Sancerre Blanc Les Romains

In the glass

Aroma: crisp pear, lemon zest, wildflower, flint smoke

Palate: lemon confit, marzipan, white spice, grapefruit

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.

What it pairs with

• Sea bass crudo
  Tense mineral acidity lifts raw fish; lemon-zest aromatics echo a simple citrus dressing.
• Lobster with beurre blanc
  The wine's textural depth from lees ageing partners shellfish richness; flint signature cuts butter.
• Goat cheese tartlets
  Crottin de Chavignol with the AOC's flagship silex Sauvignon is a textbook Sancerre pairing.
• Grilled asparagus
  Sauvignon's herbal lift meets the vegetable's bitterness; saline minerality balances olive oil.

History

Among the early Sancerres grown on pure silex (flint) soils, Les Romains was created to express the depth and complexity of flint Sauvignon. The 1970-planted vines bring concentration unusual in Sancerre.

1. 1970: Vines planted on the Les Romains silex parcel
2. 1997: First vintage of Les Romains bottled as a single-parcel cuvée
3. 2008: Biodynamic certification granted on the parcel

Facts

Producer

Domaine Vacheron · visiting guide

Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc (100%)

Classification

Sancerre AOC

Oak

Fermented and aged on lees in old foudre and demi-muid, no new oak, around 12 months

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 55 to 90 at retail

Drinking window

3-15 from vintage

First vintage

1997

Biodynamic

Biodynamic Practicing

Organic

ECOCERT

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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