Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pelle's flagship village Menetou-Salon from Kimmeridgian limestone. Crisp, citrus-driven Sauvignon with chalky lift and excellent value.
Cuvées
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Kimmeridgian limestone in Morogues. Chalky depth more often associated with Sancerre proper, at Menetou-Salon prices.
Pouilly-Fumé
4.3
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Jolivet's Pouilly-Fumé from flint and Kimmeridgian marl across the river from Sancerre. Smoky pierre à fusil signature on a citrus-driven, saline Sauvignon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Buisson Renard (formerly Buisson Ménard) is the broader, more exotic side of Dagueneau. Yellow plum and exotic spice over a full, ripe-fruited Sauvignon frame.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Bourgeois' Pouilly-Fumé from travertine soils across the river from Sancerre. Smoky flint signature on a citrus-driven, saline Sauvignon.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Joseph Mellot's flagship Pouilly-Fumé from flint and travertine soils. Smoky pierre à fusil signature on a citrus-driven, saline Sauvignon.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pur Sang, established 1988, sits at the heart of Dagueneau's range. Citrus, saline mineral and flint smoke from a Kimmeridgian-clay terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pouilly-Fumé from Saint-Andelain flint terroir. Didier Dagueneau's flagship cuvée since 1990; pure pierre à fusil signature on a powerful, age-worthy frame.
Sancerre Blanc
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Biodynamic blend across Vacheron's 48 hectares on Oxfordian limestone and silex. Pure Sauvignon Blanc with crystalline citrus, saline drive and a chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Single-parcel silex Sauvignon from vines planted 1970. Crystalline citrus and grapefruit on a tense, intensely mineral frame; ages on the cellar floor for over a decade.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Old-vine cuvée from a single hectare of La Moussière planted in the 1930s. Beautiful freshness, distinctive floral notes and chalky minerality from biodynamic farming.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Pinard's barrel-fermented old-vine selection. Ripe peach and honeysuckle over a creamy, vanilla-toned palate that still retains Sancerre's chalky drive.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Joseph Mellot's flagship Sancerre Blanc from Caillottes and terres blanches parcels. Cool, citrus-driven Sauvignon with chalky lift.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Sauvignon Blanc from the famed Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol on Kimmeridgian marl. Tense citrus and white peach lifted by a smoky, chalky finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cotat's southern Chavignol parcel: laser-like Kimmeridgian minerality, vibrant salinity and yellow fruits that evolve toward honey and rock with bottle age.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pascal Cotat's south-facing Grande Côte sits on almost pure chalk, the same vein that runs through Chablis. Energy, precision and verve.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Mellot's flagship Sancerre cuvée from a single 34-hectare vineyard south of the village. Biodynamic Saint-Doulchard marl Sauvignon with chalk minerality and lees texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Single-vineyard Sancerre from the historic Le Chêne Marchand lieu-dit in Bué. Crystalline citrus and stony mineral on chalky Caillottes terroir.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Sourced from terres blanches plots in Sury-en-Vaux, Boucauds shows the marl-and-clay-over-Kimmeridgian face of the appellation. Stéphane Riffault's signature cuvée.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Pascal Jolivet's flagship Sancerre Les Caillottes is sourced from chalky limestone (Caillottes) parcels. Cool, citrus-driven and chalky in classic Sancerre style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Single-vineyard Sancerre from calcaire lité (layered limestone) parcels. Riffault describes the cuvée as 'fruit in its finest finesse', balanced by demi-muid lees ageing.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
The most overtly mineral of Cotat's three single-vineyard bottlings, from a steep 0.7 hectare Chavignol parcel of fossilised pebbles. Rewards 15 years for creamy, saline depth.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cooler-facing Chavignol parcel where Sauvignon picks up white-fruit chill and stony persistence. The most lifted of Pascal Cotat's single-vineyard whites.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Old-vine Sauvignon Blanc from flint-rich soils. The flint signature gives a smoky lift uncommon in Sancerre, balanced by Riffault's lees-driven texture.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Cult Sancerre from the steep Monts Damnés slope in Chavignol. Smoky, strict and chiseled, with deep minerality from Kimmeridgian marl over white Portlandian limestone.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Pascal Cotat's Monts Damnés sits across the family line from his cousin François. From 45-year-old vines on pure limestone, the wine is hand-harvested and barrel-fermented for ageability.
Sancerre Nuance
4.5
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Pinard's terroir blend across 40-year-old Caillottes vines in Bué. Lees creaminess and chalky minerality from a third-each tank, old barrique and demi-muid raising.
Sancerre Sauvage
4.6
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Unfiltered, wild-yeast cuvée from 2 hectares of old-vine organic Sauvignon on pure limestone in Champtin and Bué. Pure expression of Caillottes terroir.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Bourgeois' barrel-aged Sauvignon cuvée named for the founder. Ripe yellow fruits, honeysuckle and toasted hazelnut over a creamy, lees-driven palate that still retains Sancerre's acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Sauvignon Blanc from ungrafted pre-phylloxera-style vines, planted on sand soils that escaped the root louse. Denser, more textured and longer than typical Touraine Sauvignon.