Langlois-Chateau
Sancerre 2021
Loire Valley, France
Langlois-Chateau’s Sancerres are serious and complex but also delicate and approachable. They’re benchmarks for the appellation. The grapes are from a selection of the best vineyard plots. They undergo a gentle pressing to extract the purest juice and are handled exclusively in stainless steel.
VINEYARD
Langlois-Chateau owns and manages 175 acres of the best AOC vineyards in the Loire Valley. The Sancerre AOC has a chalk and flint terroir, which produces a notable Sancerre with brightness, intensity, depth and minerality. Langlois- Chateau maintains a sustainable approach to vineyard management and holds the “Terra Vitis” certification.
WINEMAKING
The great majority of the grapes is coming from estate vineyards. They are pressed pneumatically and fermented in small temperature controlled stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness.
VINTAGE
The winter was particularly rainy. March and April were much drier. Early April, the temperatures dropped considerably which caused the buds to freeze resulting to a production loss between 40 and 70%. It was a colder vintage, similar to 2010, 2011 and 2016, yielding wines of great freshness.
Color
White
Grape Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation
Loire Valley, France
Alcohol
12%
Suggested Retail Price
$27.00
Trade Materials
Langlois-Chateau Sancerre 2021 Tech Sheet
Added August 19, 2022 -
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