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Our Tasting Note
A medium minus lemon yellow, but bright color. A pronounced nose of green and yellow fruits, citrus and green apple, subtle green herbs, mineral stoney notes of gunflint, smoke, and saline. Medium bodied, med/med+ acids, with pronounced flavor intensity and long, fresh, mineral finish.

Florent Bourgeois’ tiny estate of 24 acres is based in Saint-Satur, the closest village of the appellation to the Loire River. Also called the port of Sancerre it benefits from the microclimate of the river providing optimum ripeness potential. The 4 only growers based in this single south-facing hillside are blessed with a unique terroir rich in flint. Long considered too hard to grow vines, this tiny portion of the Terroir of Sancerre (12%) is now a fascination for most of the growers, who, when they have the chance to own a parcel on this soil, don’t hesitate to bottle it separately to make their top cuvée. The thick stony layer on top of the vine has the ability to store the heat of the day and deliver it back throughout the night, this element, combined with the microclimate from the river, provide the very best maturity potential.

Vineyard: Same base as L’Echappée Belle - Cote des blancs, Cote de Sezanne, Grande Vallée de la Marne
Soils: Flint and clay. Eastern side of Sancerre. Overlooking the Loire River.
Viticulture: 50 years old vines farmed organic certified by Ecocert. Low yielding of 35hl/ha to ensure an optimum maturity. Organic farming of the vines with traditional ploughing of the soil. Sorting tables are used before a gentle pneumatic pressing.
Vinification: Alcoholic fermentation, with native yeasts, happens in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks followed by a maturation of 6 months on fine lees with “Bâtonnage” (racking) each week to keep the lees in contact with the wine. No malolactic. Bottled with light filtration.