GRAPE VARIETY : TYPE OF WINE :
All Pinot Noir STILL WHITE
LOCATION : CLIMATE AND SOIL :
Sury-En-Vaux Continental climate : cold in winter and warm and dry in spring and summer Soil : 100 % Clay / Limestone
YIELD : 50 HL/HECTARE AVERAGE AGE OF VINES : 35 years
DENSITY OF PLANTATION : 6500 plants/ha
VINEYARD PRACTICE : WINE MAKING :
Culture Raisonnée, soil is plowed and only Gentle pneumatic pressing. Spontaneous organic fertilizer is used when needed fermentation with native yeasts. Vinification and maturation in stainless-steel vats in contact with a layer on fine lees.
TASTING COMMENTS :
Sancerre red is a soft and dry wine.
Color : Red cherry color
Nose : Expressive nose, hints of wild (morello) and black cherries,
Taste : Soft attack, soft tannic structure, light and pleasant red wine. Palate length with black cherry taste.
To be served at fresh temperature.
The estate is located 6km (4 miles ) north from Sancerre, in Sury-en-Vaux. It used to be a typical local farm with cattle breeding and mixed farming. In 1975, Paul Doucet and his elder brother decided to dedicate it to the vitical activity. At that time, they had barely 5ha (12 acres) but quickly reached 9 ha (22 acres) in[...]
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