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Centre-Loire (Sancerre & Pouilly-Fumé)

Flinty, mineral Sauvignon Blanc at its global benchmark.

Flinty slopes below the hilltop town of Sancerre
Flinty slopes below the hilltop town of Sancerre
Inland, the river bends north and the climate turns continental. On flint (silex), limestone and Kimmeridgian marl, Sauvignon Blanc reaches its most precise, smoky-mineral expression in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé. Sancerre also makes elegant Pinot Noir red and rosé.

Sancerre red is Pinot Noir, not Sauvignon.

ClimateContinental
Altitude200–400 m

Grapes

Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

Soils

Silex/flintKimmeridgian marlLimestone (Caillottes)
"Fumé" hints at the smoky, gunflint note of the flint soils.

Wines from Centre-Loire (Sancerre & Pouilly-Fumé)

Bottle of Domaine du Bouchot MCMLV Pouilly-Fumé AOC Blanc 2023
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Domaine du Bouchot

MCMLV 2023

Pouilly-Fumé · Centre-Loire

White · Rich

Long dinnerCelebrateSolo
CHF 34.00
Bottle of Domaine du Bouchot Orange Vin de France Blanc 2022
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Domaine du Bouchot

Orange 2022

Vin de France · Centre-Loire

Orange · Approachable

FriendsLong dinnerSolo
CHF 35.00