Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rose 2022
Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rose 2022
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$5999
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Top rose needs some age to get to the perfect spot to drink it. Most of us drink our rose wines way too young before they peak in the bottle! We spotted this deal, tasted a bottle, and jumped on the last of it.
Tasting Notes A deeper colored rose. The nose opens with lifted aromas of wild strawberry, red currant, and blood orange peel, layered with crushed chalk, subtle garden herbs, and a light floral lift. There’s a cool, river-stone clarity to the aromatics that feels distinctly Loire. On the palate, it is dry and finely etched, with crisp red berry fruit gliding over a line of stony acidity. Citrus zest and white peach skin add tension and brightness, while a saline mineral core carries through the mid-palate. The finish is precise and lingering, tapering on red fruit skin, chalk dust, and a pleasant, faint herbal note. A rosé of restraint and definition rather than sheer fruit, reflecting the meticulous farming and low-intervention ethos of Vacheron.
Vine Age: 30-50 yrs
Farming: Certified Organic & Biodynamic
Soil: Flint, Limestone, Marl
Fermentation: Hand harvested, full cluster direct pressing, natural yeast fermentation in tank
Aging: 4 months in tank
Domaine Vacheron is one of Sancerre’s elite properties, producing both white, pink, and red Sancerre of amazing purity and definition. The domaine has been completely converted to biodynamic farming (certified by Biodyvin in 2005) with two young cousins, Jean-Laurent and Jean- Dominique Vacheron, at the helm. No synthetic material is used in the vineyard, harvests are carried out exclusively by hand, and the only fertilizer used is produced from the compost pile. Yields are kept extremely low. Having inherited some of the most coveted parcels in the appellation (and being smart about current land purchases), the cousins are trying a Burgundian approach to Sancerre winemaking, with parcels being vinified by terroir and blends varying from year to year. Pinot Noir is not an afterthought chez Vacheron, but a focus, and on soils just a couple of hours west of Burgundy, the cousins are making grand, expressive bottlings from the variety. Vacheron is mainly a “silex” producer. Silex (flint) is found primarily in the eastern part of the appellation (and also across the river in Pouilly Fumé) and almost all of Vacheron’s holdings are on this hard, minerally soil type. Flint produces vertical, long-aging Sancerre bottlings and the Vacheron boys’ biggest aim is to let this shine. Sancerre With cellars located in the charming, hilltop town of Sancerre, Jean-Laurent and Jean-Dominique Vacheron have vineyards in mainly the eastern part of Sancerre on hard, flinty soils as well as smaller holding on softer limestone and clay soils. Their “village” Sancerre bottling draws from both terroirs to create a subtle, mineral and completely satisfying wine. One of the few estates in Sancerre to harvest entirely by hand, this wine is fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in tank for at least 4 months before bottling.