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The growers

Producers

Meet the domaines shaping Sancerre and follow each estate through its villages, vineyards, soils and wines.

13entries in the Library
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Producers

Sancerre

Domaine Vacheron

A family domaine in Sancerre with a broad white-wine range, parcel bottlings and an important Pinot Noir program.

Soils
Silex, Caillottes
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
parcel articulatetexturalageworthy
Open entry

Sancerre

Alphonse Mellot

A historic Sancerre house centered on La Moussière, producing Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir in several cuvées.

Soils
Caillottes, Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
concentratedpolishedcellar-minded
Open entry

Sancerre

Pascal Cotat

A small domaine with its cellar in the town of Sancerre, making Sauvignon Blanc from its parcels in Les Monts Damnés and La Grande Côte.

Soils
Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Rosé
ripetexturallong-lived
Open entry

Chavignol

François Cotat

A Chavignol domaine producing site-named Sauvignon Blanc and a small range of Pinot Noir wines.

Soils
Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
layeredexpressivecellar-worthy
Open entry

Chavignol

Gérard Boulay

A family grower in Chavignol known for Sauvignon Blanc from several named slopes, alongside Pinot Noir.

Soils
Terres Blanches, Caillottes
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
focusedchalkyrestrained
Open entry

Bué

Domaine Vincent Pinard

A Bué domaine with village and parcel cuvées in Sauvignon Blanc and a substantial range of Pinot Noir bottlings.

Soils
Caillottes, Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
refinedstructureddetailed
Open entry

Sury-en-Vaux

Domaine Claude Riffault

A family domaine in Sury-en-Vaux producing white, red and rosé Sancerre, including several site-designated whites.

Soils
Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
clear-linedsite-ledsupple
Open entry

Chavignol

Henri Bourgeois

A long-established Chavignol family house with an extensive Sancerre range spanning classic blends, named sites and all three colors.

Soils
Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
broad-rangingconsistentsite-aware
Open entry

Bué

Domaine Lucien Crochet

A Bué family domaine making Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir from limestone-rich parcels around the village and neighboring slopes.

Soils
Caillottes, Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
composedlimestone-ledageworthy
Open entry

Sancerre

Domaine Fouassier

A Sancerre family domaine with a deep set of lieu-dit bottlings across the appellation's principal soil families.

Soils
Silex, Caillottes, Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
parcel-drivenvariedterroir-focused
Open entry

Chavignol

Domaine Thomas-Labaille

A Chavignol domaine closely associated with Sauvignon Blanc from the steep Les Monts Damnés slope.

Soils
Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
opentexturalslope-expressive
Open entry

Verdigny

Domaine Paul Prieur et Fils

A family domaine in Verdigny producing Sancerre in white, red and rosé, with village and parcel-sensitive bottlings.

Soils
Caillottes, Terres Blanches
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
classicbalancedrestrained
Open entry

Chavignol

Domaine Delaporte

A family domaine in Chavignol with white, red and rosé Sancerre plus several named-site and soil-focused cuvées.

Soils
Terres Blanches, Caillottes, Silex
Colours
White, Red, Rosé
polishedluminousaccessible
Open entry

One slope, several growers

Compare growers on shared ground.

Six of the 13 profiles here list Les Monts Damnés among their named sites. Our tasting plan for that slope keeps the place fixed and changes the grower.

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  1. Rallye des vignobles 2019, 37, Caves de la Mignonne, barriques Cjp24 CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Sancerre, Rue Saint-Jean Rolf Kranz CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Cuvée Edmond Alphonse Mellot Sancerre Thomas Leth-Olsen CC BY-SA 2.0
  4. Cotat Sancerre dpotera CC BY 2.0
  5. 2013 Sancerre Le Grandes Cotes, Francois Cotat, Loire, France (29603084406) Lou Stejskal CC BY 2.0
  6. Chavignol Cjp24 CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. Cirque de Bué Cjp24 Public domain
  8. SANCERRE Claude Riffault, “Les Boucauds,” Loire Valley, France 2015 Lou Stejskal CC BY 2.0
  9. Parcelle "Les Côtes aux Valets" Sancerre Henribourgeois CC BY 4.0
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  11. Hilltop town of Sancerre seen across rows of autumnal grapevines Winniepix CC BY 2.0
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