RED CHAVIGNOL 2022 (Domaine DELAPORTE)

AGE OF VINES: 50 years.

LOCATION: blend of 30 plots located around Chavignol, in the lieux-dits Les Bouffants, Les Vallées, La Grande Côte, etc.

SOIL: blend of the three main terroirs of Chavignol dating back to the LATE JURASSIC period:

• the caillottes or "Buzançais limestone" (early Kimmeridgian) which is characterised by bedded limestone that successive frosts have broken down into thin flat stones,
  
  
• the silex, clay-siliceous soil dating from the Cretaceous period,
  
  
• and the terres blanches (white soils), Kimmeridgian marls with "Exogyra Virgula" (small fossilised oysters). These bluish marls bleach in the sun, hence their nickname "terres blanches".

"Beautifully embodying spring freshness, this lovely Sancerre seduces with its delicate nose of redcurrant and Morello cherry, highlighted by a subtle touch of hawthorn. Fresh, round, and thirst-quenching, the palate offers a texture of great finesse that stretches out elegantly into a beautiful, fruity finish. Guaranteed to charm!"