Cherrier Sancerre Les Renarderies 2020

Loire, France Cherrier Freres Sancerre Les Renarderies is a white wine gem from the Loire Valley of France made of 100% Sauvignon Blanc. It is a beautiful example of the appellation, showing minerality and restrained fruit, making it an ideal food-friendly white wine. Based in Verdigny, the Cherriers farm 14 hectares of vines spread out over five different villages around Sancerre. The diversity of vineyard sites allows them to blend Sauvignon Blanc from the three types of typical Sancerre terroir to create harmonious and balanced wines. Silex (flint) brings minerality and flintiness. Terre Blanche, or Kimmeridgean marl (clay with limestone underneath) brings richness, and Caillottes (gravelly limestone) brings acidity. In addition to their holdings in Sancerre, they also produce an excellent Menetou-Salon blanc, as well as Sancerre Rouge and Rosé. Since 1994, François and Jean-Marie Cherrier have put in place a sustainable viticulture using ecological techniques such as planting cover crops in the vineyards, eliminating chemical fertilizers and vinification products, and gray-water reuse at the winery. Vinification is done using cold-stabilization and temperature controlled fermentations by soil type, which are left on the lees to age in stainless steel tanks before the final blending to create Cherrier’s classic and archetypal wines. Cherrier Sancerre Les Renarderies is a pale yellow-green in color with bright acidity. Medium in body, it is pure and elegant with floral notes and freshness framed with citrus and stone. Dry with no tannins and no oak, it offers clean flavors of grapefruit, honey, spice, and herbal notes. The wine is refreshing and long on the finish. Enjoy Cherrier Sancerre Les Renarderies over the next 3-4 years with grilled salmon, fried oysters, sushi, chicken salad and goat cheese.