Pale marl and limestone
Terres Blanches
Clay-limestone marl, visibly pale in many parcels and concentrated especially in the western part of the appellation.
The ground beneath the wine
Terroir
Explore Sancerre's three broad soil families while keeping exposure, elevation, vintage, farming and cellar work in the picture.
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Terroir
Stony limestone ground
Caillottes
Limestone soils marked by many small pale stones at the surface; the regional vocabulary also includes the term cris.
Flint with clay and silica
Silex
Clay-siliceous soils containing flint, called chailloux or silex in the appellation's local vocabulary.
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The Union Viticole Sancerroise, the growers' union, places terres blanches on the western hills, caillottes between them and the town of Sancerre, and silex on the high ground beside the Loire.
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