Gerard Boulay La Cote Sancerre 2017
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1 or more bottles$101.00
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First made as a single parcel in 2010, La Côte comes from the majestic La Grande Côte vineyard, a south to south-east facing hillside on the outskirts of Chavignol.
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France
Wine is being produced throughout France and has been done for over 2,500 years with certain Châteaux dating their history back to Roman times, around 6th Century BC. Ranking second in the world in per-capita consumption and first in total production quantity. More so than the overall quantity of wine is the quantity of truly great wines coming out of France makes the nation the envy of wine-making nations worldwide.
Two concepts pivotal to the higher end French wines, in particular, are the idea of 'terroir' and the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) system. Terroir refers to the way the geography, geology and climate find their way into the glass, telling a story of the origin of the wine. The AOC was set up in 1935 and has the primary goal of protecting the authenticity of the wines and the livelihoods of the producers. Appellation rules strictly define which varieties of grapes and winemaking practices are approved for classification in each of France's several hundred geographically defined appellations, which can cover entire regions, individual villages or in some cases, like in Burgundy even specific vineyards.
Classic wine regions in France include Champagne (home of Champagne), Burgundy (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), Bordeaux (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot), Alsace (Aromatic varietals), Loire Valley (Chenin Blanc, Crémant) and the Rhône Valley (Syrah, Grenache Mourvedre)
The Bordeaux classification of 1855 is still in use, as is the Sauternes and Barsac Classification of the same year. Wines from certain regions can be bought En Primeur, which is when the wine is sold prior to it being bottled.
Sancerre
This AOC in central France lies primarily on the rolling hills on the west bank of the Loire, opposite Pouilly-Fumé. Using the Sauvignon Blanc grape, producers in the region are known for producing crisp, aromatic whites.
Known as the Loire Valley's 'King of the Hill', the Sancerre viticultural region was created in 1936. It has a famously temperate continental climate, and there are three primary soil types in the region: chalk, limestone-gravel and flint.
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About the brand Domaine Gérard Boulay
This outstanding producer was recommended to us strongly by no better a judge than Alphonse Mellot! They are tiny and situated in Chavignol, the finest terroir of Sancerre. If there was a Grand Cru in Sancerre, Chavignol would be it. It is a slope of sheer chalk that produces the most mineral, Chablisesque whites in the Loire. Gerard Boulay traces his family’s history in Chavignol back to 1370 when Jean Boulay owned vineyards in the area! But it’s not just history that makes this producer so distinctive. Everything in the vineyard is done by hand. The wine ferments naturally, they add no yeast, minimal CO2 and in general don’t filter. The average vine age in the Boulay vineyards is over 45 years. Little wonder then that Gerard Boulay is producing some of the most distinctive wines in Sancerre. The wines are very limited.