Sancerre - Domaine Vacheron

This Domaine is one of the best in Sancerre if not the best. He makes bone dry Sauvignon Blanc from silex and limestone soil as well as some marvellous Pinot Noir that resembles burgundy.

You can visit him in his small winery downtown Sancerre, somewhat difficult to find as it is not advertised like certain others, but well worth a visit and taste.

The best red is called "Belle Dame" Pinot Noir and is deep dark coloured wine like a Burgundy from the northern part, with smoky, toasty, wet wool smell and a long great taste. It´s nothing like the other Pinot Noir from Sancerre which is normally light fruity and more Beaujolais like. For white (just Sancerre or Sancerre "Romains") both of them are excellent dry fruity wines with lots of mineral stone flavours and well balanced finish. Its really the Rolls Royce of Sancerre! and is more like a bone dry Chablis then Sancerre! The "Romains" comes from just silex soil and the yield is down to 45hl/ha, way below the average yield. Prices are from 15 to 25€. All the wines are organic.

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