Domaine Sautereau Le Vignoble des Sarrottes Sancerre 2023
£29.75
The wine
Pale lemon with golden hues. Intense lemon juice and freshly cut grass with hints of wet stone.
The domaine owns a quarter of Le Vignoble des Sarrottes, a lieu-dit of 5.5 hectares. Sancerre sits at the eastern end of the Loire on three soil types: terres blanches, the Kimmeridgian marl shared with Chablis; caillottes, shallow limestone gravel; and silex, flint. Sauvignon Blanc grown on each tastes distinctly different, which is why lieu-dit bottlings matter here.
The producer
Domaine Sautereau
View all Domaine Sautereau winesIn the hilltop village of Crézancy, in the heart of Sancerre, Domaine Sautereau is a family estate of long standing. Generations have tended these steep Loire slopes, farming the flint, limestone, and clay soils that define the appellation. The focus here is on classic, expressive Sancerre.
Sautereau works with care and tradition, capturing the crisp, mineral purity that makes Sancerre so celebrated. Both Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir are given their due, in white, rosé, and red. The style is fresh, precise, and true to type.
The range spans zesty village Sancerre, elegant rosé and red, and a characterful old-vine cuvée. Each shows a different face of this beloved Loire appellation.
To pour a Sautereau wine is to taste Sancerre in classic form. Flinty, fresh, and endlessly food-friendly, these are wines for the table and the good life.
