2022 Domaine Claude Riffault Sancerre Les Chasseignes
£39.50
“Exhibiting a delicate, subtle bouquet of oak reduction, white orchard fruits and flowers, the 2022 Sancerre Les Chasseignes possesses a medium to full-bodied, satiny and deep palate with a seamless texture, a fleshy core of fruit and a long, saline, ethereal finish. Matured for 14 months in barrels, this Sancerre, crafted from vines planted on chalky soils at the top of hillsides facing northeast, is simply stunning.”
95 Points, Yohan Castaing, The Wine Advocate
“Rich, assured, a baritone timbre reverberating through its baked apples and a certain gold-brushed lushness. Riffault’s Sancerres all seem to have this lustrous autumnal golden coppery tone. As if they taste of the colours of late harvest. Russet apples and burnished pears. Cloves. Really slow and susurrant and spicy, yet full of crushed stones. It’s a wonderful play of cashmere-ribbon softness and stony acidity. The kind of wine you want to drink by candlelight, with just one other person.”
17.5/20 Tamlyn Currin for Jancis Robinson MW
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Product Description
Stephane Riffault is now at the helm of Domaine Claude Riffault, a 13.5-hectare estate based in the village of Sury-en-Vaux, around five kilometres from Sancerre. One of the most exciting domaines in the Sancerre appellation, all the vineyards are certified organic and biodynamic.
“Les Chasseignes” designates caillottes soil: shallow limestone soil and subsoil containing overlapping stones. Stéphane’s lieu-dit of this name is located north of his home and cellars in the village of Sury-en-Vaux. Released in late spring along with Les Boucauds (terres blanches), Les Chasseignes shows the nervier style of wine typical from this distinct terroir.
Additional Information
| ABV | 14% |
|---|---|
| Bottle Size | Bottle 75cl |
| Colour | White |
| Country | France |
| Critic Score | 95/100 |
| Drink until | 2040 |
| Style | Still |
| Sweetness | Dry |
| Vintage | 2022 |
