Winemaker's Notes

A single hillside plot of 50-year-old vines on chalky Kimmeridgian soils. Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks and bottled unfiltered. Full-bodied, intense, and elegant on the palate, this is a nicely textured Sancerre with well integrated minerals, phenolic grip, and very nice acidity and salinity on the finish.

Importer's Notes

Nestled in a valley surrounded by chalk hills nearly mountain-like in steepness, the tiny hamlet of Maimbray is a humble looking village, forming right angles with neighboring Chavignol and Verdigny. Here Pascal and Nicolas Reverdy bootstrapped their operation from the ground up, year by year, having begun with almost no capital. When I met them in 1995, the brothers were already regarded in France as one of the finest producers of Sancerre Rouge. Nicolas' wife, Sophie, has joined Pascal and his wife, Nathalie, in the enterprise and works full-time in the vines with Pascal. Now Pascal's two sons, Victorian and Benjamin, apprenticeships at Domaine Rousseau and Romanée-Conti respectively, are bringing their talents to the domaine. The soil here is almost pure Terres Blanches - fossilized Marne/Kimmeridigian limestone and clay. The yields are low, about 50 Hl/Ha, with excellent natural ripeness and concentration of Sauvignon/mineral character.

The Reverdys harvest exclusively by hand, and do not filter any of their wines - white or red.

Grape Varietal: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

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