![]() Small-scale winemakers usually sell everything they produce each year, the majority of it sold locally and direct to visitors. But the berries are fragile, plump from the rain and thin-skinned, making the harvest more difficult, especially by mechanical means. This should result in lower alcohol wines, more akin to a ‘traditional’ cool-climate Sancerre, with good acidity. The berries, many more green than golden in colour, have less sugar than recent warmer years. Nature is amazing!’ĭespite the challenges, this year’s fruit is of high quality. The quality is good! It might be a “mineral” vintage, which we like. The plots that had not frozen produce normal yields. Adélaïde Grall said, ‘The rain just before harvest turned the grapes into juice. Though anticipating a loss of 50%, the results are better than expected. Though it has been a tough year, the Gralls consider themselves fortunate that their main plot in the north of Sancerre, which was harder hit than the south, had been pruned late in the season.Īs a result, many buds were still closed in April and avoided frost damage. Each soil type imparts different characteristics but it is silex that gives a Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc a distinctive minerality. More common is limestone, including chalky Kimmeridgian marl, known as ‘terres blanches’ because it turns white when dry, as well as ‘caillottes’ – limestone pebbles mixed with clay. Silex in Sancerre…Photo supplied by Dona J. September releases 2022: full score table.Rhône 2021 score table: top white wines.March releases on the Place de Bordeaux 2023.Napa Cabernet 2020: Vintage report and top recommendations.September fine wine releases on La Place de Bordeaux 2023.
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