£28.35
Mathieu Delaporte’s Sancerre Chavignol is my kind of wine, with citrus and blackcurrant fruit and masses of natural energy. Superb.
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| Colour | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Domaine | Domaine Delaporte |
| Grape | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Region | Loire |
| Vintage | 2021 |
Produced from 28 separate plots grown mostly on Caillottes, small chunks of Oxfordian limestone, as well as the classic flint soil, ‘Silex’. Average vine age is 35 years. Most of the sites are on south-facing slopes. Hand picked into small cases to ensure intact berries. Fermented and aged in stainless steel, kept on fine lees for six months before being bottled by gravity with no filtration. An archetypal Sancerre.
Delaporte are based in Chavignol, a village at the heart of Sancerre, and the only village in France to enjoy AOC status for both wine and cheese. Although the domaine has been in family hands since the 17th century and were the first Sancerre producer to export to the USA, Delaporte made their name for producing some of the area’s finest wines due mainly to the hard work of Vincent, Matthieu’s grandfather. Matthieu, just 22 years old, took over from his father, Jean-Yves, in 2010 and has set about driving the wines to new heights. He is an energetic and restless young man, utterly committed to the quality of the domaine. In 2011 he convinced his retiring uncle to sell them his 10ha, and Delaporte now own 33ha in including old vines in both Mont Damnes and the Cul du Beaujeu, the village’s two most famous vineyards. These sites tower above the village, it is hard to appreciate just how steep they are; in parts positively Mosel-esque. Delaporte’s vines cover all the major soil types of Sancerre, from flint, ‘Silex’, to limestone pebbles, ‘Caillottes’, and the famous Kimmeridgian marl.
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