2022DomaineVincentPinardSancerre“ChêneMarchand”Loire,France

<p>Vincent Pinard grew up in a small town in the Loire called Bué, in the heart of the Sancerre wine region. Bué has limestone and clay-limestone (the renowned Kimmeridgean terres blanches) soils, which produce more structured and powerful wines.</p><p>Varietals: Sauvignon BlancAppellation: Sancerre AOCLocation: BuéSoil: Oxfordian limestoneExposure: South/westArea: 0.75 haVineyard Age: 50 yearsAgricultural Method: Organic,Natural, BiodynamicHarvest: Hand harvestPruning: Guyot simpleProduction: 4,800 bottlesVinification: Vibrating sortingtable, direct pressing. Inoculatedwith neutral yeast for fermentation,18 month elevage in 600-liter demimuids for 14 months. Malolacticfermentation blocked. Bentonite finingand Kieselguhr filtration</p>