Domaine Lucien Crochet Sancerre Les Calcaires

Variety: Sauvignon Blanc – hand-picked and unpeeled grapes, from several lots with calcareous soil of the domain Color: pale yellow Bouquet: mineral, with scent of ripe Whitefruit and apricot Taste: elegant and balanced, with a very pleasant acidity and minerality and aromas of shock flowers and apricot Culinary combinations: as an appetizer or with freshwater fish, ocean, goat cheese Serving temperature 9-10 ° C Optimal consumption period: 2017-2022 ”Lucien Crochet has long been the qualitative reference for Sancerre wines, which explains the strong presence of local wines in the wine menus of the great restaurants in Sancerre. France. The level of the domain remained the same even after Lucien handed over the bar to his son Gilles. The hills of Chêne Marchand in the commune of Bué, where the Crochet family has a wonderful plot of five hectares, give some WhiteSancerre of extraordinary finesse (wait two years), while La Croix du Roy gives Pinot Noir a taste of a nobility unique in Sancerre. ”, La Revue du Vin de France The vineyards of Lucien Crochet occupy 35 ha, of which 26 are planted with Sauvignon Blanc and 9 with Pinot Noir, for red and rosé wines. Most of the vineyards are in the commune of Bué, with several plots located in Sancerre, Crézancy and Vinon. Being at 230-280 m altitude, they allow the grapes to be harvested at optimum maturity.