Domaine Vincent Pinard - Sancerre Chêne Marchand 2023
96/100
RVF
"A mythical cuvée made for aging, with intoxicating energy!
This Sancerre is always at the pinnacle of the great Sauvignon terroir, emanating great substance and intensity. Its selection of old vines and meticulous ageing give it great complexity of flavor and a breed worthy of the greatest whites.
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Eye
Pale gold colour
Nose
Purity and complexity with mineral, floral, candied citrus, acacia honey and honeysuckle notes, subtle oak notes
Mouth
Vibrant due to its limestone terroir, a chiselled cuvée, very fine substance, beautiful intensity.
Serve
At 10°-12°C
Open
In advance
Drink before
2038+
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to fish tartare, pike with beurre blanc, roasted langoustines, trout meunière, chanterelle omelette, gougères, crottins de Chavignol...
Bettane & Desseauve
4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Brothers Clément and Florent Pinard continue to keep their domaine at the pinnacle of success. With no sales agents or representatives, the range is sold to the finest Michelin-starred restaurants and export markets, satisfying a handful of loyal enthusiasts eager to taste their latest cuvées. Running their 17 hectares according to the principles of organic farming, without certification, biodynamic farming began in 2018. They deliver fine, delicate whites, and full-fruited reds, some of which are whole-harvested, propelling the Pinot into additional richness and complexity and placing them among the Loire's finest specimens. With little sulfur, hand-picked indigenous yeasts and a hand-picked harvest, everything is geared to excellence, and every detail is challenged with each new vintage. The eight whites, in particular, form a highly didactic interpretation of the different terroirs of Bué, between different strata of limestone, silica and marl.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated ( 2026 guide) 96/100
Domaine rated (guide 2026) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
Once again, Chêne Marchand impresses with its remarkable purity: a powerful white with a stimulating bitter structure.
About the domain :
In the winegrowing village of Bué, the Pinard family has made its estate one of the most emblematic in Sancerre. Over the years, brothers Florent and Clément have constantly pushed back their limits to create a relief of flavors ever closer to their terroirs, both in viticulture (conversion to organic farming, yield control, optimal grape ripeness...) and in the cellar (working with yeast strains from their own vineyards for fermentation, longer ageing in demi-muid, reduced doses of volcanic sulfur...). Florès is an excellent introduction to this stylized, perfectly calibrated approach to whites. The intensity then rises with the cuvées that identify the lieux-dits, from the saline, chiselled Petit Chemarin to the austere, elegant power of Chêne Marchand, via the comfortingly dense Le Château. The reds are not to be outdone, with increasingly well-defined, highly concentrated materials. The wines acquire a remarkable grace in the 2023 vintage.