Domaine du Pré Semelé - Sancerre - Blanc - 2022

Wine:

Vinified and aged without the use of wood, the 2022 white Sancerre offers all the freshness and fruit of a perfectly ripe Sauvignon. The frank and full-bodied structure, with good relief and fatness, is delivered in the right proportions. This is an essential white wine, carefully elaborated, modern, and refreshing, which can be drunk with cheese or fish, and of course as an aperitif.

Vinification:

Mechanical harvest, vinification and maturation on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for 6 to 10 months.

The estate is in conversion to organic farming since 2020.

Color:

Light yellow, bright.

Nose:

Lemon notes mixed with fine touches of nettle and white flowers, a perfectly accomplished dimension.

Palate:

Ample and fresh with a perfectly ripe aroma of fruit. This beautiful and powerful palate offers a frank and full-bodied structure, with a good relief and fatness.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif accompanied by a salmon wrap with dill cream or salmon egg toast, seafood, cheese, fish.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029

Julien and Clément Raimbault have been acclaimed as one of the finest labels in the Sancerre appellations by critics worldwide. Trained by Vincent Pinard and Alphonse Mellot, the brothers quickly found their own winemaking style, chiseling out wonderfully balanced wines of fabulous purity and execution.

Their 22-hectare vineyard, in organic conversion, occupies mainly hillsides and white soils. This results in red wines of beautiful concentration, with a nice tannic presence that ensures that they age beautifully; and white wines of vibrant definition, that always stay fresh and crisp.