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A great example of finely hewn Sancerre rosé—not the cheap pink stuff of which oceans are made—this wine drinks beautifully now, but this paler version of Sancerre Rouge will age very well for a few years, too. Brief maceration on the skins for this wine results in notes of kiwi, fresh baby rose, wild strawberry, and clean green herbs.

• 100% Pinot Noir
• Terroir: Mixed clay and chalky soils
• Vines: 20 years old on average, Guyot trained
• Farming: Certified Organic and Biodynamic. Depending on the soil, cover crops are planted between the vines in some parcels. Down each row, grass is kept mowed, and hoeing is done to remove weeds between each vine. Debudding in Spring. A green harvest is carried out every year.
• Winemaking: Fruit is hand-harvested, then whole-cluster pressed. Fermentation and aging in stainless steel for six months.
Fermentation in stainless steel tanks, with natural yeasts starts after a cold maceration. Tank time lasts 20 to 25 days depending on the vintage.
• Aging: Cold settling and filtering on cellulose plates before bottling. Unfined.

Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous Media on Crochet:
In Bué, François Crochet is one of the most impressive producers in the appellation, with great attention to detail. From 2023, the vineyards have been certified as both organic and biodynamic. All of the 12ha are harvested by hand before being whole bunch pressed, making for pure, delicate fruit quality with lower thiols, leading to restrained fruit characters and impeccable clarity throughout the range. Since 2019, only wild yeasts have been used in the winery. While the wines from the current 2022 vintage display the richness of the warm season, they remain balanced and carefully made. From early tastes of the 2023 vintage, the domaine’s Sancerre Blanc is a very well-made example. From a tricky vintage with high yields, the unfinished tank samples of Crochet’s show rare concentration, which is a welcome surprise. Two green harvests were surely key to this. The current crop of 2022 Pinot Noirs is deftly handled and ripe, allowing for ripe stems and a high proportion of whole bunches, but they are well-balanced and have longevity. The domaine’s lieux dits, parcels in Petit Chemarin, Grand Chemarin and Le Chêne Marchand, are limestone-based (calcaire/griottes/terres blanches), providing tenderness on the mid-palate with a fine chalky veil on the finish. However, each has its own personality: Le Petit Chemarin has a higher proportion of clay in the soil, giving roundness in addition to the winemaking influence of 18 months on lees in large foudres, while Le Chêne Marchand shows great power.