NAME OF WINE: Sancerre Vigne Blanche
NAME OF ESTATE/DOMAINE: Domaine Henri Bourgeois
VINTAGE: 2017
ABV: 13.5%
LOCATION (village and region): Chavignol, Loire
GRAPE/BLEND: 100% Sauvignon
SUSTAINABLE/ORGANIC/BIODYNAMIC: Use organic methods but not certified
ALLERGENS (EGGS AND/OR MILK): Neither used

TASTING NOTE: Oak aged in barrel for five months on the fine lees, La Vigne Blanche is vinous with herbaceous notes of elderflower and ivy as well as a hint of kiwi fruit.

(LOCAL) FOOD RECOMMENDATION: White fish or shellfish

SHORT HISTORY: Domaine Henri Bourgeois, now in its 11th generation of the Bourgeois family, covers 72 hectares in the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé appellations. Started by Henri Bourgeois over 50 years ago, the vineyards lie on some of the most rugged hillside terrains, offering the best exposures in the Loire Valley. Though the family is forever striving to perfect their craft, they remain committed to Henri’s original viticultural vision of showcasing the purity of the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir grapes and the unique beauty of the Loire Valley.

(MICRO)CLIMATE: Relatively cool climate
TERROIR: Kimmerigdian marls, Flint or Limestone Clay soils. The Vigne Blanche comes from vines grown on slopes

separating the village of Chavignol from Sancerre, the terroir being an amalgam of clay and limestone chalk.

VITICULTURE: Organic fertilisers, no chemical weed killers used, use of cover crops, grapes harvested only when they have reached full aromatic maturity

VINIFICATION:

•   Manual harvested

•   Stainless vat

•   Controlled ferment

•   Gravity used at each stage of winemaking

•   Matured in barrel for 5 months

•   Filtered

•   Fined