Lucien Crochet farms steep Kimmeridgian hillsides ringing Bu, working the soils by horse and picking each Sauvignon cluster by hand at dawn.
The cool 2023 season stretched ripening, building piercing aromatics while preserving laser acidity in the grapes golden skins.
Whole berries pressed gently; the juice settled overnight, then fermented on native yeasts in temperature-controlled steel to lock in crystalline fruit.
Five months lees contact with weekly btonnage layers satin texture beneath the wines electric, sea-spray freshness.
Expect grapefruit pith, lime blossom, and white peach gliding over crushed-flint minerality and a whisper of nettle.
Bone-dry, 13 % abv, and bottled unfiltered with minimal sulfur, this Sancerre crackles with purity today and will gain beeswax depth over five years.