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Loire Valley

Gérard et Pierre Morin - Sancerre - Blanc - 2022

Characteristics

Country / Region: Loire Valley

Vintage: 2022

Name: AOP Sancerre

Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Alcohol: 13 vol.

Color: White

Capacity: 75 cl

AWARDS

A Selection Committee Favorite rated 92/100

Wine:

Expressing all the freshness and minerality of Bué's caillottes terroir, the 2022 white Sancerre is a pure, unadorned wine, showing the full maturity of the vintage. The structure remains acidic, elegant, and far from technical: this is definitely Sancerre! What a pleasure as an aperitif, with a tasting of Chavignol goats' cheeses or a fine white fish. A wine to be enjoyed slowly over the next 3 years. A Selection Committee Favorite.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, alcoholic fermentation in vats, then matured on lees for several months.

Certified organic wine.

Color:

Bright pale yellow.

Nose:

Very pure, marked by a beautiful expression of freshness and minerality.

Palate:

This elegantly acidic wine reveals a beautiful Sauvignon grape variety!

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

As an aperitif, with a tasting of Chavignol goat's cheese.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2027

Established on the slopes of Bué, Pierre Morin has joined the circle of great Sancerre winemakers. Humble and talented, he discreetly carves out his own path of artistic expression on 10 hectares of vines, chiseling out balanced, organically grown wines of extraordinary purity for the whites, and playful crispness for the reds.