This special wine is from a small-production estate in the Egrots, a small hamlet in the commune of Sury-en-Vaux, 4 kilometers from Sancerre, Michel and Laurent Thomas operate a family estate comprising 17 hectares of vineyards, on 3 different types of terroirs: limestone and stony soil giving fine and fruity wines; clay and shellfish soils giving a wine with intense aromas of almonds and citrus; and sedimentary rock very hard siliceous, giving smoked aromas.
The production is harvested, vinified and bottled by them at the property.
VARIETALS 100% Sauvignon Blanc
VINTAGE 2020
TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 13.5%
APPEARANCE Bright-yellow straw color.
NOSE Lively, fresh-cut grass, lemon and wet stone scents on the nose.
PALATE On the palate, peach and melon dominate with citrus zest and chalk notes. Overall the wine is concentrated, crisp lemon with fresh, flinty minerality .
PAIRING It goes really well with seafood, fish and goat cheese.
Vivino 4.1
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