulay monts damnes 2020
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

41.12 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay sancerre 2020
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

25.39 €

"domaine vacheron sancerre blanc is a biodynamic white wine from aoc sancerre, a single...

vacheron blanc 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

24.18 €

in chavignol there is a vineyard that produces perhaps the best sancerre wines: it is...

pascal cotat la grande cote 2018
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

60.48 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay la cote 2020
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

45.80 €

the edmond 2019 cuvée from the alphonse mellot estate is an emblematic wine from the...

alphonse mellot cuvee edmond 2019
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

90.57 €

"the boulay family has been growing vines in chavignol since 1310. this village in the...

gerard boulay sancerre 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

24.74 €

alphonse mellot is a well-respected winery in the loire valley region of france, known...

alphone mellot cuvée edmond 1997
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

84.52 €

a tiny production, a vineyard admirably located on the steep hillside of the monts...

pascal cotat la grande cote...
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

177.87 €

a tiny production, a vineyard admirably located on the steep hillside of the monts...

pascal cotat les monts damnes 2009
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
91 parker
5

141.57 €

a tiny production, a vineyard admirably located on the steep hillside of the monts...

pascal cotat la grande cote 2003
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
90 parker
5

156.09 €

it was in 1513 that the mellot family arrived in sancerre. eighteen generations have...

alphonse mellot la moussiere 2022
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

29.26 €

the mellot family, both winemakers and wine merchants, have had a presence in the...

alphonse mellot cuvée les romains 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

52.94 €

sancerre les monts damnés is a cuvée of great elegance, which fully expresses the...

didier dagueneau mont damne 2020
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

226.88 €

en chailloux is closely linked to the history of the dagueneau estate, since it is the...

louis benjamin dagueneau sancerre en chailloux 2018
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

100.13 €

the unfiltered 2021 sancerre clos de beaujeu comes from vines averaging 45 years of age...

gerard boulay clos de beaujeu 2021
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
4

41.08 €

"domaine vacheron sancerre blanc is a biodynamic white wine from aoc sancerre, a single...

vacheron blanc 2022
france france
sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc
nr parker
5

24.01 €

"the grande côte" wine from pascal cotat is a benchmark in the sancerre appellation,...

pascal cotat la grande cote 2020
france france
sauvignon sauvignon
nr parker
5

76.05 €

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