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Sancerre Les Denisottes Claude Riffault 2020

  • Citrus
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Icon wine
  • Color: White
  • organic
  • Natural
  • Triple A
  • 4% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Crisp

This powerful and polished Sancerre is ideal with freshwater fish or the local goat cheeses. More info

This Sancerre originates from forty-year-old Sauvignon vines grown in deep white terres blanches soil. On tasting, it exhibits an attractive pale gold appearance which exudes notes of vanilla, lime, peach and pear. Well structured and powerful, it is preserved by an appealing mineral character which lends it great persistence and enables it to pair with iodine foods. The domain has achieved this by means of an alcoholic fermentation in demi-muid barrels and a 9-month élevage on fine lees.

Sancerre Les Denisottes Claude Riffault serve at a temperature of 11°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Tartine gratinées au sainte-maure de touraine, Huître rôties au sancerre, Salade corse de langouste.

  • Vintage score: 17/20
  • Lot presentation
    Sancerre Les Denisottes Claude Riffault

    The wine

    This Sancerre originates from forty-year-old Sauvignon vines grown in deep white terres blanches soil. On tasting, it exhibits an attractive pale gold appearance which exudes notes of vanilla, lime, peach and pear. Well structured and powerful, it is preserved by an appealing mineral character which lends it great persistence and enables it to pair with iodine foods. The domain has achieved this by means of an alcoholic fermentation in demi-muid barrels and a 9-month élevage on fine lees.

    Information about domain Claude Riffault

    Located in Sury-en-Vaux, to the north of the Sancerre appellation, domain Claude Riffault spans 15.3 hectares, covering 10 lieux-dits. The vineyard is placed with a majority of Sauvignon Blanc (10.5 hectares), completed by 3 hectares of Pinot Noir. Stéphane Riffault obtained organic certification in 2016. Yields are limited by debudding and cordoning. Vinifications are traditional and élevage is precise. The domain has greatly improved these past years, and their cuvées are becoming more and more sought after.

    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: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 4 %
    • Country/Region: Loire
    • Appellation/Wine: Sancerre
    • Producer/Owner: Claude Riffault
    • Vintage: 2020
    • Color: White
    • Service temperature: 11°
    • Viticulture: Triple A and organic 
    • Size (in ha): 15.3
    • Intensity: Crisp
    • Dominant aroma: Citrus
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
    Sancerre Les Denisottes Claude Riffault
    Sancerre Les Denisottes Claude Riffault

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