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Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand Lucien Crochet (Domaine) 2016

  • White fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: White
  • 13.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

A rich, yet taut Sancerre with elegant pear and white flower aromas. It can be bottle-aged for 6-10 years and pairs well with asparagus, seafood and fish in sauce. More info

This cuvée is aged for 10 months on lees, then 6 months on fine lees. On tasting, the nose offers up aromas of pear and white flowers. On the palate, the attack is rich, wide, with beautiful tension and a long finish, offering minerality.

Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand Lucien Crochet (Domaine) serve at a temperature of 12°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Risotto aux asperges, Tagliatelles au saumon, Carpaccio exotique de Saint-Jacques.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand Lucien Crochet (Domaine)

    The wine

    This cuvée is aged for 10 months on lees, then 6 months on fine lees. On tasting, the nose offers up aromas of pear and white flowers. On the palate, the attack is rich, wide, with beautiful tension and a long finish, offering minerality.

    Information about domain Lucien Crochet

    Domain Lucien Crochet is a family domain that has been handed down from generation to generation. Lucien Crochet combined his father's domain with that of his wife's father, Lucien Picard, who was in fact one of the first in the Sancerre region to bottle his own wines. The vineyard spans 38 hectares: 29 of Sauvignon and 9 of Pinot Noir. One of the appellation's flagship names.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Producer
    • Recoverable VAT: Yes
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: yes
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Sancerre
    • Producer/Owner: Lucien Crochet
    • Vintage: 2016
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 12°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 35
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: White fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% sauvignon
    Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand Lucien Crochet (Domaine)
    Sancerre Le Chêne Marchand Lucien Crochet (Domaine)

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