Dom Merlin-Cherrier – Le Chene Marchand
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France
Loire
Wine
White
The Facts
Origins France > Loire > Sancerre
Appellation Sancerre
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
Cepage 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Winemaking t's bottled without fining and without cold stabilization (the wine can throw tartaric crystals—and would that more wine did as this is a sign of quality) and with a light filtration.
Aging 12-18 months on fine lees
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The Character
Tasting Notes Immensely elegant, long, and mineral Sancerre. In riper years, the wine can be exotic with notes of white flowers, hazelnuts, and honey; in leaner years the minerality and length carry the day.
Awards 93pts Wine Enthusiast
Sustainability Natural Fermentation
The Story
Chêne Marchand is one of the crown jewel vineyards of Sancerre and is the appellation’s outstanding example of Caillottes terroir. If ever Sancerre were to classify its vineyards, Chêne would be a certain candidate for grand cru status. The vineyard grows on the western plateau above Bué where the sun always shines if it is shining anywhere in the neighborhood, and this plateau has supported vines for many a century—possibly as far back as the Roman Occupation. There are higher hills immediately to the north in Bué where the terres blanches are; the mound-like Chêne Marchand comes off of them.
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