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Vacheron Sancerre Le Pavé 2019

Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre, Loire, France
WE 96
13.0% ABV
Item # 340748

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96 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "This wine expresses structure, minerality and great swathes of freshness. White fruits dominate the texture, giving restrained power as well as great style. The wine's intensity means it will age further. Drink from 2023. Organic and biodynamic. Alcohol 13%. (May 2022)"

Le Pavé is an east-facing, five-acre vineyard planted by the family in 1990 on marl (limestone-clay) soils. Domaine Vacheron has consistently produced some of the most profound and longest-lived examples of Sauvignon blanc (and Pinot noir, for that matter) that can be found anywhere in France. Long known for their sensitive viticulture, the domaine became one of the first in the region to convert to biodynamics (2004). Now under the steady guidance of cousins Jean-Dominique and Jean-Laurent Vacheron, the domaine has continued its house style with hand-picked fruit, low yields, and native yeast fermentation, followed by aging in Stockinger foudres or barrique. Many of the wines are bottled unfiltered after a year in foudre, a rarity for a region beholden to a market that demands fast turn-around. The Vacherons will not be rushed in their quest to explore and expand the notions of terroir in Sancerre.
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96 points/'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "This wine expresses structure, minerality and great swathes of freshness. White fruits dominate the texture, giving restrained power as well as great style. The wine's intensity means it will age further. Drink from 2023. Organic and biodynamic. Alcohol 13%. (May 2022)"

Le Pavé is an east-facing, five-acre vineyard planted by the family in 1990 on marl (limestone-clay) soils. Domaine Vacheron has consistently produced some of the most profound and longest-lived examples of Sauvignon blanc (and Pinot noir, for that matter) that can be found anywhere in France. Long known for their sensitive viticulture, the domaine became one of the first in the region to convert to biodynamics (2004). Now under the steady guidance of cousins Jean-Dominique and Jean-Laurent Vacheron, the domaine has continued its house style with hand-picked fruit, low yields, and native yeast fermentation, followed by aging in Stockinger foudres or barrique. Many of the wines are bottled unfiltered after a year in foudre, a rarity for a region beholden to a market that demands fast turn-around. The Vacherons will not be rushed in their quest to explore and expand the notions of terroir in Sancerre.
Product SKU 340748
Producer Vacheron
Country France
Region Loire
SubRegion Sancerre
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
Vintage 2019
Size 750ml
Color White
ABV 13.0%
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