96 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide (2023).
95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Pave enchants us with its material intensity, stretched by an extremely salient drive. A beautiful deep white to pair with any salty cuisine. (2023)"
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.
95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "Pave enchants us with its material intensity, stretched by an extremely salient drive. A beautiful deep white to pair with any salty cuisine. (2023)"
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 | 345395 |
| Producer | Vacheron |
| Country | France |
| Region | Loire |
| SubRegion | Sancerre |
| Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | White |
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