Lucien Crochet Sancerre Rouge 'La Croix du Roy' 2021

Lucien Crochet Sancerre Rouge 'La Croix du Roy' 2021From grapes harvested from several parcels which include a mix of stones and marne with south southeast exposure. After a manual harvest, the grapes are pressed and the fermentation proceeds for approximately 30 days. Both remontage and pigeage are done but the degree to which they are practiced depends on the structure of each vintage. Sixty percent of this cuve is aged in barrel and 40% in stainless steel for one year. The wine is then assembled

fermenting spontaneously and aging 12 months in used 500-liter oak barrels before being bottled without fining or filtration

full of dusty spice and with a vivacious sappiness that speaks of its low-yielding 50-year-old vines

Grapes begin fermentation on their skins and are pulled off after a few days and pressed

A blend of Pinot Blanc and Gruner Veltliner

The site’s particular terroir—a few inches of pebble-strewn topsoil above solid limestone rock—yields a wine of unfathomable mineral intensity

clinging and complex

The nose here is a maelstrom of Indian spice and site-typical salinity

Jean-Paul’s Morgon “Côte de Py” (a slight derivation of the more common moniker

The final blend includes 4% Viognier

each year develops from its own unique circumstances

5% alcohol

Its acidity is juicy rather than severe