2022 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Blanc ES-56 Éocéne Silex La Bourgeoise

Domaine Henri Bourgeois is located in Chavignol, where the wine estate covered 2 hectares 60 years ago. The tenth generation of the family business now owns 65 hectares that supply grapes for half of the wines produced. The family also has a property in the Marlborough region of New Zealand and even bottles some of their spicy sancerres. The top wines of sancerre and pouilly-fumé mature in oak barrels.

The wealth of a special domain like Henri Bourgeois is that it has built up a beautiful vineyard estate over the years. This makes it possible to make different Sancerres from different substrates, and they all smell and taste different. It also shows that the terroir has a strong influence on the Sauvignon Blanc, stronger than many people think. Sancerre Blanc 'ES-56 Éocéne Silex La Bourgeoise' is made from old vines on warm slopes with a high content of silex (flint), which were already used by the monks of Saint-Satur to make wine. This terroir produces wines with a special minerality and a lush mouthfeel, with a lot of length. This effect is further enhanced by the low yields in this vineyard. The wine gains even more strength and depth because part of it is aged in oak barrels from the Tronçais. The rest remains in stainless steel, to beautifully emphasize the fruity side of this wine.

ES-56 is made from old sticks on warm slopes with a high content of silex (flint), with a lot of minerality. Broad, flint, vanilla, hint of grapefruit and gooseberries, depth and intensity, fine acids and bitters. Dry white wine. Great with vitello tonnato, veal schnitzel, smoked salmon on toast, lightly matured goat cheeses.
Awards:
Vintage 2019 - 93pt (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)
Vintage 2019 - 90pt (Wine Enthusiast)
Vintage 2020 - 93pt (Wine Spectator)

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