2022 Domaine Henri Bourgeois Sancerre D'Antan

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.

Sancerre has a terroir that is more diverse than many people think. Not only calcareous slopes, but also surfaces with silex, the flint that we also know from Pouilly-Fumé. The cuvée d'Antan, one of Henri Bourgeois' flagships, is made from the slope with the highest flint content of the domain, in the village of Saint-Satur. The vines in the plot for the cuvée d'Antan are very old: they have been there since 1936. In combination with very low yields and sustainable viticulture, this ensures grapes with special concentration and depth. It is also made in a classic way, with fermentation and maturation in used barriques. Due to its classic character and special acidity, this is a Sancerre that can age for years, contrary to what we expect from this type of wine. It can safely be called a wine that puts Sancerre on the map in a classic way as a truly serious wine.

The Henri Bourgeois Sancerre Blanc d'Antan Terroir de Silex, one of Henri Bourgeois' flagships, is made from the slope with the highest silex content of the domain, in the village of Saint-Satur. Smoky, flint, lime, almonds, full and concentrated, lush and generous, beautiful acidity. Powerful, dry white wine. Great with grilled lobster, fried sweetbreads, turbot, risotto with large shrimps.
Awards:
Vintage 2017 - 17pt (Press wine)
Vintage 2019 - 93pt (Wine Enthusiast)
Vintage 2019 - 94pt (Robert Parker Wine Advocate)