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2015 Sancerre Rouge
Domaine Hippolyte ReverdyThere is Sancerre rouge and then there is Reverdy Sancerre rouge! Michel Reverdy has dedicated a goodly proportion of his career to figuring out how to make world-class Pinot Noir in Verdigny. He finally determined the right cooper and the right barrel size perfectly adapted to his Pinot and has the art of the process completely dialed in. In 2015, he truly excelled. You can expect beautifully focused and detailed Pinot fruit, freshness, noble tannins, and the ideal structure to give support to the wine with no aggression. It is hard to believe Loire Valley Pinot can be this good.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Pinot Noir |
Appellation: | Sancerre |
Country: | France |
Region: | Loire |
Producer: | Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy |
Winemaker: | Michel Reverdy |
Vineyard: | 30 years average, 3 ha |
Soil: | Siliceous Clay, Gravelly limestone |
Aging: | Wine is racked into 400-L barrels for the year, interrupted only by a natural malolactic fermentation in the Spring |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 12.5% |
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About The Producer
Domaine Hippolyte Reverdy
About The Region
Loire
The defining feature of the Loire Valley, not surprisingly, is the Loire River. As the longest river in France, spanning more than 600 miles, this river connects seemingly disparate wine regions. Why else would Sancerre, with its Kimmeridgian limestone terroir be connected to Muscadet, an appellation that is 250 miles away?
Secondary in relevance to the historical, climatic, environmental, and cultural importance of the river are the wines and châteaux of the Jardin de la France. The kings and nobility of France built many hundreds of châteaux in the Loire but wine preceded the arrival of the noblesse and has since out-lived them as well.
Diversity abounds in the Loire. The aforementioned Kimmderidgian limestone of Sancerre is also found in Chablis. Chinon, Bourgueil, and Saumur boast the presence of tuffeau, a type of limestone unique to the Loire that has a yellowish tinge and a chalky texture. Savennières has schist, while Muscadet has volcanic, granite, and serpentinite based soils. In addition to geologic diversity, many, grape varieties are grown there too: Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, and Melon de Bourgogne are most prevalent, but (to name a few) Pinot Gris, Grolleau, Pinot Noir, Pineau d’Aunis, and Folle Blanche are also planted. These myriad of viticultural influences leads to the high quality production of every type of wine: red, white, rosé, sparkling, and dessert.
Like the Rhône and Provence, some of Kermit’s first imports came from the Loire, most notably the wines of Charles Joguet and Château d’Epiré—two producers who are featured in Kermit’s book Adventures on the Wine Route and with whom we still work today.
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