Sancerre La Cote Blanche Eric Louis 2010 75cl (screwcap)

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Colour
White
Vintage
2010
Producer
Domaine Eric Louis
Country
FRANCE
Region
LOIRE
Sub Region
SANCERRE
Product code
3LOU11B2010
Availability
In Stock
Grape Variety
100% Sauvignon Blanc

Tasting Notes

Fresh and flinty, good mineral notes in this fine Sancerre! It is delicate, fresh and lively. Later on developing an attractive roundness and enticing bouquet.

Vinification Details.

Three to four-week temp-controlled fermentation with indigenous yeast in stainless steel tanks. Sancerre Blanc does not undergo malo-lactic, but is left on lees until February following harvest.

Producer Information

A family owned firm that places a distinct emphasis on tradition and quality, but with a welcome move towards screwcaps from the excellent 2005 vintage onwards the company is also looking forward and embracing the twenty-first century. Given the fresh, crisp, aromatic style of the wines, bottling them under the twisting top makes perfect sense.

Regional info.

Eric Louis' labels bear the name of his great-great-grandmother Pauline, who established the family's reputation for quality wines all the way back in the 1860's. The domaine is located just outside the village of Thauvenay, one of Sancerre's 14 communes in the southeast section of the appellation. Most of the domaine's vineyards are clay and limestone white soils or the 'Terres Blanches' hence the name 'La Cote Blanche'.

Though avoiding the bureacratic headaches associated with certification, Eric tends his vines organically, limits yields, and schedules pruning, ploughing and picking according to lunar cycles.

More information

ageing potential

enjoy whilst young, up to 3-4 years

residual sugar

2.1g/l

vegetarians

Yes

food match

Tuna carpaccio with capers and rocket

soil

flinty and chalky soils, 25 hectares

wine ph

3.32

makers name

Eric Louis

total acidity

4g/l

organic

vegans

Yes