2023 Sancerre “Cote des Embouffans” Domaine Roger Neveu

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A winemaking tradition as long as Frances is bound to produce a few historic vineyard sites here and there. But when some rosy-cheeked monk or abbotthe wine bloggers of their agesingles out a specific plot, you know you have something truly special. In his 1777 history of Sancerre, the abbot Poupart wrote that the Bouffants hillside is one of the best I know in our Sancerre area.
It isperfectly appropriate, then, that the Cte des Embouffants is now under the care of the Neveu family, who has roots in the village of Verdignyjust half a mile from the vineyardsince the 12th century. Today, brothersric and Jean-Philippe Neveu produce a fresh-cut-grass-and-citrus-inflected Sauvignon Blanc of incredible precision from this site. They ferment and age it only in tank and rack by gravity to preserve all the juicy, sun-ripened fruit and lively mineral snap conferred by this steep, limestone-covered hillside. Generously perfumed and incredibly refreshing, this bottlingsuggests that, nearly 250 years later, our old pal Poupart may have been onto something.

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Wine Type: white
Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation: Sancerre
Country: France
Region: Loire
Producer: Domaine Roger Neveu
Winemaker: ric & Jean-Philippe Neveu
Vineyard: 20 years average, 18 ha
Soil: Limestone
Aging: Wine aged for 3 months before first racking, aged for 8 to 12 months in total
Farming: Lutte Raisonne
Alcohol: 13%

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