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Vineyards & lieux-dits

A parcel-ready reference foundation for the named sites that appear on labels and in growers' stories.

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Vineyards & lieux-dits

Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

Les Monts Damnés

A steep, celebrated Chavignol hillside associated with several growers and wines. Exact holdings and boundaries require parcel-level verification.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

La Grande Côte

A Chavignol lieu-dit widely encountered on producer labels; the Library treats producer, wine and parcel claims as separate sourced records.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

Le Cul de Beaujeu

A steep Chavignol site represented here as an orientation record, pending cadastral geometry and holding-level source review.

Place
Chavignol
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

Les Romains

A named site connected in the Library to producers, silex-rich terrain and individual wines without treating soil as a sole cause of flavour.

Place
Sancerre
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Verdigny

Les Monts

A reference entry designed to connect the hillside, growers and related bottlings as reliable parcel data is added.

Place
Verdigny
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

Guigne-Chèvres

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Vacheron. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sancerre
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

Chambrates

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Vacheron. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sancerre
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

La Moussière

A named Sancerre site associated with Alphonse Mellot. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sancerre
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

Les Monts Damnés

A named Sancerre site associated with Pascal Cotat. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

Les Culs de Beaujeu

A named Sancerre site associated with Pascal Cotat. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

Clos de Beaujeu

A named Sancerre site associated with Gérard Boulay. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

La Côte

A named Sancerre site associated with Gérard Boulay. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Bué

Chêne Marchand

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Vincent Pinard. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Bué
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Bué

Petit Chemarin

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Vincent Pinard. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Bué
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Bué

Grand Chemarin

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Vincent Pinard. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Bué
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sury-en-Vaux

Les Boucauds

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Claude Riffault. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sury-en-Vaux
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sury-en-Vaux

Les Chasseignes

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Claude Riffault. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sury-en-Vaux
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sury-en-Vaux

Les Denisottes

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Claude Riffault. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sury-en-Vaux
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

La Côte des Monts Damnés

A named Sancerre site associated with Henri Bourgeois. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol
Weathered limestone representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Bué

Croix du Roy

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Lucien Crochet. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Bué
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

Le Clos de Bannon

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Fouassier. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sancerre
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Sancerre

Le Vallon

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Fouassier. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Sancerre
Dark fractured flint representative of a Sancerre soil family
Representative geology · not a site sample · full credit in Asset credits

Chavignol

La Côte d'Amigny

A named Sancerre site associated with Domaine Delaporte. This orientation record does not imply a verified parcel boundary or exclusive holding.

Place
Chavignol

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