The greening of Sancerre
Thursday 25 April 2024
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Vineyards, and wines, have been changing in Sancerre, Pouilly and their satellites. The hilltop town of Sancerre can be seen above in the distance behind Jancis and Florencia. See also Centre Loire - from boring to bio.
I enjoyed a whistle-stop tour of growers in the group of appellations and IGPs officially known as Centre-Loire earlier this month. I tasted wines from Sancerre and the similar-but-smaller Pouilly-Fumé appellation of course but also a Pouilly-sur-Loire made from Chasselas (not up to Switzerland’s best), Coteaux du Giennois, Menetou-Salon, Quincy, Reuilly and the newish, Gamay-dominated Châteaumeillant. I was shown on a map...
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