LA ROMAINE 2021 WHITE WINE (Domaine de Rome / Hervé BAUDRY)

TERROIR

The soils of the Sancerre vineyards have been shaped by erosion from the different geological facies exposed by numerous faults, including the two famous north-south faults known as the Sancerre and Thauvenay faults, which cross the vineyards from one side to the other.
These bring the Upper Jurassic (-154 to -140 Ma) layers to the west into contact with the Cretaceous (-96 to -65 Ma) and Eocene (-64 to -34 Ma) formations to the east.

The cuvée LA ROMAINE is a white wine of Sancerre which vines are planted in the village of Sury-en-Vaux.

The plots are located on soils known as "terres blanches", consisting of an 80-meter-thick layer of Upper Kimmeridgian marl with varying degrees of clay, alternating with banks of soft or shell limestone.
These compact soils, with a high clay content and generally located at higher altitude, are considered cold. They are conducive to slow, gradual ripening of the grapes.