Sancerre Chavignol rouge 2018

Deep red colour and a smell of fine red fruit. The taste gives a nice fresh start with fine acids and again a hint of red fruit. Delicious with, for example, grilled veal or red meat dishes.

Appellation Sancerre

Grape variety pinot noir

Style Round & Friendly

Format 750 ml

No availibility at this moment

€23.50

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Paul Thomas	France	Loire

About the winemaker The Paul Thomas estate is led by Raphaël Thomas and is located in the middle of the by far best village in the Sancerre appellation: Chavignol. The domain, like many other houses, makes mainly white wines from sauvignon blanc. Rapahël aspired to a different career, but when his father died suddenly in 2000, he returned to Chavignol, to continue the domain. In total, the domain makes about 90,000 bottles, 75% of which are white wines. Most important wine is the Les Comtesses of Monts Damnés, a monopole on the Monts Damnés next to, for example, Clos la Néore of Domaine Edmond Vatan. A wine with enormous ageing potential.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Wine comes from vineyards in Chavignol and Verdigny. The soil here consists mainly of calcareous clay.
Vinification	After harvest there is peel contact for 10 days to extract color from the skins. Remontage twice every day. Ageing is exclusively on stainless steel.
Vintage	2018
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13%
Closure	Natural cork