Lucien Crochet Sancerre Blanc 'La Louisonne' 2023

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Lucien Crochet Sancerre Blanc 'La Louisonne' 2023After harvest, fermentation is done in stainless steel cuves at temperatures between 14 and 18 degrees Celsius. As with all the whites at the domaine, this wine sits in contact with the fine lies for a considerable period of time with the racking being done late in the spring following harvest. The first bottling occurs no earlier than July and frequently does not occur until September of the year following harvest.

with notes of pit fruits and a classic pastry-like element

it presents notes of acacia honey

the “Grand Classique” Blanc possesses a mouthwatering sense of pulpiness

“Stiolorosso” is 100% Sorbara planted in 1960 at a friend’s biodynamic farm called Casalpriore

but with plump fruit lurking

It is elegant on entry

including the oldest vines of the estate (planted in 1970) in the “Vigna Gaja”

Spontaneous fermentation takes place in steel cuve and the three varieties are vinified separately

Produced from vines averaging 45 years of age

This brooding powerhouse needs time to reveal its inner layers

powerful wine that combines rich body and punchy minerality in an impressively dynamic whole

“Reine de Nuit” (“Queen of the Night”) comes from a 1