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Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Les Terre Blanches 2023 (750ml)
Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $29.95
Powerful yet elegant. Elegance in a glass.
| Producer | Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Les Terre Blanches |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Loire Valley |
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| Subregion | Sancerre |
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| Varietal | 100% Sauvignon Blanc |
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| Vintage | 2023 |
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| Sku | 32149 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Les Terre Blanches 2023
Country: France
Region: Loire Valley
Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Aging: 8 Months in stainless steel tanks on its lees
Elisa Gueneau has handcrafted this wine from 25+ year old vines growing on clayfish and chalky soils around the village of Sancerre. A bright and crisp wine with aromas of citrus, white flower and exotic fruits. On the palate, the wine is vigorous and mineral, with a long fruity finish.
Tasting Notes
Here you have a bodybuilder on a tight rope. Powerful yet elegant. Fruits are prominent with white grapefruit juice, underripe papaya, and cactus pear. The acid is precise and prickly, bruised sage and resinous hoppy herbaceous notes persist. Shiny white stone finish. Elegance in a glass.
Pairings
Pairs well with seafood dishes, or enjoy by itself.
Domaine Gueneau Sancerre Les Terre Blanches Description
Domaine Gueneau
Jerome and Frederique Gueneau started their Domaine back in the late 1990's. They started off with small beginnings and have grown over the times to meet the ever growing demand for world class Sancerre. They are now farming 10 Ha (24 acres) of Sauvignon Blanc in the little region of Sancerre, 125 miles south of Paris.
Using traditional methods the vinification takes place using native yeasts and is aged in stainless steel vats and left on its lees to bring out the natural aromatics and to add texture and body.
Elisa Gueneau
Elisa’s family has been in Sancerre since before they kept records… a long time. The family has been farming ever since and wine as always been a part, small at the beginning, of the farm. It is Elisa’s father Alain who started to focus only on wine in 1970.
The Gueneau estate is comprised of 35 acres of vineyards planted on the rather steep slopes that surround the villages of Sury-en-Vaux, Chavignol, and Sancerre. 80% of the vines are planted in the calcareous clay soils known locally as “terres blanches,” which give the wine its body, richness, and complexity. The other 20% are planted in “caillottes” also referred to as “griottes,” stony soils that lend lovely fruity notes to the wine. Sauvignon Blanc represents 75% of the production. The red and rosé are made from Pinot Noir. All is done with an environmentally responsible approach to preserve this terroir, an irreplaceable source of such flavorful wines.
Working the land, taking care of the soil…daily Elisa strives to find the balance between the vines’ needs and respect of the terroir which has been so generously given to us by Mother Nature. A well-thought-out approach is her priority! She observes her plots throughout the year to care for them as best possible. To respect nature and the environment, she keeps grass between her rows of vines and she works the soil around the base of the vines.
