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2019 Sancerre, Cuvée Marcel Henri, Daniel Chotard, Loire

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Sauvignon Blanc
Ready, but will keep
Product: 20198007645
2019 Sancerre, Cuvée Marcel Henri, Daniel Chotard, Loire

Description

This cuvée, named for Daniel Chotard’s father and uncle, is made from the domaine’s oldest two plots of vines. The 65-year-old plants have resulted in a wine of real concentration, but also understatement. This is a serious Sancerre, made in a mixture of acacia foudres, barrels and even amphorae, before undergoing 18 months ageing on lees. The nose has a discreet, floral profile with some touches of honey and citrus, and the palate is tense, tightly wound, and textural. Expect a precise and cleansing finish. This is a wine of real depth, breadth, and finesse. Drink now – 2026.

Adam Bruntlett, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (Jun 2022)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 15
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Sauvignon Blanc
Body Full Bodied
Producer Simon & Daniel Chotard

About this wine

Sauvignon Blanc

An important white grape in Bordeaux and the Loire Valley that has now found fame in New Zealand and now Chile. It thrives on the gravelly soils of Bordeaux and is blended with Sémillon to produce fresh, dry, crisp  Bordeaux Blancs, as well as more prestigious Cru Classé White Graves. It is also blended with Sémillon, though in lower proportions, to produce the great sweet wines of Sauternes. It performs well in the Loire Valley and particularly on the well-drained chalky soils found in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, where it produces bone dry, highly aromatic, racy wines, with grassy and sometimes smoky, gunflint-like nuances.
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Simon & Daniel Chotard

There have been vignerons in the Chotard family since 1789, but it was in 1992 that Daniel Chotard resumed work at the domaine. With a passion for music, Daniel built the domaine’s reputation around conviviality, often hosting music and wine soirées at the estate. In recent years, his son, Simon, has taken over, pushing the domaine to greater heights with significant improvements in vineyards and wineries.
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