Sancerre le Chêne Marchand 2019

LUCIEN CROCHET

Sancerre le Chêne Marchand
2019

$77.99*

* Suggested retail price
Product code
136325
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Loire Valley
Subregion
Centre Loire
Appellation
Sancerre
Varietal(s)
Sauvignon Blanc 100 %
Colour
White
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

At Lucien Crochet the emphasis is on creating wines of finesse and complexity that are faithful to both terroir and vintage. The vineyards are located around the towns of Bué, Sancerre and Crézancy, the finest of which is the limestone-based Chêne Marchand vineyard. Gilles Crochet, Lucien's son, makes the wines as naturally as possible using indigenous yeasts. Through hand picking, careful selection of the grapes and long, slow ageing 'sur lie', Lucien Crochet produces sophisticated and...

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Press reviews

Vinous

- 93 points -

Rebecca Gibb MW, August 2022 (Vintage 2019)

The 2019 Sancerre Chêne Marchand is not a single parcel; it's from as many as 14 plots across this lieu-dit. It's a blend of 80% tank and 20% futs (600 liters), and the result is initially tender and round but then comes forward with power and structure as well as a light coating of chalkiness residing on the tongue. Youthful, pure fruit, floral, with a subtle apple character. Not a wine for the faint hearted, but there's plenty to get your mouth around.

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