J. de Villebois Sancerre 2023

The Sancerre appellation in Central France surrounds the eponymous town, which sits atop a hill overlooking the River Loire. The grapes for this cuvee are grown in vineyards located on these hilly slopes and planted across the three main soil types of Sancerre. Les Caillottes, which is made up of a high proportion of stony fragments of coarse Kimmeridgian limestone upon a clay subsoil, and the wines from these soils impart aromatic structure and freshness; Les Terres Blanches which are made up of Kimmeridgian marl and is extremely rich in fossilized shellfish and has the distinctive characteristic of turning white when it dries, hence its local name, which translates as white earth. These wines from this soil offer complexity, opulence, and great aromatic finesse. Finally, the flinty Silex soils impart minerality; all three soil types have the common thread of a high proportion of clay.