Sancerre - La Perrière

The 43hectares of La Perrière are heavily dominated by Sauvignon Blanc, planted overroughly 38 hectares, compared to only 5 hectares of Pinot Noir. Sauvignon Blancis only permitted for the production of Sancerre Blanc wines. It is Pinot Noirwhich is used for either reds or rosés.

All thevineyards are sustainably managed using soil tillage and grass cover. Theset-up of the Sancerre wine region and its rolling hills provide very goodexposure, which helps the grapes to attain exceptional maturity.

Weespecially want the Pinots Noir grapes to mature well so meticulous work iscarried out each year to achieve this. De-budding, leaf thinning and greenharvesting are commonly carried out to enable the grapes to attain betterconcentration.

Althoughflint soils produce pure, well-structured white wines, Pinot Noir grapes aremore expressive on clay-limestone soils which produce soft and generous wines.